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RED 2 (2013)
What Was Not to Like?
The movie had it all . . .
All Star Cast - Bruce Willis Mary-Louise Parker Anthony Hopkins John Malkovich Helen Mirren
Tons of Action - Car Chase Scenes and Crashes, Bombs Going Off, Knives, Hands, Legs, and Bullets Flying
Humor - Come On! Wherever Mary-Louise Parker is, you know you're gonna laugh
A Good Plot - It kept you guessing
Great Special Effects - see 'Tons of Action' above
Acting - Excellent!
'Nuff Said
Kings: The New King: Part Two (2009)
Another Superb Show Cancelled by NBC
Kings, one of the best shows in recent television history, was canceled by NBC, replaced by another 'reality' show. It is a testimony to the programmers at NBC of their poor judgment, one in a long line of intellectual mistakes. It is apparent that NBC considers its viewers to have an IQ equal to the product of in-breeding. Rather than being force-fed the mind-numbing dishes that NBC has chosen to offer, I've switched channels.
The performances of the actors were worthy of Emmy awards. The direction was flawless. The scripts were well written and intellectually stimulating. The sets were movie-quality. The cast was wisely chosen. Each and every episode offered stimulating drama without the need to resort to luring viewers with sexual encounters and extreme violence.
I'll miss this show very much.
Excalibur (1981)
Some of the acting is terrible but . . .
. . . the movie is the essence of the Arthurian legend.
When I began to watch this movie, I was looking forward to settling down to watch good movie but, in the beginning, I was disappointed with the acting. Much of it, particularly in the first half of the movie, is some of the worst I have ever seen. The only believable actor is Patrick Stewart, who acted his part and didn't "play-act" in any of his scenes. Unfortunately, he was in very few scenes. I'm very surprised that he involved himself with this production, unless he did it just to have some fun. To give you an idea of the quality of the acting, there were times that Sir Lancelot reminded me of Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties.
What redeems the movie, though, are good scenes, good action, some good settings and a good storyline. I enjoyed seeing the men in armor as they would have been, moving awkwardly because of the heaviness and restrictions that armor would cause, not lithely, as shown in most movies. They slip on the grass as they walk at times because of the smoothness of the metal against grass. The natural camaraderie that exists between men during the jousts and the jousts, which are not upstaged, are enjoyable to watch. The people didn't move in exact step with one another during the dance sequence. Sometimes it becomes very tiresome to see no one make a misstep during a dance in movies. The wedding of King Arthur to Guinevere was beautifully done and I enjoyed seeing, from above, the knights in their truly shining armor sitting down at the round table. But the best thing is that the movie holds true to the Aruthurian legend in all its dreamlike quality, which only a child can truly believe. This movie serves this up to adults wonderfully.