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Western Movies Month 2 – True Grit 2010

Although Western movies are often associated with the 50s and early 60s, there are quite a few modern Western movies as well. It’s only fair that I review at least one modern Western for this theme month. Enter True Grit, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Four month 4 – Fan4stick

Nope, I’m not giving this movie the dignity of calling it by its actual title. It doesn’t deserve it. After Rise of the Silver Surfer disappointed at the box office (despite still making a profit), 20th Century Fox waited until … Continue reading

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Fantastic Four month 1 – Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four franchise in the comics marked the true beginning of the Marvel Comics Universe. Marvel’s First Family was Stan Lee’s first major creation for Marvel, which he co-created with the legendary artist Jack Kirby. Seeing how the Fantastic … Continue reading

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Classic Masterpieces 2 – Gone with the Wind

I’ve decided on the four movies I’m looking at this month, and of the four, this is the only one I haven’t seen before. Gone with the Wind is a very famous epic historical romance film. It was immensely popular … Continue reading

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Adventures in Home Ownership 7

This is going to be a relatively short entry. Today is the 1 year anniversary of the day I landed the deal to buy my townhouse. So in the last week, I’ve been looking around at house prices for the … Continue reading

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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings

Orc body suits to go along with over 10,000 Orc heads. They built 10,000 real arrows and 500 bows. They even created a new kind of crossbow for the Uruk-hai that could fire faster. Principal filming took place between October … Continue reading

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

In my previous Hobbit movie post, I teased that the production behind the Hobbit movie trilogy was a mess. It’s time to discuss exactly how much of a mess that was. Because of the massive success that was the Lord … Continue reading

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

My introduction to Lord of the Rings was a multi-step process. I remember reading The Hobbit in school way back in grade 5, and we also watched the animated movie from 1977. I remembered nothing of the book for years, … Continue reading

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Star Wars movies 17: The Rise of Skywalker

It’s been almost a month since Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker released. I know I’m a bit late to the party, but it took me this long to not only gather my thoughts, but to see it … Continue reading

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Dragon Movies 3: Dragonheart

When I researched dragon movies for this list, I realized how few good dragon movies there are, and that’s a shame. Dragonheart is probably the most consistently high rated live-action Dragon movie I could find during my research, and it’s … Continue reading

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