The Intruder Within
Sometimes movies stick in one’s brain. One such movie showed up on TV in 1983. I remember the day well. I had a birthday party, Pac-Man frosting was on my cake and that night a…
Category: Movies
Shine on you crazy Shining
I watched Room 237 the other night. It’s a documentary about hidden meanings and subtext in The Shining. Some theories sound plausible. Others sound like a case of people reading too much into the movie….
My Predator Movie
The original Predator is a classic. I saw it in the theater with my dad for my birthday. I didn’t think Predator was a classic at the time. It may seem tame to the modern…
Didja Ninja?
The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things, of sailing ships and sealing wax and whether pigs have wings…and ninjas! I started thinking about ninjas today. This is a dangerous practice,…
Moore, Roger Moore
Moonraker was the first James Bond movie I saw in the theater (and one of my first five movie theater experiences; Star Wars was number one). I had just turned five-years-old. I can’t remember watching…
Star Wars: The Carnosaur 2 Awakens
It took me a couple of years and several slide rulers, but I figured out how to categorize Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It is kind of like Carnosaur 2. All aboard my train of…
Jaws vs. Prequelitis
Apparently, you can see an Alien movie once…again. I was intrigued by Alien: Covenant until I learned it continues to explain away the mystery of the Alien. I will likely now wait for Alien: Covenant…
Spectre is bad and should feel bad!
Spectre is a bad James Bond movie. Let’s break it down… Pre-Title Sequence (8/10): We get a long, continuous shot, which is not worth the time or budget required. A bad guy in a White…
The Creature From The Black Lagoon Rides Again
It is safe to say that the original Gillman is one of the greatest monster costumes ever designed (follow this link for a story behind said costume). I might even go so far as to…