Movies set in New York State but not New York City.
Drums Along the Mohawk
Farmer joins the American Revolution.
The Last of the Mohicans
French and Indian War epic.
The Great Gatsby
Pauper reinvents himself as hotshot.
Movies Set in the American Civil War
Glory
Black troops win Union’s respect.
The Red Badge of Courage
Young soldier worries almost constantly.
Gettysburg
Jeff Daniels deserved an Oscar!
Next: Movies set in pre-1800 Japan.
Movies set in pre-1800 Japan.
Rashomon
Not how I remember it.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Wire-Fu warriors peruse stolen sword
Seven Samurai
Samurai defend village from bandits
Next: Movies with big robots!
Movies with big robots
Pacific Rim
Big robots defend against kaiju.
The Iron Giant
Superman is a role model.
Transformers
More than meets the eye.
Next: Comedies with ghosts.
Ghostbusters
Don’t cross the beams… yet.
Heaven Can Wait
Beatty tackles football, big business, romance.
Topper
Fun-loving ghosts help friend live.
Next: Scary movies with ghosts.
Ooops! Cut the word “big” in my Heaven Can Wait review.
Scary movies with ghosts
Ghost Story
Kind of speaks for itself
The Shining
All work and no play…
The Haunting
Are there ghosts? Not sure.
Next: Movies with John Barry scores
Movies with John Barry scores
Madagascar
It’s along about the penguins.
Goldfinger
…man with the Midas touch…
Robin and Marian
Old Sean loves Old Audrey.
Next: Spy thrillers.
Zero Dark Thirty
CIA chick takes out OBL
Argo
CIA dude rescues Iran hostages
Unthinkable
Title isn’t about the bombs
Next: Movies about vampires
Movies about vampires
Shadow of the Vampire
Was Max Schreck human? No?
Blacula
African prince gets it good
The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck
As funny as the title
Next: Spencer Tracy movies
Spencer Tracy movies
Inherit The Wind
Monkey trial in the South
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
They all want the money!
Pat & Mike
…but what’s there is cherce.
Next: Movies based on the Bible.
Movies based on the Bible.
The Commandments
Part, Sea! I say, part!
Passion of the Christ
Torture porn for Christ Believers
David vs. Goliath II: A Bart Simpson Dream
From “Simpsons Bible Stories” (AABF14)
Next: Joel & Ethan Coen movies
Joel & Ethan Coen movies:
Raising Arizona:
Crazy kidnapping caper, with Cage.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Three men of constant sorrow.
No Country for Old Men:
Avoid Chigurh’s captive bolt gun.
Next: Steve Martin movies.
Steve Martin movies
Pennies From Heaven
It is not a comedy.
The Pink Panther
Steve Martin isn’t Peter Sellers.
Roxanne
Funniest movie I’ve ever seen.
Next: The Seven Samurai remakes.
Seven Samurai remakes -
The Magnificent Seven
Brynner and six unruly gunslingers
Mystery Men
Stiller and six lame superheroes
The Avengers
Jackson and six awesome superheroes
Up next - legendarily infamous big budgeted epic flops
The Lone Ranger
Even Depp couldn’t save it.
Heaven’s Gate
Bankrupted the studio, for chrissakes!
Ishtar
Hoffman, Beatty both still wince.
Next: Tiny budgets, boffo box office.
Tiny budgets, boffo box office:
American Graffiti:
Dreyfus, Howard, and Wolfman Jack.
The Blair Witch Project:
Stay off the American moors!
Mad Max:
Australian phenomenon, despite American dubbing.
Next: Original Screenplays (i.e. not from a book or play).
Original screenplays:
Juno
Hipster girl has a baby.
Chinatown
Screenwriting guru Fields loves it.
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s magnum opus RULES!!!
Up next: German language films
German language films
Run, Lola, Run
Lola runs three different ways
or
Franka Potente + maroon hair = hot!
Das Boot
German sub goes through hell
Metropolis
Futuristic city splits differing people
Next: Ralph Bakshi movies
Ralph Bakshi movies
Fritz the Cat
Crumb hated it, killed Fritz.
Lord of the Rings
Critics think rotoscope is cheating.
Wizards
Well, this one IS brilliant.
Next: Movies about Americans abroad.