Archive for the ‘War’ Category
Friday, August 8, 2008
“The movie they think they’re making… isn’t a movie anymore.”
This week is a slow week for new movie releases. I was hoping Tropic Thunder was out this week, but I guess it’s official release date is next Wednesday. The premise to the movie is a group of actors shooting a big-budget action flick are forced to become the soldiers they’re portraying, due to some ‘freak occurances…’ Which makes this movie look pretty funny. Especially with Robert Downey Jr. playing a white guy, who’s playing a black guy in the movie within the movie. lol… Tropic Thunder also stars Jack Black and Ben Stiller. You can view the trailer here: Tropic Thunder official site
I tend to be hot or cold when it comes to Ben Stiller movies, but so far, the ones he’s directed [like Zoolander], I have really enjoyed, so I have decent expectations for this one.
Add’l Info: Release Date: 8.13.08 • Runtime: 107 minutes • Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material • Photo credit: Merie Weismiller Wallace. © 2008 DreamWorks LLC. All Rights Reserved via allmoviephoto.com
Posted in Action, Comedy, Preview Only, War | Tagged Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, nick nolte, Robert Downey Jr | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, June 26, 2008
“The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.”
I rented this movie a few of years ago when Colin Farrell blew up. I was actually surprised with this one. I guess I tend to expect someone like Farrell’s earlier work to be hokey, but it’s actually a lot better than some of his more recent stuff… [don't tell him I said so...lol].
Tigerland is a story that centers around Pvt. Roland Bozz [Farrell], an anti-war enlistee among a sea of drafted guys, who wants to experience Vietnam first hand so he can write about it later. ’Bozz’ is naturally rebellious but also very smart. He starts getting busted on-purpose to prolong his stay in Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana when he sees how some personalities just aren’t cut out for the brute reality of war and helps come up with ways to have the weaker guys discharged before they’re shipped off to war. The more he’s busted, the longer he has to stay. For the most part he doesn’t get along with most – including his superior officers – because of his disdain for war in general, but eventually the brass start to realize what he’s doing, and admit that he has leadership potential. The last week of training takes place in the swampy, Vietnam-like Tigerland where the dangers are real and things hit the fan as some lose their minds…
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Posted in Drama, War | Tagged Afemo Omilami, Clifton Collins Jr., Cole Hauser, Colin Farrell, James MacDonald, Joel Schumacher, Keith Ewell, Matt Gerald, Matthew Davis, Michael Shannon, Nick Searcy, Russell Richardson, Shea Whigham, Tom Guiry, Tyler Cravens | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, June 19, 2008
“Leave No Man Behind.”
Black Hawk Down happens to be one of my favorite movies. People are usually floored by this because A, I’m a girl, and B, most people find it depressing. I don’t. I see it as horrific, yet inspiring. These guys were put in an insane position under the worst circumstances and most made it out alive – because they trusted and fought for each other [in the end 18 lost their lives]. I had read the book a few times before the movie came out, so it was a little confusing for me, because the movie combines certain characters [wrong word for it, since this is a true story, but you know what I mean] into one – like Ewan McGregor’s character, Grimes. He’s the amalgamation of 2 actual guys. And some of the details were changed, like where the first Black Hawk crashed. Even still, the movie is very well done and true to the book, but is fictionalized a bit so it flows better in the short time they have to tell the story…
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Posted in Action, Drama, History, War | Tagged Danny Hotch, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Gabriel Casseus, Ioan Gruffudd, Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Piven, Josh Hartnett, Orlando Bloom, Ridley Scott, Ron Eldard, Sam Shepard, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner | Leave a Comment »
“The movie they think they’re making… isn’t a movie anymore.”
