"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
I agree. There were a lot of pro-war movies made during World War II, with John Wayne heroics that might fire up the audience to want to enlist-that sure wasn't the reaction I got from watching American Sniper. There is also a genre of war movies that for all of the tension and battle seem to make war to be almost a lark, stuff like Force Ten From Navarone and Clint Eastwood's costarring role in Where Eagles Dare. American Sniper does not depict war as in any way as being a lark.
I am aware of some of the controversy regarding Chris Kyle. I do not have that much in common with him and I sure do not have his courage or his skills with a rifle. I would not want to be him and I am glad I do not have some of his personality traits.
Watching the movie, and its depiction of what Kyle and his colleagues went through, the closing line from another movie, one made before I was born, ran through my mind. In 1954's The Bridges at To-ko Ri, Fredric March's character reflects on the airmen he commands and says: "Where do we get such men?"
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Watched Odd Thomas on Netflix last night. It was somewhat interesting and entertaining. Cgi was a bit sci-fi channel, but didn't hurt the movie too much. Was shocked to see the movie only made $600k on a $27 mil budget.
I would give it a 5.5/10. Worthwhile Netflix watch if you like movies about the paranormal.
dougdirt (01-28-2015)
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
I've been to see this movie twice, the 1st time I couldn't finish it. My time in Ramadi Iraq overlapped his 2nd and 3rd tours, so when they got to the scene where Marc Lee dies, I couldn't take it for reasons I care not to talk about. Then I had some Army buddies that wanted to go see it the other night so I went. To me this movie was perfect! I hear people talk about it's not 100% true, it's a movie of course it's not. When the movie was over it was as you stated, dead silent. People just filed out and didn't say much. GREAT MOVIE!!!
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!
marcshoe (02-02-2015),Razor Shines (01-30-2015),RedsBaron (02-01-2015)
I highly recommend the movie "The One I Love" with Mark Duplas and Elizebeth Olson. It's streaming on Netflix and not to give anything away, I'll just say it's original.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
*BaseClogger* (02-02-2015),Redsfaithful (02-16-2015),RichRed (02-15-2015)
Colin Firth is tremendous in Kingsman: The secret service.
It's a fun movie
I had a marvelous time. My jaw was dropped for the entirety of that gunfight inside the church. Mark Strong is a wonderfully typecast character actor.
That said, was the extremely thinly-written female character who became the new Lancelot another of Vaughn's homages to 1970s James Bond? She couldn't even have one line of dialogue with a little character development?
Raisor (02-16-2015)
BASECLOGGER'S GREAT BIG MOVIE LIST OF 2014:
THE COMEDY:
The Lego Movie - 8/10
The Interview - 6/10
22 Jump Street - 6/10
Neighbors - 5/10
THE BLOCKBUSTER ACTION MOVIES RAWR:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 8/10
Interstellar - 8/10
Fury - 7/10
Guardians of the Galaxy - 7/10
Lucy - 6/10
Edge of Tomorrow - 6/10
Godzilla - 5/10
THE AWFUL:
The Monuments Men - 2/10
THE INDIE/ARTSY FARTSY:
Boyhood - 9/10
The Double - 8/10
The One I Love - 7/10
The Grand Budapest Hotel - 7/10
Obvious Child - 6/10
The Skeleton Twins - 6/10
Enemy - 6/10
Frank - 5/10
A Most Violent Year - 5/10
The Immigrant - 5/10
Locke - 4/10
THE AWARDS BAIT:
The Imitation Game - 7/10
Big Eyes - 6/10
Foxcatcher - 6/10
American Sniper - 5/10
THE BASECLOGGER:
Birdman - 10/10
Gone Girl - 8/10
Nightcrawler - 8/10
Inherent Vice - 7/10
Chef - 7/10
The Drop - 7/10
Whiplash - 7/10
Blue Ruin - 6/10
John Wick - 6/10
Snowpiercer - 6/10
THE TOP PRIORITY STILL NEED TO SEE:
Selma
Life Itself
St. Vincent
Under the Skin
Joe
The Rover
A Most Wanted Man
Top Five
Quibbles? Anything I obviously missed?
Razor Shines (02-18-2015)
Guardians a 7 and Edge of Tomorrow a 6 and no Captain America?
You're dead to me.
Generally agree.
I hated "Chef" and I liked "Whiplash" a little bit more than you.
Locke a 4/10!?!?! If I was friends with Boss your RZ account would be deleted by the end of the day.
Locke was one of my favorite movies of the year.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
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