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When the Game Stands Tall: Yes, I immediately ordered the film on DVD and then watched it with the director's commentary. Did you know that the De La Salle vs. Bellevue game shown in this movie was named the greatest high school football game ever played? It was televised by ESPN and Fox News and 15k fans filled the stadium! Christ on a cracker!

And the movie also made me fall in love with this song: Sail by AWOLNATION:

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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: What a bonkers movie! I loved it in the cinema and I still like it on DVD. I loved that they made Gretel a white witch and gave Hansel diabetes, that they gave them both a weakness. And I loved their love for each other. Amazing. I also love that the movie is so unapologetic in its killing of witches, that's not so common in today's over the top PC culture anymore.

Also, I hope that the TV show they announced based on this movie actually gets made. I would love to see this setting explored, it felt very steam-punk, especially their weapons.

Last week, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters crossed $200 mil. worldwide! It's now at $206 mil. which means it quadrupled its $50 mil. budget! For a movie everybody dissed and nobody believed in? AWESOME! Some movie sites even started mentioning the possibility of a sequel a la Resident Evil - not a huge hit but a steady performer. Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner admitted they would be willing to return for a sequel. I mean, why not? You could see they were having a blast!