Category: J
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From Dr. No to No Time to Die PART 4
A Non-Review of 27 films (also a cartoon series and a video game) by Professor Popinjay Final favorites! Aside from gimmicky henchmen, I think my favorite villain was Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga (The Man with the Golden Gun). Christopher Lee was Ian Flemming’s actual cousin for crying out loud,…
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From Dr. No to No Time to Die PART 3
A Non-Review of 27 films (also a cartoon series and a video game) by Professor Popinjay [About the cover photo: Top left: Monty Norman, composer of the theme for Dr. No used in all Bond films since. Top right: Shirley Bassey (Sang Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang…
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From Dr. No to No Time to Die PART 2
A Non-Review of 27 films (also a cartoon series and a video game) by Professor Popinjay The rest of the Pierce Brosnan films came and went and I was too preoccupied with girlfriends to pay them much heed. I did collect all the musical scores on cd though. I also…
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From Dr. No to No Time to Die PART 1
A Non-Review of 27 films (also a cartoon series and a video game) by Professor Popinjay When considering an entire franchise spanning 59 years there’s bound to be much said that could be said of any such franchise, few as they may be. Not all the films are going to…
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Jurassic World Dominion
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Ye Gods this was stupid! What a let down this was! Giant bugs? Seriously? That is not what we paid to see and I want my money and time back! When date night comes around I have only enough time for dinner, a movie, or…
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John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons
A non-review by Prof. Popinjay —–Profane and Vulgar. And yet when juxtaposed to the profane and vulgar atrocities inflicted upon the Mexican people both ancient and modern, the verbal profanities and vulgarities implemented for the sake of humor pale greatly. Leguizamo’s account of his research into his culture’s past and…
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Jingle All the Way
A non-review by Prof. Popinjay I do not understand why so many people crap on this movie! The acting is terrible except for Sinbad and Phil Hartman, the plot is predictable and the jokes are all groaners. HOWEVER! Jake Lloyd (aka youngest Anakin Skywalker) is in this movie and in…
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“Just Around the Corner”
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay I’m sorry. I promise, I’m almost through them and then we can move on to Pokémon and Terminator films. I didn’t mean for it to be this way. It’s just that my phase one movie collection is all these old song and dance numbers. There’s…
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“Lego Batman Beleaguered” and “Lego Justice League vs. Bizarro League”
A Non-review by Prof. Popinjay These are NOT to be confused with The Lego Batman Movie released in 2017. That movie was fantastic. These are different. Wayyyyy different. There’s a million of these Lego movies and the only good ones are the Lego Scooby-Doo ones. There I said it. The…