Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell
Batman may be the most successful superhero of all time at the box office. For a time though in the 90s, he was the worst managed hero. After the magnificent films Batman and Batman Returnsdirected by the imaginative Tim Burton, Warner Bros. decided that they wanted this superhero franchise to be more “family-oriented”. Apparently, a few little weak kids went ... Continue reading...
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Directed By: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz
The circus is a truly magical place. We all have fond memories of it being where the eccentric becomes the exceptional and the impossible becomes the incredible. It's a place where freaks become deities. For many kids, it can be the most spectacular place on Earth. As great as the circus is, there's one thing it isn't—a particularly romantic place. How many peo... Continue reading...
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Batman Returns
Directed By: Tim Burton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken
Later this year in The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway has the hardest job of all. She's got to be Catwoman. She's got to grab some skin-tight vinyl and a whip and bring out a dark, seductive side in her we've never quite seen on screen. It couldn't be a more fitting year for this. While 2012 marks the epic conclusion to the legend of the Dark Knight, it also marks the 20... Continue reading...
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Batman
Directed By: Tim Burton
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance
With the excitement over the upcoming epic motion picture event The Dark Knight Rises, it's definitely worthwhile to revisit some of the older Batman films. Before talk of Bane, Catwoman, and the Dark Knight himself reaches a fever pitch in the coming months, we need to talk about the movies that laid the foundation for films like TD... Continue reading...
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li
By the time Lethal Weapon 4 came rolling into theaters in 1998, the focus of the films had changed a bit. The 90s had been good to Mel Gibson. Because of the success of films like Braveheart, Gibson was unquestionably the main attraction of any film in which he starred at that time. That's why Lethal Weapon 4 was the Mel Gibson Show featuring guest stars Danny Glover, ... Continue reading...
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Iron Man 2
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has really become something to behold. It's something really special in the world of blockbuster filmmaking. Marvel is doing solo films for a number of superheroes and then bringing them together as a team in the 2012 flick The Avengers. The hero who led the pack and introduced this universe to moviegoers was Iro... Continue reading...
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Iron Man
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow
Every once in awhile, a film comes along that changes the game. It's so refreshing and innovative that you can't be anything but impressed by it. More often than not, you don't see it coming. It's the film you would least expect to be revolutionary that changes everything. Just take a look at Iron Man for example. You would never expect some B-list Marvel superhero to step up ... Continue reading...
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The Incredible Hulk
Directed By: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt
Back in 2003, Hulk was an absolute disaster. The film did anything but justice to the big green menace, and there was a backlash from fans. That's why the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk seems nothing like its predecessor. Universal has brought in a new director, a new Hulk, and an entirely new cast. They wanted to distance themselves from the painful memories from Hulk. I can happi... Continue reading...
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Lethal Weapon 3
Directed By: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, and Joe Pesci
By the time 1992 came rolling around, Lethal Weapon was well-established as the premier buddy cop franchise. After the successes of Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, Richard Donner, Mel Gibson, and Danny Glover had nothing to prove. Nonetheless, Lethal Weapon 3 happened. To make things interesting in this third time around, we have a new cast member in Rene Russo.
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Hulk
Directed By: Ang Lee
Starring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte
Back in 2003, we were just getting started in this era of annual big budget action flicks featuring superheroes from Marvel Comics. With the successes of X-Men, Spider-Man, and X2: X-Men United, everybody was expecting Hulk to do big things. In the 2003 film Hulk, we wanted to see the big green angry man be incredible on the big screen. Unfortunately, director Ang Lee takes us on a tour o... Continue reading...
