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Tag Archives: Movies
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
No. Ix-nay. Niente. Nein. Non. Negative. NO. Sigh. [post date changed so the post isn’t by itself, because that bugs me for some reason]
Sensitive Man is sensitive
Lynn points out a handy list of the worst “chick flicks” of all time, and I figure, hey, a list to comment on! Yay!!! Here’s the list, with comment: 20. Autumn in New York I haven’t seen this. 19. The … Continue reading
Ten Little Things in “Pulp Fiction”
I remember when Pulp Fiction came out. I was watching Siskel and Ebert one night, and one of the movies they reviewed was this drama set in and around the LA underworld, and they gushed over its quirky twists of … Continue reading
Makin’ it up as he goes
Last week when I wrote my list of 100 Things That Bug Me, I included as item #32 that when the new Indiana Jones movie comes out, the criticism focused on it will credit anything good in the movie to … Continue reading
Whacking. I’m hell at whacking.
Sheila waxes poetic on one of my favorite movies, Witness. (Yeah, I didn’t rank it highly enough.) Here’s Sheila: Let’s look at how delicately things are set up in this film – so much so that you don’t notice them. … Continue reading
Cut-rate parasites
In the comments to my final post in my Top 100 movies list, an anonymous reader objects to my statement, regarding Casablanca, that Letters of Transit signed by General de Gaulle wouldn’t hold much weight in Vichy France, or a … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Oscars
I’ve seen almost none of the movies nominated for anything tonight (Pirates: At World’s End and Ratatouille are it, I think), but I’m enjoying Jon Stewart’s hosting, and those faux-montages (“Oscar Salutes Binoculars and Periscopes”) were totally hilarious. That is … Continue reading
Movies: I like ’em
Here are some reactions to movies I’ve seen lately, either in theaters or in the friendly confines of Casa Jaquandor via the miracle of DeeVeeDee. I don’t shy away from spoilers, so if I discuss a title you want to … Continue reading
Drink up me hearties!
So in the last month we’ve finally caught up on our Johnny Depp swashbuckler viewing by watching the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End. Prevailing opinion of these movies, so far … Continue reading
Top Men
Indiana Jones, standing on some crates: Who cares about crates? Well, remember the very last shot in Raiders of the Lost Ark…a warehouse full of crates…and what’s in one of those crates…. (via)