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Classic Movies Most People Don’t Realize Are Remakes
The recent mantra of many people is that Hollywood needs to stop remaking movies, especially ones that are held near and dear in our hearts. After all, there are currently nearly 40 remakes in the works, which angers many people. As part of the backlash, some have pointed out that recent remakes have not done […]
Starfleet is Clueless About the Military
Updated 11/11/11, original article published 10/3/11 It’s stated in every Star Trek episode that the Enterprise’s mission is “to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man/one has gone before.” Yeah, what they left out, though, is the amazing firepower on the ship. We all […]
Musical Sequences in Movies That Aren’t Musicals
The movie musical has had a long tradition in Hollywood. Ever since “talkies” were invented, motion picture producers have capitalized on mixing the moving image with song. Many musicals were showcases for song-and-dance types like Gene Kelly, Fred Astair, or Bing Crosby while others were adaptations of stage musicals. In the ’80’s, when audiences outright […]
Notes from the Future War – The Terminator Series
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is arguably one of the best sequels ever made. It took the concept of the low-budget science fiction action film The Terminator and advanced the story in many ways while providing a similar story beefed up so that all the familiar elements were done bigger and better. Director James Cameron worked […]
10 Movies from the ’80’s That Should Be Remade
It’s been said by apparently everyone that Hollywood has run out of new ideas. That alone is not a new idea, as that has been common wisdom for possibly the lifespan of the motion picture industry itself. Now we’re in an era where movies from the ’80’s are being remade. In 2011 alone, we’ve seen […]
What’s In a Title?
20th Century Fox recently revealed the title to the 5th film in the Die Hard series: A Good Day to Die Hard. It’s always good to see a sequel that doesn’t go for the easy way out and just slap a number at the end of the original title. However, with the number of cheesy […]
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