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Michael Kamen: The Best Film Composer You’ve Never Heard of
A friend of mine recently said that one of his favorite songs by composer John Williams is the main title of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He was surprised when I told him, “Actually, Michael Kamen did the music for … Continue reading
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
Posted in Movie Matchups
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
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, films, movie review, movies, science, spiderman
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Universal Soldier Is an Unwatchable Travesty (and 5 Other Reasons I Love Roland Emmerich)
Oh, Roland Emmerich. The much-maligned writer/director is so much better than his critics give him credit for. His successful career should give aspiring filmmakers hope that anyone can make it big in Hollywood. Seriously, the man tries so hard to … Continue reading
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Tagged films, funny, humor, movie review, movies, roland emmerich, science fiction
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Movie Matchups: Aliens (1986) vs. Alien (1979)
Poor James Cameron. He is a brilliant filmmaker, but he has only come up with a couple of original ideas. Take a look at his filmography: Terminator was allegedly inspired by a story by Harlan Ellison. Terminator 2 is just … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, films, james cameron, movie review, movies, science fiction
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Pleasant Surprises
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 … Continue reading
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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