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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind In a nutshell, what we have here is a movie that is actually pretty good with its concept in an almost understated way but still overrated none the less when one considers the almost orgasmic reception that it received upon its initial release in 2004, a science fiction type […]

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Eureka

Eureka One of the riskiest propositions for any filmmaker when constructing their story is to literally hand off the baton at either the halfway point or shortly after from one main character to another and in doing so completely removing your original lead actor (usually by killing them off) and thus placing the complete fortunes […]

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Evil Dead

Evil Dead (Original) In 1979, a small group of filmmakers and actors working on a low budget of $350,000 descended into the woods of Morristown, TN, not knowing a thing about how to actually make a movie save for a few practice attempts, and through hard work, determination, and the sheer creative genius of director […]

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Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn

Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn Rarely does a bonafide sequel turn out to be so brilliant in its own right that it surpasses the classic status of the original by extending the realms of the horror genre itself and creating new boundaries, but Sam Raimi managed to do just that with this 1987 followup […]

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Excalibur

Excalibur The legendary story of King Arthur and his Round Table Knights Of Camelot has always made for various kinds of fodder when it comes to the different versions and interpretations of the story, ranging from a Broadway musical / movie (Camelot), an hilarious all time Undisputed Comedy Classic (Monty Python And The Holy Grail), […]

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Exorcist

Exorcist (Director’s Cut) What defines scary in a horror movie? While many would maintain that such factors as gore, cool monsters, and cheap shock tactics fill the bill, perhaps the most important feature would be in how far said film goes to be outright DISTURBING, leaving the viewer with a feeling of dread that can […]

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Exorcist 2: The Heretic

Exorcist 2: The Heretic In the ongoing discussion of horror sequels, it often seems that the best strategy is to take the story and (any recurring) characters in a new direction while still retaining the SPIRIT of the original, but what if the decision was made at the creative level not just to use a […]

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Exorcist 3

Exorcist 3 The original Exorcist, released in 1973 and directed by William Friedkin while being written by William Peter Blatty from his own original source novel, was a true game changer in the horror genre as well as in cinema history itself, successfully using the tenets of religious faith to play upon the worst fears […]

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Expendables

Expendables There once was a time back in the day (the 80s) where an action movie would guarantee good gruesome violence and carnage, a wonderfully cathartic release for young people because it made them feel better that there were such legit badasses in the world helping to keep the world safe so that we could […]

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Expendables 2

Expendables 2 Sylvester Stallone’s original Expendables was a welcome return to the high octane, no pussing out style of 80s action films. Featuring amazing gunfights and explosions, good villains, and plenty of well written, high testosterone camaraderie and character development, the film succeeded on almost every level which it set out to achieve, leaving fans […]