Category: movies
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The Black Hole: Science, Technology and Possibly Technical Failures in the Movie
Recently, I had been thinking more about Disney’s The Black Hole as a result of some discussions on a Facebook group I belong to. One person posted an image of the infamous fireball/meteor scene and described it as “the best VFX ever!” Another person retorted something like, “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves” while someone…
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The Black Hole: Deconstructing the Infamous Hospital Rescue Scene
Possibly one of the most frustrating and infamous scenes in 70s sci fi movie history was the hospital rescue scene from Disney’s The Black Hole. I have done way too much research and thinking about this scene from a variety of angles to the point that I can probably write a full dissertation on it.…
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The Black Hole: What Happened Before?
A frequent question that occurs in a Facebook The Black Hole group I follow is the idea of a prequel to address what actually happened to the crew, Reinhardt’s usurping of the ship, the sentries and Maximilian’s creation as well as the fate of Frank McCrae. In truth, I think that Disney would not be…
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Shaw Brothers The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Review
One of my perennial favorite Shaw Brothers classics is The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter movie. Directed by Lau Kar-Leung, this was Fu Sheng’s last movie as he died in a tragic car accident during the shooting. As a result, the movie’s plot seems a little off towards the mid or later middle half since they…
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Platoon: Review
It’s been sometime since I’ve done a movie review. I started up one for Spaceballs but got side tracked and lost motivation. Worse yet I can’t remember why I lost motivation. I think the summary style review worked against me there. However, I had been watching Platoon almost every night recently. I didn’t see it…
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Disney’s The Black Hole: Addressing A Remake
One of the most frequent topics that comes up on The Black Hole group forums over on Facebook is the call for a remake. Given that there’s been reboots of various movies, sometimes those that may really deserve a remake, The Black Hole ends up being a candidate as it’s a dated movie that could…
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The Beastmaster (1982) and the Winged Devourers
Most people who have seen the movie The Beastmaster (1982) probably recall a very specific horrific moment (or two) with an unnamed creature that captures its prey within its leathery wings, spits out a digestive enzyme on its victim and slurps them up in one big gulp before releasing their dissolved remnants (mostly bones coated…
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The Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings Review
Around the 3rd grade, my parents rented out The Lord of the Rings 1978 animated movie which I credit as spawning my initial love for the fantasy genre. While I had seen other fantasy movies come and go (including the old animated The Hobbit), it was this version that captured my imagination for elves, dwarves,…
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Once Bitten Review
Trying to find something to occupy my boredom, I stumbled upon an old movie called Once Bitten (1985), starring a young Jim Carrey and the ever gorgeous Lauren Hutton. I wanted to determine if this movie may have been one of those bizarre 80s vampire movies I had seen back in the day because I…
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Jem and the Holograms 20/30 Years After (the Movie)
If you were a child of the 80s, most likely you’d have fond memories of your morning/afternoon then Saturday and Sunday morning cartoons. Many had toy components to them and the cartoons themselves most likely served as additional marketing to help sell those toys (cf the Transformers movie and what happened to various favorites in…