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Masters of the Air (2024)
Started well but became chaotic
It's clear that this show will be benchmarked against Band of Brothers (and The Pacific). Band of Brothers makes you feel that you are part of the group and live their experiences and how the advance through Europe, you actually learn about history there.
In MotA there's not too much military action, there is a lot of focus on their free time, rotation of new characters and too many separate storylines.
The inclusion of Tuskegee airmen feels completely forced and unnecessary, it felt so out of place that in my mind I could only think of the politics behind the scenes and the studio forced to be inclusive. The episode could be removed without affecting the final result. I believe Tuskegee has a great story and a couple of movies, but it totally disrupts the pace of this show.
I wish MotA had more focus on the war effort, their battles, their impact in the war and less on partying.
The Amazing Maurice (2022)
Ok but felt long
Story is ok but not great. My kids were a bit excited at the beginning but felt bored for most of the movie. I think it was too long, there was not enough story and some scenes were unnecessarily long or didn't add much value.
I was ok engaged, but my kids were a bit confused with a few stories running in parallel and some flashbacks, so they struggled a bit to follow the story.
Overall it's an ok movie, good moral message, etc. But I was expecting better after reading some of the other reviews.
It was still good for a change since it's a British movie and different from Pixar and Disney movies which many times seem to follow the same pattern.
Boss Level (2020)
Good vibes entertaining movie
While the plot is not something new, the movie is very well done. I never thought of Frank Grillo as a leading actor or even likeable actor, I remembered him from Captain America and I thought he was average, but in this movie he changed my mind, he is really well casted here and does a great job.
The movie has some sci-fi background, but it is mainly an action movie with comedy touches. The pace is really good and the 80s rock music fits very well.
Not a movie for the Oscars, but very enjoyable to watch.
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Decent movie for first timers, a reboot for the rest
Commercially, the movie has been well planned: - For new timers, it is a quite enjoyable stand-alone movie. - For Star Wars fans (or just people who have seen all the previous movies), it has the stamp of Star Wars, so regardless of the content, they will watch it.
It is for the people who are already familiar with Star Wars that this movie will be disappointing. As many other people have commented, this movie is a reboot of the original trilogy but with more budget and today's special effects.
I guess the producers didn't want to risk to create a real sequel, where knowledge of the original trilogy would be necessary. We have to take into account that 35 years have passed and many people today is not too familiar with Star Wars. Still, they have capitalized on the original movies by including some characters and items for the nostalgic viewers.
Overall I find the original trilogy much better, the story was solid (and original), less inconsistencies, more believable characters and better character development.
The new movie tried to squeeze too many things in just one movie and many elements/events were unnaturally forced into the movie. With a bit more of time (or movies) they could have explained/develop those events so they would make more sense.
I hope for the next movies they take more risks and become more creative and come up with an original story where all scenes fit smoothly.
The Man from Earth (2007)
The screenplay deserved an academy award
The movie got me stuck to the chair till the end. Finally a movie that doesn't require CGI or expensive stunts and salaries to stand out. I was very skeptic at the beginning when I realized the footage seem like a cheap afternoon TV movie, but a few minutes into the movie and I got totally hooked. The movie could have kept going for 30 more minutes and it would have been great, I was really enjoying the story, it didn't feel long or boring at all. Felt like reading a good book, you cannot stop watching.
If you put famous actors and high quality equipment, this could have been the "12 angry men" of our time. The story is so good that the low budget of the movie doesn't affect the attraction.