25 Things about me.

1. My parents were scared of me as a child. That’s true.

2. I was able to summon water spirits as a child. This might explain the fear.

3. I probably should’ve been born circa 1930, because I like things from the 40’s and 50’s a lot more than stuff from the 80’ and 90’s. But maybe if I was born in 1930, I’d like stuff from 1900 and 1910 better than stuff from the 40’s and 50’s. Maybe we’re all just doomed to be nostalgic for stuff that existed slightly before our times. Maybe we all want to be our parents and grandparents. Suck on that one for a while. I’m gonna be over here adjusting my spats and hoarding war bonds.

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Greetings everyone. I’ll be posting thoughts/reviews of every film I see for the first time in 2010. I’ll try to keep what I write free of spoilers in case you haven’t seen the stuff I’m reviewing. And I’ll use a rating system out of 10, basically what my vote on IMDB would be for the film, but with 1/2 numbers as well.

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“Lars Porsenna was a persistent man. Frustrated by Horatius Cocles’ stand at the bridge over the Tiber, he decided to put Rome under siege and starve her into submission. No supplies could pass through his lines into the city. Gaius Mucius, appalled at the idea that Rome might fall to the Etruscans, asked for permission to sneak out of Rome and infiltrate the enemy camp with the intent to kill Porsenna. With a sword hidden in his tunic he slipped into the camp and sought the king.

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