Justified was a great show. Without Boyd, I'm not sure how the new one will fare, plus the complexity may be lacking with Raylan's Dad already gone.
I saw a few movies the last few weeks:
1) "Dead and Buried" -- Pretty good early '80s horror movie with a bit of a twist. No punches pulled, no politics, not afraid to gross out the audience, this is quality like they used to make them. *** out of **** stars.
2) "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" -- After surmising that Cage's performance in "The Color Out of Space" was a detriment, rather than a plus, I came upon the realization that the guy simply may be washed up. He comes full circle of this new film and makes fun of just that, and does so with gusto. Cage is back, sort of, and accepts that he's gone to garbage and seeks to fix this new typecast. Fun. *** 1/2 out of **** stars.
3) "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" -- Watch this if you want to feel awful for a while afterwards. True story. True crimes. Real monster of a man who did horrible things way back in the '70s. This '80s film was controversial when made, and also stars Michael Rooker in his first film role. Bit of trivia: Rooker is a black belt in Kyokushin Karate, and for those who are unfamiliar, Kyokushin is the hardest core form of Karate in Japan, where students train full contact without protection. Mas Oyama, the founder, once killed a bull with his fists. Much respect to anyone who has trained in this style. I have. Very hardcore. The film, though, will have you waking up the rest of the night whenever you hear a noise in the house. This guy was evil, but so were some of the other characters, too. *** out of **** stars.
4) "Foxes" -- If one ever wondered where teenage party movies from the '90s evolved from, look here. We've got interesting characters with development and focus on dialogue and evolution of their persona. They don't make films like this anymore, which is sad. *** out of **** stars.
5) "Rolling Thunder" -- In this revenge classic from the '70s we find some soldiers who return from years of imprisonment in a POW camp to home with much fanfare, only to quickly find that life at home can be just as evil and unforgiving as in the jungles of Laos. When bad things happen, they get even. Manliness prevails, no politics are present, and entertaining the audience is what movies used to be about. This delivers. *** out of **** stars.
6) "Go" -- What a wild ride this film turned out to be. Very entertaining late '90s multi-faceted romp sewn together in a Pulp Fictionesque fashion. Fun. Also for "Justified" fans, there's a few scenes with Timothy Olyphant playing a drug dealer. The '90s was the second to last decade of reliable filmaking. After around 2010 or so, the decline of Hollywood began until they descended into the politcal brainwashing superhero cesspool that they have become. Thankfully this was before those times. Very nice gem. *** 1/4 out of **** stars.
I have seen too many good movies, once again. I'm destined to watch some duds. One cannot continue to dig into the archaeological dust bin and find treasure, consistently.
2) "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" -- After surmising that Cage's performance in "The Color Out of Space" was a detriment, rather than a plus, I came upon the realization that the guy simply may be washed up. He comes full circle of this new film and makes fun of just that, and does so with gusto. Cage is back, sort of, and accepts that he's gone to garbage and seeks to fix this new typecast. Fun. *** 1/2 out of **** stars. .
What hurt Cage's career big time is the fact that he owed Uncle Sam several million in unpaid income taxes. That forced him to take every single possible acting job available for several years so he could pay off the debt. If you look at his IMDB credits from roughly 2013 to 2020 you will see it largely consists of low budget independent films. He's made a bit of a comeback now but his A list career is long, long gone.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
I enjoyed The Unbearable Weight too. The movie pokes fun at itself, and both Cage and Pedro Pascal were great in it.
In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!
I first noticed Kat Dennings in the first Marvel Thor movie.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
That's a B movie classic right up there with the likes of Bubba Ho Tep and The Evil Dead.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) 6 out of 10.
Script needed polishing, editing needed to be tighter, there was some questionable content that don't belong, and the Phoebe Waller-Bridge woman is just... WHO CAST HER SORRY ASS?
Reminds me of that Tik Tok sound I see in many Tik Tok videos that show someone working (construction, roofing, landscaping, driving a forklift) and not doing a good job and the sound goes:
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Hello Mr. Jones? How much you pay for the new guy? $20??? No too much money! He is no good. No good!
She was no Karen Allen, Alison Doody and definitely no Cate Blanchett. Hell, she made that dumb blonde in Doom look like an Oscar winning Best Actress.
The one who got the gig cause she was sleeping with Spielberg.
Ford had a good run: 5 Indiana Jones films. He made his money.
I think the movie would had been better if Disney didn't make it. Disney ruins everything.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
^^^ Disney sucks! But the idiots at Disney corporate haven't figure it out yet. Their last 6 cinema movies in the last 18 months, all movies for children, have lost over $1.3 billion in production costs, marketing costs, profits because Disney decided race and acronyms are important in children movies.
^^^ Disney sucks! But the idiots at Disney corporate haven't figure it out yet. Their last 6 cinema movies in the last 18 months, all movies for children, have lost over $1.3 billion in production costs, marketing costs, profits because Disney decided race and acronyms are important in children movies.
I'm just absolutely loving the irony with Indy 5. The writers put in some moronic tirade against capitalism in a 300 MILLION Dollar budgeted movie.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
I'm in Jack Ryan Season 4 since 8 minutes, and they clearly not changed their geography advisors. C'mon, Nigeria changed capital city more than 30 years ago. Ok... Stay calm, let's say it was in Abuja.
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