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SGT. Will Gardner (2019)
What a surprise...was afraid it would be goopie...it's great
This is what they should be showing kids on Memorial Day, or here in Canada, Remembrance Day.
My sincere thanks to all involved
River (2015)
As the first reviewer indicates, it is indeed perfect:
Stellar Stargard is an actor's actor--seems each role he turns his talent to, though similar in character to the previous, remains compelling straight through to the end. Though one might argue that he seems to play the same person each time, I can point to any number of American actors who reach A list, but still bring nothing but cliché to their characters--no names mentioned, for fear of offending loyal fans. Having said that (of Skarsgard), any one of the others could easily have punctured the perfection, but hold true. Camera and editing, dialogue-- everything together makes for a work of art. Having agreed that it is perfect, can anyone tell us where the scene of the enormous tree was shot, which River climbs? Wife argues that England has no trees of that sort.
Sarajevo (2014)
so tense, but is it real?
I agree with most of the first review, except that I highly recommend it. It could perhaps be argued that it qualifies as 'historical fiction', but then, so is very much of what actually passes for historical non-fiction-- perhaps better referred to as 'history massaged', after the fact. Not to encourage the so-called 'conspiracy theorists', but fact is that history is replete with examples of history being massaged before the fact. Whether you agree with the premise (I am still checking), fact is that it actually (to my mind, and tastes), is much more engaging than, say pretty much anything that Tom Cruise has done--because this, at least, has a very strong possibility of being not far from the truth.
Skyfall (2012)
Oh what a skyfalling off there was, Horatio
The first Craig/Bond movies were a breathtaking, wonderful departure from the cartoon history which preceded them, where the bad guys were deliberately unbelievable. Suddenly, with Casino Royale, we begin to pull back the veil of a global organization which actually, undeniably exists (google Bilderber Group, the Trilateral Commission). The next movie carried the investigation further, exposing the determination to control the world's water supply. One has only to pick up documentaries such as Blue Gold and Water to realize the truth of these dangers. Then, suddenly, weare back to comic figures--a totally unbelievable character, an embittered ex-agent, who has somehow amassed the money necessary to finance his incredible obsession for revenge against M. What bilge. Give us back the Bond with the courage to engage in real world challenges--not more Batman. The movie world is full to brimming with action packed make-believe cop stories--give us something with credibility in it--or has the Bond franchise been taken over by the organization it was exposing?