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Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein A film that pays as much tribute as it does spoofs the genre it is taking on, Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy classic is certainly faithful to the Universal horror classics of the 1930s and in particular, James Whale’s Frankenstein films that starred Boris Karloff. Brooks even goes so far as to utilize the […]

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Young Guns

Young Guns Historians have long debated the true nature of the legendary Western figure that was Billy The Kid, about whether he was a Robin Hood-type outlaw that fought for what he thought was right, or whether he was a psychotic killer that used the injustices of his time to satisfy and fulfill his own […]

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Zapped!

Zapped! With this film having been given a special place among film buffs as being perhaps the dumbest comedy of the 80s, one must look closer to see if it has those qualities that make it a given for the Turkey Hall Of Fame. First, there is the story: A teenage science nerd who has […]

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Zoolander

Zoolander If there is such a thing as an island of tranquility in the ocean of diarrhea that passes for Hollywood comedy these days, it may very well be Ben Stiller, whom as a writer, director, and actor consistently comes up with funny, engaging material that many of his peers can only hope to aspire […]