Hey there. How was your weekend? Mine was filled with revelations. See, the weekend is generally the time I watch the most movies and television, usually compiling a list of notes and observations that would otherwise go unheard. Aren’t you lucky?

Revelation #1: True Lies Is Still A Damn Fine Movie

Thank you TNT, for replaying this Cameron classic 54 times over the weekend. I was able to revisit the whole thing over a three-day period. This is only one of a handful of Arnold movies that I do not own on DVD. Why? Because I was foolishly waiting for a Special Edition that has never come. I can’t tell you how many times I saw this for $5.99 at Best Buy only for me to say, “I guarantee as soon as I buy this, the Special Edition will come out.” Well, I haven’t bought it. And the Special Edition hasn’t come out. But if I buy it, they’ll announce the Special Edition. My life is filled with hard decisions like this every day.

Revelation #2: Bulletproof Vests Are Magical.

20 channels away, I watched John Cena hold up a bullet proof vest to stop machine gun bullets in The Marine. I caught 3 minutes of a chase scene where Cena was hot on the trail of Robert Patrick, only to have his entire car get riddled with bullets, then get flipped over a cliff, and whle it was exploding mid-air, Cena hopped out and landed conveniently in a river. I immediately switched back to TNT. They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

Revelation #3: Obi-Wan’s Hair in Episode 2 Is RIDICULOUS!

I know Ewan McGregor made cracks about his mullet from Episode 2, but watching a few minutes on Spike this weekend, I was shocked at how out of control Obi-Wan’s hair is. The dude has the force, why not whip that thing into shape?

Revelation #4: In Many Ways, 28 Weeks Later Surpasses The Original

For one thing, using a helicopter rotor to hack through a field of The Infected is genius. And unlike 28 Days Later, the sequel doesn’t stumble nearly as bad in the third act. It keeps up the intensity for the whole ride, and holds up when viewed on the small screen.

Revelation #: My Girlfriend Has Never Seen Any Of The Indiana Jones Movies.

As if I needed another reason to watch them again. Add this to her list of “Movies I’d Never Seen Before Meeting The Nerd,” which also includes Star Wars (Any. And All.), Pulp Fiction, The Goonies, Lord of the Rings, and Terminator. Remind me to ask her what it was like to have friends as a child.

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