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Iron Man 3 2013
A 21st century blockbuster with the charm and sensibilities of an 80s action movie.
Iron Man Three makes me long for to live in a world where William Sadler is the president.
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Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977
Yes, Regan was really put through the wringer in the first film, but she wasn't the only one that had it tough. Exorcist II courageously shows us how things were from the point-of-view of Regan's crucifix, in-so-much as, it's a bloody mess from beginning to end.
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Rocky V 1990
Rocky: "Tommy, fear is like this fire, OK? Now let it burn until it becomes like this volcano. When you see the openin', explode all over this guy, OK?"
Tommy's brain: "Wow! Tommy, this is getting weird."
Rocky: "Now, you can take him, OK?"
Tommy's brain: "If he asks us to go to the beach, to train like he did with Apollo, we're ringing that promoter that's definitely not based on Don King."
Rocky: "Tommy, these trunks is very special…
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The Trouble with Harry 1955
The discovery of a man's body sends shockwaves through a small town. Tensions build as everyone in the community suspects they may have connections to a murder.
At least that's what I thought I was about to watch. Instead I got a lighthearted comedy with everyone essentially running around shouting:
"Hey, I may have just killed a man. What a lark!"This film really is quite the oddity.
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Men in Black 3 2012
Will Smith and Josh Brolin use inconsistent time traveling rules to prevent the climax of Transformers 3 and The Avengers from happening again.
Bookended with Tommy Lee Jones sitting down.
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North by Northwest 1959
Mr. Hitchcock and I have a lot of catching up to do and what follows is less a review, more my disjointed ramblings after catching up with a classic 54 years after the fact.
A few years ago I watched Planet of the Apes for the first time. It was a strange experience as despite having never watched the film before, it is so ingrained in popular culture, that I knew the entire film as it played out. I thought…
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Wait Until Dark 1967
An excellent thriller with a fantastically villainous turn from Alan Arkin. I'll never be able to look at him the same way again. Keep him away from Little Miss Sunshine!
Features an amazingly tense final act.
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Love and Death 1975
Absolutely hilarious. My favourite of Allen's "early funny ones".
I wanted to include a quote, but there're too many great ones to choose from, so it's best if you just go here:
Memorable Quotes for Love and Death.I'm even more smitten with Diane Keaton, now that I've seen her rockin' the Princess Leia look.
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2010
While watching You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, remind yourself that you're watching Hannibal Lector having a midlife crisis, while a Goonie argues with King Kong's missus, who's eyeing up Zorro. It'll add a little excitement to proceedings.
Still buzzing from watching Deconstructing Harry, I flicked through some television channels and was excited to discover that another Woody Allen film was about to start. A film starring Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Antonio Banderas.
"Great cast. Should…
