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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Don't understand all the hate
I actually thought this was pretty good. It was better than most of the other Ghostbusters sequels. I also liked seeing much of the original gang in this movie. I also like the role of Nadeem. No spoiler's, you'll have to watch it. CGI was good and I didn't think it was too slow as some have said. It was a fun movie. Just don't over analyze it. Just enjoy.
I actually thought this was pretty good. It was better than most of the other Ghostbusters sequels. I also liked seeing much of the original gang in this movie. I also like the role of Nadeem. No spoiler's, you'll have to watch it. CGI was good and I didn't think it was too slow as some have said. It was a fun movie. Just don't over analyze it. Just enjoy.
The Terminal List (2022)
Surprised at how much it deviated from the book
The first time I watched this series I had not read the book. Recently I read the book and then I went back and watched the series a second time and I was surprised how much the TV version had deviated from the book. The TV version change the order of people on the list and how they were killed. It also change other plot lines of the book. I also thought that the series spent way too much time using flashbacks to show how Reese was grieving over his family. It also fabricated him being frequently incapacitated by his headaches. You also had no hallucinations in the book. Overall, it's still an engaging series to watch, but it will be more enjoyable. If you don't read the book and realize how much it changed it.
Echo 3 (2022)
Terrible ending
Well, like another reviewer said, if you think of this as just a nine episode series it's not bad. But the last episode was terrible. It had no resolution and just left everything hanging.
The two main characters were pretty good but the sister/wife character was absolutely terrible. Her entire acting range appeared to be just looking like she was stoned and out of it for most of the movie. I think that 90% of the directors instructions to her were just stare blankly into space and look like you don't know where you're at. I have never seen her in anything else, thankfully, and after watching her in this, I think I know why. And then her reaction after she was rescued by her husband and brother was unbelievable.
But, if you want to watch the first nine episodes and enjoy a decent kidnap rescue movie it's not bad use of your time. But don't waste the final hour watching the 10th episode because it is just plain stupid.
Road House (2024)
Don't compare to the old Roadhouse movie
About all this has in common with the original Roadhouse movie with Patrick Swayze is that it's named Roadhouse and it involves a bouncer. That said, the movie was much better than I thought so don't listen to the negative reviews.
Jake G was great. He'd obviously prepped big time for this movie-he was RIPPED! And his moves were authentic.
As far as complaints that McGregor was over the time, well that is how the role was cast. He was supposed to be over the top.
I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie. Think of it more like a modern Western where the fit comes into a small town to deliver it from empowered thugs who are trying to take away someone's land.
The Gentlemen (2024)
Actually, it was very engaging.
Wow. Finally a Guy Ritchie movie that I didn't have to watch more than once to understand it all. Lol. If you like dark British comedy you'll enjoy this. It has an a-list of actors who perform their roles well. I liked the plot twists in the final episode. Hope there's a season 2.
There was only one small thing I didn't like because it wasn't realistic. The main grower/engineer for a major marijuana operation is to make a delivery of product. That would never happen. Such a talk while be given to a more low level person. Then, when he loses a shipment worth 1.5 million, nothing bad happens to him. Sorry, but neither of those details were realistic. Lose 1.5 million in that world and tile a dead man.
The Devil's Hour (2022)
Worth persevering through the first two
As others have said, you have to pay attention, especially for the first two episodes. If you don't, you quickly lose the plot. But if you stick with it, your patience will be rewarded. The young actor playing the kid is excellent. You may have flashbacks to Sixth Sense. All of the cast is excellent. I didn't intend to, but I binged the entire series in one day.
As others have said, you have to pay attention, especially for the first two episodes. If you don't, you quickly lose the plot. But if you stick with it, your patience will be rewarded. The young actor playing the kid is excellent. You may have flashbacks to Sixth Sense. All of the cast is excellent. I didn't intend to, but I binged the entire series in one day.
Treason (2022)
Except for the "that works never happen moments" it's not too bad
Okay as far as it goes. But the less you know about how things work the more enjoyable it would be be. Things like: the head of MI6 having unmonitored communications, him going out by himself alone, having trackers placed on him that he doesn't know about, etc.
And then there the thing where I can't stop seeing the main character as Daredevil.
Then there's the obligatory moody teenage daughter.
The not moody teenage son.
The wife with a history.
The husband's ex-spy lover.
Machiavellian politics.
Two faced politicians
It's not bad. But like I said, the less you know the better it is.
And this is two characters too short.
The Outfit (2022)
Old school acting as it should be
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. As some have said, it all takes place inside the tailor shop and could have been a stage play. But this just shows the great ability of Rylance to pull it off so well. The movie had an old school feel to it which is great in my opinion. It also has elements of a who done it where you think you know who is what then it shifts. There's also a nice plot twist at the end. If you require "action" and CGI and case chases and crashes and sex you won't like it. But if you like a good drama you'll enjoy it.
And it said I need more words so I'm still typing bit I think you like this movie.
I'm a 64 year old man so your mileage may vary.
The Age of Adaline (2015)
They still make decent movies
It was nice to see that they can still make decent movies with good acting, good actors, and a good story without filling it with sex, bad language, or violence. This could have been rated PG instead of PG-13. When I watched it the only thing listed under was a rating warning was "a suggestive sentence."
Harrison Ford's relatively small role was very well done and Blake Lively was excellent.
Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
Good character study
It's too bad that unless a movie is filled with sex, shooting, cursing, and acting it gets a poor rating. I guess it's a commentary on current society's short attention span. I guts it's a slow movie for those who are used to sound bites and constant stimulation.
The Foreigner (2017)
Not your typical Jackie Chan movie
If you're expecting the typical fight filled Jackie Chan movie you'll be disappointed. But after all, he's getting too old for that now.
Chan does some real acting in this movie and still some good fight sequences.
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. A for thriller.
Sicario (2015)
Great, realistic movie about the drug cartels
This movie ages well. It accurately presents the harsh realities of dealing with the drug cartels on both sides of the border. You have to fight fire with fire. Unfortunately, too many today don't understand that and politics and political correctness are getting in the way of really dealing with the problem. It is a war and we must respond appropriately. I love both of these Sicario movies.
Designated Survivor (2016)
Better than I thought
I never watched this when it was live on TV. Decided in 2022 to start streaming it. Better than expected. After watching Keifer Sutherland as the confident Jack Bauer, it was strange watching him portray the unsure of himself and doubting president. The series reminds me a little of House of Cards.
With the current mess we now have in DC, I found myself wishing that the designated survivor scenario was reality instead of fiction.
Queen of the Amazon (2021)
I tried, but I just couldn't do it
Despite the majority of negative reviews, I thought I'd give it a try because of the filming locations - authentic amazon forest and animals, no CGI, etc. But after about six minutes, I couldn't take any more. Then I give it a second go. That lasted less than five minutes. The story line sounded good when I read about - sort of a mash-up of Agatha Christie and the old African Queen. But alas, it was like trying to watch a high school play or something. Too bad because I really wanted to like it.
The Last Apostle: Journies in the Holy Land (2020)
Enlightening
I found the show to be pretty interesting. I've known that Paul's travels were within modern-day Turkey, but this show connected the dots very well. My one complaint is that he posits that the Apostle Paul may have obtained his Roman citizenship by having once been a slave. But in Act 22:28, Paul clearly states that he was born a Roman citizen. For him to claim to be a New Testament scholar and expert on Paul, I found this glaring mistake a disappointment.
Silverado (1985)
One of my favorite westerns
Simply stated, one of my favorite westerns. I've lost count of how many times I've watched this movie. I'm watching it tonight in 2022, over 30 years after it was filmed. It's aged well.
Up there with Lonesome Dove, The Sackets, Open Range and The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Battleship (2012)
Thought it was pretty decent
I don't get all the bad reviews. I thought it was sort of a cross between the Transformers movies and Independence Day. I suppose it was a little formulaic and predictable but it was enjoyable. Not bad at all.