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Airport '77 - 2/10 - A nice cast that all seemed to be on films and TV everywhere when i was growing up. A daffy idea. The crash itself is hilariously done. People flying about everywhere, while glasses and fruit bowl on tables stay perfectly stationary
Earthquake - 3/10 - Dear God, did Chuck Heston set a record for leading men dying in films? He nearly makes this but Ava Gardner weighs him down. George Kennedy is watchable as ever and i didn't realise Victoria Principal was hot, even in a massive afro. I liked a lot of the miniature effects, the individual stories weren't entirely engrossing and Walther Matthau is bizarre.
The Imposters - 4/10 - A Stanley Tucci film about two struggling actors stuck on a ship with a lunatic actor who hates them and several passengers who aren't what they appear to be. Ithas lots of great actors, is likeable but a bit too repetitive and ultimately wearing.
Rush Hour 3 - 5.5/10 - Rock and Chan make a watchable duo. The fight scenes are entertaining. There's some nice touches of humour. It's watchable. I haven't seen the previous 2.
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I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than ever sit to watch in its entirety Earthquake again. I tried watching just the beginning several weeks ago when it popped up on my satellite in HD. I couldn't get past that opening scene with Heston and Gardner at home. Just dreadful -- like sticking pins in my eyes.
I'd never seen it before, somehow. It takes forever to get going. There are some random writing decisions in that script.
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May 28, 2016 - 5:50 AM
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Captain America: Civil War- 2.5-5
First hour and a half was dreadfully dull with paper thin motivations , dead pan acting, and elaborate action sequences that held no stakes. It also hurts they sort of redid Winter Soldier all over again.
I had two fundamental issues with the film. First the alliances were mixed up. Stark the independent egocentric billionaire would never conform to authority, while Rogers was born and bread to be a good soldier and follow orders. So the premise of the plot was flawed from the start.
Second was the fact so many of the MCU films are nothing more than a feature length trailer for the next movie or spin off in the series. If you get right down to it, by the time the end credits roll, the film resolved nothing, and there’s really zero character development.
Was there anything enjoyable here? Yes, the last hour was a blast. The film really needed a character like Thor who was missing this time around. But this was thankfully rectified with the introduction of Ant-Man and Spider-Man.
First we got a fun Superhero on Superhero smack down. It’s the only time I felt a little bit giddy, which is something I want to feel when watching a Super Hero movie.
Finally the film ends with a rather dramatic and far more serious fight sequence which juxtapose but complimented the earlier fun sequence . At least the film concluded with some emotional weight.
As always the score was only serviceable, and I can only imagine how exciting the action scenes could have been with a score that complimented the stunts and visuals. Imagine James Horner’s Rocketeer music during the Falcon’s fight sequences. I know I was.
At the end of the day the MCU is like washing your head. Wet hair, apply shampoo, rinse, and repeat.
Sorry to quote the entire post....
I have not read the original story of CIVIL WAR but the Wikipedia synopsis of the story leads one to think that the movie waters down the original premise, which to me is far more ominous than what the movie covers:
"The plot of the series follows a framework storyline in which the U.S. government passes a Superhero Registration Act ostensibly designed to have superpowered individuals act under official regulation, somewhat akin to law enforcement. However, superheroes opposed to the act, led by Captain America, find themselves in conflict with those supporting the act, led by Iron Man, with Spider-Man caught in the middle; the X-Men take a neutral stance. The superheroes in support of the law, such as Iron Man, Dr. Reed Richards, and Ms. Marvel, become increasingly authoritarian. In the aftermath of the war, Captain America surrenders and is imprisoned. The conflict between freedom and security is an underlying theme in the storyline, with real-life events and discussions, such as the U.S. government's increased surveillance of its citizens, serving as a backdrop for the events in Civil War."
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Noah - 4.5/10 - bizarre sci-fi film it felt like. Stone mechbot angels being a bizarre highlight. The effects ranged from functional to deeply unconvincing. The worst being what you think would be sinple enough to pull off - 2 doves flying over land. Looked as convincing as 60s effects shots. Not sure whether it's an awful film or not but I got some entertainment from it. Russell Crowe was very good, I thought, looking angry all the way through it.
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May 31, 2016 - 7:40 AM
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JOY 6/10 Watched it on Amazon Prime last night, didn't bother when it was in theaters. It held my attention well, I like the cast, but the story was for me "Meh," and I felt at the end there was a lack of a satisfactory emotional pay off. The screenwriter/director (was it all Russell? I can't remember) should have studied the structure of the original ROCKY. That's how you do such underdog stories and please just about everyone.
THE NICE GUYS 5/10 Was going to take a pass on this, but had absolutely nothing to do yesterday, so -- what else? -- took in a matinee (though not the kind I would have really preferred). I knew what to expect, so I lowered my expectations, or should I say standards, and just decided to enjoy whatever I was presented with, and for the most part I found it fairly entertaining. But it really was on so many levels woeful. Set in 1977, it was retro in more ways than it intended to be, but there was half of a good movie there, unfortunately the other half was a bad as most everything that came out of the '70s. Oh, did I mention I HATED the '70s. No, I mean I really, really, really, HATED THE '70s.
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Righteous Kill 1.5/10 - such a great cast on paper. Such a dull film with a twist you can see in the first 5 minutes. I didn't like the direction/editing.the script was poor and like bad epusode of a bad cop show.
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Jun 6, 2016 - 7:13 PM
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THE NICE GUYS 5/10 Was going to take a pass on this, but had absolutely nothing to do yesterday, so -- what else? -- took in a matinee (though not the kind I would have really preferred). I knew what to expect, so I lowered my expectations, or should I say standards, and just decided to enjoy whatever I was presented with, and for the most part I found it fairly entertaining. But it really was on so many levels woeful. Set in 1977, it was retro in more ways than it intended to be, but there was half of a good movie there, unfortunately the other half was a bad as most everything that came out of the '70s. Oh, did I mention I HATED the '70s. No, I mean I really, really, really, HATED THE '70s.
I pretty much agree. I went to see this yesterday for similar reasons and while I enjoyed the humor at times, it wasn't regular enough for me to overlook some groan-inducing stupid characters. Perhaps the main character being such a moron made it all the better when his daughter seemed to have more brains than him. It makes me wonder what the hell the critics were smoking considering it has such high ratings.
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