Saw Prey and was entertained. A worthy addition to the Predator world.
What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.
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Not a new film at all (from 1993), but definitely a classic.
Btw, Michael Mann just co-wrote a sequel novel to the movie.
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The best recent movie that i've seen is "Elvis". It stars Austin Butler in the title role & Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker. Butler previously played the role of Tex Watson in the great Tarantino movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I found his performance in "Elvis" to be nothing short of fantastic!
Although i loved the movie very much the biggest beef i had with it was that it could have been longer. It flew by too fast although is running time is 159 minutes. Of course movies longer than two hours tend to turn off audiences & that's likely why it was kept at 2 1/2 hours instead of 3 hours.
Last night i watched 'Memory'. It stars action favorite Liam Neeson, Guy Pierce & Monica Bellucci. Neeson plays an aging hitman showing signs of dementia & he realizes it's time to get out of the killing business. It was directed by Martin Campbell & it was an enjoyable movie to watch (just not as good as 'Elvis'). Although it has a big names in its cast & a big-name director the movie will not win any Oscars. Neeson seems to play the same character in his movies over & over. I'm not complaining since i love his movies. But his days of playing great characters like Oskar Schindler, Michael Collins & Jean Valjean seem like ages ago.
Although i loved the movie very much the biggest beef i had with it was that it could have been longer. It flew by too fast although is running time is 159 minutes. Of course movies longer than two hours tend to turn off audiences & that's likely why it was kept at 2 1/2 hours instead of 3 hours.
Last night i watched 'Memory'. It stars action favorite Liam Neeson, Guy Pierce & Monica Bellucci. Neeson plays an aging hitman showing signs of dementia & he realizes it's time to get out of the killing business. It was directed by Martin Campbell & it was an enjoyable movie to watch (just not as good as 'Elvis'). Although it has a big names in its cast & a big-name director the movie will not win any Oscars. Neeson seems to play the same character in his movies over & over. I'm not complaining since i love his movies. But his days of playing great characters like Oskar Schindler, Michael Collins & Jean Valjean seem like ages ago.
Yes, ever since Taken, (his last big hit) Neeson has been typecast as an aging hitman or special forces guy for a decade now lol
Saw the original movie in theater 30 years ago.Yesterday i saw the new one and i loved it.Brought back some great memories.
I liked they made the intro the same as the original one. This intro give me goosebump !
Justice League Snyder’s Cut - too bad we will not see how this all play out
Man of Steel - saw it and so underrated. And that soundtrack. Hans Zimmer is a genius
Zack Snyder’s stuff you don’t appreciate it until years later after release. Then you realize oh my goodness this is a masterpiece
Man of Steel - saw it and so underrated. And that soundtrack. Hans Zimmer is a genius
Zack Snyder’s stuff you don’t appreciate it until years later after release. Then you realize oh my goodness this is a masterpiece
Spectral.
SPECTRAL Trailer (2016) Netflix Sci-Fi Action Movie - YouTube
Talk about being under the radar.
SPECTRAL Trailer (2016) Netflix Sci-Fi Action Movie - YouTube
Talk about being under the radar.
Don't forget the technology is way better now, in terms of filming.
Before they had to use green screen for all the cockpit scenes. Now, they can actually fit the camera inside the cockpit, and film it real.
It's not the actor flying the plane of course (he's sitting in the passenger seat), but you get to see how those scenes play out in real life.
Blonde......terrible, boring and dark. Depressing too.
Ana de Armas deserves an Oscar though.
Technically and aesthetically it`s like an abstract work of art......you love it or hate it.
No neutrality about it. Marilyn is not a sex symbol she is a shattered child in this movie. The sex is hard to watch as is the self- inflicted violence to her psyche. You don`t idolize her but pity her.
I didn`t enjoy watching this movie but then again, I`m glad that I did.
Ana de Armas deserves an Oscar though.
Technically and aesthetically it`s like an abstract work of art......you love it or hate it.
No neutrality about it. Marilyn is not a sex symbol she is a shattered child in this movie. The sex is hard to watch as is the self- inflicted violence to her psyche. You don`t idolize her but pity her.
I didn`t enjoy watching this movie but then again, I`m glad that I did.
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I watched some of it last night. I gave up after 45 minutes & figured i’d watch the rest of it later tonight or tomorrow. You took the words right out of my mouth. I’d add that it’s also a very long movie. I’ve been anticipating to watch it for quite a while.
Hobbs and Shaw. Fun flick. One of those films you just shut your mind and enjoy the ride.
Fast & furious | shaw and Margarita's kissing scene|Movie Clips - YouTube
Fast & furious | shaw and Margarita's kissing scene|Movie Clips - YouTube
I am a baseball fan and appreciated the film as well. A couple things of interest: I actually saw the 2002 "Moneyball" Oakland As, in person, in April 2002, playing against the NY Yankees, which is my team. It was the only time I was ever in Oakland in my life. A few things that stand out in my mind about that game were that it was horribly cold, the Oakland Coliseum was (and is) decrepit and antiquated (built in 1966), and the big story line at that time was that Jason Giambi, a former star Oakland As player who the prior offseason had signed a huge free agent contract with the Yankees, was playing in Oakland as an opposing player and was not warmly greeted. It was much later in that season that the As improbably won 20 games in a row. The main reason for that winning streak was that at the time, the As had the best trio of young starting pitchers in baseball in Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito, the latter 2 of whom were lefties and it was very unusual to have two top notch lefthanded pitchers in the rotation. The movie does not focus on those 3 at all, because they were signed via traditional scouting methods as opposed to Moneyball strategies.
Some other notes: when the movie came out in 2011 or so, Art Howe, who was portrayed as an insubordinate, tradition-clinging dunce by the wonderful actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, was outraged by how he was portrayed in the film, feeling that his contribution to several 100 win seasons was undervalued. Scott Hattieberg has also criticized the film for inaccurately portraying Howe. Howe bitterly complained to any media that would listen that nobody contacted him in regards to the movie at all.
I thought that the movie very accurately portrayed David Justice. Prior to his less than stellar one year with the As, Justice was with the Yankees. Although he had a great year with the Yankees in 2000 and was a key factor in the NYY winning the World Series that season, he went downhill after that faster than any player I ever saw. I believe he set a record for strikeouts in the postseason in 2001, lost his power and was having all kinds of trouble making contact. I have seen some guys in baseball lose the ability to hit a fastball suddenly, although usually they were older than Justice was at the time, and it did not make sense to me as he had hit 40 HRs in 2000. There were whispers about his work ethic and off the field behaviors at the time.The movie in my mind confirmed what had long been suspected. 2002 was Justice's only season in Oakland and his last season as a MLB player.
After retiring from baseball Justice worked very briefly as a commentator on Yankees broadcasts, and then never returned. I never thought he was a particularly good analyst. In an interview in 2015, he claimed his acrimonious divorce from actress Halle Berry and rumors that he beat her severely harmed him personally and professionally:
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David Justice Opens Up about Divorce from Halle Berry, Abuse Rumors
The former MLB all-star denies rumors that he abused ex-wife Halle Berry. He says his tarnished reputation affected his marketability as a ballplayer.
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I read the book when it first came out in 2002/2003 and really enjoyed it as I find Michael Lewis a very good writer and able to get people not familiar with a subject deep into it.
After reading the book and seeing the movie when it came out I then realized and understand as to why some people are so passionate about the game of baseball.
After reading the book and seeing the movie when it came out I then realized and understand as to why some people are so passionate about the game of baseball.
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