Film Reviews - what have you seen lately, what did you think?
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Stuck on foreign films - download, then watch on business flights when I can't stream and don't realize that's what I signed up for...it continues.
Black Crab (2022) <Netflix>
"In a post-apocalyptic world, six soldiers on a covert mission must transport a mysterious package across a frozen archipelago.
Swedish made, Swedish audio with English subs. We open with a woman and her 10yo daughter in a car in a tunnel as traffic stops, gunfire erupts, soldiers are going car to car killing everyone. Jump ahead, and mom, Caroline 'Edh' is being pulled from a train with new orders for a mission at this stop - there is a major war going on (opening sequence implied the beginning of said war, but we have no sign of the daughter here and now with the train). Turns out the Colonel or whomever is running this base has special requested her, she hops in a HUMVEE with a Captain Nylund who detours on the way to HQ leaving her in the vehicle, in the slums. He tells her to stay put but won't say where they are or why...she grew up here and knows this isn't the way to the HQ as refugee/vagrants start closing in on her and try to take her ****. She fights them off and drives herself to HQ. Colonel pulls her and 4 others in for mission 'Black Crab' overview. Apparently this base will fall soon, and if it does the others will as well quite quickly. Our one hope is a small team to make it to a Medical Facility in Odo by going behind enemy lines and ice skating across the frozen archipeligo. Travel is at night, hide during the day = black. Get behind the lines and go sideways to get to Odo = crab. These seemingly random team members were actually chosen because of their skating background. 100 nautical miles on skates over salt water ice, in the dark, behind enemy lines. A suicide mission.
While the 'only hope we have' is trite, this telling is not. Decent budget on explosions and some helicopter work, but we mostly focus on this small team, their internal dynamics and the mission to survive. We get a whiff of mistrust out of the gate, aside from the Captain leaving her in the slums, he gets added to the team as there was a fifth who didn't show (she accuses cap of disposing of the other member in order to be ON this team). As we travel the ice personalities come out, and distrust grows between the players, and we see them in tension between needing the team in order for survival, but not trusting each other. Add to that sequences along the path that have enemy encounters and how that affects who is still alive, so we're losing numbers as we get closer to the finish line. I'll not spoil anymore, but will say that if you accept the apocalyptical pretense, the rest is realistic to including the final team members and their interactions as positions change and a resolution is reached. We do have some flashbacks of mom and daughter, seemingly during the war (scavenging) which didn't quite line up for me, but it fits with our central characer 'Edh' as she evolves - these could be memories, or possibly delusions.
Not a bad spend of time, but not a blockbuster by any means. I was impressed with the production value from Sweden, but it isn't going to win any film awards outside of Sweden. 8/10
Black Crab (2022) <Netflix>
"In a post-apocalyptic world, six soldiers on a covert mission must transport a mysterious package across a frozen archipelago.
Swedish made, Swedish audio with English subs. We open with a woman and her 10yo daughter in a car in a tunnel as traffic stops, gunfire erupts, soldiers are going car to car killing everyone. Jump ahead, and mom, Caroline 'Edh' is being pulled from a train with new orders for a mission at this stop - there is a major war going on (opening sequence implied the beginning of said war, but we have no sign of the daughter here and now with the train). Turns out the Colonel or whomever is running this base has special requested her, she hops in a HUMVEE with a Captain Nylund who detours on the way to HQ leaving her in the vehicle, in the slums. He tells her to stay put but won't say where they are or why...she grew up here and knows this isn't the way to the HQ as refugee/vagrants start closing in on her and try to take her ****. She fights them off and drives herself to HQ. Colonel pulls her and 4 others in for mission 'Black Crab' overview. Apparently this base will fall soon, and if it does the others will as well quite quickly. Our one hope is a small team to make it to a Medical Facility in Odo by going behind enemy lines and ice skating across the frozen archipeligo. Travel is at night, hide during the day = black. Get behind the lines and go sideways to get to Odo = crab. These seemingly random team members were actually chosen because of their skating background. 100 nautical miles on skates over salt water ice, in the dark, behind enemy lines. A suicide mission.
While the 'only hope we have' is trite, this telling is not. Decent budget on explosions and some helicopter work, but we mostly focus on this small team, their internal dynamics and the mission to survive. We get a whiff of mistrust out of the gate, aside from the Captain leaving her in the slums, he gets added to the team as there was a fifth who didn't show (she accuses cap of disposing of the other member in order to be ON this team). As we travel the ice personalities come out, and distrust grows between the players, and we see them in tension between needing the team in order for survival, but not trusting each other. Add to that sequences along the path that have enemy encounters and how that affects who is still alive, so we're losing numbers as we get closer to the finish line. I'll not spoil anymore, but will say that if you accept the apocalyptical pretense, the rest is realistic to including the final team members and their interactions as positions change and a resolution is reached. We do have some flashbacks of mom and daughter, seemingly during the war (scavenging) which didn't quite line up for me, but it fits with our central characer 'Edh' as she evolves - these could be memories, or possibly delusions.
Not a bad spend of time, but not a blockbuster by any means. I was impressed with the production value from Sweden, but it isn't going to win any film awards outside of Sweden. 8/10
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Black Adam (2022) <Theater>
Admitted Marvel fanboy, limited exposure to DC characters beyond Superman and Batman. I did like the recent attempts with Justice League, the first Wonder Woman, and AquaMan - however I knew nothing of Black Adam, and even less of the rest of the characters for this film. This was me and another dad taking 4 boys (age 13) for all six of us to watch it.
Up front I'll state this was a GOOD movie, worth the price for theater watching on a big screen (though watching on the tv won't be bad either when it gets there)...they spent money on the effects here, and it came off very well. As for characters, we end up with Black Adam (The Rock) as a demigod asleep for 5000 yrs being awakened, and The Justice Society (never heard of them, honestly) = Hawkman (Aldis Hodge, recognized but I can't place him), Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan as the DC version of Doctor Strange, and I've never heard of Dr. Fate who can see the future and does all kinds of Doc Strange magic), Atom Smasher (another unkown actor in Noah Centineo, as an unknown character who can grow to six stories tall, we get a cameo from his uncle, the original AS, played by Henry Winkler), and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell, don't know her or the character that is a super genius and controls winds). Yeah, I don't know these characters so expectations are nil. Anywho, Justice Society comes to capture Black Adam because their records show he basically destroyed everything before he went to sleep - meanwhile the fictional country of Khandaq has statues and reveres BA as a hero from history, arisen to save their country from international gangs that are running the place now.
Baseline is that BA was bestowed with Shazam like powers of all the Egyptian gods, saving the Khandaqis from a tyrant who forged a demon powered crown. When he is awakened, we get a quick display of this guy being beyond any superhero we know or have ever seen in terms of power and abilities. There are human Khandaqis who woke him to help protect them, he is awakened from a tomb where the demon crown was stored and bad guys were attempting to find it. We have some fights between BA and the bad thugs, then BA vs Justice Society. Eventually BA and JSoc team up against the bad guy boss who puts on the demon crown and basically becomes an evil demigod on par with BA. Lots of fights, lots of Khandaq getting destroyed, some decent banter between our characters (humans are just kind of grease to keep the story moving and not falling into an all out brawl). We aren't hit over the head with wokeism, or girl power (not a thing), though Atom Smasher seems to just be there to be the butt of a few jokes and to generally screw up. Dr. Fate (Bronson) draws you in and makes you care, Hawkman tries to be the hero, doing the right thing and comes to see where BA (not trying to be a hero, just wants to do what he needs to do by any measure) is able to operate outside the hero code while BA eventually recognizes that sometimes 'kill em all' isnt the best path. We do get some character reveal on BA to open the third act that is a good surprise, and adds to his background/character/disposition. There is a mid-credit (early) clip that sets up a sequel that will be worth seeing.
All in all, a super hero film with decent depth on BA and solid action throughout. 8.5/10
Admitted Marvel fanboy, limited exposure to DC characters beyond Superman and Batman. I did like the recent attempts with Justice League, the first Wonder Woman, and AquaMan - however I knew nothing of Black Adam, and even less of the rest of the characters for this film. This was me and another dad taking 4 boys (age 13) for all six of us to watch it.
Up front I'll state this was a GOOD movie, worth the price for theater watching on a big screen (though watching on the tv won't be bad either when it gets there)...they spent money on the effects here, and it came off very well. As for characters, we end up with Black Adam (The Rock) as a demigod asleep for 5000 yrs being awakened, and The Justice Society (never heard of them, honestly) = Hawkman (Aldis Hodge, recognized but I can't place him), Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan as the DC version of Doctor Strange, and I've never heard of Dr. Fate who can see the future and does all kinds of Doc Strange magic), Atom Smasher (another unkown actor in Noah Centineo, as an unknown character who can grow to six stories tall, we get a cameo from his uncle, the original AS, played by Henry Winkler), and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell, don't know her or the character that is a super genius and controls winds). Yeah, I don't know these characters so expectations are nil. Anywho, Justice Society comes to capture Black Adam because their records show he basically destroyed everything before he went to sleep - meanwhile the fictional country of Khandaq has statues and reveres BA as a hero from history, arisen to save their country from international gangs that are running the place now.
Baseline is that BA was bestowed with Shazam like powers of all the Egyptian gods, saving the Khandaqis from a tyrant who forged a demon powered crown. When he is awakened, we get a quick display of this guy being beyond any superhero we know or have ever seen in terms of power and abilities. There are human Khandaqis who woke him to help protect them, he is awakened from a tomb where the demon crown was stored and bad guys were attempting to find it. We have some fights between BA and the bad thugs, then BA vs Justice Society. Eventually BA and JSoc team up against the bad guy boss who puts on the demon crown and basically becomes an evil demigod on par with BA. Lots of fights, lots of Khandaq getting destroyed, some decent banter between our characters (humans are just kind of grease to keep the story moving and not falling into an all out brawl). We aren't hit over the head with wokeism, or girl power (not a thing), though Atom Smasher seems to just be there to be the butt of a few jokes and to generally screw up. Dr. Fate (Bronson) draws you in and makes you care, Hawkman tries to be the hero, doing the right thing and comes to see where BA (not trying to be a hero, just wants to do what he needs to do by any measure) is able to operate outside the hero code while BA eventually recognizes that sometimes 'kill em all' isnt the best path. We do get some character reveal on BA to open the third act that is a good surprise, and adds to his background/character/disposition. There is a mid-credit (early) clip that sets up a sequel that will be worth seeing.
All in all, a super hero film with decent depth on BA and solid action throughout. 8.5/10
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Watched the updated German remake of All Quiet on the Western Front this past weekend and it was a great film.
Mostly pretty true to the novel--a few things changed around (notably, they add in the context of peace talks that were going on, along with associated characters); but overall, not something that takes away from the book.
Warning: it doesn't really sugar-coat anything and portrays the unvarnished brutality of WWI. Easily the most realistic portrayal of that conflict that's been done on film, right down to the rats in the trenches.
Mostly pretty true to the novel--a few things changed around (notably, they add in the context of peace talks that were going on, along with associated characters); but overall, not something that takes away from the book.
Warning: it doesn't really sugar-coat anything and portrays the unvarnished brutality of WWI. Easily the most realistic portrayal of that conflict that's been done on film, right down to the rats in the trenches.
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Because while realistic, it is still soooooo divorced from the "reality" of life like that, of the real sounds, the real smells (especially the smells), how you've been living for months on end, the sound and feel of a bullet/projectile (let alone a bayonet or shovel or club/rifle butt) hitting a human skull/body, that yes, it is entertaining and romanticized.
Here's a for instance of "both on film," but one is real and one is not. It's one thing to watch endless videos of little commercial drones over Ukraine dropping a little VOG-25 40mm grenade on an armored vehicle and watching it catastrophically explode full well knowing there are humans inside. They evoke easy emotions in us of "GET SOME!" Even though the video is very real with very real death, we are "divorced" from the reality of watching what actually happens to the humans inside the vehicle. Same with watching the videos of phosphorus air bursts raining down... it's practically beautiful (honestly) as long as you don't think about, let alone see and smell, those little chunks of metal then burning down through everything they touch and possibly into a human body (we get a glimpse of it in movies like Fury, but only for a second, not agonizing minutes with the smell). But now, increasingly, there are the videos of dropping the VOG-25's on personnel. At first it seemed like they cut most of them right after the impact and you'd see a guy lying there for just a second. Now it's like sniping, and the videos are getting longer and more graphic... saw one the other day where it landed in the hole with a guy and he looks up at the drone with half his face clearly blown off and his jaw hanging by a flap of skin, or more with guys rolling around then dying. They aren't as "fun."
[insert pre-emptive Debbie Downer here]
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Me Time (2022) <Netflix>
Date night with the wife, I made her pick so I wouldn't get blamed for us watching a GOOD movie
Kevin Hart is our central character - so it's one of his type of films, no more, no less. He's a stay at home dad trying to be Mr. Everything in the kids activities to the point of running the school talent show. Wife is an architect, and a fairly successful/good one, so he can stay at home. Throw in Marky Mark as his lifelong friend who is always pushing the limits, especially for his birthdays, and dragging Hart along with him. But, he's living the wild life, and largely faking it as we later find out.
Nothing too deep in this film, just another comedy with a good smattering of laughs and jokes, a few cameos worth noting, but ultimately Hart and Marky get in touch with who each of them really are inside, they help one another, and learn some life lessons...or not.
Decent date night, not safe for kids (language, I think? maybe safe for kids, idunno). Not for 'guy time' as there are better things to watch of your own interest, but if you need to compromise with the wife on date night, you can get thru this not feeling like you just got out of detention. Final verdict 5.5/10
Date night with the wife, I made her pick so I wouldn't get blamed for us watching a GOOD movie
Kevin Hart is our central character - so it's one of his type of films, no more, no less. He's a stay at home dad trying to be Mr. Everything in the kids activities to the point of running the school talent show. Wife is an architect, and a fairly successful/good one, so he can stay at home. Throw in Marky Mark as his lifelong friend who is always pushing the limits, especially for his birthdays, and dragging Hart along with him. But, he's living the wild life, and largely faking it as we later find out.
Nothing too deep in this film, just another comedy with a good smattering of laughs and jokes, a few cameos worth noting, but ultimately Hart and Marky get in touch with who each of them really are inside, they help one another, and learn some life lessons...or not.
Decent date night, not safe for kids (language, I think? maybe safe for kids, idunno). Not for 'guy time' as there are better things to watch of your own interest, but if you need to compromise with the wife on date night, you can get thru this not feeling like you just got out of detention. Final verdict 5.5/10
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I'm with Zambo and everyone else here... can't wait to go see Devotion (even though it's not what Zambo is talking about), it's just that in the last 8 months, it's gotten more real for me again and i'm starting to get tired of/resent "cheerleaders" (from either side) of the war porn clips from Ukraine.At least I have the self-awareness to know I was Captain Debbie Buzzkill!!
- Sep 20, 2014
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A Christmas Story Christmas (HBO Max) - Ralphie is all grown up and has to come to terms with the Old Man's passing. He is now an adult and has kids. Goes back home for Christmas after his fathers passing. There is a lot of good and bad in this. The call backs to original characters reprising their roles, tying it into the first, etc are all good. The bad is that they are not very great actors, the mom was replaced and just isn't the same, and they relied to heavily on things that worked for him as a kid, but not now. The original is my wife's go to movie and she absolutly hated it. I'll give it a 4/10.
The Good Nurse (Netflix) - Jessica Chastain start with Eddy Redmayne. He's a nurse who is injecting fluid bags with medications and killing people. Been at it for decades at other hospitals as well, but everyone just fires him and sweeps it under the rugs. She helps police catch him. Based on a true story. Slow at first, picks up torward the end, but nothing special. 5/10
Spirited (Apple +) - Will Ferrell & Ryan Reynolds star in this Christmas Carol adaptation. Ferrell is the current ghost of Christmas present. Every year they pick a person to haunt. Reynolds has been deemed nonredeemable but Ferrell is determined to prove that isn't true. The ghost set out to turn him around and as the story goes you see the motivations of why Ferrell is so determined to change him. 6/10
See How They Run (HBO Max) - Sam Rockwell stars in this who done it movie set back some time ago that is supposed to be funny and quirky. Boring as hell. Wasn't a fan. 4/10.
Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix) - The girl from Stranger things in the sequal to the first. She is now running her detective agency and helping young women out when a match factory has girls dissapearing. Starts out heavy in the we don't need men tone, but in the end cleans that up some and calms it down. Superman is in it as Sherlock again and provides some much needed stability at times. Another one that starts slow, but once it picks up and focuses on the story it gets better. 6/10
Weird: The Weird Al Yankovich Story (Roku Channel) - Harry Potter stars. In true fashion this is a mockumentary of his life and in no way true. I was a little perturbed at first, but as it went on the story line actually got funny at times. Some good cameo's from people and never takes itself seriously. I would have liked a little more true to tone because I do find his story interesting and the ability to stay relevant as long as he has. 6/10
The Good Nurse (Netflix) - Jessica Chastain start with Eddy Redmayne. He's a nurse who is injecting fluid bags with medications and killing people. Been at it for decades at other hospitals as well, but everyone just fires him and sweeps it under the rugs. She helps police catch him. Based on a true story. Slow at first, picks up torward the end, but nothing special. 5/10
Spirited (Apple +) - Will Ferrell & Ryan Reynolds star in this Christmas Carol adaptation. Ferrell is the current ghost of Christmas present. Every year they pick a person to haunt. Reynolds has been deemed nonredeemable but Ferrell is determined to prove that isn't true. The ghost set out to turn him around and as the story goes you see the motivations of why Ferrell is so determined to change him. 6/10
See How They Run (HBO Max) - Sam Rockwell stars in this who done it movie set back some time ago that is supposed to be funny and quirky. Boring as hell. Wasn't a fan. 4/10.
Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix) - The girl from Stranger things in the sequal to the first. She is now running her detective agency and helping young women out when a match factory has girls dissapearing. Starts out heavy in the we don't need men tone, but in the end cleans that up some and calms it down. Superman is in it as Sherlock again and provides some much needed stability at times. Another one that starts slow, but once it picks up and focuses on the story it gets better. 6/10
Weird: The Weird Al Yankovich Story (Roku Channel) - Harry Potter stars. In true fashion this is a mockumentary of his life and in no way true. I was a little perturbed at first, but as it went on the story line actually got funny at times. Some good cameo's from people and never takes itself seriously. I would have liked a little more true to tone because I do find his story interesting and the ability to stay relevant as long as he has. 6/10
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Legend (2015) <Netflix>
As the film came to an end, I swore I'd watched it before, but no reviews...so here we are.
"Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s." That's pretty accurate. Viewing was a little slow at start but was decent. Definitely more of a character film than anything else - not so much documentary, nor action, just following these twin thugs. Picks up in what I assume is their early 20's and follows them through the heart of their careers (~10y?). Opens with narration by a woman who turns out to be the wife of Reggie (the smarter, less impulsive of the two), but prior to her actually meeting Reggie. We watch their rise to power, interactions with the American mafia, running a club mixed with gangsters and celebrities, Reggie's efforts to go straight and Ronnie's struggles with self-control in several areas, as well as the confrontational relationship maintained between them and Det. "Nipper" Read.
Visually, it carries well in maintaining the dreariness of London in the 60's, and the grittiness of their environment. The acting is centered around Tom Hardy playing the role of BOTH brothers - something he does well enough to appear as two distinct individuals with their own personalities and characteristics. It wasn't until the end, when I thought I'd seen it before, that I thought it might be the same guy. There are a handful of supporting cast, the wife is of note, as is the cameo by the mafia fellas, otherwise, acceptable but not great. Not as much violence as you'd expect from a gangster movie, which leads to little/no special effects. Like I said, this is very much a character film. If that's what you're into, it does a good job on these brothers, though falls short on what happened in the end and may only reference lightly to what happened earlier in their lives, with little to no other reference to family. Final verdict 7/10.
As the film came to an end, I swore I'd watched it before, but no reviews...so here we are.
"Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s." That's pretty accurate. Viewing was a little slow at start but was decent. Definitely more of a character film than anything else - not so much documentary, nor action, just following these twin thugs. Picks up in what I assume is their early 20's and follows them through the heart of their careers (~10y?). Opens with narration by a woman who turns out to be the wife of Reggie (the smarter, less impulsive of the two), but prior to her actually meeting Reggie. We watch their rise to power, interactions with the American mafia, running a club mixed with gangsters and celebrities, Reggie's efforts to go straight and Ronnie's struggles with self-control in several areas, as well as the confrontational relationship maintained between them and Det. "Nipper" Read.
Visually, it carries well in maintaining the dreariness of London in the 60's, and the grittiness of their environment. The acting is centered around Tom Hardy playing the role of BOTH brothers - something he does well enough to appear as two distinct individuals with their own personalities and characteristics. It wasn't until the end, when I thought I'd seen it before, that I thought it might be the same guy. There are a handful of supporting cast, the wife is of note, as is the cameo by the mafia fellas, otherwise, acceptable but not great. Not as much violence as you'd expect from a gangster movie, which leads to little/no special effects. Like I said, this is very much a character film. If that's what you're into, it does a good job on these brothers, though falls short on what happened in the end and may only reference lightly to what happened earlier in their lives, with little to no other reference to family. Final verdict 7/10.
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The Irishman (2019) <Netflix>
Yes, the Scorecese 3h+ long film with De Niro, Pacino, Pesci, etc. I had liked "Kill the Irishman" and got confused, drawn in by the actors...my mistake. But in for a penny, in for a pound. Besides, it was a work trip, stuck in a hotel.
"Hitman Frank Sheeran looks back at the secrets he kept as a loyal member of the Bufalino crime family." I have no idea how much was true vs fictional, but it played out fairly well. I mean, 3h+ could have certainly been trimmed, but it's ok in that it spanned his long career. Good special effects to show the actors at various ages, and of course they carried their scenes well. De Niro's character was a bit weaker than I'd want, but I suppose that's part of the draw, part of the story in how he becomes a hit man and carries out his loyalties. All in all, it was decent, if you have a LOT of time to kill. Otherwise, you're life will be fine skipping it. Final verdict 6.5/10
Yes, the Scorecese 3h+ long film with De Niro, Pacino, Pesci, etc. I had liked "Kill the Irishman" and got confused, drawn in by the actors...my mistake. But in for a penny, in for a pound. Besides, it was a work trip, stuck in a hotel.
"Hitman Frank Sheeran looks back at the secrets he kept as a loyal member of the Bufalino crime family." I have no idea how much was true vs fictional, but it played out fairly well. I mean, 3h+ could have certainly been trimmed, but it's ok in that it spanned his long career. Good special effects to show the actors at various ages, and of course they carried their scenes well. De Niro's character was a bit weaker than I'd want, but I suppose that's part of the draw, part of the story in how he becomes a hit man and carries out his loyalties. All in all, it was decent, if you have a LOT of time to kill. Otherwise, you're life will be fine skipping it. Final verdict 6.5/10
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I remember when that came out me and my wife were super excited. Had everything to be good. Cast, story, etc. Was so dissapointed in this one. Was also right after old man Martin railed about how Netflix didn't belong at the Oscars and then wanted his movie that was on Netflix nominated.
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- Aug 18, 2018
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Every Friday, day after Thanksgiving, I take my girls to the movies and shopping.
I’ve done this since they were 4 and 1 years old.
Now, my youngest lives in Texas because she hates my guts.
( Long story but her husband is an ass hole I just couldn’t tolerate)
So this year, I had my oldest daughter and my 4 year old granddaughter.
I must have missed all the hoopla surrounding “Strange World”
Imagine my surprise when one of the opening scenes featured a gay 15 year old kid attracted to another young boy.
Not to mention the entire show was based on the evils of a special energy source, ( thinly veiled oil), was killing the “planet” they lived on which turns out to be a sea turtle.
I doubt the 4 year old had a clue.
My daughter and I were constantly looking at each other with that “WTF is this???”…look.
Don’t go see Strange World and, I could kick my own ass just for going to see anything Disney.
I’ve done this since they were 4 and 1 years old.
Now, my youngest lives in Texas because she hates my guts.
( Long story but her husband is an ass hole I just couldn’t tolerate)
So this year, I had my oldest daughter and my 4 year old granddaughter.
I must have missed all the hoopla surrounding “Strange World”
Imagine my surprise when one of the opening scenes featured a gay 15 year old kid attracted to another young boy.
Not to mention the entire show was based on the evils of a special energy source, ( thinly veiled oil), was killing the “planet” they lived on which turns out to be a sea turtle.
I doubt the 4 year old had a clue.
My daughter and I were constantly looking at each other with that “WTF is this???”…look.
Don’t go see Strange World and, I could kick my own ass just for going to see anything Disney.
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I watched the new Elvis movie with Austin Butler and Tom Hanks last night.
First of all- a disclaimer
I am a huge Elvis fan and have been since I was a little kid in the late 60’s. I’ll leave it at that - only to say that I hate these types of biopics because I tend to be a little too picky when it’s about one of my heroes (see: Benedict Cumberbatch as Hank Williams Sr- awful)
Needless to say I went into this with a boatload of skepticism.
Only to come out the other side with “damn, that Butler kid was awesome!”
Keep in mind that this is a Baz Luhrmann film, so it gets a little frenetic and ‘out there’, but overall they did a great job as long as you don’t look at it as a documentary.
The kid obviously studied and really did his homework with the accent and singing but it was the moves that got me thinking that he absolutely made me believe that I was really watching Elvis.
Got a little dusty at the end when they went from the Butler kid and blended into the real Elvis right there at the end.
Well worth it if you’re an Elvis fan.
Also found out things about The Colonel that explained why Elvis never did an overseas tour.
This is a gooder.
9/10
First of all- a disclaimer
I am a huge Elvis fan and have been since I was a little kid in the late 60’s. I’ll leave it at that - only to say that I hate these types of biopics because I tend to be a little too picky when it’s about one of my heroes (see: Benedict Cumberbatch as Hank Williams Sr- awful)
Needless to say I went into this with a boatload of skepticism.
Only to come out the other side with “damn, that Butler kid was awesome!”
Keep in mind that this is a Baz Luhrmann film, so it gets a little frenetic and ‘out there’, but overall they did a great job as long as you don’t look at it as a documentary.
The kid obviously studied and really did his homework with the accent and singing but it was the moves that got me thinking that he absolutely made me believe that I was really watching Elvis.
Got a little dusty at the end when they went from the Butler kid and blended into the real Elvis right there at the end.
Well worth it if you’re an Elvis fan.
Also found out things about The Colonel that explained why Elvis never did an overseas tour.
This is a gooder.
9/10
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Black Panther doesn't seem appealing since the actor passed away
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I do want to see Plane with Gerard Butler...looks solid
