Category: Non-Reviews
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PAN’S LABYRINTH
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay I think I might have an unpopular opinion here. This wasn’t what I was expecting. This movie featured no Pan and a frustratingly fleeting amount of Labyrinth. Honestly though, I felt like I was in such an agitated state wanting, wishing, and waiting for the…
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Labyrinth
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay I finally watched Labyrinth all the way through. I’m a fan of Jim Henson. I’m a fan of David Bowie. I’m a fan of contact juggling. This movie has it all right? Well… I’ll say I liked it. But honestly, you know what I didn’t…
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Mutiny on the Elsinore
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay Just watched Mutiny on the Elsinore. I don’t know how much it had to do with the Jack London novel but I feel like a better title might have been “Whiny Little Twerp Complains Throughout Duration of This Film”. Aside from this guy getting slapped…
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Cutie Honey (Live Action Movie)
A Non-review by Prof. Popinjay Don’t judge me. So “Cutie Honey” is a live action film based on an anime rife with fan service. Was this film rife with fan service? A little. Was it a masterpiece of human literature manifested in cinematic form? Eh, no. But I really wasn’t…
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First Landing
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Despite the fact that this is a historical film recounting the diligent mediations of Reverend Robert Hunt aboard the Virginia Company’s voyage to America, it nevertheless remains mind-bogglingly boring. Robert Hunt is a fairly interesting person, although not in this movie. If you like stock…
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Mutiny! (1952)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay This was short but well written. I like it when they don’t feel the need to flesh out a good concise story with a bunch of nonsense just to make it a full 90 minutes. Unless it’s necessary it can really slow the story down.…
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Last Voyage of the Demeter(The)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Saw The Last Voyage of the Demeter tonight. For those who haven’t read Bram Stoker’s book, the Demeter is the ship what ran aground in the London harbor with no surviving crew. Little did the investigating constabulary know, this ship carried in its cargo the…
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Houdini: How Little Harry Became the Great Houdini
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay Tired of movies about little magic kids named Harry? Try this one! It’s about a little magic kid named Harry! This is a charming fictional account of Harry Houdini’s childhood. Don’t look for any real life allusions though. This account is VERY fictional. It’s just…
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Moby Dick (1998)
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay Finally finished Moby Dick with Patrick Stewart. The part I liked best is not reading a book about whales thicker than the complete works of Steven King. I think Melville may have accidentally took a spill and mixed his research with his novel because every…
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Mercury Rising
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay This movie really had everything. Drama, action, comedy, suspense, and I shed a tear at the end. It stars a guy named Bruce Willis who, for not being well known, does a decent job. Then there’s this kid. Miko Hughes. He’s the kid you know…
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