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The Long Green Line (2008)
A must see for anyone who loves cross country.
Anyone who has ever run cross country in Illinois knows about the legacy of the York "Dorks", or should I say Deacons? My dad ran against them 35 years ago, and I ran against them 5 years ago. They consistently have a great program led by one of the best coaches. After tragedy strikes the team, will they be able to make it back as the front-runners of the Illinois High School Cross Country Scene?
This movie dives into what cross country really is, a team sport. It shows the importance of chemistry, as well as having some decent shots of cross country races. Hard work and training pay off, as well as team chemistry being the glue that holds everything together. This film will stick with you. Really cool to see a documentary about a sport that I love
City Lights (1931)
Excellent Silent Film
At the start of the 30's "talkies" or movies with sound synchronized with their films like they are in modern films, really started to take off. Charlie Chaplin resisted that change and we are forever thankful.
This is the true romantic comedy, with absolutely superb acting and a fun score to go along with it. Chaplin's humor still hold up, 80 odd years later, with some slapstick tactics that Adam Sandler and the lot should pick up on. The jokes/humor are excellently displayed, and will constantly leave a smile on your face. The ending is one of the best in cinema history, and i'll leave the rest spoiler free.
Rating: 9/10. Really short (<90 minutes!!) great, silent film that will hold to the test of time. Really great flick to start enjoying silent movies.
Trainwreck (2015)
Excellent, fun rom-com we have all been waiting for
I really had no idea what to expect, walking into this movie. What i got was a deep, fantastic, rom-com about the life of Amy, whose life is starting to spiral out of control. The entire audience in the theater was almost always laughing in the first two thirds of the movie (the "com" part) and then after that is got a little slow (as it should, without me giving spoilers) and some jokes that just didn't work as well. The ending was absolutely hilarious. Bill and Amy both look to have bright futures ahead of them.
7/10; Hilarious and enjoyable, but the middle had some jokes and scenes that made the movie a little awkward and cliché.