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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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Hollywood Epics 4 – Schindler’s List
Today is a different sort of epic film. With a fairly large cast, including several major stars, it fits the scope part of the definition. With a length of over 3 hours, it also fits that part of the definition. … 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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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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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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Disney Associated Movies 8 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The fact that this movie even exists is amazing. For years, Disney and Warner Brothers were rivals in the animation world. Warner Brothers never quite found the same level of success as Disney Animation Studios when it came to feature … Continue reading
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Robin Williams month 4 – Hook
When I first planned on doing this Robin Williams theme month, I wasn’t aware that August 2019 was actually the fifth anniversary of his death. This wasn’t planned, yet it just feels right. So instead of looking at the background … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, bob hoskins, captain hook, dante basco, depression, dustin hoffman, hook, john williams, julia roberts, lewy body disease, maggie smith, movie review, movies, neverland, parkinson's disease, peter banning, peter pan, razzie, robin williams, rufio, smee, steven spielberg, suicide, susan schneider, the legend of zelda, tinkerbell, zak williams, zelda williams
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War movies month 1: Saving Private Ryan
Well, I’m in the middle of my first week of living on my own, in a house that I own. I’m planning on doing some sort of “Adventures in home ownership” blog post this weekend, possibly turning it into a … Continue reading
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DreamWorks animated movies 6 – Shrek
As I’ve talked about during my Disney Animated Movies Blogathon, the early 2000’s were not kind to the studio. Their last majorly successful animated movie, Tarzan, released in 1999. It was in the early 2000’s when they entered what a … Continue reading
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