No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Elf” Movie Review

    “Elf” Movie Review

    It’s Christmas!  And I have been watching some Christmas related movies the past couple of weeks…lots of fun. Will Ferrell (as Buddy) as a baby (human) slipped unseen  into Santa’s toy bag one Christmas Eve.  Back in the North Pole, Santa (Ed Asner) discovers “Buddy” and gives him to Bob Newhart (as Papa Elf) to…

  • “Jack and Jill” Movie Review

    “Jack and Jill” Movie Review

    (Adam Sandler goofy) – – The buzz going into this movie was how bad it was.  Well, it is not as bad as I thought it would be, in fact, it was not bad at all….except for the last 30 minutes which was stupid, inane, and ridiculous.  Cut out that last part and it was…

  • “Tower Heist” Movie Review

    “Tower Heist” Movie Review

    (TERRIFIC) – – Ben Stiller (as Josh Kovacs) and Eddie Murphy (as Slide) have a tendency to over act and get loud for no reason.  Not here.  They are both controlled (well…as controlled as Murphy can be) and terrific! Stiller is the general manger of a fancy high rise apartment building in New York City…

  • “Puss in Boots” Movie Review

    (Fun movie for kids) – – Antonio Banderas (as Puss) and Salma Hayak (as Kitty Softpaws) lend their voices in this cartoon for kids. Puss is looking for Jack in Beanstalk’s magic beans (the very mean and ugly Jack and Jill have them) so he, Kitty, and bad egg Humpty Dumpty (Zack Galifianakis) can ride…

  • Classroom Supply Shopping SPREE

    Teachers Joan Juarez (with her kids!) and Tori Klug from North Elementary School in Tracy, CA went with me on a shopping SPREE yesterday to Staples in Tracy for school supplies. Great fun! ForCarol.com had gotten an extra $60.00 in donations and Tori and Joan jumped at the chance to get $30 each in supplies.…

  • “The Rum Diary” Movie Review

    “The Rum Diary” Movie Review

    (Johnny Depp plays a great drunk) – – Johnny Depp (as Paul Kemp) starts work at a run down newspaper in Puerto Rico.  His first day starts out well (sic)….in a near coma from a massive alcohol binge the night before.  But, no matter, he is hired, and, even though he spends most of his…

  • “College Thus Far :-)” by Caitlin Dong

    “College Thus Far :-)” by Caitlin Dong

    Note:  Caitlin Dong was the first recipient of the Carol Phan College Scholarship.  She is now attending U.C. Berkeley.  Thank you, Caitlin, for this update and the kind words at the end of your blog entry.  You rock!  🙂 — Sitting here, I realized that I am about to start my tenth week of college.…

  • “Johnny English Reborn” Movie Review

    (If you LOVE Mr. Bean, you will like this movie) – – After a failed protection detail in 2006, Johnny English (the outstanding Rowan Atkinson) left MI7 and spent 5 years learning the ancient martial arts and how to control his body with his mind.   The time has come for MI7 to call him…

  • “Dolphin Tale” Movie Review

    (excellent wholesome family movie) – – A fisherman finds an injured dolphin washed up on the beach.  He yells to a passing kid (Nathan Gamble as Sawyer Nelson) and uses his cell phone to call 911. Harry Connick Jr. (as Dr. Clay Haskett) and his team from the local marine animal hospital repond and take…