Archive for May, 2009
May
30
Posted by Justin
The topic on the table today is this: What movies were so cool to you as a kid, but now you are embarrassed to be in the same room as them?
Let’s hear what the Mutants have to say!
Mike: It’s funny, a friend of mine actually coined a term for this phenomena: Darkman Syndrome. It’s a weird category here. Mortal Kombat at the time it came out was the coolest thing I’d ever seen, and upon seeing it more recently I literally cringed at the crappy CGI, atrocious dialogue, and wooden acting, but alternatively, Howard the Duck has only improved in my estimation. Go fig.
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May
29
Posted by Justin
“Across the federation, federation experts agree that: A: God exists, B: He’s on our side, C: He wants us to win.”
The Scoop: 2008 R, directed by Edward Neumeier and starring Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock and Stephen Hogan
Tagline: It’s a good day to fry
Summary Capsule: There are no atheists in bugholes, it seems. And Casper Van Dien gets naked.
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May
28
Posted by Drew
“However cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye.”
The Scoop: 1987 R, directed by Alan Parker, starring Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro and Lisa Bonet
Tagline: Harry Angel has been hired to search for the truth… pray he doesn’t find it.
Summary Capsule: If we were to combine Noir Week and Stephen King Week, this is the film we’d review.
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May
27
Posted by Heather
“Nothin’ like a good piece of hickory.”
The Scoop: 1985, R, Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Michael Moriarity
Tagline: Hell has come home.
Summary Capsule: The Man With No Name saves a mining settlement with no hope
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May
26
Posted by Justin
“We’re being quarantined here. We’re being kept here to die.”
The Scoop: 2008 R, directed by Carter Smith and starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone and Laura Ramsey
Tagline: Terror has evolved.
Summary Capsule: College kids go off the beaten path in Mexico, and it certainly doesn’t come back to bite them in the bum. Oh, wait. Yes it does.
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May
25
Posted by Mike
“I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.”
The Scoop: 2008 PG-13 Directed by Pierre Morel and starring Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen
Tagline: They took his daughter. He’ll take their lives.
Summary Capsule: EX CIA spook goes on a 90 minute killing spree to get back his kidnapped daughter.
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May
22
Posted by Justin
We all love movie trailers — they’re quick, exciting, get the blood pumping, spoil all the major films twists, etc. But a large component of making a great trailer is the use of music, most of which comes from either older films or original pieces composed specifically for that trailer (the movie’s score is created and recorded toward the end of the filmmaking process, and therefore is hardly ever available for use in the trailer).
I wanted to share with you some of my favorite pieces of original trailer scores, alongside of the actual trailers they helped prop up — and in so doing, hopefully open your eyes to the excellent work that these composers do and hardly ever get credit for.
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May
22
Posted by Eunice
Some of these links may contain mature material, and MRFH is not responsible for their content.
Trailers
Sherlock Holmes
Surrogates
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May
21
Posted by Justin
“Good teacher. He really seems to care. About what I have no idea.”
The Scoop: 1986 PG-13, directed by Alan Metter and starring Rodney Dangerfield, Burt Young and Keith Gordon
Tagline: Registration starts Friday, June 13, at theaters everywhere.
Summary Capsule: Dad who thinks he’s a comedian goes to college to be near his loser son. This does not help loser son’s status.
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May
20
Posted by Kaleb
“That Castle’s a slippery one”
The Scoop: 2008 R, directed by Lexi Alexander, and starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West and Julie Benz.
Tagline: Vengeance has a name.
Summary Capsule: Ex-Special Forces instructor–not FBI agent–living in New York–not Miami–turns blood-soaked vigilante after his family is murdered by the mob. Chunks ensue.
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