When two Choir Directors were dividing up a dozen Tenors by number, why did one Director think the other was being way too greedy at the outset?
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Pleasant Surprises: The Parent Trap (1998)
This is the second film I’ve reviewed in the Pleasant Surprises section, and it also happens to be the second film with a date in the title, the first being Star Trek (2009). I’ll try not to make a habit of that with every film in this section. I am so excited to talk about The Parent Trap (1998). I briefly mentioned it in my list of 10 Remakes That Are Better Than the Original Films, and I’m going to go into much more depth here.
So let’s get moving on the double and talk about this exceptional film. Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, disney, drama, films, movie review, movies, relationships, romance
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Movie Matchups: 2010 vs. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Remember my Movie Matchup of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and 2001: A Space Odyssey? I’m not done with either of those series yet because it turns out that the sequels to those two films are just as identical as their predecessors. What are the odds? 2010 and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock came out in theaters in 1984, and they both involve planet-wide destruction, hijacking spacecraft, the dead returning to life, and many other plot points and themes in common.
Of course, The Search for Spock isn’t a direct sequel to The Motion Picture, the same way that 2010 is of 2001. But it is a direct sequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It’s continuing the story of another film in the same franchise, so that’s close enough. So let’s not waste any time exploring these two sci-fi epics. Continue reading
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Joke of the Week: Cows
What do you call a mythical milk company that’s located next to a cliff?
The answer is…
Ledge ‘n Dairy!
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What Made Someone I Don’t Know Threaten to Kill Me
I recently had a conversation that opened my eyes to a very big truth: tyranny is alive and well, and it is rearing its ugly head by trying to intimidate good people into silence. You see, I talked with someone through a social-media site called reddit and unfortunately that conversation ended with him threatening to kill me and many others. It wasn’t that I was being rude to him or egging him on. I was being kind and thoughtful while he was being rude and hateful. He wanted to kill me because I didn’t agree with him and he feared my ideas. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, debate, freedom, internet, kindness, politics, rational thought, relationships
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10 Movie Remakes That Are Better Than the Originals
Movie remakes get a bad name because of such misfires as Poseidon, The Haunting, and let’s not forget the infamous Psycho. I’ve noticed quite a few remakes in recent years, which make Hollywood filmmakers look desperate to come up with new ideas. But that doesn’t mean the remakes themselves are all bad. In fact, some of the best movies I’ve ever seen have been remakes of earlier successful (and a few not-so-successful) films. So let’s take a look at some films in which the filmmakers gambled that they could improve on someone else’s work. Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, books, classic films, epic, film industry, films, george lucas, history, hollywood, movie remakes, movie review, movies, star wars
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Joke of the Week: Norse Mythology
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Tagged comedy, comic books, fun, funny, God, humor, jokes, loki, myth, norse mythology, puns, religion, thor
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Movie Matchups: Thor vs. The Ten Commandments (1956)
I recently saw Marvel’s The Avengers and I am so impressed. I wish every big-budget movie could be that entertaining and just plain fun. In preparation for that movie, I watched both Iron Man films, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Thor. I haven’t seen The Incredible Hulk because a) I already know the Hulk’s origin story, b) I’m not all that interested, and c) Edward Norton was replaced by Mark Ruffalo, so I didn’t feel it necessary to see Norton’s take on the character. Ruffalo did a fantastic job, by the way.
Having grown up loving all of these comic book characters, I was already familiar with most of their backstories, with the glaring exception of Thor. How did the Norse God of Thunder come to Earth in the first place? I never really knew. Sometimes it seemed like he had an alter ego named Eric something-or-other who was kind of like Thor’s Billy Batson (for all you Shazam fans out there). Other times Thor was solo. That just left me feeling confused. So I went into the Thor film with few preconceptions about what I was going to see. What I got was a surprisingly Biblical story – or at least the Bible through the lens of Cecil B. DeMille.
Is it blasphemous to compare Norse mythology to Jewish history? Probably. But I haven’t been one to shirk a good religious controversy yet, so I’ll go ahead and dive head first into this one. Welcome to my comparison of Thor and the 1956 version of The Ten Commandments. Continue reading
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