Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have come across this entry.  Today, 4/21/18, I am re-watching the 2014 Edge of Tomorrow.  It stars Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise and Bill Paxton.  "A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies."  Groundhogs Day meets Starship Troopers!  It currently has a 7.9 on IMDB.

• I forgot that Brendan Gleeson was in this flick!
• This has a very Starship Troopers feel at the beginning
• I forgot how old Cruise looked in this flick
• Yeah...blackmail probably is NOT the best approach "Major"
• Is that Tony Todd?  He is not credited but it sure looked and sounded like him
• Bill Paxton is SO good in this flick...and it is sad to think he is not around any more
• As I mentioned before, a mix between Groundhogs Day, Starship Troopers and The Matrix
• Its interesting that Cruise is SO bad in this flick when usually he is good at everything he does
• Jackson from Legends of Tomorrow?  Too bad he can't turn into Firstorm without Gray
• Why would they do PT without the suites?
• Needs to work on timing of the roll there Tommy Boy
• This is such an interesting idea, a hive mind that sends out bad guys that fits its enemy, love it
• Love that he reverts to multimedia guy as quickly as he can
• I forgot this was funny as well as smartly written
• I'll be honest, the ability to redo your mistakes after dying is a superpower I wouldn't mind having
• The trailer was not really dead weight
• That is the problem isn't it?  You cannot stop caring for people and you would have to watch them die each and every time...one draw back to the power if you cannot save the person you love
• This movie is strangely captivating and I keep finding myself lost watching the flick instead of writing witty comments
• I forgot this movie drags at certain points when Cruise is NOT dying 
• I still think that Emily Blunt is not amazonian enough for this role
• Its a good thing Cruise is a REALLY good swimmer

Overall the flick is a fun flick.  I think the 7.9 is a little high though.  I give it a 7/10.  Very enjoyable and enjoyable enough that I picked up the DVD at Wal-Mart.  The designs and CGI were both fantastic and while the monsters resemble those in the Matrix upon rewatching it is not nearly as bad as I thought when I first saw the flick.

Say what you want about Tom Cruise but he is a pretty good actor.  He does a good job in most if not all of the roles that he takes on.  At the same time you can look at Emily Blunt and say she has been in just about every genre of film and has done a good job on all of those really.  

I will say that I do not think that Emily was correct for the role she was fantastic in it if that makes sense.  Much like Gal Godot as Wonder Woman, not my pick but very good in the role.

Honestly I cannot really think of anything bad about the film.  I would have liked to have more time with the squad and less time with the love story but that is normal anymore.

Again overall I say 7/10.  Worth checking out if you enjoy sci-fi or action flicks.  Oh and when you throw Brendan Gleeson in a film you know it is going to be good!

Movie Review: Frailty

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever you've come across this entry (whenever it is I post it).  Today (9/4) I am watching Frailty (2001) which stars Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe.  It has a 7.3 over on IMDB  "A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons.""  Lets go kill some demons!

• Wow, that guy has a Sgt. Slaughter chin!

• Why are FBI agents almost always southern?
• Powers Boothe is a great actor
• Demons are taking over the world!  That makes a lot of sense, I thought lizard people but demons make more sense

• Kids are always kind of creepy in movies
• I once put a tack on someones chair...but I don't think he was the devil
• That is a LOT of peas!
• Meatballs & Warriors...two drastically different movies
• A vision from God?  Good grief!
• Of course rednecks from Texas are the ones to know that the end of the world is coming
• Wait...did Fenton imagine it all...is he the Hand of God killer?
• Of course, magic axe and gloves...and then the magic pipe!
• Wait...the gloves and axe are each weapons?  That is confusing, I thought the gloves activated the magic in the axe
• Maybe?  Of course he isn't right in the head!
• So God sends him lists of people to kill?  Didn't Son of Sam's neighbors dog do the same thing
• Demons are like Santa Clause?  Krampus is still real though right?

• Is that the Holy Pipe he has?
• Sadly people believe shit like this in real life, nut jobs
• Nice use of music in this scene, could have used some special effects of him seeing demons perhaps
• Awesome, they have a murder van now!
• Yeah that would mess a kid up
• The camera shake gimmick was nice
• I like this Fenton kid, I relate to him
• I'm stubborn enough I might have gone back out and dug all night, especially as a kid!
• Is that demon Michael Bay?  I almost encourage that demon being destroyed!
• And now the Sheriff has to die because of you kiddo
• Nice use of lighting there, Fenton fading into the darkness
• That is one creepy rose garden
• Again the sad thing is people do this to their own kids
• Weeks without food...then you get an amazing TV dinner...that is awesome!
• This guy...might actually be a demon...
• Wait...did Fenton really "see God"?  I would have lied through my teeth then got the hell out of there
• OH MY GOD!  IS GOING TO KILL HIS DAD!!
• Young Fenton looks a little bit like ROH star Kyle O'Reilly

• Yeah...his destiny
• Good thing no one ever goes into that rose garden
• Wait...that wasn't right...that doesn't make sense...its all been a lie...he is Adam?  I guess he never killed a person so he didn't like
• You just have to have a little faith!
• No I see why they didn't do the demon visions earlier
• This was all a set up?  Was any of that story true? 
• Huh...I guess there is something to the whole "faith" thing

Well that was interesting.  I have to say I didn't have it figured out until the Fenton/Adam thing in the Rose Garden.  Very well done and great performances by everyone.

Overall I'd give it an 8/10.  It was really well done and had me completely fooled, thinking it was just an admission of his past crimes.

There isn't a lot more for me to about this film without major spoilers but if you like a good thriller/suspense flick check this one out!

Until next time...remember...you just have a little faitha faitha faitha

Movie Review of The Colony or the Tale of Three Acts

The Colony is a flick from 2013 starring Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton.  I tried to watch this once before but stopped.  Can't remember why, too much to drink.  Not enough to drink. Anyway IMDB describes it as:  Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.

So I am going to give you my running thoughts without spoilers.  Then I'll go into my review that will have spoilers, so you've been warned:

Unfortunately I had technical difficulties and I lost my thoughts of the first thirty minutes so we're picking up 30 minutes in (and any thoughts I remember as they come to me:

• I feel like Ethan Hawke should be in this flick!
• Is this a zombie flick?  Aliens?  cannibals?  I'm not sure.  Feels a little bit like the game Metro for those of you who played that.
• Kevin Zegers is the Ethan Hawke of this flick, right down to the red neck facial hair
• When crossing the bridge why jump, you can still walk over the beams
• If I see Bill Paxton in a movie, I assume he will be a bad guy, always
• Ah the typical jump scene
• Visually this movie has been amazing, it looks awesome while traveling from colony 5 to 7.
• I have to say 25 minutes in I was bored, its picked up some now that they're at the other colony. 
• OH MY!  Reavers!
• The femmy kid is going to die, never run from the group! 
• WORST SHOT EVER!
• I always forget how cool Laurence Fishburne is until I see him in something
• Ah they are feral, interesting idea.
• Ah yes, the road sign will protect us!
• Zegers character is not very bright at all, anyone watching knows what is going to happen next
• Oh Zegers knew what he was doing...and did it anyway...foolish
• Lots of gut shots in this flick
• I like the fights in this flick, more realistic then in many flicks
• These people sure don't move fast knowing what is coming
• I mention the fights and then this one happens

Okay The Colony.  I remember seeing this either On Demand or Netflix and thinking, this looks good.  Good is the best I can give it.  Over on IMDB currently as for 7/17 it has a 5.3 rating and I think that is about right.  Average.  The idea is interesting.  Mankind starts a second ice age by trying to control the weather thanks to global warming (a glimpse into our future perhaps?).  We first are reminded that sickness kills and if you get sick you either take "the walk" into the snow or take a bullet.  Then a nice power struggle between the leader and his second in command.  They go investigate another colony who isn't responding.  Feral people.  People die.  They follow them back and their colony gets destroyed.  Yeah nothing Earth shattering and unexpected.  Anyone who has ever seen a move saw this all happening.  The acting was average.  Fishburne was his usual self as was Paxton.  I can't say anything harsh about the flick but nothing great about it either.  

Overall I disliked the first and third acts.  The first was really boring and the third lacked a lot of logic.  However I really dug the second act!

Overall average.  Not a horrible flick but honestly I don't see myself going back to it again and I dislike the ending.  Very much like Snowpiercer I hated the ending as it didn't really resolve anything and you're left to your own imagination to what happens next.  Not a fan of that!  If however you want to pick this flick up click the link above to go to my Amazon store and buy it!