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National Treasure (2004)- Light and enjoyable historical, fantasy, mystery adventure. Smart and engaging dialog and plot, almost feels like it could of happened. 
Only got a 44% at Rotten Tomatos.
Only got a 44% at Rotten Tomatos.
Saving Private Ryan.
When I watch it, I think how lucky I am. These brave soldiers died for my freedom.
When I watch it, I think how lucky I am. These brave soldiers died for my freedom.
The first twenty minutes were the best war movie ever - - unfortunately the rest was a bit of a snooze.
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There are some languid moments, but I like the film overall.
I should check for this on Netflix if you think it was good.
They Live and Men in the Black 3.
Am not as much of a fan of the former as I used to be, (They Live hits way too close to home now - even more than it did 27 years ago) and like MiB 3 more each time I see because of how nicely it wraps up the stories of K and J.
Am not as much of a fan of the former as I used to be, (They Live hits way too close to home now - even more than it did 27 years ago) and like MiB 3 more each time I see because of how nicely it wraps up the stories of K and J.
Watched most of Blade 3 last night. I had more patience for Ryan Reynolds' character than for Blade. I don't think I'm going to bother finishing it this time.
A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014)
Awfully bad movie but still has its funny moments. Definitely a few shades below Ted 2 which was a downgrade to its original.
The worst part of the movie? The star, writer, and director, Seth MacFarlane. Considering his real voice matches Brian Griffin who is arguably the most annoying character on Family Guy, a guy used to voice-over work looks unnatural front of the camera. Kevin Smith is smarter and doesn't say much in his movies. And I know Seth MacFarlane doesn't like The Godfather because it insist itself and has ridiculed everyone including saying Kevin Smith movies are awful. I agree but pot meets kettle here. Family Guy hasn't been funny for me since Season 3. Alot of his other work is generally garbage now and a political platform. A bunch of random skits thrown together with no real story or emotional weight.
Seth just hasn't graduated from toilet humor. The guy enjoys being in the bottom of barrel. He is so talented with his voice and singing but wastes it with Adam Sandler-level comedies. Luckily, it has good production values and the other cast members are more professional than Seth's terrible, amateurish reactions. It is only worth it just to see NPH Liam Neeson, and Charlize Theron who carries the film. But everytime I see Seth on-screen, I just cringe as it is basically Brian Griffin in the Wild West talking very unnatural and unfunny. The only good gag was how back then, they don't smile for the camera which was overused. You know it isn't a very funny movie when the other funny gag comes from Sarah Silverman having semen on her face.
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Star Trek (2009)
I once got into a Star Wars v Star Trek argument with my best friend from college who was a Trekkie.. ahem.. I mean Trekker. I know Star Wars can be dumb. But like JJ Abrams, I can never get into Star Trek. Maybe a few episodes I caught during the late-night. The Shatner ones, I can't get into Next Generation. It is alot of philosophical stuff which I can understand with a bunch of guys and a few girls sitting or standing inside the Starship Enterprise which I can't watch. Bland. I can respect people who enjoy it but I prefer the shallower 007 films which I don't love either. I wantes to see Abrams' style to anticipate for SW7.
I didn't like Star Trek when I saw it in the theater in 2009. After 6.5 years of watching it again, it is quite DELIGHTFUL. Star Trek with Star Wars action catered to the dumber, summer audience looking for escapism over lectures. I liked it so much, I will get Into Darkness (2013) and will watch the two sequels if I like the first two enough. Everything I didn't like about Star Trek show and everything I like about Star Wars or Guardian of the Galaxy came to fruition with this series reboot/alternative reality.
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I have LOW STANDARDS right now with movies. Once you see enough or want to build a huge collection, I just take any franchise I don't normally watch and add it. Not really into the Fast movies but I get them anyway. All of them. Same with Blade, Godzilla, James Bond, and now Star Trek.
Last week, I got the first three Karate Kid movies with Ralph Macchio. The last two are awful. Just keep adding different film series for something new to watch. A good series I do like and got is Toy Story. Only CGI-animated films I like next to Kung Fu Panda, Bolt, Despicable Me 1 & 2, and Monsters, Inc and University. Never got into Shrek after the first one.
Higher standards in the theater because we pay. Very low standards at home or on your mobile. It is probably why I also stick to Android too. I can play Maverick (1994) and Let It Ride (1989) in avi format. I hate iPhones with different codecs that needed to be converted.
Awfully bad movie but still has its funny moments. Definitely a few shades below Ted 2 which was a downgrade to its original.
The worst part of the movie? The star, writer, and director, Seth MacFarlane. Considering his real voice matches Brian Griffin who is arguably the most annoying character on Family Guy, a guy used to voice-over work looks unnatural front of the camera. Kevin Smith is smarter and doesn't say much in his movies. And I know Seth MacFarlane doesn't like The Godfather because it insist itself and has ridiculed everyone including saying Kevin Smith movies are awful. I agree but pot meets kettle here. Family Guy hasn't been funny for me since Season 3. Alot of his other work is generally garbage now and a political platform. A bunch of random skits thrown together with no real story or emotional weight.
Seth just hasn't graduated from toilet humor. The guy enjoys being in the bottom of barrel. He is so talented with his voice and singing but wastes it with Adam Sandler-level comedies. Luckily, it has good production values and the other cast members are more professional than Seth's terrible, amateurish reactions. It is only worth it just to see NPH Liam Neeson, and Charlize Theron who carries the film. But everytime I see Seth on-screen, I just cringe as it is basically Brian Griffin in the Wild West talking very unnatural and unfunny. The only good gag was how back then, they don't smile for the camera which was overused. You know it isn't a very funny movie when the other funny gag comes from Sarah Silverman having semen on her face.
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Star Trek (2009)
I once got into a Star Wars v Star Trek argument with my best friend from college who was a Trekkie.. ahem.. I mean Trekker. I know Star Wars can be dumb. But like JJ Abrams, I can never get into Star Trek. Maybe a few episodes I caught during the late-night. The Shatner ones, I can't get into Next Generation. It is alot of philosophical stuff which I can understand with a bunch of guys and a few girls sitting or standing inside the Starship Enterprise which I can't watch. Bland. I can respect people who enjoy it but I prefer the shallower 007 films which I don't love either. I wantes to see Abrams' style to anticipate for SW7.
I didn't like Star Trek when I saw it in the theater in 2009. After 6.5 years of watching it again, it is quite DELIGHTFUL. Star Trek with Star Wars action catered to the dumber, summer audience looking for escapism over lectures. I liked it so much, I will get Into Darkness (2013) and will watch the two sequels if I like the first two enough. Everything I didn't like about Star Trek show and everything I like about Star Wars or Guardian of the Galaxy came to fruition with this series reboot/alternative reality.
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I have LOW STANDARDS right now with movies. Once you see enough or want to build a huge collection, I just take any franchise I don't normally watch and add it. Not really into the Fast movies but I get them anyway. All of them. Same with Blade, Godzilla, James Bond, and now Star Trek.
Last week, I got the first three Karate Kid movies with Ralph Macchio. The last two are awful. Just keep adding different film series for something new to watch. A good series I do like and got is Toy Story. Only CGI-animated films I like next to Kung Fu Panda, Bolt, Despicable Me 1 & 2, and Monsters, Inc and University. Never got into Shrek after the first one.
Higher standards in the theater because we pay. Very low standards at home or on your mobile. It is probably why I also stick to Android too. I can play Maverick (1994) and Let It Ride (1989) in avi format. I hate iPhones with different codecs that needed to be converted.
Gangland Odyssey (1990) Triad and family hijinks collide. In 1974, Brother Pu (Chan Wai Man) of the Triads went chopper (read machete like blade) on rival ganglanders and had to leave Hong Kong (leaving behind his wife, daughter and Triad brothers) for Japan. 16 years later, the Yakuza and Triads are busy gun running when Pu's friend (and former cop) Hung gets involved in rescuing the son of the British Triad leader from these very same Yakuza. Why kidnap this kid? To ensure their illegal operations work smoothly. During the rescue, two Japanese thugs are killed which starts a gang war between the two groups. Both sides want Hung and his young partner Che (Canto-Pop star / actor Andy Lau) to pay for the death of the Japanese. The Japanese call in Pu and this is where the family drama comes in. Apparently, Hung loves Pu's wife but she never told Hung she was married. Even Pu's daughter thinks Pu is her uncle when Pu returns to HK. Yeah, it gets complicated. I probably left something pivotal out because the subtitles on this were sometimes impossible to read.
At times I felt like I was watching a giallo (the primary colored cinematography, point of view camera shots and spare synth score), so that a neat surprise. Points off for the bloody pit bull fight sequence and a few long stretches of talk which did nothing for the storyline. CWM delivers another solid performance here and the two nasty fights he engages in were well worth the admission price. Andy Lau was there for the box office, sing something mushy and to die heroically for his fan base, because that's how he rolled back then. And I was thrilled to see Sun Chung involved too (as a production designer here), I believe this one of last films Sun worked on and it's nice to see his name alongside Chan's for another good film.
At times I felt like I was watching a giallo (the primary colored cinematography, point of view camera shots and spare synth score), so that a neat surprise. Points off for the bloody pit bull fight sequence and a few long stretches of talk which did nothing for the storyline. CWM delivers another solid performance here and the two nasty fights he engages in were well worth the admission price. Andy Lau was there for the box office, sing something mushy and to die heroically for his fan base, because that's how he rolled back then. And I was thrilled to see Sun Chung involved too (as a production designer here), I believe this one of last films Sun worked on and it's nice to see his name alongside Chan's for another good film.
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I hadn't planned on seeing the new Peanuts Movie, but due to a logistical blip I ended up taking it in anyway.
It certainly is respectful of the classic source material, I would actually say overly respectful. Everyone knows Charlie Brown is wishy-washy, but they didn't have to make the whole movie that way. This version is really quite insipid. And it's certainly not aided by the unneccessary 3D artwork - - surprisingly it is less expressive than the simple 2D art of the comic strips, earlier movies, and TV specials. Finally, what were the producers thinking with showing the Little Red-Haired Girl? Did they really not get the point of Schulz's character? This is definitely a case where it would have been better to let sleeping beagles lie.
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It certainly is respectful of the classic source material, I would actually say overly respectful. Everyone knows Charlie Brown is wishy-washy, but they didn't have to make the whole movie that way. This version is really quite insipid. And it's certainly not aided by the unneccessary 3D artwork - - surprisingly it is less expressive than the simple 2D art of the comic strips, earlier movies, and TV specials. Finally, what were the producers thinking with showing the Little Red-Haired Girl? Did they really not get the point of Schulz's character? This is definitely a case where it would have been better to let sleeping beagles lie.
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Wow, sorry you didn't enjoy it. The family and I took it in last week and really thought it was great. A reminder of a more innocent time in a fun and positive story.
The Karate Kid (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds, The Goonies, and Back To The Future series have all aged well for me. Like the Rocky films and Saved By The Bell, this one hasn't. It has a nice story to it but alot of it now feels cheesy. If you were born after 1980's, it might seem bad. Hell, if you were born before the 1980's, it might be bad watching it now.
Other than for Pat Morita who deserved his Oscar nomination in the og and that epiphany to Daniel after getting tired of his wax on wax off routine, The Karate Kid franchise isn't worth watching more than once. The first one is really average at best and the rest sucked. What I do like from it is the music. Very relaxing vibe.
I saw a little of Part II and I hated how they wrote the mom and gf (Elisabeth Shue) out of the story. The first five minutes is stock footage from the og. Then Miyagi and Daniel-san leave the tournament without the mom and gf. I think Part III is the only one I saw in its entirety and it was in the theater. All I remember was Daniel and the actress from Teen Witch getting a banzai plant and Miyagi confronting the dojo masters.
The Karate Kid is classic 1980's with its positives lifted by nostalgia but one of those that was done better by The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) which is just as relaxing to watch and more scenic. It ends in such a abrupt way. Daniel does a crane stance and kicks the guy in the head. Applause. Smile from Miyagi. The End.
I do get a kick hearing Pat Morita's real voice in Happy Days and interviews. If you saw him in The Karate Kid first, you wouldn't think his voice was that way and his natural voice was from TKK. He's a comic but it is weird to hear him if you remember him as Mr. Miyagi first.
All in all, a good series to have to you collection to feel inspired and learn about Asian culture but not something I would rewatch except once every 10-20 years.
I can still love "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera from Part II forever though. That song I can play almost everyday and never get sick of it.
Revenge of the Nerds, The Goonies, and Back To The Future series have all aged well for me. Like the Rocky films and Saved By The Bell, this one hasn't. It has a nice story to it but alot of it now feels cheesy. If you were born after 1980's, it might seem bad. Hell, if you were born before the 1980's, it might be bad watching it now.
Other than for Pat Morita who deserved his Oscar nomination in the og and that epiphany to Daniel after getting tired of his wax on wax off routine, The Karate Kid franchise isn't worth watching more than once. The first one is really average at best and the rest sucked. What I do like from it is the music. Very relaxing vibe.
I saw a little of Part II and I hated how they wrote the mom and gf (Elisabeth Shue) out of the story. The first five minutes is stock footage from the og. Then Miyagi and Daniel-san leave the tournament without the mom and gf. I think Part III is the only one I saw in its entirety and it was in the theater. All I remember was Daniel and the actress from Teen Witch getting a banzai plant and Miyagi confronting the dojo masters.
The Karate Kid is classic 1980's with its positives lifted by nostalgia but one of those that was done better by The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) which is just as relaxing to watch and more scenic. It ends in such a abrupt way. Daniel does a crane stance and kicks the guy in the head. Applause. Smile from Miyagi. The End.
I do get a kick hearing Pat Morita's real voice in Happy Days and interviews. If you saw him in The Karate Kid first, you wouldn't think his voice was that way and his natural voice was from TKK. He's a comic but it is weird to hear him if you remember him as Mr. Miyagi first.
All in all, a good series to have to you collection to feel inspired and learn about Asian culture but not something I would rewatch except once every 10-20 years.
I can still love "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera from Part II forever though. That song I can play almost everyday and never get sick of it.
Good, bad, your kinda obligated to express an opinion in this thread.
As I look back on Stephen King novels and movies, prime time was Salem's Lot, The Shining, The Dead Zone, Fire Starter, The Mist (a novella), and The Stand. Of those movies I remember liking The Shining (original, not remake), The Mist, Fire Starter, and The Dead Zone. After that I found the story mechanics and the way his characters expressed themselves to be repetitious. Don't know if I saw Christine, but I don't remember the book being all that memorable.
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Independence Day (1996)- Good story and premise, bad aliens. Great CGI for its day, just ignore some of the hokey patriotic dialog and you have an entertaining movie, at least I'm entertained.
