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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1797404/
https://www.sho.com/house-of-lies
Following a womanising business consultant.
Supposedly comedy. It’s not.
I find this really strongly uncomfortable. It has a whole lot of immoral or awkward assholishness. Maybe this would develop later, but there’s no way I’m going to get through this show’s growing pains if it’s full of more of what I’ve already seen.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465494/
I’m not sure how to describe this movie. It’s .. it doesn’t have the sort of consistency that makes it stick in memory enough to try.
It both feels like it has a plot line and that it’s all over the place. Overall it neither crafts a “feeling” nor has memorable characters. It was watchable enough to get through it all without really cringing, but it’s definitely not re-watchable and I wouldn’t recommend it even as bubblegum viewing. It’s successor, Hitman – Agent 47 (2015)[doesn’t exist], is way better.
Executive producer.. Vin Diesel? Oh.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140379/
was focusfeatures.com/selfless
An dying old rich man has his mind transferred to a younger body, and learns the dark secrets of the process.
Overall a good movie. It’s not particularly science-fictiony, but it does explore an interesting topic.
See also Freejack – (1992 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1638355/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/man-uncle
Two agents become an unlikely pair to thwart the creation and deployment of a nuclear warhead.
I overall liked this. It has a classy feel something like the old James Bond films but with its own flavour. Younger fans of that genre will likely also like this movie.
United Network Command Law Enforcement
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2679042/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/hitman-agent-47
A super-soldier program falls apart when its author goes rogue, but when its heirs move to re-capture him, not only does one of his creations turn against them but so does his greatest creation, his daughter.
What was, in so many respects, an original piece in an original world, it has various inappropriate quips and so obviously draws from other sources that it wears thin for a fan of them. Definitely recommended, but I’ll leave it up to the viewer to decide on if they’d re-watch it. I reference several other sources which ought to be watched at some point, and I think their viewing would reveal just how thin this movie is. Good, but thin.
Properly titled Hitman: Agent 47
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4525270/
The world goes to shit when weather control satellites are taken over by an artificial intelligence.
Fair, but TV-quality. Strongly borrows from The Terminator – (1984 movie) franchise.
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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.
Followed by Rogue One – (2015 movie)
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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.
.. which is in turn inspired by the story of Hugh Glass.
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It was Aug 2009 when I wrote I’ve put in my 10,000 hours. Rather than updating that post, I’ll save it for history and completely rewrite it.
A long time ago, Malcolm Gladwell was on The Hour, and he talked about his “10,000-Hour Rule” from his book Outliers. When I saw that interview, I realized I’ve put in my 10,000 hours on a couple of topics now.
However, when I now think back on it, I see a big difference between the “expertise” 10,000 hours of intuitive interest, versus 10,000 hours of practice with a learned skill.
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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.
There is the occasional unsubtitled Russian language bit, but they are meant to be unobtrusive.
