Tuesday, August 13, 2024

You Spin Me Twice Round


Back in 1996, I went to see Twister in the theater.  It was intense.  Paxton and Hunt were great.  

I saw Twisters today.  I was curious to see if it was just another remake.  It's not.  It's great!  It's intense.  Terrific story, acting, script, special effects....I could go on.  I won't.  Go see it yourself.

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Too Much and Not Enough

Went to see Deadpool and Wolverine.  Not a fan.  Loved the 1st 2 Deadpool movies.  This just didn't do it for me.  I actually fell asleep during the movie at one point. Way too many F-Bombs!!!  I thought the story was overly stupid.  For all the hype, it wasn't worth my money.  Sorry fan boys and girls, not all Marvel movies are made equally. 👎👎




Thursday, August 1, 2024

Oh no, There goes Tokyo (AGAIN!!!)

I've always loved that big old "King of the Dinosaurs".  I saw that Godzilla Minus One was on Netflix, so I thought I'd check it out.  I have to say, I was not disappointed.  The movie is a definite homage to the old school Godzilla movies from the 1950s and 60s.  These were the ones I would go to with my friends at the matinee on a Saturday afternoon.  Sometimes it was a double feature.  (I think our parents were actually  happy to be rid of us for a bit.)

The mood, cheesy acting, setting, and story were all very reminiscent of those classic films.  I loved some of the new ideas.  (Godzilla on the island in WW2 and the battle scene at the end, for example)  But we still got to see the classic Godzilla rampage in Tokyo (Blue Oyster Cult must be thrilled!) and the lighting up of the spine and atomic fire breath.  Good stuff!

The film was slow at times, but overall I enjoyed it.  Once again I felt like that little boy in the theater with a box of popcorn in awe of what I was seeing on the big screen.  Go go Godzilla!