by mike | Jan 27, 2020 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I happened to be drinking coffee last week as I read some film teasers on Amazon Prime. The coffee wound up shooting out of my nose after reading one teaser in particular. It will be the first one on the following list. (Don’t be drinking anything.) A few others will...
by mike | Jan 20, 2020 | Blowing Shit Up, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
They titled the 2019 film Rambo: Last Blood, an obvious reference to the initial 1982 version, First Blood. I loved that film, based on the 1972 novel by David Morrell, and I was fine with the three sequels, the last of them in 2008, simply titled Rambo. Sylvester...
by mike | Jan 13, 2020 | Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
I absolutely love The Lord of the Rings, both Tolkien’s classic novel and the sprawling epic film series of Peter Jackson. There are countless memorable lines from the latter, which makes the following merely a small sample. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Gandalf (when...
by mike | Dec 16, 2019 | Disaster Movies, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Negative reviews? Crummy box office? Oh yes, the 2018 action/disaster film, The Hurricane Heist, is definitely a world-class Guilty Pleasure. Some critics even agreed that it was the “Best/Worst” movie of the year—which likely makes it a Guilty Pleasure even for them....
by mike | Dec 9, 2019 | Blowing Shit Up, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
As I’ve said before, we guys have it in our DNA to enjoy movies where they’re blowing shit up, whether it’s Mother Nature doing the blowing, or via the good old American way with lots of bombs and other ordnance. The three “Fallen” films, all starring Gerard Butler,...
by mike | Nov 18, 2019 | Guilty Pleasures, Movies, TV Shows, Uncategorized, War Movies, Western Movies |
By my own set parameters the 2004 film, The Alamo, should be a Guilty Pleasure of the highest order. Its reviews were negative, and it is considered one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time. But I have always felt it is an excellent film that offers a fair,...
