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Bad Movies 9 – Howard the Duck
This blog post is late for several reasons. One, the first movie I watched didn’t turn out to be as hilariously bad as I hoped. It was just … boring. Two, even the second movie I watched wasn’t quite hilariously … Continue reading
Star Wars movies ranked
I’ve decided that next month, I’ll start taking a look at the Harry Potter film series. I’ll also include the Strange Beast movies (I’ve only seen the first one so far), but first, this post has been delayed far too … Continue reading
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Indiana Jones movies 4 – Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The first three Indiana Jones movies all released within the 1980’s. I don’t remember where I read this theory from, but there’s a theory where film sequels should either be released within 5 years of its predecessor, or at least … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure movie, aliens, cate blanchett, cgi, cold war, david koepp, george lucas, harrison ford, hawaii, iguaza falls, indiana jones, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, irina spalko, jim broadbent, john hurt, karen allen, kingdom of the crystal skull, Lawrence Kasdan, marion, movie review, movies, mutt williams, paramount pictures, razzie, sci-fi, science fiction, shia labeouf, soviet union, steven spielberg, young indiana jones chronicles
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Indiana Jones movies 3: The Last Crusade
Even though Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a huge financial success, the controversy and mixed reception surrounding it made director Steven Spielberg feel guilty. After the mixed reception, Spielberg decided to complete the trilogy, not just to … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, adolph hitler, adventure movie, alison doody, bbc, chris columbus, comedy, denholm elliot, diane thomas, elsa schnieder, ernst bogel, frank marshall, george lucas, harrison ford, henry jones jr., henry jones sr., holy grail, indiana jones, indiana jones and the last crusade, jeffrey boam, john rhys-davies, jordan, julian glover, kazim, kervork malikyan, marcus brody, menno meyjes, michael byrne, monkey king, movie review, movies, nazis, petra, roger ebert, sallah, spain, steven spielberg, the last crusade, the new republic, the rolling stone, venice, village voice, washington post, world war 2
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Indiana Jones Movies 2: Temple of Doom
The first Indiana Jones movie is often considered up there with the greatest adventure movies of all-time. Its prequel, The Temple of Doom, has its own unique impact on the cinematic industry. It’s one of two movies largely responsible for … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure movie, amrish puri, china, george lucas, gloria katz, hindu, india, indiana jones, indiana jones and the temple of doom, kali, kate capshaw, ke huy quan, mola ram, movie review, movies, pat roach, roger ebert, short round, slavery, steven spielberg, temple of doom, thuggee, willard huyck, willie scott
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Indiana Jones movies 1 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Last year, I looked at all of the Star Ware movies, going through most of them in the spring, and looking at Solo much later. Indiana Jones shares a bit of history with the Star Wars franchise. Also as a … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, adventure movie, arc of the covenant, archeology, belloq, egypt, george lucas, harrison ford, indiana jones, indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark, john rhys-davies, john williams, karen allen, Lawrence Kasdan, lucasfilm, marion, movie review, movies, new york times, paramount pictures, paul freeman, philip kaufman, raiders march, raiders of the lost ark, roger ebert, roland lacey, rotten tomatoes, steven spielberg, sullah, world war 2, ww2
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Star Wars Movies 16 – Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story has a very unique distinction among the Star Wars movies. It’s the only movie in the franchise to be considered a box office bomb. Generally speaking, a movie must gross somewhere around twice its budget … Continue reading
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Tagged alden ehrenreich, chewbacca, donald glover, emilia clarke, george lucas, han solo, harrison ford, kessel run, Lando Calrissian, lucasfilm, millenium falcon, movies, new york times, paul bettany, qi'ra, rolling stone, rotten tomatoes, solo: a star wars story, star wars, star wars movies, woody harrelson
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Star Wars Movies 15: Fan Edits
It’s been a while since my last Star Wars movies post, but I needed a break after writing 10 movie reviews in two weeks, and then a bunch of things happened that made it so I needed a bit more … Continue reading
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Tagged a new hope, adywan, attack of the clones, attack of the phantom, battle of yavin, darth vader, death star, fan edit, george lucas, han solo, lucasfilm, mike j. nicolas, movie review, movies, obi-wan, star wars, star wars movies, star wars uncut director's cut, star wars: a new hope, the empire strikes back, the empire strikes back uncut, the phantom edit, the phantom menace
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Star Wars Movies 11: The Clone Wars animated movie
When this movie released in 2008, 3 years after Revenge of the Sith, I had all but forgotten of my love for Star Wars. But even if I still loved it, I might not have bothered seeing this one in … Continue reading
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Tagged ahsoka tano, anakin skywalker, animated, animated movie, animation, catherine winder, cgi, clone wars, clone wars movie, clone wars tv show, count dooku, darth maul, dave filoni, george lucas, jabba, lucasfilm, movie review, movies, obi-wan, obi-wan kenobi, saw gurerra, star wars, star wars movies, warner brothers
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Star Wars movies 10: Revenge of the Sith
Here it is. This is the prequel often referred to as “the good one”. But is it? Well, it’s certainly better than the other two. It was good enough that even though I had been turned off of Star Wars … Continue reading
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Tagged anakin skywalker, battle droids, cgi, clone wars, count dooku, darth vader, emperor palpatine, ewan mcgregor, frank oz, galactic empire, general grevious, george lucas, hayden christensen, jedi, mace windu, movies, natalie portman, obi-wan, obi-wan kenobi, padme, revenge of the sith, samuel l jackson, sidious, sith, star wars, star wars movies, yoda
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