Post by StevePulaski on May 27, 2011 18:24:51 GMT -5
My new movie watching event "The Summer Diaries" takes effect on June 6, 2011 when I return home from my last day of school at 11:30am. I will watch an undisclosed amount of films every day. Some days one, some days three, some days none, who knows? The end date will be about August 23 or so. Because this event will be massive I want to make a guide right now like I did with "The August Rush" and "Spring Break Massacre."
NOTE I:[/u] I usually go on vacation this time of year, but due to financial problems and other issues, vacations during my birthday week will not happen. I will be in Illinois on June 25, the first birthday I've spent in my home-state in two years.
NOTE II:[/u] This list is subject to change. I try not to plan ahead, for fear of that, but sometimes I try to plan out a schedule for the future in an act of excitement.
NOTE III:[/u] For each the day, the movies are listed in the order they were watched.
NOTE IV:[/u] Album, Television, and Video Game Reviews will also be incorporated in "The Summer Diaries."
NOTE V:[/u] I WILL be going on vacation from July 5, 2011 - July 7, 2011. During this time, Jib will be in charge of the forum, and will take action to anything necessary. I will also be out of town from July 9, 2011 - July 11, 2011 meaning I doubt anything will be watched during that period, unless I get lucky.
NOTE VI:[/u] I've decided to schedule my "Nightmare on My Street" movie watching week from August 7 - August 13. It's tentative, but it will happen this summer.
NOTE VII:[/u] Multiple watches of a film will only count for the month grade the first time they were watched. Not multiple times.
NOTE VIII:[/u] As of August 4, 2011, the "Nightmare on My Street" movie watching event is cancelled. I thought of a better plan of when I'd watch the series, and now isn't the time. This month will be congested because of other films that NEED to be watched, and the fact I've started watching Curb Your Enthusiasm. Sorry for the unexpected delay.
*[/u] Notes that I didn't watch the movie on said date, but I had enough knowledge of it to write a full length review. The film will not count towards the month grade, or the summer grade, due to the fact it wasn't really watched.
June 6: No Strings Attached (2.5 stars).
June 7: Duplex (2.5 stars), Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2 stars).
June 8: Jack Frost 2: Revenge of Mutant Killer Snowman (2.5 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars), Swimfan (3 stars).
June 9: Saving Silverman (2.5 stars).
June 10: Eddie Murphy Raw (3.5 stars), Dude, Where's My Car? (2 stars).
June 11: Super 8 (4 stars).
June 12: Jackass 3.5 (2.5 stars), A Dirty Shame (1.5 stars).
June 13: I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (3 stars), Baby Boy (3.5 stars).
June 14: Whatever it Takes (2 stars).
June 15: Jeepers Creepers (3 stars).
June 16: Jeepers Creepers 2 (2.5 stars), Duke Nukem Forever (2.5 stars), Beavis and Butthead Do America (3 stars).
June 17: Boyz N The Hood (4 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars).
June 18: King's Ransom (2 stars).
June 19: The Art of Getting By (3.5 stars), Just Go With It (1.5 stars).
June 20: Hot Rod (3 stars), Haggard: The Movie (3 stars).
June 21: Jackass 2.5 (3 stars).
June 22: Heathers (3 stars), Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics (1.5 stars).
June 23: I Want Your Money (3 stars).
June 24: Alpocalypse (3 stars), Motherhood (2 stars), The Roommate (1 star).
June 25 (my birthday): Dunn & Vito's Rock Tour (2.5 stars).
June 26: An Evening With Kevin Smith (3.5 stars).
June 27: Cars 2 (3 stars).
June 28: *Cars (4 stars), Leaving Las Vegas (3.5 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars), Coyote Ugly (2.5 stars).
June 29: Furry Vengeance (.5 star).
June 30: Hey Arnold! The Movie (2.5 stars), Accepted (3 stars).
Total number of films watched: 40 (not including the multiple watches of Bio-Dome).
Missed days: None.
Favorite film of the month: Boyz N The Hood, (June 17).
Worst film of the month: Furry Vengeance, (June 29).
Overall June Film Rating: ★★½
July 1: Taxi (1.5 stars), Rubber (2.5 stars).
July 2: Jake's Booty Call (1.5 stars), Cop Out (2 stars).
July 3: Bad Teacher (2 stars), Bad Santa (3.5 stars).
July 4: None; Friends over, couldn't find time.
July 5: Eddie Murphy Delirious (3.5 stars).
July 6: None; Vacation in the Dells. No time.
July 7: None; Exhausted from vacation. Only watched about twenty-five minutes of Porky's.
July 8: Fight Club (3.5 stars), Porky's (2.5 stars).
July 9: None; Grandma's house.
July 10: None; Grandma's house.
July 11: Power Outage: The Fairly Oddparents: Channel Chasers (3 stars).
July 12: Power Outage: *National Lampoon's Vacation (3.5 stars).
July 13: A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner! (1.5 stars).
July 14: Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (3 stars), Nick Nolte: No Exit (1.5 stars).
July 15: Winnie the Pooh (4 stars), Mars Needs Moms (1.5 stars).
July 16: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (3.5 stars).
July 17: Fuck (3 stars), Cyberbully (3 stars).
July 18: Son in Law (2.5 stars).
July 19: Footloose (2 stars).
July 20: Rango (3 stars).
July 21: Take Me Home Tonight (3.5 stars), Scar 3D (2.5 stars).
July 22: Albino Farm (1.5 stars), Going the Distance (3.5 stars).
July 23: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (4 stars).
July 24: Your Highness (1 star).
July 25: Taking Chances (1.5 stars).
July 26: The Sasquatch Gang (3 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars).
July 27: The Wackness (3 stars), Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (4 stars).
July 28: The Girl Next Door (2.5 stars), Boat Trip (1 star).
July 29: Trust (4 stars), Pauly Shore and Friends (3 stars).
July 30: Friends With Benefits (3 stars).
July 31: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (3.5 stars).
Total number of films watched: 37 (not including Bio-Dome or National Lampoon's Vacation).
Missed days: Six (including July 12 because nothing was officially watched).
Favorite film of the month: Trust, (July 29).
Worst film of the month: Your Highness, (July 24).
Overall July Film Rating: ★★★
NOTE VIIII:[/u] On August 10, 2011 I will be doing a franchise review of all the Final Destination films, out at this point (one thru four). This will be in preparation for my review of the fifth film due later this month. Keep in mind, I didn't watch all these films today, but I've seen each one over four times each so I feel I can write a solid and trustworthy review of all four films.
August 1: Envy (1.5 stars).
August 2: Ghost World (3.5 stars).
August 3: *Scooby-Doo (1 star).
August 4: August Underground (.5 star).
August 5: The Tigger Movie (3 stars), *The Wizard (2 stars), The Rite (2 stars), Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster (2.5 stars).
August 6: Cedar Rapids (3.5 stars).
August 7: The Human Centipede (1 star).
August 8: I Am Comic (3 stars).
August 9: The Beaver (2.5 stars), It's Kind of a Funny Story (3 stars).
August 10: *The Final Destination Franchise (3.5 stars, 3 stars, 3 stars, 2 stars), Spy Kids (3 stars).
August 11: The Help (3.5 stars).
August 12: Celtic Pride (3 stars).
August 13: None; Attended a party.
August 14: The Last Shark (2.5 stars).
August 15: The Smurfs (1.5 stars).
August 16: Can't Hardly Wait (3 stars).
August 17: Say Anything (3.5 stars), Fangoria: Weekend of Horrors (3 stars).
August 18: Caddyshack (3 stars).
August 19: Everyone's Hero (3.5 stars).
August 20: Bio-Dome (2.5 stars), National Lampoon's Animal House (3.5 stars), Final Destination 5 (3.5 stars), Who's Your Caddy? (1 star).
August 21: Chill Factor (3 stars).
August 22: Monte Carlo (2 stars), *Good Burger (3 stars), The Change-Up (2 stars).
August 23: POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (3 stars), Duel (3.5 stars), The Summer Diaries Statistics/Final Consensus (2.5 stars).
Total number of films watched: 29.
Missed days: Two (including August 3 because nothing was officially watched).
Favorite film of the month: Cedar Rapids, (August 6).
Worst film of the month: August Underground, (August 4).
Overall August Film Rating: ★★½
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Total number of films watched: One-hundred and six.
Missed days: Eight.
Favorite film of the summer: Trust, (July 28).
Worst film of the summer: Furry Vengeance, (June 29).
Most films watched in one day: Four (June 8).
Overall "Summer Diaries" rating: ★★½
Top ten favorites of the summer:
1. Trust, (July 29).
2. Boyz N The Hood, (June 17).
3. Super 8, (June 11).
4. Winnie the Pooh, (July 15).
5. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virgina, (July 31).
6. Cedar Rapids, (August 6).
7. Going the Distance, (July 22).
8. Bad Santa, (July 3).
9. Fight Club, (July 8).
10. The Art of Getting By, (June 19).
Top ten worst of the summer:
1. Furry Vengeance, (June 29).
2. August Underground, (August 4).
3. The Roommate, (June 24).
4. Your Highness, (July 24).
5. Boat Trip, (July 28).
6. The Human Centipede (First Sequence), (August 7).
7. Mars Needs Moms, (July 15).
8. The Smurfs, (August 15).
9. Just Go With It, (June 19).
10. A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner!, (July 13).
Top five decent films of the summer:
1. Rubber, (July 1).
2. The Beaver, (August 9).
3. Hey Arnold! The Movie, (June 30).
4. Son in Law, (July 18).
5. Jeepers Creepers 2, (June 16).
June Summary:
June was easily the best month for "The Summer Diaries." No missed days, no sudden abrupt changes in schedule, just smooth sailing. I remember feeling so refreshed getting out of school on June 6, and then remembered, "oh yeah, I have an event to attend to." I popped in No Strings Attached that night, and so on followed a strand of just so-so movies before I hit a home-run with Super 8 on June 11. Even on my birthday, I had a party, but found something to watch quickly on Netflix: Watch Instant. All in all, June was a perfect month.
July Summary:
July 2011 was a hell month. People have hell days, hell weeks, hell moments, but I had a hell month. It seemed everything that could've went wrong in July did. I had a lukewarm vacation in Wisconsin Dells. It was fine up until the final day when an un-clarified misunderstanding prevented two nights of swimming, and rude management went on to soil a vacation. It was fine in some parts, but all in all it wasn't great or very memorable. Then, we had a power outage that lasted forty-one hours. I was so miserable those days, I threatened to lose my sanity which caused major stress among parents. The house wasn't the only thing hot. I can tell you when the power did come back on we had an air condition appreciation day. Then the rest of July went on to be decent, with no missed days after July 12.
August Summary:
Every year, August comes equipped with a "gotta-go-back-to-school" groggy feeling. It sucks. And I'm writing this on my last day of summer vacation too. I planned to watch The Last Day of Summer on my last day of summer, but decided to forgo that plan to write what I'm writing now. I have school in the morning, and I'm more than nervous about it. But as far as the month went, I only missed two days, got to guest star on a radio station for my school, caught up with an old friend, and watched some great films in the theater (Final Destination 5 and The Help). To conclude August, it wasn't so bad despite the sick feeling of school right around the bend.
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Overall Rating: ★★½[/center]
Overall, I was very pleased with the turnout for "The Summer Diaries." I watched a plethora of films, some I never thought I'd see, gave new things a try, gave films I've been putting off a play, gave things I knew would be bad a try, and gave random films a try. It was a good summer. A two and a half star turnout doesn't mean I didn't have fun doing, it's just the average film rating combined together.
I also plan "The Summer Diaries Part II" to take place during Summer 2012. I'm ready to make memories, have more fun, and watch a lot more films. I'm so excited for next summer I wish I could skip school and go right to it. But, I must carry on because I know there will be peace when I'm done.
Thanks for the support and the fun of doing this movie watching event,
Steve Pulaski.
NOTE I:[/u] I usually go on vacation this time of year, but due to financial problems and other issues, vacations during my birthday week will not happen. I will be in Illinois on June 25, the first birthday I've spent in my home-state in two years.
NOTE II:[/u] This list is subject to change. I try not to plan ahead, for fear of that, but sometimes I try to plan out a schedule for the future in an act of excitement.
NOTE III:[/u] For each the day, the movies are listed in the order they were watched.
NOTE IV:[/u] Album, Television, and Video Game Reviews will also be incorporated in "The Summer Diaries."
NOTE V:[/u] I WILL be going on vacation from July 5, 2011 - July 7, 2011. During this time, Jib will be in charge of the forum, and will take action to anything necessary. I will also be out of town from July 9, 2011 - July 11, 2011 meaning I doubt anything will be watched during that period, unless I get lucky.
NOTE VI:[/u] I've decided to schedule my "Nightmare on My Street" movie watching week from August 7 - August 13. It's tentative, but it will happen this summer.
NOTE VII:[/u] Multiple watches of a film will only count for the month grade the first time they were watched. Not multiple times.
NOTE VIII:[/u] As of August 4, 2011, the "Nightmare on My Street" movie watching event is cancelled. I thought of a better plan of when I'd watch the series, and now isn't the time. This month will be congested because of other films that NEED to be watched, and the fact I've started watching Curb Your Enthusiasm. Sorry for the unexpected delay.
*[/u] Notes that I didn't watch the movie on said date, but I had enough knowledge of it to write a full length review. The film will not count towards the month grade, or the summer grade, due to the fact it wasn't really watched.
"The Summer Diaries" Calendar:
June 2011:
[/center]June 6: No Strings Attached (2.5 stars).
June 7: Duplex (2.5 stars), Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2 stars).
June 8: Jack Frost 2: Revenge of Mutant Killer Snowman (2.5 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars), Swimfan (3 stars).
June 9: Saving Silverman (2.5 stars).
June 10: Eddie Murphy Raw (3.5 stars), Dude, Where's My Car? (2 stars).
June 11: Super 8 (4 stars).
June 12: Jackass 3.5 (2.5 stars), A Dirty Shame (1.5 stars).
June 13: I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (3 stars), Baby Boy (3.5 stars).
June 14: Whatever it Takes (2 stars).
June 15: Jeepers Creepers (3 stars).
June 16: Jeepers Creepers 2 (2.5 stars), Duke Nukem Forever (2.5 stars), Beavis and Butthead Do America (3 stars).
June 17: Boyz N The Hood (4 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars).
June 18: King's Ransom (2 stars).
June 19: The Art of Getting By (3.5 stars), Just Go With It (1.5 stars).
June 20: Hot Rod (3 stars), Haggard: The Movie (3 stars).
June 21: Jackass 2.5 (3 stars).
June 22: Heathers (3 stars), Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics (1.5 stars).
June 23: I Want Your Money (3 stars).
June 24: Alpocalypse (3 stars), Motherhood (2 stars), The Roommate (1 star).
June 25 (my birthday): Dunn & Vito's Rock Tour (2.5 stars).
June 26: An Evening With Kevin Smith (3.5 stars).
June 27: Cars 2 (3 stars).
June 28: *Cars (4 stars), Leaving Las Vegas (3.5 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars), Coyote Ugly (2.5 stars).
June 29: Furry Vengeance (.5 star).
June 30: Hey Arnold! The Movie (2.5 stars), Accepted (3 stars).
Total number of films watched: 40 (not including the multiple watches of Bio-Dome).
Missed days: None.
Favorite film of the month: Boyz N The Hood, (June 17).
Worst film of the month: Furry Vengeance, (June 29).
Overall June Film Rating: ★★½
July 2011:
[/center]July 1: Taxi (1.5 stars), Rubber (2.5 stars).
July 2: Jake's Booty Call (1.5 stars), Cop Out (2 stars).
July 3: Bad Teacher (2 stars), Bad Santa (3.5 stars).
July 4: None; Friends over, couldn't find time.
July 5: Eddie Murphy Delirious (3.5 stars).
July 6: None; Vacation in the Dells. No time.
July 7: None; Exhausted from vacation. Only watched about twenty-five minutes of Porky's.
July 8: Fight Club (3.5 stars), Porky's (2.5 stars).
July 9: None; Grandma's house.
July 10: None; Grandma's house.
July 11: Power Outage: The Fairly Oddparents: Channel Chasers (3 stars).
July 12: Power Outage: *National Lampoon's Vacation (3.5 stars).
July 13: A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner! (1.5 stars).
July 14: Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (3 stars), Nick Nolte: No Exit (1.5 stars).
July 15: Winnie the Pooh (4 stars), Mars Needs Moms (1.5 stars).
July 16: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (3.5 stars).
July 17: Fuck (3 stars), Cyberbully (3 stars).
July 18: Son in Law (2.5 stars).
July 19: Footloose (2 stars).
July 20: Rango (3 stars).
July 21: Take Me Home Tonight (3.5 stars), Scar 3D (2.5 stars).
July 22: Albino Farm (1.5 stars), Going the Distance (3.5 stars).
July 23: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (4 stars).
July 24: Your Highness (1 star).
July 25: Taking Chances (1.5 stars).
July 26: The Sasquatch Gang (3 stars), Bio-Dome (2.5 stars).
July 27: The Wackness (3 stars), Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (4 stars).
July 28: The Girl Next Door (2.5 stars), Boat Trip (1 star).
July 29: Trust (4 stars), Pauly Shore and Friends (3 stars).
July 30: Friends With Benefits (3 stars).
July 31: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (3.5 stars).
Total number of films watched: 37 (not including Bio-Dome or National Lampoon's Vacation).
Missed days: Six (including July 12 because nothing was officially watched).
Favorite film of the month: Trust, (July 29).
Worst film of the month: Your Highness, (July 24).
Overall July Film Rating: ★★★
August 2011:
[/center]NOTE VIIII:[/u] On August 10, 2011 I will be doing a franchise review of all the Final Destination films, out at this point (one thru four). This will be in preparation for my review of the fifth film due later this month. Keep in mind, I didn't watch all these films today, but I've seen each one over four times each so I feel I can write a solid and trustworthy review of all four films.
August 1: Envy (1.5 stars).
August 2: Ghost World (3.5 stars).
August 3: *Scooby-Doo (1 star).
August 4: August Underground (.5 star).
August 5: The Tigger Movie (3 stars), *The Wizard (2 stars), The Rite (2 stars), Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster (2.5 stars).
August 6: Cedar Rapids (3.5 stars).
August 7: The Human Centipede (1 star).
August 8: I Am Comic (3 stars).
August 9: The Beaver (2.5 stars), It's Kind of a Funny Story (3 stars).
August 10: *The Final Destination Franchise (3.5 stars, 3 stars, 3 stars, 2 stars), Spy Kids (3 stars).
August 11: The Help (3.5 stars).
August 12: Celtic Pride (3 stars).
August 13: None; Attended a party.
August 14: The Last Shark (2.5 stars).
August 15: The Smurfs (1.5 stars).
August 16: Can't Hardly Wait (3 stars).
August 17: Say Anything (3.5 stars), Fangoria: Weekend of Horrors (3 stars).
August 18: Caddyshack (3 stars).
August 19: Everyone's Hero (3.5 stars).
August 20: Bio-Dome (2.5 stars), National Lampoon's Animal House (3.5 stars), Final Destination 5 (3.5 stars), Who's Your Caddy? (1 star).
August 21: Chill Factor (3 stars).
August 22: Monte Carlo (2 stars), *Good Burger (3 stars), The Change-Up (2 stars).
August 23: POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (3 stars), Duel (3.5 stars), The Summer Diaries Statistics/Final Consensus (2.5 stars).
Total number of films watched: 29.
Missed days: Two (including August 3 because nothing was officially watched).
Favorite film of the month: Cedar Rapids, (August 6).
Worst film of the month: August Underground, (August 4).
Overall August Film Rating: ★★½
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"The Summer Diaries" Statistics:
[/center]Total number of films watched: One-hundred and six.
Missed days: Eight.
Favorite film of the summer: Trust, (July 28).
Worst film of the summer: Furry Vengeance, (June 29).
Most films watched in one day: Four (June 8).
Overall "Summer Diaries" rating: ★★½
Top ten favorites of the summer:
1. Trust, (July 29).
2. Boyz N The Hood, (June 17).
3. Super 8, (June 11).
4. Winnie the Pooh, (July 15).
5. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virgina, (July 31).
6. Cedar Rapids, (August 6).
7. Going the Distance, (July 22).
8. Bad Santa, (July 3).
9. Fight Club, (July 8).
10. The Art of Getting By, (June 19).
Top ten worst of the summer:
1. Furry Vengeance, (June 29).
2. August Underground, (August 4).
3. The Roommate, (June 24).
4. Your Highness, (July 24).
5. Boat Trip, (July 28).
6. The Human Centipede (First Sequence), (August 7).
7. Mars Needs Moms, (July 15).
8. The Smurfs, (August 15).
9. Just Go With It, (June 19).
10. A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner!, (July 13).
Top five decent films of the summer:
1. Rubber, (July 1).
2. The Beaver, (August 9).
3. Hey Arnold! The Movie, (June 30).
4. Son in Law, (July 18).
5. Jeepers Creepers 2, (June 16).
June Summary:
June was easily the best month for "The Summer Diaries." No missed days, no sudden abrupt changes in schedule, just smooth sailing. I remember feeling so refreshed getting out of school on June 6, and then remembered, "oh yeah, I have an event to attend to." I popped in No Strings Attached that night, and so on followed a strand of just so-so movies before I hit a home-run with Super 8 on June 11. Even on my birthday, I had a party, but found something to watch quickly on Netflix: Watch Instant. All in all, June was a perfect month.
July Summary:
July 2011 was a hell month. People have hell days, hell weeks, hell moments, but I had a hell month. It seemed everything that could've went wrong in July did. I had a lukewarm vacation in Wisconsin Dells. It was fine up until the final day when an un-clarified misunderstanding prevented two nights of swimming, and rude management went on to soil a vacation. It was fine in some parts, but all in all it wasn't great or very memorable. Then, we had a power outage that lasted forty-one hours. I was so miserable those days, I threatened to lose my sanity which caused major stress among parents. The house wasn't the only thing hot. I can tell you when the power did come back on we had an air condition appreciation day. Then the rest of July went on to be decent, with no missed days after July 12.
August Summary:
Every year, August comes equipped with a "gotta-go-back-to-school" groggy feeling. It sucks. And I'm writing this on my last day of summer vacation too. I planned to watch The Last Day of Summer on my last day of summer, but decided to forgo that plan to write what I'm writing now. I have school in the morning, and I'm more than nervous about it. But as far as the month went, I only missed two days, got to guest star on a radio station for my school, caught up with an old friend, and watched some great films in the theater (Final Destination 5 and The Help). To conclude August, it wasn't so bad despite the sick feeling of school right around the bend.
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"The Summer Diaries:" Final Consensus:
Overall Rating: ★★½[/center]
Overall, I was very pleased with the turnout for "The Summer Diaries." I watched a plethora of films, some I never thought I'd see, gave new things a try, gave films I've been putting off a play, gave things I knew would be bad a try, and gave random films a try. It was a good summer. A two and a half star turnout doesn't mean I didn't have fun doing, it's just the average film rating combined together.
I also plan "The Summer Diaries Part II" to take place during Summer 2012. I'm ready to make memories, have more fun, and watch a lot more films. I'm so excited for next summer I wish I could skip school and go right to it. But, I must carry on because I know there will be peace when I'm done.
Thanks for the support and the fun of doing this movie watching event,
Steve Pulaski.
