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Sequel-Proof Movies That Somehow Got Sequels
There are some movies that you can tell the filmmakers never intended to make a sequel to. They either just wanted to tell a solid, self-contained story or they wanted to eliminate the possibility that anyone would even attempt to … Continue reading
Movies About Cheating for a Good Cause
Sometimes even heroes resort to cheating to defeat their enemies. As long as it’s serving a good cause or at least it’s being used against someone even worse than the person doing it, cheating can actually appear noble. Let’s look … Continue reading
The Aftermath of Brewster’s Millions (1985)
I’ve spoken at length about the brilliance of 1985’s Brewster’s Millions and what an insightful lesson it provides on the true value of money. Now I’ll balance that out by talking about the possible consequences of the events in that … Continue reading
Posted in After The End
Tagged 1980s, brewsters millions, cash, comedy, electrons, films, money, movie review, movies, wealth
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I No Longer Think It’s Wise to Mock the Past
Have you ever found the answer to a question you had never thought to ask, but which explains many other questions you’ve had? I had this experience when I watched a brilliant review of Pleasantville. I had never seen a … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged drama, films, history, movie review, movies, mst3k, personal, pleasantville, videos
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Star Trek IV Is Star Trek: The Motion Picture with Jokes
A mysterious probe is on a direct course for Earth, and James T. Kirk is the only thing standing in its way. Does this describe Star Trek: The Motion Picture or Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home? Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged comedy, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, space, star trek, time travel, voyager
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Ultimate Suffering in Film
This article is not for the squeamish. The end of 2018 was not kind to me. I was bedridden for a week in September and then spent the final week of December suffering from a number of painful maladies. I … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged braveheart, dune, films, incredibles, movie review, movies, pain, robocop, the fly, the passion of the christ, the princess bride, the ten commandments
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Movie Matchups: The Iron Giant vs. Bumblebee
I may have discovered why Bumblebee is the first Transformers movie to not only get a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating, but be overwhelmingly popular with critics. It does everything that was proven to be wildly successful in 1999’s The Iron … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged 1980s, action movies, animated films, bumblebee, cold war, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, robots, science fiction, the iron giant, transformers
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