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Movie Matchups: Die Hard vs. Crocodile Dundee II

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

What do Speed, Cliffhanger, Air Force One, and Sudden Death have in common? They all copy the plot of Crocodile Dundee II. I’m serious. Not Die Hard. The sequel to the popular Paul Hogan vehicle from the mid-1980s debuted in theaters … Continue reading →

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Joke of the Week: Tape Player

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

What does the tape player always sing when it gets to the end of a tape? The answer is…

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James Cameron’s Best Movie

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

What is James Cameron’s best movie? It’s not Aliens. It’s not Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It’s not even Titanic. No, his best movie is one that he planned more than a decade before it became a reality. He had to … Continue reading →

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Bad Movies with Great Music: St. Elmo’s Fire

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Long before Joel Schumacher made Batman and Robin, he had already cemented his position as a schlock director with the 1985 cinematic stinker called St. Elmo’s Fire. He actually wrote and directed this movie, so there’s no wiggle room to … Continue reading →

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6 Movies That Are Better If You Skip the First Half

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Some movies are so perfectly set up that you can’t skip a second without feeling totally lost or missing something vital to the whole experience. Films in this category include such gems as Inception, Star Trek II: The Wrath of … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Film Gems: National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Do yourself a favor and go watch National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 right now. Seriously. It’s on Netflix and it’s probably also at your local library. This is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen, and I don’t want … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Film Gems: Clue

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Believe it or not, next year’s Battleship will not be the first movie ever made based on a board game. That dubious honor goes to 1985’s Clue. But don’t let the fact that it’s inspired by a silly game meant … Continue reading →

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Bad Movies with Great Music: Dune (1984)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

First of all, I have to say that I really like Frank Herbert’s masterpiece Dune. The book is epic in scope and I’ve never read a better examination of the dilemma of fate and free will than that of Paul … Continue reading →

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Bad Movies with Great Music: The Last Starfighter

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Heaven help me, I love The Last Starfighter. For all its over-the-top, gee-whiz, Star Wars-lite tomfoolery, it’s actually a really fun movie. It encapsulates many of the things I love about films from the 1980s: The big hair, fun-loving teenagers, … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: Tron: Legacy vs. The Dark Crystal

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Tron: Legacy is a good movie. I haven’t watched TV for the past five years and I don’t pay attention to movie hype, except what I see on IMDB. So when I first saw Tron: Legacy for the first time, … Continue reading →

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