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Post by stefancrosscoe on Mar 10, 2018 10:43:40 GMT
The Perfect Weapon (2016) by Titus Paar 2029 Welcome to the future! A future where the music sucks, the clothes and fashion sucks, life in general pretty much sucks big time as you are constantly held down by the ruthless totalitarian state which seees it their way to always monitoring the miserable lives of its "common" man. And to make things even worse for the poor inhabitants, they have to look all day and all night at these enormous billboards of their "great" leader (Steven Seagal) who look down on his people with a sleazy smirk all over his face and with the word "Intelligence" written above him in huge letters, and they are plastered all over in this high-tech dystopian nightmarish landscape. Well, I guess I can safely say it was pretty much the "standard" DTV routine all over again. Sure, I knew what I was walking into, but I gotta say it was not as bad as I feared it was gonna be. Sure, Steven only shows up for about 10-12 minutes (could be more or less, I really did not pay too much attention to it) and instead we have some little known"actor" by the name of Johnny Messner playing the main lead. He is being used as the "perfect" weapon to get rid of the enemies of the powerful Director (Seagal) who runs the state and everything which happens there. But something goes wrong and it seems like he gains some kind of a conscience where a long lost love comes back to haunt him. This ends up jeopardizing his mission and his boss played by Richard Tyson is not too happy and wants his employee to go through a little "make-over" and come back in even better shape than before. The film looked like the usual DTV stuff of which Seagal has made in recent years, showing up here and there for 10-15 minutes, then we instead have some unkown or very little known actor taking the lead instead, before Steven comes back to teach us all about some important life lessons and so on. Here he is playing both the villain/"heroic" part, and I was actually beginning to sense that his standard "rule" which is that "Steven Seagal cannot be killed or harmed by anyone but himself" and without "spoiling" the "fun", it seemed almost too "good" to be true what happens right at the end, sadly the film chickens out and we end up with a ridiculous "cliffhanger", which might lead us to a follow up, but I guess the chances of that happenng is, well not all that big. The positives are not that many but still it do come with some pretty brutal and violent stuff, and the film is very likely one of the most visually impressive movies I have seen of Seagal picture for years. It also was nice seeing one my favorite villain actors Vernon Wells back in business and he seemed like he had never left it behind as he sure was the most menacing and nasty character in the entire film. The torture part was just a very unpleasant scene to watch but Wells played it down very well and I keep wondering why the hell did Sly not hire this man into one of the Expendables films, the crowds would go absolute bonkers if he appeared. He just seemed to love every minute of his short but memorable part in this Seagal film and all I could think about was how cool it would be to see him back in action, maybe even up against his old nemesis Arnie in another epic showdown. But I guess he is not considered a big enough star or box-office attraction these days, which is sad as he was surely one of the most colorful and unforgettable baddies of the 1980s, even no matter how small parts he took on. Back to the film, the main leads played by Johnny Messner and Sasha Jackson, my problem is that the film tries, it really does to build up some emotional backstory, but the acting of both are so extremely bad and with absolute zero emotions (yeah I know it was probably supposed to be like that) but still, Steven ended up looking like god damn Oscar winner compared and I never once felt any sympathy for either of them. All in all, not a bad film but very long way off a mediocre one too, so it is back to the usual below average "quality", but it did move on pretty fast and is yet another see it once then never again movie. 4/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Mar 10, 2018 10:54:01 GMT
Just looked up on the Wikipedia and it says (not sure if it is true) that the main lead was gonna be played by Dolph Lundgren. How cool would that be? I think it would almost automatically boost the film up several nothches, sadly instead we got some guy named Johnny Messner. Still, I have a feeling Dolph would not allow himself to get completely destroyed and dominated by Steven Seagal as Messner did or Seagal who also served as the executive producer would not allow a guy who right now is probably a bigger name/star than himself to be included to steal his "thunder".
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Mar 11, 2018 13:53:42 GMT
Underworld: Awakening (2012)Not even Kate can save the franchise anymore now, as the film in several places makes the first two look like good/solid efforts, and while I have not seen, nor I have any plans either on seeing the third one, Awakening is just bad and messy CGI dominated Videogame fantasy gone very wrong. Kate look stunning as usual, but it is just a lot more of the same shit, she kills people, lots of them, slow-motion, then enters terrible looking werewolfs, and other CGI creatures. Charles Dance steps in in a smaller part too, but has very little if nothing to work with. To top it off, we get some annoying little brat that takes up too much time. The only positive thing, really is that the film goes by very fast, as it is over before the 80 minute had clocked in. 3/10 Could pretty much just copied my last review of Underworld: Awakening (2012) and pressed paste after having witnessed another 80-85 minutes of generic CGI dominated garbage, barely "saved" by once again a stunning Kate Beckinsale. Yeah, I think I will point to almost all of the above, after seeing Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) which managed to be just a bad and if not for Kate and a thankfully fast-paced "story", it would have fallen down to a 2,5/10. Charles Dance is back, but sadly again is wasted away far too soon and after that we only have a bunch of douchy looking assholes trying to look "cool" and Kate Beckinsale just doing the standard kill a lot of horrible CGI animated werewolves for the next hour, throw in some pathetic "drama" and that's it. Still, from the last scene one learned that there just might be more of these films to come, incredible enough people just cannot get enough of these movies. Ok, so if Kate is completely nude in the next one, then maybe I might give it a go, if not.... Oh fuck it, who am I kidding of course I will waste more money and time on these turds, but only because of Becksinale that is. I have seen now 4 or (could be 5?) have lost control over how many of them there have been made, seems to get them mixed up with the Resident Evil franchise from time to time, anyway the last two ones from 2012 and 2017 are without the worst, not that much off the first and second one rating wise, but at least they ended up with a 4/10, now its beginning to get closer to 2/10 and is almost in the unwatchable category. 3/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Mar 11, 2018 14:24:29 GMT
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) by Jon Watts
Not a huge fan of the seemingly neverending Marvel super hero franchise, which seems to just keep going on and where people seems to hail most of them as masterpieces of cinema, yet I am "stuck" with being one of those few "party poopers" out there who just can't seem to figure out what the hell is it that is so "fantastic" about them in the first place. Anyway, I do not hate them but go in on the basis of hoping for once that just one of them might take me by surprise, but beside the first Blade movie (not even sure if it counts as a Marvel film these day) and some of the X-Men movies, the rest that I have seen are usually "ok" at best but not something I would ever re-watch again.
The reason to why I decided to pick up a cheap DVD copy of the latest Spider-Man franchise was that I am a fan of Michael Keaton and knowing he would play a part here as the villain, I kind of went in with some small hopes of at least some entertainment value. I have not seen a Spider-Man picture since the original trilogy with Tobey Maguire (who pretty much ruined them for my part) ended and since then some new guy (not even sure of his name but I think a famous and fat lasagne eating cartoon cat shares the same last name) but will only check them out if I stumbles upon a dirt cheap DVD or Blu-ray copy of them or get them throwed at me, then maybe I will give them a go, just maybe.
Anyway, the film seems to be much more light hearted and comical than most of the Marvel films I have seen, but the constant "smugness" part and the forced comedic lines/settings which seemed to be pretty much almost thrown in every scene involving the main lead, was getting on my nerves from the very go. However Keaton delivers again a solid job here as the main baddie. Could have been a little more "dark" or violent but since it was at times a comedy I guess that would never happen. The high school stuff was not all that impressive, a lot of dead time wasted on scenes involving a pathetic "bully" who could not even dream of intimidating a little baby, that and some typical romance plot which lacked the chemistry and heart it was trying to build up.
I did not hate the film, but take away Michael Keaton's fine performance and this is down to being just another mediocre and very forgettable super hero movie. Next up will probably be Spider-Man: Back to the Crib or Spidey's big little adventure through Kindergarten.
6/10
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 12, 2018 17:09:46 GMT
Death Sentence / James Wan (2007). Since 1974 and the first “Death Wish” film, there have been dozens of similarly themed films of people hurt by crime or by a rigged justice system who take the law into their own hands and go on a killing spree of criminals. With the 2018 release of a reboot based on Brian Garfield’s original 1972 novel (a film that has failed critically and, for now, financially), I decided to view a couple of recent movies based on this premise. This one is actually based on Garfield’s follow-up novel from 1975. In the first, his protagonist Paul Benjamin (Paul Kersey in the Bronson series) leaves New York City for Chicago as the book ends. “Death Sentence” takes up his story in the Windy City. But the producers of this film followed the example of many films of books in the classic era. They have put the title and Garfield’s name on the credits, but have written an all new story. With the possible exception of the two The Exterminator films in the early 1980s, the new “Death Sentence” is perhaps the grittiest, nastiest, and hardest to watch of any of the Death Wish films or its imitators. Insurance company executive Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) lives the good life in the ‘burbs with wife Helen (Kelly Preston), son Brendon (Stuart Lafferty) a high school hockey star, and younger son Lucas (Jordan Garrett). One night Brendon is killed by having his throat cut with a machete during a street gang initiation (urban legend alert). When it turns out that the boy’s killer will only get up to six years in prison, Nick withdraws his eyewitness testimony so the killer will go free. But Nick does not turn into an omnipresent avenging angel. He wants it all to end until the gang invades his home to kill him and the rest of his family. Kevin Bacon is excellent in his transformation from reluctant avenger to shaven-head silent remorseless hunter of people. Brutal. Tough to watch. Available on Netflix streaming. Kevin Bacon
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Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 12, 2018 18:42:04 GMT
About the last ten minutes of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, during which I wondered about his paycheck for this film in comparison to that for for Drive Angry, considering his head here is replaced for a long stretch with a flaming CGI skull.
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Post by gspdude on Mar 26, 2018 13:47:01 GMT
Atomic Blonde (2017) FTV 8/10 Charlize Theron can out smoke, out drink, and out fight James Bond (figuratively speaking) in this spy action flick. She even gets the pretty girl. Well choreographed fight scenes and a cool sound track.
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Post by QueenB on Mar 27, 2018 5:50:33 GMT
Atomic Blonde
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 12, 2018 7:19:05 GMT
“No more”!
The words of a man, who is not going to back down or give up the fight... for education. Yep, I re-watched 1987 The Principal; a modernised update of the “Blackboard Jungle” formula.
James Belushi (an effective turn balancing the dry humour with a serious side) stars as the down in the dumps teacher Rick Latimer. After a drunk and violent encounter involving his ex-wife’s new lover. Instead of being suspended for his actions, he is offered (though there's no real choice to it) a new position as principal at a school that's over-run by drugs, violence and gangs. So he goes about making changes, but a certain drug dealer Victor Duncan (a superbly lethal Michael Wright) sees this as a threat and goes on to make his job hell. But Latimer doesn't cave in and soon finds an ally in janitor Jake Phillips (a tough sturdy performance by Lou Gossett Jr.)
Surprisingly it was more intense and action-oriented than I remembered. Predictable, but watchable thanks to the performances. The encounters involving Latimer and Victor coming to blows in what was a power tussle for control and dominance was always gripping in the scheme of things. Also starring Rae Dawn Chong.
7/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 19, 2018 13:27:36 GMT
”Remember your training and don’t shoot each other.” Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010) is a film that came out of nowhere for me, after seeing it mentioned on another website. Sounded like it might be fun... and after checking out a few clips - it was a no-brainer. Well, let’s just say it lives up to its cult reputation. Made in Uganda, the country’s first action film, on a supposedly $200 budget. This DIY action film is a real hot mess with state of art special fx that only $200 or less could buy. Just wait and see.... you’re in for a good time; green screen computer generated PS1 blood splatter, explosions, machine gun fire and choppers. Right on! Still the production’s enthusiasm beats out the technical restraints. The plot goes something like this; “Commando”, “Tiger Mafia”, brotherly love, revenge and diarrhoea squirt. No no, not literally, the latter was the pinnacle in some heated exchanges. I know, I would be upset too being labelled a diarrhoea squirt. So it can be confusing trying to follow what’s going on, so much so the bad guys begin shooting each other for whatever reason. Everyone breaks out the kung-fu (sound effects included), jarring musical choices creep up like an instrumental version of Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” looping in some (real time action) scenes and to top it off, the film has its own running commentary, yep, quite random at times, with some guy detailing plot points, blurting out film advertisements or simply taking the piss while laughing like woody the woodpecker, but it adds to the charm and hilarity. Now as for who killed Captain Alex... hell, should I know... because we never do?! “Press the bomb man. Drop the bomb man”.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 22, 2018 7:50:06 GMT
I remember that my brother showed me a few of those clips a while ago and I always thought it was some kind of a comedy prank/mockumentary made up stuff which just happened to end up becoming a Youtube "phenomenom" over the years. However I did not know it was a full length movie or its title/name. I might try to watch the whole thing one day, as those clips above and a few other sure was fun to behold.
The Rambo/Predator/Commando influence seems pretty deep with this one. Which entertaining wise is not always a bad thing, even if it may "suffer" from having a very tight "budget".
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 22, 2018 8:12:43 GMT
Walking Tall (2004)
Guys like Vin Diesel and The Rock never came close of becoming the "new" Sly and Arnie of the 00s, no matter how hard some action fans and critics alike tried to make em' out to be. Sure, both guys have done very good commercially speaking, with successful franchises and hefty paychecks and all, but quality wise, I still cannot think of one film of theirs I would like to re-watch ever again. Not saying they are that bad, but I just always have somehow find it hard to cheer for them in the same way as when watching a Sly and Arnie movie. Anyway, Vin Diesel I will probably never become a "fan" of but The Rock has shown from time to time that he have the potential, and I think is more a likeable kind of guy than Vin Diesel, especially in over-the-top action films which have a feel or touch to the good ol' days of the 80s and the early 90s.
Walking Tall is one of those action films that completely fell under the radar (for me that is) and I guess neither The Rock or Johnny Knoxville was the kind of "ingredients" that would make me want to pick it up on DVD back in 2004, however finding a dirt cheap copy of it, just lying around I decided to give it a go. Turned out it was better than expected, not by much but still it featured a solid performance by both of the guys mentioned above, and also had a bit of the nostalgic First Blood (1982) meets up with Chuck Norris/Steven Seagal small town feel, almost like a western themed film. From the look of it, I guess this is more or less a remake of a film made during the 70s, which I have never seen either.
Walking Tall is not a great film, but it is an entertaining and very fast paced movie which also comes with some very cool fight scenes, shoot outs and also not to be ignored, a sleazy but very vicious villain in the always reliable Neal McDonough. The love interest to The Rock's characters was a rather poorly written and not very interesting one, and felt like there was never any chemistry at all taking place, just thrown in the last minute or so. Johnny Knoxville is a guy who along with his pals from Jackass I never could stomach, but I gotta hand it to him, he did not end up becoming to annoying as the obvious sidekick, and just as in Arnie's The Last Stand (2013), he did well for himself for most of the part.
The violence could have been a little more gritty and tough, but that is small complaints as the film moves on very fast and I think is done within 71 minutes or so. Not a film I will keep or watch again, but surely among one of the better or most enjoyable of The Rock's films, or at least of those I have seen that is.
6/10
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 22, 2018 14:53:52 GMT
Walking Tall (2004)From the look of it, I guess this is more or less a remake of a film made during the 70s, which I have never seen either. Stefancrosse, you gotta see the original 1973 Walking Tall with Joe Don Baker. It may have a cheap and shoddy look to it, but it really delivers the goods and is highly satisfying. Very tough and violent, and Baker has never been better.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 26, 2018 13:40:31 GMT
Thanks for the heads up Dramatic Look Gopher. Just having seen the trailer of the original was enough to get me hooked in. Might have to track down the entire franchise which I think Shout! Factory have released on both DVD and Blu-ray.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 26, 2018 16:05:33 GMT
Thanks for the heads up Dramatic Look Gopher. Just having seen the trailer of the original was enough to get me hooked in. Might have to track down the entire franchise which I think Shout! Factory have released on both DVD and Blu-ray. That is correct, Shout! Factory released the trilogy a while back. Definitely worth getting.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 30, 2018 10:11:14 GMT
Moscow Heat (2004)
Michael York plays a vengeful father who travels to russia in order to hunt down his sons killer (Richard Tyson) but will have to fight against corrupt police officers and russian mobsters to even have a small chance of success.
Beside York and Richard Tyson, a couple other familiar faces and names decides to show up in smaller parts, such as Joanna Pacula, Andrew Divoff and Adrian Paul. The movie starts up rather "promisingly", almost like it was a "classic" PM! Entertainment feature, actually almost identical with a huge, ridiculous and very overblown action sequence going on for several minutes in some old and weared down building that is supposedly taking place in america (obviously shot on film in some eastern european country) where Richard Tyson and his gang are about to set up some kind of a shady weapon deal, and things end up going very wrong and as an result, York's son end up getting killed.
The stunts, the scenery, the acting (well some of it) but most importantly the music feels, looks and sounds like it could have been taking place in the early 90s. Hyperactive retro techno music and heavy guitar riffs whenever something is about to happen makes me long for those enjoyable late night b-movies which PM! Entertainment would hand out almost on a daily basis, but this was actually made in the early 00s and I guess the budget was not all that huge in the first place. Again, I wonder if most of it went away on the action scenes, that and hiring someone like Michael York to play the lead.
The movie/plot actually do feel at times like a poor man's Red Heat (1988) but it is not all that bad really, Richard Tyson is doing one hell of a job as the sadistic main villain with bleached blond hair and is a long way of the more sleazy but "whimpy" villain role he did back in 1990 with Kindergarten Cop. Here he is a complete psycho and I think for such a fun and entertaining performance, he deserved to star in a far better movie than this. Moscow Heat suffers very much from the terrible "actor" that is Aleksander Nevsky. I mean what the hell where they thinking? He looks and sounds like some bad clone attempt of combining Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren into one person, just without any of their talent. Every line he utters is so bad and laughable, it is almost beyond "incredible" how poorly timed and delivered they are done, but I guess since he is also one of the writers of the movie, he might have gotten an "easy" way into this one.
I have always liked Michael York, everything I have seen him in, no matter how poor or mediocre, he stays classy and even in such a below average russian b-movie, he comes out on top and like with Tyson I thought they deserved both to end up in a much better final product but all in all the film was somewhat enjoyable as a late night b-movie, but not much else.
Also, the highlight of the film surely has to be the epic sword duel between York and Tyson, that was really something to behold. Sadly I could not find it on Youtube, so instead I post my second favorite part which is the opening action sequence with Richard Tyson going berserk when his little deal goes wrong.
4,5/10
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Post by mikef6 on May 31, 2018 16:20:55 GMT
Zhan lang II (Wolf Warrior II) / Jing Wu (2017). This film was China’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film of the Academy Awards for films of 2017. It, however, was not nominated. That’s not really surprising because this is not a very good film. Leng Feng, a disgraced soldier of the elite Wolf Warrior Corp of China, is working on a ship docked at a war torn African country. When the mother of a boy he has befriended gets caught in rebel territory with some Chinese nationals, he volunteers to mount a rescue. He is soon joined by a doctor (Celina Jade) who has to get some crucial information back to China. The military and martial arts action is pretty much non-stop and the body count is enormous yet Feng is not a very good rescuer as most of the people he tries to help get killed (along with countless other faceless victims among the rebels). Also, the action tends to be repetitious so no matter how much a die hard action fan you are, you might be checking your watch before this is over. Jing Wu both directs and stars as Leng Feng. Celina Jade and Jing Wu
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 30, 2018 10:17:02 GMT
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Saw The Fast and the Furious (2001) last week, and while not exactly close of being a "great" movie, it was okay but nothing more than that. However, some of the stuns and action/car sequences was impressive, but the story/plot and its paperthin characters brought it down, big time. I guess a sequel had to happen sooner or later, and while Vin Diesel seemed to be occupied by doing a "James Bond" franchise of his own with xXx (2002), Paul Walker is however back again as the undercover cop Brian O'Conner who ends up teaming up with an old pal of his played by Tyrese Gibson in order to help the Miami police bringing down a big time crime lord.
First, I had mostly heard negative stuff about this movie, and yeah it is bad, not horrible but surely one which suffers from having a very weak plot and some incrdible annoying characters which are played badly at all cost. Tyrese Gibson is terrible and Paul Walker is not exactly much better either, and the "chemistry" and "bond" that was supposed to be going on between the two was nowhere t obe seen. I guess bringing in Eva Mendes was not a bad upgrade from not having to see the constant grumpy mug that of Michelle Rodriguez, but once again the villain or villains are extremely poor and tries too hard to be taken "serious". I felt kind of bad for James Remar having to put up with such a weak ass plot, but as usual he does his job well.
The action and stunt scenes are now far more "extreme" yet less "gritty" or dangerous than in the first one, they try a few times too often to go beyond of that but the constant attempt of a more lighthearted buddy cop routine between the two main leads never really works out and ends up making it look like a parody at time, a bad one that is. Some of the special effects looks extremely cheap, like it was taken straight out of a bad video game and again the soundtrack and songs used in the film is pretty much everything I disliked with the early 00s and what went on in the music business. However, the only reason to why I did not rate the movie lower, is that some of the stunning use of locations and shots, specially of the night time Miami skyline made me want to head straight for Miami Vice (1984-1989) and re-watch the entire series, and therefore I end up with a very generous:
4/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jul 1, 2018 10:32:24 GMT
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Still not seen the Peter Jackson 2005 movie, but I do own it on DVD, anyway I picked up a dirt cheap copy of Skull Island as of recently and went in with hoping for a good time. Sadly it was just another big budget, special effect driven mediocrity with a poor plot and even worse characters. Sure, King Kong looked impressive but I never cared for any of the main figures, specially Tom Hiddleston seemed very out of place, never any believable as an rugged Indiana Jones kind of hero, while Brie Larson as the fair maiden is not much better. Samuel L. Jackson does his usual stuff, and John Goodman was along with John C. Reilly one of the very few beside Kong to really stand out of such a boring and dull crew of main characters. Sadly, Goodman does not last for long, and as with so many others he is written out in a very cheap and trashy way, like it was taken straight out of a b-movie.
All in all, as a monster/adventure movie I guess for those who loves a big "epic" showdown between CGI animated beasts will get theirs, but those hoping for a bit "deeper" plot-wise, will be surely left uninpressed.
5/10
Bad Girls (1994)
Another letdown was this poorly delivered action-western film which seemed to be aimed at the audiences of those loving films such as Thelma & Louise (1991) and the Young Guns movies. Here you have four beautiful ladies played by some of the my favorite 90s actresses, with Andie MAcDowell and Madeleine Stow along with Mary Stuart Masterson and Drew Barrymore in the main leads. Also, James Russo, James LeGros and Robert Loggia is there as well, even though in very small and not so memorable parts that is.
The story and its characters are paperthin and you never really care much for neither of them, and the badly delivered romantic interest along with the whole revenge stories which takes place are sadly far too rushed and sloppy to make up for having such a promising cast there in the first place. Loggia, specially is completely wasted here, while Russo is just a sad cartoonish villain and LeGros have not much to do either.
Of the far too many western movies I have seen from the 90s, this is without a doubt one of the worst, however it moves on very fast and I will never go tired of seeing MacDowell and Stowe in their prime, even if it means in not so impressive films. All in all, a complete letdown of a saturday movie night.
4/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jul 6, 2018 6:29:31 GMT
Kong: Skull Island (2017)Still not seen the Peter Jackson 2005 movie, but I do own it on DVD, anyway I picked up a dirt cheap copy of Skull Island as of recently and went in with hoping for a good time. Sadly it was just another big budget, special effect driven mediocrity with a poor plot and even worse characters. Sure, King Kong looked impressive but I never cared for any of the main figures, specially Tom Hiddleston seemed very out of place, never any believable as an rugged Indiana Jones kind of hero, while Brie Larson as the fair maiden is not much better. Samuel L. Jackson does his usual stuff, and John Goodman was along with John C. Reilly one of the very few beside Kong to really stand out of such a boring and dull crew of main characters. Sadly, Goodman does not last for long, and as with so many others he is written out in a very cheap and trashy way, like it was taken straight out of a b-movie. All in all, as a monster/adventure movie I guess for those who loves a big "epic" showdown between CGI animated beasts will get theirs, but those hoping for a bit "deeper" plot-wise, will be surely left uninpressed. 5/10 It wasn’t too bad for what it was; fast moving popcorn monster entertainment. The only thing I found disappointing was the lack of creativity in the monster designs. When those bug creatures pop up from underground; talk about uninspiring. The giant spider sequence was one of a few things to standout.
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