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http://observer.com/2015/12/rex-reed-the-best-films-of-2015/
Rex Reed: The 10 Best Films of 2015
By Rex Reed
1. SPOTLIGHT
Directed by: Thomas McCarthy
Inspired performances by a superb ensemble cast add ballast and equilibrium to a compelling film that furnishes unimpeachable proof why the future of print journalism must be secured, embraced and protected. Thinking people everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to this film. Nothing else I’ve seen this year surpasses it.
Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo and Brian d’Arcy in Spotlight.
2. CAROL
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Gorgeously photographed, sensitively written and directed, flawlessly acted, and deeply, intensely important, Carol is Todd Haynes’ most brilliant film since Far From Heaven and one of the triumphs of 2015.
Rooney Mara, left, and Cate Blanchett in Carol.
3. BROOKLYN
Directed by: John Crowley
A sensitive, dewy-eyed yet mature performance by Saoirse Ronan is the appealing centerpiece of Brooklyn, a beautifully calibrated film by Ireland’s John Crowley that is, on the surface, about a young immigrant adjusting to a strange and challenging new land. But it’s such a wise and thoughtful film about coming of age, learning to accept responsibility and falling in love that it triumphs on several levels at the same time.
Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen in Brooklyn.
4. ROOM
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Too grim and heartbreaking for some viewers, Room is nevertheless an extraordinary film so powerful and unforgettable that it must be seen. Adapted from Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue’s 2010 bestseller, this is a devastating study of incarceration, survival, escape and rehabilitation as harrowing as today’s headlines and as suspenseful as the most knuckle-gnawing thriller I’ve ever seen.
Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room.
5. THE DANISH GIRL
Directed by: Tom Hooper
With the seemingly limitless talents of Eddie Redmayne as a tender and wrenching centerpiece that cannot be topped, and Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) in the director’s seat, this movie has multiple awards stamped all over it.
Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl.
6. LABYRINTH OF LIES
Directed by: Giulio Ricciarelli
Powerful and haunting, Labyrinth of Lies turns over a rock and watches the vermin crawl out in a disturbing and rarely talked about footnote to German (and world) history. The rock is Germany’s massive effort to forget the past under National Socialism and move on. The rats are the former Nazis who, after the war, found acceptance and protection in comfortable positions of importance in the German government at a time when the country was on its way to reconstruction and cultural renaissance.
Alexander Fehling in Labyrinth of Lies
7. TRUTH
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
James Vanderbilt’s aptly titled Truth is about the ill-fated 2004 exposé on 60 Minutesabout George W. Bush’s alleged draft-dodging shame that called on powerful friends in the military to protect him from serving in Vietnam. The movie proves that journalism is not a science, but a medium hanging on by the seat of its Brooks Brothers pants, subject to scrutiny and error just like computer technology, only so much more riveting. The movie is careful not to take sides or humiliate the Bush family further, although the story is still alive and kicking.
Robert Redford as Dan Rather in Truth.
8. I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
Directed by: Brett Haley
The tender magnetism of Blythe Danner turns an intelligent, sensitive story of love among the not so young into a work of art. Romance over 60 is neither inconceivable in life nor unusual on the screen, and—big news!—it’s often a subject that guarantees box office anemia. So skeptics are probably waiting in the bushes with tomahawks. True, I’ll See You in My Dreams might not have the same resonance in less capable hands, but except for a tendency to tug at the heartstrings a little too often, it’s just about perfect.
Blythe Danner in I’ll See You in My Dreams.
9. 45 YEARS
Directed by: Andrew Haigh
An exquisite work of maturity and tenderness about a fractured marriage in its autumnal years, with a pair of the best actors on the screen, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, as a devoted elderly couple in an idyllic hamlet in England whose love is tested on the eve of their 45th wedding anniversary.
Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years.
10. BRIDGE OF SPIES
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
A lot of people like complicated, cold war espionage thrillers, but with few exceptions, I’m not one of them. So I dreaded Bridge of Spies, with nobody more all-American wandering around East Berlin than Tom Hanks. I should have known better. The director, after all, is Steven Spielberg, who knows how to make logical movies and has a special affinity for narrative coherence. It’s a riveting film and I understood every word.
Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies.
Rex Reed: The 10 Best Films of 2015
By Rex Reed
1. SPOTLIGHT
Directed by: Thomas McCarthy
Inspired performances by a superb ensemble cast add ballast and equilibrium to a compelling film that furnishes unimpeachable proof why the future of print journalism must be secured, embraced and protected. Thinking people everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to this film. Nothing else I’ve seen this year surpasses it.
Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo and Brian d’Arcy in Spotlight.
2. CAROL
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Gorgeously photographed, sensitively written and directed, flawlessly acted, and deeply, intensely important, Carol is Todd Haynes’ most brilliant film since Far From Heaven and one of the triumphs of 2015.
Rooney Mara, left, and Cate Blanchett in Carol.
3. BROOKLYN
Directed by: John Crowley
A sensitive, dewy-eyed yet mature performance by Saoirse Ronan is the appealing centerpiece of Brooklyn, a beautifully calibrated film by Ireland’s John Crowley that is, on the surface, about a young immigrant adjusting to a strange and challenging new land. But it’s such a wise and thoughtful film about coming of age, learning to accept responsibility and falling in love that it triumphs on several levels at the same time.
Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen in Brooklyn.
4. ROOM
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Too grim and heartbreaking for some viewers, Room is nevertheless an extraordinary film so powerful and unforgettable that it must be seen. Adapted from Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue’s 2010 bestseller, this is a devastating study of incarceration, survival, escape and rehabilitation as harrowing as today’s headlines and as suspenseful as the most knuckle-gnawing thriller I’ve ever seen.
Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room.
5. THE DANISH GIRL
Directed by: Tom Hooper
With the seemingly limitless talents of Eddie Redmayne as a tender and wrenching centerpiece that cannot be topped, and Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) in the director’s seat, this movie has multiple awards stamped all over it.
Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl.
6. LABYRINTH OF LIES
Directed by: Giulio Ricciarelli
Powerful and haunting, Labyrinth of Lies turns over a rock and watches the vermin crawl out in a disturbing and rarely talked about footnote to German (and world) history. The rock is Germany’s massive effort to forget the past under National Socialism and move on. The rats are the former Nazis who, after the war, found acceptance and protection in comfortable positions of importance in the German government at a time when the country was on its way to reconstruction and cultural renaissance.
Alexander Fehling in Labyrinth of Lies
7. TRUTH
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
James Vanderbilt’s aptly titled Truth is about the ill-fated 2004 exposé on 60 Minutesabout George W. Bush’s alleged draft-dodging shame that called on powerful friends in the military to protect him from serving in Vietnam. The movie proves that journalism is not a science, but a medium hanging on by the seat of its Brooks Brothers pants, subject to scrutiny and error just like computer technology, only so much more riveting. The movie is careful not to take sides or humiliate the Bush family further, although the story is still alive and kicking.
Robert Redford as Dan Rather in Truth.
8. I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
Directed by: Brett Haley
The tender magnetism of Blythe Danner turns an intelligent, sensitive story of love among the not so young into a work of art. Romance over 60 is neither inconceivable in life nor unusual on the screen, and—big news!—it’s often a subject that guarantees box office anemia. So skeptics are probably waiting in the bushes with tomahawks. True, I’ll See You in My Dreams might not have the same resonance in less capable hands, but except for a tendency to tug at the heartstrings a little too often, it’s just about perfect.
Blythe Danner in I’ll See You in My Dreams.
9. 45 YEARS
Directed by: Andrew Haigh
An exquisite work of maturity and tenderness about a fractured marriage in its autumnal years, with a pair of the best actors on the screen, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, as a devoted elderly couple in an idyllic hamlet in England whose love is tested on the eve of their 45th wedding anniversary.
Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years.
10. BRIDGE OF SPIES
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
A lot of people like complicated, cold war espionage thrillers, but with few exceptions, I’m not one of them. So I dreaded Bridge of Spies, with nobody more all-American wandering around East Berlin than Tom Hanks. I should have known better. The director, after all, is Steven Spielberg, who knows how to make logical movies and has a special affinity for narrative coherence. It’s a riveting film and I understood every word.
Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies.
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I saw number 1 and number 10 on this list.http://observer.com/2015/12/rex-reed-the-best-films-of-2015/
Rex Reed: The 10 Best Films of 2015
By Rex Reed
1. SPOTLIGHT
Directed by: Thomas McCarthy
Inspired performances by a superb ensemble cast add ballast and equilibrium to a compelling film that furnishes unimpeachable proof why the future of print journalism must be secured, embraced and protected. Thinking people everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to this film. Nothing else I’ve seen this year surpasses it.
Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo and Brian d’Arcy in Spotlight.
2. CAROL
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Gorgeously photographed, sensitively written and directed, flawlessly acted, and deeply, intensely important, Carol is Todd Haynes’ most brilliant film since Far From Heaven and one of the triumphs of 2015.
Rooney Mara, left, and Cate Blanchett in Carol.
3. BROOKLYN
Directed by: John Crowley
A sensitive, dewy-eyed yet mature performance by Saoirse Ronan is the appealing centerpiece of Brooklyn, a beautifully calibrated film by Ireland’s John Crowley that is, on the surface, about a young immigrant adjusting to a strange and challenging new land. But it’s such a wise and thoughtful film about coming of age, learning to accept responsibility and falling in love that it triumphs on several levels at the same time.
Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen in Brooklyn.
4. ROOM
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Too grim and heartbreaking for some viewers, Room is nevertheless an extraordinary film so powerful and unforgettable that it must be seen. Adapted from Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue’s 2010 bestseller, this is a devastating study of incarceration, survival, escape and rehabilitation as harrowing as today’s headlines and as suspenseful as the most knuckle-gnawing thriller I’ve ever seen.
Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room.
5. THE DANISH GIRL
Directed by: Tom Hooper
With the seemingly limitless talents of Eddie Redmayne as a tender and wrenching centerpiece that cannot be topped, and Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) in the director’s seat, this movie has multiple awards stamped all over it.
Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl.
6. LABYRINTH OF LIES
Directed by: Giulio Ricciarelli
Powerful and haunting, Labyrinth of Lies turns over a rock and watches the vermin crawl out in a disturbing and rarely talked about footnote to German (and world) history. The rock is Germany’s massive effort to forget the past under National Socialism and move on. The rats are the former Nazis who, after the war, found acceptance and protection in comfortable positions of importance in the German government at a time when the country was on its way to reconstruction and cultural renaissance.
Alexander Fehling in Labyrinth of Lies
7. TRUTH
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
James Vanderbilt’s aptly titled Truth is about the ill-fated 2004 exposé on 60 Minutesabout George W. Bush’s alleged draft-dodging shame that called on powerful friends in the military to protect him from serving in Vietnam. The movie proves that journalism is not a science, but a medium hanging on by the seat of its Brooks Brothers pants, subject to scrutiny and error just like computer technology, only so much more riveting. The movie is careful not to take sides or humiliate the Bush family further, although the story is still alive and kicking.
Robert Redford as Dan Rather in Truth.
8. I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
Directed by: Brett Haley
The tender magnetism of Blythe Danner turns an intelligent, sensitive story of love among the not so young into a work of art. Romance over 60 is neither inconceivable in life nor unusual on the screen, and—big news!—it’s often a subject that guarantees box office anemia. So skeptics are probably waiting in the bushes with tomahawks. True, I’ll See You in My Dreams might not have the same resonance in less capable hands, but except for a tendency to tug at the heartstrings a little too often, it’s just about perfect.
Blythe Danner in I’ll See You in My Dreams.
9. 45 YEARS
Directed by: Andrew Haigh
An exquisite work of maturity and tenderness about a fractured marriage in its autumnal years, with a pair of the best actors on the screen, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, as a devoted elderly couple in an idyllic hamlet in England whose love is tested on the eve of their 45th wedding anniversary.
Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years.
10. BRIDGE OF SPIES
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
A lot of people like complicated, cold war espionage thrillers, but with few exceptions, I’m not one of them. So I dreaded Bridge of Spies, with nobody more all-American wandering around East Berlin than Tom Hanks. I should have known better. The director, after all, is Steven Spielberg, who knows how to make logical movies and has a special affinity for narrative coherence. It’s a riveting film and I understood every word.
Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies.
Bridge of Spies I really enjoyed, good movie about spies that avoids a lot of the typical good guy vs bad guy stuff. Painted both sides as guys paying a heavy price to serve their countries.
Spotlight was good but not as great as it is being portrayed in my opinion. I am a huge Michael Keaton fan and I enjoyed him in this. The movie made a deep and complex topic seem sort of simple in my opinion.
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Hateful Eight:
9/10
Can't compare it to Django (haven't seen it yet, I know, I know), but I loved the man's dialogue. It just flows. And shit if I don't love Walter Goggins after his run on Justified. Amazing actor and I'm glad he's getting bigger roles.
It's brutal, offers betrayal, story-telling within story-telling, and has outstanding acting from everyone.
9/10
Can't compare it to Django (haven't seen it yet, I know, I know), but I loved the man's dialogue. It just flows. And shit if I don't love Walter Goggins after his run on Justified. Amazing actor and I'm glad he's getting bigger roles.
It's brutal, offers betrayal, story-telling within story-telling, and has outstanding acting from everyone.
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Star Wars : The Force Awakens
9/10
It's been a long long time since I've been to a movie that was this hyped and this anticipated and not walk away at least a little disappointed , but not this time , I sat through that whole movie with a grin on my face from the opening crawl to the ending credits
Just a couple quick non spoiler things that I enjoyed
Stormtroopers , finally , their relevant again , for so long now they have been little more then cannon fodder who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn ,but not here , these Stormtroopers are badasses , and do some pretty bad things
One of the things I'd heard about the movie before I saw it was how funny it was , which had me worried , because there was a lot of jokes in the prequels as well , and those were just horrible , but that wasn't the case , the jokes here were clever and smart and most all of them worked
One quick thing about the visuals , we saw it in 3D , and there was this one scene where one of the Star Destroyer ships was just sitting out there in space , and the camera was pointed right at the nose of the ship , you would of sworn the front of the ship had come out of the screen and over the top of all the people sitting in front of me and came to a stop like just a few inches from my face, I even found myself leaning back in my chair , I had a really hard time not reaching out and seeing if I could touch it................LOL
That could have very well been the coolest 3D shot I'd ever seen ,
9/10
It's been a long long time since I've been to a movie that was this hyped and this anticipated and not walk away at least a little disappointed , but not this time , I sat through that whole movie with a grin on my face from the opening crawl to the ending credits
Just a couple quick non spoiler things that I enjoyed
Stormtroopers , finally , their relevant again , for so long now they have been little more then cannon fodder who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn ,but not here , these Stormtroopers are badasses , and do some pretty bad things
One of the things I'd heard about the movie before I saw it was how funny it was , which had me worried , because there was a lot of jokes in the prequels as well , and those were just horrible , but that wasn't the case , the jokes here were clever and smart and most all of them worked
One quick thing about the visuals , we saw it in 3D , and there was this one scene where one of the Star Destroyer ships was just sitting out there in space , and the camera was pointed right at the nose of the ship , you would of sworn the front of the ship had come out of the screen and over the top of all the people sitting in front of me and came to a stop like just a few inches from my face, I even found myself leaning back in my chair , I had a really hard time not reaching out and seeing if I could touch it................LOL
That could have very well been the coolest 3D shot I'd ever seen ,
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The Hateful Eight
9/10
I'll be damned if Tarantino can't put a bunch of people into a room for three hours and make it funny, intense, suspenseful and just a joy to watch. He does it here with some terrific performances from a talented group of actors. Kurt Russell is a bounty hunter taking Jennifer Jason Leigh to town for hanging. Along the way a blizzard hits and they are forced to spend the night in Minnie's Haberdashery along with two hitchhikers(Jackson and Walter Goggins). When they get there they find others who have taken refuge in the place and it's an odd collection of characters all with their own secrets. Who is who?
Kurt Russell is convinced that someone is there to free his prisoner--but who? Or is he just crazy? Who can he trust?
I am a huge fan of Tarantino. The only films I didn't like were "Kill Bill 2" and "Deathproof". But beyond that I've loved all of his work. This film fits into his catalog of fine work.
While it is a long film, it's beautifully photographed and the film doesn't bog down--it keeps moving with intensity and the feeling that something bad is just around the corner.
9/10
I'll be damned if Tarantino can't put a bunch of people into a room for three hours and make it funny, intense, suspenseful and just a joy to watch. He does it here with some terrific performances from a talented group of actors. Kurt Russell is a bounty hunter taking Jennifer Jason Leigh to town for hanging. Along the way a blizzard hits and they are forced to spend the night in Minnie's Haberdashery along with two hitchhikers(Jackson and Walter Goggins). When they get there they find others who have taken refuge in the place and it's an odd collection of characters all with their own secrets. Who is who?
Kurt Russell is convinced that someone is there to free his prisoner--but who? Or is he just crazy? Who can he trust?
I am a huge fan of Tarantino. The only films I didn't like were "Kill Bill 2" and "Deathproof". But beyond that I've loved all of his work. This film fits into his catalog of fine work.
While it is a long film, it's beautifully photographed and the film doesn't bog down--it keeps moving with intensity and the feeling that something bad is just around the corner.
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I love Quinton but the graphic violence has become sort of self mockery at this point.
But, he certainly creates characters that are interesting....instantly interesting and great dialog.
Coen brothers and QT. I will go see anything they put out.
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Agreed on KB2 and Deathproof.
Never got into those.
Tarantino is so great at creating characters that are instantly interesting. When Waltzs' character shows up in Django you instantly want to see more of him. He manages to do this in almost every movie he makes.
The scene (a long extended scene, which is rare in todays movies) in the French cafe in Inglorious Bastards is amazing. So much tension. Such a rare thing in todays films.
Also, again with Waltz, when he shows up at the farmers house looking for Jews. Evil incarnate....evil with a smile. So great and capturing. Plus, it takes a special kind of director/writer to work a David Bowie song into a WW2 movie and have it not seem out of place.
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Star Wars 6/10
I'd watch it again but it's not a masterpiece. I wasn't entirely satisfied. I felt one more guy needed to die and the guy from Ex Machina needed a bigger role.
I'd watch it again but it's not a masterpiece. I wasn't entirely satisfied. I felt one more guy needed to die and the guy from Ex Machina needed a bigger role.
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"Mud" - 9/10. A story not unlike "Huckleberry Finn." It has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_(2012_film)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArsGIFX1DNw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_(2012_film)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArsGIFX1DNw
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No escape
9/10
great thriller with intense story, decently worth a watch if you get a chance.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VFpK71yBv1s
9/10
great thriller with intense story, decently worth a watch if you get a chance.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VFpK71yBv1s
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Really good movie.
Excellent cast, everyone is very good.
Its funny to watch old movies when kids couldn't act. I don't know where they find these kids now but they are really good.
Reese Witherspoon is good as always. Good turn for the great Sam Sheppard as well.
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i saw it 3 times already, all in 3D.Star Wars : The Force Awakens
9/10
It's been a long long time since I've been to a movie that was this hyped and this anticipated and not walk away at least a little disappointed , but not this time , I sat through that whole movie with a grin on my face from the opening crawl to the ending credits
Just a couple quick non spoiler things that I enjoyed
Stormtroopers , finally , their relevant again , for so long now they have been little more then cannon fodder who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn ,but not here , these Stormtroopers are badasses , and do some pretty bad things
One of the things I'd heard about the movie before I saw it was how funny it was , which had me worried , because there was a lot of jokes in the prequels as well , and those were just horrible , but that wasn't the case , the jokes here were clever and smart and most all of them worked
One quick thing about the visuals , we saw it in 3D , and there was this one scene where one of the Star Destroyer ships was just sitting out there in space , and the camera was pointed right at the nose of the ship , you would of sworn the front of the ship had come out of the screen and over the top of all the people sitting in front of me and came to a stop like just a few inches from my face, I even found myself leaning back in my chair , I had a really hard time not reaching out and seeing if I could touch it................LOL
That could have very well been the coolest 3D shot I'd ever seen ,
that part you're talking about looks awesome in 3D.
my daughters reached out to touch it lol.
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Star Wars 8/10
I have never seen a Star Wars movie before except the original when I was 10 and dont remember much about it. My son wanted to see it and so glad he did.
Excellent movie although it was very predictable. Having not seen the others i was expecting more twist and turns based on what other people say about the Star Wars movies.
Im not into sci fi stuff but really enjoyed this movie.
I have never seen a Star Wars movie before except the original when I was 10 and dont remember much about it. My son wanted to see it and so glad he did.
Excellent movie although it was very predictable. Having not seen the others i was expecting more twist and turns based on what other people say about the Star Wars movies.
Im not into sci fi stuff but really enjoyed this movie.
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Throughout the entire Christmas break, the step daughter's cousin is over, and they're doing hair and basically controlling the living room area watching crap like "Glee", so Saturday night my son and I decide to get some "guy movies". And by this I mean movies with stupid and confusing plots to re-take the living room.
I don't watch too much from the action genre anymore, but I needed something especially cheesy. I didn't even realize each were in their fifth iteration until after we picked them up.
Terminator 5 was much better than 2, 3 and 4. It actually had a story, which seemed to contradict itself, but there were plot twists and it was definitely entertaining. I was pleasantly surprised by son's choice.
Mission Impossible 5. Yes, I'm a fan of the original TV series, where they come up with crazy plans and execute them with very little violence ever. That's what I like about 4 and 5 ... it's not just the Tom Cruise/Ethan Hawk show ... other people matter and are much more important to the plot. Definitely worth seeing in my opinion.
I don't watch too much from the action genre anymore, but I needed something especially cheesy. I didn't even realize each were in their fifth iteration until after we picked them up.
Terminator 5 was much better than 2, 3 and 4. It actually had a story, which seemed to contradict itself, but there were plot twists and it was definitely entertaining. I was pleasantly surprised by son's choice.
Mission Impossible 5. Yes, I'm a fan of the original TV series, where they come up with crazy plans and execute them with very little violence ever. That's what I like about 4 and 5 ... it's not just the Tom Cruise/Ethan Hawk show ... other people matter and are much more important to the plot. Definitely worth seeing in my opinion.
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I actually like Matthew Mac. It took me awhile but everything he's done lately is money. I'm thinking about watching some of his earlier stuff, the chickflick stuff. I do always get a chuckle out of the Lincoln commercials.
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Breaking Away
8.5/10
And older movie from 1979 , one of those 1970's coming of age movies , I remember seeing it in the theater when I was like 12 years old or so , and this movie had always stuck with me
kinda sorta..........
I would think about it every once in a while , and then forget about it for long distances at a time , only to have something remind me of it again , well this Christmas my wife got me the DVD for a present and we finally got around to watching it , my first time since seeing in the theatre all those years ago , and after all this time , it didn't disappoint , it was still actually pretty good , even my daughter liked it , she's kinda sorta at that age now
If you consider bicycling a sport , then Breaking Away would easily be one of my top 10 sports movies of all time , even though it's not actually a sports movie
This movie actually won the Oscar in 1979 for best original screenplay ,
8.5/10
And older movie from 1979 , one of those 1970's coming of age movies , I remember seeing it in the theater when I was like 12 years old or so , and this movie had always stuck with me
kinda sorta..........
I would think about it every once in a while , and then forget about it for long distances at a time , only to have something remind me of it again , well this Christmas my wife got me the DVD for a present and we finally got around to watching it , my first time since seeing in the theatre all those years ago , and after all this time , it didn't disappoint , it was still actually pretty good , even my daughter liked it , she's kinda sorta at that age now
If you consider bicycling a sport , then Breaking Away would easily be one of my top 10 sports movies of all time , even though it's not actually a sports movie
This movie actually won the Oscar in 1979 for best original screenplay ,
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The new Star wars. 4/10
To me it was a rewrite of the 40 year old original. How many times they going to blow up a death star like thing? Instead of boy from a desert planet it's a girl this time. Etc. A Emo Darth Vader wanna be who looks like he should be the ugly kid in one of the Twilight movies.
Best part was I Saw it in one of the theaters that have the Cini-suites. Big comfy recliners, a cute waitress, decent food, and Drinks!. A margarita and and 2 beers got the movie the bonus point.
To me it was a rewrite of the 40 year old original. How many times they going to blow up a death star like thing? Instead of boy from a desert planet it's a girl this time. Etc. A Emo Darth Vader wanna be who looks like he should be the ugly kid in one of the Twilight movies.
Best part was I Saw it in one of the theaters that have the Cini-suites. Big comfy recliners, a cute waitress, decent food, and Drinks!. A margarita and and 2 beers got the movie the bonus point.
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SICARIO 2/10
Pure and utter shite
Where do I start - didn't see the entire thing cause I turned it off a little into the second act
In the vein of Dark Thirty Zero or Silence if the Lambs we have a female FBI agent - you know the insecure yet lethal gal with her hair pulled back barely any makeup in a world of big boys with big toys.... Anyway, it never ceases to amaze me how nobody ever turns to these gals and say "you know you're hot, you should be in the movies not here in the slums of Juarez"
Juarez Mexico - yes, I bet none of you thought we were living next to a place 50x worse than Afghanistan 100x harsher than Bagdad and 10000x worse than anything post apocalyptic you've seen in any Mad Max flick -- where would such a Hell hole exist you ask? Right across the street from El Paso -- it was frickin' hilarious watching them try and paint Juarez Mexico as the darkest place on the planet - butchered bodies everywhere hanging from overpasses
Anyway, horribly paced, poorly acted, and full of gore for gores sake - just lame
Pure and utter shite
Where do I start - didn't see the entire thing cause I turned it off a little into the second act
In the vein of Dark Thirty Zero or Silence if the Lambs we have a female FBI agent - you know the insecure yet lethal gal with her hair pulled back barely any makeup in a world of big boys with big toys.... Anyway, it never ceases to amaze me how nobody ever turns to these gals and say "you know you're hot, you should be in the movies not here in the slums of Juarez"
Juarez Mexico - yes, I bet none of you thought we were living next to a place 50x worse than Afghanistan 100x harsher than Bagdad and 10000x worse than anything post apocalyptic you've seen in any Mad Max flick -- where would such a Hell hole exist you ask? Right across the street from El Paso -- it was frickin' hilarious watching them try and paint Juarez Mexico as the darkest place on the planet - butchered bodies everywhere hanging from overpasses
Anyway, horribly paced, poorly acted, and full of gore for gores sake - just lame