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Christine (1983) – A Perspective Review

October 21, 20212GTAllYouCanEat, 2GuysTalkingCars - Fun, Nostalgia and Education About the Cars, Trucks and Vehicles from Television & Movie History!, Perspective Reviews - Your Favorite Movies - The Educational & Professional's Perspectives, The 2GuysTalking Podcast Series - All of Our 2GuysTalking Pop Culture-based Content in One Feed1950s greaser, 1983, Alexandra Paul, arnie, Arnold Cunningham, assembly plant, awkward, Bill Phillips, California, Christine, Chrysler Corporation, cult classic, Darnell's Autobody, Dennis Guilder, Detroit, Harry Dean Stanton, john carpenter, John Stockwell, junkyard, Keith Gordon, Kelly Preston, Leigh Cabot, Michigan, novel, Plymouth Fury, psychological horror film, Roberts Blossom, Rockbridge, sentient, September 1957, September 1978, stephen king, teenager, unpopular, violentNick Hearne

The color – Red. The Make – Plymouth. The value – Awesome. In 1983 there were a lot of big things goin’ on. Hair. Neon colored clothes. The expectations of your woodshop instructor. The other big thing that was going on, during the summer of 1983 – was a little movie, about a really … Continue reading Christine (1983) – A Perspective Review →

Of Mice and Men – (The Book) VERSUS Of Mice and Men – (The 1992 Movie)

November 10, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, Versus Machine - A Comparison of Great Things"To a Mouse", 1910s, 1937, author, California, censors, childlike man, classic, Gary Sinise, George Milton, Great Depression, infatuation, John Malkovich, John Steinbeck, Lennie Small, migrant, novella, Of Mice and Men, offensive, racist language, ranch workers, Robert Burns' poem, Sherilyn Fenn, The Grapes of Wrath, the Okies, vulgarityNick Hearne

The American Dream is by far the most wonderful and enlightening ideal of our world. An idea born from nothing more than a dedication to ourselves, it is one that has more incarnations than almost any in our world. The idea that one person can be born from nothing and make something meaningful and important … Continue reading Of Mice and Men – (The Book) VERSUS Of Mice and Men – (The 1992 Movie) →

Back to the Future (1985) – A Perspective Review

April 18, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, Perspective Reviews - Your Favorite Movies - The Educational & Professional's Perspectives, The 2GuysTalking Podcast Series - All of Our 2GuysTalking Pop Culture-based Content in One Feed1.21 gigawatts of electricity, 1955, 2007 Library of Congress, Academy Award, Academy Award nominations, American adventure film, Back to the Future is a 1985, BAFTA nominations, Battle of the Bands, Best Dramatic Presentation, Best Science Fiction Film, Best Sound Effects Editing, Biff Tannen, Bob Gale, bolt of lightning, California, Christopher Lloyd, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, Eric Stoltz, George McFly, Golden Globe nominations, Hill Valley, Hugo Award, Jennifer Parker, July 3 1985, Lorraine McFly, Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox, National Film Registry, November 5 1955, plutonium, Robert Zemeckis, Saturn Award, terrorists, the clock tower, time-traveling DeLorean2guystalking

Few films feature power, nostalgia, brilliant acting, and tethers to two more profound entries that build, and build, and shine. The value of Back to the Future isn’t just that it was a movie that came at a time – we all needed a movie like it, but because of the spine it built for … Continue reading Back to the Future (1985) – A Perspective Review →