Movie Reviews - Atonement, Rambo, Jumper & Meet the Spartans
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Have been out to the movies a few times recently & thought I'd just include some reviews for people.
Atonement (with Kiera Knightley)
Interesting storyline & character interaction. Some interesting footage (Dunkirk & wartime London). Worth seeing once (but won't be buying the DVD to add to my collection).
Rambo
Now I enjoyed the previous 3 Rambo movies, but this is very different. It is much darker & almost a bloodfest protest against the civil war occuring within Myanmar (Burma) rather than a movie per se. There are many horrific scenes (torture, human rights abuses & killings) by members of the military of Myanmar - in many cases more graphic than I thought warranted - adding to my thought that it was more a protest movie than anything else. The characterisation of the different mercenaries is quite eye-opening - I suspect they are probably close to the truth in some cases.
Despite his age Sylvester Stallone does seem to handle himself well & it is definately the same character from the previous movies (just older & wiser).
Ok but again probably not going to be adding to my DVD collection. This movie did make me hope the UN, USA or someone goes in soon to resolve the problem. From what I know beyond the movie it is a situation that needs external intervention.
Jumper
Movie was okay - story was good but really not developed enough. This probably would have worked better as a tv series (similar to StarGate) and would have been interesting for the history & organisation of the Paladins (those against Jumpers) to be explained in more depth. Effects made it worth seeing on the big screen - but again, not on my list of movies to add to the DVD collection. A big let-down from the hype.
Meet the Spartans
Of the four movies - this was the most enjoyable. I really enjoyed the original movie (300) so when this movie tracks close to the original, it made the spoof element more fun. We kept laughing through the whole movie - and unlike some spoof movies - you couldn't always guess which way the comedy would go next. If you do go to watch - stay through the credits - there are quite a number of extra bits interspersed throughout the credits - all the way to the end.
The inclusion of the guy who played Hercules as the Captain really added to it - especially as he seemed to enjoy the spoof aspects hugely.
Have been out to the movies a few times recently & thought I'd just include some reviews for people.
Atonement (with Kiera Knightley)
Interesting storyline & character interaction. Some interesting footage (Dunkirk & wartime London). Worth seeing once (but won't be buying the DVD to add to my collection).
Rambo
Now I enjoyed the previous 3 Rambo movies, but this is very different. It is much darker & almost a bloodfest protest against the civil war occuring within Myanmar (Burma) rather than a movie per se. There are many horrific scenes (torture, human rights abuses & killings) by members of the military of Myanmar - in many cases more graphic than I thought warranted - adding to my thought that it was more a protest movie than anything else. The characterisation of the different mercenaries is quite eye-opening - I suspect they are probably close to the truth in some cases.
Despite his age Sylvester Stallone does seem to handle himself well & it is definately the same character from the previous movies (just older & wiser).
Ok but again probably not going to be adding to my DVD collection. This movie did make me hope the UN, USA or someone goes in soon to resolve the problem. From what I know beyond the movie it is a situation that needs external intervention.
Jumper
Movie was okay - story was good but really not developed enough. This probably would have worked better as a tv series (similar to StarGate) and would have been interesting for the history & organisation of the Paladins (those against Jumpers) to be explained in more depth. Effects made it worth seeing on the big screen - but again, not on my list of movies to add to the DVD collection. A big let-down from the hype.
Meet the Spartans
Of the four movies - this was the most enjoyable. I really enjoyed the original movie (300) so when this movie tracks close to the original, it made the spoof element more fun. We kept laughing through the whole movie - and unlike some spoof movies - you couldn't always guess which way the comedy would go next. If you do go to watch - stay through the credits - there are quite a number of extra bits interspersed throughout the credits - all the way to the end.
The inclusion of the guy who played Hercules as the Captain really added to it - especially as he seemed to enjoy the spoof aspects hugely.
Labels: Atonement, Jumper, Meet the Spartans, movie reviews, Rambo
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