Chuck's Movie Breakdown

          Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, now that 90's Throwback Month has concluded, I find myself talking about one of my favorite film series of all time: Star Wars . Having reviewed every Star Wars film ever made, with one exception, there's not a lot more to review. However, I think that there is something I can discuss, and that is why I love Star Wars .         Being born in December of 1991, my early childhood was in that in-between period where the original trilogy was over a decade old, and the prequel trilogy was a few years away. So, my only exposure to Star Wars was with the original trilogy on VHS, and a whole slew of toys, including the Millennium Falcon. My fandom of Star Wars kicked into high gear in 1997 with the release of the Special Editions of the original trilogy, and while I missed seeing the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi on the big screen, I still enjoyed all three films once the Special Editions were on...

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, we've officially reached the end of 90's Throwback Month , and what better way to mark the end of a month dedicated to a decade that gave us some landmark films, cult hits, and some of the most well-known disaster films of all time than by ripping into what is, quite possibly, the biggest film disaster of all time. Ladies and gentlemen: Godzilla .           Released in the summer of 1998, this Roland Emmerich-directed waste of celluloid was marketed pretty cleverly, as they never showed the monster directly in any of the marketing, instead relying on audience imagination, with billboards saying "His head is as big as this sign" and bus signs that read "His foot is as long as this bus." Even the film's tagline, "Size Does Matter," made the movie sound cool. Unfortunately, the film we ended up getting, while something cool for kids back then to enjoy (myself...

          Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, as I said in my Twister review earlier this month, the 90's had a number of disaster films released to the big screen. So, today for 90's Throwback Month , I'm going to take a look at one of the more popular disaster films of the decade, which happens to be directed by none other than the one and only Michael Bay. This is Armageddon .          Released in 1998, the movie focuses on an asteroid the size of the state of Texas that is hurdling towards Earth, and will cause an extinction-level event when it hits the Earth's surface. After a massive meteor strike in New York, a group of NASA scientists led by Dan Truman (Played by Billy Bob Thornton) make a plan to land a team on the asteroid and drill a hole into it in order to use a nuclear warhead to split the asteroid in half. Truman seeks out the advice of Harry Stamper (played by Bruce W...

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Today for 90's Throwback Month , it's time to look at a film from the 90's that everyone loves, and is still remembered fondly to this day, and that film is 1994's The Mask starring Jim Carrey and directed by Chuck Russell.           Loosely based on the comic book series of the same name by Dark Horse Comics, The Mask follows mild-mannered banker Stanley Ipkiss, who after a humiliating night of getting a piece of crap car to drive while his own is still being repaired, being kept from entering the newest night club in Edge City, the Coco Bongo, despite his best friend and co-worker gaining entrance, and having the car he was lent literally fall to pieces, returns home after finding an ancient looking wooden mask in the river. After watching a VHS tape of cartoons, appropriately titled Screwball Classics, Stanley tries the mask on, only to be transformed into a gree...

        Hey guys, Chuck here. I can't believe that 90's Throwback Month is almost over. It seems like only yesterday that I was inspired to dedicate a huge part of February to reviewing 90's movies. So, with only four reviews left in 90's Throwback Month . let's take a look at some real 90's cheese with Demolition Man .         Released in 1993, this action cheese fest focuses on LAPD officer John Spartan (played by Sylvester Stallone) who is on an assignment in the inferno of Los Angeles, in an attempt to arrest psychotic criminal Simon Phoenix (played by Wesley Snipes). After arresting Phoenix, and being charged with negligence, as a bus full of Phoenix's hostages was found in the rubble of the destroyed building that Spartan pulled Phoenix out of, with all of the hostages dead, Spartan is put into cryonic preservation alongside Phoenix in LA's new cryo prison.   ...

       Hey guys, Chuck here. Okay, I know I'm about to break the first two rules, but you know what? This movie is pretty much one of the most celebrated 90's movies. So, throwing the first two rules aside, for 90's Throwback Month , let's talk about Fight Club .          The movie focuses on an unnamed narrator, who we'll call Jack for simplicity's sake. Jack works as a recall coordinator for a major car company. He also suffers from insomnia, and hasn't slept in weeks. After attending a life support meeting, befriending Bob Paulson, and letting himself cry, Jack finally gets some sleep. Continuing to attend various life support meetings, everything seems to be going well, until a woman who is also just attending the meetings for no reason at all arrives. This would be Marla Singer, an impoverished woman who might just be slightly insane. Jack finds himself unable to sleep once again as another faker, Marla, is at the meetings he attends. ...

          Hey guys, Chuck here. You know, I love the Looney Tunes. Although I grew up with stuff like Animaniacs and Tiny Toons , the Looney Tunes were still popular back then, and are still popular today. I also enjoy basketball. Although I'm more of a baseball guy (the Oakland A's to be exact), I still enjoy basketball. I'm sating all of this because today for 90's Throwback Month , we'll be looking at a 90's family film that combined basketball with the Looney Tunes: Space Jam . Released in 1996, Space Jam came about after the release of a series of popular Nike commercials for the Air Jordan sneaker line that starred Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian. Due to the popularity of these commercials, Warner Bros. decided to produce a full-length feature headlined by Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. So, let's take a look  at that feature: Space Jam .         The movie opens up with a young Michae...