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Trader Horn (1973)
Fake movie...
I spotted Stewart Granger and Co, from "King Solomon Mines numerous times during this "movie".It was so obvious .I notice grasslands and rolling Los Angeles hills in background of this show.They the actors never went within 12 ,000 miles of Africa. A travesty of the original movie from 1931.MGM should hang its head in shame.Start of Rod Taylor's downfall in movies.
Crossbones (2014)
Politically Correct pirates
I only managed several episodes and thought it mainly garbage. Blackbeard was known for having a black beard not a goatee as sported by the main actor. (Spoiler) On his island Blackbeard has 3 women, 1. a white woman who give out orders, went swimming in a dress and distributed the spoils of piracy , 2. an Arab lady who is a code expert (!) and 3. a black women who was more ferocious than the normal pirates!! In fact no such animals existed in those times. You have to suspend disbelief all the times as politically correct themes propagate in the series continually. Where is the cute kid with his dog?? You might well ask !! How about less dialogue and more action as after all the main cast are pirates not gabby intellectuals. Give me the old days when pirates were pirates and not politically correct dummies. The script writer should buy a reference book quickly.
Hyena Road (2015)
Book of the film question.
Am trying to figure out how "1000 true stories" became "Hyena Road"? Can somebody tell me the connection between the two please? Maybe there is some obscure book of this title out there some where that may not even be a war book . Paul Gross would probably be the best person to answer this question as he is listed as screen writer. But seriously I would welcome any discussion as above. The movie was very good as very few Canadian movies about the war have been produced. It is noted that most of the actors were Canadians and parts of the movie filmed in Manitoba on a military base. The rest was filmed in Jordan. Paul Gross sure had his hands full as he starred, produced and wrote the screenplay.
This Is the End (2013)
egotistical fluff
Well I did not feel this movie was a very funny black comedy at all. All of the actors(as themselves)received very nice ego massages. Are we supposed to believe that 6 male USA actors most 30 years of age act at all times like crazy teenagers? The dialogue was the same mostly peppered with obscenities , weird homosexual acts,insults) all the way through..it got boring... The basic idea is brilliant but not put to any good use here .. Pity the British did not make this movie using Perhaps Hugh Grant . it would have been great. I also felt a lot of the lines were ad libs..am I wrong? The movie purported to cost $32 million...what...it was basically filmed in a set.Combined of course with C.G.I.shots.