Movie Review: In a Valley of Violence

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is that you have come across this entry.  Today (9/23/17) I am checking out the flick In a Valley of Violence.  It stars Ethan Hawke, John Travolta and Taissa Farmiga.  "A mysterious stranger and a random act of violence drag a town of misfits and nitwits into the bloody crosshairs of revenge."  It currently has a rating of 6/10 with 9018 voters.  

• Ugg, a Western?  I dislike Westerns...
• Blumhouse did the flick?  Well that is a good sign
• Ethan Hawke however is not a great sign
• Oh it is the guy from Torchwood!  Burn Gorman is a great character actor!
• I have a friend from high school that looks like Ethan Hawke
• Any movie with a dog as a main character gets points from me!
• Awesome a snake oil salesmen
• Yeah, the bowl is for the dog son
• This is an interesting cast
• Hey it is Ziggy from the Wire!
• Hey it is Pond, where is the Doctor?
• Don't mess with a mans dog!
• Wow Travolta looks a little bit like Kurt Russel
• They shot his dog?  Oh that is just foolish, they don't know what they've done
• I personally want to kill Ziggy now
• Wait a minute, Harris is the superhero guy from Pete and Pete I think
• To paraphrase Firefly there is no power in the 'verse that would stop me if someone did that to my dog because dogs are family
• I do love a good old fashion revenge story
• Let him soak...that...um...is really gross sounding!  Hasn't he seen the well walker?
• This is much better than I expected
• I don't think quitting is going to help you Tubby
• Told you to get away from the window Lawrence
• Ziggy, you know your daddy is dead, you shot him just like Hawke did
• Sweet baby Jesus, with a spur!

This was actually a much better flick than I expected.  The story was well done and as a dog lover believable if not slightly a stretch.  

The acting we well done and I was impressed with everyone, even Mr. Hawke, who usually I dislike.  I can't say why but I just don't like the guy for some reason.  I enjoyed the flicked I really did.

I can't say anything was great but I can't say anything made me want to slit my wrists either.  

As far as a rating goes, I think a 6/10 is about right.  It was there for me and it did drag on just a bit.  I can't tell you what I'd cut though that is the problem.  No scene really drug on or seemed unimportant.  Maybe the scene with Hawke and the girl at her dad's cabin but I'm not even sure about that.  

Overall if you like Westerns or revenge stories this one isn't a bad one to check out.  

Movie Review: Hairspray

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I'm watching the 2007 version of Hairspray.  It stars John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Nikki Blonsky.  "Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show."  Lets see what a whole movie about hairspray is about

• I'd rather not look at your hair....it is bad
• Nice to see Cyclops relax and let his hair down
• Nine months?  That is a weirdly specific time frame....
• Ugg Amanda Bynes makes weird faces
• Why do they have Travolta as her mom?
• If that is detention why wouldn't all the kids just go there?  Its much better than regular class
• So dancing has always looked like people were having seizures, it isn't a new thing!
• Cyclops was enjoying that dancing a little too much!
• Good grief what did she do to her hair?
• Mix?  Those Kids?  Good grief!
• Really too much with the "fat mom" stuff
• Does Walken do the voice now because it is expected of him?
• This flick is LONG...or it seems that way at least

Over on IMDB as of 6/12 this flick has a rating of 6.7 and that sounds about right.  I'd give it a 7/10. You know that makes it average in my book.  

I am disappointed that this movie wasn't really much about hairspray at all.  Okay I'll get a little more serious (well probably not) about this flick.  I will say that the acting was well done.  No one came off as just horrible.  John Travolta came off a little over the top but I think that is part of the charm of the character.

I can't really talk about anything more about this flick as it is a musical.  I can't exactly try to insert logic into the flick can I?  I mean how does everyone know the words to the song or the dance moves?  Yes I'm making fun of musicals one of my favorite genre.  It does make me laugh everything I think about it and the South Park episode about High School Musical is exactly what I think.

Overall it was a fun flick if not slightly long.  Check it out if you you need something fun to watch.

From Paris with Love Review

So I couldn't sleep and I decided to watch a movie. This time around it was From Paris with Love starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Let's just start with the fact that this is just a basic action flick. Nothing special so right off the bat I'll start with my score. 2.5 out of 5. I actually probably would have rated it higher if not for Jonathan Rhys Meyers and his role. The whole time I was thinking I was watching an episode of Saved by the Bell. I honestly felt that it was Zach Morris running around with Travolta. Actually Mark-Paul Gosselaar could have been a better choice. He was in NYPD Blue. I was also distracted by the look they went for Travolta. Bald and goatee for the bad ass look I guess. Stone Cold pulled it off much better!

The plot is basic. Meyers plays a secret agent of some kind and wants to move up in the agency. Travolta plays the rugged vet who gets assigned to team with Meyers and hilarity ensues. Wait...that isn't right. They went with the basic and Meyers is dumbfounded by Travolta's off the cuff tactics. Half the movie Meyers carries around a vase full of coke. Yeah just carries it around and no one asks anything. I will say the action scenes are pretty cool and the chase scene with the bazooka was awesome.

There was one scene where Travolta goes down a fireman's pole, I don't want to ruin it too much, that nearly put it over the top. Basic action flick with horrible dialog and I almost felt like Travolta was doing the same character as Face-Off. It is on instant watch and only and hour and a half. If you like a basic action flick watch this.

There was one scene where I just about gave up on the movie. T