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The Hidden Story Line In Megan Leavey
I went to see Megan Leavey with the expectation of being either extremely unimpressed with the story line itself or very angry with the depiction of women in the military. I did not have either of these happen and found myself pleasantly surprised with what the movie did portray. Don’t get me wrong. There was the usual Hollywood-ization of the military that we all hate – that there was no commonsensical progression of Megan’s boot camp training to becoming a K9 handler (yeh, sure, all boots just get handed a dangerous dog to train one day after it bites its handler and crushes several bones in his hand) or in their flight to or disbursement within Iraq (please, if you got on one plane in California and got off the same plane in Iraq without any stops and immediately were transported to your FOB, I’m curious to hear about it). Also, there are no Rip-its in this film. Worst of all, there was a serious lack of the perfect gelled/sprayed hair and sock buns that women Marines are known for – not that we really saw any women Marines besides Leavey after the extremely boot camp scenes.
By Amber Mathwig9 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Logan' (Spoilers)
Today I sat down with my parents to watch Logan. I’m going to tell you here what I thought about it. They were both surprised by the amount of swearing and violence. This is not your typical superhero movie, that’s for sure. My father was unhappy to see this darker interpretation of Wolverine. Personally, I loved it. I thought that this was exactly the film that needed to happen. I’ve heard that Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart aren’t going to be doing any more X-Men films after this one, which I’m happy to hear because this is a perfect send-off. The film ends with Wolverine dying and it is one of the most emotional death scenes ever.
By Stephen Pace9 years ago in Geeks
Rachel Weisz 'My Cousin Rachel' Interview
My Cousin Rachel is a novel by British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951. Like the earlier Rebecca, it is a mystery-romance, set primarily on a large estate in Cornwall. The story has its origins in a portrait of Rachel Carew at Antony House in Cornwall, which du Maurier saw and took as inspiration.
By Bonnie Laufer9 years ago in Geeks
The Black Panther Trailer Dropped
To say that I await Black Panther with immeasurable anticipation and bated breath is an understatement. I have been admittedly overly dramatic and annoying in my social circles with talk of this project for well over a year. My excitement has been brimming since Marvel announced a Black Panther film back in 2014 among its list of upcoming projects, and the closer that we inch to the release of the film, the more unbearable the waiting becomes.
By Sherronda J. Brown9 years ago in Geeks
Twin Peaks 2017: MIKE and the Magician Theory
In a show that is built on the intrigue of mysteries, the nature of MIKE and his significance in Twin Peaks has long been one of its most confounding. Is he a spirit of some kind, like BOB? How is he connected to The Man from Another Place, who is referred to as The Arm? Why do they sometimes appear together, but sometimes separately? What are his motivations - his actions don't obviously help or hinder Cooper (or Laura)? Could trying to understand his true nature be key to other Twin Peaks mysteries, such as the doppelgangers?
By James Giles9 years ago in Geeks
Changing the Venue. Top Story - June 2017.
Netflix debuted its $60 million original movie War Machine in late May. The reviews for the Afghan War-era film starring Brad Pitt were all over the place, from mildly rapturous to downright vicious. But if a recent study is to be believed, television viewers have made a decision about changing their moviegoing habits in a way that makes Netflix and other streaming services war machines themselves. The legacy studios are not happy.
By Michael Eric Ross9 years ago in Geeks
The Importance of Live Theatre
Summer is fast approaching, and as always Hollywood is charging the gates with a plethora of fantastic blockbusters that will send moviegoers and junkies alike to cinemas across North America and all over the world. Popcorn and soda, amazing explosions, Chris Pratt's amazingness coming out of the screen with three-dimensional awesomeness; what could be any better? How about live theatre?
By Christian House9 years ago in Geeks
Baywatch Rolls With the Tides Without a Wipeout (Spoiler-Free Review)
We all remember the male and female lifeguards jogging in slow-mo from the beach, clad in trunks and bathing suits with supermodel physiques. This is a classic intro from the late 80s-early 00s tv series Baywatch. The image has been branded in our brains as both an often parodied superficial joke and 90s nostalgia. Personally, the tv series was never appealing enough to get through full episodes or even remember the characters' names. The only things that rang clear were the tv series' intro accompanied by Jimi Jamison's rock theme song, "I'll be Ready." That, plus the soap opera acting and the fact they lived in a world where every 20 and 30 something had ideally "perfect" beach bods. Maybe some unfamiliarity was for the best though, as Baywatch the movie offered a refreshing, comedic approach to the soap opera-like series of the late 80s and beyond. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays Mitch, well known captain of the Baywatch lifeguards. He's a smart-mouthed hot shot hero, well respected among staff and beach goers alike and is king of his sand castle. Things shake up a bit when he is met with a new kid on the block, Matt Brody (Zac Afron), a witty bad boy with an award winning swimmer background who enlists with his team to train as a lifeguard. Mitch and Matt form an instant dysfunctional relationship of trading humorous nickname insults while co-working that (like it or not) keeps them dependent on each other for the remainder of the film.With a movie called Baywatch, of course there are panned shots of attractive beach goers either laid out, standing and mingling, or surfing the waves. And of course they pay a parody homage to the slow-mo jogging in bathing suits from the series. What's cool about this reboot is the fact that we see a lot more realism in diversity; not only in ethnicity as one might expect in 2017, but in body types as well. Lifeguard C.J. (played by supermodel Kate Upton) initiates a genuine love interest in Ronnie (Jon Bass), a flabby, somewhat clumsy average Joe. She enjoys his company and dorkiness and isn't attracted to anything superficial about him, despite stereotypes one might expect from an ideally physically attractive woman.There's an overflow of f-bombs and enough cliché boob, butt, and genital joke references every 5 to 10 minutes to fill an ocean throughout the film. Very rarely is it visually graphic, but the humor is raunchy; don't bring your kids out thinking it's the one-dimensional boy scout and girl scout cast of the 90s. This ain't your mom and pop's Baywatch! Aside from all the juvenile anatomy jokes that only 20 and 30 something's may be able to stomach, there is a sense of heart and loyalty among the Baywatch staff; even if they are at times disturbingly dysfunctional with each other throughout the film. A surprising highlight about Baywatch is that in spite of the childish jokes, it does tackle very realistic and unexpected plot twists you wouldn't expect in a comedy about beach lifeguards. The starring cast sees first hand the permanent consequences of not obeying professional safety orders and forsaking teamwork for selfishness. Sure we see serious moments in comedies such as friends and lovers temporarily breaking up or the good guys temporarily losing, but they're always minor, fixable things that get laughed off in the end. It was interesting to see a tragic moment that enforced the seriousness of responsibility and permanent losses between running jokes.The stakes get higher when a neighboring business rival, Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra), threatens to sabotage Bay Watch altogether. Unable to contact authorities due to an irresponsible and embarrassing failure on their part, Mitch must illegally investigate with his lifeguard team to uncover what Victoria is plotting before it's too late. There is action, and lots of it. You can't have a movie with The Rock without action, right? There's danger, explosions, free falls, murder mysteries, you name it. The fight scenes are hilarious, even going as far as using household toiletry products to one up enemies between throwing blows. In closing, if the sound of sexual jokes get you triggered, don't bother. If you're more open with humor then check it out. Think of the Power Rangers reboot; the same original character's names and some signature elements that we loved from the series, but with a realistic, racy vibe of it's own.
By Scene About It?9 years ago in Geeks
The Mummy Review
So there's a new film universe out there now called Dark Universe and it's going to be (no matter how hard you try to make it not happen) all of Universal's monster franchises rolled up into one. This Dark Universe is starting off with The Mummy starring Tom Cruise as the main character. Spoilers may follow! Now the last version of The Mummy, starring Brendon Fraser, isn't exactly the perfect film series ever. In fact, I would say that as serious films they aren't great but as fun action adventure films they are really quite entertaining. This is why Tom Cruise is the most important person in the middle of the set-up of this whole Dark Universe.
By The Chairport9 years ago in Geeks
The Wacky World Drive-In Podcast
The Whacky World Drive-In podcast is hosted by musician/writer Robert S. Gray and by Dick Vincent of the Oak Drive-In Theater. These podcasters just started last year and have recorded 9 shows so far with plans for more in the future, currently they are on hiatus now. The hosts discuss topics such as collectables, exploitation movies, sci-fi and horror movies as well. The episodes consist of a conversation between the two hosts and are about one hour in length. Rob also has a blog site where he discusses a variety of topics; everything from music to movies, and comics. While Dick can be found on the Oak Drive-In. The blog site talks about horror, grindhouse, cult and film noir movies.
By Edward German9 years ago in Geeks
