About a 5. It’s rather predictable but moves along at an alright pace.I started watching this one but got bored too quickly. How would you rate out of 10?
I’ve put Star Trek into darkness on in the background.
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The Movies I am looking at again watching is like well, being not an American I like that story of U.S. Military going after Terrorists in Africa and the Middle East. CIA Operations. U.S. Marines getting into action, There is a Mission Control Room, where everyone is watching live action as it happens on the Big Screen, Other Techies in that Mission Control room zooming in their Drones on a secret terrorist hide-out and guiding step by step the U.S. Marines on Radio lol ! It is Fun !I like that kind of Fancy. Imaginative Story, keeps you engrossed and is good entertainment.
If you haven't already, check out 13 Hours (2016). Certified Bayhem (yet not absurdly so like many of his other films), tells the story of the attack on the CIA outpost in Benghazi. An entertaining film, the historical accuracy of which I can't vouch for.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)
Very good crime-drama/who-done-it/thriller. Not “great”, but it did manage to keep me engrossed for ~2.5hrs. Best part was the acting, specifically Rooney Mara, and i was impressed that the accents didn't pull me out of the experience.
Very good crime-drama/who-done-it/thriller. Not “great”, but it did manage to keep me engrossed for ~2.5hrs. Best part was the acting, specifically Rooney Mara, and i was impressed that the accents didn't pull me out of the experience.
There are a couple of scenes which are way too violent and graphic
As Trek canon, i.e., the main character (avoiding names for spoiler-ish-ness), it's a 5, leave that out, it's a solid 7 (if that makes sense ...)
Sorry I was talking about the film I was watching and was asked about, Crawl. The Star Trek reboot are okay. Just too much of that music score for my liking. Sometimes less is more.
OMG, sorry, hahaha, I lost the conversation thread ...
We had a __blast__ with Crawl, but we get it being in Florida, hurricanes, 'gators ... FLORIDA MAN !!!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)
Very good crime-drama/who-done-it/thriller. Not “great”, but it did manage to keep me engrossed for ~2.5hrs. Best part was the acting, specifically Rooney Mara, and i was impressed that the accents didn't pull me out of the experience.
There are a couple of scenes which are way too violent and graphic
If you haven't, I'd recommend checking out the original Swedish film as well. The whole trilogy, actually. Personally I prefer them in terms of tone and general feeling to the remake, but I must say Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara did a great job in this one. Stellan Skarsgård as Martin Vanger was also phenomenal, as he tends to be. And I love the soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
After I read the books, I watched the movies while my family was out of town. My only problem was that I'd get home from work, start a film, start dinner, and the words would go from making sense to being the Swedish Chef. Who knew you can't read from the back of your head?
The US version was okay, but if you can get the Swedish, I'd say do it.
Yes, I totally agree the original Swedish version was excellent. And it also stars Lena Endre as Erika Berger, who is also in the original Swedish Wallander series, one of my favorites. I quite like hearing Swedish spoken, but I don't speak it myself.
Just watched "Ford vs Ferrari". Really a great movie about 2 great car guys. Great story and great acting. I definitely recommend it!
Just watched "Ford vs Ferrari". Really a great movie about 2 great car guys. Great story and great acting. I definitely recommend it!
Probably thee best two male actors in the biz. Lots of back-history in this movie, especially if you’re a car guy like myself.
"Knives Out" just came to Amazon (free with Prime, no less).
It's as good as everybody says it is. It's entertaining throughout, with the ending being the best part. And that's really all I can say without spoiling it.
Daniel Craig's southern gentleman Benoit Blanc is so far from James Bond, and he pulls it off so well, that he is tremendously entertaining.
I also saw "The Vast of Night" on Prime. It was good, if not as great as the reviews indicated.
It's basically one of those spooky stories that kids tell each other on sleepovers or around campfires. In that sense it falls into the same category as "The Fog" or "The Blair Witch Project". There's nothing in the movie that you haven't seen before on The X Files. It's got a lot of style, though. Amazing tracking shots, some very good acting in the master shots (long scenes with no cut).
The beginning, however, was off-putting, with its over-slangy dialogue, delivered at the pace of an Aaron Sorkin walk-and-talk on amphetamines. And frankly I never warmed up to the male lead character, Everett Sloane.
Speaking of which--it's been mentioned in reviews that the show is framed like a faux Twilight Zone episode. Yet not one person seems to have noticed that one of the main characters, Everett Sloane, has the same name as an actor who appeared on the real Twilight Zone...or that the fictional town of Cayuga is obviously named for Rod Serling's Twilight Zone production company, which was in turn named after Cayuga Lake near where Serling was raised.
It's as good as everybody says it is. It's entertaining throughout, with the ending being the best part. And that's really all I can say without spoiling it.
Daniel Craig's southern gentleman Benoit Blanc is so far from James Bond, and he pulls it off so well, that he is tremendously entertaining.
I also saw "The Vast of Night" on Prime. It was good, if not as great as the reviews indicated.
It's basically one of those spooky stories that kids tell each other on sleepovers or around campfires. In that sense it falls into the same category as "The Fog" or "The Blair Witch Project". There's nothing in the movie that you haven't seen before on The X Files. It's got a lot of style, though. Amazing tracking shots, some very good acting in the master shots (long scenes with no cut).
The beginning, however, was off-putting, with its over-slangy dialogue, delivered at the pace of an Aaron Sorkin walk-and-talk on amphetamines. And frankly I never warmed up to the male lead character, Everett Sloane.
Speaking of which--it's been mentioned in reviews that the show is framed like a faux Twilight Zone episode. Yet not one person seems to have noticed that one of the main characters, Everett Sloane, has the same name as an actor who appeared on the real Twilight Zone...or that the fictional town of Cayuga is obviously named for Rod Serling's Twilight Zone production company, which was in turn named after Cayuga Lake near where Serling was raised.
"Knives Out" just came to Amazon (free with Prime, no less).
It's as good as everybody says it is. It's entertaining throughout, with the ending being the best part. And that's really all I can say without spoiling it.
Daniel Craig's southern gentleman Benoit Blanc is so far from James Bond, and he pulls it off so well, that he is tremendously entertaining.
This was a really fun movie. I had read a little bit about it beforehand, but it still managed to be a nice surprise, mostly because of the great cast.
Just finished watching Dobermann (1997), directed by Jan Kounen, for the first time in about a decade. It tells the story of the charismatic, and batcrap insane bank robber Dobermann (played by Vincent Cassel), and his merry band of buddies including his girlfriend Nathalie (played by Monica Bellucci) who, well, rob banks with him. When the police are at the end of their ropes having not been able to catch the crew, the, if possible, even more insane detective Cristini (played by Tchéky Karyo) decides to take matters into his own hands to bring the bank robbers to justice. Mayhem and chaos ensues as the two sides take each other on on the streets of Paris.
Based on the crime novels written by the screenwriter Joël Houssin, this is a really fun movie. There's a cartoonish amount of over the top violence, and the whole movie has been likened to a live action comic book. The humor is pitch black, the characters are fun and the editing is superb. Not necessarily for everyone, but if, oh someone might say even at times gratuitous on screen violence doesn't deter you, there are many worse ways to spend a hundred minutes.
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Terminator Genesis. More plot holes than when they shoot the T2000 in the face with a shotgun, but harmless enough.
Stalag 17 (1953)- 93% RTAS. This is a tremendous drama with comedy elements about life in WWII German POW camp where the search for a German stoolie is the central theme with a powerful ending. Not to be confused with the 1960s TV farce Hogan’s Heroes.
My favorite William Holden role (who won a Best Actor Oscar) followed closely by his role in Bridge Over The River Kwai.
My favorite William Holden role (who won a Best Actor Oscar) followed closely by his role in Bridge Over The River Kwai.
I agree with your Vast of the Night appraisal."Knives Out" just came to Amazon (free with Prime, no less).
It's as good as everybody says it is. It's entertaining throughout, with the ending being the best part. And that's really all I can say without spoiling it.
Daniel Craig's southern gentleman Benoit Blanc is so far from James Bond, and he pulls it off so well, that he is tremendously entertaining.
I also saw "The Vast of Night" on Prime. It was good, if not as great as the reviews indicated.
It's basically one of those spooky stories that kids tell each other on sleepovers or around campfires. In that sense it falls into the same category as "The Fog" or "The Blair Witch Project". There's nothing in the movie that you haven't seen before on The X Files. It's got a lot of style, though. Amazing tracking shots, some very good acting in the master shots (long scenes with no cut).
The beginning, however, was off-putting, with its over-slangy dialogue, delivered at the pace of an Aaron Sorkin walk-and-talk on amphetamines. And frankly I never warmed up to the male lead character, Everett Sloane.
Speaking of which--it's been mentioned in reviews that the show is framed like a faux Twilight Zone episode. Yet not one person seems to have noticed that one of the main characters, Everett Sloane, has the same name as an actor who appeared on the real Twilight Zone...or that the fictional town of Cayuga is obviously named for Rod Serling's Twilight Zone production company, which was in turn named after Cayuga Lake near where Serling was raised.
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"Dobermann" sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out sometime.
Yeah, good movie.Stalag 17 (1953)- 93% RTAS. This is a tremendous drama with comedy elements about life in WWII German POW camp where the search for a German stoolie is the central theme with a powerful ending. Not to be confused with the 1960s TV farce Hogan’s Heroes.
My favorite William Holden role (who won a Best Actor Oscar) followed closely by his role in Bridge Over The River Kwai.
I agree with your Vast of the Night appraisal.
Last night I also saw "The Good Liar", which kind of kept leading you along to a conclusion which I guessed way ahead of time (if not all the details) but is a decent movie nevertheless.
My wife and I had a good discussion about how it ends. Betty's revenge is so elaborately set up, and has been planned for so many years, that it somewhat stretches credibility.
Then too it's disturbing that she is as vicious in her own way as Roy. The fate she delivered, leaving him in a permanent vegetative state, is arguably at least as creepy as what he did to her family.
Then too it's disturbing that she is as vicious in her own way as Roy. The fate she delivered, leaving him in a permanent vegetative state, is arguably at least as creepy as what he did to her family.
"The Vast of Night"'s ending disturbed me in a different way, simply because the baby was abducted as well as Everett and Fay. We've seen abduction stories before, but it haunted me the rest of the night what terrible fate might await that innocent infant.
Jurassic Park 3 (2001)- So long ago! Besides the first movie that set the precedent of digital dinos, I consider this to be the best Jurassic Park movie which includes elements from the last half of the original book. This scene, including the plane in the tree was filmed on a large set.
Bridge of Spies(2015)
Steven Spielberg(director) and Tom Hanks(actor). 'nuff said? Written by Matt Carman & the Coen brothers. The storytelling style is very "classic Hollywood" and the sets looked amazing. Script, acting, direction, all great. The weak point of the movie was the American pilot's story line, which felt a little out-of-place/underdeveloped. Definitely worth a watch.
PS>Based on a true story.
Steven Spielberg(director) and Tom Hanks(actor). 'nuff said? Written by Matt Carman & the Coen brothers. The storytelling style is very "classic Hollywood" and the sets looked amazing. Script, acting, direction, all great. The weak point of the movie was the American pilot's story line, which felt a little out-of-place/underdeveloped. Definitely worth a watch.
PS>Based on a true story.
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Thanks for this recommendation. I can't enough of spy flicks and hadn't heard about this one. I see it's rentable on iTunes. I'll definitely be watching it.
The first two Abrams’s Star Treks thumbs up. The third one Star Trek: Beyond was a stinker.I started watching this one but got bored too quickly. How would you rate out of 10?
I’ve put Star Trek into darkness on in the background.
Another oldie (as in the last time I've seen was about five years ago before watching it tonight) but goldie, this time Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000).
This just might be my favorite of Nolan's films. Sure he's made great ones after this one, but for some reason this one has had the biggest effect on me.
Guy Pearce is great as Leonard, a man who suffers from anterograde amnesia and thus can't form new memories. His wife was killed, and he's determined to find the man responsible. All sorts of hijinks including a colorful cast of characters ensue.
I've yet to see the chronological version of the film, and every time I think about seeking it out I sort of hesitate. The film being pretty much perfect as it is, the only value that the chronological version could provide is that of a curiosity, and thus far I've been good with the normal version. On the other hand I only have an old DVD copy, so it might not be a bad idea to upgrade to a newer version, that will then most likely include the other version as one of the extras.
Anyway, great movie, great cast, and great score, that, at times, reminds me a little of Angelo Badalamenti's work. And I do love me some Badalamenti.
This just might be my favorite of Nolan's films. Sure he's made great ones after this one, but for some reason this one has had the biggest effect on me.
Guy Pearce is great as Leonard, a man who suffers from anterograde amnesia and thus can't form new memories. His wife was killed, and he's determined to find the man responsible. All sorts of hijinks including a colorful cast of characters ensue.
I've yet to see the chronological version of the film, and every time I think about seeking it out I sort of hesitate. The film being pretty much perfect as it is, the only value that the chronological version could provide is that of a curiosity, and thus far I've been good with the normal version. On the other hand I only have an old DVD copy, so it might not be a bad idea to upgrade to a newer version, that will then most likely include the other version as one of the extras.
Anyway, great movie, great cast, and great score, that, at times, reminds me a little of Angelo Badalamenti's work. And I do love me some Badalamenti.
Cloud Atlas [2012]
You know when you watch the movie ‘Inception‘ (with Leonardo Caprio/directed by Christopher Nolan) which Was one of those movies that you have to watch multiple times to understand every angle Because of how diverse it is? (Rhetorical), Cloud Atlas is on the same level of Inception in the sense you have to watch this multiple times to understand everything that’s going on.
So what’s Cloud Atlas about? This movie focuses on the past/present/future of different worlds with different events that occur, but ties characters together With six different narratives. [Yeah, it can be confusing, but this is actually really good sci-fi film once you watch it at least twice.)
What’s really interesting about this movie, is you have the same character like Tom Hanks or Halle Berry that plays six different characters in the movie in different worlds. It’s really fascinating how the director make sense of everything of how these characters are played by the same people, but in a different light throughout different time eras. Like I said before, this movie will really put a heavy emphasis of confusion If you take your eyes off the screen for a second, which is why I recommend watching it at least twice, and those who do understand it, will definitely take an appreciation how much work went into this film.
You know when you watch the movie ‘Inception‘ (with Leonardo Caprio/directed by Christopher Nolan) which Was one of those movies that you have to watch multiple times to understand every angle Because of how diverse it is? (Rhetorical), Cloud Atlas is on the same level of Inception in the sense you have to watch this multiple times to understand everything that’s going on.
So what’s Cloud Atlas about? This movie focuses on the past/present/future of different worlds with different events that occur, but ties characters together With six different narratives. [Yeah, it can be confusing, but this is actually really good sci-fi film once you watch it at least twice.)
What’s really interesting about this movie, is you have the same character like Tom Hanks or Halle Berry that plays six different characters in the movie in different worlds. It’s really fascinating how the director make sense of everything of how these characters are played by the same people, but in a different light throughout different time eras. Like I said before, this movie will really put a heavy emphasis of confusion If you take your eyes off the screen for a second, which is why I recommend watching it at least twice, and those who do understand it, will definitely take an appreciation how much work went into this film.
You’ve intrigued me to watch it again now.
