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by Nigel Druitt
In This Corner…
In recent years, there’s been a number of once-dormant franchises – particularly franchises that began in the 1980s – being resurrected with a third sequel. Not every franchise warrants a fourth movie, but we’ve recently seen Rambo, Live Free or Die Hard, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull…to varying degrees of success. (Surely, it will not be too much longer before some genius decides to make Back to the Future Part IV.)
There are two science fiction franchises, however, that share a very similar pattern of quality in their four movies. The first two films in both series are widely considered classics (and, in fact, all four films rank in the Top 100 of Flickchart’s list of the Best Films of All Time). Both had their reputations tarnished by a lackluster third film (yet even those movies have their defenders). And both had pretty definitive trilogy conclusions blown open by the arrival of a fourth film.
These “fourquels” might be considered unwarranted, even unwanted. One promises “resurrection”, the other “salvation”, but the results may be somewhat less than heavenly. Yet, some people may find them better than the disappointing third movies. And when you are presented with them on Flickchart – and you admit that you’ve seen them – the question is, “Which is better?” Care to find out? Step in to the Reel Rumbles ring as we pit Terminator Salvation vs. Alien Resurrection. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Actor Spotlight: Heath Ledger
28, Jul 2011
by Colin Biggs
Before the star’s untimely death in 2007, Heath Ledger was well on his way to two Oscar nominations. One for his quietly haunting turn in Brokeback Mountain and the other for his yet unseen portrayal of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. His star was burning bright and like so many before him, his time came too early. Now we look back at Ledger’s ten best performances according to Flickchart viewers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekend Box Office Results: July 15th – 17th
17, Jul 2011
by Daniel Rohr
The new Harry Potter movie opens with a record $168.6 million (making an insane $92 million on Friday alone), beating the previous record held by The Dark Knight by $10 million.
| Movie | Weekend $ | Total $ | Average $/Theater | Add to Flickchart |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 | $168.6 Mil | $169 Mil | $38,526 |  |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $21.2 Mil | $303 Mil | $5,425 | |
| Horrible Bosses | $17.6 Mil | $60 Mil | $5,625 | |
| Zookeeper | $12.3 Mil | $42 Mil | $3,532 | |
| Cars 2 | $8.3 Mil | $165 Mil | $2,568 | |
| Winnie the Pooh | $8 Mil | $8 Mil | $3,326 | |
| Bad Teacher | $5.2 Mil | $89 Mil | $1,956 | |
| Larry Crowne | $2.8 Mil | $32 Mil | $1,125 | |
| Super 8 | $1.9 Mil | $122 Mil | $1,319 | |
| Midnight in Paris | $1.9 Mil | $42 Mil | $2,678 | |
Source: Box Office Mojo
Posters of Prominence: “The Dark Knight”
22, Feb 2011by Nigel Druitt
Following the success of Batman Begins, anticipation was running high – to say the least – for the sequel. Begins and Memento had made me a big Christopher Nolan fan, but even I was among the skeptical when it was announced that Heath Ledger would be playing the Joker in The Dark Knight.
In Search of Best Picture
17, Feb 2011by Nigel Druitt
As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?
Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?
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The Guilty Pleasures: “Batman Forever”
8, Feb 2011
Warner Brothers just announced that Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway have joined the cast of The Dark Knight Rises. Hardy will be playing the main villain Bane, while Hathaway will be playing the fan-favorite Catwoman. Christopher Nolan, who saved the Batman franchise with his vision and direction, says this will be his last Batman film.
I have always been a huge Batman fan. The first movie I remember seeing in theaters was Batman. I remember my jaw dropping as I watched the unlikely Michael Keaton morph into my favorite comic book hero. I’ll never forget how frightening Jack Nicholson could be every time the Joker came on-screen.
One of my favorite debates is, “Which Batman movie is the best?” You can make cases for all of them, save Batman and Robin. What’s that you say? You can’t make a case for Batman Forever being awesome? Well, challenge me all you want and tell me I’m nuts, but Batman Forever is totally a guilty pleasure for me.