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Lucy (2014)
Hollywood Writers Use 10% Of Their Brains Or Less
I was really looking forward to the film Lucy coming out on Redbox yesterday, so I grabbed it right away.
Big mistake. What a disappointment. A decidedly un-sexy and unlikable Scarlett Johansson, drones her way through the film with the emotional dynamics of Keanu Reeves on Valium, while monotoning dialogue which is a combination of scientific psycho-babble, mixed with a burned out hippie's acid trip.
Add an necessary and pointless car chase, a liberal helping of effects ripped off from 2001 A Space Odyssey, and a huge firefight which made no sense, based on her character's abilities, and you end up with this pathetic waste of time.
Looking for something to see this weekend? Skip this one and try something else.
I wonder if Redbox will give me my money back?
Reba: Have Your Cake (2005)
Barbara Jean grows "too fat"
This show always finds ways to surprise me. In fact, until this series, I was never a fan of Reba, although I liked her in Tremors, where her comedic sense first revealed itself. This series changed that for me. This episode, Have Your Cake, is one of the reasons why.
Don't get me wrong here, while most episodes are somewhat funny, they are not what I would consider exceptional. Nonetheless, this episode is an example of what they get right. Besides the usual decent humor, they manage to do an exceptional job of discussing women's "body issues" Keep in mind that I am a man, and so my understanding of these things might be limited, however, although it may mostly be thought of as an issue for women, men too have similar issues.
(Not me, of course, as I have the body of a Greek god LOLOLOL0L)
Reba's handling of her friend's self-esteem issue near the end is sensitive and thoughtful.
I strongly recommend this one if you'd like to see what good qualities there are in this series.
Hollow Man (2000)
A Missed Chance...
They should have made this movie disappear.
A low point for Elisabeth Shue's career.
IT convinced me that Kevin Bacon must have had an acting double for Tremors.
It can't be the same guy.
Mean-spirited, ugly movie.
The only redeeming feature was the special effects.
Do yourself a huge favor, skip this one and go see the old Invisible Man from the 40's Same premise, but much better done.
That's my opinion, and I'm sticking with it.
Empire of the Ants (1977)
Say Cheeze
I am, at this very moment, nearly an hour into this "film" and as I was on the net as well, decided to look it up. I read all the current comments and I pretty much agree with them.
However, I didn't think Joan C. was acting like a 'bitch' at all. In fact, I doubt she's acting at all. LOL Considering what they were given for a script, the "actors" and I use the term loosely, probably did pretty well.
I was thinking, this movie would be an excellent addition to anyone in the business of making movies to study, particularly film editing students, so they can learn what NOT to do when making a movie.
My review, so far. Say Cheeze. LOLOL Now back to the movie...
Executive Decision (1996)
Hasn't it occurred to anyone...?
I am surprised that even after reading all the comments about this movie, that no one seems to have noticed something about it, with only two comments even touching upon this fact. This movie came out in 1996. That is a few years BEFORE the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The plot line revolves around a group of Arab extremists (does Hollywood know of any other kind?) hijacking an airplane and using it to wreak havoc on Washington. Bin Laden is part of the Royal Saudi family and before his rebellion against them and the values they are encompassing, was very well off. (He may still well be) Hasn't it occurred to anyone that he may well have seen it and got the idea for this type of attack from this movie? I am not going to make any comments about the movie itself. That's not my point here. My point is does anyone in Hollywood take responsibility for putting such ideas out there. I think that in spite of our saying that there is a lack of plausibility, writers would do well to consider the world we are currently living in and make films that would be impossible for a terrorist to actually make a reality. I know many will feel this flies in the face of the creative process, but perhaps they could get a little more creative and do this in a way that the audience wouldn't particularly notice. Thoughts anyone?