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Midsommar (2019)
MIDSOMMAR...
Ari Aster, director of Hereditary directs this bizarre kind of drama, thriller type of horrorish kind of film. It starts off with Dani's (Florence Pugh) family dying due to her sister Terri I think but not sure poisoning the home of her parents with carbon monoxide. Next thing Dani's boyfriend played by Jack Reynor gets a call from Dani and goes over to comfort her on the loss of her killer sister and dead parents. Next thing her boyfriend decides to go to a party and she goes along. Dani, her boyfriend and some other friends decide at the party they are going to Sweden for a month and a half but the trip was planned probably way before the party even happened. Dani and her boyfriend go home, Dani bites his head off because she's in shock he's going to Sweden and a heated dispute takes place. Not long after this the group including Dani go to Sweden for some midsommar festival thing to check it out and one of the group is part of this midsommar thing as he's familiar with it so tags along with the group. They get the plane then a car to the midsommar event in Sweden, once there bizarre ceremonies and practices take place and one minute it feels beautiful and a tranquil place, next one by one the group members start disappearing and this is a group of about 4-6 people. With some gore scenes and a pretty slow moving pace which others find boring it's not the best horror or film I've seen but I liked it even if it was strange.
Hider in the House (1989)
One of Gary Busey's best.
Gary Busey plays Tom Sykes, who gets councilling of some type I think, not sure why? Maybe his bad past but who really knows. Anyway he somehow manages to build his own little hideaway in an attic in a house with no tenants which I found odd because wasn't the house ever locked and how did he get inside? Anyway a family move in, he keeps himself pretty much his away, only coming out of the attic and popping downstairs to eat and drink when the family isn't there and sometimes wonders out for various things. Later he introduces himself to the mother of the family and tries to befriend them passing himself off as a stranger off the streets and keeping his attic hiding a secret. He kills the families dog, buries it in the garden and kills a friend of the family and an exterminator who goes into the attic to kill rats but there was no rats, just Sykes (Busey) hiding behind another wall lol. Good thriller with a good ending besides Tom Sykes (Busey's) character dying.
The Game Changers (2018)
Borefest
Only one way to describe Game Changers, an incredible ride of bore. If you want a substitute for sleeping pills then watch this movie because I fell asleep watching it in cinema's. Truly awful film
Death Wish II (1982)
DEATH WISH 2 in one word.. CLASSIC.
Okay so Michael Winner and Charles Bronson return for the sequel that follows the original 1974 Death Wish. Here you've got 5 street punks who pinch Paul Kersey's (Bronson) wallet then make off. Paul Kersey chases a black member of the gang and catch him, he then pulls out a knife and Kersey gets it off him with no harm done except the black dude not having Kersey's stolen wallet on him. Later Paul Kersey's (Charles Bronson's) daughter and housekeeper are killed, Kersey hit from behind and knocked out unconscious by the punks who stole his wallet earlier in the film. The housekeeper gets raped before dying and the daughter driven away by the punks and later tries to escape but the punks follow her and her life ends sadly. Paul Kersey finds out his daughter's dead but remembers the faces of the gang and lies to police that he remembers nothing at all. Then he turns vigilante roaming the dark streets of Los Angeles looking for the 5 gang members who killed his daughter and housekeeper to exact revenge. Carrying his gun around and wearing a balaclava, this has to be Bronson's best Death Wish film for me, very disturbing, graphic violence and excellent performance from all the cast. DEATH WISH 2 is brutal, savage, dark and violent and a winner by the late Michael Winner... 10/10
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
Death Wish V: The Face of a Dead Sequel
Death Wish 5... After seeing the first 3 Death Wish films directed by the late Michael Winner I thought the lot was great. My favourites though are Death Wish II and III then you had Death Wish IV which wasn't great but okay. Now it's Death Wish 5, weak on so many levels, the villains are awful, the story drags on and on and Charles Bronson uses a toy football to blow someone up via remote control. The action scenes at the end were okay but a little too late and doesn't feel like a Death Wish film but more of a rescue his daughter from the bad guys movie. At least they didn't make a number 6, Death Wish 5 is a bad movie but at least Death Wish 4 was better and still the first three in the series are the best out of the lot so skip this turkey.
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Nasty, good sequel...
Death Wish III stars Charles Bronson, back to his vigilante ways again, fresh after blowing away 5 street punks in Death Wish II... This time it's difficult to put into words. A kind of community bullied or being destroyed by thugs, gang members and people on motorbikes and mainly old folk are being targeted. Plenty of action and violence for Death Wish fans and sadly the last one directed by the late Michael Wimmer
. Number 4 and 5 go downhill from here but anyways, Death Wish 3 isn't as good as Death Wish II but still a great film. 8/10
Death Wish (2018)
Death Wish, you've got it.
Death Wish with Bruce Willis was never going to be as good as Charles Bronson's version's so it seems everyone is surprised at this. I'm not but even though it's not as good as the original Death Wish with Charles Bronson I think Willis did the best he could with a character he knows nothing about lol. Not a bad movie but certainly no classic.
The Terminator (1984)
Solid film in every way.
The Terminator made in 1984 is great in every way. The film doesn't drag on forever, the story is simple and not confusing or overly complicated and the action scenes are great so plenty of blood, shooting, explosions and car chases. Great film in every way possible by James Cameron. 10/10.
The Terminator (1984)
Solid film in every way.
The Terminator made in 1984 is great in every way. The film doesn't drag on forever, the story is simple and not confusing or overly complicated and the action scenes are great so plenty of blood, shooting, explosions and car chases. Great film in every way possible by James Cameron. 10/10.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The original Terminator movie from 1984 was pretty dark, here we have Terminator 2 which isn't as dark as the original but still an element of darkness about it, certainly the special effects are as good as the original. Terminator 2 not only has the T-800 from the original but also introduces us to a newer deadlier terminator machine which is programmed only to kill, that machine is the T-800 which is a shapeshifting liquid metal model played by Robert Patrick and played very well actually. Robert Patrick's acting was top notch, as was Arnie's, also Linda Hamilton returns and we get introduced to Edward Furlong as John Connor as a child. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the machine sent to protect John Connor, Robert Patrick is the machine sent to kill and destroy and the storyline is pretty good with great character development, great acting, excellent special effects, explosions and action... 10/10
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Lethal Weapon 4.
Lethal Weapon 4 is the worst Lethal Weapon film in the series. Joe Pesci is annoying in this film as Leo Gets, Chris Rock is is plain annoying, goofy at times and camp as anything. Rene Russo has lost her excitement as the character she showed in Lethal Weapon 3, it seems in Lethal Weapon 4 she doesn't want to be there at times and Jet Li is the worst movie villain I've seen, about as scary or intimidating as Bugs Bunny.... Lethal Weapon 4 has a bad storyline, bad acting by the whole cast including Danny Glover and Mel Gibson and the action scenes are not that good. The first Lethal Weapon was good, Lethal Weapon 4 isn't so lethal, only in the stinkers department so avoid Lethal Weapon 4.
Predator 2 (1990)
Predator 2 indeed.
Predator directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the best sci- fi/ action films ever made an appeals still to a huge audience even today in 2019. The special effects and story was good, even Carl Weathers did a good job as Dillon and the action scenes were excellent...... PREDATOR 2 doesn't even follow on from Predator, no Arnie or any of the original characters from the first film. Instead, PREDATOR 2 introduces us to an annoying Gary Busey with a cheesey grin on his face, some annoying Jamaican gangs, Bill Paxton, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ruben Blades and Danny Glover... The idea the predator being in a city full of that amount of violence and not being harmed earlier in the movie is ridiculous. The thought of the predator wiping out a while Jamaican gang who are armed without a scratch on it is hilarious and Danny Glover and Gary Busey treats the movie like a comedy rather than a serious film. Bill Paxton is annoying as he's always moaning, acting like a fool or crying. The action maybe be nearly as great as the original but doesn't deliver as much as the original. Predator 2 has cheesey shootouts, cheesey characters and the story is crap. Avoid it.
The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection is a good film, directed by William Friedkin and as far as I know is set in New York. Funniest part of the film for me is seeing Gene Hackman dressed up as Santa Clause at the beginning, only disappointing part of this film is it drags on before any action is delivered to the viewer but great storyline, great acting and action. Roy Scheider is good as Hackman's partner and overall HackmAnn's performance as Popeye Doyle for me was much better and serious in French Connection II and the action was far more in the concluding sequel. The French Connection was good but French Connection II was far better and the fact Frog One disappeared without a trace at the end and no idea what happened to him, how he got away or where he was was a big disappointment. I like The French Connection but French Connection II was far better, more dark, nicer scenery and more action... The French Connection gets 9 out of 10 but still a great film and great effort.
French Connection II (1975)
Better than the original film.
French Connection II, while some have mixed views about this film I have my own. The French Connection directed by William Friedkin was a good film which consisted of loads of spying, car chases, shootout on a train, chases, etc... It was pretty decent stuff but French Connection II was far better than the original. Reason why is because it's far more entertaining, the scenery is nicer and the action is far more than the original with Hackman burning down a hotel which is where he was drugged up by the villains. You have greater shootout scenes and an excellent pursuit scene at the end with Hackman playing his part as just as well as the original. The French Connection was excellent but I think French Connection II is better since it offers the viewer more in the way of violence and also Hackman being kidnapped and drugged up was something different the original film didn't do. The feeling of French Connection II was far more darker and serious than the original which took place in New York and the first film took a long time to get anywhere because it felt like the actors were just walking around cluelessly looking in shop windows and sitting in cars looking around. There wasn't as much action but French Connection II delivers more to the viewer than the original and isn't as painful to get going.