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Hollywood Epics 2 – Cleopatra (1963)
Apart from this movie being recommended to me by a co-worker who’s got a very similar taste in movies to me, I came into this movie almost completely blind. Not only have I never seen this movie before, but I … Continue reading
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Disney Remakes 4 – Lady and the Tramp
A lot of the recent criticism thrown at the Disney remakes suggests that these live action remakes barely change anything. A lot of them are far too similar to the original movie. The first three remakes I’ve looked at don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, cgi, disney, disney remake, disney remakes, dogs, justin theroux, lady, lady and the tramp, live action remake, movie remake, movie review, movies, remake, romance, sam elliot, tessa thompson, the siamese cat song, tramp, what a shame
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Classic Masterpieces 4: Ben-Hur (1959)
Of the four movies I looked at this month, this was the one I’ve been looking forward to the most. I had only seen it once before, but I remember it being not only very impressive from a production standpoint … Continue reading
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