Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson: These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the endgame.

Gust Avrakotos: A boy is given a horse on his 14th birthday. Everyone in the village says, 'Oh how wonderful.' But a Zen master who lives in the village says, 'We shall see.' The boy falls off the horse and breaks his foot. Everyone in the village says, 'Oh how awful.' The Zen master says, 'We shall see.' The village is thrown into war and all the young men have to go to war. But, because of the broken foot, the boy stays behind. Everyone says, 'Oh, how wonderful.' The Zen master says, 'We shall see.'

Well when it comes to espionage, i am the biggest fan. I watched all three Bourne movies, mission impossible, and most of the recent bond movies(Casino Royale - the best!). Charlie Wilson's War is not about espionage. although it is about how the CIA assisted Afghanistan in their war against the Soviet with the help of a Texas elected official Charlie Wilson in secret(sssshhhh!!) the movie is witty and makes good funny comments on how the government operates. i am mostly entertained and is an inspiring movie.

the movie is said to blame the government for the september 11 attacks. Watch it, see what they mean. I aint tellin.

CAST:
Julia Roberts ... Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Gust Avrakotos
Terry Bozeman ... CIA Award Presenter
Brian Markinson ... Paul Brown
Jud Tylor ... Crystal Lee
Hilary Angelo ... Kelly
Cyia Batten ... Stacey
Kirby Mitchell ... Stoned Guy
Ed Regine ... Limo Driver
Daniel Eric Gold ... Donnelly
Emily Blunt ... Jane Liddle
Peter Gerety ... Larry Liddle
Wynn Everett ... Charlie's Angels - Receptionist
Mary Bonner Baker ... Charlie's Angels - Marla
Rachel Nichols ... Charlie's Angels - Suzanne
Shiri Appleby ... Charlie's Angels - Jailbait

Nominations

• 65th Golden Globe Awards^[19]
  • Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (Tom Hanks)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Julia Roberts)
  • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Aaron Sorkin)

• 80th Academy Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
    

300 - 2nd Best movie of 2007(next to Transformers)

Well i actually had a hard time picking which is best. I always tell my friends that Transformers is the best movie of 2007 for me because i always thought i saw 300 last December 2006. Until i was corrected of my mistake. I dont know why. Well 300 was packed with action, lots of nudity(female nudity, i had to clarify because there was also a lot of male nudity in the movie), and stunning visual effects. what more can you ask for? A lot of people said that there was a big hostorical innacuracy in the way the movie was depicted. WHO CARES!! The movie was well choreographed(fight scenes) and effects were incredible. They shot everything on blue screen. how cool is that? The movie was so good that it generated a lot of spoofs everywhere. haha theyre even making a 'National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas' movie. well i have no info about that movie but its a rumor.


PLOT:King Leonidas protects Sparta at the famous battle of Thermopylae with his 300 brave soldiers against the invading Xerxes of Persia and his millions of armies.


CAST:Gerard Butler as King Leonidas: King of Sparta
Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo: Leonidas' wife
David Wenham as Dilios: Narrator and Spartan soldier
Dominic West as Theron: A corrupt Spartan politician
Michael Fassbender as Stelios: Young and spirited Spartan soldier
Vincent Regan as Captain Artemis: Leonidas' loyal captain and friend
Rodrigo Santoro as King Xerxes: King of Persia
Andrew Tiernan as Ephialtes: Deformed Spartan outcast
Andrew Pleavin as Daxos: Arcadian soldier
Tom Wisdom as Astinos: Captain Artemis' eldest son
Giovani Cimmino as Pleistarchos: Leonidas' son
Stephen McHattie as The Loyalist: A loyal Spartan politician
Peter Mensah as Persian messenger
Kelly Craig as Oracle girl
Tyler Neitzel as Young Leonidas
Robert Maillet as Über Immortal (Giant)

This one, you should own on a dvd.

Jericho - America under attack

Well i havent seen skeet ulrich in a while and im glad that he made something really interesting. Jericho, a drama about a small town, isolated after a nuclear detonation from everywhere in America without communication to outside cities and the town is now left to fend on its own. Jake Green(Ulrich) visits for one day and is now stuck after the explosion. He now tries to mend broken family ties with his father, Mayor Green, by assisting in any way he can to the town. Of course, he is the leading man so gets to save the day most of the time.


Cast:
Michael Gaston as Gray Anderson
Alicia Coppola as Mimi Clark
Kenneth Mitchell as Eric Green
Pamela Reed as Gail Green (Season 1 [17])
Skeet Ulrich as Jake Green
Gerald McRaney as Johnston Green (Season 1)
Lennie James as Robert Hawkins
Sprague Grayden as Heather Lisinski
Shoshannah Stern as Bonnie Richmond
Brad Beyer as Stanley Richmond
Ashley Scott as Emily Sullivan
Erik Knudsen as Dale Turner

The show was supposed to be cancelled after one season but fans wanted it back so badly that CBS brought it back with 7 more episodes. Yeah, People Power!! Anyway, This will still play and wont be affected by the strike of the writers guild of america. Phew!! anyway, my opinion, i like the show. I hope they develop it more. Make it evolve in some way. Its good drama plus they have action from time to time. OOHH!! OOOHHH!!!! They have some sort of ex-cia guy charatcer in the show. I think that makes it more interesting. hehe Im up on the tenth episode so i dont know how it goes yet. il try to update you soon.