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At War with the Army 1950
Mickey Mouse Military. As someone who was in a military-esque youth program for six years of my young life, this kind of no-real-conflict army cosplay parody appeals to me. And Lewis' young high-pitched nasally voice doesn't bother me as much when it's in service to solid physical comedy and banter with Dean Martin, whose early dynamic seems to be "cool singing friend dragging around lame singing friend". It's all very silly, but it's also weirdly casual in a way I…
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Batman 1989
This is going to be a very biased review so take my rating with a huge grain of salt. That being said, I adore Tim Burton’s Batman. It is one of my favorite films of all time, not just comic book films. It was a transformative film when it came out in June of 1989. You couldn’t escape the mammoth impact it had not only in Popculture but on a young comic obsessed eight year old.
Are their flaws? Yes…
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Jurassic Park III 2001
Nostalgia factors in a bit, as I watched this more often than the first one as a kid, mostly because the DVD cover was so shiny, but it's significantly better than the second.
Jeff Goldblum isn't an argument in The Lost World's favor because you forget he's in it after 30 minutes. So utterly bland. This is still average though it has episodic amusements.