Posted by moviegeek916 on June 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005) – Amidst the various Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer monstrosities we see nowadays that pass for parody (Any movie with a [Genre] Movie title and a couple others) it’s easy to forget there is such a thing as AFFECTIONATE parody. Something that aims to deconstruct, while as the same time pay loving homage … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — This article originally appeared on 12ftdwende.com on 22 July 2011. As some of the greatest minds of our times once said “America… fuck yeah!” True, they said it in a marionette parody of ultra-reactive jingoism, but still: good sentiment. Whatever the reality of the country we live in, … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on May 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Avengers (2012) – Many many decades ago, Timely Comics decided to take its two most popular comic characters, the Human Torch (the original 1930s robot one, not the Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm) and Namor the Sub-Mariner, and have them fight each other. Timely (eventually renamed Marvel Comics) really ran with this idea and soon … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) – It has cowboys… fighting aliens… and James Bond and Han Solo are in it. What more do you need to know? Well, it’s not quite as awesome as all that. It is still an entertaining movie but it’s not the early-George-Lucas-style classic we all hoped it can be. Nor does … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Punisher: War Zone (2008) — You know when just about everyone from the not-great-but-okay previous Punisher film (the 2004 one, not the 1989 one) jumped ship I decided not to get my hopes up for this pseudo-sequel/possible reboot. But really if you shut your brain off and just go with it… then this movie still … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 