Yes, I grew up in itty bitty Muscle Shoals, Alabama. I was born there in 1965 and spent the first 23 years of my life there. I lived three blocks from FAME studios, went to school with Rick Hall's sons and the son and daughter of Jimmy Johnson, one of the Swampers and founders of Muscle Shoals Sound. I did all of that and I still had NO idea of the monumental and historic events that were happening in my little town. When I watched this film for the first time, sitting in the sold out auditorium of our local university, I was blown away. I saw a special side of my hometown I never knew existed and gained a new respect and pride in my association with it. For years the welcome sign at our city limits proclaimed "Welcome to Muscle Shoals - The Hit Recording Capital of the World". Forty-eight years later, thanks to Mr. Camalier and his wonderful documentary, I finally have a full and complete understanding of what that sign meant. If you are a music lover, this film is a must-see, if only for the interviews with mega-artists such as Bono, Greg Allman, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards, as they reminisce about their time spent in Muscle Shoals. But it is also a must-see for anyone who wants an honest-to-God, rags to riches story filled with love, loss, shame, anger, redemption, and lifelong friendships. This film isn't just about my hometown and the amazing music made there. It's also about one man's vision and how the bringing to life of that vision has profoundly influenced, and is still influencing, the world in a very special way.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
(2009)
A Perfect 10 for Kevin James
19 January 2009
This movie is exactly what I want to see when I cough up my hard-earned money to see a comedy! No vulgar language, gratuitous sex or violence (I mean REAL violence) and lots and lots of shoot-soda-out-of-your-nose laughs! I liked Kevin James in the King of Queens and fell for him in Hitch but this movie pretty much clinches it for me....I LOVE Kevin James! How can you not love this guy? He's cute, cuddly, smart, funny and doesn't take himself too seriously. But enough about the man, let's talk movie.
This movie is GREAT family-friendly entertainment. These days, you don't get much of that at the theaters, except maybe in an animated flick - and even those are sometimes iffy. This film has some of the best and most perfectly timed slap stick that I have seen in years. Paul Blart is a guy you can root for and probably see a little bit of yourself in, if you're honest. Plus, the values this film projects are those of family, honesty, integrity, hard work, love, friendship and honor. When was the last time you got all of those and popcorn too?
This movie is GREAT family-friendly entertainment. These days, you don't get much of that at the theaters, except maybe in an animated flick - and even those are sometimes iffy. This film has some of the best and most perfectly timed slap stick that I have seen in years. Paul Blart is a guy you can root for and probably see a little bit of yourself in, if you're honest. Plus, the values this film projects are those of family, honesty, integrity, hard work, love, friendship and honor. When was the last time you got all of those and popcorn too?
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