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 …

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 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 …

The Seven Deadly Citizens On Patrol: An Examination Of Faults, Misdeeds, and Police Academy

The Seven Seas.  The Seven Dwarves.  The Magnificent Seven.  The Seven Continents.  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.  All these sevens have two things in common: 1) They all involve having more than six, but less than eight of something and 2) They are all fictional.  (C’mon…Asia and Europe are the same landmass.  Call it Eurasia …

Go Go Godzilla Went Went Away

(Author’s note: This was originally written back hundreds of years ago in the lovely days of November 2014.  Since Hollywood believes in bringing forth nothing new, I thought I wouldn’t either!  Well, that’s not exactly true.  I’ve reedited this a tad and added some pictures, which the original post didn’t have, and spiffed it up …

Almost Equal Sequels Part I: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

(Yes, yes, I know, I know, this is Part 1, remodeled and reconfigured from my previous blog.  Reduce, reuse, recycle, right?  Oh and I’ve reedited a bit too.  You’re rewelcome!) In an effort to stand out from the protesting hordes who might be a trifle jaded about Hollywood’s love of sequels, I have decided to …