{"id":4380,"date":"2003-09-12T23:14:17","date_gmt":"2003-09-13T06:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=4380"},"modified":"2003-09-12T23:14:17","modified_gmt":"2003-09-13T06:14:17","slug":"if_its_an_alter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/09\/12\/if_its_an_alter.html","title":{"rendered":"If it’s an alternate Friday …"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/a>… then it must be “Margie is off playing D&D and I’m watching movies and doing fun stuff” Night.<\/p>\n

Jeez, The Mummy <\/i><\/a>was a fun movie. Action, horror, humor, romance, and faboo score by Jerry Goldsmith — it’s Indiana Jones Meets the Mummy<\/i>, and I mean that in the best possible way. Everyone in the cast does a fine job, and it makes for just plain ol’ good watching. For sheer, mindless entertainment value, this one would make it on my Desert Island list.<\/p>\n

And, frankly, so is Them!<\/a><\/i>. It’s the grand-daddy of all Giant Radioactive Mutant Critter flicks, with a fine cast that can actually keep a straight face. And, frankly, I grew up with those storm drains in LA, and I could well believe that colonies of giant ants could be lurking down there …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… then it must be “Margie is off playing D&D and I’m watching movies and doing fun stuff” Night. Jeez, The Mummy was a fun movie. 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