Category: Movie Opinions and Lists
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RunPee – Our 2109 Movie Review Rankings (and who was stuck with the worst films!)
$2,797,800,564 world wide. You can buy a lot of Infinity Peecoins with that. 2019 closed out a decade of movies, not so much with a bang, but with a snap. Avengers: Endgame was a tour de force that culminated a decade defined, both culturally and monetarily, by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Between 2010 and 2019…
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Star Wars – Death Stars and Planet Killers: Enough Already
Star Wars is stuck in a Death Star rut. Why is Lucasfilm so attached to Planet Killers? A New Hope opened with a super-weapon. They probably felt they had to up the stakes forever after. How many Star Wars movies feature a Death Star — or something like one? It’s been on my mind since…
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2019 Peeple’s Poll Movies – Year in Review
Here’s a breakdown of the results from the Peeple’s Poll. Find out which movie was the highest rated, lowest rated, and everything in between. Plus some interesting numbers that only the Peeple’s Poll can provide: like which movie beat expectations by the widest margin.
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A History of The Grudge – from Japan to America (and every remake in the franchise)
The Grudge hits theaters January 3. It’s been fourteen years since the 2004 American remake, also titled The Grudge, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. This horror franchise has had a long history in Japan and America. So here’s a deep dive into the story of The Grudge. Origin of the Series Director Takashi Shimizu said the…
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The 6 Most Epic Lightsaber Fights in Star Wars (plus 3 that didn’t make the cut)
So many Star Wars movies. So many lightsaber and “lightsaber-adjacent” fight scenes over 42 years. Which saber duels are the best, the most visually stunning, or emotionally moving? I don’t know much about sword technique (<—- we wrote about that here) beyond endlessly watching Lord of the Rings or Xena: Warrior Princess, but I know…
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Movie analysis – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has lots of enjoyable moments that make the movie worth seeing, but also lots of flaws that could have been avoided.
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Infographic of every Star Wars movie ranked by fans on IMDb and RottenTomatoes
Take a tour of this infographic showing how fans rated every movie in the Star Wars franchise on IMDb and RottenTomotoes.
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6 Classic Sci-Fi Movies You Can’t Afford to Miss
The medium of film is a Holy Grail for science fiction fans: you can simply point to Avengers: Endgame and Arrival for some of its more recent eventful samplings. But the triumphs go much further back. Indeed, from I am Legend to Blade Runner, the silver screen’s preserved some of the greatest sci-fi stories ever…
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Jumanji Character Names and Skills
Just to get you quickly up to speed, Jumanji 3 will reprise the adult “avatars” from Jumanji 2, although there’s a new twist in the characters who play them. Happily, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black are back. Do you remember the Jumanji skills for each character? Here’s a reminder of the…
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5 Reasons Kylo Ren Is a Good Villain
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker opens soon. The wait is finally over. The Skywalker family will wrap up with this end to the storyline (though not the series). And audiences will get to take one last adventure with Rey, Leia, Lando, Chewie, Finn, Poe, C-3PO, and R2D2. It also means another visit…
