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CLASH! A-AHHH! He saved every one of us!

Because I’m cheap, and, and because I don’t presuppose about movies (especially when it comes to remakes), I took my children off to see the remake of Clash of the Titans.  My kids haven’t seen the 1981 original, and I haven’t seen it in several years.  As with most things I liked when I was a child, I’m afraid to catch up, lest my adult sensibilities tell me that I was in love with total crap when I was a kid.  Nostalgia can kiss my ass!  Anyways, have a look at my thoughts concerning the new Clash of the Titans after the jump. (more…)

May I present the Winter Gangbang of 1954!

“We’re going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tapdanced with Danny fuckin’ Kaye.” – Clark W. Grizzwald (Christmas Vacation).  See, as a film, White Christmas has pervaded popular culture, and at no time more, of course, than for the holiday it’s named for.  While there may be one or two Christmas films out there that you can brush off in, say, July and give a look, White Christmas is probably more suited for such a thing, but it’s not the kind of film you can simply watch over and over.  I’ll tell you why after the jump. (more…)

That's not a salad she's making. That's bacon. Yeah, I know. It IS a crime to do that to bacon.

I was thinking that perhaps I left something off my list of Alternative Christmas Movies, and it hit me!  The Savage Steve Holland opus Better Off Dead!  I loved this movie as a kid, and I still love it!  The path of thinking that led me here?  What the hell ever happened to Savage Steve Holland?  Oh…and John Cusack should make another film with him.  Better Off Dead gets its props after the jump. (more…)

All the reason I'd ever need to watch this show, right there.

I avoided Sons of Anarchy for some time, even though it was recommended to me a couple of times, mostly by my mother.  Well, folks, Momma was right again!  I simply couldn’t get my head around a serious show based on a motorcycle club.  Comedy based on such a thing?  No problem.  Drama?  No way!  However, had someone told me that I would be watching some decent acting, I’d have thought twice.  What I needed to be told, however, was about the heavy Shakespearian influence this show is steeped in.  Now, there…that would have been a point of interest for me.  Harley Dynas and Hamlet?  Sign me up! (more…)

"You'll probably use this drama as an excuse for another affair! I feel sorry for the next delivery man who comes to this house!"

A top ten list of my favorite alternative Chistmas movies is forthcoming, but for now, I’d like to talk about one of my favorites, The Ref.  Not only is it one of the funniest comedies ever, it’s got some of the sharpest, wittiest, and mean dialogue in a film I’ve ever heard.  And, it’s got a great cast to deliver those lines. (more…)

She tried not to, but Clara couldn't help but laugh at the "Kick Me" sign that Marty had put on Doc's back.

It may not be the best out of three, but Back to the Future III is still one hell of an entertaining film.  Why?  It eschews the problems most people had with the second one (too convoluted) to tell a kickass science fiction cowboy story about Doc Brown’s finally getting a piece of ass.  Ah well, that’s the power of love, I suspect. (more…)

I know what he looks like. He's still a badass!

The premise is simple (mostly).  HG Wells builds a working time machine.  Unknown to him, one of his dinner buddies is actually Jack the Ripper, who steals his machine.  Unfortunately for Jack, the machine has an automatic return function (NEAT!), and so, HG Wells tracks down Jack the Ripper in modern times in order to bring him to justice.  How’s that sound to you?  Cause it sounds absolutely awesome to me!  And it has ever since I was taken as a small child to see Time After Time. (more…)

I was just looking for a picture, damn it! Now I have to go watch it again.

In the very early 80s, if I wanted to watch cable I had to go to my Grandparent’s house in the next county.  From my childhood, I remembered a scene from a movie where Superman and some hot lady were traversing a staircase to rush into each other’s arms.  My much younger self only thought…”BLECH!”.  Now that I’m (a lot) older, it’s the scene that I wait for in Somewhere In Time, the chick flick that all the men secretly like!  I usually try to avoid spoilers, but I’m afraid there are some here, so be warned. (more…)

Hmm...the shoes still look fake.

It’s a bit confusing, the effects are a little dated, and the ending is just a bit of a contrived device, but Back to the Future II still ends up being one of my favorite time travel movies, simply because of the scope and breadth of the story.  Like I’ve said before, a little charm goes a long way.  And all the actors have their charm turned way up here, including Michael J. Fox, Michael J. Fox, and Michael J. Fox! (more…)

Presenting the world's coolest pine tree killer, ever!

Or, at least it should be.  That’s right, today, in fictional history back in 1955 Doctor Emmett Brown invented the Flux Capacitor, which is what makes time travel, and one of your better science fiction films, Back to the Future, possible! (more…)