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Eric Bahle

Know When to Say When

March 10, 2010

When I was a kid if I started a book, I finished a book.  I’m not sure why but it felt like quitting if you didn’t finish the whole thing, a failure.  The problem of course is that you’ll spend a lot of time reading stuff you don’t like or stuff that’s simply crap. 
It took [...]

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The Mist: DVD Review

February 24, 2010

I’ve read most of Stephen King’s work and liked most of it too.  The Mist was a good one, one of his better ones actually.  When I heard Frank Darabont was going to make a movie out of it I figured it would make a pretty good movie.  After all the guy clearly has a [...]

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3:10 to Yuma– Weapons as Character

February 17, 2010

I love Westerns and I don’t trust people that don’t.  3:10 to Yuma (the 2007 version) is one of my favorites for a bunch of reasons.  Great performances, gorgeous cimematography, lotsa shoot outs, and a nice tight pace.  The tight pace is accomplished partly by keeping exposition short and simple.  Get him on the train, get paid, save the farm.  [...]

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Falsified

January 27, 2010

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The gates swung shut with a sonorous clang and St. Peter turned to the line.
“Next.” A man stepped forth from the head of the milling throng and approached.
“Wow,” the man said gazing at the tall gates, “I’m finally here. It’s a long wait on line.”
“Name?” said St. Peter.
“Those gates sure are [...]

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Criminal Boredom

January 13, 2010

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I like Michael Mann’s work.  I was (and am) a devoted fan of the Miami Vice show.  The Last of the Mohicans is one of my favorites and high in my movie quote rotation.  Manhunter, even though it differs quite a bit from the Harris novel Red Dragon, is superior to the generally more [...]

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