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Box Office Bomb month 4 – Strange World

This blog post could also double as Disney Animated Movies 61, but I think I’m done with being a completionist in that sense. I enjoy doing these theme months enough that I’m no longer going to look at every single … Continue reading

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Box Office Bomb month 3 – Waterworld

This post is later than I would like because my thermostat failed over the weekend … right in the middle of a heat wave. Well, it’s fixed now – turns out it was just a blown fuse on my furnace’s … Continue reading

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Box Office Bomb month 2 – John Carter

Not all box office bombs are bad movies. Some are actually quite good, and were just either too ambitious for their own good, or suffered from terrible marketing. Some, like Blade Runner, were misunderstood masterpieces that have since become very … Continue reading

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Back to the Future Part III

I’ve been interested in looking at the Back to the Future series for a while now, but it just feels right to take a retrospective look at this timeless trilogy following a month focusing on Western movies. Why? Because Back … Continue reading

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Back to the Future Part II

When Back to the Future became an instant phenomenon, with a joke ending that implied a sequel, you know a sequel was guaranteed at some point. Director Robert Zemeckis said that no sequel was planned, and he and co-writer and … Continue reading

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Back to the Future

With most movies I’ve seen, I have a fairly good memory of the first time I saw them, especially if they had an impact on me. I don’t remember the first time I saw Back to the Future too well … Continue reading

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Fantastic Four month 3 – Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Of the three attempts at starting a Fantastic Four film series, only one ever got a sequel. Today, we’re looking at Rise of the Silver Surfer, which in many ways is an improvement over its predecessor. That basically makes this … Continue reading

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Fantastic Four month 2 – Fantastic Four (2005)

A lot of people think of Chris Evans as Captain America. After all, that is his most well-known movie role, and he’s very good in the role. That said, I’ve got several friends who never quite saw Evans as Captain … Continue reading

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Bruce Willis month 4 – Armageddon

I knew sooner or later I’d get around to talking about Michael Bay as a director. As explained in my The Sixth Sense review, Bruce Willis agreed to a three picture deal for Disney at a lower pay cut because … Continue reading

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Bruce Willis month 1 – The Fifth Element

Before I get into this blog post, this past week I celebrated my third houseversary. Usually I write some sort of blog post related to that around the time of my houseversary, but this year, I’m working on completely redoing … Continue reading

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