Almost Equal Sequels Part XXI: Die Hard 2

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 …

A Fun Night Out At The Movies? You Bet Jurassic It Was!

***EDITOR’S NOTE:  As I lazily transcribe and repurpose older posts from my former disused blog in a flailing effort to maintain relevance, I thank you all for sticking with me over these many years!  Oh, and yes, it is me again, editing and reediting my edits to reedit once more.  And now, here’s another bit …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XVI: Lethal Weapon 2

Gosh, I’d love to say that due to the injuries that I sustained while trying to stop a runaway school bus filled with nuns, orphans, orphaned nuns, and a squadron of sasquatch babies is what kept me from writing for so long, but sadly I cannot say that.  I mean, I could say that, but …

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 …

Almost Equal Sequels PART XIII: Batman Returns

When in Year of Our Blockbusters, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-Nine, there was only one man that could beat Indiana Jones, James Bond, Riggs & Murtaugh, Marty McFly, the Ghostbusters, and Weird Al Yankovic at the box office: Batman!  There was such a demand for Batman movie tickets and bat-related paraphernalia, the country simply …

Lincoln & Spielberg: Close Encounters on a House Divided

My father was a huge Civil War history enthusiast.  And by using the term “Civil War”, of course I mean the American Civil War.  I mean, like who cares about the inner conflicts that like occurred in other nations anyway, right?  Okay fine, when Ken Burns gets around to making documentaries on all those other conflicts, maybe I’ll check them …