Meet Scott
I am a Capricorn. I enjoy long walks on the beach... Just kidding.
My two earliest memories of movies are driving home from E.T. and my
grandmother almost falling out of the car and watching Return of the Jedi
with a couple friends at the local theatre.
When I was really young, I used to bike up to the area mall to catch movies with
my friends. To this day I don't think my parents ever knew I biked so far
away.
I have seen hundreds of movies in theatres and many more on DVD, VHS, Cable and
Network TV. I have tried to catalog all that I have seen in my Netflix
account and I am up to 1200. Every time I go there, I find another 10 or
so I forgot I saw. There are so many more movies whose name I never
knew.
There is one movie, whose name I do not remember, about an Australian
teacher and her class that are kidnapped by bank robbers. The
kidnappers put them into some type of cave where they have to swim through
an underground lake to get away. If you know what this is, please email
me!
I do have a life away from movies as well. I have been married to Carrie
since 2000. She has been great in supporting my late nights watching and
reviewing movies.
I also am a software developer for a bank. I work on websites when I have
time, including this website. I have no design skills whatsoever, but I
do great with databases and backend systems.
For fun, I like to run, bike and read. I finished my first ever marathon
in November 2005. I compete regularly in local mountain biking races and
enjoy road biking. I have a goal of competing in an Ironman, but
that is a few years away.
As I said, I like to read books. I also like to write and have just
started writing my first 'Great American Novel'. I enjoy writing and
whether I ever publish my book, I think I will have had a fun time writing it.
10 Favorite Movies of all time, not in order:
- 12 Angry Men
- Better Off Dead
- Forrest Gump
- Groundhog Day
- Highlander
- Star Wars, Episode IV
- The Matrix
- The Right Stuff
- The Shawshank Redemption
- The Untouchables
Meet Mike
Scott and I created this web site as an outlet for our obsession with movies. I
am a Network Engineer for a living, but knew enough about setting up a website
to get this started.
What qualifies me to be a movie reviewer? The main reason is my lifelong love
affair with movies. But it's not just loving movies. Even though I am a
computer guy, I have a B.A. in Communications from Virginia Tech. My
concentrations were in Broadcasting and Filmmaking.
Now more about my life. I have a really cool convertible sports car that most
women expect some young stud to be driving. Sorry Ladies, it's just me!
I am married to a wonderful woman, Martha, and have been for 10 years. Still
feels like we were just married though. Also I have a son in college that I am
quite proud of.
We just got a couple of cute puppies, and by puppies, I mean young dachshunds.
They are really cute and we both spoil them. Did I mention that they are cute?
The other apples of my eye are another set of cute boys. My nephews Jason and
Eric. These guys are my touchstone when I'm watching kid’s movies.
I work for a computer networking company, Entec Systems, which solves company's
technology problems. You Got a Problem? We Got a Solution.
In case its not apparent in the reviews, I am a bit of a nerd. The first clue
is computer guy for a living. I am very into Science Fiction, comic books and
toys. Maybe one day I'll grow up, but not before its absolutely necessary.
This website is our side project done out of love. If nothing else we get to go
to the movies for free!
10 Favorite movies of all time in order:
- Star Wars
- Risky Business
- Citizen Kane
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Casablanca
- Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan
- Usual Suspects
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Pulp Fiction
- Clerks
