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The Avengers series is based on the Marvel Comics written from 1961 and later. The Avengers movie was not the first movie in the series but instead the sixth. Prior to the Avengers movie, five were made in order to lay a back story and introduced audiences to Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Mark Rafallo’sContinue reading “The Avengers”

In 1993 Steven Speilburg directed and released the enormous blockbuster Jurassic Park. In the film paleontologist Alan Grant who is played by Sam Neil and Ellie Sattler who is played by Laura Dern are among a select group of people chosen to embark on an island that is inhabited with dinosaurs. The dinosaurs in theContinue reading “Jurassic Park”

Full Metal Jacket is a war film that was released in 1987. It was directed, co-written, and produced by Stanley Kubrick who gives his take on the Vietnam War by following the main character’s life throughout his marine boot camp and the TET Offensive. The main character, Private Davis, played by Mathew Modine, is theContinue reading “Full Metal Jacket”

Directed by Martin Scorsese, the masterpiece known as the Wolf of Wall Street will blow audiences away with the incredible performances delivered by all of the actors and actresses within the film as well as the graphic and uncensored rawness of movie. Almost the events within the movie took place between 1988 and 1999, butContinue reading “The Wolf of Wall Street”

As director, Brian De Palma delivered a masterpiece when he released the 1983 film Scarface. Upon initial release the movie was scrutinized for portraying a Cubans as violent criminals. That is not all, due to the extreme amount of violence, profanity, and gory content within the movie people did not show up to see itContinue reading “Scarface”

John Lasseter made a spectacular directing debut when Toy Story was released in 1995. Toy Story was the first of its kind because it was the first film that was completely computer animated. Toy Story brings to life a child’s, Andy, toys as they face everyday struggles that people in everyday life may experience. WhenContinue reading “Toy Story”

The Star Wars Saga, written and directed by George Lucas, was introduced to the public as episode four, A New Hope, was release in 1977 as a political statement about the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union. With the scripts written for three movies the saga continued into the 1980s untilContinue reading “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace”

Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis, was released in July of 1994. The movie is an autobiography told by the fictional main character, Forrest Gump, while he is waiting for a bus. The movie addresses many political and practical problems that have plagued American and the World for thousands of years. From drug abuse andContinue reading “Forrest Gump”

Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino and released in October of 1994, the movie taps into the lives of two mob hitmen, a gangster and his wife, a boxer, and a pair of restaurant bandits. Throughout the movie the timeline is rearranged in order to hide information but at the same time give clues toContinue reading “Pulp Fiction”

Home Alone has become a staple in the holiday season when it was released in 1990. Director, Chris Columbus, collaborated with Macaulay Culkin who plays Kevin, an eight year old boy and the star of the film. The movie opens up to the night before Maccalisters are set leave on their Maccalister family Christmas vacationContinue reading “Home Alone”