Thinking

 By: L Jones

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I just watched the Notorious film and I have to say, it’s about what I thought it would be, an “alright” movie. The reason I say “alright”, is because the film does not tell us anything we didn’t already know about Christopher Wallace’s life. There was no new insight on anything. The movie was very safe.

The character of Biggy Smalls was not very believable. It may have happened exactly the way the film depicted it happening, but like I said before, it seemed a bit safe. It’s almost as if the film makers did not want to ruin his image or tarnish his name. He is known as one of the best rappers to have done it; him being a jerk to woman will not change how people feel about his rapping. Put it in the movie. Make it real. Give us the real.

The actors were ok. The veteran actors and actresses were great. I actually thought the portrayal of Sean Combs was pretty believable. I also liked the Lil Kim character, even though she seems to disagree.  To be honest, I would have rather followed her story. The movie made her character flesh; made her real.

Overall, I’d have to say, in my opinion, that the movie gets a C grade. There was nothing special, besides the story itself, to the movie. I encourage you to go see for yourself and you be the judge. This is just what I think.

Summary of Movie:

NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of “The American Dream.” Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures

 by: L Jones

Hello all. It’s here. My Magic Jack arrived in the mail just three days after I ordered it. It came in a small rectangular package with cushioned foam to protect the little gadget. I waited a little while before I actually tried to install it, because after reading the reviews, some of the reviewers mentioned needing computer skills and things like that to get the thing to work. I ate my dinner first, because I wanted to feed my brain.

So I ripped open the package and headed to the computer. The instructions say to plug the Magic Jack directly into the computer and not in a hub. I had one open slot; lucky for me. If you saw my computer, you would see why. I have a hub on the front and back of it.

Anyway, I plugged it into the available slot and “voila”, the Magic Jack did the rest. Once the software was loaded I was prompted for 911 information and desired phone number location. I submitted everything and was told it could take up to 2 hours to receive my phone number. About 10 seconds later, my phone number showed up on the screen.

First thing I did was called my mother to test the clarity. As close to perfect without being perfect as it could be. I am totally satisfied (1 day in). If I run into any problems, I will definitely post it.  Right now I will enjoy my current and future savings.

ISSUES:

(1) They offer a 5 year $59.95 offer which is phenomenal, I just don’t know if the company will be around then.

(2) They mention in the Agreement that the Magic Jack is yours, but the software is not. What happens after the first year and you opt out of the service? Silly question, but what if?

(3) I was a bit angry, because I thought you could only get these on television or the Internet. I ordered online and yesterday while I was at Best Buy, sure enough I saw them there. This knowledge, if nothing else, could have saved me the shipping and handling cost.

OVERALL:

I am looking forward to reducing my yearly telephone bill from $456.00 to $19.95 without sacrificing sound quality or dependability.