Pop Culture for Fun

Vampires have been depicted in many ways for the big screen along the years. By far the biggest influence on the genre has been none other than Bram Stoker’s Dracula. If I had to guess, I’d say movies about Dracula, or that derive from Stoker’s story make up about two thirds of all vampire movies. [...]

Posted on April 30th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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There was a time when romantic comedies were not just about bringing together two attractive, likable actors in front of a screen to do a predictable and unoriginal movie. There was a time when a romantic comedy was all about the dialog, the fun banter between the protagonists, the exchange between people playing a flirtatious [...]

Posted on April 10th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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p{text-align:justify}   Have you ever went to a movie just because of it’s title? Say you’re at a multiplex, and you have no idea what you want? What are you going to see? The Dark Knight? Or The Love Guru? only based on the title. Well, I don’t think there’s much of a choice there. However [...]

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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p{text-align:justify}   First you need a supernatural element. Lacking that, you’ll have to resort to slasher movies. Not that the two can’t coincide. Next, devise a way in which the killer, manifestation, or illness, can terrorize without being seen(this creates a good opportunity for jump scares, no one ever gets tired of those). For at least [...]

Posted on October 6th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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  It was one of those movies made for the male ego: fast cars, leather outfits, highway races and explosions. Not to mention the man who lost a family looking for revenge. Pretty much typical fare for the testosterone ruled cinema. But it was a movie that spawned 2 sequels, defined post-apocalyptic visions and lone heroes. [...]

Posted on September 9th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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  I recently watched all of the Farscape DVDs in order. Quite a fascinating show, if uneven at times. Late into the second or third season, don’t exactly remember which, there is a scene where the villain threatens the hero with attacking his homeplanet (the hero being a human tossed out in a far away part [...]

Posted on August 28th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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These seem to be the times of comic-book and video game big screen adaptations. Leave it to Hollywood to find sources of inspiration for the large number of movies being made every year. Few get the critical acclaim, many get the box-office gross, and some get both. But sadly most disappoint when it comes down [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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