LET'S REVIEW...SOME MOVIES

I have seen a few movies as of late - The Martian, Hateful Eight and The Revenant. If you care to read further, the following are my reviews.

I like to scale moves on a 1-10 weight system with 10 being that you would go out and buy the movies to watch over and over, not just to collect dust.

The Martian was a mix of Apollo 13 and Cast Away to me (also two excellent films to own). It had technical ingredients (Apollo 13) and survivor ingredients (Cast Away) paired nicely with science and math leading the way. It did not hurt that with these normally dry subjects, science and math, came humor that Matt Damon delivered right on time. Although I do not own it at this writing - I give it a 10!

The Hateful Eight was a good story-line (you can hear the but coming can't you?), BUT, the movie was too long and like the Director's previous movies contained the "N" word I do not care for - among other foul language. Really the movie could have been sliced in half time wise and better actors could have been cast. Quentin Tarantino must have a fascination with Samuel L. Jackson, who in my humble opinion, cannot act and does not mind using the "N" word liberally. I scale this movie a 5.5.

The Revenant. I watched this last night. I believe this movie should have won more awards than it did. In fact, I wish you could win an award for certain scenes in a movie - like the Bear Scene in this one (the kind of scenes in movies that make you ask - How did they do that?). The cinematography in this movie was incredible. The acting supporting Leonardo was a little weak. It felt like Leo was having to carry the movie a lot of the time. The movie was a little stretched out time wise for my taste also. So, when the dust settled on this one, I gave it a solid 8.

Seen these movies? What was your take?

Comments

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

NBA legend Oscar Robertson said the following about players, both white and black, speaking up about social inequalities and other social issues. "I mean, what do you want players to do? Shut up and dribble? I think it's time for them to say what they want to say about life and about politics and things about the street and whatnot. And about education. They're a lot of players donating money back into different colleges. But it seems that what we have today is a system where you don't want players to say anything at all." (Source: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23909645/oscar-robertson-happy-see-athletes-take-stance-calls-white-athletes-do-same) Your favorite player is going to be in the limelight at some time utilizing their sport as a platform for the issue they are passionate about in life. There is not going to be any way around knowing the stance of your player on many things, but especially one or two things. And oh, how there are a plet...

REVISITING: THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS

In my humble opinion, the Presidential election does not have anybody worth voting for. I don't even think the phrase - The lesser of two evils - applies here because they both are so terrible. It is a matter of picking your brand of deception and corruption. On the one hand there is Trump with no morals and his inexperience in dealing with government related programs. His mode of operation is to buy his way everywhere he goes and say the first thing on the tip of his tongue, which is dangerous and stupid, a bad combination. Then there is H.Clinton. This woman has been exposed to governmental programs and people, but every time I see her or hear about her she is trying to put out a fire personally or nationally. Exposure does not always equal experience. To me it boils down to how you handle an exposed issue while exposed yourself and she strikes out every time. She and her family have a history of lying. Not a good trait to have going into a Presidential Election. So, tak...

BIGFOOT AND THE LIKE

Bigfoot (America), Yeti (Himalayan) or Almasty (Russian) - take your pick of tall, totally hairy, bipedal, mysterious creatures, but the lure is real. I have been fascinated for quite some time with the culture of Bigfoot, known also as Sasquatch - from Halkomelem (Salishan), a native language of the Pacific Northwest, sæsq'ec. Because of the lack of evidence like a body, hair (for dna testing) or undeniable video proof - scientists will deny Bigfoot's existence and attribute a sighting to folklore, misidentification or a ruse. There have been many documentaries, reality programs and books produced that present the real possibility of Bigfoot's existence but end either on the negative or unclear side of the mystery. Are we dealing with a Mass Psychological Manipulation? Some people have taken advantage of the Bigfoot Lore and developed footprints and even suits to persuade the population. But what if we have both a real entity and hoaxers manipulating the people. T...

The Miscellaneous Files

Search This Blog