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Captain Phillips (2013)
Tom Hanks executes another amazing movie
This is a very good film. It is about the journey Captain Philips goes through while he is taken hostage. Pirates board his boat and take only him hostage. Tom Hanks does a very good job at acting his part. The director Paul Greengrass does a very good job at making this a thrilling movie. I was on the edge of my seat in the final act. This film is very high quality. It starts out a little slow but as soon as they get on the boat the action starts. I have already seen this film multiple times, and it still is very good. I would recommend that other people watch this film.
Miracle (2004)
I just want to watch ENDGAME
This film surpassed my expectations for this movie. It does a good job at entertaining its audience in the climax of the film. This film has a lot of good scenes in it. It surprised me when I was watching it. I expected it to be just another sports film, but it was more than that. It shows how much the coach wanted them to succeed in the end. They had to go through a lot of tough trials to get to where they were at the end of the film. They had to play the Soviet Union multiple times and they don't do their best in their first encounter with them. But in the end they are triumphant. I would recommend this film to others to watch.
Remember the Titans (2000)
Left Side, Strong Side *start hitting each other*
This film is very high quality. All of the scenes are put together to make the film flow a lot better. You are able to feel the emotions in every single scene. The plot of this movie about a school that has to integrate colored people into their school. They get a lot of back lash through out the film. The football team has to deal with getting new players and the controversy of racism. The history part is mainly all true. This is a true story so they had to make the film like it would have been back then. This time in history is very interesting to learn and hear about. The director does a good job directing all of these scenes. The actors are very good at portraying their characters. They got a lot of good actors to be in this film. I liked a lot of things about this film. There wasn't that many bad things about this film. I would recommend other people watch this film. This movie is very high wuality.
West Side Story (1961)
BOO!!! Get off the stage!
Personal this movie is not for me. Music is one of my favorite things, but this movie has ruined that for me. The plot is the story of Romeo and Juliet, but it is modern day. The history part of this movie is kind of accurate. The things that they did and the things that they said were something that people would say back then. But people back wouldn't be singing after something happened like in this movie. The things that the gangs did were kind of accurate. They would have been more aggressive than what this movie portrays them as. I haven't seen other films by this director or the actors in this film. I wouldn't recommend others watch thiis movie unless they like musicals, they just aren't my type.
Hidden Figures (2016)
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This film has a lot of strong scenes. It helps people see what African american and women had to go through in this time period. This movie is about three african american women that work at NASA. They all are very smart and excel in their area. The history part of this movie is pretty good. It does good at showing how hard they had to work to get into space. The director is Theodore Melfi he does good at directing this movie. The actors did good in this movie as well. I liked a lot of the scenes they were very good. There were a couple bad scenes just because they were just boring. I would recommend that other people watch this movie.
Selma (2014)
This Film Is Strictly Business
This film shows what Martin Luther King Jr. and all the black people in America had to go through in this time period. It shows how bad the white people were back then. With this time period I had known some other things about America. I think this time period is a very interesting to learn about. The historical accuracy was pretty spot on in this movie. The director did a very good job at portraying how all these people acted back then in the 60's.Ava DuVernay was the director in this movie and she did a very good job making this movie. Some of the actors in this movie I had seen in other movies. The only bad thing I can really think about is that the movie is a little slow in the beginning and and takes time to get to the climax. I would recommend all peoples should see this movie.
American Graffiti (1973)
What happened???
I am a teenager and this night is nothing like what I have gone through all in one night. In this movie all these teenagers go and do many things all in one night. It just goes back and forth between all the main characters and what they did. The historical accuracy is very well portrayed. This movie does a very good job in showing what happened in the 60's. This movie was well directed by George Lucas. He did good in making all the scenes good. But the plot of the movie just seemed like it was all over the place. It didn't focus too much on one scene just the entire movie as a whole. There were some good scenes but there wasn't really one that made me remember it. I have seen other movies by this director. And I have seen some of the actors in other movies.
Thirteen Days (2000)
just meh
The movie started out very slow for me and I couldn't really get into it that much. But as the movie went on it got better and more entertaining. The movie is about the Cuban Missile Crisis. It shows what the government had to go through and the choices they had to make for the U.S. The historical accuracy is very good most of what happens in the movie were actual events that happened. Roger Donaldson is the director of this movie. He does a good job with the actors and how they act. Something that I didn't understand was when the movie would change form color to black and white through out the film. Other than that it was just an average movie to me. But it was directed very good and the actors were very good.
42 (2013)
Brooklyn Forever
One of the best movies that I've seen in my history through film class. There are many amazing scenes in this movie. Like the one where he finally signs his contract to be on the Brooklyn Dodgers. He had to go through so many difficult trials during his time on and off the field. The history part of this movie is very accurate. The speech is just like people would talk back then. They were very racist to all the colored people in the U.S.Brian Helgeland was the director and he did a very good job putting this movie together. The actors in this movie did very good in portraying their characters. There is only one annoying scene, it is when they are playing the Phillies and their manager is very racist, it is just annoying to know that people were actually like that back then. All the other scenes in this movie were very good. I would definitely recommend this movie for other people to watch.
Back to the Future (1985)
Go Johnny Go
The best part of this movie is when Marty gets back and Doc is still alive. Even though it could change things Doc risks it and it saves his life. Doc builds a time machine and he is testing it. But Marty has to use it to get away from terrorists. He goes back in time, gets his parents to fall in love. Then he makes it back to his actual time. The historical accuracy is not really there. Time machines have not been built yet. But in the 1950's it seems like that is how it would be back then. Robert Zemeckis is the director of this movie. I haven't seen other movies that he has made. I have seen some of the other actors in other movies. I liked this movie, it was a very good movie for when it was made. I have seen this movie outside of my History Through Film Class. Very good movie.
Walk the Line (2005)
the first wife was so annoying
To be honest Johnny Cash songs still slap. The best scene was when he started to just destroy his backstage room. It really showed his emotion and what would later happen to his life later on in the movie.This movie is about Johnny Cash and his up and downs in the music business. I know that country music was much more popular in this area in time. I like movies that show how people actually acted when you don't see them. The director for this movie is James Mangold. I don't think I have seen other movies made by him. I have seen Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in other movies and they did good in those movies as well. I liked how the scenes had something happen in them. They kept the movie from becoming boring and less interesting. I think some of the people I know would like this movie. I liked this movie it was very well made.
A League of Their Own (1992)
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At the end of the movie it is good to see that all of them still like their teammates. The plot of this movie is to have a women's baseball league since some men from the MLB had to go war during WWII. The main character and her sister get into this league. The sister gets trade at the end of the season. Both of the sister's teams made it to the championship. The main characters team is up a couple of points and the sister is the last that is up to bat. She gets two strikes and them hits the last ball into the outfield. The sisters team ended up winning the championship. I know that WWII was happening in this time of this movie. I would rather watch WWII movies instead of this. Penny Marshall is the director of this movie. I don't know if I have seen other movies by him. I know that Forrest Gump is in this movie and he plays the coach for the team. I liked the movie it was pretty entertaining. I wouldn't have watched this movie if I wasn't in my History Through Film class. I would tell my friends that this movie is OK and that it would be worth watching.
Race (2016)
I Am Writing This Review For My History Class
I loved the scene where USA held hands with Germany at the Olympics. It made me feel like Germany wasn't just a whole bunch of bad people. This film is about a black man that does track. He makes it to the Olympics even though there is a lot racial tension in the U.S. and Germany. Even though people don't want him to go he goes and wins 4 gold medals. I liked the time period this was in. I am very interested in learning more about this and what happened to all of these people. Even though this was 80 years ago there is still some racial tension in the world today. People are still struggling to enjoy life in some countries. Stephen Hopkins did a very good job in making film. He did a good job portraying the racial tension at the Olympics. I liked the parts when he was racing. It really showed that he was so good at what he did.
Cinderella Man (2005)
Didn't live up to the hype of the original Cinderella
I am watching this film for my history class. We watch many films in this class. This film is a true story about the man named James Braddack. He was a former boxing champion. But when the great depression happens he loses most of his money and can't train to fight anymore. He has a comeback and wins the championship again. The acting was amazing in this film. The special effects in this film were amazing as well. The punches looked like they were actually punching them. This was a true story so all of this film was historical accurate films. I have seen some of these actors in other films. I loved the actors they got to portray such amazing people. The fight scenes were very well put together I could tell that they were struggling. I liked how they made this story about this man it is a wonderful story to hear. I didn't hate anything in this film. This film was very good. I would watch more movies with these actors and directors.
Wonder Woman (2017)
Steeeeeve
I am watching this in my history class. We watch movies about history in this class. This film is about a young who fights in WWI. She is from an island that is only women. The movie wasn't made that long ago so the technology is modern day. The historical accuracy was very far fetched. There was only a couple of people that were real. I noticed that the main was from the batman movie. But there are not any other connections that I noticed. Wonder Woman is hot. There was some pretty good action scenes. The acting was okay. I didn't like how Steve died. I would watch another movie with these actors in it. The movie was interesting in some scenes.
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Not very interesting
I had to watch this film in a history class. We watch many films in this class. This movie is about the women that fought for women's rights. They suffered in many ways to get what they wanted. They eventually got the right to vote at the end of the movie. They used many different strategies to get the right to vote. When they were put in jail they refused to eat. So the prison guards forced them to eat by putting tubes down their throats. The technology of the movie was what it should have been in that time period. The acting was a little bit sketchy. It wasn't the best for my interest in movies. I don't know how people were treated back then so I can't tell if the accuracy is very accurate. There are no connections to other movies that I noticed. I can't really think of any things that I liked about this movie. I didn't really like this movie at all. I wouldn't see this movie again. The actors weren't that good.
Newsies (1992)
Great movie
I watched this movie my history through film class. We watch a lot of movies in this class. This is about a news strike in Brooklyn. They go on strike because the papers get more expensive to buy. The technology was pretty good for this time period. The actors did very good for how young they were. They did better than some of the older actors in this film. The historical accuracy was pretty good it was how people would dress and how they would talk. I noticed that the main actor was the batman. I liked the acting in this film. There was never a dull moment in this film. Some of the songs got kind of repetitive so that was ok. I would watch a different film with these characters. The director did good when he made this movie.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Very action packed movie
The story in this movie is very good. It has a lot of good action scenes. They go after some trains in the beginning. But then these high level cops come for them. So they go to Bolivia and start robbing banks. Then the cops had to stop their shenanigans. And they put Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to rest. The historical accuracy of the film is alright. I didn't notice any other connections to other movies. I liked the ending shoot out. The bank montage was very well put together. I didn't like how they died in the end but it is a good ending to their story. I would watch another film with these actors in it.
Far and Away (1992)
Very anti-climactic
I have to watch movies in a history. I have to watch many movies in this class. People from Ireland are tying to get land in the U.S. They hear about the Homestead Act and want to get land. Some of the scenes were pretty good for the time period it was made in. The special effects were good I liked them. The technology in the movie was good for the year this was made. The historical accuracy was good. The immigrants weren't treated the best when they arrived. They usually had to work on the railroads and helped them to get built. I have seen Tom Cruise in other movies so I knew who he was. But I didn't notice other people in the movie. I liked the actor choices for the movie. Some of the scenes were very funny and I got a good laugh out of them. I liked the scene at the end when they were racing to get the land. The kid that was screaming at the boxing place he wasn't the most appealing person to have in that role. I think the movie could have great thing but it lacked in many ways. The director wasn't bad he did a pretty good job. I would watch another movie with these actors.
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo
I have to write reviews for a class. We watch a lot of movie sin this class. The plot was to show the fight of the Alamo. Filmmaker did a good job at portraying the story. The Mexicans fought the Americans. The Americans win the war. It was an older movie. The technology for the time period were good. The special effects were good for the time. The music they chose was very intriguing. I have seen some of the actors in other movies. No more that I can recall. I liked the music. The battle scenes were good. I liked the characters in the movie. Long movie it seemed to drag out. It was an ok movie. I didn't like the movie that well. I wouldn't to see this movie or the time period it was in ever again. The actors were kind of good.
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Giant Whale
I watched this movie in a history class. We watch a lot of historic movies in this class. It is about a man that tells his story about being on a boat. The boat gets attacked by a giant whale. Most of the men do not make it. But he is the only person alive from the boat. A man writes the mans story and he makes Moby Dick. The movie was made recently so the effects of the movie are pretty good. The actors that they got for this movie are good. They are good at telling somebody else story. The historical accuracy wasn't that bad. They had to get oil in this time period and it was from whales. There wasn't any other connections to movies that I noticed in this movie. I liked the acting in this movie it made the movie seem more realistic. I liked the scenes where they would hunt the whales. It was a good part when the survivors got back to the main land. I didn't like how they ate the people that died on the small boats. The movie was very well made it I liked it. The movie was the best movie we've watched in our history class. I would like to watch other movies made with the same actors and director.
The Crossing (2000)
The Crossing
We have to write reviews for a class. This is about when George Washington has to cross the Deleware river. Then they attack the German soldiers and win. The technology isn't that old just because it wasn't made that long ago. The acting was a little off with some characters. And the people that were selected for some parts was off. The historical accuracy was pretty good. They told the story of this time pretty well. There were no connections to other movies that I noticed. I liked the fight scenes they were pretty good. Jeff Daniels portrayed George Washington magnificently. I didn't like how some scenes were slow and it got a little boring. I wouldn't mind watching a mo or with the same actors or the same director.
Johnny Tremain (1957)
Johnny Tremain Review
I have to watch movies in a history class. We watch many history movies in this class. The story that is being told is about the time around the Revolutionary war. It is about a boy named Johnny Tremain. He goes through struggles in this film. He has to over come many things. There are not many special effects. It has many older ways of special effects. The acting is not on par with the acting of our time. Some of the scenes could have been better. The people at the time were correct but there were some made up people too. There aren't to many connections to other movies. I haven't seen to many movies in this time period. I liked the the fighting scenes toward the end. I liked how there was some funny parts in the movie. I liked it when he burned his hand it showed that he should not be doing things on certain days. I didn't like that some of the people didn't have that big of a role. I thought the movie was an alright representation of that time. I would be fine if I didn't watch this ever again. It wasn't the most interesting movie to watch. The actors int eh movie weren't the best. The director was alright.
The New World (2005)
The New World
I am currently in a History through film class. And in this class we have to review movies that we watch in the class. It is about settlers coming to the new world. It shows how the natives live their lives. It shows how John Smith meets Pocahontas. He has to leave her and she meets the second John. Then she loves the other John. The movie was made pretty recently so the technology is pretty good. The acting was good for the time period. I don't know how the natives lived their life so it seemed like good acting. Our teacher was telling us about some of the stuff that actually happened in the time period. And some of the events do not add up to the movie and real life. I have not seen that many movies that have been close to this movie. I liked how they set up the setting in the new world. The fight scenes seemed very realistic and it was cool to see the tactics they used back then. I didn't like how they ended the movie having Pocahontas die. The overall movie was OK. It wasn't an outstanding movie but I would not mind if I had to watch it again.I would watch a different movie made by this director. He does a good job at telling a story and has good camera work. I wouldn't mind if I watched a movie with these actors in it.
Le voyage dans la lune (1902)
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I'm in a history class and i have to write a review. To learn about history. A couple of men are going to go to the moon. They build rocket and go tot eh moon. When they get there they watch the stars. Then these aliens captured them but they escaped.It didn't have that good of special effects. They had good effects for the time. But if you look at effects now they are alot better. The stage sets looked cool. The moon was a cool look. They were able to get back. The aliens died with one hit.The movie was not that good. I didn't like it that much. It had an interesting story. I wouldn't want to see a different movie.