I probably should be doing about 50 other things at this very moment, but I saw this great top-50 list today and was inspired it to immediately answer it. I made my list very, very quickly, so in plenty of ways it’s the most honest form a list like this could ever arrive in. While the numbering is fairly [...]
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My Top 50 Movies Of All Time (At This Exact Point In Time.)
Posted: March 21, 2012 in Skeletons., Werewolves, Pretty Girls, Ninjas, Aliens, Clint, Westerns, Bill Murray, Awesomeness, Michael Mann, Lee Marvin, Movies (A), Movies (C), Movies (E), Movies (F), Movies (G), Movies (H), Movies (I), Movies (K), Movies (M), Movies (N), Movies (O), Movies (P), Movies (Q), Movies (R), Movies (T), Movies (U), Movies (W), Monsters, Sharks, Claudia Cardinale, Apes, Badass Old Guys, Violence, John Belushi, John Landis, Alligators, Pooping, Wolves, John Carpenter, Winter, Robert Forster, Raquel Welch, Pam Grier, Answer Tracks1
Cult Classics: PUNISHER: WAR ZONE (2008).
Posted: October 4, 2011 in Action., Awesomeness, Awfulness, Badass Old Guys, Burt Reynolds, Clint, Crime, Cult Classics, Explosions, Fire, Heroes, Lee Marvin, Megaviolence, Michael Mann, Movies (P), Murder, Ninjas, Observations, Opinions, Profanity, Superheroes, ViolencePUNISHER: WAR ZONE & THE SAD STATE OF THE CINEMATIC SHIT-KICKER. So I was one of those strange people who watched Punisher: War Zone during its brief theatrical run. If you’re a fan of left-field action flicks and intentional unintentional humor, I’ll tell you it’s definitely worth that late-night rental. If you like [...]
From The Archives: NINJA ASSASSIN (2009).
Posted: June 21, 2011 in Megaviolence, Movies (N), Ninjas, Pretty GirlsSomething I wrote way back when. I’m prouder of this than I probably ought to admit. Ninja Assassin crept inconspicuously onto DVD shelves today. No, it’s not all that good, but how much good do you expect? If you keep your expectations at a rational level, you’ll have a good time. It should be noted that [...]
What I Watched: 12.27.2010.
Posted: December 27, 2010 in Aliens, Awesomeness, Martial Arts, Movies (S), Movies (T), NinjasLearning that this movie exists has made my day. Knowing that I have a good chance of seeing it makes me chuckle. Looking at the upper left hand corner of the poster is an amazing experience, regardless of how the movie turns out.
Sounds like an awful X-rated movie title, don’t it? Anyway, this week I returned to my movie blog Slow-Motion Quick-Draw, hosted at the great movie website CHUD.com, to offer an appraisal of the new-to-DVD ninja movie, Ninja Assassin. [Read it here!] I’ve long been a fan of ninja-centered cinema, which is what I talked about. Also, I drew a [...]
