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The Naked Gun

January 15, 2010January 15, 2010temporalparadoxLeave a comment

Before watching the movie:

In a new blog, it is inevitable there will be firsts. And perhaps this is the first week I’m reviewing a movie you have already seen. It will probably not be the last either. It is my hope that you find my first-time reviews interesting as a look back, and maybe even remind you of the first time you watched it.

I’m a big fan of classic Leslie Nielsen comedy. Airplane! will always be a favorite of mine. After going through some of the Movie Movie series, I’m looking forward to enjoying him at his best again.
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So I Married an Axe Murderer

January 1, 2010December 31, 2009temporalparadoxLeave a comment

Before watching the movie:

I’m not sure if I’d heard of this movie before it appeared on Hulu. I remember reading about a movie with a long, straightforward title concerning getting married to a psychopathic killer, but I thought the title was longer.

I expect this movie to be at the core of what you should expect to see at Yesterday’s Movies. A quirky comedy that’s slightly obsscure, but mainstream.

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Simon Birch

December 4, 2009December 4, 2009temporalparadox2 Comments

Before watching the movie:

For my first review, I decided to watch Simon Birch. This movie was indirectly recommended to me by my literature class when we read A Prayer for Owen Meany, which was the basis for the movie. Many classmates had seen the film, and some commented they couldn’t help but read the narrative in Jim Carrey’s voice.

I feel a little like I’m cheating by reviewing this movie, because I’ve read the book and have a general idea of how it goes. But I also know the movie was rejected by John Irving as an adaptation, which is why it has none of the character names, and I know the end is superficially changed in some manner, so I don’t think it’s any worse than a movie I’ve seen a bunch of trailers for, or heard people talk about. It’s certainly less familiar to me than some I’ve been so interested in that I read the entire plot online. As an adaptation of a book I’ve read, I’ll appraise it as such.

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