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Disney Remakes 3 – Alice in Wonderland
Three movies into this Disney remake series and we’re already looking at the second Tim Burton directed movie. Burton can be a brilliant filmmaker, but his strange style can also be detrimental to certain types of films. For example, The … Continue reading
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Tagged alan rickman, alice, alice in wonderland, anne hathaway, cgi, cheshire cat, christopher lee, disney, disney movies, disney remakes, england, helena bonham carter, jabberwock, jabberwocky, jonny depp, lewis carroll, live action remake, mia wasikowaska, movie review, movies, sony pictures, the mad hatter, the white queen, tim burton, wonderland
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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
It’s been a crazy week, which is why I haven’t been able to post this until now despite rewatching Return of the King over a week ago. Anyway, Return of the King’s accomplishments cannot be overstated. Upon its release, it … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy., movie review, movies
Tagged academy award, andy serkis, aragon, army of the dead, battle of minis tirith, battle of pelennor fields, cgi, christopher lee, denathor, elijah wood, eomer, eowyn, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy movies, faramir, frodo, frodo baggins, gandalf, gimli, gollum, ian mckellen, john rhys-davies, jon noble, jrr tolkien, karl urban, legolas, lord of the rings, lord of the rings month, lord of the rings: the return of the king, miranda otto, mordor, new line cinema, orcs, orlando bloom, path of the dead, peter jackson, return of the king, roger ebert, rotten tomatoes, samwise gamgee, saruman, sauron, sean astin, smeagol, the witch king, Tolkien, trolls, viggo mortensen, weta digital, weta workshop
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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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Tagged academy award, aragon, bafta, boromir, christopher lee, elijah wood, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy movies, frodo baggins, gandalf, gimli, ian mckellen, john rhys-davies, lord of the rings, lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, lotr, middle earth, miramax, movie review, movies, new line cinema, peter jackson, saruman, saul zaentz, sean bean, the fellowship of the ring, viggo mortensen
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007 – James Bond theme songs
One thing that’s been clearly established by the long-running James Bond movie series is the theme song. Ever since From Russia With Love, every movie’s featured a theme song, sung by vocal artists of varying levels of fame. Some movies … Continue reading
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Tagged 007, a view to a kill, a-ha, academy award, adele, alicia keys, all time high, another way to die, carley simon, casino royale, chris cornell, christopher lee, Christopher Walken, coldplay, diamomds are forever, die another day, dr. no, duran duran, edenbridge, eric serra, for your eyes only, from russia with love, garbage, gina riley, gladys knight, goldeneye, goldfinger, guns n' roses, ian rich orchestra, jack white, james bond, james bond 007, james bond theme, john berry, k.d. lang, licence to kill, live and let die, louis armstrong, lulu, madonna, man with the golden gun, matt monroe, moby, moonraker, nancy sinatra, nobody does it better, octopussy, on her majesty's secret service, paul mccartney, paul mccartney and wings, quantum of solace, radiohead, rita coolidge, roger moore, sam smith, sheena easton, sheryl crow, shirley bassey, shirley manson, skyfall, spectre, surrender, the experience of love, the living daylights, the spy who loved me, the voice, the world is not enough, thunderball, timothy dalton, tina turner, tom jones, tomorrow never dies, we have all the time in the world, within temptation, writing's on the wall, you know my name, you only live twice
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007 – the Roger Moore years 2: The Man With The Golden Gun
I don’t remember exactly what order I saw the James Bond movies in after the first few I watched, but today’s blogathon entry is about the first full Roger Moore movie I ever saw. It was probably the third or … Continue reading
Star Wars Movies 9: Attack of the Clones
Since I started doing these blogathons, I’d always watch the full movie shortly before writing a blog post. But with Attack of the Clones, I started writing this blog post around the time Obi Wan Kenobi arrived on Kamino. Why? … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century fox, attack of the clones, battle droids, battle of geonosis, cgi, christopher lee, clones, coruscant, count dooku, emperor palpatine, ewan mcgregor, geonosis, george lucas, hayden christensen, ian mcdiarmid, jango fett, kamino, lightsaber fight, lightsabers, lucasfilm, mace windu, movies, obi-wan, obi-wan kenobi, samuel l jackson, star wars, star wars movies, star wars prequel trilogy
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How to improve Star Wars episode 2: Attack of the Clones
A while ago I posted various ideas for improving on the existing Star Wars episode one. I promised to eventually post ideas for all three of the prequels, and at last, my post about episode 2 is ready. Star Wars … Continue reading
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Tagged anakin skywalker, attack of the clones, battle droids, boba fett, christopher lee, clone troopers, clone wars, coruscant, count dooku, darth maul, galactic empire, geonosis, jango fett, jedi, kamino, lightsaber fights, luke skywalker, mace windu, movies, naboo, nerd journal, obi-wan, old republic, padme, qui gon, sith, star wars, star wars episode 2, star wars prequel, trade federation, yoda
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