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Look Who’s Back – (2015 movie)

2016-07-02
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Look Who's Back (2015) German language poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4176826/

Hitler is pulled into his future, and being able to do nothing but be himself, he is taken to be a comedian.

I know this is meant as a comedy, but.. it’s just off. It’s worth a watch, but just the one. It touches on quite a lot of .. well touchy subjects. Perhaps this movie will greatly improve in time, while things aren’t so sensitive.



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Saving Private Ryan – (1998 movie)

2016-07-02
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Saving Private Ryan (1998) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/

A dude goes places and does things, looking for some stuff I think. There are explosions and is smoking.

Noted here just for one of those “oh, I’ve seen that” references.

I don’t recall particularly liking or disliking it.

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Enemy at the Gates – (2001 movie)

2016-07-02
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/

During World War II, a lucky Soviet soldier is fictionalized into a hero, but he truly earns that distinction only to find himself up against the German’s very best.

With a good pace and atmosphere, this movie is riveting.

  • Based on Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (1973 book), by William Craig

    • ISBN 0-14-139017-4



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Wreck-It Ralph – (2012 movie)

2016-06-28
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Wreck-It Ralph (2012) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/
https://movies.disney.com/wreck-it-ralph

In a world where video game characters are alive, a lonely bad guy tries to earn appreciation but ends up threatens ruin.

A fun movie, most appropriate for the nostalgia fans of various old arcade games. It goes very very old, like Pixels – (2015 movie), which puts it in a particularly odd space. I think this one ends up being childish and unique enough that its various reference aren’t in the way of an actual proper movie.



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Kill Command – (2016 movie)

2016-06-27
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Kill Command (2016) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2667380/

A mercenary group is sent to an island for training exercises, only to learn that it was being used to train military robots.

Although pretty stiff because of the lead character, this is a decent enough movie. Worth watching for science fiction fans, but not for military movie fans.

  • Released 2016-05-16 in the UK

  • Trailer



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Warcraft – (2016 movie)

2016-06-11
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/
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A warrior race escapes a decaying world by invading a new one.

I hold no strong opinion of this. It’s .. mediocre.



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Natural City – (2003 movie)

2016-05-18
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TODO – Oh god my DVD looks awful. I’m spoiled by Blu-Ray.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378428/

I’m not really sure what’s going on with this movie. Something about cyborgs and a guy who is in love with one that he’s trying to “resurrect”.

It’s an interesting watch, but probably only because it’s Korean. I don’t get to see a lot of foreign science fiction movies outside of the glut of Japanese anime. I sort of like it, but I tend to get confused in a couple of places. It’ll be recommended, but only to those of a similar mind to me.

Very good subtitles; very few were awkward for me.



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Starship Troopers 2 – Hero of the Federation – (2004 movie)

2016-05-15
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367093/

Soldiers flee an unwinnable battle, but find themselves trapped in a bunker surrounded by an enemy desperate to get in.

Recommended for fans of the original who can tolerate less character development, story and budget. It’s definitely not bad.

  • Properly titled Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation



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These Final Hours – (2013 movie)

2016-05-13
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These Final Hours (2013) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2268458/

A meteor (I think) strikes the Atlantic Ocean, sending tidal waves that not only scour shores but destroy entire continents, the resulting wave of which approaches Australia. Except the tidal wave is made of fire for some reason.

I’ve not much to say about it. It’s a decent movie.



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Absolutely Anything – (2015 movie)

2016-05-12
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727770/

To judge the Earth, aliens grant a single man the power of wishing, but he’s an everyday guy and has no idea how to handle it.

A moderately good movie, with solid comedy throughout it. I only really care about it because of its subject matter and the way it handles it. Strangely, he grants himself wisdom early on but never clues into using it to give him proper understanding of it and how to use it. That’s the major theme of the movie, and the source of its comedy.



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