Yeah, the Box Office is rockin’ today with a whole lot of movies. But there are some from prior years that you may (or may not) remember. These older movies came out 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago, maybe even longer back. Some were instant classics, while others were not. So let’s jump into the DeLorean and travel backwards in time to revisit a few of these forgotten gems…
November 2013 (5 years ago) — Frozen – Disney Animation is a powerful juggernaut, so just “Let It Go”…
It does not matter if you like it or not, Disney will always come out with a new animated movie and 99% of the time it will be top of the line. That goes here, of course, for Frozen. It’s a movie that many girls from age five to twenty-five can quote by heart. The whole thing, all the parts, including Olaf the Snowman…
November 2008 (10 years ago) — Twilight – All the moody Kristen Stewart that anyone can stand, plus twinkley vampires!
Back when romantic vampires were all the rage, Twilight got all the tween-age girls hearts a-flutter. Actually, probably even more of their middle-aged moms’ hearts were sent racing with the idea of a totally dedicated vampire lover…
November 2003 (15 years ago) — Elf – Will Ferrell plays an oversized imp from the North Pole, and the world breaks out in Christmas songs
This movie is slowly making its way into becoming a Christmas Classic. Ferrell plays the Buddy the Elf with a lot of goofy compassion that he really brings it up a notch. Along with his real curmudgeon father, James Caan, Buddy brings the Spirit of the Season to New York City. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
November 1998 (20 years ago) — Enemy of the State – Will Smith gets mixed up with some serious spy stuff, and he takes a toll on the bad guys
Will Smith plays a lawyer who gets on the wrong side of the NSA, and it takes Gene Hackman to get him out alive. Hackman is a super under-cover dude who lives off-the-grid, and Smith works with him to push back on the NSA bad guys. The action gets intense and the bad guys get more than they bargained for…
November 1993 (25 years ago) — Mrs. Doubtfire – Robin Williams plays a gender-swapped nanny, the dude does look like a lady…
Robin Williams created a wonderful character, by creating this older British nanny named ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’. He took this role, the alter ego to a divorced father of three, and made it into one of the most memorable in his career. Prevented from seeing his kids, Daniel Hilard creates the loving and all-knowing nanny, and gender-swaps his way back in to be with his kids. Comedy ensues, and lessons are learned.
November 1988 (30 years ago) — Scrooged – Bill Murray takes “A Christmas Carol” into entirely new dimensions…
Charles Dickens was never this cynical, so he left it up to Bill Murray to do that for him. Based on “A Christmas Carol”, this movie takes a wide swatch of satire and covers the TV networks. It takes a look at how bad the programs can be, and how little the network big-wigs care. Murrays’ character Frank Cross, meets the Ghosts, and has a change of heart. “Yule Love It!”…
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