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How to Destroy the Star Wars Saga in One Easy Step
What one thing could possibly destroy the entire Star Wars saga? Not Jar Jar Binks. Not Anakin Skywalker as a little kid or a whiny teenager. Not Darth Vader yelling “NOOOOOOO!” Not even Yoda jumping around with a little green … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, anakin skywalker, darth vader, death star, empire strikes back, et the extra terrestrial, fairy tales, films, george lucas, han solo, lord of the rings, luke skywalker, movie review, movies, muppets, padme amidala, phantom menace, return of the jedi, science fiction, star trek, star wars, star wars prequels, steven spielberg, superman, yoda
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Movie Matchups: Iron Man 2 vs. RoboCop 2
Iron Man 2 is a remake of RoboCop 2. Let that sentence sink in for a few seconds… Now someone please tell me why would anyone want to remake RoboCop 2? I’d really like to know. I can understand wanting … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, alex murphy, bad movies, comedy, comic books, cyborgs, films, fun, funny, humor, iron man, movie review, movies, relationships, robocop, robots, science fiction, sequels, spiderman, star wars, star wars prequels, superman, tony stark
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Movie Matchups: Star Trek: The Motion Picture vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Since my first attempt at talking about 2001: A Space Odyssey was such a resounding success (Stanley Kubrick fans lined up to hurl insults at me), I thought I might as well finish what I started and try to set … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001 a space odyssey, alien, classical music, dave bowman, drama, enterprise, evolution, film score, films, fun, funny, hal 9000, heavens gate, humor, james t kirk, jerry goldsmith, jupiter, klingon, krypton, leaders, monolith, movie review, movies, music, NASA, religion, science, science fiction, soundtrack, space, space exploration, spock, stanley kubrick, star trek, superman, TV shows, voyager, youtube
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A Tale of Two Satans: The Joker vs. General Zod
Two of my favorite sequels of all time are The Dark Knight and Superman II. Both of them expand the heroes’ story and deepen the world they inhabit. A lot of the success of these films can be credited directly … Continue reading
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Tagged batman, batman begins, christ-type, comic books, devil, drama, evil, films, general zod, God, harvey dent, jesus christ, joker, lucifer, movie review, movies, religion, romance, satan, science fiction, spiritual, superman, the dark knight, villains
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Forgotten Film Gems: National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1
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
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged 1980s, action movies, airplane, bruce willis, cameo, comedy, danny glover, die hard, emilio estevez, films, fun, funny, george lucas, jokes, lethal weapon, mel gibson, movie review, movies, netflix, parody, richard donner, samuel l jackson, star trek, superman, tim curry, TV shows, whoopi goldberg, william shatner
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Movie Matchups: DreamWorks Animation Triple Feature!
Over the past few years, the quality of DreamWorks Animation’s films has gone up dramatically. They’ve given Pixar a run for its money with great movies like Megamind, How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda. What has suddenly … Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, batman begins, beauty and the beast, comedy, donkey kong, dreamworks, films, fun, funny, hitch, how to train your dragon, kung fu panda, megamind, movie review, movies, pixar, relationships, science fiction, superman
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Movie Matchups: Titanic vs. Somewhere in Time
You’ve probably heard a million times that James Cameron’s Avatar isn’t the most original story ever told. But did you know that his previous film Titanic, which set new box-office records during 1997-1998, has virtually the same story as a … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, avatar, christopher reeve, drama, films, history, james cameron, love, macguffin, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, superman, time travel, titanic
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Movies That Get Worse on Multiple Viewings: Superman Returns
I don’t think Superman Returns is a bad movie. It’s an interesting character study, a solid drama, and a fresh perspective on the comic book genre. But that doesn’t necessarily add up to a great Superman movie. I’ll get to … Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, drama, film score, films, iron man, movie review, movies, romance, science fiction, soundtrack, superman
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Joke of the Week: Superman
What did the first sentence of the job description for Superman’s intern say? The answer is…
