Movie 12 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Drive
This movie officially put me on the Ryan Gosling train. Seriously awesome. I can’t even really put into words how much I enjoyed this movie.
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Movie 11 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - 8mm
Say what you will about Nicholas Cage and Joel Schumacher, but they came together to make one damn fine movie. This certainly ranks high on the list of movies you might only watch once. It covers a very taboo subject of snuff films, what rich people can really do, and the justification one needs to dole out their own version of justice.
It really is a downward spiral that gets crazier and crazier. Honestly I forgot Schumacher was the director when going to write this (I actually thought it was Polanski). If you like dark and gritty movies like I do, this is another sure fire hit. One of the best scenes is when Cage is looking for a reason to completely go off the rails. It’s pretty amazing.
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Movie 10 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - RED
For whatever reason I put off this movie for a while. I’m kind of sad that I did. It’s 100% fun stupid action. There is a plot, but I really didn’t care with the amount of funny one liners and awesome action sequences featuring people who could be your grandparents. It was one of the few movies in a while that I was genuinely excited about most of the characters that were involved. I think Karl Urban did a fantastic job for having arguably a small part in the movie.
Also the fight scene at the CIA headquarters along with the “Old man my Ass” scene (which is in the trailer) was worth it alone. Not too mention that Helen Mirren is adorable in this movie. Yes I used the word adorable to describe a 60+ y/o Wetworks expert.
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Movie 9 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Bunraku
Man I wanted to like this movie. Josh Hartnett, Ron Pearlman, Woody Harrilson, Demi Moore this should have been a win. The movie dragged on for about a half hour too long. The action swayed drastically from fantastic to boring at moments as well.
Also the ending was super anti-climatic. The one saving grace of the entire movie was Kevin McKidd as Killer No 2. He was actually an interesting character. Great style and some of the best dialogue in the movie as well.
If I had to rate it, 2 out of 5. If they had edited it down to an hour and a half instead of 2 maybe it would have went up.
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Movie 7 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - The Chaser
Holy crap was this movie good. I’ve found that while some Korean films may get a 3 or 4 star rating on Netflix it’s almost never a true indicator as to how good the film really is. The most interesting thing about The Chaser is that the description makes it sound like a “who done it.” This is very much not a “who done it” film. It’s more of a race against the clock kind of film. We know who has done it, hell he’s in custody within the first 20-30 of the film. But we don’t know where the missing girl is.
It’s also interesting because the main character who is racing to find her is an ex-detective turned pimp. I would assume any other pimp would have cut his losses and moved on. This guy goes after his goal with everything he’s got. There are also some pretty brutal fights scenes in this movie. I know no one can take that much punishment, but when you see two guys rolling on the floor hitting each other with everything they got, you tend to believe it more.
Anyone who likes dark, gritty, crime movies should check this out. It’s streaming on Netflix so it’s easily accessible.
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Movie 6 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - The Fighter
This was a good movie. Great acting by Bale in this. I think it’s amazing that it’s as goos as it is since this movie seemed to go through pre-production hell with casting, director, and script issues. I guess the one good thing is that when that usually happens to a movie it comes out a hot mess afterwards. Where as The Fighter is still a great movie. It was a little heart wrenching when you find out what the documentary on Dicky is really about.
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Movie 5 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Take Me Home Tonight
Solid 3 stars. I really liked Topher Grace and Anna Farris. For whatever reason this movie didn’t really click as well as I hoped. It’s not bad, but it’s kind of middle of the road kind of rom/com. Like I said, 3 Stars. Athough it has a couple amazing scenes in it involving the “sidekick.” You’ll know them when you see them. One takes place in a bathroom of a party. It’s hilarious.
Also a complete misuse of Michael Biehn. One things for sure, him as the Dad who’s a cop reminded me how he should have been doing an action film every other year.
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Movie 4 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - The Amateurs
Jeff Bridges seems like he can do no wrong. This move was great and had a fantastic supporting cast. There’s a great moment where Bridges talkes about Tryers and Doers. How his whole life he’s been trying to get something done and not just doing it. How this is his first time that he’s going to do something.
Overall there are a lot of great scenes in this movie I wasn’t expecting from it. Also how can you go wrong with a comedy about some people from a small town deciding to make a Porno?
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Movie 3 of the fiftyfiftyme challenge - Louis C.K. Hilarious
I decided to attach a clip. It’s my favorite part and I’ve noticed that I’m starting to feel the same way about certain technologies. When I got my first cell phone it wasn’t a big deal, but now that I have a superphone I feel like I’m sort of Wizard.
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Movie 2 on the fiftyfiftyme Challenge: Wet Hot American Summer
I’m still on the fence on whether I liked this movie or not. Some scenes were great, others were random and seemed to be there to fill time. One thing I can say I liked about it: Christopher Meloni. He steals every scene he’s in and the fact that I can only describe his character as a crazed sexual deviant is hysterical to me. Because we’re talking about Stabler from Law and Order SVU.
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