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Speed Kills (2018)
Not Bad, John Looks Older of Course
People are commenting on Travolta's age. Yes, he's had some work done, but personally, he's survived the death of his child and most recently his wife.
The movie is pretty good, not great, but entertaining. Don't expect
"Casino," or one of the greats and it's worth a watch.
Decently paced, good movie. My personal opinion anyway.
I think it's worth a watch.
Fantastic Fungi (2019)
Completely Disappointed
I like learning about all things nature. I learned almost nothing here. This had the production value of a you tube video. It was a lesson in how mushrooms, "Evolved into the marvelous beings they are," rather than actually providing any education on....well....anything.
Repetitive graphics, pseudo science. Nothing to see here.
The Ice Road (2021)
Everyone Too Picky
This is not The Usual Suspects, or even Die Hard 1, which when you think about it was pretty absurd, but it was Great fun!
This is quite obviously a check you brain at the door action film. If you went in expecting more than a popcorn eating good fun movie, it's kind of on you on this one.
Yes, it was hilariously ridiculous when one of the evil guys flips of a cliff in pickup. Gets out without a scratch or limp, climbs a mountain with no effort and causes an giant avalanche with dynamite. That was tough to watch. About as tough as outrunning said avalanche in tractor trailers. Ok, a James Bond moment.
So, why 7 stars? I knew what I was getting into when I turned this movie on, so I just put the brain on hold, literally ate popcorn and laughed at the stupid, and enjoyed the action.
T was a fun watch for me personally. If you're looking for realism, DON"T watch movies like this. It was good fun and that's all I wanted with this one. If you're expecting realism and accurate depictions of Ice Trucking, stay away.
Knock Knock (2015)
000
Like most people here, I like Reeves. He doesn't have a ton of range, but what he's done, he's done well. This wasn't one of them! One rule of making you root for a protagonist is to make them likable. Well, he seemed a good dad, and husband, but you get 15 minutes of him playing 'Monster," in a cringeworthy performance with his kids wasn't enough for me to be endured to the guy, but ok. Home alone now, two hot horney girls wearing nothing come to your front door and ask to come in from the rain. I was waiting for the cliche, "Our car broke down and we were wondering......" You know guys, when you're all alone, hot horney girls show up your houses soaking wet on a rainy nights all of the time, right?? Ok, so he's stupid, but a nice guy and lets them in. Me? I'd have given them a couple of towels, the use of my cell phone to call a cab, some warm clothes and had them wait on my covered porch. Sounds uncool? Well, maybe it's just my advanced age but I know all it would take is for one of these low life total strangers to scream rape, and life over! Moving on. These girls soap up, and seduce him in his bathroom. I never saw that coming. (Sarcasm). Ok, now I'll let them spend the night! He gets rid of them only to have them come back the next night. One......one of the girls overpowers John Wick, destroy his house, somehow dig a hole deep enough to fit a grown @ss man in it. Now me? It'd have taken me a Day to dig that hole, but ok, they had jack hammers. Calling 911 fails, because when you call 911, and say something like, "HELP," and hang up, they'll just go about their business. (More sarcasm.)
Now without so much as having a punch being thrown your friend dies, and these damsels bury you up to your head in your back yard. Now I'm not built like Reeves, and I have a bad back, but I'd put up one hell of a fight, but, oh, he has a bad shoulder. I only watched out of sheer curiosity to see just how much dumber the film would get. Well, I wasn't disappointed. He's left there, the two terrorists get away, and his life is screwed. It's the last time Eli Roth will get me.... Again. Please spare yourself!!!!! Stay away from this film, unless you're watching it for comedic value, or want a study in how to Lampoon.