Mike F The Rambler

060721; Sports futures is an unfaithful volatile mistress. Pacino always delivers. Bradley Cooper, er, uh, Matthew McConaughey, is great as the world's best prognosticator. Next to me. I don't call these guys, they call me. When Rene Russo made her reveal, yikes. I got tired of her after her first movie. Sports betting became legal 2018 in time for NFL football season. I like parlays cuz you bet #$10 win $1,000. 1-800 say suckers. You can lose 10 bets, lose $100 and hit once and your $900 ahead. Small ball. Low risk, high reward. First year out the box I had 3 weeks in a row; 8/9; 9/10; 9/10; GB screwed me. AZ screwed me. And the infamous CHI double doink screwed me. But I got em back in March Madness when I bet against my 2 all time favorite teams and went with MSU over Duke, which is a big no no; and Auburn over Kentucky, which is like drinking Draino. I hate Auburn. I won $1150 on a $50 bet I found out, I'm more accurate than these guys. I found out, I'm more accurate than ODDSHARK. Some of those picks make me laugh. But I keep looking at em. It's like talking to someone about the game.

060721; Don't like I'm Jaquin to the store Phoenix. Don't like his girlfriend Eva Mendez. Punched the ticket anyway. This is just another example: "THE WAR ON DRUGS." ??? When you declare war, it's federal, national. Civil rights don't apply. How come if it's a war, only one side is fighting? How many cops, citizens have to die before they take this sht seriously and really declare war and really fight a war and kills some of these drug lords who are not citizens and not enjoy the privilege of living in this country? If I were president, the world would know I was serious.

060621; I see the haircut of Penn in the front seat and he hollers to the back seat, "Ain't that right, Jack." And I think I'm watching a Jimmy Hoffa and Jack Kennedy movie. Not a Sean Penn fan but I watched anyway. Great job and story and I kept wondering just who was Willie Stark and why he sounded so much like Huey Long. Based on a 1946 novel. I finally looked up Huey Long and found he was born 1893, so this is in his time frame. He spoke of streets and bridges 1000's of miles long after his name. My estimation, his platform makes him a republican not liberal. Resisted by big oil and utilities, he wanted the state to benefit from all the resources taken out of the ground and money made off the people. Not freebie giveaways. What kind of parasites would drain a state dry and not give back? And finally, this is exactly this inspiration of Nasty Repulsi to impeach impeach impeach.

060621; Anytime you can put together a cast such as this, you'll have a movie that's worth watching and very entertaining. I don't know the political side of Oliver Stone but he's completely different from someone like Michael Moore. It's good to get a peek inside the life of the privileged. And then hope he comes to his senses and gets it together. Liz Banks does a great Laura Bush. After a while, Josh Brolin sounds so much like W, you think you're watchin him. Jeffrey Wright does a great General Colin Powell. As one or two try to cut him off, he reminds them he's a general by the way he retook command of his interrupted point. Of course Richard Dryfuss is good in his role, but troublesome as it is, it's difficult watching staunch liberals like he and Alan Alda imitate republicans. But that's why they call it acting. James Cromwell has that stature that sells his role and even he becomes HW Bush. Ever after that horrible villain role in "Urban Cowboy," Scott Glenn has become one of my favorites. After a while it doesn't seem like a mockumentary and just a story showing most of both sides. But we could have done without the stupid music. Ted Kennedy stood with applause????? Different times, eh? I was in Houston when Claytie Williams gaffe gave Ann high hair Richardson the mansion in Austin, TX. How she got intel from his campout in the woods remains a mystery to this day. She was horrible for Texas. There was a moment when SR lost to Clinton that I thought, if they are trying to mock W, just how much material would they have to mock the Clinton's. Feels half done since they didn't cover the 2nd term. Oh well.

060421; So there is a bomb threat then the guy dresses up to play cop. Then another guy who looks like the bomb threat guy is at his house in a suit making breakfast. During this scene mom checks daughters blood sugar; 97 perfect she says; eat it all up; don't forget your lunch I blanked out for a minute bc I was imagining a stupid basturd kid taking her lunch; her going to teacher; who probably knows nothing about the well being of her school kids; they call him to the PO and warn him to never take her lunch again; he says he was just teasing; daughter is afraid he'll just do it again; all parents show up; Principal warns parents to stringently warn their son and not to incite anyone else or he will be expelled and the school will file charges bc they don't tolerate theft either. Has any school ever been on the right side of a crime???? Back to the show: family leaves kitchen and talk about schedule and itinerary and now I am all caught up to speed on this family and their whole life story; cept for the plumbing problems. I guess. Then we see the back of the head of Bruce Willis. Lived my whole life for that shot. 25MIN MARK; ANYBODY ELSE CATCH THE RED HERRING AT THE 25 MINUTE MARK??????????????????? PAY ATTENTION Old Chinese proverb: bank robber don't need security at his warehouse cuz HE is the bank robber. Director Brian A. Miller is one of those who had shaken baby syndrome of Parkinsons cuz the camera shaking all over the place. The only thing I can wonder is if the scene has action it speaks for itself and doesn't require someone to shake the GDF camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just think, all of this excitement could have been avoided if he would have just listened and followed instructions for Bruce. But he had to hang around a get identified and put everyone at risk. John McClain to the rescue.

060421; All star cast. Many favorites: Powers Boothe, Nick Nolte, Bo Hopkins. How could I say no? Not really a fan of J Lo Do not like Penn whatsoever. So start the show. Be back in a while. Not a Billy Bob fan but I'm already laughing at Penn. Also, I know time and temp like he just did so that was a chuckle as well. Trivia time: How long till you figured out who the Indian is? U Turn? This is crazy town and the killinist town I ever saw.

060421; 94% Rotten Tomatoes, wow! Written by: Lake Bell Directed by: Lake Bell Starring: Lake Bell Been a while since I've seen that Hope it's good.

060421; 1st review goes to little ol me??? I clicked on this one cuz of Scott Glenn. Teresa Russell and James Farentino (not listed) open the show and you know you got a good movie. I still remember her spinning and waving her hand while practicing her opening or closing in the film "PHYSICAL EVIDENCE" with the man, Burt Reynolds. I can just hear what Scott Glenn is thinking during his love scene with Theresa: "The things I gotta do to make a living." LOL This has been suspenseful. Ol Scottie be the demolition man! He made short work of those government cars. In the bathroom Scott's lighter stopped working. In the next building Scott's lighter was working again. At the end we discover her name is Mary Ann Curran. Madam Currie anyone?

060321; Saw this a long time ago when I used to watch TV. Not a Tom Hanks fan at all so it took a week for me to click on this one. Do like John McClain, er, Bruce Willis though. Is there a movie where he wasn't a drunk? (Last Boy Scout) one of my faves. Guess he likes doing it that way. See you after the show...