WHAT IF, STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Was Made Today?
This blog post is a little late for May the Fourth, but I can still make it for "THIS IS THE MAY" (Little bit of MANDALORIAN reference there). So in celebration of this "STAR WARS" month, I'm going back to my special What If editorials to do a What If, STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE was made today. Of course when the original STAR WARS was released in theaters in 1977, directed by George Lucas, and it changed the world of cinema forever. This movie influenced dozens of todays filmmakers, and hundreds of today's big block…
Selected Review of the Day: STAR WARS (1977)
Folks we are finally here! The review of the original Star Wars! This is the film that started it all and probably changed the course of Hollywood film making forever. Out of the imaginative mind of George Lucas, say what you want about his Star Wars decisions in the later years, comes a story and a world that would change and affect the lives of film lovers in the entire galaxy! We all know the story, when two droids, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) are stranded on a desert planet called Tatooine after they escape an attack by…
RANDOM REVIEW OF THE DAY: Superman (1978)
Richard Donner's 1978 family adventure film, Superman, is considered to be the start of the blockbuster superhero films. And why shouldn't it, it stars one of the world's first, most beloved, and most iconic superhero. This film is a treasure in the heart of many Superman fans. The film stars Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel himself, exploring his origins and his start in a journey that requires him to fight for truth, justice, and the American way. Through this journey as a survivor of his extinct planet Krypton, he comes ac…
RANDOM REVIEW OF THE DAY: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
As much as I say I love comedies that go beyond being a comedy and also having an intriguing story, I greatly appreciate comedies that stick to its genre not to the point where their methods and the shticks get old really fast but to the point in which they perfect their crafts. Monty Python and The Holy Grail is one of those comedies. Based on the BBC sketch comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus, this comedy classic stars Graham Chapman as King Arthur and his so-so brave knights of The Round Table played by John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terr…
RANDOM REVIEW OF THE DAY: Grease (1978)
Might be weird and to say and you can argue with me on this, but I believe there are some musicals that are made for one gender than the other. But if I had to choose several that I believe that are made for both genders equally because it has elements that both men and woman seem to enjoy, has likeable songs, an enjoyable setting, and a tone that stands out, than that musical film would be Grease. Grease is the story set during the 1950s about two young lovers including a greaser named Danny, played by John Travolta, and the Australian good …
RANDOM REVIEW OF THE DAY: The Muppet Movie (1979)
In their first ever motion picture, Jim Henson's Muppets, the stars of their then popular TV show "The Muppet Show, shine in The Muppet Movie. The Muppet Movie follows the always lovable Kermit the Frog as he decides to go on a road trip to Hollywood to become a famous star, as he takes along other aspiring talents and friends such as Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Animal, The Swedish Chef, of course his soul mate Miss Piggy, and lots of the other comedic Muppets. Nothing really huge or epic, but seeing the Muppets be their funny selve…
HALLOWEEN REVIEW OF THE DAY: Halloween (1978)
What makes more sense than reviewing a movie for Halloween called well, Halloween? That's a rhetorical question by the way. Anyways, like Psycho, Halloween is considered to be one of those horror movies that pushes the envelope on the "slasher" genre. And as one of the first, as expected it is not half bad. It is definitely a classic in the "slasher killing teens" genre. What makes this movie so good is both the suspenseful tone and the character of Michael Myers. The pacing of the story is rather well done as it succee…
HALLOWEEN REVIEW OF THE DAY: Jaws (1975)
A film about the dangerous side of nature, Jaws is about a killer great white shark that eats people alive near a small New England island. Originally supposed to be a rushed B-Movie, director Steven Spielberg decided to add so much to this film that were risky during actual production, but more than worth it when the finished product was released to the general public. This film back in the summer of 1975 actually scared people away from the beaches because they did not want to experience the horrors that were featured in this film. The idea …
HALLOWEEN REVIEW OF THE DAY: The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist is known as one of the scariest films ever to be put out in Hollywood cinema. And to be honest I could not agree more. The feel, the tone, the story, the atmosphere, the whole overall look of the film is all around gothic, dramatic, epic, and of course frightening. This is probably one of the first horror films to deal with the topic of possession and exorcism. Though nowadays there a TON more, they do not do this classic justice where those films rely on cheap effects and jump scares. this film is good and succeeds at being a hor…
RANDOM REVIEW OF THE DAY: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange is a VERY interesting film. A lot of films usually try to convey some sort of message moral, or allegory of some sort. To be honest I can't really tell you what A Cloc kwork Orange is really about, it is just bizarre look at the life and events of a teen psychopath named Alex DeLarge. The main character is probably the best aspect of this film, as most main characters should be. And I just call him a main character because the truth is you cannot really call him a protagonist. During the beginning of the film he is …
