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Return to Space (2022)
Interesting yet baggy in the second hour, would still recommend
What starts out as a compelling documentary about the USA re-acquiring the capability to send astronauts to the ISS with SpaceX seems to lose focus about halfway in and I found myself watching footage that had nothing at all to do with the subject at hand. That said I really enjoyed most of this program, but you could lose 30 minutes and the result would be an improvement.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
The original pirate movie reborn
Where to start? How to say something not already said? Damn convention.
Pirates is a classic swashbuckling film. The plot is a little contrived, based as it is on the ride of the same name at DisneyLand. That said it is thoroughly entertaining. Johnny Depp is unsurpassable as Captain Jack Sparrow and basically makes the film.
The storyline is essentially a rite of passage for all three main characters - Sparrow, Will Turner (Olrando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly), who work their way to a secret island burgeoning with treasure to break an Inca curse inflicted when the crew of the Black Pearl took Inca gold and spent it for their pleasure. After collecting all but one piece the crew of the Black Swan encounter Miss Swann who holds the remaining piece.
After all sorts of complications the inevitable conclusion occurs with the curse broken and a number of potential plot lines left open for a sequel.
This film stands on its own as a classic, any sequel will have a lot to stand up to.
10 (1979)
A good example of how to tackle a mid-life crisis
Having first seen 10 in my late teens and since watched it as a 40 year old going through a mid-life crisis I have to say that it is entirely representative (given its setting) and thoroughly entertaining to boot.
As a teenager in the new millennium you'd probably be a little disappointed in this film given that the film industry and its ratings have moved on over the 27 years since it was made. At the time it was the ultimate date movie for anyone under 30. These days it is pretty tame. Dud is dead (rest in peace), and Julie Andrews has more wrinkles than a king-sized duvet pushed to the bottom of the bed.
That said, it still has a lot to say about the rites of passage for those willing to listen, and Ravel's Bolero is still incredibly sensual. The rule of thumb? Every man is an alpha male to somebody, even at 40. The trick from the man's point of view is to know when you are the alpha male. And when you know you are, to make the most of it. And this film, in its own way, demonstrates this perfectly.
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