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Tumbledown (2015)
First 40 minutes great, last half of the movie falls apart.
Watched this on VuDu on 2/20/16 and it was an engaging heartfelt movie that drew us in at the start, but then it began a slow agonizing death by the mid-point and by the end of the movie we were praying for the end. Any end. Just end it. The movie just falls apart in the second half. Almost as if the ending production was rushed because everyone was bored or ran out of interesting things to say and do on screen. There are so many wasted story lines in this movie that just seem to start, do nothing, mean nothing, and go absolutely nowhere. The only character that seemed to engage and hold our attention was the one played by Jason. 5/10. And I am being generous.
Children of Men (2006)
What? Huh? Whazzat? WTF?
It's not often I go to the trouble of posting a review on IMDb for really bad movies, but I had to post a comment about "Children of Men". Good God, what a ZZZZZZZZzzzzz fest. I *thought* that since so many of the previous reviewers had rated this film so highly that I would also enjoy it, sadly, I was wrong. Little or no character development, sub-plots that go nowhere, and a strangely disjointed story line just made this movie almost unbearable to watch. I finally realized what hooked me into seeing this movie...watch the trailer. Almost all the scenes have Julianne Moore and Michael Caine, although their combined on-screen time is minuscule compared to the other characters. That's the hook that got me, I thought I was going to see a movie where Caine and Moore were significant characters, and instead I got film filmed with Brits whose accents and rapid muddled speech made the dialog almost unfathomable. I agree with many of the other reviews, a lot of the scenes looked like video game screen shots...the prison scenes, the battle scenes, and the mandatory car chase/crash/shootout scenes.
Phew. Phew. Phew.
La science des rêves (2006)
An unimaginative film, tired and clichéd'.
It's hard to put into words the train wreck this film is, but I am going to try.
I generally like independent film, it's a refreshing alternative to what the mainstream pumps out to the masses, but this film is beyond redemption.
I hated the film. The scenes were chaotic, and appeared to be shot quickly. The dialog made no sense; it was difficult to bond with the characters when they spoke so quickly, so poorly (enunciation) and switched languages so often.
It was all too much. Too much scenery, too much thought, too much into every scene to try and comprehend what was going on. I got the part about life and dreams, but it shouldn't take 20 repetitions to make that point over and over and over and over.
We should have walked out, but stayed till the end. Which was a huge mistake.
I want my wasted time back. Can I borrow the one second time machine? Hint hint.
Crossfire Trail (2001)
Another Great Louis L'Amour Adaption by Selleck
Continuing in the long line of making great movies based on Louis L'Amour western novels, Tom Selleck faithfully presents "Crossfire Trail" the tale of a honest man who keeps his word to a dying man. Selleck is Rafe Covington, a tough western cowboy who meets a shanghaied rancher on the high seas. Brutally taken by force, the dying man extracts a promise from Covington to care over his wife, and to keep his ranch. Arriving back in the dying mans town, Covington discovers a plot to steal the widow's land and the hidden treasure contained within.
While these made for TV movies based on L'Amours' novels may seem simplistic, fans of Louis L'Amour will come to recognize the simple themes of honesty, faithfulness, and keeping your word. As with the other movies based on L'Amours' novels (The Sackett series) Selleck is faithfully bringing the original themes to television. Another great movie from Selleck's production company. Let's hope Tom keeps making movies out of Louis L'Amour novels.
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Best of the Mel Brooks Series....funnier each time you see it
I've always judged a good movie by the number of funny quotes you can remember, and this movie has a plethora of fun quotes:
"Ix-nay on the Roten-ay" "YES!...YES!...HE WAS MY BOYFRIEND!!" "Hump?....What Hump??" "Abby......Abby Normal"... "No matter how much I scream, don't open the door...............let me out, let me out of here, OPEN-THE-DOOR! FOR THE LOVE OF JESUS OPENTHEDOOR!"
Young Frankenstein is one of the funniest movies of the 70's, it had some great stars, and wonderful cameos. Gene Hackman as the blind priest is hilarious. And any movie with Madeline Kahn is a winner. Marty Feldman was at his comedy peak with this great film. Peter Boyle is great as the monster. And Teri Garr is fabulous as Dr "Frunkenschteen"'s love interest.
Gene Wilder should have won an Oscar for his performance.
Rent or buy it today, it should be in every homeowners film collection.
Red Dawn (1984)
Defining film of the "Cold War" genre.
"Red Dawn" is one of the defining films of the late Cold War era. It's a dramatic, gritty look at a war fought in the United States by scared kids against invading Russians and Cubans.
John Milius portrayal of the resistance fighting is classic in form and function. The action scenes, of which there weren't enough, are cleverly crafted to show how the "wolverines" progress from scared high-schoolers to seasoned resistance fighters.
Great scenes of faux Soviet weaponry, for the time it was filmed, most of the weaponry was correct with few technical errors.
Great plot, good acting, and flag-waving ending. Great film.