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17 Points |
2011 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
United
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
A dramatic tale of Manchester United in the 50’s and the Munich air crash that killed 8 team members. As with most sports movies, Manchester starts with the usual formula: work hard, come from behind, do great things. Then Munich happened. Just like you’d expect, things got depressing – de…
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Kyle discovers his grandpa Bud’s old Army footlocker from WWII, the mementos within serve as the catalyst for some great wartime storytelling. As you learn with a movie opening flashback, Kyle becomes a soldier also, and the stories along with the bond made for a great movie which has a Band of…
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17 Points |
2012 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
The Impossible
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Starts out with a big splash (pun intended) of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Big waves, lots of confusion, and a tremendous amount of human suffering. If this weren’t billed as a true story, I would have dismissed what happened next as too circumstantial and fabricated. The movie quickly evol…
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
This history of Pu Yi – the last emperor of China is quite the epic. Chinese history is not well known to most, never mind the complicated transition from Empire, to Nationalism, to Japan domination, and finally to communism. Pu Yi was born in to emperor-hood, was ousted by chiang kai shek, cozie…
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17 Points |
2008 |
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Really Great
An amazingly dramatic film about a competitive climb up the north face of the Eiger. Incredible action, an interesting back-story, and non-stop suspense make this film a must-see – even if you aren’t a fan of subtitles. It won’t matter, trust me.
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Good |
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17 Points |
2013 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Parkland
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
Can you really make an entire feature length film out of a single day’s events following JFK’s assasination? Well, yes – by following four different stories: Zapruder the famous film-maker, The Oswalds, the law, and the emergency room doctors and nurses. The result is a bit muddled, but keeps …
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OK |
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17 Points |
2014 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
The Monuments Men
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Instead of a serious “Saving Private Ryan†we get a semi-humorous “Saving Claude Monetâ€. The story is decent, send in a platoon of art experts to save the world’s gems from Nazi tyranny. However the execution is “meh.†With a cast like the one presented, I expected more in the com…
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Great |
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17 Points |
1993 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Tombstone
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
Every possible plot you’d want from a western is weaved in to Tombstone, and a stellar cast makes this film a must-see on any fan of the genre’s “must see” list. Kurt Russel, Val Kilmer (who is great imho), Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton , Powers Boothe, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestley…. Need I g…
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OK |
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17 Points |
1992 |
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YouTube
1492: Conquest of Paradise
iTunes
1492: Conquest of Paradise
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Ridley Scott’s big budget film about the famous Christopher Columbus was entertaining, but not as gripping as you’d expect from the 40M investment. The scenes, costumes, etc. were all very well done – but the movie suffers from being overly dramatic and one grows weary after an hour or so. Also…
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Good |
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17 Points |
2013 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
The Frozen Ground
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
The battle of the C’s: Its Nicholas Cage vs. John Cusak in this tale based on an Alaskan true story about an attempt to take down serial rapist-killer. Cage goes after the bad guy Cusak with gusto in this somewhat haphazardly put together script. Cusak makes a great psychopath, but the connectio…
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