loved it personally. the characters were real and the editing was seamless from downbeat to upbeat tones, tfrom slow to those monatgey things. the
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loved it personally. the characters were real and the editing was seamless from downbeat to upbeat tones, tfrom slow to those monatgey things. the
and yet, it was obviously coming. The dog scene, the bar scene. Even the dialogue hints at it multiple times.
yeah for sure. but the film was so good that i gave the benefit of the doubt that that particular route would be avoided. meh
Caption America Winter Solder. holy s*** balls was this movie f***ing good. It goes beyond just a comic book movie it also I good political thriller. It has a great story and actions and holy balls do Nick Fury and even Black Window get some great character development. Go see it for sure. Far as writing and everything goes I got to say this was the best marvel movie yet.
Rented a few older movies the other night.
The Emperor - 7/10 I'm a history buff so I enjoyed it. Interesting look into the end of WW2 in Japan.
The Company You Keep - 6/10 It was ok but I have seen far better thrillers. Expected more out of Redford directing and starring.
Also re-watched The Hobbit on Blu Ray and I enjoyed it more this 2nd viewing. Looking forward to seeing the new one when it hits Red Box in a few weeks. I'm waiting till the Extended Edition Box Set on Blu Ray with all 3 films before i buy them. I got the LOTR EE set on Blu Ray it is awesome!
The Emperor - 7/10 I'm a history buff so I enjoyed it. Interesting look into the end of WW2 in Japan.
The Company You Keep - 6/10 It was ok but I have seen far better thrillers. Expected more out of Redford directing and starring.
Also re-watched The Hobbit on Blu Ray and I enjoyed it more this 2nd viewing. Looking forward to seeing the new one when it hits Red Box in a few weeks. I'm waiting till the Extended Edition Box Set on Blu Ray with all 3 films before i buy them. I got the LOTR EE set on Blu Ray it is awesome!
The Amazing Spiderman 2 - wasn't so amazing. Way to much Parker and Gwen, and no where near enough Electro.
How does it compare to AS1? I gave it a 7/10 on IMDB even though I don't even remember seeing it.
If I recall right, I gave ASM1 5/10. So, I would give this one 6.5/10. It has some real nice effects for Electro, and the action wasn't too bad, but 80% Gwen/Parker and 20% Spidey/Electro just doesn't cut it for me.
I couldn't watch ASM1 I tried, but it seemed quite bad. I am guessing what wasn't electro just wasn't that interesting. I'd have to imagine any movie with a good story, good scenes you would find pretty decent. I can't imagine you think just not having electro wasn't the biggest problem. So, I think I won't be looking into this film too much especially after what I saw of ASM1...
Do you need to watch ASM1 to enjoy 2 at all?
Do you need to watch ASM1 to enjoy 2 at all?
Walking With Dinosaurs - 6/10 rented this for me and my son. He loved it. Me I thought it looked great, but the voice overs/story was annoying not cute/funny/entertaining like say Pixar movies.
Out Of The Furnace - 8/10 I enjoyed it. Good cast and acting.
Grudge Match - 6/10 it was ok had a few laughs.
Grudge Match - 6/10 it was ok had a few laughs.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - 9/10 rented it on Blu Ray. I really enjoyed it it was better than the first film. They did a great job on Smaug and Cumberbatch was a great choice for the voice. Looking forward to the last film.
Bad Neighbours - Crap
Pompeii - Worse than Crap
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - Ok, very disappointing though.
I strongly have to disagree. The first film was far better IMO, if they cut that dwarfs at Bilbo's house scene by Half it would have been perfect. I found Desolation of Smaug a little boring, and the talking dragon made my eyes roll.
Pompeii - Worse than Crap
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - Ok, very disappointing though.
I strongly have to disagree. The first film was far better IMO, if they cut that dwarfs at Bilbo's house scene by Half it would have been perfect. I found Desolation of Smaug a little boring, and the talking dragon made my eyes roll.
Not entirely if I feel one is better than the other, but then again, I see movies like this as one big story and not a separate film.That said, I though DoS was excellent. Fun and charming moments, lots of action, enjoyed the creative leaps in liberties taken, and Smaugh just oozed charisma. They did him fantastically. I want to say that I wish he sounded a bit older, but that's a small complaint.
So there's this new remaster of an old film by William Friedkin. It's called Sorcerer. 7/10.
It is based on the book La Salaire de Peur (The Wages of Fear), also adapted into a film in 50s in France starring Yves Montand. It's a story of four ex-criminals of sorts trying to transport highly dangerous nitroglycerin by truck to a burning oil well 200 miles away. That one is and already was a classic thriller, and apparently Friedkin really liked both the movie and the book. After the success of The French Connection and The Exorcist, Friedkin, at the height of his ego, decided to adapt the film on his own. But this being late 70s, of course there were lots of production setbacks and crazy over-budget, aaaaand the movie ended up competing directly against this little film called Star Wars. It flopped, was forgotten, until most recently when it fell into the attention of critics and audience.
It's a classic case where each excellent component of a film turns into somewhat not-so-satisfying result. What made La Salaire de Peur great is that it conveys the sense of long, tiring and desperate 200 miles run to the oil well, and before that there is a very long sequence in the town that gives them enough reason to escape this place to do something else. Sorcerer does the latter by adding a detailed and elaborate backstory of all four criminals. It spans all around the world - Vera Cruz, Jerusalem, Paris and New York - and all sequences are extremely well shot, but they are just not enough to make us believe that they have to go back to this life, maybe except for one character. Another problem is their journey, which is comprised of separate events put together that do not attach very well with each other. It's like jumping into each of the game mission that are separated, there is no sense of journey along the way. In the end, you don't know these character and you don't know the journey, and you are confused why they had to escape and why they were breaking down.
Still, if you want to check it for the sake of cinematography and speechless, no-s*** style delivery of plot, I can recommend this film. What La Salaire de Peur tried to convey through word, Sorcerer always does with action, sort of like The French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A.. Also this is the first Hollywood soundtrack of famed German electronic music group Tangerine Dream(Thief, Risky Business, and most recently Grand Theft Auto 5) which adds a lot to the atmosphere.
It is based on the book La Salaire de Peur (The Wages of Fear), also adapted into a film in 50s in France starring Yves Montand. It's a story of four ex-criminals of sorts trying to transport highly dangerous nitroglycerin by truck to a burning oil well 200 miles away. That one is and already was a classic thriller, and apparently Friedkin really liked both the movie and the book. After the success of The French Connection and The Exorcist, Friedkin, at the height of his ego, decided to adapt the film on his own. But this being late 70s, of course there were lots of production setbacks and crazy over-budget, aaaaand the movie ended up competing directly against this little film called Star Wars. It flopped, was forgotten, until most recently when it fell into the attention of critics and audience.
It's a classic case where each excellent component of a film turns into somewhat not-so-satisfying result. What made La Salaire de Peur great is that it conveys the sense of long, tiring and desperate 200 miles run to the oil well, and before that there is a very long sequence in the town that gives them enough reason to escape this place to do something else. Sorcerer does the latter by adding a detailed and elaborate backstory of all four criminals. It spans all around the world - Vera Cruz, Jerusalem, Paris and New York - and all sequences are extremely well shot, but they are just not enough to make us believe that they have to go back to this life, maybe except for one character. Another problem is their journey, which is comprised of separate events put together that do not attach very well with each other. It's like jumping into each of the game mission that are separated, there is no sense of journey along the way. In the end, you don't know these character and you don't know the journey, and you are confused why they had to escape and why they were breaking down.
Still, if you want to check it for the sake of cinematography and speechless, no-s*** style delivery of plot, I can recommend this film. What La Salaire de Peur tried to convey through word, Sorcerer always does with action, sort of like The French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A.. Also this is the first Hollywood soundtrack of famed German electronic music group Tangerine Dream(Thief, Risky Business, and most recently Grand Theft Auto 5) which adds a lot to the atmosphere.
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It wasn't in 2 seconds. He was trained and had executed multiple missions with those wings before he left the Army.
I remember some dialogue about him being a SF soldier and that surprising CAP but nothing about him actually training with it. Might have been when i went for popcorn.
just finished watching Gravity again on Blu-ray. damn maybe i shouldn't have done it. this movie is strictly for the theaters.
Full Metal Jacket - Still amazing.
"If you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you will be a weapon. You will be a minister of death praying for war. But until that day you are pukes. You are the lowest form of life on Earth. You are not even human f***ing beings. You are nothing but unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian s***! Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair. There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on n*****s, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps. Do you maggots understand that?"
"If you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you will be a weapon. You will be a minister of death praying for war. But until that day you are pukes. You are the lowest form of life on Earth. You are not even human f***ing beings. You are nothing but unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian s***! Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair. There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on n*****s, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps. Do you maggots understand that?"