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Movie Matchups: Star Wars Prequels vs. Spartacus
Spartacus (1960) is proof that the Star Wars prequels could have been contained in one film. And they probably would have been much better if they had. Just imagine, we could have gone back and seen the birth of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001 a space odyssey, action movies, anakin skywalker, ancient rome, darth vader, drama, films, freedom, fun, funny, george lucas, government, history, humor, love, movie review, movies, obi-wan kenobi, padme amidala, relationships, return of the jedi, revenge of the sith, robocop, roman empire, romance, science fiction, slavery, spartacus, stanley kubrick, star wars, star wars prequels
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6 Movies That Are Better If You Skip the First Half
Some movies are so perfectly set up that you can’t skip a second without feeling totally lost or missing something vital to the whole experience. Films in this category include such gems as Inception, Star Trek II: The Wrath of … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged 1980s, 2001 a space odyssey, action movies, alien, bill murray, denzel washington, die hard, drama, films, fun, george lucas, groundhog day, horror, john grisham books, julia roberts, movie review, movies, science fiction, stanley kubrick, star trek, star wars, star wars prequels, the pelican brief
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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: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Merry Christmas! I love this time of year. Even though the weather seems to get worse every day, my spirits brighten more and more as I approach that happy holiday on December 25. That’s the day when I’m reunited with … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged big bird, children films, christmas, comedy, cookie monster, drama, feliz navidad, film score, films, fun, funny, grover, holiday, kermit the frog, movie review, movies, muppets, music, oscar the grouch, relationships, santa claus, sesame street, songs, soundtrack, spanish, television, TV shows
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Movie Matchups: Sherlock Holmes (2009) vs. Batman Begins
It’s time for one of the greatest showdowns of all time! The world’s greatest detective (Sherlock Holmes, of course) vs. the world’s greatest detective (Batman, naturally)! In honor of the upcoming release of Sherlock Holmes 2, I’m going to show … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, batman, batman begins, bruce wayne, christopher nolan, comic books, detective, drama, films, gotham city, heroes, iron man, joker, magic, movie review, movies, police, relationships, robert downey jr, romance, sherlock holmes, tim burton
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Bad Movies with Great Music: Edward Scissorhands
I know I risk the ire of my patient readers by saying this, but, in my opinion, Edward Scissorhands is not a good movie. I’d like to stress that it’s not terrible, either. The main reason I consider it bad … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Movies with Great Music
Tagged back to the future, beauty and the beast, california, christmas, danny elfman, disney, drama, edward scissorhands, film score, films, frankenstein, holiday, john hughes, johnny depp, movie review, movies, music, relationships, romance, soundtrack, tim burton, winona ryder
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Movie Matchups: The Sixth Sense vs. Ghost
Don’t you just love that sleeper hit from the 1990s about a ghost who stays on earth after he dies to try to help the people he cares about? Which movie am I talking about: either 1999’s The Sixth Sense … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, bruce willis, comedy, death, demi moore, drama, films, ghost, haley joel osment, halloween, m night shyamalan, movie review, movies, patrick swayze, relationships, romance, scary movies, spiritual, supernatural, the sixth sense, TV shows, whoopi goldberg
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Movies That Improve on Multiple Viewings: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s more than just a superb Disney cartoon. It crams more emotion and interesting characters into just 82 minutes than most movies do in twice that … Continue reading
Posted in Movies That Improve
Tagged animated films, beauty and the beast, characters, comedy, disney, drama, enchanted, films, fun, funny, movie review, movies, mr magorium, relationships, romance, star trek
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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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5 Great Movies That Were Saved By Budget Cuts
Thank goodness for budget cuts. Filmmakers sometimes complain that they have to compromise their artistic vision because they didn’t have enough money. But I believe that good filmmakers will wind up being happy that they had less to work with … Continue reading
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