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Movie Matchups: Die Hard vs. Crocodile Dundee II
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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Tagged 1980s, action movies, christmas, crocodile dundee, die hard, films, holiday, movie review, movies, relationships
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Movie Matchups: The Dark Knight vs. Seven
I wonder if Morgan Freeman had déjà vu when he first read the script to The Dark Knight. In this film, an unidentifiable psychopath is going around killing people to teach twisted lessons about morality. He leaves clues for the … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, batman, comic books, films, joker, movie review, movies, the dark knight
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Joke of the Week: The Terminator
What container did Sarah Connor put the ashes of her dead love Kyle Reese into? The answer is…
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Tagged action movies, funny, humor, jokes, puns, terminator
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Movie Matchups: The Amazing Spider-Man vs. Death Wish
The Amazing Spider-Man is basically 1974’s Death Wish with a giant killer lizard thrown into the story. I really enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man – as you can tell from my article “12 Things The Amazing Spider-Man Did Better Than the … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, comic books, films, movie review, movies, spiderman
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Movie Matchups: The Bourne Identity (2002) vs. Total Recall (1990)
You know how “I’ll be back” was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s big catchphrase all through the ‘80s? Apparently he wasn’t just talking about coming back himself, but having plots from his movies reused. I’ll talk about a film that blatantly and goofily … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, bourne identity, movie review, science fiction, total recall
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Movie Matchups: The Dark Knight Rises vs. Toy Story 3
There are several spoilers in this review, so please don’t read beyond this point if you haven’t seen The Dark Knight Rises and you don’t want to know plot details. You’ve been warned. When I first thought of this article, … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, batman, batman begins, dark knight rises, films, movie review, movies, pixar, toy story
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12 Things The Amazing Spider-Man Did Better Than the Original Trilogy
When I saw Spider-Man for the first time nine years ago, one line really stuck out to me. The Green Goblin tells Spider-Man, “In spite of everything you’ve done for them, eventually they will hate you.” I couldn’t help thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, films, movie review, movies, science, spiderman
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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 … 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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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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