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Top 10 Most Awesome Parents in Film
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 7:37 in Film | viewed times | 3 Comments
I’m not a parent and don’t really have any amazing stories about my parents. So, my friends, I have chosen to compile a top ten list of the most awesome parents in film. The list is by no means inclusive... (Continue reading)
Versatility in Flesh Eating and Blood Sucking
Written on 16 Oct, 2009 at 5:00 in Film | viewed times | 0 Comments
In most things that become horror genres, specific rules tend to crop up. Werewolves can be killed with a silver bullet. Zombies die if you destroy the brain. Sunlight, crosses, holy water, and garlic are the bane of vampires everywhere.... (Continue reading)
Documentaries that are neither boring nor suck
Written on 6 Sep, 2009 at 1:50 in Film | viewed times | 0 Comments
In an effort to get you, the readers, some learning, I offer to you a list of documentaries. Now traditionally documentaries are something they force you to watch in school but I offer a different take, a more entertaining take... (Continue reading)
Glorious Basterds
“Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France…” a group of bad asses led by Lt. Aldo Rain (Brad Pitt) throw down the gauntlet and scalp a shit load of Nazis. At least that is what the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s,... (Continue reading)
Verhoeven’s Double Feature of Violence
Written on 29 Aug, 2009 at 15:59 in Film | viewed times | 3 Comments
As a male adult in my early-30’s who was born and raised in the United States, I have seen/been subjected to (take your pick) a large array of movies that, according to the MPAA “…may include adult themes, adult activity,... (Continue reading)
For the Love of Gore
Hey there faithful Normalinauts. Kilian here and, for the second week in a row, we at Normality Restored are pleased to welcome a guest contributor. He has requested that we call him “D. Composition” and I fully honor... (Continue reading)
Newstastic or Craptastic…its Newsies!
Written on 21 Aug, 2009 at 8:37 in Film | viewed times | 8 Comments
Greetings to all faithful Normalinauts. This week, we are lucky to have a guest contributor. She may or may not become a permanent fixture here at NR. I certainly would be in favor of seeing her contribute more so if... (Continue reading)
A Not So Perfect Get Away
So this last weekend, in a fit of boredom, a friend and I decided that it would be fun to go see a movie. He went to see “G.I. Joe” the night before so that was ruled out and, let’s... (Continue reading)
What would you do with a shinbone? - Thoughts on “IN THE LOOP”
The characters in Armando Iannucci’s IN THE LOOP eventually talk about war, though always as something distant that they have either read about in books or seen movies of. It’s even implied that the United States’ General Miller (James Gandolfini)... (Continue reading)
Zombie Rising
Written on 7 Aug, 2009 at 8:00 in Film | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ok, I know that Rob Zombie is not exactly under the radar. He is, after all, one of the biggest names in Heavy Metal right now and has been for many, many years. It is not Zombie’s position in the... (Continue reading)
Tears of a Robot
Written on 31 Jul, 2009 at 15:00 in Film | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week I’ll be looking at robots in a couple of modern franchises. It’s pretty shocking what some film makers will do to robots just because they aren’t human. Let’s get down to the core of the issue. Robots are machines.... (Continue reading)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
This week’s theme is epic deaths. Coincidentally, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out this week as well. In case you haven’t read the book and have been living under a Harry Potter-free rock, a very major and... (Continue reading)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
What better way to beat the Tatooine heat than in an air conditioned theater? And what better movie to see than Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs? I mean this movie just screams cool with it’s boundless Hoth-like ice... (Continue reading)
A Short List of Movies to Watch this Summer
When you’re sitting on your couch wearing nothing but your underwear because it’s so damn hot that your’re sweating so much anything more than just a pair of boxers sticks to your skin like duct tape, do you really want... (Continue reading)
Of Two Worlds, of Homage and Liberation: Thoughts on the new Star Trek
Written on 12 May, 2009 at 20:29 in Film | viewed times | 0 Comments
Looking through the Internet I found that Abrams and Lindelof are big fans of Wrath of Khan, something that becomes very apparent when you watch the main plot of this movie unfold. Both have villains who have lost wives and... (Continue reading)