Classic Movie Review: "Dirty Harry" 12/23/71

This is a classic movie review for "Dirty Harry", released December 23, 1971. I have watched this more than once. This round was watched on October 20, 2020.

Trailer

Cast

Clint Eastwood - Harry

Harry Guardino - Bressler

Reni Santoni - Chico

John Vernon - The Mayor

Andrew Robinson - Killer (as Andy Robinson)

Plot

A killer is on the loose and it is up to the police to stop him. Detective Harry wants to stop him, even if he has to fight a little dirty to get the job done. Can Harry stop the killer?

Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.

4.5/5 - For an older movie, this is pretty interesting. There were times that you feel like it will start dragging but it doesn't drag too much. The ending is fairly decent and fulfilling but not necessarily satisfying, considering how much Harry had to go through to get there.

I would watch this again. I'd say that it is something that most should take a look at, if you are interested.

In prepping for this review, I found out that there are sequels so I probably will be looking into that.

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Rebekah/Gracie

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Movie Review: "Mulan" - 03/09/20

This is a movie review for "Mulan", released March 9, 2020 at a Los Angeles CA premiere. I watched this October 17, 2020.

Trailer

Cast

Liu Yifei - Mulan

Donnie Yen - Commander Tung

Gong Li - Xianniang

Jet Li - Emperor

Jason Scott Lee - Böri Khan

Yoson An - Honghui

Plot

China is under threat of invasion. The Emperor calls upon each family to enlist one man from each family. The Hua family has no sons so Hua Zhou stands up for his family, even though he has a war wound from previous service. Mulan decides to save her father by stepping up in his place and go to war. Can she keep her gender hidden? Can she survive training? Can she survive war?

Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.

1.5/5 - Downgraded for lack of character depth or development, martial arts with no regard to gravity, taking out Mushu and Grandma, downplaying war (not showing the brutality of aftermath), adding the witch (even though she sacrificed herself to save Mulan), etc.

Chi is good because that is a thing but saying that women with strong chi are witches is sexist and ridiculous; did not need to go there. And why would she need a pep talk by the witch when she sat there crying?! Why couldn't the phoenix do it?

The vote of confidence in Mulan by the soldiers seemed shallow, like they are wimps with little opinions of their own, not sticking to their beliefs. She should have had to do something to prove that they should trust her (though they are so far from the Imperial City). Instead, they just decided to follow her for nearly no reason.

Bonus: it did feel a bit like those martial arts movies where there is no regard to gravity (i.e. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or whatnot). It was cool but to try making it more "realistic" with this makes the movie cheap. Make up your mind - realistic or mythical!

Anyways, I would not recommend this movie in comparison with the animated Mulan movie. I was really disappointed, especially since Mushu was not a thing and the phoenix that they put into the movie didn't talk (but was mostly symbolic). Could you like this movie? Sure, but that's according to your personal preference, not mine. Go ahead and try it, I would say. Maybe you'll like it, but I won't be rewatching this any time soon.

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Movie Review: "2:22" 06/29/17

 This is my movie review for "2:22", released June 29, 2017. I watched this October 7, 2020 via Hulu.

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Run Time: 1 Hour 38 Minutes

Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated

Trailer

Notable Cast

Michiel Huisman ... Dylan Branson

Teresa Palmer ... Sarah Barton

Sam Reid ... Jonas Edman

John Waters ... Bill

Plot

An airport traffic controller named Dylan is very good at his job because he sees patterns. One day, he barely saves two planes from crashing (one taking off, one landing). The patterns he sees start showing him something different. As he is trying to figure out what the patterns are saying, he meets a cute girl and they hit it off immediately. The patterns seem to be revolving around her. Could destiny be a thing? Is it possible that events of the past can repeat in the present?

Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.

3.5/5 - *SPOILERS* This was an interesting movie but it was heavy on the emphasis of patterns, less on the characters. At the end, the air traffic controller went for his pilot license and saw the girl, who had a baby. The movie would not tell us if they were together or anything like that. It just said "he saw the pattern, it was a repeat of what happened in the past, but they survived it unlike those of the past". Very unfulfilling ending.

Would I recommend this movie? Maybe but it was pretty disappointing overall. There's better movies out there.

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