2023-11-21

review series - Salvage Marines

salvage marines    2022

science fiction

casper van dien (the pretty boy form starship troopers) attempts to produce a movie that he stars in.

poor acting and very bad editing and special effects.

rating - do no't bother to watch

review movie - The Last Boy on Earth

the last boy on earth     2023

science fiction / horror

an anthology of stories that don't tie together. 

the boy on the poster is not in the movie.

rating - do not bother to watch

review series - Silo

Silo    season 1 2023    apple tv

science fiction

A less used concept in sci fi.  This one was well imagined and built a very successful world for the story.

The writing and acting were very good and kept me very interested.  The ending of season one was more of a surprise than I expected.

rating - Pay for streaming to watch

review movie - Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla raids again    1955    freevee

black and white with subtitles

the second of the Godzilla series of movies.   In this one he battles anguirus - a dinosaur mutated by the hydrogen bomb (or maybe not).

The love story between the pilot and radio girl has as much screen time as the big monster fight.

rating - free streaming if you are any type of Godzilla fan.


2023-11-19

review movie - Matt Rife: Natural Selection

Matt Rife : Natural Selection    2023   Netflix

The man is funny.   
This is adult comedy.

You most likely have seen clips on YouTube.  If you haven't, look there first.

Rating - Stream for Free if you like his comedy.

review movie - The Prophecy: Uprising

The Prophecy : Uprising        2005

Lower budget Euro made movie with acceptable story and better than expected acting and film quality.

Two themes drive the movie
      Are angels by default good or evil ?   Or did they just pick sides that make an assumption possible ?
      Is the bible complete or is there more to the stories ?

Rating - Stream for Free and watch

2023-11-18

review movie - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes     2023

The movie fit in with the series well.  but do not expect the clarity that you found in the first movie.

it was clear that the writer made sure that you got as many references to the originals as possible.  A bit too many.

The war that started this is referenced a lot, but not explained again.    The map used did not seam to fit.

The story of Cornelius was well done and the actor did a very good job.

The songbirds character was not grounded well and motivations moved around too much.  the singing was good but the lyrics were not always clear which would have helped the feel.

The movie was clear on the Hate/Need of the games themselves. 

Rating - Bargain price cinema or pay for streaming


review series - Salvage Marines

salvage marines    2022 science fiction casper van dien (the pretty boy form starship troopers) attempts to produce a movie that he stars in...