A few of us took in "Cinderella Man" over at the Cinemark. The story of Jim Braddock is a compelling one and if you have Paul Giamatti and Angelo Dundee in your corner, well, how can you lose? It actually had more fight scenes than I thought it would and for the most part, they were OK. The film was chock full o' boxing cliches. You know, the crusty trainer; the strong, yet supportive wife ("You are the champion of my heart, James Braddock."); adorable kiddies; the kindly priest; and the ruthless fight promoter.

But they saved the worst cliches for the champ Max Baer. Jethro may have a beef as they depicted his Dad as some sort of cross between Darth Vader, Michael Corleone, Keyser Soze with a pinch of Hitler, Stalin and perhaps the devil tossed in. In real life, that is extremely distant from the truth. Sure, Baer was responsible for one death and probably led to another in the ring, but you'd have thought that was his mission in life. Not so.

It is a pretty good flick, probably rates between around 3 stars.

Quaker Steak had a Bike night tonight and I cannot remember when I have seen that amount of cycles in one place. The place was beyond packed.

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AFI picked the Best 100 Movie Quotes. Pretty standard stuff. "Badges" should have been higher than 36. Where were these?:

"No, Mister Bond. I want you to die."
"Do you know who I am?"
"...medieval on your ass."
"I have a gub."
"Thanks Karl, but I don't want to stick to anything."
"Then depression set in."
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And poof. Just like that, he's gone."

MTV will host the Live 8 shows and XM gets the satellite radio feed. Please God, better hosts this time. Do you realize Marilyn McCoo was a host on "Live Aid"?

Socks help zombie women have orgasms. At least that's what this study says, according to the Dutch.

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Speaking of boxing, the Gatti-Mayweather PPV fight is heating up. Could/should be a great one. Mayweather's quote: "It ain't cool to bleed." has AFI potential.

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