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Die Hard is one of those rare things in nature. Rarer than a hen’s tooth. More rarer than a unicorn. Even more rarer than a Sasquatch riding a unicorn with a hen’s tooth in its innate rareness. No, my friends, enemies, and barely tolerated minor acquaintances at best, Die Hard is one of those rare …
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Ah, comedy! Remember when Hollywood made comedies? I know it seems like an eternity ago, but at one time in the dim and dark past, despite the dysentery and the covered wagons, studios thought that comedies were a worthwhile enterprise. They figured that audiences might pay to laugh at something on the big screen. And …
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My kids have become fans of Ghostbusters. They love the first two movies and The Real Ghostbusters cartoon show. Proton packs are reality to them. They don’t know who Bill Murray is at first, but they know Peter Venkman. They can whip out the answer to the question “Who you gonna call?” without hesitating. And since they’re …
Ah hah! Yet again once more, a seasonal Christmas post for this time of the season, Christmas! For the three of you paying attention at home, I started off on this journey with the iconic TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, then jumped into a holiday comedy with National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, then examined a …
Now that we are past being up to our sleigh bells as yet another Christmas holiday season fades into the distance, I thought it would be a wonderful time for quiet reflection. Earlier today for instance, I simply stopped what I was doing. I took a deep breath of the crisp winter air. The whistling wind …
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Season’s Greetings! Thanks for taking the time during your hectic holiday hustle and bustle to stop over and read yet another one of these admittedly pleasant holiday ramblings! Due to the overwhelming response of fusspots and fussbudgets and other words that start with the same letters, I’ve buckled and decided to talk about a supposedly actual “Christmas …
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1989. Just 1989, I tell you. Wow. What a bursting at the seams, jam-packed year in film! In retrospect, it just takes your breath away. And me? Well, I was there and I somehow survived. You see, back in my ancient days, we were pummeled and bludgeoned by the unending supply of blockbusters. Right when …
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One of my most favoritest films of all time is Caddyshack, which turned 40 years old last year. The version I came to love was taped from Channel 18 in Milwaukee, commercial breaks and all. But even without the occasional language and pleasant nudity, I came to enjoy this as a comedy work of art. …
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