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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Showing posts with label Julia Stiles. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: The Omen (2006)

 


The Omen is a 2006 horror movie starring Julia Stiles, Liev Schrieber, Seamus Davy-Fitzpatrick, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlehwaite, and Michael Gambon. As most people probably know, this is a remake of the 1976 movie of the same name. I have never seen the original movie, so I really have nothing to compare it to. Against that backdrop, I think this one is okay but not great. It is not extremely scary aside from a couple moments that make you jump and a couple gory scenes. The kid that plays Damien (Davy-Fitzpatrick) does not really have a creepy vibe to him aside from a couple times. Most of the creepiness comes from Mia Farrow and the dogs that are guarding Damien. Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles are okay in their roles as the parents of Damien, but neither was what I would call spectacular. 

The A/V quality of the Blu-Ray is good. It has some very nice location shots that look great in HD. For extras, there is a commentary track on the film by the director, John Moore, and a couple of the producers, a short documentary about the meaning of 666, a short feature on the score, and some extended scenes. The bonus content is not bad, but nothing to write home about, either. The movie is enjoyable enough as a B-level horror/suspense movie (or B+ level, given the star quality of the main actors). It is not, however, something that you will be necessarily glued to the TV every second watching nor is it a movie that I would say is a must-see. It is fine to have it on in the background and you will not miss anything spectacular.