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Saturday, March 7, 2009

Baby George Is Here!

Posted on March 7, 2009 at 04:08 PM.

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I posted this in a thread last Friday, but never added this to my Arena. While this is our fourth baby, this is just as wonderful as our oldest Sofia's birth. We love kids a lot and thank god for providing us with 4 healthy kids.

George Frank Theofanopoulos
Born: 2/27/09
He weighs 9lbs. 7oz,
21 1/2 inches tall

Monday, November 17, 2008

Quantum of Solace Quick Shot

Posted on November 17, 2008 at 12:41 AM.

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QOS was great, but not Casino Royale EXCELLENT. I can't put my finger on it, but taking this new direction with Bond being a killer isn't the Bond I grew up watching. The quick cuts in the action sequences were ok, but it is something that worked fine in the Bourne franchise and where it should stay.

I have a feeling that the third Bond will bring him back to what we have loved about classic Bond. I could be wrong here, but with both 'CR' and 'QOS' this is a very green and young Bond.............that also acts Rogue. At the end of 'QOS' he

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. I think that this could be the beginning of a Bond that isn't hell bent on killing everyone in his way.

Just my .02 cents.

I know many complained about the length, but it wasn't an issue for me. Since this clocks in a few minutes less than the excellent Dr. No. I did have a slight problem with action scene after action scene. There was just way too much of it. Other than that, I still enjoyed QOS.