In the moderately long teaching career I have had, the class I enjoyed teaching most was, unsurprisingly, a film course. It is a class I mostly inherited from… Read more “Commando, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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Predator 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
Get ready for another slog through a motion picture franchise! Since I have already reviewed the original Predator (1987), a cinematic masterpiece of the highest order (and I mean… Read more “Predator 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Jingle All the Way, by Albert W. Vogt III
This might sound like a crazy statement to make, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a bad actor. Granted, the overwhelming majority of the films he has starred in… Read more “Jingle All the Way, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Terminator 2: Judgement Day, by Albert W. Vogt III
Setting aside the theological ramifications of a title like Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), specifically everything after the colon, such a sobriquet does not make a ton of sense. Then… Read more “Terminator 2: Judgement Day, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Predator, by Albert W. Vogt III
Speaking of alien invasions, want to see a better movie that handles that same subject better than The Tomorrow War? Well, if you have not seen Predator (1987) already, drop what… Read more “Predator, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Running Man, by Albert W. Vogt III
There was a sizable, Austrian weight-lifter turned Hollywood actor turned California governor turned actor again hole in my cinema viewing known as The Running Man (1987). I… Read more “The Running Man, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is the third installment, and the fourth reviewed by The Legionnaire, in the strange franchise that is the Terminator series. I… Read more “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”
Terminator: Salvation, by Albert W. Vogt III
So I decided to skip over Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). They are both good movies in their own right, but it would seem… Read more “Terminator: Salvation, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Total Recall, by Albert W. Vogt III
Well, at least it was not Zardoz (1974). Total Recall (1990), the original version directed by Paul Verhoeven, is a campy science fiction movie that is some… Read more “Total Recall, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Terminator, by Albert W. Vogt III
Fun fact: when I was a kid (like many at that age) I could not pronounce the name of The Terminator (1984) antagonist and title character Arnold… Read more “The Terminator, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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