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Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm (BRAD)
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“The Five-Year Engagement” Movie Review

(Funny, Quiet, True Life) – – Gotta say this movie was much better than I thought it was going to be. The audience in the theater was small but vocal (turns out our friend Melanie and her friend were cheering, laughing, and interacting as much as we were…how funny). Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) and Violet…
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“The Three Stooges” Movie Review

(Great fun if you love slapstick) – – Moe, Larry, and Curly (Curley?). How I was looking forward to this movie, and guess what, yuk, yuk….it was GREAT! Dropped off at an orphanage when they were babies, Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos), Larry (Sean Hayes), and Curly (the perfect Curly, Will Sasso) grow to be real pains…
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Wingless Man Flies Like an Angel
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“The Hunger Games” Movie Reivew
(Excellent, Brutal, Follows the Book) Rant: For some reason, the Youtube video’s that are normally allowed to be “embedded” were not allowed for “The Hunger Games”. I suspect popularity had something to do with this….For the record: I think all movies should be open for embedding. Go to Youtube to see this…. – – Note:…
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Book Review: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
Originally posted on TracyReaderDad: Book Reviews: Genre: YA Fantasy (kids killing kids) In what was once North America, the people of the Capitol of Panem, rule the 12 Districts of Panem (#13 was completely destroyed in a rebel uprising many years ago) with an iron fist. Starvation and fear are the norm. As a constant reminder of the control…
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“Journey 2 The Mysterious Island” Movie Review

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Movie Review: “The Descendants”

– Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie) is involved in a boating accident and is in a coma. Her husband, Matt (George Clooney), watches over her and decides he will be a better husband when she gets better. She never does. Matt is now the primary care-giver for his youngest daughter (a task he is not familiar…
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“21 Jump Street” Movie Review

(Average “raunchy” comedy / drama) – – In high school, cool, physically gifted (but dumb), Jenko (Channing Tatum) harassed nerdly, physically weak, Schmidt (Jonah Hill). Fast forward 7 years, and both are in the same Police Academy class where they form a team to help each other get through. Schmidt tutors Jenko, and Jenko helps Schmidt get…

