Movies, June 2017
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livingdeb28-"Wonder Woman" (2017) (Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielson) - Princess in isolated island finds out about the outside world when World War I intrudes. She decides that the god Ares is the problem and that she must kill him to end the war, though she is distracted by many other opportunities to help people.
Everyone is so pretty, not to mention the island, and the action is beautifully choreographed!
I despise the part where people refuse to tell her things, supposedly because the sooner she finds out, the sooner the bad guy will find her.
On the other hand, I laughed aloud a couple of times and enjoyed a few other lines, too. "How do you fight in this [outfit]?"
29-"The Assignment" (2017) (Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver) - Assassin kills the brother of a surgeon who takes it upon herself to be judge, jury, and punisher. Assassin then takes revenge on the surgeon. This movie gets bad reviews, but I thought it was well done, though there's more nudity than I like. It feels like a superhero origin story.
again-"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971) (Gene Wilder) - It was fun to see it on the big screen. Those Oompa Loompas are sanctimonious twerps, but I do like their silly dancing. I didn't know that Dahl had written the screenplay. It's a happy ending, but I would have liked it better had Charlie thanked Wonka for the awesome tour.
30-"John Wick Chapter 2" (2017) (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, etc.) - The way John Wick was drawn out of retirement this time was not nearly so fun as in the first one, and the violence was a bit overboard for my taste. Way too much stupidity and not enough negotiating on all sides for my taste as well. I really liked his house, his favorite car, and his new dog, though, plus I still love the hotel receptionist. Also, a major character was deaf, or at least she and Wick spoke sign language. The only fun line was the "professional courtesy" line, plus all of Bowry King's (Fishburne's) opening monolog.
31-"Extreme Prejudice" (1987) (Nick Nolte) - A CIA team of people who are officially/supposedly dead have a mission in a small town in Texas. They have many cool ways of finding out what's what.
Meanwhile, drug dealers set up the local sheriff and Texas Ranger. And the Ranger's girlfriend is thinking about going back to her ex-, who is a drug kingpin stationed across the border and the Ranger's best friend from when they were kids.
It's exciting and well done, but not very fun, except the singer is really good. Plot problems--why did that one guy have such a long drive? Why did that other guy order that the sheriff be killed?--If he hadn't have done that, probably no one would ever have figured out his secret.
I prefer the Schwartzenegger movie based in a border town in Texas, "The Last Stand"--it's a lot more fun.
32-"CHIPS" (2017) (Dax Shepard, Michael Peña) - The preview shows a lot of homophobic-seeming and slapstick humor, so I knew this movie would not be my thing. The main characters are both stupid and incompetent, but between them (and good luck) they have what it takes to bring down the bad guys.
Exciting motorcycle scenes. Nudity. Discussion of personal problems (I don't think Ponch's nymphomania* gets cured, but Jon does get over his cheating wife). Good job at explaining how two people who don't like each other at first become good friends.
* Apparently nymphomania is something only women have; when men have it, it's called satyriasis.
Everyone is so pretty, not to mention the island, and the action is beautifully choreographed!
I despise the part where people refuse to tell her things, supposedly because the sooner she finds out, the sooner the bad guy will find her.
On the other hand, I laughed aloud a couple of times and enjoyed a few other lines, too. "How do you fight in this [outfit]?"
29-"The Assignment" (2017) (Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver) - Assassin kills the brother of a surgeon who takes it upon herself to be judge, jury, and punisher. Assassin then takes revenge on the surgeon. This movie gets bad reviews, but I thought it was well done, though there's more nudity than I like. It feels like a superhero origin story.
again-"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971) (Gene Wilder) - It was fun to see it on the big screen. Those Oompa Loompas are sanctimonious twerps, but I do like their silly dancing. I didn't know that Dahl had written the screenplay. It's a happy ending, but I would have liked it better had Charlie thanked Wonka for the awesome tour.
30-"John Wick Chapter 2" (2017) (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, etc.) - The way John Wick was drawn out of retirement this time was not nearly so fun as in the first one, and the violence was a bit overboard for my taste. Way too much stupidity and not enough negotiating on all sides for my taste as well. I really liked his house, his favorite car, and his new dog, though, plus I still love the hotel receptionist. Also, a major character was deaf, or at least she and Wick spoke sign language. The only fun line was the "professional courtesy" line, plus all of Bowry King's (Fishburne's) opening monolog.
31-"Extreme Prejudice" (1987) (Nick Nolte) - A CIA team of people who are officially/supposedly dead have a mission in a small town in Texas. They have many cool ways of finding out what's what.
Meanwhile, drug dealers set up the local sheriff and Texas Ranger. And the Ranger's girlfriend is thinking about going back to her ex-, who is a drug kingpin stationed across the border and the Ranger's best friend from when they were kids.
It's exciting and well done, but not very fun, except the singer is really good. Plot problems--why did that one guy have such a long drive? Why did that other guy order that the sheriff be killed?--If he hadn't have done that, probably no one would ever have figured out his secret.
I prefer the Schwartzenegger movie based in a border town in Texas, "The Last Stand"--it's a lot more fun.
32-"CHIPS" (2017) (Dax Shepard, Michael Peña) - The preview shows a lot of homophobic-seeming and slapstick humor, so I knew this movie would not be my thing. The main characters are both stupid and incompetent, but between them (and good luck) they have what it takes to bring down the bad guys.
Exciting motorcycle scenes. Nudity. Discussion of personal problems (I don't think Ponch's nymphomania* gets cured, but Jon does get over his cheating wife). Good job at explaining how two people who don't like each other at first become good friends.
* Apparently nymphomania is something only women have; when men have it, it's called satyriasis.