Get the Skinny on Star Wars The Last Jedi!

Living in a smaller world than most people, going to the movies, for me, is an event. The theater manager knows me by name and the staff know me on sight I chose to go to the special AMC opening night fan event showing. I arrived at about 5:15 for the 6:00 show and did not get out until about 9:30. Way too many previews. We are here for Star Wars, we paid extra to see a special advance day showing, in 2D no less, and you subject us to ads,…

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Get the Skinny on ‘The Fundamentals of Caring’!

It was a typical email from Netflix. Hey we know what you want to watch, trust us. I usually just delete such emails. For some reason I was intrigued by this one. A road trip movie, hey that sounds fun, I thought. Based on the book The Revised Fundamentals of Caring The Fundamentals of Caring follows Ben, a retired writer who becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. After 6 weeks of training, Ben meets his first client, Trevor, a foul-mouthed 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and…

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Get the Skinny on ‘TURKEY HOLLOW’!

I grew up with the Muppets and Jim Henson and all the Holiday specials and I have been talking all week around the water cooler about Turkey Hollow. Sadly, this will not be a repeat view for me. I loved the idea. It smacked of all the great Henson movies in the trailers. Odd creatures, humans on adventures, and Henson charm. It was instead, a preachy, at sometimes dirty, over the top, and yes unoriginal tale. It had original characters but the writers doomed this script when all they could…

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Get the Skinny on Mad Max Fury Road!

Today we have another great Movie review for you, courtesy of Serpentorslair Staffer Skinny or @skinnyjoefan. Check out his thoughts on, ‘Mad Max Fury Road‘ below, then  make the JUMP to the forums and share your thoughts! Smart. Very smart. Probably one of the most anticipated movies this summer was Fury Road. Action? In spades. Plot? Nah who needs a plot. This is eye candy and lots of it. One action sequence and character developing moment after another. Uh did I say character developing? Whoops sorry about that, not a…

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Get the skinny on The Interview!

Banned by North Korea. Major concern caused for the safety of moviegoers all across the U.S. Tensions mount. Then it all blows over and anyone anywhere can see the film. Just released to Netflix for basically free, Netflix sent out an email letting everyone know, and yes like everyone else my curiosity got the best of me and I watched it. It was not bad. It was funny in parts. Extremely violent in other parts. It was just what I expected, except for the ending. That caught me off guard.…

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Get the Skinny on ‘Interstellar’!

Review Courtesy of Serpentorslair Editorial Staffer ‘Skinny‘ I had seen one or two trailers in the theater and to be honest I was only mildly interested in Interstellar. Today I got the movie bug and as much as I wanted to see a movie about a kid’s talking balloon, I decided to hit Interstellar. I will catch Big Hero later, if not on DVD. What a cast! All big names and great actors. Even the kids were on point. So what is this all about? Cooper, a retired pilot from the space…

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Get The Skinny On ‘Sin City A Dame to Kill For’!

I went to the 3D showing. I highly recommend that you see this in 3D. One of the main draws and features of this film is it’s artistic style. This is emboldened by the 3D process. The other artistic element to the film is of course that it is in black and white with a splash of color here and there.Frank Miller has done it again. He weaves the tales of all these different characters together with a nice tie in to the events in Sin City. Very dark, The tale is told through narration. Two…

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Get the Skinny on ‘Lucy’!

The thing to remember when you go to a movie such as this is, It was written by a writer, not a genius, not a scientist, not even a televangelist or college lecturer, it is written by a writer. A person with a wondrous imagination. The story is based on a myth: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/i … -brain.htm http://www.wired.com/2014/07/everything … 0-seconds/ Quote: “It turns out, though, that we use virtually every part of the brain, and that [most of] the brain is active almost all the time,” Johns Hopkins University neurologist Barry Gordon Now…

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GIJOE convention and more large photo Backdrop

All of the regular attendees of the annual G.I.Joe Convention know about the Backdrop that Cosplayers and fans can have their pictures taken in front of. Sadly Hasbro has decided not to participate in this fun anymore but G.I.Joe Convention Regular Skinny has put together a Kickstarter to provide a backdrop for the fans to use at the next G.I.Joe Convention. The project is almost funded, there are only 6 days to go and it is $105 dollars from being completed. Lets all pitch in what we can every dollar…

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Skinny’s ‘Experiences’ G.I.Joe Convention 2014!

  Serpentorslair Staffer Skinny has been so kind as to share his personal experiences both in word and photo form from his trip to Dallas Texas this past weekend for the 2014 G.I.Joe Convention. You can check out his thoughts and photos below, then make the JUMP to the forum and share your thoughts! This years tours were quite enjoyable, only a couple people had difficulty with the segways. Joefans on segways, now there would be a sight to see. Luckily Doc and Lifeline were nearby to treat the scrapes…

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