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inRETROSPECT: Transformers the Movie ( 1986 )

inRETROSPECT: Transformers the Movie ( 1986 )

Before the junkyard that was the Michael Bay movies, there was the original Transformers Movie in 1986.  And to be fair it’s not that bad.  But is it for kids?  Not even remotely!  

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inRETROSPECT: Return of the Jedi

inRETROSPECT: Return of the Jedi

Luke and the gang return for the final chapter in the Star Wars story that unfortunately also has more of Lucas monkeying with the storytelling.   There’s sex offender slugs, light-saber shenanigans and a legion of Imperial soldiers humbled by abominable, [...]

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inRETROSPECT: How the Grinch Stole Christmas ( 2000 )

inRETROSPECT: How the Grinch Stole Christmas ( 2000 )

And unforgivably horrible retelling of a children’s book based upon the sad life of a green-haired mutant overlooking a town of genetically altered freaks who taunt him every Christmas.  

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inRETROSPECT- The Black Hole ( 1979 )

inRETROSPECT- The Black Hole ( 1979 )

All the ingredients are there for a true classic, but the Black Hole remains unable to shake the weight of stiff acting and an ending that makes absolutely no sense at all.

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inRETROSPECT: BATMAN ( 1989 )

inRETROSPECT: BATMAN ( 1989 )

Take a billionaire, give him in a leather suit with less mobility than being encased in concrete, add Tim Burton and a soundtrack by Prince, and you have the biggest blockbuster of 1989.   And oh yeah,  it sucks.

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