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Spider-Man movies 5 – Amazing Spider-Man 2
The most common complaint about Spider-Man 3 is that it’s overstuffed. It’s got too many villains, with Venom in particular feeling completely wasted. So what did they do with Amazing Spider-Man 2? They repeated the same mistakes, while seemingly focusing … Continue reading
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Ridley Scott Month 2 – Gladiator
Gladiator is a movie I’ve wanted to look at for this blog for a while, part of the reason I wanted to do a Ridley Scott month. It was hard to fit it into any one particular category though. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged commodus, connie nielson, david franzoni, derek jacobi, djimon hounsou, douglas wick, dreamworks, dreamworks movies, hans zimmer, historical epic, historical fiction, joaquin phoenix, john logan, lisa gerrard, lucia, lucious verus, marcus aurelius, maximus decimus meridius, movie review, movies, oliver reed, ralf moeller, richard harris, ridley scott, roman empire, rome, russell crowe, spencer treat clark, tomas arana, universal pictures, walter f. parkes
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007 – the Daniel Craig years 5: No Time to Die
At least within the official James Bond movies, Daniel Craig is now the longest lasting actor for James Bond. Both Sean Connery and Roger Moore performed the role in more movies, but Connery’s official run lasted 9 years, and Moore’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 007, 007 movies, action movie, action thriller, ana de armas, ben whiteshaw, billie eilish, blofeld, cary joji fukunaga, christopher waltz, daniel craig, felix leiter, finneas o'connell, hans zimmer, james bond 007, james bond movies, jeffery wright, lea seydoux, lyutsifer salin, madeleine swann, moneypenny, movie review, movies, naomie harris, neal purvis, paul haggis, phoebe waller-bridge, ralph fiennes, rami malek, robert wade, spy movie
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Home Alone movies 3 – International Criminals
Since Home Alone 3 is the only sequel without a subtitle within its title, I’m including a major plot element in the title of this blog post. Home Alone 3 is the first sequel to not include any cast members … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century fox, aleksander krupa, alex d. linz, alex pruitt, chicago, comedy, comedy movie, david thornton, fox family films, hans zimmer, haviland morris, home alone, home alone 3, home alone movies, john hughes, karen pruitt, kid's movie, lenny von dohlem, movie review, movies, nick glennie-smith, peter beaupre, raja gosnell, roger ebert, rya kihlstedt, Scarlett Johannsen
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Batman/Superman movies 19 – The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises concluded the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy in 2012. The production was initially delayed for several reasons, one being that Nolan directed Inception in-between the two “Dark Knight” movies. But the main reason was likely the unfortunate … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred, anne hathaway, bane, batman, batman movie, batman/superman movies, bruce wayne, catwoman, christian bale, christopher nolan, commissioner gordon, gary oldman, hans zimmer, jonathan nolan, league of shadows, lucious fox, morgan freeman, movie review, movies, roger ebert, rotten tomatoes, rush limbaugh, selina kyle, superhero movie, talia al ghul, the dark knight, tom hardy, wayne enterprises
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Batman/Superman movies 18 – The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight is a significant movie in a number of ways. It was the first ever $1 billion superhero movie, and at the time of its release, the fourth highest earning movie of all-time. It’s domestic earnings of $158 … Continue reading
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Tagged aaron eckhart, academy award, alfred, batman, batman movies, batman/superman movies, bruce wayne, christian bale, christopher nolan, commissioner gordon, dc comics, gary oldman, hans zimmer, harvey dent, heath ledger, james gordon, lucious fox, maggie gyllenhaal, michael caine, morgan freeman, movie review, movies, rachel dawes, superhero movies, the joker, two-face, warner bros
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Batman/Superman movies 16 – Batman Begins
If it wasn’t for the fact that Batman Begins released the year after Catwoman, the Catwoman movie probably would have damaged the DC superhero movies a lot more than it did. But the road to Batman Begins wasn’t a smooth … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred, batman, batman movies, batman the long halloween, batman/superman movies, batman: year one, bruce wayne, christian bale, christohper nolan, cillian murphy, commissioner gordon, david s. goyer, dc comics, gary oldman, gotham city, hans zimmer, james gordon, joel schumacher, katie holmes, liam neeson, lucious fox, michael caine, morgan freeman, movie review, movies, origin story, ra's al ghul, rachel dawes, roger ebert, rotten tomatoes, scarecrow, superhero movie, tim burton, warner bros, warner brothers
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Disney Remakes 11 – The Lion King
Of all the Disney live-action remakes so far, this is the one which has the least to say about. From a story and character standpoint, it changes almost nothing from original animated movie. No expanded sub-plots. No deeper character analysis. … Continue reading
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Tagged alfre woodard, animated movies, animation, be prepared, Beyoncé, billy eichner, can you feel the love tonight, cgi, chiwetel ejiofor, circle of life, disney, disney remake, disney remakes, donald glover, elton john, hakuna matata, hans zimmer, he lives in you, james earl jones, john kani, john oliver, jon favreau, movie review, movies, mufasa, nala, peter hollins, pumbaa, rafiki, sarabi, scar, seth rogan, simba, spirit, the lion king, timone, timone and pumba, zazu
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X-Men Movies 13 – Dark Phoenix
The Dark Phoenix Saga is widely considered the greatest X-Men story of all-time, and when you’ve got a franchise with the likes of Days of Future Past, God Loves Man Kills, E-For Extinction and Joss Whedon’s very entertaining Astonishing X-Men … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century fox, apocalypse, beast, charles xavier, disney, hank McCoy, hans zimmer, james mcavoy, jean grey, jennifer lawrence, jessica chastain, joss whedon, magneto, michael fassbender, movies, mystique, nicholas holt, phoenix force, professor x, rotten tomatoes, Simon Kinberg, sophie turner, superhero movies, the dark phoenix saga, x-men, x-men movies
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War Movies Month 2: Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan is often regarded as one of the greatest war movies of all-time, and for good reason. It doesn’t hold back with showing the horrors of war, most notably with the near half hour D-Day beach invasion scene. … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, battle of mogadishu, black hawk down, eric bana, ewan mcgregor, federal government of somolia, george bush, george h. bush, hans zimmer, josh hartnett, medal of honor, movie review, movies, ridley scott, somalia, somalian civil war, tom hardy, tom sizemore, war, war movies
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