Random(‘ish) Movie Mention: “REIGN OF FIRE” (2002)

Sooo…

…Hmm…

…What Can I Say Here?

MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY

(In One Of My Favorite Parts For Him (As It Does NOT Fit-In With The Rest Of His Body Of Work))

…And…

CHRISTIAN BALE

(Being His Usual Brooding AND Sexy Self (Post-"AMERICAN PSYCHO" And Pre-"BATMAN BEGINS"))

…And…

GERARD BUTLER

(Before Anyone Actually Knew Who He Was (Unless They Were ME And Had Already Seen "DRACULA 2000"))

…Are Goin’ BALLZ To Da WALLZ Against…

…A HORDE OF FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS!!!

BOOYAH, BABY!!!

BOOYAH, INDEED!!!

REIGN OF FIRE

…Didn’t Honestly Get The Grand Reception I Had Originally Anticipated.

I Really Thought Folks Were Gonna Eat This One Up AND Love It.

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Instead…

…They Mainly Just Chewed It Up AND Spat It Right Out Again.

😦

BUT WHY?!?!?!

To ME…

REIGN OF FIRE

…Was A Helluva Flick!!!

Action.

Adventure.

Fantasy.

FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS.

In Other Words…

…FUN FUN FUN!!!

Come On, Peeps!!!

WHY DIDN’T YOU LOVE THIS FLICK???

Was It NOT Cool Enough?

Was It NOT Hot Enough?

Was It NOT Not Enough?

Hmm.

I Dunno.

What I DO Know…

…Tho…

…Is That I LOVED IT!

I Saw It In The Theater, Actually.

And THEN…

…I Saw It In The Theater AGAIN!!!

Do You Know What It Takes To Get ME Into The Theater TWICE To See ANYTHING?!?!?!?!

EXACTLY!!!

It Takes A WHOLE HELLUVA LOT, My Peeps, Fo SHO!!!

REIGN OF FIRE

…Was A WONDERFULLY FUN FUN FUN FLICK…

…And I Sincerely Feel It Got A Bum-Rep For NO GOOD REASON.

Care To Debate This???

Fine.

Go Ahead.

Debate Until You’re Blue AND Purple In The Face.

It Ain’t Gonna Change MY Tune, That’s Fo DAYUM SHO!!!

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So…

…Pretty PRETTY PLEEEEEEASE, My Peeps…

…Give…

REIGN OF FIRE

…Another Chance.

It May Not Win You Over.

I Grant That.

BUT…

…It IS Better Than Most People Have Ever Given It Credit For.

REMEMBER, Kiddies…

…Movies Like This One…

…Are Made For One Major Reason…

FUN

FUN

FUN!!!

So…

…GO HAVE SOME, WHY DON’T’YA!!!

I’ll Wait Right Here Until You Get Back.

Maybe.

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Could I Tempt You With A Double-Shot? How ’bout A CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT Double-Shot??? GREAT! I KNEW YOU WERE GAME!!!

Today, My Peeps…

…We’re Talkin’ SEQUELS!

First…

…We’ll Make Mention…

…Of…

…MY FAVORITE SEQUEL…

…Of…

…THE “HIGHLANDER” SERIES!!!

HIGHLANDER: THE FINAL DIMENSION

(1994)

Sooo…

…Why Is THIS Entry MY Favorite Sequel?

Hmm…

…Well…

…Have You Ever Watched All The “HIGHLANDER” Flicks?

Yeah.

My Point Exactly.

HIGHLANDER: THE FINAL DIMENSION

…Is EASILY The Better Sequel…

…Er…

…Prequel…

…Er…

…Hmm…

…Whatever.

However…

…It DOES Kinda Screw-Up The Story-Line Established In…

HIGHLANDER 2: THE QUICKENING

…But I’m Tryin’ Not To Pay Attention To That Glaring Issue.

I Try To Take Each AND Every Flick I Watch As An Individual Flick.

In That Mindset…

…THIS FLICK AIN’T SO BAD!!!

Just Don’t Expect A Whole Lot From This One.

Well…

…Other Than The Re-Teaming Of…

CHRISTOPHER LAMBER

&

MARIO VAN PEEBLES

!!!

I Know, Right!!!

HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG THERE!?!?!

EXACTLY, My Peeps…

…YOU CAN’T!!!

(SIDE NOTE: Well... You CAN, But NOT When I'M In Charge Of The Bloggin'ing. Beyotches!)

THE “HIGHLANDER” SERIES…

…Is NOT The Best Film Series On Earth.

Of That, I’m Quite Sure.

HOWEVER…

…I’m ALSO Quite Sure They’re A HELLUVA PANTLOAD Of FUN…

…And They DO Deserve Some Sweet-Sweet-LOVIN’ From Y’all!

Fo SHO Fo SHO, My Peeps!!!

… … … …

… …

Now…

…Let’s Give A Quickie Shout-Out…

…To…

FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY

(2000)

Now THIS Flick…

…Is A TRUE-BLUE-SEQUEL.

It’s Biggest Issue, However, Is It’s A Really BAD Flick.

(Side Note: hahaha No Foolies, My Peeps. "FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY" Is A "B-MOVIE" From "B-MOVIE-HELL" Which Is One Reason I So SO LOVE IT!)

The First Film…

FORTRESS

…Was SUPER-DUPER-WONDERFULLY-WONDERFUL!!!

The Sequel…

FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY

…May Be One Of THE WORST FILMS You’re Likely To EVER SEE…

…Making It All SO MUCH THE BETTER!!!

I Mean, COME ON, My Peeps!!!

CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT

…In Prison…

…IN OUTER-SPACE!!!

That Little Chunk Of Facts Right There Are All One TRULY NEEDS, Ya Know?!?!

CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT

+

CAMPY “B-MOVIE”

+

A PRISON IN OUTER-SPACE

=

AMAZING MOVIE MAGIC!!!

Sooo…

…If You’re A Lover Of Terrible Flicks…

FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY

…May Be THE FLICK For YOU!!!

… … … …

… …

You Really Should Check’em BOTH Out, My Peeps.

In Fact…

…I Think I’m Smellin’ A…

CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT

…Movie MARATHON!!!

Can YOU Smell It?

Kinda Cabbage’ish, Ain’t It.

Yep.

I So SO AGREE, Kiddies!!!

Thankfully…

…I LOVE ME SOME CABBAGE!!!

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“As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That The Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them.” — JOHN F. KENNEDY

THE 35TH PRESIDENT Of THE UNITED STATES Of AMERICA

JOHN F. KENNEDY

-(1917-1963)-