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Movie Matchups: Tron: Legacy vs. The Dark Crystal
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, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I hoped it would be good because I grew up loving the original Tron, but I didn’t know how they would live up to that film’s originality. It turns out they didn’t, but that’s actually not a bad thing.
As I walked out of the theater with my wife, she pointed out that Tron: Legacy had a lot in common with its predecessor – similar lines of dialogue, visual designs and plot points. But I had a nagging feeling that it reminded me of another movie even more than Tron. And, coincidentally, it was another movie that came out in 1982 – Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal. Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, dark crystal, films, fun, funny, jeff bridges, jim henson, movie review, movies, science fiction, star wars, starman, tron
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Joke of the Week: Plumber
What did the plumber say when he walked up to his customer’s sink?
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Forgotten Film Gems: Starman
Starman is a forgotten classic. If you’ve already seen it, I applaud you. If you haven’t, I suggest you check it out. This movie never got the attention it deserved, possibly because it came out just two years after another movie about an alien who comes to earth and gets the help of humans to return to its ship. With any luck, Starman won’t stay hidden for long because we’re going to bring this would-be classic to light at long last.
Starman or Star Trek?
I’ve heard this film compared to E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, but I think it more closely resembles the season-two episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled “The Child.” In that episode, a being of pure energy comes aboard the Enterprise and, in order to fully understand humanity, it enters Counselor Deanna Troi and is born as a human child. The child ages rapidly and grows close to his mother (or as close as he can in a 42-minute episode). But when he discovers he’s putting the ship at risk, he leaves, never to return. It was a pretty substandard episode, but Starman takes the same material and turns out a very good movie. Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, christ-type, films, funny, jeff bridges, jesus christ, john carpenter, message movies, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, science fiction, star trek, starman, will smith
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Joke of the Week: Pepsi
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Tagged comedy, double meaning, fun, funny, jokes, leaders, pepsi, pop, soda
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What the Star Wars Prequels Did Right
The Star Wars prequels are not great films. Many people have gone into great detail about what those films did wrong. So, instead of repeating all of their problems, I’m going to talk about what the Star Wars prequels did right.
Twentieth Century Fox Distributed
George Lucas is a savvy businessman. When he inked his contract to make the first Star Wars film, he famously gained exclusive rights to all merchandise. But many people don’t know he also gained control of all sequels, prequels and spinoffs. Because of that oversight, Twentieth Century Fox had to negotiate to be the distributor for each new Star Wars movie. They did have one important bargaining chip, though: Fan expectations. Continue reading
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Tagged film score, films, george lucas, john williams, movies, music, science fiction, soundtrack, star wars
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Joke of the Week: Stephen King
If the author of The Shining made an information technology company, what would he call it?
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Tagged books, comedy, fun, funny, horror, information technology, IT, jokes, stephen king
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Battle of the Message Movies: Wall-E vs. Planet of the Apes (1968)
I liked Wall-E when I first saw it. Despite its slant against consumerism and over-the-top premise, Wall-E is a charming film. I also enjoyed the 1968 version of Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston at his campy best.
What do these two movies have to do with each other? They’re both trying to say the same thing. These are message movies with a clear agenda to tell us something about ourselves and try to get us to see the world from a new perspective. So put on your best ape mask and replace that damaged eye so we can start seeing the world through the eyes of Wall-E and Planet of the Apes! Continue reading
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Tagged environment, films, future, message movies, movie review, movies, pixar, planet of the apes, science fiction, wall-e, war
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Joke of the Week: Superman
What did the first sentence of the job description for Superman’s intern say?
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Movies That Get Worse on Multiple Viewings: Hitch
The first time I saw Hitch I was single. So it’s not surprising I really liked it. Hitch offers hope to those poor souls in the seemingly hopeless and endlessly frustrating world of dating. That’s why I was so surprised when I went back and watched it again after I was married. Suddenly the jokes fell flat, the story felt contrived, and the characters were annoying instead of charming.
Let’s dive into Hitch to see where it went wrong after just a couple of viewings. Continue reading
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