Tag: paramount pictures
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DeaconsDen Classic Reactions – The War of the Worlds (1953)
Although science fiction films of the 1950 tend to have a reputation for being cheesy and cheap, there are a few that presented some form of perspective. The Thing From Another World for instance can be read as a warning of communism already being here. Forbidden Planet is a look at man’s unwillingness to be […]
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Film Review – 10 Cloverfield Lane
Produced by J.J. Abrams and directed by Temple University alum Dan Trachtenberg, (Shout out to Philadelphia) 10 Cloverfield Lane is a science fiction horror thriller much like its spiritual predecessor Cloverfield that was released in 2008. The film starts with a bang. Quite loudly in fact as Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is involved in […]
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What’s old is new again – Mario Puzo’s The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901-1959
I am a huge fan of the Godfather films. The first is certainly one of my favorite films ever and Part II is arguably one of, if not the best sequel ever filmed. I think what draws me to them is not the crime element, but the character study of the Corleone family and Al […]
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Your Mission, should You Choose to Accept It – Revisiting Mission: Impossible
Since Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation was released, I decided to revisit the film series and rank the films in order of enjoyment for me. Plus I had no idea that my wife never saw the first 2 movies so it certainly was perfect timing. I’ll tackle the movies in theatrical release order then […]
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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Review
Its hard to believe that this is only the 5th film in the Mission: Impossible series. We’re creeping up on 20 years and you would think that we get these films every year like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But here we are and boy does this film have a bit going on. In Rogue […]
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