Hacksaw Ridge- This was a fantastic movie by Mel Gibson. I never knew the story of Doss, and quite frankly had I had, I probably would've had some choice words about him. This movie, though, delves into Doss the man and why he believed what he did. Say what you want about him, but he stayed true to himself and that is hard to find in this world. His story is amazing. The war scenes in this movie was quite possibly the best that has ever been put on screen. It made Saving Private Ryan look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Fantastic direction and cinematography. I loved this movie and will watch it again. Highly recommended.
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Arrival- I am not gonna pretend like I understood all this movie has to offer. There is a lot going on here and it is not what you think it is. This movie, at least for me, will require multiple viewings to nail it down. I have some sort of handle on it though. With that being said, those multiple viewings will be enjoyable. I loved this movie.Isaiah 5:20Comment
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And it was a fairly incredible ending at the Oscars last night, I heard.
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Plain old flub, but, man, was that embarrassing for everybody involved.
To be fair, "Moonlight" was a better film than "La La Land," so I'm not complaining, but geez.
Get Out - This movie is at the rare 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is getting a TON of positive buzz. I must say I was pretty impressed, even with the high expectations going on. A deft mix of psychological horror and comedy, this first film from Key and Peele alum Jordan Peele shows you what happens when a black dude goes home to meet his white girlfriend's parents. (Hint: nothing good). Highly recommended.
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In high school I was told I set a school record only to be told a few minutes later that I hadn't. Timing error.
I would have been fine not setting the record, but the celebrating and public spectacle, when you had actually accomplished nothing of note was truly embarrassing for me. Even now all these years later when I think about it I cringe and feel humiliated.
That Oscar thing was practically too mortifying for me to even watch.Originally posted by John Stuart MillRIP: Charlie Munger​Originally posted by Robert “Hoot†GibsonComment
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The next movie I will probably see is The Shack. LaLa Land is the only movie I saw of the biggies last night. Liked LaLa Land, but it was too long and I didn't like the ending. Not a bad ending. Not what I wanted. I have seen very few musicals I didn't like.Comment
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Rented "Hell or High Water" this weekend.
Good performances by Bridges, Pine and Foster. Dale Dickey (Winter's Bone) has a brief appearance at the onset of the movie as the bank employee.
Bridges was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. A good performance, but not nomination worthy. Ben Pine turned in a better performance than Bridges, IMO.
Story line is simple, as is the entire movie. Slow paced. My wife did not care for the pace or the story line, as she thought it was boring.
It's set in west Texas - Midlands area. Archer City is mentioned a few times, which, for trivia buffs is where "The Last Picture Show" was filmed and was Bridges' first big role.
The scenery is desolate. Pine and Foster are brothers, with Foster having just gotten out of prison - again. The Midlands branch bank is foreclosing on their mother's farm on the reverse mortgage and the mother has passed away. The brothers decide they're going to rob the Midlands banks of enough money to pay off the mortgage and go to the local Indian Casino with the money and gamble as a way to launder it. Shortly before the mother's death oil and natural gas was discovered on the property.
Bridges character (Marcus Hamilton) is nearly Archie Bunker as a Texas Ranger. No PC in his vocabulary - even with his Ranger partner who is younger and part Indian, (Alberto Parker) played by Gil Birmingham - who he refers to at least once, as "my half breed partner".
Hamilton is weeks from retirement and wants a big time collar before he retires.
Buck Taylor (Newly from Gunsmoke - or for younger viewers, Turkey Creek Jack Johnson in Tombstone) has a bit part and makes the most of it in humorous fashion.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, but the story is simple and focuses on 3 characters, with Alberto essentially Hamilton's lacky and punching bag.
Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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"Why'ont you scurry on up there and tomohawk that sum b...h!?"
Fantastic movie. I thought it had the best acting of any movie in 2016. Hell it was the best movie of 2016, IMO. All the characters lost themselves in their roles and Ben Foster continues to be maybe the most underrated actor around.Isaiah 5:20Comment
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Logan - The perfect antidote for the colorful superhero blockbuster. This was an awesome movie. Hugh Jackman plays the iconic Wolverine for the last time in this part superhero flick/part noir Western. Lean, mean, and decidedly R-rated, everything in this movie hurts a little more: the violence is graphic, the language is blue, and it truly is a fitting send-off for Logan/Wolverine, a character that, while awesome, has never really received his deserved screen adaptation. Highly recommended to just about anybody, even those who are sick and tired of superhero flicks. Almost a perfect movie. 4/4.Comment
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One of my favorite parts was when the guy in the green Dodge is trying to start something with Tanner and Toby comes from off camera and sucker punches him and wails the tar out of him, then goes to the passenger side and confronts the passenger before returning to the car and riding off.Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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Had to go check out Logan after all the buzz it's been getting.
More western than comic book movie, though it connects the genre dots in such an effective manner that it almost seems curious no one has really done so before now. Even the name "Logan" is a nod to Shane, which is referenced literally and thematically throughout.
I don't want to spoil anything, but this has to be the bleakest superhero movie by a considerable margin. Comparable to if Bane had broken Batman's back, thrown him in the hole, and then the end credits rolled. Another first is that this is the only example I can think of where the third entry in a trilogy is far and away the best. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly comes to mind, but its predecessors were fine films. Nothing in the X-Men series intimated a challenger for best superhero movie of all time, but here it is.Comment
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I thought Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class" was pretty fantastic, working as a sort've 60s spy spoof, although Wolverine was only in that one for a cameo.
"Logan" is easily the finest film in the series (if it even counts), but "First Class" and Bryan Singer's "X2" were both excellent movies in their own right.Comment
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Get Out.
Much has been written about this movie in the last couple of weeks, and if you want fresher and more interesting takes they're all over the internet. All I'll say about it is that it's one of the eeriest, strangest horror movies I've ever seen. It begins with what is obviously a sketch comedy conceit--What if a black guy went to meet his girlfriend's parents and found out that all the black folks in the town had been brainwashed?--and turns that conceit into a headtrippy, Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style horror flick.
What I loved most about this is its subtlety. The way it plays and toys with race is tremendous, making the viewer more and more unsettled as the main character begins to slowly realize that things aren't right. The acting is incredible down to the peripheral characters; I really loved Bradley Whitford as the liberal dad who takes the act about a million steps too far.
This is the best it gets as far as the horror genre goes and has enough meat to be taken as a serious film--very, very rare for scary flicks. Cannot possibly recommend it highly enough.Comment
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