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The Man Upstairs
As a father, I’m in uncharted territory. For more than a decade I’ve been raising a bunch of young children, but that is changing. I officially have a teenager now. My eldest son is a good soul, which bodes well … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged animated films, children films, fathers, films, God, humor, jokes, lego, movie review, movies, personal, relationships, the lego movie
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Ode to the Bank
Question: What do you a call a tribute to getting out of debt? Answer: Ode! And I felt I owed it to my wonderful readers to share this poem I wrote in the midst of paying off my mortgage at … Continue reading
Back to the Future Predicted the Cellphone
There are many reasons to love Back to the Future. It’s the perfect nostalgia movie for the 1950s, 1980s, and even its timeless hopefulness about the future. It’s also fun to look at the film as being a predictor of … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, jokes, movie review, movies, puns, science fiction
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The Sixth Sense Meets Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier is all about reanimated corpses of soldiers who have to take extreme measures to continue functioning. One way they do that is by covering themselves in ice to cool down their body temperatures. That got me thinking. The … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged films, funny, humor, jokes, movies, puns, science fiction, the sixth sense, universal soldier
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What Disease Feels Sorry for Leonardo DiCaprio?
It felt wrong to publish a serious article this week because of the shutdown and worries over the Wuhan virus. I love sharing my thoughts on movies, but this time it just seemed to be besides the point. However, I … Continue reading
It Took Me 33 Years to Get This Subtle Spaceballs Joke
I’ve seen Spaceballs many times, and there’s one joke in it that’s always gone over my head. I couldn’t understand why it was in there or what it meant until this past week when it finally dawned on me, and … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, films, funny, jokes, mel brooks, movies, parody, puns, spaceballs, star wars, videos
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How Did Scaramanga Escape from James Bond?
There are two things that I absolutely love: movies and puns. And today I get to combine them to humorous results. Get ready for a Man with the Golden Gun pun. Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, films, fun, funny, humor, james bond, jokes, movies, puns
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The Muppet Movie Is an ‘Isn’t It Funny That’ Comedy
There are many kinds of comedies. Slapstick, romantic, dark, road trip, parody, satire. You might think that 1979’s The Muppet Movie is a road trip comedy because at first glance it seems to be all about Kermit the Frog traveling … Continue reading
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Tagged austin powers, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, jokes, movie review, movies, muppet movie, muppets
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A Joke from Top Secret! (1984) Becomes Reality
I am always on the lookout for interesting comparisons between films, and it was surprising to find such a striking parallel between fiction and real life. I never thought a joke could be taken so seriously. Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, east germany, funny, government, humor, jokes, murder, music, parody, politics, real life, sad, songs, south africa, top secret
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5 Funny Observations About Films
I have a funny way of looking at films. Sometimes my powers of observation lead to entirely new ways of analyzing films’ plots while other times they yield silly puns. Today I present the latter. Please enjoy these five funny … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, films, fun, funny, guardians of the galaxy, humor, jokes, movies, predator, puns, science fiction, sequels, spiderman, toy story
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