Rocky Balboa (I actually rented it)
MoviesOk so I broke down and rented Rocky Balboa this weekend.
Here is my review:
No, no no no no no no no no no! No nono no no;no no no no no no no? "...woman cancer" (?!) No no no no no no no no no no no no no no novv. (no no no no no no) no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no.
No no no no no no no. no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no.
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no.
Then he magically disappears in the very end.
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Movie Review: Casino Royale (2006)
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This weekend we rented two movies.
Casino Royale and The Holiday. One for me, one for Chas. Now, I
know I like Bond movies, but I am admittedly pretty under-informed as
it relates to the actual Bond series books from Fleming.
Casino Royale begins with a brief intro about Bond (Daniel Craig) gaining 00 status and quickly turns into major action-flick action sequences. I noticed right off the bat that this Bond was a lot more physical and a lot less “refined”, for lack of a better term, that the Bond I was used to. The fight scenes were great, Bond was a shaping up to be a perfect knuckle head (also noted by his boss “M”). To the observer, it really seemed like they were trying to establish Bond as a meathead with a gun.
I enjoyed the movie, but wasn't sure what I really thought about the portrayal of Bond. After a call to my brother Mike , a movie connoisseur, he informed me that Casino Royale was the very first book in the Bond series and that it followed that the character was not as polished or suave as he would later become. (Thanks Mike!)
Good Bond flick. Good action movie. I say rent it.
300: A manly movie, for dudes who like killing and other manly things.
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Ok, so... after seeing the trailers for 300 I knew I was going to have to see this one in the theater. Long story short, I'm glad I did!
There has been no shortage of people ranting about the historical inaccuracies and blah blah...whatever. All I know is that the Spartans in this movie were seriously kicka$$.
The movie starts out with a brief run-down on the way Spartan boys are raised purely to wage war. They start their training very early, and basically never stop. Once that build-up is done, and we (the audience) understands how completely raw and awesome Spartan soldiers are, the fighting begins and pretty much continues for the rest of the film.
There was nothing I didn't like about the movie, except that it had to end after only 2 hours.
Here is a trailer of the movie in case you haven't had a chance to see it yet.
Flywheel the movie: whats the story?
MoviesAfter watching "Facing The Giants" over the weekend, I discovered there was another movie named "Flywheel" made by the same group.
Blurb from www.Flywheelthemovie.com :
JAY AUSTIN (Alex Kendrick) wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are repeatedly exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by the masks he wears and lies he tells. While having a classic convertible repaired, Austin begins a humorous and inspiring journey to win back the hearts of his wife (Janet Lee Dapper), his son (Richie Hunnewell), and his community. In every man’s life, there can be a turning point. When Jay Austin makes his turn, he never looks back. Filmed on location in Albany, Georgia, Flywheel has been shown in theaters, churches, prisons and schools. It is an inspiring family movie surprising audiences with laughter and tears and is loved by the young and old.
Read more about the Kendrick brothers (the ones who make these movies) here: www.kendrickbrothers.com
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Facing the Giants
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As you might already know, I use the Blockbuster online movie rental service, which now allows you to return the mailed DVD to the actual Blockbuster store and exchange it for an in-store rental (pretty cool, way better than Netfilx IMO).
Anyways, one of the challenges I am beginning to face is that there is a shortage of movies that I enjoy, but are safe for the little rugrat (my kiddo). Figuring sports movies should cover those bases, I have been renting football movies as of late. (Invincible and The Gridiron Gang previously). And what I ended up with this weekend was a little movie titled "Facing the Giants". I had been avoiding it since it looked like a low budget (what I term "homemade") movie without the "name-brand" cast and what not.
The beginning of the movie I was pretty much underwhelmed with the acting, and since I had never heard of the movie before I didn't realize where it was going to go, I was feeling pretty skeptical. For those of you who have seen and loved this movie, you know what comes next.
Here is a blurb about the movie on the movie's website www.FacingTheGiants.com
From the award-winning producers of FLYWHEEL comes a new, action-packed, family-friendly drama about a high school football coach who draws up a new game plan for his team … and himself.
In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure.
However, an unexpected challenge helps him find a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach Taylor and the Eagles discover how faith plays out on the field … and off.
With God, all things are possible …
This movie was very touching, even while being very predictable. I would suggest this to anyone who is looking for a good great family movie.
Lady In The Water
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The latest movie on my recently viewed list, is Lady In The Water directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Plot outline from IMDB :
"Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Giamatti) rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world."
For some reason, I had the impression that this movie was going to be a horror film but as it turned out, it really wasn't that horrifying at all. If anything, I would put this in the fantasy genre with all of the talk of nymphs, mythical scrunts (basically dogs with grass for fur who have their own special powers), hugemongous eagles, etc.
One funny side character was a guy who only worked out one side of his body, so his right arm and leg were pretty muscled while the left side was scrawny.
Put this one in your queue (if you do the online rental thing), or go rent it...good stuff.
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