Almost Equal Sequels Part XVII: Hot Shots! Part Deux

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 …

A True Temple of Doom: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Tis a rare day indeed when I and the good missus can get away from our offspring to have a half-arsed day date to see a film in a theater.  So, when the opportunity presented itself that the grandparents would mind the children for three hours, we left before they could change their minds and …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XIV: Jaws 2

Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the waters of blogging…I decided to take a refreshing splash and jumped right in!  The world of sequels is blessedly never-ending and now with summer coming oppressively at us, the luscious land of blockbusters beckons from the deep!  So since this entry can’t stay …

Ten Reasons Why I Would Not Get Along with Abraham Lincoln

Given the volatile nature of politics today, I should know better than to enter the fray.  However, I am going to stand into the wind as I spit into it, using these current climes to make my position clear.  I don’t care if you’re left-wing, right-wing, or you just flip everyone the whole bird, here are ten …

What’s A Mother’s Movies To Do?: The Thing From Another World

After an interminable spell of inaction with this series, we once again ascend the mountain of the movies that my mother enjoyed while she was still with us.  As we climb, be sure that you have a good set of pitons, some excellent rope, and a flag representing whatever nation gave you the most endorsement money …

Almost Equal Sequels Part VII: Magnum Force

Yet another dismal snow-filled week in February begins.  So let us gather around and warm not only the cockles of our hearts but cockles everywhere with throwing yet another wonderful sequel on the fire.  The fire of appreciation that is!  Let us stoke the furnace of love with these sequel logs, shall we? By the …