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Tag Archives: Warner Brothers
Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 2004-2009
At long last, after eight years, I’ve reached the home stretch of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. The list below covers all but the very last film in the collection, which I decided to save for a final post. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Clint Eastwood, Commentary, Ed Helms, Heath Ledger, Hilary Swank, Jack Nicholson, Jude Law, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Collins, Matt Damon, Michael Oher, Million-Dollar Baby, Morgan Freeman, Movies, Reviews, Robert Downey, Sandra Bullock, Sherlock Holmes, The Blind Side, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Hangover, Tim McGraw, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Zach Galifanakis
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Untimely Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Curiously, the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection includes all three Lord of the Rings films. Despite the fact that there are several other films in the collection that come from multi-movie franchises, LOTR is the only such franchise that gets more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Harry Potter
As I move forward through the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, the set affords me an opportunity to take a much-delayed detour into a vast cinematic universe. After plowing through the 90s, I got to The Matrix, which inspired me to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Rickman, Commentary, Daniel Radcliffe, Dobby, Dumbledore, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, J.K. Rowling, Michael Gambon, Movies, Ralph Fiennes, Reviews, Richard Harris, Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Voldemort, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Wizarding World
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(Mostly) Untimely Movie Review: The Matrix Series
Continuing my strong stretch run through the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, I now get to tackle The Matrix. However, with a fourth Matrix film recently in theaters, and, strangely enough, not having seen any of them, I decided to watch all … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrie-Anne Moss, Commentary, Hugo Weaving, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Matrix, Movies, Neil Patrick Harris, Reviews, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Resurrections, The Matrix Revolutions, Wachowskis, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 1989-1994
In accordance with the plan I laid out a few weeks back, I now resume my survey of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. I’ve made good on my word to power through the rest of it, and, as of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff
Tagged Clint Eastwood, Commentary, Dan Aykroyd, Denzel Washington, Driving Miss Daisy, Goodfellas, Jessica Tandy, Kevin Costner, Martin Scorsese, Movies, Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone, Reviews, Shawshank Redemption, The Bodyguard, The Shawshank Redemption, Unforgiven, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Whitney Houston
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Unsolicited Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection Review Project Update
Way back in 2014, I set out to review every film in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. I did great at first! However, as the years (and responsibilities) piled up, this vow soon became an impediment to completing this … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Full Metal Jacket
If you saw Full Metal Jacket years ago, or you’ve only watched a few key scenes on YouTube, you probably love the movie. Or, you think you do, anyway. If it’s been a while since you’ve seen it, it may come as … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Matthew Modine, Movies, R. Lee Ermey, Reviews, Stanley Kubrick, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Lethal Weapon
The next stop in my meandering, years-long journey through the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection is Lethal Weapon, a film that walks a thin line between wildly entertaining (if absurd) action movie and borderline-self-parody buddy-cop trope-fest. Man, that was a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Danny Glover, Mel Gibson, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: The Color Purple
The Color Purple has the distinction of being the most-nominated film not to win an Oscar. The 1985 adaptation of the Alice Walker novel earned an impressive 11 nominations, but failed to win a single Academy Award, tying the record … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Walker, Commentary, Danny Glover, Movies, Oprah Winfrey, Reviews, Stephen Spielberg, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Whoopi Goldberg
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Untimely Movie Review – Inception (OR: At Long Last, The End)
It has taken me eight-and-a-half years, but the cinematic odyssey that began in early 2014 has come to a close. That was when I purchased the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, vowing to review every single movie in the set. I … Continue reading →