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CollectionsIt's by no means, a great film. It is however, a chesstaculary fun over the top movie.
Probably the best part of the film, is William Fichtner as "The Accontant", that and Nicholas Cage's hair.
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(A review of Whitney)Tried watching this show a couple of times, but gave up on it after a few episodes. The fact that Whitney, is still on the air and that Community could be placed on an indefinite hiatus, and possibly cancelled by the "evil peacock network", says a lot about the "evil peacock network"'s priorities.
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Season of the Witch review
Posted : 14 years, 10 months ago on 29 October 2011 02:04
(A review of Season of the Witch)If your ever wondered, what The Name of The Rose, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, and The Devils, would be like featuring stilled dialogue, cheesy CGI, a predictable plot you can see coming from a mile away, and Nicholas Cage, then this film is for you!
Cage, plays a knight quested to deliver a young women, believed to be the cause of the Bubonic Plague, and of being a witch.
Also, the wolves in the film are of the CGI variety, but the unintentional laughs are very, very real.
Lovers of bad cinema, this is film is just for you!
Cage, plays a knight quested to deliver a young women, believed to be the cause of the Bubonic Plague, and of being a witch.
Also, the wolves in the film are of the CGI variety, but the unintentional laughs are very, very real.
Lovers of bad cinema, this is film is just for you!
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Posted : 14 years, 12 months ago on 24 September 2011 05:08
(A review of Vanishing On 7th Street)It was an okay film, with an okay premise, but it fell apart at the very, very end.
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Dragonball Evolution review
Posted : 15 years ago on 18 September 2011 10:31
(A review of Dragonball Evolution)Best comedy, ever!
I know it isn't but from the very beginning, I found the film very much unintentionally hilarious.
Yes, I know that the TV series, had their moments of humor, but the live action takes it to the next level.
A direct comparison, would be Super Mario Bros and Double Dragon, both awesomely bad, and both worth checking out if you like really horribly awful, but yet entertainingly horribly bad movies films, this film definitely belongs way up there with them.
I know it isn't but from the very beginning, I found the film very much unintentionally hilarious.
Yes, I know that the TV series, had their moments of humor, but the live action takes it to the next level.
A direct comparison, would be Super Mario Bros and Double Dragon, both awesomely bad, and both worth checking out if you like really horribly awful, but yet entertainingly horribly bad movies films, this film definitely belongs way up there with them.
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The 1983 animated featurette Mickey's Christmas Carol, directed by Burny Mattinson and featuring the voices of Alan Young and Wayne Allwine, is a heartwarming adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale that marked Mickey Mouse's return to the big screen after a 30-year absence.
Because Mickey's Christmas Carol was a 26-minute featurette, it did not have a standalone traditional box office run. Instead, it generated $21 million in revenue against an estimated $3 million budget by playing as an opening attraction alongside major theatrical re-releases.
How It Made Money
Theatrical Pairing: In North America, Disney attached the short to a major theatrical re-release of The Rescuers, while international markets paired it with The Jungle Book.
Nostalgia Marketing: It was heavily marketed around Mickey Mouse’s highly anticipated return to the big screen after a 30-year absence from theaters.
Home Media & Television: It quickly transitioned into a highly profitable annual holiday staple via television broadcasts, VHS sales, and eventually streaming platforms.
Unanimous Praise: Critics and audiences warmly embraced the film, celebrating it as a beautifully animated, concise, and faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Mickey's Return: Viewers were deeply nostalgic and thrilled to see Mickey Mouse and the classic Disney cast return to the big screen after a 30-year theatrical absence.
Instant Holiday Classic: Reviewers highly praised Alan Young's debut performance as Scrooge McDuck, instantly cementing the short as an annual holiday tradition for families.
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Released in 1983, A Christmas Story was directed by Bob Clark and starring Peter Billingsley as Ralphie, this definitive 1940s comedy follows a boy's desperate quest for a Red Ryder BB gun, evolving from a modest $19.2 million box office run into an iconic holiday masterpiece via 24-hour cable marathons.
The Modest Launch: Studio executives struggled to market its quirky, nostalgic style, leading to a limited 900-theater release with minimal advertising that earned a quiet but profitable $19.2 million on a $3.3 million budget.
Why It’s the Gift That Keeps On Giving:
The Critical Shift: Initial reception was mixed-to-positive—with some critics praising its nostalgic charm and others knocking its episodic structure—before evolving into today's unanimous modern consensus as an adored holiday masterpiece.
The Cable Legend: Home video rentals and the legendary 24-hour holiday marathons on TBS and TNTultimately bypassed the quiet theatrical run, transforming the film into a massive, permanent cultural phenomenon.
A Canadian Holiday Staple: While celebrated globally, A Christmas Story features major Canadian roots with filming locations in Toronto and St. Catharines, Ontario, making it a regular prime-time centerpiece on the CBC holiday broadcast lineup.18 hours, 50 minutes ago
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Strange Invaders is a 1950s-style sci-fi mystery—directed by Michael Laughlin and starring Paul Le Mat and Nancy Allen, about a university professor who discovers his missing ex-wife's hometown has been covertly overtaken by extraterrestrials who begin hunting him after he leaks the story to a tabloid.
Why people found Strange Invaders too strange.
Huge Financial Deficit: The film generated a mere $1.36 million to $1.6 million USD globally, recouping roughly only a quarter of its $5.5 million USD production budget.
Lack of Star Power: The studio heavily pushed to hire a mainstream celebrity to sell tickets, but casting ultimately landed on the relatively lower-profile actor Paul Le Mat.
Studio Interference: Bureaucratic friction between co-producers Orion Pictures and EMI Films forced major script rewrites that watered down the plot and trimmed government cover-up subplots.
Niche Appeal: Mainstream 1983 audiences completely bypassed the movie's specialized, quirky 1950s pulp sci-fi homage, despite highly favorable reviews from nostalgic critics.
Canceled Trilogy: The box office disaster permanently forced director Michael Laughlin and co-writer Bill Condon to cancel their planned "Strange Trilogy," though Condon would later find massive Hollywood success directing hits like Gods and Monsters and Dreamgirls.
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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 is a 1983 action comedy film directed by Dick Lowry and starring Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, and Colleen Camp that follows Sheriff Buford T. Justice as he attempts to transport a fake shark from Miami to Texas, completely unaware that Big and Little Enos have hired Cledus "Snowman" Snow to disrupt the journey.
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How does one tank a series?
Absence of Core Talent: Franchise star Burt Reynolds and original director Hal Needham both refused to return, leaving an unfillable void only patched by a one-second archive cameo from Reynolds.
Production Identity Crisis: Universal originally filmed Jackie Gleason playing both the Bandit and the Sheriff, but confusing test screenings forced expensive reshoots that frantically pushed Jerry Reed into the lead role.
Critical Backlash: Fans and critics completely panned the movie as a shameless, lazy cash grab filled with uninspired stunts and heavily recycled plot lines.
Financial Collapse: The film became a major box office bomb, grossing a meager $7 million against a $9 million budget and permanently killing the theatrical franchise.
Genre Death: Mainstream audience tastes shifted toward sci-fi and modern action, permanently ending the 1970s era of Southern car-chase comedies.
Career Derailment: The saturation of consecutive flops like this permanently stripped Burt Reynolds of his decades-long status as Hollywood's top box-office draw.
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Directed by Joseph Sargent , the 1983 horror anthology film Nightmares stars Cristina Raines, Emilio Estevez, Lance Henriksen, Richard Masur, and Veronica Cartwright in four short stories about a housewife encountering an escaped killer, an arcade junkie trapped in a video game, a faithless priest hunted by a demonic truck, and a family terrorized by a giant rat.
Why was Nightmares, a box office Nightmare?
Box Office & Financial Failure
Financial Loss: Although it made back its $6.67 million production budget, it was a box office flop once marketing, distribution, and theater splits were counted.
Cult Status: The movie later found success and a cult following through VHS rentals and cable television airings.
Production & Creative Limitations
TV Roots: It was originally shot as an NBC television pilot, leaving it with a cheap, flat visual look after Universal added filler footage for theaters.
Lack of Scares: Because it was made for TV, it lacked the gore and intensity that horror fans in 1983 expected.
The 1983 Anthology Trend
Studio Cash-In: Universal rushed the film into theaters to profit off the anthology craze sparked by Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie.
Heavy Competition: It ultimately failed to compete against these much larger, higher-quality genre films.
Lasting Industry Impact
Death of Theater Anthologies: Its failure, alongside Creepshow 2, scared major studios away from funding big-screen horror anthologies for decades.
Move to Television: Its success on cable proved the format worked better on the small screen, directly inspiring hit TV shows like Tales from the Darkside and Tales from the Crypt.
Indie Revival: The theatrical format only returned decades later through low-budget, independent streaming franchises like V/H/S.2 days, 1 hour ago
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Directed by John Herzfeld, the 1983 romantic-fantasy film Two of a Kind stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as two deeply flawed humans who must learn to selflessly sacrifice for each other so that a group of angels can convince God not to destroy Earth.
Budget and Box Office:
With a budget estimated at $14 million, and grossing $23.6 million domestically, it considered to be a box office disaster because the theatrical returns failed to cover marketing costs or meet studio expectations.
Why the Movie Failed:
Bizarre plot: A confusing storyline about angels trying to save Earth from destruction ruined its appeal as a romantic comedy.
Bad reviews: Critics savaged the film's cheap effects and dialogue, earning it a Razzie nomination for Worst Picture.
Unlikable characters: Forcing the Grease duo into a chaotic crime story made them unappealing to audiences.
Dead genre: By 1983, viewers had lost patience with cheesy Hollywood musical-fantasies, preferring gritty dramas and sci-fi blockbusters.
Impact on the Soundtrack and Stars
Successful soundtrack: Despite the movie's failure, the soundtrack became a platinum hit with chart-topping tracks like "Twist of Fate."
Travolta's career spiral: The flop shattered John Travolta's star status and sent his career into a decade-long downward spiral until Pulp Fiction (1994).
Newton-John's pivot: The film ended Olivia Newton-John's run as a Hollywood leading lady, though her pop stardom survived, allowing her to transition into business and health advocacy.
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Warner Bros.' 1983. hit National Lampoon's Vacation (directed by Harold Ramis, theme by Lindsey Buckingham) stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Imogene Coca, and Randy Quaid in a chaotic, franchise-starting cross-country family road trip to Walley World.
Clark Griswold is about to take his family on a vacation, they will not soon forget. That is they can survive.
Why Audiences Wanted to Vacation With the Griswolds
Relatable Chaos: Captured the messy reality, forced optimism, and endless mishaps of real American family road trips.
Clark Griswold: Chevy Chase perfectly embodied the well-meaning father whose obsession with perfection causes disasters.
Star Creators: Written by John Hughes and directed by Harold Ramis, ensuring top-tier suburban satire and slapstick.
Box Office Win: Grossed over $61 million domestically against a modest $15 million budget.
Lasting Legacy: Launched a major comedy franchise and became an enduring summer classic.
Chevy Chase’s Career; Career Lifeline: Rescued his career after a string of post-SNL box office flops.
Box Office Validation: Proved he could carry a major studio film as the undisputed lead actor.
New Persona: Shifted his image from a cool, detached smart-aleck to a bumbling, relatable suburban family man.
A-List Status: Launched his highly successful mid-to-late 1980s golden era (Fletch, Three Amigos!).2 days, 22 hours ago
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In 1983, director Terry Jones and the Monty Python cast tackled the mystery of human existence through a chaotic series of sketches featuring corporate pirates, philosophical fish, and a gorged man exploding from a wafer-thin mint.
The Great Financial Collapse
The Initial Swindle: Fools and their money parted to the tune of a $1.98 million opening weekend, entirely fueled by blind hype and a bloated $9 million budget!
The Rapid Plunge: Word got out that the film was a disaster, causing ticket sales to drop off a cliff and capping the total haul at a miserable $14.9 million!
The Artistic Insult & Physical Trauma
The Lazy Structure: They completely abandoned proper storytelling to regress into a disjointed, chaotic sketch format like lazy television writers!
The Vomit Factor: Hardcore lunatics celebrated, but normal cinema-goers were utterly repulsed by stomach-churning, graphic sequences like the atrocious Mr. Creosote scene!
The Backstage Shambles: Six tired, bickering Pythons let creative exhaustion ruin the final product, leaving critics and audiences equally miserable!3 days, 11 hours ago
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Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, released in 1983 and directed by Charles Band, this low-budget, 3-D sci-fi adventure stars Jeffrey Byron and marks the big-screen debut of Kelly Preston as a futuristic ranger battles an evil dictator across a harsh desert planet, grossing $5.3 millionby capitalizing on the era's gimmicky 3-D craze.
Front-Loaded Box Office: The film grossed $5,301,085 domestically against a $2.5M – $3.5 million budget, finishing the year ranked at #101.
Rapid Drop-Off: It earned 38.1% of its lifetime gross during its $2,019,000 opening weekend, as poor word-of-mouth instantly crushed its momentum.
Stiff Competition: It snuck into the weekly Top 10 across 549 theaters, but couldn't beat a fading Return of the Jedi, which had already been out since May.
The "3-D Craze" Factor: Despite the low overall numbers, the indie production covered its costs by capitalizing on the 1983 3-D movie trend to lure in curious teens.
Kelly Preston and Her Debut
Big Screen Debut: Released in August 1983, it was one of her earliest film roles (credited as Kelly Palzis), playing the co-lead character, Dhyana.
Box Office Success: The low-budget sci-fi indie grossed $5.3 million, quickly recouping its costs by capitalizing on the 1983 3-D movie trend.
Career Launchpad: Along with Christine and 10 to Midnight, this 1983 breakout trio successfully launched her into a decades-long Hollywood career.
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Directed by Pete Walker, the 1983 horror comedy House of the Long Shadows follows an American author (Desi Arnaz Jr.) who bets his publisher he can write a classic Gothic novel in 24 hours at a creepy, deserted Welsh manor.
His typewriter time is quickly derailed by a bizarre, spooky family reunion featuring horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and John Carradine, culminating in deep family secrets, multiple murders, and absurd plot twists.
The film was produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and released theatrically by Cannon Film Distributors.
Why Audiences Booed the Movie
Misallocated High Budget: A massive $7.5 million budget was spent mostly on securing horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and John Carradine, but this classic star power failed to attract 1980s theatergoers, turning the film into a major box office flop.
Mismatched Marketing: It was advertised as a serious, terrifying horror film, but it was actually an old-school dark comedy and parody, which left misled ticket buyers feeling tricked and angry.
Outdated Style: Its slow-burn, gothic tone could not compete with the fast-paced slasher films that audiences actually wanted to see at the time.
Genre Identity Crisis: The film was "neither fish nor fowl," meaning it wasn't scary enough for horror fans nor funny enough for comedy audiences, alienating both crowds and leaving it to rely strictly on a niche cult following.
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