Movies you saw in April

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watched Assault on Wall Street (2013) and thought it was a pretty good "revenge" action movie. was "direct to DVD" probably because the Wall Street Weasels didn't want people who got screw over by them getting any ideas. Dominic Purcell stars as Jim Baxford a armor car security guard who's wife, played by Erin Karpluk, kills herself after she gets sick and between that and the market crash they lose everthing. Baxford decides to get some "payback" on the health insurance and Wall Street people he blames for her suicide. one of my favorite actors Keith David as Baxford's cop friend Freddy. critics threw rocks probably because they got paid off. I thought it was a well acted 100 minutes worth watching esp IF you HATE the Wall Street Weasels GUTS. I think Purcell could be the next Jason Statham   

watched Narc (2002) with Ray Liotta and Jason Patric (had played  the Russian tanker with a conscience Koverchenko in The Beast of War (1988) and "Shakes" in the  movie Sleepers (1996) which are BOTH also excellent movies). very well acted crime drama about the two (Liotta and Patric) investigating the murder of a fellow undercover officer or "Narc". has decent action and kind of a "twisted" plot. worth watching IF you like crime dramas OR are a Ray Liotta fan. plays on EPIC channels again Tuesday, April 8th, Saturday April 12th and Sunday April 13th.

Narc was a great movie.  I haven't seen that in a while.  Have to watch it again. 

I also saw Assault on Wall street.  It definitely shows what these scammers do to people's lives.  Stuff happens in our country everyday.  I am kind of amazed more people haven't gone off like this in real life.  This guy definitely got some payback. 

'Way... Way Out' (1966) starring Jerry Lewis was on FXM not too long ago.  Robert Morley also stars in this and steals the movie, in my opinion.  I was watching by myself and laughing out loud frequently.  Excellent stuff.  Watch it.

Narc was an awesome cop flick . Got great reviews everywhere. Also has Busta Rhymes as one of the bad guys. Jason Patric and Ray Liota were great together. Great acting and great plot too.

No Escape might be my favorite Ray Liotta movie.... I haven't seen that for a long time.  

The Darkest Hour (2011) Russian-American SciFi action horror thriller. thught it was pretty good after the first 15 minutes of "set up" and the Alien invaders showed up. the special effects were pretty good and the way the humans in Moscow figure out how to fight the aliens "energy force field" was pretty cool and I thought their appearance was as scary as any I have seen in awhile. stars Emile Hirsch, who was excellent as Clyde Barrow in the TV mini-series Bonnie & Clyde, and a cast of mostly Russian actors. Dato Bakhtadze as the "crazy inventor" "Mr Sergei" is comic relief and Russian actress Veronika Vernadskaya as Vika is VERY tasty. only runs 90 minutes and you can page thru the first 15 or 20 minutes of "fluff" at the start without losing the plot. plays on Showtime channels again Thursday April 10th, Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13th.

Never heard of The Darkest Hour or Narc.  Gonna give it a try LeRink in the next week or so.  

42 (2013). drama about Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's "color barrier" is back on HBO channels. VERY well acted drama esp by Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey and Alan Tudyk as racist Phillies mangaer Ben Chapman. somewhat suprised it didn't get any Oscar nominations esp a Supporting Actor for Ford as Rickey. plays on HBO channels again Saturday April 12th, Tuesday April 14th and Wed nesday April 16th. definate for baseball history buffs or those that just enjoy excellent acting

Wolfen (1981) Albert Finney, Edwards James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Diane Venora.  Finney is an alcoholic detective who is one of the best at what he does.  Venora and Hines are brought in to investigate the sudden rash of murders throughout New York.  Basically a wealthy real estate developer has decide to tear down some old building and take over the land to build high rise condos.  Unfortunately this ticks off a pack of wolves who have been hunting on these grounds for centuries and they get some payback  Edward James Olmos plays an indian that seems to have a connection with these wolves.  Seems kind of ridiculous and farfetched but I find myself watching this movie over and over and enjoy it.  Finney is really good in this and teams up well with Gregory Hines.  If you are bored one night it is worth a look. 

great movie with a great story...i'm sure they sugar coated some of it too

Hitchcock (2012) plays again on Cinemax channels next week. VERY well acted story of the making of Hitch's classic horror film Psyco with Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock, Helen Mirren as his wife Alma Reville and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh. thought that James D'Arcy really caught the mannerisms of Anthony Perkins.

definately worth watching IF you like good dramatic acting. plays on the Cinmax channels Tuesday April 15th, Wednesdya April 16th, friday April 18th and Saturday April 19th   

finally saw Django Unchained (2012) and thought it was excellent "Spaghetti Western" styled action drama with plenty of the usual violence of a Quentin Tarantino movie. was well acted by all involved esp Christoph Waltz as the bounty hunter Doctor King Schultz (Best Supporting Actor Oscar) BUT can't understand WHY he was considered a "Supporting Actor" by the Oscar voters when his character is 2nd only to Jamie Foxx as Django Freeman in the film?. definitely worth watching IF your into Tarantino BUT thought it was a bit long @ 2 hours 45 minutes. plays on Showtime channels all next week   

happened to watch The Verdict (1982) last night on the Retroplex movie channel. outstanding courtroom drama with Paul Newman, Jack Warden and James Mason. 5 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Newman Best Actor, Mason Best Supporting Actor, Sidney Lumet Best Director and Best Screenplay. definately one of Paul Newman's BEST ever. plays again on Retro Wednesday April 16th and Saturday April 19th

The Verdict

The Verdict is one of my favorite movies of all time.  Paul Newman is so good in this movie.  Jack Warden and James Mason are good as well.  I've got the dvd.  Every once in a while I get it out and watch it. 

watched two of my favorite aviation war movies last couple nights...

Battle of Britain (1969) has an all star cast of Sir Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard, Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Ralph Richardson and Curt Jurgens. I like it because, like in the D-day invasion movie The Longest Day, the British scenes are in English while the German scenes are in German with subtitles. also it is the ONLY movie about the battle that gives credit to the Polish and other foreign fighter pilots that participated on the British side. excellent air combat scenes done before the age of CGI.

probably the BEST line in the movie is where Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goring asks German fighter leader Major Falke (based on Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland) what he needs and Falke  (Galland) responds "Ein Geschwader von Spitfires" ( "A squadron of Spitfires") a conversation that really took place between the two men and totally pizzed off Goring. also has one of THE great marches composed since WWII with the German theme "Aces High" which was actually composed by Englishman Ron Goodwin. the modern Luftwaffe should probably steal it for their own. plays again on the MGM Movie channel again Wednesday April 23rd @ 4:30 pm pacific time   

The Blue Max (1966) WWI air combat drama staring George Peppard, Jeremy Kemp, James Mason and Ursula Andress. excellent air combat scenes once again done before the age of CGI. probably THE best WWI flying movie since Howard Hughes 1930 classic Hell's Angels. the plot is a bit lame at times BUT the flying more than makes up for it. has been playing on the Fox Movie channel recently   

The Lone Ranger (2013) first "not so good" Johnny Depp movie I have watched in a long time. didn't really care for his Pirates of the Caribbean series either and this is similar. decent action esp the last 30 minutes or so but VERY lame plot and didn't think Armie Hammer was very good as John Reid as a rather wimpy "Lone Ranger". WAY too long @ 2 1/2 hours. I am pretty sure that both Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels must be spinning in their graves. definite  movie. on Starz movie channels the almost nightly next week

Munich (2005) drama about the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the PLO Black September terrorists after the Munich massacre of their athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics. very well acted by all involved and a compelling story. Oscar nominations for  Best Picture Best Director (Steven Spielberg) and Best Adapted Screenplay. plays again on Cinemax channels again Thursday April 24th and Saturday April 26th  

 

Last of the mohicans...daniel day lewis just being the absolute man.  Solid movie with cool action and a good story.  No gangs of new york but pretty good

watched Parkland (2013) last night about the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, Texas. looks at how it effected the lives of people like Abraham Zapruder who took the infamous movie of the "kill shot", emergency room doctors Jim Carrico and Malcolm  Perry who along with ER head nurse Doris Nelson who worked to try and save the president's life, Dallas Secret Service Agent Forrest Sorrels (played by Billy Bob Thornton, about the only "name" actor in the movie), the FBI agents who had Lee Harvey Oswald on their radar after he had made threats against the Dallas FBI office two weeks before the assassination BUT who never arrested him thinking he was just a "kook" and Oswald's brother Robert Oswald ( I never knew the man HAD a brother in Dallas). Kat Steffens is VERY moving as Jackie Kennedy even though she doesn't even speak in the movie.

definately one of the BEST acted dramas I have seen in a long time and VERY different in it's approach to that horrible event by focusing in on how the people involved were effected. plays on Starz channels again Wednesday April 23rd, Thursday April 24th, Saturday April 26th and Sunday April 27th. well worth watching and I rate it

'On the road'

Very meh.

Thanks for that Parkland Review, was debating watching it, will defiantly give it a shot on Starz now. Rink.