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Beetlejuice (1988)

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tim Burton Writers: Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren (Story by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson) Keaton should have won an Oscar.

Posted in Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged 1988, afterlife, alec baldwin, annie mcenroe, beetlejuice, betelgeuse, catherine o'hara, comedy, danny elfman, dead, death, deceased, desert, dick cavett, fantasy, geena davis, ghost, glenn shadix, goth, haunt, haunted, haunted house, haunting, horror, jane kurson, jeffrey jones, larry wilson, michael bender, michael keaton, michael mcdowell, model, richard hasimoto, robert goulet, sand, seance, small town, spirit, teenager, thomas ackerman, thomas e. ackerman, tim burton, tony cox, warren skaaren, winona ryder, worm | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent (Story by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Had not seen this since original theatrical release. Watched the “Editor’s Cut”. A little better … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2007, action, adaptation, adventure, alien, alvin sargent, aunt, avi arad, bill nunn, bill pope, bob murawski, broadway, bruce campbell, bryce dallas howard, christopher young, cliff robertson, comic book, dylan baker, eddie brock, elizabeth banks, engagement, funeral, grant curtis, green goblin, Ilya baskin, ivan raimi, j.k. simmons, james cromwell, james franco, joe manganiello, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, magian tovah, marvel comics, musical, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, parasite, peter parker, photographer, photography, proposal, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sand, sandman, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, spider, spider-man, spider-man 3, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, symbiote, ted raimi, thomas haden church, tobey maguire, topher grace, uncle, venom, web, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

Dune (2021)

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth (Based on the novel by Frank Herbert) Totally worth seeing on the big screen in IMAX. Can’t wait for part two!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged 2021, action, adaptation, adventure, cale boyter, chang chen, charlotte rampling, chosen one, dave vautista, david dastmalchian, denis villeneuve, desert, drama, drug, drugs, dune, eric roth, family, fantasy, frank herbert, greig fraser, hallucination, hallucinogenic, hans zimmer, heir, imax, jason momoa, javier bardem, joe caracciolo jr., joe walker, jon spaihts, josh brolin, mary parent, messiah, mind control, mother, oscar isaac, politics, prophecy, prophet, psychedelic, rebecca ferguson, sand, sci-fi, science fiction, sharon duncan-brewster, son, stellan skarsgard, stephen McKinley henderson, Timothee chalamet, worm, zendaya | Leave a comment

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rob Cohen Writers: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged action, adventure, alfred gough, author, brendan fraser, china, chinese, curse, david calder, desert, dragon, emperor, fantasy, great wall, horror, jet li, joel negron, john hannah, john l. balderston, kelly matsumoto, liam cunningham, luke ford, maria bello, michelle yeoh, miles millar, mummy, professor, randy edelman, rob cohen, sand, sequel, stephen sommers, the mummy, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, tomb, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, witch, writer, yeti | Leave a comment

The Scorpion King (2002)

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Chuck Russell Writers: Stephen Sommers and William Osborne and David Hayter (Story by Stephen Sommers and Jonathan Hales)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Tagged 2002, action, adventure, al leong, bernard hill, camel, chuck russell, Dave hayter, desert, dwayne johnson, fantasy, grant heslov, james jacks, john debney, john r. leonetti, jonathan hales, kelly hu, kevin misher, king, michael clarke duncan, michael tronick, mummy, peter facinelli, sand, scorpion, scorpion king, sean daniel, sorceress, spin-off, stephen sommers, steven brand, the mummy, the rock, the scorpion king, tyler mane, vince mcmahon, william osborne | Leave a comment

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Sommers Writer: Stephen Sommers As bad as I remember it being 20 years ago when I saw it in the theater. Dumb, loud and obnoxious. Zero charm or fun.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged 1930s, 2001, abubis, action, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, adrian biddle, adventure, alan silvestri, alun armstrong, arnold vosloo, bob ducsay, brendan fraser, child, desert, dwayne johnson, egypt, egyptian, england, fantasy, horror, imhotep, james jacks, john hannah, jungle, kelly matsumoto, kid, london, married, monster, monsters, mummy, oded fehr, patricia velasquez, rachel weisz, sand, scorpion, scorpion king, sean daniel, sequel, son, stephen sommers, the mummy, the mummy returns, the rock, the scorpion king, tomb | Leave a comment

The Mummy (1999)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Sommers Writer: Stephen Sommers (Story by Stephen Sommers and Lloyd Fonvielle & Kevin Jarre A very important movie going experience for 13 year old Jon! Had not seen it in over decade and thought it held up pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged 1920s, 1999, action, adrian biddle, adventure, ancient, arnold vosloo, bernard fox, bob ducsay, brendan fraser, curse, egypt, egyptian, fantasy, horror, immortality, jerry goldsmith, john hannah, jonathan hyde, kelly matsumoto, kevin j. o'connor, kevin jarre, librarian, library, lloyd fonvielle, monster, mummy, oded fehr, pharoah, priest, rachel weisz, sand, sean daniel, the mummy, tomb | Leave a comment

Ishtar (1987)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May I did not think this was anywhere as bad as its reputation suggests. Pretty slack in the middle but overall has some decent laughs!