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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| November 28th, 2015 at 5:58:46 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 165 Posts: 6377 |
I have been constantly plagued with this problem too I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| November 28th, 2015 at 7:03:23 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 | Big thumbs up from me for Creed. The plot is that Apollo Creed knocked up another woman outside of marriage before his death in the ring with Drago in Rocky IV. The child (Adonnis) was born after that. Apollo's wife was kind enough to taken him in, despite not being his natural mother. Naturally, he was a gifted fighter but only did it recreationally in Tijuana and was entirely self-taught. As a young man he decides to turn his back on his office job and living off Apollo's money and seeks out Rocky to train him. I think he figures Rocky owes him the favor, as Apollo would have never died had Rocky stopped the fight against Drago. Rocky wants nothing to do with boxing at first but Adonnis wears him down and he does. As they prepare for a big fight in England, Rocky learns he has cancer and his first reaction is to let nature take its course, as everybody he ever cared about in life has already died. That is about as far as I should take it, as I've already gone more than half way through the movie. Anyway, I thought the movie was on par with Rocky II. I hesitate to call this one a Rocky movie, but it was as good or better than any Rocky movie except the original. However, it also had its own feel to it. My compliments to Michael B. Jordan for an outstanding job. I'd like to see him at least get an Oscar nomination. His work in Fright Night Lights (the TV series) and The Wire were outstanding too. For any fan of the Rocky movies, Creed should not be missed. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| November 28th, 2015 at 11:13:56 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 |
I loved Reacher, seen it 5 times at least. One of Cruise's best in the last 10 years. Also Live Die Repeat, seen that 5 times. Cruise always gives us all he's got, it's like he feels bad if he doesn't give us our moneys worth. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| November 28th, 2015 at 11:40:25 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
I have read a ton of Jack Reacher books? Jack Reacher in the books is a real big guy Tom Cruise is a real small guy Its kind of like casting Pee Wee Herman as Batman. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| November 28th, 2015 at 12:46:23 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 |
In the books James Bond is 6' 1" tall. The current Bond is short. Doesn't seem to matter a whit to anybody. Daniel Craig wears lifts that make him 5' 10" for the Bond movies. If you watch films he did years ago, he's much shorter. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| November 28th, 2015 at 12:57:59 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22939 |
Back in the day when he was younger, that would have been interesting. Who would be Robin? Minime? He really would fit for a different kind of oddball Joker or Riddler. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| November 28th, 2015 at 1:41:35 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Critics seem to agree with you TOMATOMETER Creed (2015) 93% Rocky Balboa 76% Rocky V (1990) 28% Rocky IV (1985) 40% Rocky III (1982) 63% Rocky II (1979) 73% Rocky (1976) 93% |
| November 28th, 2015 at 1:52:47 PM permalink | |
| TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 |
Yeah, but it doesn't matter so much in the film... the size of Reacher is made a point of in the books, but in the films, he still feels like -Reacher-, and that's good enough for me. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
| November 28th, 2015 at 4:59:24 PM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 165 Posts: 6377 | Jack Reacher - former cop [MP] turned action hero. hmmm. Just doesn't do it for me. Maybe if I'd read the books. I really don't read those kinds of books though. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| November 28th, 2015 at 5:27:21 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 |
I didn't know there were Reacher books until today. The movie is good because the story has lots of action and it has a good script and Tom Cruise. It's entertaining as hell, I'm sure I'll watch it 5 more times. I do that with movies I like. I've seen The Fugitive, the Pirate movies, Constantine, Godfather series, on and on, more times than I can count. It's like a favorite book, you read it many times because you know you're going to like it. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |