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Dragonfyre – (2013 movie)

2016-01-12

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2333508/

A princess, being chased by orcs and to be a sacrifice, passes through a gate into our world but the orcs follow her.

If this movie could be considered a B-movie, it is extraordinary. It’s well-written and well-acted, and unlike Orcs! – (2011 movie) there is no comedy and I have no feeling that there is need or room for any. I easily consider this a low-budget A-movie. It was good. Very good. Not surprisingly good, actually good.

I don’t know how strongly I can or should recommend this. My heart melts for Aleya, so I’m pretty sure I’m biased.

aka Orc Wars
See also Orcs! – (2011 movie).
Contains no dragons or dragon fire, or all that much fire.

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Snowball Effect – The Story of ‘Clerks’ – (2004 movie)

2016-01-11

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420917/

This is a 90-minute retrospective documentary for Clerks – (1994 movie) that focuses on Smith’s early inception of the film, the process of making and distributing and finally, the reaction and response to the film from critics and fans.

It’s full of bits of trivia, but is uninteresting to all but the hardcore fans. It’s got a lot of masturbatory stuff in it, but even ignoring that, and including my love of the film it documents, I didn’t like it.

Properly titled Snowball Effect: The Story of ‘Clerks’
This is available on the bonus CD of “Clerks X”, the 10-year anniversary ~~money grab~~ edition.

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Clerks – (1994 movie)

2016-01-11

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109445/
https://www.miramax.com/movie/clerks/

Instead of being allowed to sleep in on his day off, a man is called in to work an extra shift at his convenience store job, and his day goes to complete shit.

The acting is a little halted in places, since these are mostly or perhaps entirely first-timers, but the writing is spectacular. It’s got great flow and style, and is hilarious and memorable.

I first rented this as a VHS tape back in the day, and was immediately impressed. I’m glad this movie, and its author, have done well.

aka Clerks. (with a trailing period)
Takes place in Leonardo, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Re-issued as “Clerks. X”

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Heavy Metal – (1981 movie)

2016-01-10

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082509/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/heavymetal

A girl kills her father, blows up her house to hide the evidence and flees the scene.

While this might have been good at the time, and particularly notable because of the nudity, it’s only vaguely entertaining like a sort of late-night TV-movie. It’s too low-brow compared to science f
iction movies, too adult compared to fantasy movies and too childish for grownups.

Based on Heavy Metal (magazine)

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Casablanca – (1942 movie)

2016-01-10

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/

The widow of an underground-resistance fighter falls in love but her life gets complicated when she learns her husband didn’t die.

I can easily see the allure of this movie, and I don’t have complaints, but it doesn’t do it for me. The legacy of this movie remains in all sorts of little quotes that I recognize. I know I must have seen this years ago, and it’s stuck in my head until even now. I don’t regret re-watching this, but it’s not something I’ll watch again.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s – (1961 movie)

2016-01-10

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054698/

A privileged middle-upper class white woman loafs about taking advantage of her male harem.

Snooty as all fucking hell. I want to play father figure to the main character and paddle some sense into her. The characters and the way they’re portrayed are so grating that I couldn’t get to 25 minutes before being too disgusted to continue.

Trailer
Inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany’s – (1958 book), by Truman Capote
This film is brought to you by Tiffany & Co..
I know this movie because of Breakfast at Tiffany’s – (1995 song), by Deep Blue Something. The world has gone to hell, and I never noticed.

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The Lone Ranger – (2013 movie)

2016-01-09

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210819/
https://movies.disney.com/the-lone-ranger

A child with an allergy to peanuts hallucinates an indian statue as Tonto telling him a story with the Lone Ranger.

Johnny Depp has started taking terrible cornball roles, and this movie is a steaming pile of shit. His native-American character feels cringeworthingly blackface-esque. I can see how the occasional comedic bit can make a movie fun, but the entire spirit of this movie feels just a touch too serious for there to be the right comedy-adventure feeling like that in Pirates of the Caribbean꞉ The Curse of the Black Pearl – (2003 movie).

See Lone Ranger

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I’ll add notes when I re-watch this.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/
https://v-storage.jp/sp-site/akira/

In a future Tokyo which has survived a massive explosion, a highschool student motorcycle gang stumbles into a military research program whose earlier efforts lead to that disaster, and they become embroiled in the revived project.

A genre-defining movie on so many levels. It portrays a world unique to those unfamiliar with manga (a form of Japanese comics) and has both great storytelling and incredible animation.

To Trap a Spy – (1964 movie)

2016-01-06

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061098/

A non-secret organization learns of an assassination plot against the delegation of a new country, and brings on board the ex-girlfriend of the man in charge to save them.

Good enough to spark my interest in these old cheezy spy movies and shows.

This is the film which was expanded from the pilot episode for the series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – (1964 show).
Shot in 4:3

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All posts tagged movies

Dragonfyre – (2013 movie)

Snowball Effect – The Story of ‘Clerks’ – (2004 movie)

Clerks – (1994 movie)

Heavy Metal – (1981 movie)

Casablanca – (1942 movie)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s – (1961 movie)

The Lone Ranger – (2013 movie)

Akira – (1988 movie)

Stargate – (1994 movie)

To Trap a Spy – (1964 movie)

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