So… rushed out to see Mad Max: Fury Road… a movie with 99% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes so had to see it before any more got spoiled. And the movie is exactly what it’s advertised as – an unadulterated … Continue reading
Rented the somewhat pointless low budget found footage indie sci-fi action flick Alien Outpost… it’s supposedly in theaters and definitely in VoD right now. Premise is 10 years after an alien invasion on earth, there are remnant alien forces on … Continue reading
Checked out Bradley Cooper’s and director Clint Eastwood’s new Iraq war movie American Sniper. And it’s a fairly to very good movie though your personal ability to like the movie may be tinged by your personal view of the war. … Continue reading
300: Rise of an Empire is a side-story and a sequel to the original 300… telling a concurrent naval engagement that happened at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae (as depicted quite accurately *snort* in 300)… and then … Continue reading
Stalingrad is a Russian-made, Russian/German language (with subtitles) World War II movie that’s more-or-less about the Battle of Stalingrad. I say more-or-less because, for a movie named after the city / battle, it’s almost entirely focused on a smaller battle … Continue reading
Went to see The Monuments Men – the new George Clooney, Matt Damon, Kate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman, etc. WW2 movie about a crew of art historians sent into Europe during the closing days of the war to ensure … Continue reading
Saw the movie Lone Survivor, the true story of a not-so-successful military action in Afghanistan (spoiler alert: one guy lives). This movie strives for what I can only assume is a strong sense of realism in its depiction of the … Continue reading
So finally got to see Zero Dark Thirty (the hunt for Bin Ladin movie) – and was a little disappointed. The first 30 minutes is the All Singing, All Torturing movie, the next 1 hr and a half is an … Continue reading
They remade Red Dawn – N. Koreans invade Spokane, Washington (and the NW in general) and only a bunch of teens (and a US marine on break – played by Thor) must fight back… and it’s pretty average to stupid. … Continue reading
Saw Spielberg’s Lincoln movie – a 2 1/2 movie that has maybe 1 action scene and is otherwise endless conversations, monologues, debates, and hardcore, balls-deep voting. And it’s pretty awesome. Any movie that can develop genuine suspense and fascination over … Continue reading