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Louis L’Amour’s The Sacketts vs. Tombstone
Louis L’Amour’s The Sacketts feels like a prototype for Tombstone. It’s a two-part miniseries that came out in 1979, 14 years before Tombstone. Both have Sam Elliott playing one of three brothers who get into a shootout with some bad … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, classic films, drama, family, films, louis l'amour, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, the sacketts, tombstone, western genre
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I Didn’t Realize People Thought So Poorly of Back to the Future Part III
Ah, the foibles of youth. Growing up, I used to read my local newspaper, and I especially enjoyed the section that focused on what was on TV that week. This was back when local channels and cable were big. And … Continue reading
Posted in Movies That Improve
Tagged 1980s, back to the future, comedy, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, time travel, trilogy, western genre
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Quigley Down Under’s Villain Isn’t Such a Bad Guy
When it comes to villains, Elliott Marston is among my favorites. During my recent rewatch of Quigley Down Under in preparation for my Cinematic Chiasmus article, I noticed that Marston is surprisingly sympathetic. I’m not saying he’s a paragon of … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, films, heroes, movie review, movies, quigley down under, tragic hero, villains, western genre
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Quigley Goes Down Under and Back Up Above to Make a Perfect Chiasmus
Chiasmus occurs in a work of art when the first half of a story mirrors the second half in minute detail. So a chiasmus begins and ends in the same way, and it reaches a crucial turning point in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, movie review, movies, quigley down under, western genre
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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 10 Best Sequels That Came Out Just 1 Year After the Original Film
Few movie series can boast not only a great first film but also an equally excellent sequel… that came out just a year after the original. Now that takes foresight. 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
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
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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10 Great Westerns That Aren’t Set in the Old West
A movie doesn’t have to star John Wayne or take place in the Old West for it to be a western. There are plenty of movies that fall into the western category that are set in modern times or the … Continue reading
