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My Take on Avatar

03.22.10 Posted in Movie Reviews, rant by Matthew Hawkins

I was probably one of the latest people to see Avatar. I finally saw it a couple weeks ago. It was one of those things I had to do. Imax 3D of course.
Let’s get something out of the way. Avatar is visually stunning. It’s really well created. The 3D is unlike anything anyone has ever [...]


Spatula?

02.08.10 Posted in rant by Matthew Hawkins

When I met my wife she had a weird term for what I call a spatula. It was “rubber ducky”. There’s some sort of weird dutch story behind that term, but I’m not sure what it is because I’m not dutch.
Since then we have had heated debates about which of these is actually called a [...]


The Hidden Gem

01.27.10 Posted in Lessons Learned, rant by Matthew Hawkins

I love a good movie. I love a good film.
GI Joe is not considered a good movie in my eyes. Nor is Transformers 2. They are barely called movies, let alone films.
A good movie to me is something with a plot, character development, deeper meaning, a quality story and something worth reflecting on.
I love finding [...]


My Fish Bowl

01.23.10 Posted in rant by Matthew Hawkins

I have a theory.

It’s just a theory or a bunch of thoughts. Recent events have made me think about it more.
Life can get crazy. We get caught up in our to do lists. Both for home and for work. So often I think we get stuck in our own lives, I like to call them [...]


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