The Rock-afire Explosion (2008)

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Format: Netflix
Venue: Rivendell

 A weird, wonderful documentary about the animatronic band from Showbiz Pizza Place locations across the country in the late 80s. The doc not only charts the rise and fall of the company that created the Rock-afire Explosion, Creative Engineering, but also spends time with a few eccentric fans whose lives were so touched by this strange entertainment niche.


Rating: 6/10 Atkins

Iron Man (2008)

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Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

Good mood movie.

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

1st View
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell

Very interesting. Like how it begins modern and travels backward through the history of makeup effects.

Rating: 7/10 Atkins

100 Feet (2008)

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Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell

Saw this a while back at a buddy's all-night horror marathon. Watched it again with Luke on a whim. Still pretty decent.

Ip Man (2008)

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Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

Introduced some friends from out of town to the blisteringly fast, incredibly exciting Ip Man. They loved it, as I still do.

Rating: 9/10 Atkins

Iron Man (2008)

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Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Castle Greyskull

My good friend John Gholson hosted a marathon of both Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk as a prelude to this summer's Captain America: The First Avenger which itself serves as a prelude for next year's The Avengers. I still love Iron Man; one of my favorite superhero movies. It has the larger-than-life flashiness of a Marvel superhero movie but with skillful directing and masterful character development thanks to the incomparable Robert Downey Jr.

Rating: 8/10 Atkins

Rambo (2008)

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Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

Still awesome, love it!