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Glory-A fine movie telling a mostly unknown story that should be heard. Excellent acting, excellent script, I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it to anyone. If you like history you'll like this movie. Even if you don't, the movie is worth watching.
The movie was originally released in 1989, but it was re-released on its 30th anniversary. I missed it the first time around, but once I found out about it I borrowed a copy from the library.
Saw it in a theater back in 89. I agree it is very much worth seeing. Quite a step up from playing Ferris Bueller for Broderick. As I recall he was very good in that film. Plus any movie with Morgan Freeman in the cast is OK by me.
We watched Misson Impossible - Fallout. OMG, what a waste of time. I only kept watching it because the early action scenes showed so much of Paris . . . a city I loved. I suspect some of you like these kind of movies; someone must. It had very high ratings by viewers. I thought it must be aimed at 10 year olds. At some mid-point I just fast forwarded it to the final 5 minutes.
I watched Peppermint on a DVD from Netflix last night. It is not my normal type of movie, with action and violence and if it had a male lead I wouldn't have rented it but with Jennifer Garner doing the ass kicking, I enjoyed it. Unbelievable, yes, but that's okay.
Young mother Riley North awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerrilla. Channeling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force -- eluding the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI -- as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice.
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood-This is the first movie that I've seen in a very long time that upon leaving the theatre I couldn't decide whether or not I liked it. It's a long movie and takes a bit of time to develop. The acting is good, but I have mixed feelings about the characters that the actors play. In typical Quentin Tarantino fashion there are a few twists and turns and a bit of violent action. The music is very good, mostly from the late 50s early 60s but there is some revisionist history. It isn't my favorite movie, but I won't call it a 2 hour and 41 minute waste of time either. It was entertaining. If you've got the time and can't find another movie playing that's worth seeing, see this. You won't be thrilled, but you will be entertained.
After you see this movie read the following articles. There are some parallels that sort of explain some of the characters in the movie. Not a perfect fit, but it gives you an insight into Tarantino's thoughts. I'm especially thinking of the Brad Pitt character, but some of the others fit too. See the movie first, then as you start to wonder about what Tarantino was trying to say, read the articles.
I watched this on Netflix DVD last night. I knew it would be dumb but it was a tad worse than expected. Nice story of the foster parents and foster kids but I get tired of the special effects.
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam, courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he'll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.
I watched Hacksaw Ridge tonight. A really love & hate movie for me. I'd wanted to watch it for a number of years and finally did tonight. Great story but the gory over the top CGI war scenes sucked and the movie deserved better.
Watched this with my 87 year-old father-in-law (a truly wonderful and honorable man) a few months ago.
We both enjoyed the film quite a bit, and agreee with your comments.
To sum up Robinson's review, if you go to this movie because you love racing or Senna, you might be a little disappointed. But if you go because you love dogs, this one could be right in your wheelhouse. I love dogs almost as much as I hate owning a dog so I will probably wait for this one to stream. When reading the book, the story of Denny Swift's climb "up racing's greasy pole" was more interesting to me than the off-track drama or a dog's point of view. Just one monkey-brained opinion.
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