Halloween (1978)
This is a classic and I can see why it would scare people... in 1978. Today, I think we are desensitized to things like this. The best thing I saw was the undertaker sit up by Michael in the background.
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Depths of Vanalf
One is a loner learning to love. Another has a complete disregard for tactics and rushes into things. The third is so focused on gaining power, that they will for inevitable betray the team. Lastly, she is some who knows all the things, but will eventually "burn-out" or almost will
Unabomber
With some many questions about this guy, you could have spent more time explaining how he may or may not have been schizophrenic. It is labeled the most expensive manhunt in FBI history, how so? This movie does nothing to make the FBI look good, to make Ted look good or mad, or anything at all.
Children of Ash and Elm
The author is fantastic about in his presentation. The separation of the book sections really tell a complete story of the Northmen. You start in the more mythological and guess work based on the little bit of artifacts that have been collected, but it quickly moves on to their time as raiders
The Book of Elsewhere
Where you lose me is this constant "There have been people hunting me" including a pig, for generations. Yet somehow, "B" doesn't see the same signs he has seen for years? He is supposed to not forget things, but I have to give him so grace since he has 80,000 years of history in his brain.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
This is so full of action, tradecraft, and honestly this dance with doing the right there. There is this constant conversation about "Means justify the end," "Who is the in the right," "How far is too far?"
The Blood of Dawnwalker
Where it really starts to weigh is after you gain access to the full map and see all the different things that are available to do. Each of these task from simple ones to killing bosses, imposes a time component to it. More important items can take 7 "Hours."
Friends
I have to be careful with this review. It is a favorite of millions. I also see the DNA in it that allowed for one of my favorite shows, The Big Bang Theory to thrive. Maybe it is a product of the times and my life, but there is nothing good about this show that makes sense.
Wanted
Not because of the way they made her look badass, but because of her devotion to the belief of what she was doing. When she found out that things were not as she was told, she followed the letter to ensure things didn't happen to someone else like it happened to her.
Lucky
I wanted to make sure I spoke about Anya Taylor-Joy's performance. It was incredible. Chef's kiss. Here, she makes the rest of the cast look like a high school performance. I am not saying they aren't good, they just look bad compared to Anya.
Be Useful
I know next to nothing about him other than he is from Austria, was a bodybuilder before an actor, and as an actor did a lot of actions movies. Oh yeah, he was also Governor of California at some point while I lived there, I think.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
The fighting was a lot of fun. I think they also knew it was fun because they created these fighting pits and I just loved doing those trying to pull off these multi-kills. The mini cutscene they did for the multi-kills did get old quick when it happens a lot, but it was still cool to watch.
Video Game
Palworld
I enjoyed us all working together, mainly Carter, to achieve the roles, but I think the requirement to grind for 10000000s of resources to make one item quickly got in the way of fun. It could have been a second job to keep the base up and running.
Books
The Man From St. Petersburg
This book is well written, but full of things that do not fit a spy story. There isn't even a spy in it, which really is frustrating when the description on the book is "espionage." There is an anarchist who commandeers the story even being a single threaded and dumbly written character.
Movies
Tag
This is a wild story. Something that I don't think would work these days with the cost of things now compared to even 10+ years ago. I also can't imagine have a friend group so strong that people fly each year to go play tag. Mainly because I have never lived anywhere long enough
Movies
Mortal Kombat II
Let's start with the acting/writing. I legit felt like I was the 90s of Mortal Kombat. They even call it out with "No one wants to see an old man doing karate poses" when that is all he does. There is even this over the top choreography moment between Johnny and Baraka that looks more like a dance
Movies
Supergirl
I think Milly Alcock does a great job in her role though. I don't have an issue with her role or how she plays it, but the writing was miserable. The amount of cliché, tag lines, one-liners that are way off the mark, and just lazy characters is kind of miserable.
Movies
In the Grey
I had never thought of Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill working together, but they were outstanding. They played their roles so well that it did feel like they had been doing movies together for a long time. They have great chemistry together in a brotherly fashion.
Books
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
What I really found interesting was conversation about the legality of planning said assassinations. Between the code of military ethics, A.K.A. the Liber Code, and NATO's Article 51, the idea of self-defense, there is a lot of weird wiggle room that the CIA and DoD operated in.
TV
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
With the weight of those moments, I do feel like it is glossed over with these comedic buddy comedy moments that have a much more prominent feature in the show. One that I am not sure was needed over and over again. It makes these moments that are supposed to be so important, brushed aside.
Video Game
Assassin's Creed Unity
The parkour the changes from Assassin's Creed III, and Assassin's Creed Black Flag, and Assassin's Creed Rogue, which are all really based off the same system to unity is night and day different. You can move up and down with much more fluidity than you ever did
Movies
The Hunt for Red October Movie
Alec Baldwin is an "ok" Jack Ryan. For sure not my favorite, but there could have been worse choices. I think for the time and how the character is written in the book, he does make a better choice for the studious and almost nerdy version we have from the book.
Movies
Sabotage
There are some stellar action and acting here. There is also some terrible acting. I am honestly really surprised by the limited amount of people who can say they enjoyed the movie, because people love high octane movies and this is one of them. At the same time, I can see the argument for it...
Movies
F9: The Fast Saga
The story makes some weird decision. We have magic tricks that bring dead characters to life. There is people who have no business being part of a criminal/non-criminal spy group helping them with full knowledge of what is going on. There are also, so story beats that try and keep Paul W's character