Basic is the tale of six Rangers and their training officer go into the Pamana jungle on a training mission in the middle of a hurricane but only two of the trainees come out of the jungle alive, one badly wounded. When the un-wounded soldier is questioned he requests to speak to a Ranger off [...]
June 25, 2006
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Where Eagles Dare
An allied commando force, parachute into Germany to rescue an American General who has been captured. This general knows when and where the ’second front’ will take place, and if the germans get this information from him, the war will be extended by years.
Alistair MacLean wrote the screen play for this movie and [...]
June 23, 2006
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The potential end of the world from the view point of a newspaper reporter. The two world superpowers (US and USSR) detonate the biggest nuclear tests ever, unknowingly at the same time, with the effect being that the earths rotation changes.
As Sci Fi movies go, TDTECF is a strange one. It doesn’t have flying saucers [...]
June 22, 2006
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Another comic adaptation, this one featuring a creature that the Nazi’s called into this world who grows up, and up and files his horns down and is red and has a large right hand………..
The one liners sound as if James Bond is dressed in the red suit. The action is OK, although some of the [...]
March 7, 2006
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Yes, its Bond and he’s back. This time working out why a Russian research facility was destroyed and discovering an old friend along the way.
This was the first Pierce Brosnan Bond and as such its OK. The plot is the usual 007 fare and other than the visual effects, it is pretty good. The supporting [...]
March 6, 2006
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Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in a funny mystery about a woman who has something that several men want and who appear to be willing to kill for it.
A brilliant movie, that sparkles with chemistry and one liners that literally zing back and forth. This is a great movie that combines a twisting plot [...]
February 28, 2006
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A Michael Mann movie starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Yes I know its been around for years butI have only just gotten to it.
Wow, a very good crime thriller. Very stylish as per all Michael Mann movies but not as focused as later movies.
The final scene makes the movie!
January 9, 2006
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Not the 1960 Frank Sinatra helmed classic but the 2001 remake featuring a host of headliners. Incase you missed the boat, the movie is about a heist in Las Vegas. A freshly released convict comes up with a way to steal millions from three casinos at the same time. The first part of the movie [...]
December 1, 2005
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Read the book first and thought wow, this is a very powerful, slightly disturbing book that reminded me of another classic book, To Kill a Mockingbird.
The movie adaptation of the book definatly does the book justice. The casting is pretty damn amazing. If I had had to pick actors for the roles, most would be [...]
February 6, 2005
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