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I've actually come across both, so multiple TV edits are out there it seems. Just "Mister Falcon" is so odd James

Back when I had a blog I reviewed Audition. Re-reading what I wrote, I find much of my views on it have not changed (though it is no longer in my Top Ten 10). Here's the link, if you you're interested: https://braveblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/5-modern-japanese-films-everyone-should-see-audition/ James

The "Yippee Kai-yea Motherfucker" in Die Hard being changed "Yippee Kai-yea Moster Falcon!" Might be my favorite bad edited for TV line ever James

Between Blue Bloods and The Good Wife (and its 2 spinoffs), roughly 85% of supporting the cast members from The Sopranos and The Wire can be accounted for. God bless working character actors! James

The new Yoroiden Samurai Troopers dropped a trailer today with expected release of January 2025. It is a continuation with new characters coming together trying to find the original Samurai Troopers James

Bill Duke as Marcellus is totally different vibe and I'm here for it@ James

The Abominable Dr. Phibes - Man, I could write forever about just the opening of this movie. As I've stated before, horror isnt really my thing. I enjoy it for the most part but I dont actively aim to watch horror. I am, however, a big fan of Vincent Price. Some might argue that doesn't make sense given Price is usually associated with genre. The thing is, Price was a versatile actor, who just happened to find himself working in horror more often than not but when offered something he could really act in, he'd run with whatever the part called for. The Abominable Dr. Phibes is Vincent Price doing horror and really bringing the stuff as the title character. Throw in good ol'Joesph Cotten in there and you got 2 amazing actors just bring this aura of awesome acting. At the core this a revenge story. Dr. Phibes has doctorates in music and philosophy and he's really got it in for the doctors who failed to save his wife's life in 1921. It was during this that Phibbs lost his voice while racing home upon hearing of her passing. Four years later Phibes, who everyone thought was dead, is back to claim vengeance and is using murders based upon The Ten Plagues of Egypt. This movie is so much fun. Phibbs is a tragic figure but the lengths he goes to are over the top and really kinda fun. I love this movie. It isn't perfect but it is just a good fun movie to watch. Now onto it's sequel, Dr. Phibes Rises Again! James

Wasn't My Two Dads a spinoff of... I wanna say Night Court? James

Gods of Egypt - Apparently June is "James Is Needlessly Torturing Himself Month" because, despite kinda enjoying Silver Bullet, I'm whiffing big time these last few days. Because when I think of Egyptian a Scotman, a Welsh man, Geoffrey Rush and... Bryan Brown? WTF? I swear I ain't seen Bryan Brown in anything since F/X 2 The Deadly Art of Illusion I just can't take these CGI/Greenscreen movies. I loathed Clash of the Titans and it's equally awful sequel. I mean, those make Harry Hamlin look like Steve Reeves! I'm gonna lie down with a Dr. Pepper and a slice of chocolate babka and pretend I didn't just watch God's of Egypt! James

Gary Busey IS Clancy Brown in The Dennis Leary Story! James

There are certain movies that deliver "The Moment" that helps an audience define why they paid money to come to that movie. Stuff like, the reveal of the shark in Jaws, Marlon Brando's frozen mask turning to reveal Superman or the reveal of the Statue of Liberty in the original Planet of the Apes. I think one of he perfect "Moments" is in Jurassic Park. Come on, you all know it. Sam Neil is so stunned at what he sees that he needs Laura Dern to stop talking about flora and fauna and just turn her goddam head to see an actual fuckin' dinosaur! It doesn't hurt that The Moment features, what just might be John Williams most majestic score. The music, the reactions, the grandfatherly yet slightly smug reaction of David Attenborough... all of it is so perfect. Neil's simple "They move in herds" is perfect, because it proves some his theories right without his Alan Grant coming off as condescending. It's just as thrilling for the paying audience. We are treated to the gentle brachiosaurus and it nothing like we've seen before that wasnt stop motion. It is a beautiful moment that gives us beauty of nature with the astonishment of humanity. When I rewatch this scene I am usually dabbing my eyes because it is just perfect in almost every way. It is why I love going to the movies more than anything. James

Silver Bullet - I'm not a Stephen King fan but how can you not appreciate a movie where Gary Busey attempts to fistfight a werewolf! That alone makes it worth watching! James

Lilo & Stitch - When the 7 year old, who picked the movie for her birthday no less, gets 45 minutes into this unnecessary live action and says "Daddy, im bored. Can we leave?" Then something is wrong with this movie! I too wasnt feeling it. I was kind of annoyed by the lighting/colors of it. You're in Hawaii but everything looked so dark, almost "Seige of Winterfell" dark. When David gets introduced my brain went Haywire because James Inner Voice said "I thought Mako was dead?" because Kaipo Dudoit look exactly what I think young Mako would look like. Of course I refuse to believe "Younv Mako" is a thing and that Mako looked at least 50 and fully grown since climbing out of Mama Mako's womb. Mama Mako would, of course, just be Mako in drag. I can't really rate this movie because the kiddo and I skipped out on it early but when the 7 year old isn't impressed then Disney has got to stop mining these IPs for live action just to make money on them. Maybe remake some of their less than stellar films. Hey, let's try and get a remake of The Black Hole or turn The Apple Dumpling Gang into a Neo-Western. HOLY FUCK! When did Zach Galiafanikis morph into Michael Lonsdale in Moonraker? James

I thought Rikishi started the gimmick in Zero One initially? James

RTD is pandering and milking his greatest hits and frankly? It's way too "Look what I did!" for my liking! James

He coughs before/during the COVID stuff slcrops up, so I dunno... no Bill would make me sad. The idea of Mayor Dale is both hilarious AND terrifying! James

Sandra Violet turns 7 on Monday. Once again, I'm amazed that I've managed to keep another human being clothed, sheltered and fed for 7 years. Today shr discovered, while moseyingcthrough the local DG, that there are reusable water balloons. She was in awe of them and demanded we get them. I told her this was the epitome of kids play technology and "It's why we put Armstrong on the moon!" She just rolled her eyes James

Ah Ming Na-Wen... I adore and shes come along way from being a trumpeter for Good King Friday. She just has an ageless quality about her which factors in nicely to her being a regular working actress. James

Lord, how I wish DEAN~! could've written that up James

My "I've been posting on DVDVR MB" added brain deciphered that "THAT scene with CRZ" which would make Enteapment just weird! James

Maverick - Before he went off the rails into swirly-eyed madness, Mel Gibson had to try really hard to do wrong. Making a movie out of a TV show from the late 50s wasnt exactly what the world was waiting for but it got made and it stayed true the sensibility of the show. They could've made a straight ahead action Western but instead, the movie plays to Gibson's charm that he used to have in spades. The problem is, charm only carries you so far without a string story and the story here is... somewhere in the middle. The cast carries this film, especially Alfred Molina as Angel. Actually, the cast members I can live without in this is Jodie Foster as Annabelle Bransford. She's out of place as a foil for Gibson and doesn't really mesh with him as a romantic interest either. You can take her out of the movie and not much changes. I feel that they could've snuck Roger Moore in this just to have 2 of the original Maverick's in there. We aren't even gonna touch the Native American segment with Graham Greene. In the end Maverick is type of TNT on a Sunday afternoon that I might watch if there was literally nothing else on. It has moments but not enough to make get excited to sit through it for 2-3 hours with commercials. James

Of the 2 Michael J. Fox movies from the summer of 85, I really didn't care fotmr Teen Wolf. I remember seeing it with my Dad and sister and just everything about Fox in it rubs me the wrong way. Now im not going to say the werewolf thing is a metaphor for masturbation but rather about puberty in general. Still, as much as I don't like this, somehow Teen Wolf Too is worse. Probably, in large part to it being an obvious unnecessary cash grab sequel. I'd rather sit through The Legend of Billie Jean again because that at least had "Invincible", a total banger by Pat Benetar going for it. James

Didnt Kevin Kline have one of those "let's follow this jerk through his career and see that in the end, he didn't really suck" movies? He was like a strict teacher that taught history and the late great Edward Herman as the principal? James

Except those 2 movies don't suck! Swap in Flesh & Blood James

Dragonheart - From the latter half of Sir Sean Connery's "Just leave your attache case full of dubloons on my welcome mat and Ill be on set when I damn well feel like it" phase, which also includes such fine films as Medicine Man, Entrapment and (looks at IMDB) Just Cause. Hell, I wouldn't be at all shocked if Sir Sean said yes when his agent told him "Oh, they just need your voice sir". You better bet your ass Sir Sean's agent calls him "Sir"! For a movie that starts as a revenge film that morphs into a movie about a dragon and knight running a grift only to pivot into a movie about everyone having a redemption arc of some sort... Christ on a cracker, I just cant with this goddam movie. I wouldn't even watch this in a room full of 7 year old! James