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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Dec 8, 2023 10:13:41 GMT -5
Saw a fun one last night on Netflix. Hunter Killer. A nuc sub tense stand-off US vs Russia under the polar ice. Very much in the vein of Hunt for Red October. Mike gives it two thumbs up.
Mike
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Post by epaul on Dec 8, 2023 16:51:27 GMT -5
Is that two thumbs out of five or four?
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Post by t-bob on Dec 8, 2023 22:41:18 GMT -5
I watched some of it. I gave 0 stars. I decided to go somewhere else
What an ......... movie. Chose it because I love many of the actors in and after about 30 minutes I was wondering why these great actors agreed to be in a B movie. Poor writing and poor acting. I really enjoyed London Has Fallen and expected something similar. This movie is just mind numbingly dumb. (I only gave it 2 stars out of sympathy for some previously respected actors.)
Every plot is predictable. Too many movies of this kind where every time Russia having a problem, USA is the saviour. Too stereotype. Too typical of Hollywood propaganda.
Weak performance by actors/actresses. Some people will say this is the answer after The Hunt For Red October but believe me, that movie stood by miles compare to this one.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Dec 9, 2023 15:01:42 GMT -5
I watched some of it. I gave 0 stars. I decided to go somewhere else Every plot is predictable. Too many movies of this kind where every time Russia having a problem, USA is the saviour. Too stereotype. Too typical of Hollywood propaganda. Weak performance by actors/actresses. Some people will say this is the answer after The Hunt For Red October but believe me, that movie stood by miles compare to this one. Bob, I respect your opinion, but I will posit that not every movie needs to challenge you intellectually. Sometimes it can just be a fun ride. Mike |
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Post by Marty on Dec 9, 2023 15:24:36 GMT -5
I enjoyed The Enemy Below, not because it's a great film but because it's a good story.
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Post by billhammond on Dec 9, 2023 16:06:00 GMT -5
As a lad, I read and enjoyed "Run Silent, Run Deep." A film by that name was later made, but veered sharply from the book's plot and did not do too well financially. It starred Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable and featured the first film appearance by Don Rickles.
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Post by howard lee on Dec 9, 2023 16:22:01 GMT -5
Is that two thumbs out of five or four?
"Charlie, they took my thumbs!"
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Post by t-bob on Dec 9, 2023 17:33:43 GMT -5
I watched some of it. I gave 0 stars. I decided to go somewhere else Every plot is predictable. Too many movies of this kind where every time Russia having a problem, USA is the saviour. Too stereotype. Too typical of Hollywood propaganda. Weak performance by actors/actresses. Some people will say this is the answer after The Hunt For Red October but believe me, that movie stood by miles compare to this one. Bob, I respect your opinion, but I will posit that not every movie needs to challenge you intellectually. Sometimes it can just be a fun ride. Mike Mike, I respect your opinion. I'm not trying to challenge you. I had some movies that are sappy, fun, boring and I watch it anyway. ((( the new Maverick - it was a fine ride ))) There's a few that I don't like the movies and I'm not being a critique A simple theory |
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Post by kenlarsson on Dec 9, 2023 19:00:24 GMT -5
As a retired Navy sonarman I can nitpick the hell out of these movies, but what genre specific movie isn't full of inaccuracies. I recently watched Tom Hanks movie "Greyhound" on Netflix. Excellent flick about a destroyer running convey duty in the Atlantic during WWII. I really enjoyed it in spite of some inaccuracies. Haven't seen the flick in question but I might give it a try.
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Post by drlj on Dec 9, 2023 19:30:59 GMT -5
As a retired Navy sonarman I can nitpick the hell out of these movies, but what genre specific movie isn't full of inaccuracies. I recently watched Tom Hanks movie "Greyhound" on Netflix. Excellent flick about a destroyer running convey duty in the Atlantic during WWII. I really enjoyed it in spite of some inaccuracies. Haven't seen the flick in question but I might give it a try. I liked Greyhound, too. I recommend it to anyone who can actually find it. AppleTV is the only place I know of. |
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Post by t-bob on Dec 9, 2023 19:34:20 GMT -5
I enjoy a good movie. I’m doing some flashbacks and a flick in England in the 40s. Mrs Harris goes to Paris….. was beautiful story …things were different an era
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Post by kenlarsson on Dec 9, 2023 22:49:08 GMT -5
Too many streaming services..it was on Apple+.
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Post by drlj on Dec 10, 2023 10:30:10 GMT -5
Too many streaming services..it was on Apple+. I agree. You could go broke with streaming services just so you can watch one or two things on each. I had 3 months of Apple+ free because I bought an IPad. It is well worth free. |
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Post by t-bob on Dec 10, 2023 14:03:29 GMT -5
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris -2022
This is a wonderful movie
I loved Paris London and the 50s
I actually done the whole film yet… because I like it so good I did it for three times in a little “nips”
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