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You can say we have been on a movie watching frenzy! In over the course of three days, we have watched the following movies. Partly due to the fact that my son purchased his Dad a Blueray DVD for his birthday. Pink Panther 2 He’s Just Not That Into You Taken Quantum of Solace Valkyrie In my expert opinion, I found that I really enjoyed 3 out of 5 of these movies. I believe one movie was clearly too long. The other movie was not very enjoyable. Just sayin' The first person to correctly name the films that I did not like… will win a prize! It's a lovely cat pattern cloth paper back book cover. Perfect for covering those summer beach must reads! Easy…right? Good Luck!!! p.s ...no one has come close to guessing...come on ladies...I'm not that complicated!

Last night, my daughter and I had a girl's night out to see the movie, The Secret Lives of Bees. With our free popcorn coupons in hand, we headed toward the nearby AMC to enjoy a few hours together. As we took our seats, I counted approximately 39 women and 1 elderly man. My guess is his daughter said, "Dad, ya wanna go to a movie tonight?" and Dad said "Sure, honey", not knowing what he was getting himself into. Since I read the book, I didn't have high expectations for the movie version as so many times I am disappointed with Hollywood's adaptation of a good novel. After all, we create our own version of the characters and images of the words we read as we process and digest the words we read. I set the bar to be unimpressed. I completely fell into 1964 within the first 5 minutes. Lily Owen, played by Dakota Fanning, is an amazing young talent. How has she remained so untouched by Hollywood is a credit to her parents. The collected cast of The Secret L...