I have The Glitch Mob remix of the White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army on repeat all morning thanks to the first G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer. I can’t say I’m more excited to see it than I was with the first Joe movie because there’s no Baroness, but hey, it looks a bit less cartoony. It features The Rock, TV Wonder Woman That Never Was, Bruce frickin’ Willis and Fat Channing Tatum. So far, it looks like there’s no goofy comic relief guy. Just the way I like my goofy movies based on ’80s cartoons.

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Last night, I finally saw two movies I’ve been meaning to see for months now. I don’t know why, but I just couldn’t fit them into my busy schedule which is usually full because of my need to watch One Tree Hill, Lost, Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, and 24. I digress.

First, I saw Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic, “W.” It’s a fascinating movie that shows us glimpses of Dubya’s eventful life, from his frat boy days up to the invasion of Iraq. I thoroughly loved the cast and their magnificent performances, especially that of Josh Brolin. Man, there were moments that I thought I was watching a documentary. He knocked it out of the ballpark, this role. The movie kind of fell flat near the end, but it definitely made me appreciate, if not respect, the Bush family more. Also, props to Thandie Newton for an enjoyable Condeleezza Rice performance.

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