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I saw Terminator - Genisys last night, it was good, I had heard it panned so it was better than I expected. They tied the various time travel threads up pretty well, I thought. A little stingy with the action scenes, maybe. I'd give it a 3/5. From what I remember it is better than the one just previous to it.
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22nd July 2015, 06:12 AM
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All from Redbox:
Jupiter Ascending: I vaguely remembered when this came out, but it wasn't until I hit the credits at the end that it dawned on me that this was a Wachowski production. Which means almost 10 minutes of credits for all the CGI and set design. A sort of YA sci-fi flick where a young woman discovers that she has a  preordained destiny in the universe Nice special effects, dumb story. Spoiler - she doesn't die. Worth it if you like great visuals and Channing Tatum's pecs. Otherwise, two hours you will never get back.Maggie: I know, Schwartzenegger, right? And a zombie subtext? No wonder I didn't pay attention to this one. Until I saw a trailer for it. This is a touching and affecting film, and it probably surprises me as much as you that I am saying that. A virus has swept through the world, destroying crops and slowly turning people into zombies who then turn on the uninfected. It spends very little time on the zombie aspect, but focuses on how the disease is tearing apart families and friends. Nice cinematography of the bleak new world. Few scares, but a lot of dwelling on how humanity can be stripped away. I don't know what possessed someone to cast Ahnold in a film where he couldn't punch or shoot his way out of a bad situation, but he really rose to the role of a grizzled farmer watching his world slowly fall apart. "Little Miss Sunshine's" Olive as the infected daughter. Quote:
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27th July 2015, 04:34 PM
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The Spirit of the Beehive on TCM. Spanish, 1973. Beautiful to look at, and if the guide hadn't said 1973, I sure wouldn't have guessed -- it looks contemporary. Reminded me of Pan's Labyrinth in the way it looked.
The link goes to the Wiki, which explains the symbolism of the movie, and why the story couldn't have been more straightforward (politics). 100% at Rotten Tomatoes.
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27th July 2015, 05:04 PM
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It Follows. Low budget indie horror flick, much more effective than you'd think.
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27th July 2015, 06:27 PM
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31st July 2015, 02:29 PM
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Just saw "The Last Picture Show" on Decades TV (CBS digital substation). Yeah, over 40 years old, numerous Oscar nominations and I've never seen it.
I guess I more or less conflated this with "American Graffiti", that it would be some look back at a past decade through rosy glasses. Well, that's not going to happen in black and white, I guess. A nicely nuanced look at the slow death of an American small town. Other than "What's Up, Doc?" and "Paper Moon", I don't think I've seen any other Bogdanovich films. I should rectify that; "Saint Jack" looks like a nice place to start. Wow, this launched some serious movie careers. Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Timothy Bottoms. Bottoms continued to work steadily through today, but other than "The Paper Chase" I don't see a lot of memorable work in his resume. Not what I'd expect for someone cast by Bogdanovich as the lead, while Bridges with a lesser role went on to a stellar career.
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31st July 2015, 02:56 PM
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I saw that movie with Larry McMurtry talking about it beforehand.
(He wrote the book it's based on.)
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5th August 2015, 06:39 AM
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Wherein Nonny learns that one shouldn't talk to strangers while on vacation...
A Perfect Getaway: A young couple vacationing in Hawaii meets another couple. Hilarity ensues. No, actually they are a honeymooning couple that discover that a serial killer is targeting honeymooners. It does a very decent job of keeping momentum and suspense going throughout. I'd suggest not trying to dig too deep, just enjoy it as a popcorn movie and have fun. Bonus for if you if you want to see an unclothed Timothy Olyphant from behind. Also, Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn (both clothed).
Everyone Else: A young German couple vacationing in Sardinia meets another couple. Hilarity ensues. No, actually he is an architect and kind of a dick, and she is a somewhat goofy girlfriend. They meet up with one of his students and he begins comparing their relationships to no good end. A bit talky but not in a pretentious way. Turistas: A young couple vacationing in Brazil meets another couple. Hilarity ensues. No, actually it's a guy (Josh Duhamel), his sister, a love interest (Melissa George) and a couple of goofy Brits who are stranded after a bus crash. The big problem I have with this is that the big mystery and reveal is exposed in the first minute of the film. In fact, if you even click on that IMDB link you will have something spoiled for you. I will never have a fraction of the skill needed to be the director or editor of a film, but it was a boneheaded decision. If you decide to see this, have someone fast forward without your looking to where they are all on the bus. It will add more menace not knowing what is going on. You can always go back later to see what you missed. The Ruins: A young couple vacationing in Mexico meets another couple. Hilarity ensues. No, actually it's two young couples meet a German archaeologist who promises to take them to a newly discovered ruin. Jonathan Tucker (in between playing Tommy Donnelly in "The Black Donnellys" and Boon in "Justified") and his girlfriend Jenna Malone (Johanna from "The Hunger Games") and their friends Shawn Ashmore (Mike Weston in "The Following") and his girlfriend accompany Joe Anderson (Mason Verger in TV's "Hannibal) to the site with dire consequences. Considerable acting talent as you can see, but a stupid plot line and not a lick of suspense. The Stranger Within: A young couple vacationing on a Mediterranean island meets another couple. Hilarity ensues. No, actually they are there for psychiatrist William Baldwin to help his beautiful actress wife recover after a physical and sexual trauma when a stranger in trouble knocks on their door one night. Beautiful scenery, completely unsatisfying plot line. 10:30 P.M. Summer: A young couple vacationing in Spain meets another couple. No, actually it's a middle aged couple (Peter Finch and Melina Mercouri) and their friend (Romy Schneider). Finch and Schneider are having an affair, and Mercouri meets a murderer. This is directed by Jules Dassin, the guy who also directed "Rififi", "Topkapi" and (the newly re-released noir film) "Night and the City" for gawd's sake and it stinks. It does a fairly good job of showing Mercouri's mental deterioration, but it is a wet and soggy film from when directors were putting out pretentious crap and calling it an "art film". Recommendations? "A Perfect Getaway" for sure, and possibly "Turistas" if you follow the suggestion above. "Everyone Else" if you are the type who takes Cosmo quizzes and like to dissect relationships.
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10th August 2015, 01:18 PM
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I went to see the BBC's Mr Holmes on Sunday. A bit slow, as the plot is revealed only slowly, but quite absorbing. I'd recommend it to anyone who is a Sherlock or an Ian McKellen fan.
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10th August 2015, 04:05 PM
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I saw Inside Out. It made me cry, which is one thing, because I am a sappy cry-at-movies type of person, but it also made my sister cry, who is not. Bring tissues.
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10th August 2015, 04:25 PM
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11th August 2015, 11:25 AM
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The last film that I saw was one that I got for my birthday just over a month ago named Alabama Moon. One of my favorite actors is in it, Uriah Shelton that is. Actor John Goodman is also in the movie.
God bless you and him and Uriah always!!! Holly
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12th August 2015, 08:28 AM
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Though I've seen it a few times, I just watched Terminator 2 in its entirety for the first time in many years. I marveled all over again at what a prime action/adventure movie this is. I also looked up some trivia on IMDB; you may be aware of these factoids, but I just learned:
1. There are two sets of twin actors in the movie. Linda Hamilton has a twin, and that twin appeared in the scene where the T-1000 was mimicking Sarah Connor in the foundry. I had always thought that was a double-exposure shot. The other twin actor is the mental asylum guard, the one who got speared in the eye by the T-1000 mimic. That's the actor's brother! 2. Their first choice to play the T-1000 was Billy Idol. Thank God they went with Robert Patrick! 3. The building that appeared to get blown to hell in the end is up here in the bay area, in Fremont. They built a false third story onto it and that was what got blown up. The original (two-story) building is still there. 4. Edward Furlong's (young John Connor) voice broke halfway through the months of filming. They had to go back and dub almost every line over again with his older, deeper voice.
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12th August 2015, 08:36 AM
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12th August 2015, 08:41 AM
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This last weekend, I watched the stupidest movie I have ever seen. It was so bad, it was hilarious. Supposed to be a horror movie, turned out to be comedy gold.
My friends, I give you.....Sharktopus!
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12th August 2015, 08:53 AM
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I think they were going for self-satire.
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12th August 2015, 09:29 AM
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Time Lapse - Three roommates, one is the superintendent of the nice housing complex, enter their across-the-way neighbour's house to make sure he's okay (he's older, mail and newspapers have been piling up). They discover a huge camera that takes polaroid shots out the old guy's front window - which means it takes pics of their front window. Only the pictures record what is going to happen 24 hours into the future. It had the potential to be on par with The Chronicle but doesn't quite pull it off. Mainly because the choices they make are a bit dumb, even with the folly of youth.
Plus, the motivation for the ending was extra-dumb. St. Vincent - Great, touching movie. I'm actually surpirsed that Bill Murray didn't get an Oscar nod. His performance was nuanced and complex. Everyone is great in it, even with Naomi Watt's "like Moose and Skvirrell" accent. The Theory of Everything - I can see why Redmayne got the Oscar. If you've seen the real Stephen Hawking in historical video footage, Redmayne really nails it. Not sure about the movie as a whole though. It's more like a good package for an amazing performance.
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12th August 2015, 11:27 AM
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12th August 2015, 12:44 PM
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I agree with that review of The Theory of Everything. A "decent" movie (not great), with an absolutely unforgettable performance. Just truly, truly brilliant. It really made me want the movie to be better than it was. Sometimes a script and plot allow an actor to shine, and as in this case, sometimes they shine in spite of it.
I have recently watched the first four Mission Impossible movies, in preparation for going to see the 5th one. I have enjoyed them all well enough so far. The first one is probably my favorite, maybe tied with the 3rd, then 4th, then 2nd, in order of preference of how much I enjoyed them. The only reason I want to see this new one is that the Rotten Tomato reviews for it have been very good, and typically critics are very harsh on these big budget summer popcorn flicks, so I'm pretty sure I will love it. I've learned that not all movies with high RT scores are movies I will like (I fucking hated Snowpiercer and only watched it because of the high score), but when it comes to the big budget flicks, if it has a high score, I'm pretty sure I'll like it. If it's a small, arthouse, independent movie, a high score doesn't mean that much to me, I guess.
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Just got back from Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. It was really really good! Possibly the best in the series, but I'll let it sink in before I make such a judgment. I've now seen them all and can say that despite my hatred of all things Tom Cruise, they really are quite good movies.
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13th August 2015, 06:57 AM
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John Carter - I know this was mentioned way earlier in this thread, but I got to see it recently.
I agree with everyone else, this movie really isn't bad. I actually liked the way some of the alien cultures were depicted, like Sola's four-armed people, the Thark. Their culture was interesting (like the free-for-all baby grab). I would have gone to see a sequel. The main reason the movie tanked is because the director took control over marketing and totally effed it up (and it didn't help that the studio wanted "Mars" out of the title). Everything from the poster art to the earliest trailers' music was really, really wrong to promote the movie. The trailers didn't actually contain anything new. Unfortunately, we've already seen a desert-set gladiator arena in Attach of the Clones, and John fighting the fuzzy white gorilla thing was pretty much a less gritty, and less suspenseful Luke vs. rancor (which was an ugly, desperate pit fight). Actually, the rancor with white fur would pretty much be John Carter's arena monster. The "Everything Wrong with..." trailer pretty much hit the nail on the head when it said: Quote:
Other problem: sorry Taylor Kitsch, but you just don't hold up as a leading man on the big screen. TV works for you, but you're so bland. Maybe if you got some sleep and woke up enough to deliver your lines, things would work better for you. You seemed awake when you played Gambit. Overal another DIFM that is more or less on par with The Neverending Story if Atreyu grew up and stopped hanging out with a luck dragon. Last edited by Mustard Stain; 13th August 2015 at 07:11 AM.
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It was a really long round-trip plane ride, I finally watched This is Spinal Tap. I have friends who love it, so it didn't meet expectations.
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15th August 2015, 12:24 PM
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We've been out to the movies at lot (for us) this summer. (We used to go to around 75 a year, but slowed considerably once VCR and DVD came around) Some were:
Inside Out. After several duds, Pixar is back on top. The movie actually has a lot to say. Mr. Holmes. One of the few movies for grownups this summer. Ian McKellan is superb as a 90-year-old Holmes, fighting against his memory loss and old age. Probably the most intelligently plotted movie of the summer, too. Minions. My wife is a big fan. It's probably not quite as good as the Despicable Me films, but it still entertaining. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Cinema Sins will have a field day with the silliness of the plot, but it's overall a fine action adventure film Shaun the Sheep. Once again, Aardman Animations shows why they're the best animation studio working today (yes, even better than Pixar, though Inside Out brought them back to their glory). Slow at first, but utterly charming and delightful at every turn.
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Speaking of Ian McKellen:
Gods and Monsters: Netflix by mail. Several weeks ago I heard an interview with Sir Ian on "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross where he was promoting "Mr. Holmes" and they both mentioned this film in a very favorable light. McKellen has been open about his sexuality for a long time, and in this film he plays James Whale, the openly gay director of "Frankenstein", "Showboat" and other popular films. Brendan Fraser is his gardener. After hearing the interview I put this into my Netflix queue and so did half the world because it just arrived. It's a good film, but it pisses me off because it could have been a great film. McKellen and Fraser are great, as are all the actors, and Lynn Redgrave is a hoot (and almost unrecognizable) as Whale's housekeeper. I place the fault strictly at the feet of the writer and director Bill Condon. Yeah, the same guy who directed McKellen in "Mr. Holmes", so go figure. I know that this was a low budget flick, but that's not where the fault lies. It's just that subtle points are made, and then they come back and clobber you over the head to make sure you noticed. For instance, Whale is at the doctor where they discuss the reason for his stroke. Whale describes it as an electrical storm in his brain. Then later, he is watching "The Bride of Frankenstein" * on late night TV and you immediately make the connection of a brain energized by electric current. But no, then they have to have a dream sequence where Fraser plays the doctor scooping out McKellen's brain and replacing it. Thanks for trusting your audience. And they had to duplicate some of the props from "Frankenstein" which must have been a big part of the budget for what is really an extraneous scene. Fraser is given a goofy haircut, but then when you see his reflection in a basin of water you think of the scene in "Frankenstein" with The Monster and the little girl. You realize that it makes him vaguely resemble The Monster and you make the connection to his boorish behavior in a bar. But no, they have to have a dream sequence of him in a jacket with padded shoulders and clunky boots just like The Monster. There's a scene at a garden party where a photographer is taking flash pictures. Whale winces at each one. At this point you know Whale's tragic story in WWI and McKellen is so good you can see his pain reflected on his face. Okay, maybe overdub some battle noises if you absolutely must. But no, they have to cut to scenes of battle. I know that a friendship between a straight man and an openly gay man would have been strained in the late '50s, so I would have fully expected that to be part of the plot. But some of the actions and dialog just seemed to be out of place. * I did take away from this that Whale directed "The Bride of Frankenstein" as an in joke among him and his gay friends, so I'll have to look our for it the next time it's on. And because of that, it makes sense that that was what he was watching that night rather than "Frankenstein". The Spirit of the Beehive: After reading Auntie Pam's review I noticed that the girls were watching "Frankenstein" and one becomes preoccupied with The Monster. I can't add anything to her review; I'll just repeat that it is a great film (unsurprising with a Criterion Collection film). Just the opposite of "Gods and Monsters" here: instead of beating you over the head, the director slowly reveals the characters and dynamics of the family. But I never would have got any of the symbolism of the film without the wiki article.
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16th August 2015, 09:05 AM
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Dumplings: A Chinese movie with English subtitles, available on Amazon Prime free for those of you who have it. It was a very well done, disturbing movie. It's about a woman, Aunt Mei, who makes dumplings out of fetuses (no spoilers here, they show it in the opening scene), which have rejuvenating properties and allow people to stay young indefinitely. One of her customers becomes obsessed with getting the most potent ingredients possible, and it spirals out of control from there. I really enjoyed it. I was out to watch some sort of scary movie, and while it's definitely not a horror, it has horrific elements. It's basically a drama about obsession and chasing the fountain of youth, and how far would you go to stay young forever, type of a movie. Give it a try if you're a fan of Chinese cinema.
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I saw Ant-man and it was a decent summer action flick. MUch better than Avengers 2.
Then I snuck into the theatre to watch Pixels. Even though I didn't pay for it I still felt insulted by watching it. It's quite possibly the worse movie I've ever seen. Still it met my expectations for Adam Sandler.
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My local vintage theater was showing The Bad Sleep Well by Kurosawa. I didn't know anything about it, but hey it's Kurosawa, right? OMG, it was great. Reviewers on the internet were like...it's got slow spots...It's just another Hamlet... DO NOT BELIEVE THEM. It was really, really good. I was tired and hungry and stressed out from a bad week at work and it still held my attention every minute.
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18th August 2015, 12:30 PM
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It's hot and I just wanted to see something goofy and mindless. So:
The Goonies. Netflix by mail. You've all seen it. It came out 30 years ago, and I saw it when it first came out. It really seems to have a hold on some people, probably those who first saw it as a kid. I was in my 30s when it came out and I thought it was dumb fun at the time. Now I think it is dumb, but not so much fun. One of Chris Columbus' early scripts with Spielberg. He did make a cute inside joke to his earlier "Gremlins". What I don't understand is how a lot of this film got remade 5 years later in "Home Alone" which he directed but did not write.* The reason I chose this was because it was brought to mind by watching "The Last Picture Show". No, hold on, I'll explain. That one provided early roles for some who went on to distinguished acting careers. And I know that this one did as well. So let's look at that: Sean Astin: Arguably the lead. His third role, and first in a movie. Josh Brolin: First role. Yeah, Oscar nominee and this was his first. Jeff Cohen: Sixth role, but first in a movie. Corey Feldman: Okay, this kid already had a lot of notches on his gunbelt before this. Kerri Green: First role. Martha Plimpton: Fourth role. She was in an earlier film with Tommy Lee Jones ("The River Rat"), so I may check that out. Jonathan Ke Quan: Second role. But it's hard to say that this film rocketed him to fame when his first was in an Indiana Jones movie And it's always a pleasure to see Joe Pantoliano in movie, although this was well into his career. Which leads me to think that the best advice you could give to a person pursuing an acting career would be to look for a role (however small) in a movie that you think might have a sort of sentimental cult status. People will always remember you fondly and you'll get hired again if anyone thinks it will put butts in seats. My other theory is to get a role (however small) in a TV show or movie that might eventually be featured at a Comic-Con. There weren't a lot of first time watchers of the show "Firefly", but a LOT of those actors have gone on to steady careers. *Resilient and resourceful kids, dumb criminals, goofy inventions
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Operation: Endgame. Netflix by mail. I put this into my queue a long time ago based upon the cast, but the negative reviews on the Netflix site had me always bumping it for something else. Big mistake. This was a riot, the dumb summer movie I wanted.
The best way to describe this - "Cabin in the Woods" : "any teen horror flick" :: "Operation Endgame": "any movie that has a ticking time bomb, or a locked room where no one knows the murderer, or a group of highly trained assassins" It is a send up of any number of genres, well executed and with a great cast. You will never look at office supplies or equipment the same way again. The payoff at the end was a bit disappointing, but still highly recommended if the meta analogy above appeals to you.
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I saw 'American Ultra' tonight. It's a Jason Bourne parody / stoner movie without a lot of drug humor. Lots of 'guy you'd never expect suddenly kicking major ass', like the gal in 'Spy'. Otherwise kinda lame, a few sly laughs if you're paying attention. It finished off more like a romantic comedy. Wait for Netflix.
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For those who have never seen "American Buffalo", it is no longer available through Netflix. Although it is available for sale or to rent from Amazon, which is odd. However, it will be on this evening on ThisTV. It fills a 2 hours time slot, but the movie is only 88 minutes. Cut out all the f-bombs that Mamet threw in there, and you can expect a ton of commercials. Or a Pink Panther cartoon. I'm watching anyway - I saw the play in Boston with Pacino starring, but never saw the movie.
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Lord of War: Netflix streaming. I had always intended to see this, but somehow forgot about it until it turned up on Netflix. Nic Cage is a major supplier of arms to nations in conflict. It probably would have been more effective if they had showed him slowly aging over the course of the movie; as it is, it appears he went from a restaurant employee to a major arms dealer in a very short period of time. Still, it does turn an eye on how many people profit handsomely in the illegal arms trade at the expense of human life.
Very nice cast. Cage doesn't overact, Jared Leto is great as always, Ethan Hawke and Ian Holm in small key roles. For some reason, this reminded me a LOT of "The Wolf of Wall Street" with less T&A and a higher body count. But this came first so I guess it's the other way around. Humorous and ironic voice over narration, the gradual corruption of the soul and the alienation of one's family in the pursuit of money and power.
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I looked up Sense8 and it does sound very interesting. Ima check it out this weekend.
I just watched The Worlds End the other day. It's a Simon Pegg/Nick Frost flick about old friends getting together to do a pub crawl that they tried but failed to do when they were youngins. So they make an attempt but ALIENS! Simon Pegg plays Gary King and Gary is awesome. See my sig.
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I loved World's End, because my BF took me to see it and I had NO idea what it was going to be like. The first 30 minutes or so seemed to be some sort of drama about a loser getting together with his friends, and maybe turning his life around... and then BAM, aliens! It was a fun ride and it was one that really surprised me because I hadn't seen or heard anything about the movie ahead of time.
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Citizenfour: Netflix by mail. The Edward Snowden documentary. Director Laura Poitras takes a back seat to Glenn Greenwald and The Guardian's Ewan MacAskill's role in breaking the story, but the film shows just how instrumental she was in bringing it to light.
A lot of this focuses on the backstory; less about the actual documents and more about how Snowden brought the story to the reporters. Long days of meetings in claustrophobic hotel rooms. Contagious paranoia over fire alarms and security measures. Crap, the stuff that gets revealed like hotel phones can get activated from outside without lifting the receiver, letting anyone listen in. Even though we knew he got out of Hong Kong, there was a tenseness in watching him alter his appearance to get out of the hotel. The vindictiveness of the US and UK against the reporters. This takes the Bush, Obama and UK administrations to task for blatant lies. I still don't know why key security agency personnel weren't prosecuted under perjury laws for lying to Congress. Snowden absolutely comes off as being thoughtful, articulate and principled. Whether you believe in his principles (and I do) is up to you. But it becomes quite clear that the only reason he let the story be at all above him was not for some bid for fame, but to both take the pressure off his family and to take responsibility for his actions. Highly recommended.
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Snowpiercer
Our attempts at a quick solution to climate change have the exact opposite effect, an ice age like has never been seen. Through the desolation all that is left of humanity resides on a single self sustaining train that circles the globe once a year and can never stop. Sounds silly but the train is actually used as a great metaphor. The lowest class in the back, the front living in elegance. The inevitable happens. This movie packs a few moments of real pathos with some wicked action, social commentary, a weird sense of black humour and a story of one man that will stick with you. Also the ending has one hell of a big mindf@ck!
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Next: Netflix streaming. Every so often I will watch a movie, and a half-hour in I will realize that I have seen it before. Movies that I would have watched because of the cast and forgotten either because of bad acting, poor dialog, stupid plot or bad direction. In this case there was a decent plot premise that was poorly developed. Great cast: Nic Cage, Julianne Moore*, Jessica Biel**. Always nice to see Jim Beaver. Just a generic action film without bringing much to the genre. If we are officially adopting Mustard Stain's "DIFM", then this very much qualifies.
*Yes, Ms. Moore. Yes, I will marry you and have your babies. **Yes, Ms. Biel. Yes, I will marry you and have your babies. You don't object to bigamy, do you? Quote:
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