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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Suspend all intelligence and you'll enjoy this cartoon
This movie is an accurate depiction of what would happen if the White House was guarded by dozens of drunk college students with guns and then attacked by dozens of sharp shooters.
Welcome to the White House, where the world's dumbest and most ineffective American security forces, headed by the world's wimpiest and borderline traitorous leaders (turns out not only will we negotiate with terrorists, we'll unilaterally disarm entire regions and give them secret launch codes to apocalyptic defense systems too), not surprisingly manage to lose the White House, the President, and almost the entire country to about 40 armed terrorists who manage to sneak into Washington toting all kinds of advanced weaponry. I couldn't decide whether to laugh or be angry.
In the event of the capture of the President, nobody would negotiate with these terrorists as long as the chain of command is still in tact. The fact that the President himself expressed this (which could be interpreted as a direct order) before he was gagged makes this even more ridiculous. North Korea does not even have the technological resources to mount such an attack and occupation. In reality, we would immediately level North Korea to a smoldering pile. Also, does the Korean government not believe in background checks? They just let 5 mercenaries accompany the prime minister straight to the US President.
It took 15 minutes for the Army to arrive when there is a AC130 mowing down civilians, really? I can suspend belief that terrorists could take over the White House and hold the President hostage. I can suspend belief that a C-130 gunship could violate restricted airspace and cause havoc in Washington D.C. I can't however, suspend belief that highly trained Secret Service agents would walk right out into the open with nothing but pistols. The Secret Service agents all appear to have been hired by lemmings dot.com because they all just keep running out the front door and into the line of fire.
It seems they have a plan for the President, but what about the rest of the family? No one bothered to get his son, he's just roaming around in the walls.
Also one would think that the president is a single absolute monarch, but HE IS EXPENDABLE! He (gets replaced every 4 years anyway, so why wasn't he sacrificed for the security of 300+ million people?
About Last Night (2014)
About Staying Awake
This movie re-make was extremely disappointing. I'd been waiting to see this DVD for the last three months and I was really looking forward to it. I saw the '80s version with Demi Moore and Rob Lowe and I really enjoyed it. It is not a classic or even a cult film by any means, but it was entertaining and the acting was believable.
This remake was horrible - the acting was flat with the exception of Regina Hall and even so, she was a little over the top as Joan. Kevin Hart was screechy (like Chris Tucker) and seemed to be doing a comedy stand-up routine throughout the movie rather than really getting into his character. Joy Bryant seemed to have phoned in her part and was by far the dullest character in the movie. The dog, Pacino, was more exciting than this Debbie. I've been a fan of Michael Ealy's for years, and I was taken by surprise that he didn't do more with his role. His relationship with Debbie was one-dimensional and there didn't seem to be any chemistry between Danny and Debbie at all. I didn't really care whether or not they got back together because it never seemed as if they had a relationship to begin with.