Sam's movie list

First I'm just going to tell you the reviews for Batman Begins, Four Christmases, and Rush Hour 3. Batman Begins 9, Four Christmases 7, Rush Hour 3 8. Now I'm going to tell you my top ten favorite movies that I saw in theaters of 2008.
1. Iron Man
2. Get Smart
3. Journey to the center of the earth 3D
4. The Incredible Hulk
5. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
6.Drillbet Taylor
7. Walle
8. Hellboy 2 The Golden Army
9. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
10.Ghost Town
Those are my favorite movies of 2008 that I saw in theaters. Now here are my 5 favorite actors of 2008
1. Robert Downey Jr.-Iron Man
2. Steve Carell-Get Smart
3. Brendan Fraser- Journey to the center the earth
4.Ricky Gervais-Ghost Town
5. Edward Norton- The Incredible Hulk
Those are my 5 favorite actors of 2008. And our last list the 3 movies in 2009 that I want to see.
1. Transformers 2
2. Harry Potter and the Half-blood prince
3.Night at the musuem 2
That's it for today. More reviews to come and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Sam

Magnolia Tree Balls

Tree balls grew a new branch in MS this year. Our neighbors made four balls with us with their kids. We had a great time roasting marshmallows on the fire, drinking wine, and, of course, cutting our fingers on chicken wire. Who knows, maybe tree balls will take off and before you know it, the state of Mississippi will be covered.

Sam's movie recommendations

I'm sorry I've haven't blogged in a while but I've got three new reviews: Bolt in 3D, Madagascar Escape 2 Africa and Twilight. Since the first one I saw was Madagascar 2 I'll start with it. I thought it was hilarious. Ben Stiller and Chris Rock are Great. The review is 8. Next we switch to the vampires of Twilight. I thought the book was better. Well, I mean, don't get me wrong, the movie was not bad, just it wasn't one of my favorites. I give it a 6. Next, Bolt in 3D. Well, first of all, the 3D was great, but my favorite part of the movie for sure was the hamster, Rhino. The hamster was brilliant. But Madagascar 2 wins in the reviews because Bolt gets a 7. Next time I will bring the review for Batman Begins because yesterday I rented that. More reviews to come.

Sam

Sam's movie reviews

Today the only movie Iwill be blogging about is King Kong. The movie is brilliant. During the great deppresion a filmaker named Carl Denham (Jack Black) sails to a uncharted island called Skull Island with the leading lady in the film Denham is making Anne Darrow(Naomi Watts) and also traveling a man named Jack(Adrien Broody)At Skull Island they battle giant dinosaurs,leaches and cockroaches. And Anne Darrow begins to care for a giant gorilla named King Kong. Well I should leave the rest a suprise. The movie is stunning from beggining to end. The final review is 9. Sam

Football Rivalries

Football is still on my mind as the fiercest rivalry of all takes place this Friday night in Jackson: the Jackson Academy/Jackson Prep football game. It is a playoff game, which makes it important enough, but to understand how serious this rivalry is, you had to be sitting in my car with me yesterday afternoon. I was waiting for the boys after school, parked as I always am, on Sheffield Dr., the road adjacent to the football field, when a helicopter gets my attention on a beautiful fall day. I think it is the WLBT traffic copter as the TV station logo is emblazoned on its side,and don't think much about it. However, when it circles back and starts to hover and lower itself above the football field, my interest is piqued. Is it going to land? There are cheerleaders performing routines, elementary kids running on the track, football players practicing--it can't be. Suddenly, its mission is revealed: red and blue pieces of confetti come spiraling downward, like snowflakes from the sky. "Go get the coupons," I scream at Sam, who has just reached the car, and he hurries back to the field. Chilren are running all over the place, thinking the confetti masks candy or prizes like a pinata that has suddenly exploded. To their dismay, however, the confetti simply has mean messages written upon it about the game Friday night: "Remember last year" (a reference to Prep's win in overtime) and "Kill Raiders!" Horrible, awful, evil stuff floating from the sky! As a Duke grad, I didn't think any rivalry was fiercer than Duke/UNC, but I have never witnessed anything as impressive as the hiring of a helicopter to get one's message across!

Fourth Grade Football & Other Musings

It has been a while since any Browns have blogged, and I apologize for that. Our excuse? School and sports, and the activity that has taken up the most time has been football. When we first moved to Jackson, I wondered whether Sam would become a true Mississippi boy and play football, and it only took a year to get my answer. Whether I want it or not, Sam is a football player. His fate was sealed at the last game when he intercepted a handoff and ran in for the touchdown. It was an incredible heads-up play! The week before Sam's team had faced a team made up of "country boys" that wanted to beat the city boys of Jackson. And beat them they did, 30-0, sending our quarterback to the hospital after the second play of the game and leaving our remaining players crying in the huddle. They were big and scary ("corn-fed" is what the city Moms called these boys!) My son survived that game with a bruise the size of a dinner plate on his arm. Coached by two fathers that were former NFL players and a former Mississippi congressman, fourth grade football has been an authentic Mississippi experience!

Football has taken hold of our whole family and we enjoyed a trip down to New Orleans recently to the Superdome to see the Saints play. It was a lot of fun and very comfortable in the climate controlled indoor arena. However, as I sit here and type, Will and I are watching a pre-season NBA game so I know football fever cannot last; basketball is about to arrive and that's the true sport of the Brown family. Go Duke!

So what am I reading lately? Nothing, really--I have had a hard time sticking with a book. My next blog will get me back on track with my reading life.

Sam's Movie Recommendations

I have recently seen three new movies: Ghost town,What Happens in Vegas, and The Love Guru. Let's start with Ghost Town. I thought this movie was really good. Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear were really good. On the scale: 8. Next, What Happens in Vegas. This movie was not very good. I didn't think the idea for the movie was very good and they didn't make it work. On the scale: 4. Last but not least, The Love Guru. I thought this movie was very funny. It was a little stupid at the beginning, but it got better and better. On the scale: 6. More reviews to come. Sam