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10 Actors Who Reached Their Zenith and Nadir in the Same Year
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens’ famous words are appropriate for these 10 actors who somehow reached the zenith and nadir of their career in the same year.
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Tagged actors, arnold schwarzenegger, bad movies, bill murray, brad pitt, chevy chase, dennis quaid, eddie murphy, films, john travolta, movie review, movies, robin williams, sandra bullock
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Is ‘Hasta La Vista, Baby’ a Bait-and-Switch?
Terminator 2: Judgment Day has a number of great lines, and probably the most famous is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s legendary delivery of “Hasta la vista, baby.” But I’ve started to wonder if it was originally intended as a bait-and-switch, meaning that … Continue reading
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Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, batman and robin, james cameron, puns, sequels, terminator, videos
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The Many Attempts to Recreate the Magic of 1982
They say you can’t go home again. But some filmmakers seem to think they can. 1982 was one of the best years for films. In fact, it was so good that many of the films from that year have been … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 48 hrs, arnold schwarzenegger, blade runner, dark crystal, don bluth, et the extra terrestrial, films, mad max, movie review, movies, poltergeist, rambo, science fiction, secret of nimh, star trek, the thing, tron
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Why Terminator: Genisys Is a Good Movie
Terminator: Genisys ends the series on a high note by bringing back a lot of what made me love this series in the first place. It shows that all that stuff may be old, but it’ll never be obsolete. Continue reading
1996 Was the Year the Macho ’80s Action Hero Died
If you wanted to pinpoint the exact moment that the ‘80s action hero died, this is it! Continue reading
Forgotten Film Gems: The Villain
Remember that time when director Hal Needham got really drunk and decided to cast Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cowboy in a western comedy? Yes, that really happened. Maybe not the drunk part, but I assume he had to be out … Continue reading
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Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, cartoon, comedy, cowboy, films, fun, funny, hal needham, humor, jokes, kirk douglas, looney tunes, movie review, movies, puns, relationships, romance, villains, western genre
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‘I’ll Be Back’ Takes on New Meaning: Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s First Half Mirrors Its Second Half
October 26, 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Terminator. That was James Cameron’s first real directing job, and he followed it up with the even better Aliens and The Abyss. In 1991, he returned to … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, arnold schwarzenegger, chiasmus, films, james cameron, movie review, movies, relationships, science fiction, sequels, terminator
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Predator Is Surprisingly Deep for an Action Movie
Happy April Fools’ Day. I’m only half-joking when I say that the 1987 classic Predator is surprisingly deep for an action movie. It’s not exactly the kind of movie you watch hoping for a lot of subtext to analyze. Predator … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, arnold schwarzenegger, films, funny, holiday, humor, movie review, movies, predator, puns, science fiction, terminator
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