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Leave the World Behind (2023)
So non-chalant
On a weekend getaway at a luxury rental home, a family of a professor and advertising executive and their two teenagers seem absolutely clueless. A report of a major blackout, an off course ocean tanker runs aground on a tourist beach, no internet and the only TV shows a national emergency alert but no reason for the family or the returning homeowner to think anything is amiss. Just a small inconvenience. Geez whiz maybe it will pass in a couple hours. They venture out to only find more odd circumstances but let's go back to the house, leave the kids out of the loop, shrug off the sonic booms, ear splitting high frequency sounds, drink wine, smoke weed, listen to old rap music. Not much of a plan for what are portrayed as intelligent people. Good idea to let your 13 year old daughter wander off. Then stand around not looking for her. Good time for conversation. Like telling someone you barely know why your job sucks. Oh wait maybe we should look for the lost girl. Nah, let's discuss my terrible life experiences. Fight or flight should be kicking in but that is non existent. The 13 year old's importance shows at the end. 'Why don't we put her in charge!'
The Last Ship (2014)
Typical fake brave heroes saving the world.
I'll just say one observation.
Dr, Scott has been secretly tasked by an incognito U. S. government to find a cure buried in the ice in the Artic Circle. It's the most important task to save humanity she needs to perform. Civilization depends on her finding this in the ice. It is imperative!! Conditions on Earth cannot continue to support human life. Are you realizing how important her mission is? She cannot fail!!! It will be a dead planet Earth floating in the universe. I don't know about the animals still on the planet.
So when did she find time to put on pink lipstick and blush on her cheeks?!?!
Lizzo: Live in Concert (2022)
It's great but one thing...
Lizzo rules. Great show but.... the sound at times was sort of muffled. I want to hear every note that comes out of her mouth or through her flute. The clarity just wasn't there. Now I'm not a sound engineer but at my age I have certainly seen and listened to thousands of music concerts on the television and In my humble opinion it would seem when it was edited for sound someone in production must have noticed that. Otherwise the visuals were great, the band sounded tight, her dancers were right on and the cut to the backstage scenes were nice to see. 9.9 out of 10 with that .1 taken away for the sound.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Not so much
It was like a cross between the gang that couldn't shoot straight and the remake of The Karate kid. Casting a bunch of bumbling old mafia types and a guy we are made to assume has been self trained to be a samurai assassin leaves a lot to the imagination to fill in the story. I thought using a carrier pigeon to communicate was different but that's not the way they work. You can't whisper in a pigeon's ear to take a message to 2 Main St, wait for a reply then fly home. And the ice cream vendor who speaks only French but took English lessons, lives in the US, deals with customers that probably only speak English but yet both ghost dog and a little girl were able to figure out what he was saying. Not so sure about that part of the story.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Suspension of logic applies.
Ok. Suspension of logic rules apply. I saw the first Top Gun in the theaters meaning I'm old (older) and seen my share of movies in the meantime. So here we go.
Mav flies to many Machs with his special Navy jet with only a crew of 5? (Motorcycle helmets are required on public roads in California). Penny owns a bar, a sailboat, a Porsche and a beautiful beachside bungalow. Must be very rich. Admiral Iceman calls him back into the fold. And that's the first 20 minutes. Not much too realism in this movie but not unexpected.
Strange Wilderness (2008)
LOUSY
Not funny. No one laughed for the entire movie. I wish I could give it a zero or even a negative number. I'm not sure why this movie was even conceived or made. Who ever produced this junk should refund anyone that paid to see it.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Not what I remember about Tammy
I remember Tammy Faye having a much more squeaky voice and really overdoing it with make up. The Tammy Faye portrayed in this movie was a little more laid-back. I believe they were trying to show a nicer version of Tammy Faye and I believe she probably was a really a great person inside. There's nothing wrong with that but I'm not sure I agree with the best actress.
Life & Beth (2022)
Giving it a chance
I'm trying the show out but it seems every character is a bit dysfunctional. Maybe just getting used to them so I'll see how it goes. I just hope the pace picks up but a lot of conversations between 2 characters with simple subjects.
American Auto (2021)
So bad
Remember that the US auto industry is very relevant to Americans so to try and force this totally unrealistic version of a bunch of dummies running an auto company is the only comedy this show creates.