The Digital Movie Collector

History Looks like we are seeing another sequel that is based on a movie from over 20 years ago. Blade Runner's sequel was at least in theaters. Backdraft's sequel went directly to Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital. It is now on Netflix for those who are curious for those who were fans of the original movie but do not want to pay to watch the sequel. Backdraft 2 is Movies Anywhere compatible if you do decide to add this movie to your collection. Backdraft 2 is based on the life of Stephen McCaffry's son (Sean) years after the original movie. Stephen McCaffry was played by Kurt Russell. Review I did enjoy the sequel bringing back Donal Sutherland and William Baldwin to reprise their roles from the first movie. The plot drew some aspects from the original but still remained its own movie. I do feel like this movie is worth at least one watch from those who were fans of the original. Special affects in this movie were on pare with the original movie but I think that added to the...

History I was surprised that this is a remake that was inspired by the life a Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. Like we (most Americans) would have watched the original movie based on a French person. My brother is very vocal about the liberties taken with movies that use the “based on a true story” tag. I think he would be less offended if they just started using the “inspired by a true story” tag. I blame it on the American English language because of how we have different meanings for the same words. Movie Review I saw a 10 minute free preview of this movie before buying it.  I was hooked by the preview and knew I wanted to add this to my digital collection.  Regardless of you thoughts of movies inspired by true stories, I believe this is a good story. Often we go see a movie to escape our lives. A few come along that help us escape and also allow us to reflect on our lives. It’s A Wonderful Life is the most iconic movies that I believe has this affect. I feel The Upside also do...

History M. Night Shyamalan has made many movies that provide plot twists that are unusual. Unbreakable and Split are two such examples that surprisingly become part of the same universe. Unbreakable was released in 2000 by Walt Disney Studios. Split was released in 2017 by Universal Pictures. Glass is the third movie in the trilogy distributed jointly by Universal and Disney. M. Night Shyamalan’s movies were pretty reliable in the 1990s and early 2000s with movies like The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, and The Village. The Last Airbender in 2010 was horrible. With a rich story from the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, M. Night managed to destroy over 8 hours of great story telling by condensing it into a 103 minute movie. Not to mention how the characters names were mispronounce throughout the film. I could spend an entire post on how that movie destroyed a live action series. My children convinced me to purchase Split. I admit at the time of this post, I have yet to...

History The X-Men franchise has been licensed under 20th Century Fox and has not been under the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Dark Phoenix is the last movie produced before the merger with Disney who now have all but the Spiderman franchise currently under Sony. This means that we may see a nearly complete MCU with nearly all licensed characters under one company. Many rich stories could be told staying closer to the source material. Secret Wars might now be an option. The House of M might be another. We will have to wait and see what Disney has in store for us in the years to come. Rumor has it that Deadpool and Venom will remain outside of the MCU. Days of Future past was an excellent comic that was adapted with the available licensed characters. The movie was good even though it did go far off the original story. With Hugh Jackman hanging up his claws after Logan, one wondered what an X-Men movie would be like without at least a cameo form our favorite mutant. I do not cons...