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Where It All Began - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and the Origins of My Film Fandom (Members Exclusive)

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is where it all began for me. In this 4K unboxing video, I'll tell you why. 

Worldwide Debuts from Imprint | TV Favorites on Blu-ray

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The latest arrivals from IMPRINT include FIVE Worldwide Blu-ray debuts and two TV on Blu-ray exclusives!  More Imprint coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9mzrKoPo-5dzf-gv4KbkWH3 **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt **************************************************************** Become a Member and unlock exclusive videos, early access, and much more at Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight or through YouTube Memberships at https://www.youtube.com/@CerealAtMidnight/membership **************************************************************** Movie Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Cereal At Midnight Swag: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealA...

Review: Woman of Straw (1964)

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With Sean Connery (freshly cast as James Bond) and Italian stunner Gina Lollobrigida leading the cast, Woman of Straw should be more memorable than it is. Lollobrigida plays the nurse of an aging tycoon (Ralph Richardson). He's a real piece of work: hateful, merciless, and generally unloved and unlovable, but she brings out a spark of kindness in him. Enter the tycoon's nephew (Connery) who hatches a murder scheme to bump the old man off and have the nurse--who he's wooing--inherit all his cash. If it all sounds rather Hitchcockian, that seems to be by design. However, the film lacks the sense of purpose that Hitchcock films are known for, taking far too long to get going. Without spoiling much, the murder of the old man comes at around the 75 minute mark of a 120-minute film. Instead of relying on the score of a cinematic composer, the movie uses classical music to mixed effect. It all feels very British because that's precisely what it is, complete with the standard ...

The Untouchables 4K Review

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THE UNTOUCHABLES is now on 4K! In this review, we discuss the legacy of Brian De Palma's film about gangsters and G-Men, the new 4K transfer, and decide if this edition is worth an upgrade over the Blu-ray. That's the Chicago Way!  Order here to support Cereal At Midnight Cereal At Midnight is viewer supported! To unlock the entire Collecting At Midnight series plus hours of collection tours, secret commentaries and videos, and over 100 EXCLUSIVE EPISODES, visit Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight ! CerealAtMidnight.com Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

The Summer of Cage Continues!

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The Summer of Cage continues! Find out what Nicolas Cage movies we've been watching and what we thought of them in this, our second installment in our summer series!  Catch the first Summer of Cage video HERE

Secret Agent Matt Helm: Better Than Bond?!

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Is Matt Helm the manliest fictional character ever created? First published between 1960 and 1993, author Donald Hamilton's protagonist is a secret agent who makes other tough guys look weak by comparison! In this video, we dig into the books themselves, the Dean Martin spin-off movies, and even compare Helm to James Bond! There's also the small matter of a yacht captain's hat.

Robin Hood: A Cereal At Midnight Celebration!

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There are very few stories or characters that have been with us for as long as Robin Hood and his men. In this video, Cereal At Midnight takes a look at the cinematic history of the legend and the many film and television adaptations of the timeless tale!

A Kind of Magic #3: Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

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One of the reasons I started this site is because I wanted to champion stuff that our culture at large dismisses. A big part of that involves taking a deeper look at "bad" movies and conveying the things that I enjoy about them. You can usually see the humanity and enthusiasm of the people who made them under the cheesy effects and crappy scripts. With that being said, Highlander II: The Quickening  is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, made without any love or care at all.

A Kind of Magic #2 - Highlander (1986)

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Sometimes revisiting something you loved when you were younger can be a double-edged sword, and eagerness to recapture a past thrill can leave us shaking our head when we discover that the object of our affection isn't actually very good through modern eyes. I'm happy to say that revisiting Highlander --specifically the 1986 feature film, has been a very rewarding experience. It's even better than I remembered.

A Kind of Magic #1 - Examining the Immortal Appeal of Highlander

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They are Princes of the Universe, filled with blood of kings. Caught in a game of death, their long lives are violent and tragic. They walk among us unseen, fighting in the shadows. In the end, there can be only one.