One of the Best of 2007
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Jason Reitman's 2007 film Juno became a audience favorite and the little film that could. Juno penned by Diablo Cody ( who incidently took home the Best Screenplay Oscar) tells the story of a pregnant 16 year old detour into adulthood.

Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a normal teenager who finds herself pregnant and faced with life changing choices. With her best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby) she sets out to find the perfect adoptive parents for her child. What she finds are the Lorings (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman). The Lorings are confronted with their own issues as to what it means to be adults and parents.

The film walks the thin line between comedy and drama quite well. The script is pitch perfect and the acting by the strong ensemble cast is a joy to watch. The film attempts to show individuals as humans not just cardboard cut-outs.

The Blu Ray disc that I viewed presented a crystal clear picture and near perfect sound. The disc also features a ton of extras that enhance the viewing experience. Of especial note are the commentary by Reitman and Cody and the featured deleted scenes. This film was one of the sleepers of 2007 and should not be missed.
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"Catch Me If You Can" has been one of my favorite books for a long time, so, even though I'm a Spielberg fan, I was sure that any adaptation would fail in catching the breezily entertaining tone of the book. Well, I was wrong.
The film is a vastly entertaining two hours that is, in my opinion, one of the best film's of the year, and very possibly Steven Spielberg's best film. I think it may be even better than "A.I.", and that is one of my favorite films. (I know, I'm one of only about 7 people that can truthfully say that.) Sure, it doesn't take itself really seriously and delve into complex social issues like "Saving Private Ryan" or "A.I." or "Minority Report", but it does entertain, and isn't that the point of a film?
The performances are uniformally great, especially Christopher Walken. And even though I'm not a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, I found his performance in this film to be outstanding, as was, as usual, Tom Hanks.
This is a great film that anyone who's a fan of Spielberg, the cast, or just a fan of good movies should see.
And by the way, the title sequence? Brilliant.
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Ok, nothing groundbreaking about the music-- it's updated grunge-era rock. Sorta like like The Pixies or Green Day meets the immaculate layered production of Radiohead. But WAIT --

It all comes together impeccably-- great songs, great arrangements full of sing-along "hell f*** yeah!!" choruses bridges and codas. Phenomenal energy and stellar production. This was one of the best albums of 2013-- a solid hit in Australia but if you live in the US this got paid no attention at all.

Definitely the whole is greater than the sum of the parts here. Dig in and behold the reinvigorated, reincarnation of alt-grunge!
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Compelling and heartfelt.  Very human.  Maybe not the way most people would exepect considering it has a puppet in it, but this is what makes this film stand out.  One of the best of the year...For me.
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This was the best book I read in 2007. I gave it to almost everyone on my Christmas list this year. It is one of the most moving and challenging stories I have ever read. I highly recommend it.
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One of the better movies I've seen all year. Loved it!
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this album is incredible. their last release, radical connector, coinsides with this release well. the hooks, and riffs only reveal themselves after many plays, and it is imperative to listen to the entire album atleast a few times. this album has no lyrics, and their drummer is not present in this album. it is pure electronic, and it is very catchy. they keep their base and go crazy with the sound.

this release was everything i expected and more.

buy this album if you want one of the best releases of 2006.
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The Good

The production on "The Courage to Love Somebody" is just phenomenal. Granted it could be mistaken for a long-lost Survivor track, but they just something about the guitar tone and the synthesizers that make it work. The vocals send a strong message of love with their powerful delivery. "Parallel Lines" to easily pass as the soundtrack to an emotionally charged movie climax with its driving rhythms and over-the-top chorus. Peterik's flair for the keyboard takes center stage on "Born to Believe in You". Toby and Jim pull off a great duel vocal melody on the chorus. What kind of fool relies a lot on the keyboard as well, but this time around it's for power ballad. There's a very 1980s-esque solo that goes along with it.

Pride of Lions seem to excel in the ballad department, which is evident on "Light from a Distant Shore". Little guitar licks here and there add depth to the song. "Letter to the Future" walks a fine line between melodic rock and an Andrew Lloyd Webber production. The song begins slow and understated, but finishes with all pistons firing. A catchy muted riff dominates "Falling Back to Then". On the verses the vocals seem a little darker and deeper, but that makes way for a high-registered melodic assault. I wanted to note that Pride of Lions don't skimp on material. There's no song shorter than four minutes, with most tracks clocking in between five and six minutes.

The Bad

It's not quite clear who's singing what.

The Verdict

The `eye of the tiger' is alive and well, now traveling with a Pride of Lions. The Destiny Stone truly is the best of 80s-era melodic rock with a modern twist. Each song is powerful and sure to bring out every emotion possible. The guitar tone and heavy use of keyboards is what will reel you in. A nice slice of what's missing in American rock today.
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Unexpectedly brilliant, one of my top 20 all time favs!
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This is one of the best albums of 2003. Here are my favorite tracks on the album.
Hollywood,Love Profusion,Nothing Fails,Intervention and Easy Ride.
You won't be disapointed. GET IT!!!!!!!
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First off let me start by saying there shouldn't be any sort of hesitation when considering to add this to your Bluray collection. Tarantino does it again. One of the best films if not the best of last year. There's a beautiful balance here that isn't quite found in movies as of late. Violence, Humor and Great Writing. Tarantino puts together a visual masterpiece and at $13.00 dollars this movie is a steal!
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seriously one of the best albums of 2003. i got into this while working at tower records and being exposed to hundreds of albums a year and this was in my top ten. holds up really well. head bobbing songs, great rhythms, all around a great album and clearly unappreciated since this is only the second review on amazon in 8 years. crosses genres with tracks like tunnel music and spiral and make love not war.
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("Neon Bible" by the Arcade Fire)

Easily the most anticipated album of 2007, at least if you're a member of the press, or at least an indie-music obsessive.  The question is: does it deserve all the attention, the major articles in the New York Times Magazine, the massive amount of internet chatter (over on the music discussion site RateYourMusic, it became the #1 album of the year well before it was even released!)?  The answer, at least in the humble opinion of yours truly, is a definite maybe.

One of the reasons the Arcade Fire's debut, "Funeral," became so justifiably celebrated was in the band's ability to turn songwriter Win Butler's very personal and emotional lyrics into often grand soundscapes while never sounding bloated or self-important.  On "Neon Bible," nearly every track is an anthem, played with as much grand symphonic glory as any pop music ever has--it's almost as if Phil Spector decided to take an interest in indie rock.  Yes, you may indeed cue the strings, but there's even a ginormous pipe organ on a couple of tracks, which is of course in line with the album's title, but it certainly doesn't make for a more intimate album.  Even on tracks sans organ or strings, the seven piece band almost always go for the full Sturm und Drang approach.  This works out very well on dissonant rockers like "Black Mirror" or "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations."  On the Leonard Cohen-like "Ocean of Noise," what could have been a very nice, intimate reprieve from the bombast is undercut by the strings and a horn section late in the song.  Some tracks also show a distinct "Born To Run"-era Springsteen influence (on the very un-Springsteenian-titled "Antichrist Television Blues"), and, appropriately enough, more than a touch of gospel.

Despite that, and the album's title, "Neon Bible" is a decidely secular album, steeped in doubt and anxiety.  "There's a fear I keep so deep/Knew its name before I could speak" Butler sings on "Keep the Car Running."  The fear of a faith-based apocalypse turns up on the title track, which warns "Not much chance for survival/if the Neon Bible is right."  There's more than a touch of anger in Butler's worldview, too: "Windowsill" includes the linee "Don't wanna fight in a holy war/...I don't wanna live in America no more."  Mostly, though, they manage to keep politics in check--whatever else you can say about them, Arcade Fire's music is never less than deeply felt.

That's why it's a bit of a disappointment that they felt the urge to make such a grand statement.  "My Body is a Cage" starts out as a wonderfully low-key blues number, but the booming drums and swirling pipe organ declare that this is a Major Statement.  While this album is far better than the pomposity of '70s dinosaurs like Yes or '00s dinosaurs like My Chemical Romance (and I liked their current "Black Parade" album!), I wish they didn't have to announce their ambitions so loudly.  Of course, the wonderful irony at the heart of the album is wonderful--this is the most depressing music you've ever been uplifted by--I just wish they'd approach their intelligent design with a bit more subtlety.  While this "Bible" ain't holy, it's more than worth preaching to the choir about.
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Yes, "Fiction" is probably the best metal release of 2007, and among the best in the melodic death metal genre ever. There is not a song on this album that does not stir emotions in one way or another. If anyone asked what my favorite songs were I would say "all of them." I can't remember when I listened to any album for two months straight, but I can still listen to this CD and enjoy it as much as I did last year. Simply amazing. Go DT!
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The date of 07/17/2007 had finally arrived when I was riding my bike back from work in the golden California sun, frantically racing towards the music store that beckoned me from the distance.  I peddled faster than even Lance Armstrong ever did in his entire career just to lay my hands on the Rooney CD entitled "Calling The World" which contained the song that I absolutely adore: "When Did Your Heart Go Missing?"  Ever since I heard it play at the end of the Nancy Drew movie when I saw it in June, I've been anxiously awaiting the date of 07/17/07, when this song, along with the album, would be released.  All I can say is that it has definately been worth the wait.  Just about every song on this album is an ectasy to the ears, with very few fillers.  Rooney is just one of the many groups, along with Keane and The Killers, that seem to be making an exciting trend--creating music that is taking us back to the days when music actually meant something and did not contain lame lyrics with the words "pimp" or "booty" laced in between and also are not sounding like they are still in the garage (example: Nerdvana and Pearl Yam).  All I can say is that I really like the way both movies and music seem to be going these days (Yes, a return to the awesome 80's!) and that Rooney's new album should be concidered as one of the best productions of 2007, if not thee best so far.

Give the album a listen.  I'm sure that you will enjoy the raw talent that it truly displays.
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This is my first album from Chambao, and it may be their best material.
It is by far one of my favorite CDs of 2012 .
This is music with a fine acoustic flare:guitars, vocals, drums, percussion, as opposed to trip-____ that is often used to describe their style.
It's very easy going, doesn't get too noisy or soft; the music still sounds great after hearing it many many times. The softer songs, such as Desde Mi Balcon ,
Al Aire , or Beliche are wonderful. There isn't a bad song on the album.
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This was by far one of the best movies that came out this year. To refer to the above comment: The movie really isn't supposed to be that scary. It's a drama. You can throw in some comedy in there too.  John Malkovich was awesome. You can't deny that he is one of the most underrated actors around. And Willem Defoe rocks. Must see movie if(Big If) it comes to a city near you. THe most surprising thing about this movie is that Nicholas Cage produced it. Never would have thought that this good of a movie would have Cage's name linked to it.