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  • The Jewel of the Nile

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    My 1985 movie watching marathon continued with The Jewel of the Nile. Yup, Romancing the Stone (released in 1984) was definitely the better film, but sticking to my guns, I watched this inferior sequel. It’s got its moments, but overall it wasn’t that fun to watch, and the story is even less interesting than I…

  • The Breakfast Club

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    Although it came out in 1985 and so fits in my current movie watching marathon, I usually watch it on an annual basis anyway, as it’s still one of my favorite movies. I never tire of it.

  • Back to the Future

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    Still in 1985, the second movie I watched in 2017 was Back to the Future, which was the top grossing movie of that year (The Goonies was in at #9). I’ve watched this movie countless times, and it continues to be a joy to watch. The sequels never got it as good (although I quite…

  • The Goonies

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    So how did I kickstart my 2017 movie viewing slate? With a movie from 1985, and one that I was a bit worried on whether I would still like it or not (I think I re-watched it a few years ago, to mixed feelings). This time, I was watching it with my wife (her first…

  • Kung Fu Killer

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    My rekindled love for kung fu flicks – thanks to seeing Donnie Yen in Rogue One – continues with yet another Yen film (after watching the Ip Man trilogy), this time Kung Fu Killer. I guess the best way to describe this would be to say that it’s like the movie Seven, but with kung…

  • Ip Man 3

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    I definitely liked this, but it’s wasn’t as good as the first two films – it doesn’t have as many classic fight scenes, although the blade fight at the end was pretty great (and the best fight of the series is still the one between Yen and Sammo Hung on the table in Ip Man…

  • Ip Man 2

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    This afternoon I watched Ip Man 2, which is as good if not better than the first Ip Man movie. The fight sequence on a table with Sammo Hung is truly glorious, and gave me chills – Hung is also responsible for the action direction in all of the Ip Man movies. And the kid…

  • Ip Man

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    Rogue One has put me in a Donnie Yen state of mind, and so I had a lot of fun the other night revisiting the first Ip Man movie. Great, great flick, as good if not better than I remembered, and Yen is a joy to watch throughout. I’m following this up with Ip Man…

  • Rogue One

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    I loved Rogue One so damn much, that I can honestly say it’s my new favorite Star Wars movie. I loved it on so many levels, from the story, to the new cast of characters, to just, well, so many things. It’s the only Star Wars movie to make me well up a few times,…

  • Favorite Media of 2016

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    Here it is, my annual post (here are the ones for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) in which I list all of the media that I most liked in the past year. This is not meant to be a “best of” list. This is a highly subjective look back at the stuff that I…