Category: Adventure
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There’s an E.T. sequel and it’s awesome
I just finished watching E.T. for basically the first time. I only saw it one time in 1982, and 38 years later didn’t remember anything beyond the “Phone Home” shtick. I wrote this grand review about the symbolism in E.T. with a lot of thoughts tending towards the introspective. I had to rewatch E.T. to…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter 18th edition (July 15th, 2020)
The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. We’re adding classic movies to the RunPee database Picking Peetimes is a skill. We have to practice so we keep our skills sharp for the day we get new movies back in theaters. Plus,…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
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No, there are not any extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. View details and movie information…
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Classic Movie Review – E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
What an enchanting film! E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is deservedly among the greats. Steven Spielberg proved he was mighty with the movie-making. Who else can take a goofy premise (suburban boy befriends gentle alien) and make it so compelling? So buoyant and wondrous. It seems like it would be a kiddie flick, but to be…
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Classic Movie Review – Back to the Future
Back to the Future: Witty, exciting, memorable, perfectly cast, with sparkling chemistry, a fantastic score, and immensely quotable lines. Okay, done. Movie Grade: A+ Well, gosh darn daddy-o, I should probably pen a heavier review…okay, if you insist… There’s that word again, ‘heavy.’ Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with…
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Classic Movie Review – Ghostbusters
It’s hard to review really great movies, especially super amazing classics that are A+++ and can do not wrong. I want to do justice to them in the reviewing, and that’s a lot of pressure. Anyway, Ghostbusters is one of those films that in spite of how silly the premise is — or that it…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Trolls World Tour?
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Yes, there are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Trolls World Tour. View details and movie information…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Artemis Fowl?
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No, there are not any extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Artemis Fowl. View details and movie information…
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Original Jurassic Park Breaks Box Office Records for the Fourth Time
You just can’t keep a 9 ton Tyrannosaurus rex down. Universal Pictures released Jurassic Park — the 1993 original — four times in theaters over the last 27 years. And every single time, it trampled box office records. Including last weekend, which is notable for several reasons: It was Father’s Day weekend, typically a huge…
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What makes a B grade movie rank at RunPee (using the Rock as an example)
We’ve discussed movie reviews in the A range at RunPee before, but what about those Bs? To be clear, we consider a B movie as good to very good. But then what do we look for in a B film? B+ movies A B+ movie grade is for very good films. We dicker and dither…
