Rambo III, by Albert W. Vogt III
This might seem strange now, particularly if you are thirty years old or younger, but there was a time when the United States looked upon Afghanistan as a close friend. I give you the heady days of the 1980s, when the Soviet Union was in its last years, yet still trying to expand its influence. Sound familiar? Anyway,… Read more “Rambo III, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Rambo: First Blood, Part II, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I was in elementary school, I had a copy of Rambo: First Blood, Part II (1985) on tape. If memory serves, it had been recorded from broadcast television, which tells you something about the kinds of movies they used to put out over the airwaves in the 1980s. I used to watch it almost every day when I… Read more “Rambo: First Blood, Part II, by Albert W. Vogt III”
First Blood, by Albert W. Vogt III
You might be confused by the title, First Blood (1982). It is a movie about America’s favorite Vietnam veteran, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), and it is the first in a franchise of films that feature the character. Strangely enough, the second one is titled Rambo: First Blood, Part II (1985), even though the subtitle was the main title in the first… Read more “First Blood, by Albert W. Vogt III”
When Harry Met Sally, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of the first things you see in When Harry Met Sally (1989) is the campus of the University of Chicago. This got me geeked. I tried twice, unsuccessfully, to get into this school for my graduate studies in history. It is not just the fact that it is located in the greatest city in the world, a scientifically proven… Read more “When Harry Met Sally, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Easter Sunday, by Albert W. Vogt III
I wish I had seen Easter Sunday with my friend. Weeks ago, when I first heard that this was coming out (as he apparently had, too), we discussed meeting up to see it together. Geography and schedules prevented this from happening. Circumstances last weekend kept me from getting to the theater when it premiered, so I am behind. I do not… Read more “Easter Sunday, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Warm Bodies, by Albert W. Vogt III
With Shaun of the Dead (2004), you have a great movie that spoofs the zombie sub-genre of horror. It is that good because not only does it send up many of the classic tropes you expect from such movies, but there is also British wit and a plot. Zombieland (2009) is on the same level. In fact, outside of the original Night… Read more “Warm Bodies, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are some things that I have never done in my life that seem to surprise people when I admit to them my inexperience. One of these is drugs. Forgive me for sounding like a complete dweeb, but there is not a single drug of which I partook. Since today I am reviewing is Harold & Kumar Go to… Read more “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 