I'm actually posting this to celebrate the guy's work, but in case you didn't know: $320,000 bail + 180 days in jail.

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I kind of got excited that the Hobbit was filming and I had some long Sundays full of freelance writing, so I turned once again to the Lord of the Rings trilogy to fuel my break time from the writing grind.

I have the Special Extended Edition at home and as I've probably mentioned, I really prefer the extended versions. They're just that much richer than the theatrical releases. Of course, I've been living with the extended versions for so long I kind of forget what the theatrical versions were like.

That is all.

I wanted to like District 13: Ultimatum. I really did. I loved the first film, so I was hoping this sequel would at least be its equal.

It wasn't. While the original had one absolutely thrilling sequence to open the film and then kept the pace and quality high throughout, this newest entry in the series doesn't have really ever hit the same levels as the original. The action here is good, it's just not at the mind-blowing level of the first. Since I was really hoping for bigger/better/more that's a real disappointment.

Oh well. This scene is still amazing: