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The Guilty Pleasures: Dragon Edition

27, Apr 2011
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Dragons. Are there any cooler creatures in all of mythology? Unfortunately, in the world of celluloid, these great creatures of imagination have not really gotten their due. (At least, not in live-action cinema; why I have not yet seen How to Train Your Dragon is still beyond me.)

Is there any live-action film in which dragons have truly come off as cool as they deserve? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire wasn’t too bad, but the dragons aren’t the stars. As I impatiently await the day when Peter Jackson brings his vision of the ultimate dragon, Smaug, to life in The Hobbit, I think about other dragon-themed movies that I have enjoyed in the past. None of them are deserving enough to be called “great”, but I’m very forgiving of movies I want to like. In one of these cases, I was the perfect age to see a dragon with real presence brought to life on the big screen – even if the movie he inhabited was far from perfect. Without further adieu, I present, in ascending order on my Flickchart, my picks for Guilty Pleasures starring dragons.

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Reel Rumbles #27: “Die Hard” vs. “Lethal Weapon”

23, Dec 2010
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means many people will be turning their movie-watching attention to a lot of those feel-good holiday favorites. But for some, this is the most wonderful time of the year… for busting some heads. Nothing says peace on Earth like a good, old-fashioned, blood-pumping action flick, and this year we’re entering the Reel Rumbles ring with a couple of the best. So get ready to deck the halls (and some thugs). It’s time for Die Hard vs. Lethal Weapon.

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Cowboys & Aliens: Who Really Wins?

18, Nov 2010
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Who hasn’t ever been in a heated debate with a friend over who would win in a battle: Cowboys or Aliens? Well thankfully, a huge new movie is coming soon to help us finally know.

I have a sneaking suspicion the cowboys will win in the movie, based off the star-power they have (Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig), but what about the battle of Cowboy movies vs Alien movies?

Well, let’s break it down. Here’s my stab at answering the eternal question of who wins in a battle between Cowboys and Aliens (movies). These are my top-5′s in the Western and Alien Invasion Movie genres:

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Predators: A Flickcharter’s Movie Review

14, Jul 2010
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Some of the world’s deadliest people – soldiers, mercenaries, killers, rapists – find themselves dropped into the middle of a hostile jungle. Soon, they realize they are being hunted… and that they are no longer on our world. So begins Predators; a sequel to the original, singular-titled, Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring sci-fi action hit from 1987. And as it turns out, it’s become the only sequel to that movie that’s truly worth the effort.

Starring: Adrien Brody (The Pianist; King Kong), Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3; TV’s “That 70′s Show”), Alice Braga (City of God; I Am Legend), Walton Goggins (TV’s “The Shield”), Oleg Taktarov (Righteous Kill; Bad Boys II), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix; TV’s “CSI”) and Danny Trejo (Planet Terror; Heat)

Directed by: Nimród Antal (Armored; Vacancy)

So, how does Predators measure up? I’ll use the Flickchart ranking method to see how…

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New on DVD, Blu-ray, and Netflix Instant: June 29, 2010

29, Jun 2010
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This a humongous week of releases. The quantity of new DVDs and Streaming Netflix movies to watch is absolutely staggering. Netflix specifically, which keeps on pumping out solid movies for unlimited streaming. Some highlights this week from Netflix include: Zombieland, Sleepless in Seattle, Black Dynamite (my 3rd favorite film from 2009), and my personal #3 favorite movie of all-time, No Way Out.

New Releases:

Hot Tub Time Machine – (DVD and Blu-ray)

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Flickchart Ranking: #4396

Times Ranked: 2728

% Times Won: 65.17%

Times Top 20′d: 2

I saw this in theaters and absolutely loved it. Once our heroes commented on how “tight” the first girls they see are when they make it back to the 80′s (exactly as I was in my head just a split second earlier), I knew I was going to enjoy the ride.


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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – (DVD and Blu-ray)

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Flickchart Ranking: #5776

Times Ranked: 1851

% Times Won: 44.24%

Times Top 20′d: 3

Greek Mythology for the Harry Potter crowd.

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The Crazies – (DVD and Blu-ray)

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Flickchart Ranking: #4523

Times Ranked: 2575

% Times Won: 59.22%

Times Top 20′d: 3

Very surprised to see this ranking so well, might have to give it a shot now…


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Creation – (DVD)

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Flickchart Ranking: #9265

Times Ranked: 88

% Times Won: 59.61%

Times Top 20′d: 0

Charles Darwin Biopic. Critical reviews have made it out to be pretty dull but Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly certainly are a watchable duo.

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The White Ribbon – (DVD and Blu-ray)

Flickchart Ranking: #4350

Times Ranked: 1513

% Times Won: 76.96%

Times Top 20′d: 5

Director Michael Haneke of Caché and Funny Games fame directs this fantastic Foreign Language Oscar Nominee.

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Reel Rumbles #19 – “Jaws” vs. “Predator”

1, Mar 2010
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Just when you thought it was safe to head back to the Flickchart Blog, another Reel Rumbles is here to determine once and for all what is scarier: a murderous great white shark on the loose in a small fishing village or a lone member of a mysterious alien race haunting the jungles of Central America? Separated by twelve years and undeniable advancements in special effects, this looks, on paper, to be a match for the ages. But is it really that close? Does testosterone-fueled action and a Die Hard pedigree trump master filmmaking and deep characterization? Read on and find out in Jaws vs. Predator.

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