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Star Wars – The Force Awakens – (2015 movie)

2015-12-22

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Star Wars - The Force Awakens (2015) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/
https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens

Random people go on a merry adventure looking for Luke.

DO NOT WATCH Not just because it takes a steaming dump overtop of the already steaming dumpyness of the prequels, but because it’s badly written and unresolved. Go and watch The Matrix Reloaded – (2003 movie) instead. That piece of shit somehow has less issues.

Properly titled Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Followed by Rogue One – (2015 movie)

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The Revenant – (2015 movie)

2015-12-21

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663202/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-revenant

In a barely-colonial North America, a semi-savage man survives some harsh shit in search for a dude that did some stuff that he doesn’t like.

Slow and pretty. I’m certain this would appeal to some people, just not to me. It’s cinematic, outdoorsy, survivalistic, travelling, manly and all that. But it’s slow and nerve-wracking as fuck.

Based on The Revenant, by Michael Punke.
.. which is in turn inspired by the story of Hugh Glass.

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Stranded – (2002 movie)

2015-12-08

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274905/

A crew on route to a space station learns that it’s crippled by a meteor storm.

It’s 1990s quality. Seeing as it’s a TV movie, that’s not surprising. Overall it’s fair, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

aka Black Horizon
There is the occasional unsubtitled Russian language bit, but they are meant to be unobtrusive.

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Monkey King – Hero Is Back – (2015 movie)

2015-12-08

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Monkey King - Hero Is Back (2015) poster 12

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4644382/

Something about trolls and such, and a little boy who probably becomes a hero.

I didn’t get very far into this. It’s way too over-the-top childish for my tastes. I would recommend this be watched by a parent with their kid. It seems action-packed yet “safe”. Nobody dies, even through major fight scenes.

Properly titled Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
西游记之大圣归来 or Xi you ji zhi da sheng gui lai in Chinese
You may think that “is back” would mean this is a sequel. It is not.

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Dutch Kills – (2005 movie)

2015-12-08

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2759066/

With his sister in trouble with the local semi-mob, a man works to pay off her debts but gets in too deep.

It’s generally slow and brooding, doesn’t get to the point and has an unsatisfying ending. Not recommended.

Not related to Dutch Kills, a subsection of Long Island City, New York City, New York, United States.

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The Golden Cane Warrior – (2014 movie)

2015-12-08

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4235342/

The Golden Cane, the symbol and ultimate power of the House of the Golden Cane, is to be passed to one of the four students, but there is jealousy among them.

A very well-written and well-told story. It’s also refreshing to see something from a non-standard “martial arts movie country”. Definitely worth a watch for fans of the genre. It’s overall quality makes me recommend it even to those who don’t normally like movies like this. This is not a “kung fu flick”.

The martial arts in this movie is almost entirely with a staff.
The Golden Cane Warrior is entirely voiced in the Indonesian language, and has subtitles throughout.
Known as Pendekar Tongkat Emas in Indonesia.

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American Ultra – (2015 movie)

2015-12-07

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3316948/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180826122256/http://www.americanultrathemovie.com/

When attacked, an idiot stoner learns he has training he never knew he had.

An unintellectual fluffy bubblegum action movie. Easy on the brain and good for the common man. Not a spy movie as such. Recommended for beers and popcorn with friends. Still worth a watch for others who can just barely tolerate such brain-candy.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020990/

A standard Robot Chicken, but with various skits parodying the Star Wars franchise.

Have a half hour to waste? Give this a shot, but if you don’t like it within the first few minutes go do something better; Robot Chicken is hit-and-miss.

Properly titled Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Continues with Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

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Earthfall – (2015 movie)

2015-12-07

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3630556/

Passing the Earth undetected somehow, a rogue planet tips it over.

It’s not bad in most places, but its resolution is absolutely terrible. I don’t know if I could recommend this just for light viewing, even with the pretty girl in it.

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Salt – (2010 movie)

2015-12-06

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944835/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/salt

CIA agent Salt is accused by a walk-in Russian defector of being a Soviet spy.

This leverages actual Cold War issues into a reasonable plot and interesting action. Though I only vaguely liked it, because the general movie type isn’t my thing, I would recommend this for fans of action movies. This is not a spy movie, as such.

Has scenes spoken in the Russian language, with English subtitles.

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All posts tagged movies

Star Wars – The Force Awakens – (2015 movie)

The Revenant – (2015 movie)

Stranded – (2002 movie)

Monkey King – Hero Is Back – (2015 movie)

Dutch Kills – (2005 movie)

The Golden Cane Warrior – (2014 movie)

American Ultra – (2015 movie)

Robot Chicken – Star Wars – (2007 movie)

Earthfall – (2015 movie)

Salt – (2010 movie)

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