by mike | Jul 24, 2023 | Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
A great philosopher (either Plato or Frank Zappa; I’m not sure) once said, “Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one, and they all stink.” With that in mind, I’ll reference an article that I read last week about twenty-five movies that, while considered “cult...
by mike | Jul 20, 2023 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I had forgotten about this post, which first ran in 2020. To reiterate my warning from back then, don’t be drinking anything when you read some of these crazy film teasers. 😊 I happened to be drinking coffee last week as I read some film teasers on Amazon Prime. The...
by mike | Jul 13, 2023 | Blowing Shit Up, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Well, I haven’t heard anything about a new Rambo film, and that’s probably a good thing. This post first ran in 2020. 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 mike | Jul 6, 2023 | 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, from a 2020 post, merely a small sample. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE...
by mike | Jun 22, 2023 | Disaster Movies, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
You can’t get any more guilty than The Hurricane Heist, an over-the-top—but fun—action thriller. This post first ran in 2019. Negative reviews? Crummy box office? Oh yes, the 2018 action/disaster film, The Hurricane Heist, is definitely a world-class Guilty Pleasure....
by mike | Jun 19, 2023 | Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Last month I watched the classic 1956 science fiction movie, Forbidden Planet, for the 300th time. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but I have viewed it many times over the course of six-plus decades. It never gets old, and its production values were way ahead of their...