Serial, Super Serial: Tomorrow Never Dies

on February 15, 2012

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Super Serial aims to dissect series of pop art — be it a filmography, discography or run of comics — by looking at its individual components.

In my review of Octopussy, I noted that a James Bond film cannot be satisfying without compelling villains and Bond Girls — that even a pretty good mission plot will stall without these notable characteristics. Tomorrow Never Dies, the eighteenth official film of the series, isn’t exactly the opposite of that, but even with memorable characters, the film leaves me a little cold. — more

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Serial, Super Serial: GoldenEye

on February 07, 2012

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Super Serial aims to dissect series of pop art — be it a filmography, discography or run of comics — by looking at its individual components.

Perhaps best known for the N64 game that single-handedly lead to massive multi-shooter parties in dorm rooms across the country, Martin Campbell’s 1995 GoldenEye is the seventeenth official James Bond release, and a reboot of sorts. Coming a full six years after its predecessor, the film is certainly a fresh start, with a recasting of major characters and its taking place in a world with a much different geopolitical landscape. Still, it borders the tone the Dalton films set — with less emphasis on humor and more on balls-to-the-wall action. — more

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The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia

The Marx Bros

on February 03, 2012

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If you want to know absolutely everything there is to know about the renowned comedy team the Marx Brothers, don’t waste your time anywhere other than Glenn Mitchell’s revised and expanded new edition of “The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia.” — more

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Serial, Super Serial: License to Kill

on February 03, 2012

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Super Serial aims to dissect series of pop art — be it a filmography, discography or run of comics — by looking at its individual components.

Bond’s filmmakers must have decided they liked the direction of The Living Daylights, because they ran with it for License to Kill. Cut out most of the humor and a lot of normal James Bond formula and this is what you’re left with. — more

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Serial, Super Serial: The Living Daylights

on January 23, 2012

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Super Serial aims to dissect series of pop art — be it a filmography, discography or run of comics — by looking at its individual components.

Although we’ve seen four James Bond films made in the 1980s (three official), The Living Daylights is the first that feels like an “80s movie.” Although all of the Bond films have been financially and culturally successful, with new action hits like The Terminator, First Blood, Predator and Die Hard made in during the decade, we can see a major trend of machismo and explosions (which has never really gone away). It was only a matter of time before the Bond franchise would follow, and John Glen’s 1987 The Living Daylights delivers as a more serious action film in that style. Changing the star of the film certainly helps this shift in tone, and first-time Bond Timothy Dalton more exemplifies the action star than any of the previous actors. — more

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Star Wars Uncut

on January 20, 2012

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There is a reason the internet was invented… and here it is. I remember watching a handful of these scenes years ago when the project first started. I think I saw Kevin Smith in one of the first few scenes. starwarsuncut.com

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Grisly’s Top 10 Films of 2011

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on January 12, 2012

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As you’ve probably noticed, 2011 was a pretty good year for film. While I was one of the few saying the hate for 2010 was a little exaggerated, there is no doubt that this year’s crop of films really delivered. — more

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Serial, Super Serial: A View to a Kill

on January 09, 2012

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Super Serial aims to dissect series of pop art — be it a filmography, discography or run of comics — by looking at its individual components.

After our short but unofficial break with last week’s Never Say Never Again, Roger Moore returns as James Bond in John Glen’s 1985 A View to a Kill, the fourteenth of the series and last for its star. Taking place near the beginning of the rise of the personal computer, the film uses this real-world fascination at the center of its plot. Bond films have often taken the fears of the Cold War or have aped the styles of popular genres, so the film’s interest in the microchip is an interesting look at technology of the 1980s. — more

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Serial, Super Serial: Never Say Never Again

on January 04, 2012

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Super Serial aims to dissect series of pop art — be it a filmography, discography or run of comics — by looking at its individual components.

All of the films I’ve previously talked about have been produced by Eon Productions, and mostly produced by the team of Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. In fact, all James Bond films minus two were produced by Eon — the 1967 spy spoof Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again. Directed by Irvin Kershner, best known for The Empires Strike Back (Episode V for those under 20), and despite a solid cast, it doesn’t quite live up to the talent involved. — more

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Best of 2011 – Genre Films

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on January 04, 2012

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Looking for something to Netflix? Look no further, Grisly Gunnar picks his top 5 movies of 2011 from each genre. — more

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