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December 12th, 2014: Pootie Tang

Dec12 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Sketch, Blaxploitation, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Musical, Spoof, Superheroes Tagged Andy Richter, Bob Costas, Chris Rock, Conan O'Brien, Dave Attell, David Cross, evil businessman, folk hero, Greek chorus, Gwyneth Paltrow, J B Smoove, J.D. Williams, Jennifer Coolidge, Kristen Bell, Lance Crouther, Louis C. K., Missy Elliott, narrator, Reg E. Cathy, Robert Vaughn, Wanda Sykes

October 24th, 2014: Batman Begins (2005)

Oct24 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Comic Book, Cops, Crime, Event Film, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Reboot, Revenge, Superheroes Tagged apprentice/mentor relationship, Batman, before they were famous, Best Cinematography Nominee, Bob Kane, butler, childhood tragedy, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, insanity, Jack Gleeson, Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe, Legendary Pictures, Liam Neeson, Mark Boone Junior, Michael Caine, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, origin, playboy, Rutger Hauer, scarecrow, Tom Wilkinson, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

August 3rd, 2014: Spider-Man (2002)

Aug3 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Comic Book, Computer Animation, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Superheroes, The Original Tagged "Macho Man" Randy Savage, absent father, aunt, Avi Arad, Best Sound Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Bill Nunn, Bruce Campbell, Cliff Robertson, cub reporter, domestic violence, Elizabeth Banks, evil businessman, experiments, father, father-son relationship, girl next door, J. K. Simmons, James Franco, John Dykstra, Kirsten Dunst, Lucy Lawless, Macy Gray, Octavia Spencer, orphan, reporter, Rosemary Harris, Sam Raimi, son, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, survivor's guilt, Ted Raimi, Tobey Maguire, uncle, Willem Dafoe, with great power comes great responsibility, wrestler, wrestling match

July 3rd, 2014: Blade (1998)

Jul3 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Event Film, Horror, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Superheroes, The Original, Vampires Tagged Avi Arad, based on a comic book, before they were famous, David S. Goyer, Donal Logue, Gerald Okamura, gods, half breed, Kris Kristofferson, Marvel, Marvel Enterprises, New Line Cinema, nightclub, porn star turned actor, porn stars, secret lair, secret society, slaughter house, Stan Lee, Traci Lords, Udo Kier, vampire hunter, Wesley Snipes

May 14th, 2014: Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan aka Godzilla vs. Gigan aka Godzilla on Monster Island

May14 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Aliens, Dinosaurs, Event Film, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Superheroes, War with Aliens Tagged Akira Ifukube, alien abduction, alien warning, aliens from a polluted world, aliens possessing the dead, Angillas, cockroaches, comic books, Drive-In, ecological warning, Ghidorah, Godzilla, hippies, Japan, Jun Fukuda, karate, Odious Comic Relief, prisoner, scientists, Shinichi Sekizawa, Showa Series, stock footage, stock music, superhero Godzilla, Takeshi Kimura, the declining years, theme park, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, tower

May 4th, 2014: The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

May4 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Comic Book, Black and White, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Pulp, Serial, Superheroes, The Original, Whodunnit Tagged alter ego, Captain Marvel, cub reporter, explorers, Fawcett Comics, idol, low-budget, MacGuffin, machine gun, masked criminal, mastermind, mystics, reporter, scientific expedition, scientists, secret identity, Siam, Tom Tyler, William Witney

April 14th, 2014: Black Mask (1996)

Apr14 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Event Film, Independent, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, Thriller Tagged Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Ching Wan Lau, cops, double cross, Francoise Yip, Hong Kong, insanity, Jet Li, Karen Mok, kung fu, librarian, library, low-budget, mask, masked avenger, scientists, sewers, super soldier experiment, test subject, Tsui Hark

March 19th, 2014: Unbreakable (2000)

Mar19 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Drama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Superheroes, Thriller Tagged Bruce Willis, car accident, comic book store, estranged spouse, home invasion, husband, insanity, M. Night Shyamalan, Philadelphia, Robin Wright, security guard, stadium, train, train wreck, twist, weight lifting, wife

March 1st, 2014: Iron Man (2008)

Mar1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, The Original Tagged A.I., Afghanistan, arms dealer, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, children of famous people, Clark Gregg, coporate intrigue, Don Heck, double cross, engineers, Gwyneth Paltrow, industrial espionage, industrialist, inventors, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Jeff Bridges, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Marvel Studios, mecha, Paramount Pictures, Peter Billingsley, power armor, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, scientists, Stan Lee, Terrence Howard, terrorists

December 27th, 2013: Denjin Zaborgar aka Karate-Robo Zaborger

Dec27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a TV Show, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Robots, Sci-Fi, Spoof, Superheroes, Tokatsu Tagged "...years later...", bad taste, brothers, cops, corrupt politicians, cyborg, father-daughter relationship, father-son relationship, giant robot, goofy monster suit, gore, Hiroyuki Wantanabe, homage, Japan, karate, motorcycle, Naoto Takenaka, Nikkatsu, Noboru Iguchi, scientists, sins of the father, transformable robot, twins

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