I really want to see "US President": American Badass. So much so that I've forgotten which president lol. J Edgar Hoover maybe? Either way the trailer made me lol hard. They've even got a badass Winston Churchill in there. Side note there's actually a student here called Winston Churchill, epic child naming skills lol.
It was FDR. Probably America's greatest president other than Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. You Brits can thank FDR for the fact that you're not speaking German now. You can also thank him for a lot of your nice social policies since those were pretty much his idea too with the second bill of rights. Too bad they were implemented in the countries we helped out and not in the US itself. He ended the Great Depression and his policies won WW2, and he did this while crippled with polio. He truely was an American Badass.
I always have to take issue when i hear shit like this. 1) WW2 started in September 1939 - the USA didn't get involved until Pearl Harbour in 1941. Where was the US during this two year period? They were selling the Allies weapons and goods and making rediculous money. In fairness, FDR wanted to join in from the outset but the rest of the govt. at the time (mostly involved in the industries making all the money in Europe) didn't want a part of a war in Europe. 2) What language do you think you'd be speaking if you didn't finally join the war? Let's remember something very significant about the Germans: they had the best technology on the planet at the time. Germany had not only developed rockets that would have eventually hit the eastern coast of the US, they had developed flying wing bombers that fly there to drop their bombs and return safely They were also well on the way to developing the nuclear bomb which is why after Berlin fell the US and Soviets raced to collect up all the nazi scientists and grant them immunity in exchange for their co-operation. I can't be bothered to really argue points about a War that ended nearly 70 years ago but I get really pissed off when I hear shit like this. Fighting in WW2 not only kept Europe free it kept the US from being fucked on two fronts by the Japanese and Germans. While it's fair to say that we'd probably be speaking German now were it not for the US intervention, it's equally fair to say you'd probably be speaking the same if you hadn't joined in when you did. Unless of course you think Hitler and the Nazi's would have left you alone once they conquered Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa. I think it's probably more fair to say that certainly the USA finally joining the fight was what swung the war it could only have been won with co-operation. So yeah, we'd all be speaking german now and goosestepping back and forth but we'd probably all drive really nice luxury cars on fantastic roads with no speed limits....
Saw Chronicle today. Pretty good depiction of normal life going magical. But Christ, that kid is messed up...
Tower Heist I think I chuckled twice the whole movie. Pretty lame stuff. It was just barely interesting enough to be watchable. Eddie Murphy has lost whatever magic he had back in the 80s. It was the kind of bland, unoffensive comedy you watch with your parents. J Edgar Maybe it got better. I don't know. I couldn't stay awake through it. It was just so damn boring. Also, Leo Dicaprio looked ridiculous in the old guy makeup.
The Racket Classic film noir from the early 1950's that was produced by Howard Hughes and stars Robert Mitchum. Mitchum delivers a fairly average performance by his standards, but Robert Ryan is excellent as the heavy. If you've played LA Noire, this film contains many of the noir archetypes seen in that game. There's even a passing mention of a real estate scam orchestrated by the racketeers at the end of the film.
Made Holy Fug dude! Not only did they have an Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole song but they had the Jurrasic 5 song from the day too!!! OMG!!! The movie?? Oh yeah, there was a movie huh... well Vince Vaughn plays another asshole who turns out to be the hero in the end as always. Very predictable and not funny at all. Occasionally VV is in funny flics, I don't think this one was even meant to be funny.
Sleeping Beauty I only kept watching it because of the nudity. It was a pretentious pile of crap, with almost no discernible plot. I'm also still confused as to why dirty old men would want to pay to be with a whore who can't be penetrated. What's the point? Whores sell their holes. That's what they do.
Hmmm. The Sleeping Beauty I saw had nothing to do with whores. Beavery Hills Cop II - Eh you know what it is.
Yeah, we're definitely not talking about the same movie. Sleeping Beauty in this one is a high class whore who takes sedatives, lies in a bed, and lets lecherous old men grope and molest her while she sleeps. The old guys can grope and molest and hump to their hearts' content as long as there's no penetration and they don't leave any marks. Instead of being woken up by prince charming, she wakes up at the end when one of the old guys ODs and croaks on the bed next to her. Minus the softcore porn, it was a pretty pointless movie.
Bridge on the River Kwai Watched this again last night. It's a great anti-war movie that has stood the test of time. Alec Guinness gives probably his best performance. It's not entirely historically accurate, but I can forgive that because it was well written and acted. The subplot with the commandos is weaker than the main plot about building the bridge, but it's still a good movie overall. I thought it did a good job of capturing how out of touch with reality the British leadership was during the war. It seems like the British thought they would be treated fairly by the Japanese when they surrendered en masse at Singapore, when in reality the Japanese were about as barbaric as they come when dealing with prisoners. There's a scene where Saito smacks Colonel Nicholson in the face with the Geneva convention that captures this pretty well. You were better off killing yourself or dying in combat than surrendering to the Japanese. My main criticism with the film is that it doesn't go far enough in portraying Japanese barbarism towards POWs. But you probably weren't going to get that from something made in the 1950s. Also, in reality, there actually was a bridge on the railroad to Burma built by POWs and slave laborers similar to what was depicted in the film, but the British commander was not a collaborator, and in reality actually tried to sabotage the bridge with termites and faulty concrete. Also, Saito was not in command, and was supposed to be one of the few Japanese who was fair to the prisoners, which resulted in him being exonerated from a war crimes tribunal. But the film is a work of historical fiction that isn't meant to be taken literally.
These Are The Damned One of Hammer's more obscure films from the 1960's, it has kind of a French art film feel to it mixed in with the science fiction plot. It's a bit of a mess in the first 20 minutes or so, but eventually turns into a solid film with an original and fairly disturbing premise: how would the government prepare the human race for life after a nuclear apocalypse? MacDonald Carey is an awful choice as the lead, but the rest of the cast is very good.
Napoleon Dynamite I don't understand why this movie is popular. It's retarded and unfunny. It wants to be weird and quirky, but just comes across like it's trying too hard.
Red State This is basically a film about what would happen if the Westborouh Baptist Church had an armoury and started kidnapping/killing teenagers. It's a reasonable tense drama and hey, it's got John Goodman so I'm on board.
Cutthroat Island Well I can see why this one flopped so badly. The acting was dreadful, the clichés were fast and furious and the bad guy put on the stupidest voice I have heard in a while. Still it gave me something to do for 90 minutes or so on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Martha Marcy May Marlene I watched this primarily to see Elizabeth Olsen's performance. She really is a very talented and promising young actress. The movie incorporates the psychopathology of the lead character, which is a challenging yet interesting choice. The ending will be a source of irritation for many, but I thought it definitely fit. I wouldn't be surprised if Elizabeth Olsen became a star within the next few years. I hope she continues to take risks and doesn't go too Hollywood with her career as she gains popularity. 7/10 for the movie 9/10 for Olsen