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The Secret Life Of Pets…Fabulously Furry Fun!

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This movie is adorable. It’s full of fun, action and heart. Its kind of a flight of furry fancy about what goes on when pets people go to work. Pets do have secret lives and they can live very interesting lives when we aren’t looking. Dogs, cats, birds and other critters make this movie awesome. It is so worth seeing in the theater. The animation is state-of-the-art and it makes New York where the movie is set look amazing. Like most movies of this genre there is an all-star cast featuring Louis CK, Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart. We saw a 5:10 PM presentation of it and the theater was packed. It could be the top box office hit of the weekend.

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Zootopia on Blu Ray, It’s A Great Flick!

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Zootopia is one of the best animated movies in a long time. It’s exciting, deep and very funny. It’s out on Blu Ray now. If you haven’t seen it, do so! The movie is just as good the second time around.

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Independence Day, A Family Holiday Tradition #independenceday #id4 #movies

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The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind’s best weapon is the will to survive.

Source: Independence Day (1996) – IMDb

It’s hard to believe that on July 2, 2016 this movie will be 20 years old. The film has aged well and I think it remains one of the best of its genre. There is great storytelling and plenty of action. Lots of stuff gets blown up, normally that bothers me about movies but in this one it doesn’t seem to.

Will Smith became a superstar because of his role in Independence Day. The casting in this movie is top notch too with lots of well-known names such as Jeff Goldblum, Robert Loggia, Judd Hirsch, Mary McDonnell, Vivica A. Fox and Harvey Fierstein.

This movie is a 4th of July holiday tradition. We watch it every year.

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Saturday Sounds: Olivia Newton John – Xanadu

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I absolutely love this movie and the music from it. Some have called it cheesy and bad but they are wrong. This flick is about music and love and dreaming a little. Olivia Newton John is quite the muse. This movie is full of high class schmaltz.

Source: Tunes Tuesday: Olivia Newton John – Xanadu – The Tony Burgess Blog

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Friday Night Movie – Notting Hill – A Super Rom Com

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This gem from 1999 features a lot of stars. Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, Clarke Peters and Alec Baldwin among a few others.

Richard Curtis who also did Four Weddings and a Funeral along with Love Actually gives a screenplay that tells a great story about an unlikely romance between a high powered actress and a travel book shop owner. It’s a great romantic comedy.

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Galaxy Quest – Never Give Up, Never Surrender

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Featuring a great cast this movie is satire at its finest. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub and the late Alan Rickman make this movie awesome. Fandoms and cosplay have a very central role in this movie. It has a great message of life imitating art and courage…and did I mention Enrico Colantoni too?