There are those who grew up with freedom and appreciate it.

There are those who grew up with freedom and take it for granted.

Then there are those like Stephan Gueffoy... This is his story

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Based on a true story, gdr, minetta radio, ddr museum, Guernsey arts, gorbi help us,  gtadnost sut die ddr, cabinet cigarettes, mikhail Gorbachev, ussr, Russia, Chris gueffroy, Karin gueffroy, Stefan gueffroy, Christian guadian, Erich honeacker, Herbert köfer, ingvar Carlsson, Bruno kabát, Otto krol, Klaus Vogel, Hans Schultz, Andreas kuehnpast, I go Heinrich, last person shot by the gdr border troops,

Dedicated to all victims of the Berlin wall

We've been on an adventure with the Jurassic series since 1993. Along that way, we've seen many dinosaurs in many different settings and scenarios... Here we are revisiting some familiar scenes and scenarios with a few surprises mixed in. Is it for you? Lets find out. 

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Ile Saint Hubert, ingen, mutadon v5.1, d-rex v.23-iii, bronco Billy, Parker genx, they may be through with us but we're not through with them,  dinosauria, Henry Loomis, paleodioxin, mosasaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, titanasaurus, Paramaribo Suriname,  vanduüks, Martin Krebs, Bobby Atwater, m142, do something that matters while there's still time, don't wait,  situational security and reaction,  m143, m271, Gina, engineered entertainment,  intelligence is natively overrated as an adaptive trait,  of all species that have ever existed on earth 99.9 percent are extinct,  Delores the dinosaur,  flying carnivore the size of an f16, all of us not some of us, I'm not hysterical I'm homicidal,  qualtech, creativity is king, Zora Bennett,  Duncan Kincaid,  Xavier dobbs, Ruben delgado, Isabella Delgado, Teresa Delgado, spinosaur,

Superman has always been an iconic hero to those around the world. This story changes not only the narrative of Superman... it goes beyond that and changes everything. Is that a good or a bad thing? Come along and find out. 

As an additional note, I never thought I'd give a Superman movie a guilty rating but this is definitely getting one. Superman has always been for all, that is... until now. 

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Metahumans, jarhanpur, boravia, krypto, supermutt, luthor Corp luthorcorp, ice castle,  hammer or boravia, Malik Ali, ultraman, Clark Kent,  knowledge is worth many sacrifices,  daily planet,  ghurkos, horizon news,  planet watch planetwatch, general flag,  secretary mori, breakfast for dinner, Superman doesn't have time for selfies, krypton, #superspy, #supershit, Vincenzo's handyman services,  big belly burger, green lantern,  hawk girl, Mr terrific, gbs news,  vortech, we love you more than heaven we love you more than land,  the sphere news,  Stagg industries, secret harem,  lex luthor, mighty crabjoys, tall farm and Martian isn't my type, rex the element man, kryptonite, 78375000 dollar question,  eve - mutant toes,  pocket universe,  Jimmy olsen,  #secrethare, super squirrels,  hall of justice,  justice gang,  hypnoglasses, of the cloth,  fort Kramer, dyf 474 Delaware, Fairplay terrific jacket,  Russian roulette,  anti proton river,  Joey Rex's son,  luthoria, new boravia, your choices your actions that's what makes you who you are,  I'm not who I thought I was,  hammer of boravia, not sure where we're going to land when the world is gone,  weber wireless,  meteors baseball,  lordtech field, brain beats brawn,  my envy is a calling, 1A, pet it be, raptors, maxwell lord, 4 is a name so is Gary,  can't get drunk on a planet with a yellow sun,  bonus scene in credits,  eve teschmecher, sapphire Stagg, bonus scene after credits, 

When a young boy has lost almost everything, his family dynamic gets complicated. As he tries to get his family dynamic back on track, he looks to the stars for the answers. 

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Montez air and space museum,  voyager golden record,  aliens abduct me, montez middle school, tia Olga, pxlol, ham radio, elioese, Olga Solis, Elio Solis, eyes on the skies,  melmac, firstcontact_beta, nice peaceful spoons, carver academy,  are we alone,  camp carver,  no honor without sacrifice,  -53 +31 roll 7, Athena 5, bring us your leader please,  liquid supercomputer,  glory, Questa, communiverse membership,  universal users manual,  none who fight are true winners, lord grigon, cloning clay,  rock paper black hole, communiverse, relate to opponent, gri guy, alpha killer,  scourge of the crab nebula, bargaining chip, glordon, aliens bring him home,  montez afb air force base, master of ham always helps in a jam,  masters of ham, I may not always understand but I always love you,  this isn't goodbye it's just not yet, you are unique and unique can sometimes feel like alone but you are not alone, bonus scene in credits,  Carl Sagan audio, post credit bonus trailer peek a boo scene for Hoppers, 

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We've followed Hiccup and his friends through their adventures on and off the silver screen. What if they were real though? Would it change the story? Would it change the heart behind it? This dares to answer those questions and more. If you're a fan of the animated versions, this is one that you'll at least want to chance... Follow along and find out why. 

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Berk, we don't run from fights we start them, stoick the vast, you can't stop him you can only prepare him,  trial of flame,  is only fun if you get a scar out of it,  the book of dragons,  are you actually insane or do you just act that way,  strike fear mystery, thunder drill, extreme dangerous kill on soft,  unholy offspring of lightning and death itself, a downed dragon is a dead dragon,  dragon nest,  breast hat,  top slayer,  temporary dragon malfunction,  night fury, softest party of you is your teeth, Cressida Cowell, dedicated to the loving memory of Margaret coll, bonus scene after credits, 

Wow, through love and loss, we've been by their side. Is this the end of their story or just a beginning of something more? Let's find out together. 

Original Review:

Hiccup has come a long way since we first met him when he began his training. He has had a lot of help along the way, close friends and of course the dragons... especially Toothless. Through his adventures, he's had many victories and many losses (some personal). Now he is the chief in charge of Berk and must make his decisions around what is best for everyone instead of just him. Well, now that someone is coming to take the dragons away, Hiccup makes a decision that many question. He must make sure that everyone is safe (including the dragons). There is a problem though, the person coming after the dragons won't stop so easily so Hiccup must find a safe home for them. He turns to the teachings of Stoick for some wisdom. Something is going to happen before this new plan can play out. This new dragon changes relationships for the humans and the dragons combined. Just when things look like they're going to work out, a decision must be made. Will they all live happily ever after? or is it much more complicated? That's what you'll have to wait to see... Trust me, it's worth the wait to the very end!

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Dragon scales, really just a nitwit who forgot to fire proof his butt, crimson goregutter, hookfang, I thought this was supposed to be a stealth mission they always start that way,  hookfang, cloudjumper, berk, the service here soars, the cuisine is fiery, burning undies, king of dragons, perhaps you rely a little bit too much on your dragons and not enough on one another, fishmeat, hobgobbler, the world's first dragon Viking utopia, the m word, eret son of eret, one day you're gonna pick a fight you can't win, death grippers, ragnar, grimmel, they don't have a leader just a boy, out there beyond the sunset lies the home of the dragons, a land from which all dragons come, night furies,  an olde mariners myth, bright fury, light fury, oh my gods, relationships are nothing but pain and misery, little hiccy, she's a warrior queen for Thor's sake, grimmel the grisly,  chief hiccup, night fury killer, I'll give him a piece of my mind and by mind I mean fists, you've never seen anything like me, fishlegs, fishmeat, snotlout, chaghatai khan, I see a tower of manliness in the shape of me, there's nothing more stubborn than a horde of tired hungry Vikings, griselda, gobber, new berk, greedy humans always find a way, dragon scale saliva paint, valka, cloudjumper, hiccup, Astrid, hiccy, hobgobbler, ruffnut, tuffnut, stormfly, all face and no brain, barf and belch, deathgrippers, with love comes loss it's part the deal sometimes it hurts but in the end it's all worth it, there's no greater gift than love, I am the person I am because of you, fear the facial hair, I was so busy fighting for a world that I wanted I didn't think about what you needed, storm fly, hidden world, our world doesn't deserve you yet, legend says that when the ground quakes or lava spews from the earth it's the dragons letting us know they're still here waiting for us to figure out how to get along, berkians, ivar the witless,

This adventure has taken us farther than we thought we wanted to go and left us wanting more (in a good way). As the story continues, be ready as it'll take you further than you thought you wanted to go. 

Original Review:

It's not often when a sequel reaches the expectations from where the original left off, much less surpassing that mark. This does that and more. We are welcomed back into Berk 5 years after the end of the 1st movie. Everyone has a pet dragon. Instead of making tools and weapons to fight with, they now make items that help them with the dragons. Perfect harmony... Or so it seems. Our well-known character from the first movie, Hiccup and his companion Toothless wander the seas looking to map out more of the world. What they find is something much more... A dragon army... led by a ruthless foe of Stoick. This quest leads to much more than that though... A heartwarming reunion. The glee of that is short lived as we experience heartache soon after. Berk will be forever changed. We see a progression of friendships that grow and bloom, love that grows and is lost, and what loyalty really means. The story centers on some of the characters but we don't see as much of the other ones as in the 1st movie. Saying that this answers a lot of questions and leaves room for another sequel... If they do it as well as they did this, let's hope so.

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Hiccup, toothless, Astrid, stoick, ruffnut, tuffnut, Berk, gronckle, nadder, zippleback, monstrous nightmare, night Fury, gobber, fishlegs, snotlout, ruffnut, tuffnut, Astrid,  thunderdrum, timberjack, scauldron, changewing, the skrill, bone knapper, whispering death, Cressida Cowell, starkard, hoark the haggard, phlegma the fierce, spitelout, berkians, dragon racing, barf and belch, stormfly, meatlug, big baby boo, itchy armpit, terrible terrors, drago bludvist, eret son of eret, pride of berk, grump, dargo bloody fist, gods help us all, a chief protects his own, deadly nadder, men who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with, a mother never forgets, skullcrusher, snafflefang, raincutter, hobblegrunt, valka, cloudjumper, bewilderbeast, king of all dragons, dragon island, stoick the vast, thank Odin, stoick valka song, dragon master, it takes more than a little fire to kill me, now you know where I get my dramatic flair, class ten, good dragons under the control of bad people do bad things, I'm not the chief that you wanted me to be,  I'm not the peacekeeper I thought I was, you have the heart of a chief and the soul of a dragon, a chief protects his own, the alpha protects them all, ug, teeny,

I'll swim and sail on savage seas with ne'er a fear of drowning, and gladly ride the waves of life if you will marry me, no scorching sun nor freezing cold will stop me on my journey, if you will promise me your heart and love me for eternity, my dearest one my darling dear your mighty words astound me, but I've no need of mighty deeds when I feel your arms around me, but I will bring you rings of gold and even sing you poetry, and I would keep you from all harm if you would stay beside me, I have no use for rings of gold I care not for your poetry, I only want your hand to hold I only want you near me, to love and kiss to sweetly hold for the dancing and the dreaming, through all my sorrows and your lights I'll keep your laugh inside me, I'll swim and sail the savage seas with ne'er a fear of drowning, and gladly ride the waves of life if you will marry me,

May the Valkyries welcome you and lead you through Odin's great battlefield,
May they sing your name with love and fury so that we might hear it rise from the depths of Valhalla and know that you've taken your rightful place at the table of kings,
For a great man has fallen, a warrior, a chieftain,  a father,  a friend,

The Vikings on Berk had a long history of hunting dragons. They were thought to be fierce beasts with only one goal... destruction. That is until a viking emerges that can't or should I say wont kill one of them. What will happen to their history? What will happen to them if everything that they've always known is no longer... Lets find out. 

Original Review:

This is it... but I'm ashamed to admit that. I had reviewed the 2nd and the 3rd but never got around to reviewing the first. My sincerest apologies.

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Berk, meridian of misery, hiccup, stoick the vast, gronckle, nadder, zippleback, monstrous nightmare, night Fury, gobber, fishlegs, snotlout, ruffnut, tuffnut, Astrid, toothless, stop being all of you, raw vikingness, raven point, attention span of a sparrow, dragon training, dragon manual, dragon classifications: strike fear mystery, thunderdrum, timberjack, scauldron, changewing, the skrill, bone knapper, whispering death, unholy offspring of lightning and death itself, helheims gate, breast hat, son of a half troll rat eating munge bucket, beard of Thor, troll, butt elf, bride of Grendel, Cressida Cowell, starkard, hoark the haggard,  phlegma the fierce, spitelout, in memory of Blake Snyder with gratitude,

Where this movie falls in the Karate Kid series is up for debate but it does justice to the original story. Not a retelling, but a continuation in a way that honors the original and carries it further. Can the story move forward from here? We'll have to wait and see. 

Original Review:

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Shinpo sensei, Miyagi karate, han school of Kung fu, jacket on jacket off, shao li fong, if you practice violence you get violence in return,  59g9 taxi, apt 365, victory pizza,  Bodega convenience store,  I got it I think,  sensei o'shea, stuffed crust, demolition mixed martial arts,  focus on the goal ignore the pain, tekken 8, the 5 boroughs,  the dragon's shadow strike,  dragon kick,  Conor day, Mia lipani, Victor lipani, lipani vs Reed, Benjamin Floyd,  Chinese Peter Parker,  false hope is better than no hope,  first rule of Kung fu everything is Kung fu, lipani vs Dennis,  you deal with it or it's going to deal with you, watson vs Ortega, han snafu, world famous fetterman garden, sensei larusso,  is it worth fighting for,  pepsi pairs well with pepperoni, Alan fetterman,  Buddha Stevens, Queens Tornado, lions mane Martinez,  showdown in the sky,  tiger trap,  don't mess with the champ, Gleason's gym Brooklyn,  Miyagi dough, bo fong, Robert mark Kamen,

The role has changed hands, but the responsibility remains. When a politician who has been anti-Avengers flips his views... He is met with considerable skepticism. He must earn the trust of those who he is destined to protect? Is that possible, or is it too little, too late? Let's find out. 

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Thaddeus Thunderbolt Ross, Betty Ross, ready for Ross, adamantium, vibranium, hulk hunter, captain America, Bruce banner, serpent society, sidewinder, Karen Lee Ross march 7 1950 to July 21 1993, keep your face always to the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you, I did not die in style, falcon, Isaiah Bradley forgotten cap, Joaquin Torres, the last hit is the only hit that matters, Steve rogers, Sam Wilson, celestial Island world summit, lose the mustache or lose the election, enhanced individuals, sokovia awards, celestial mass Indian ocean, Leila Taylor, Ruth bat-seraph, joint base Anacostia Bolling Arnold gate, hunter barcroft, max ventura, warden Cooper, Samuel steins, pm ozaki, red room, camp echo one, Mr blue song, Payumo, grayburn college, optogenetic data, please don't be boring, Allenwood, Red wing, Buck Bucky Barnes, James Buchanan Barnes, red hulk, uav 02, hains point, celestial Island treaty, the raft, Ozaki Ross accords, enough, wakanda hookup, post credit scene, captain America will return, 

The producers would like to recognize Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness for their significant contributions to the red hulk character

The producers would like to recognize Rick Remender and Carlos Pacheco for their significant contributions to this film