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[10 Oct 2002 | No Comment | ]

It has come to my attention that one of the fine underappreciated gems of the 1980’s teen sex comedy genre has reached its 20th anniversary year. That’s right, ZAPPED!, the movie that helped establish Scott Baio and Willie Aames as something more than a pair of TV series teens has reached a milestone…

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[18 Sep 2002 | 3 Comments | ]

You know, most of the time when you get a big-budget action movie done by a respected filmmaker that becomes a record-breaking smash hit, a sequel is inevitable…

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[12 Sep 2002 | No Comment | ]

Clowns sure do get a bad rap when it comes to the movie industry. It’s not often that you get a movie that portrays the clown in a positive light. Then again, if you ask most people over the age of five, they’ll tell you that clowns are a creepy sort…

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[10 Sep 2002 | 5 Comments | ]

If I were writing a biography on Kevin Smith, I would likely title it “From First to Worst: A Tale of Squandered Potential and the Fear of Growing Up”…

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[3 Sep 2002 | No Comment | ]

Last night I got bored. I really don’t get that bored that often on a random weeknight, but I did last night. Normally I can entertain myself for hours playing Roller Coaster Tycoon or reading Usenet…

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[29 Jul 2002 | No Comment | ]

Well, after months of “looks pretty good so it’ll probably suck” anticipation, I finally was able to see the new Austin Powers movie this weekend, twice in one night, at the heralded Starlight Drive-In in East Atlanta…

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[19 Jul 2002 | No Comment | ]

EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS is, for all basic purposes, a modern drive-in movie. So it’s fitting that I caught the movie on opening night at the famous Starlight Drive-In in Atlanta. There wasn’t any other way I was going to see this film. Not in a normal theater, no way. This had to be seen under the stars…

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[15 Jul 2002 | No Comment | ]

Of all the token Horror movie franchises out there that originated in the late 70’s and early 80’s, the one that seems to stand out as king is the FRIDAY THE 13TH series. For pure camp and mindless fun, Jason has been the villain to beat…

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[10 Jul 2002 | 5 Comments | ]

Okay, First things first. I saw DOGMA in the theater in the summer of 1999 when it was originally released, after anticipating it for months. I fucking hated it. I just really felt it was forced drivel with poor execution…

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[4 Jun 2002 | 10 Comments | ]

Well, just to show you what kind of a hip, groovy, and with-it kind of guy that I am, I’ve decided today to dwell over a subject that tends to be a sore subject for most STAR WARS fans: that which is THE PHANTOM MENACE. Yes, the movie came out three years ago, and there’s been another STAR WARS movie since…