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<\/a><\/div>\n The Mummy<\/a><\/em>: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl<\/a><\/em>: <\/em><\/a>The Last Starfighter <\/a><\/em>: A few old standards I watched while telecommuting this week. 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A rippingly fun adventure that still holds up in plot and fx despite being pre-milennial. The good guys are good, the bad guys are bad — but everyone’s got just enough of a human face under the serial masks to give it oomph. This is one of my “desert island” flicks.
<\/li>\n![](\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B00005JM5E.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" "\\"Pirates")
<\/a><\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/stars4.jpg\" "\\"Good")
A bit darker and more complex than the previous, but great fun. Watched it in particular to see if, post-WDW, it might be good Kitten fare. Nope — a bit on the (PG-13) violent side (and complicated, to boot). But glad I watched it again.
<\/li>\n![](\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B00000IQW3.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" "\\"The")
<\/a><\/div>\n The CG is crude, the masks rubbery, the clothes and hairstyles soooooo 80s, and the sophistication of plot and acting lower than most cartoons on today, but it’s, again, a hell of a lot of fun. And who hasn’t thought that someone might be watching us, see us for our hidden and unappreciated talents, and pluck us away to save the galaxy (and impress our girl\/boyfriend)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"