better than I expected, 3.5/5
SJ Robert's comments
Nobody (2021)
Yeah, I remember him from Moonlighting. Good show, good part for him. I was thinking too about the guy with ‘a special set of skills’ or something another (I’m blocking on his name). Ah—Liam Neeson.
SJ Robert
2 points
2 years ago.
Pierce Brosnan. If you remember him in Remington Steele you’d never believe back then that he’d be James Bond, and a damn good one!
Lingerie (1928)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Hah. Don’t the girls on YouTube today call this a haul? Looks like we found a 1928 lingerie haul - and actually more risque than 2020!
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
NOTE: load your subtitles first. Without doing so there’s no subtitles for the Klingon dialog.
Shot Caller (2017)
SJ Robert
2 points
4 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)
Surprisingly good. The story (writing), acting, editing, slow revealing of what the movie is about (directing) - all excellent. It’s essentially a variation of the Greek odyssey - decent man cast into oblivion due to circumstance must transition to find his way through the journey to the other side. Much more than just a badass prison gang movie. Spoiler: it’s really a very male love story (that women will also get). 5*
House of Sand and Fog (2004)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Good movie. Not really a crime drama. Just a really good drama with legal quagmire as the story setup. Jennifer Connelly at her most gorgeous (also check out Dark City; great Sci-Fi flick) and in top acting form, as is Ben Kingsley. 4/5
Nobody (2021)
SJ Robert
2 points
2 years ago.
Combination of The Man From Nowhere, Falling Down and Home Alone. Fun and well done!
The A-Team (2010)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Better than expected. That was fun. Not corny like the TV show. Solid 3.5/5.
Harpoon (2018)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Liked it. Didn’t like the ending but the movie overall was very good. It’s in Spanish but with English subtitles. The description is off a bit. Cata is not “injured in a lake” but that’s a minor detail. Good. Recommended.
Miller's Crossing (1990)
nowt
3 points
3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)
It’s blood-simply Hammett time.
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Hah! I read his name and thought the same thing - it’s gonna be bloody. Nonetheless Dashiell Hammett is a great writer, and not always bloody (The Maltese Falcon). I read Red Harvest when I was younger and ever since I’ve been a fan. I look forward to this movie, when I have a chance to watch.
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Surprising twists and leaves you with a perplexing ethical conundrum.
The Italian Job (2003)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
One of the best heist movies. Great cast, all at their best. I remember this movie when it came out - it’s the one where I fell for Charlize Theron (me, and the rest of the world). Highly recommended. Destined to be a classic of the heist genre.
The Punisher (2004)
Not bad. A bit better than the earlier movie with Dolph Lundgren. 3.5/5 Travolta is always very good. Thomas Jane, Rebecca Romijn and the rest all good.
Another Life (2019)
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SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Thank you! Before scrolling down to the comments I was thinking this could be cool or it could involve a bunch of immature teens ruining it. Thanks for saving me from this show!!
Kung Fu (2021)
Aggr69
0 points
3 years ago.
Disappointing remake of Kungfu and has all your stereotypes involved. If you want to want kung fu (which should have been bruce lee but they wanted a white man and stole it from him) go watch that one. It at least has real kung fu in it. Not the Hollywood version of kung fu. 1/5
It wasn’t “stolen” from Bruce Lee. That’s a myth. Lee promoted a series that also had a Kung Fu artist traveling through the west, kicking butt. But that character wasn’t a monk, encouraging peace. Lee’s show was titled, The Warrior. The concept of the half-white Shaolin Monk coming to the U.S. west as a peaceful person was proposed years earlier by Ed Spielman in 1967. Lee auditioned for the role of Kwai Chang Caine but didn’t have the personality of a monk and his accent was too strong for the leading character. Also, the U.S. market in 1972 wasn’t “ready” for an Asian lead actor. Others, like George Takei and Mako also auditioned. Takei was the President of an Asian actors group and protested, but to no avail. But at least the show’s success created lots of work for the Asian acting community, more than any other show. There’s no way it would have succeeded with Bruce Lee in the leading role. His English wasn’t good, American audience was too white, and he had anything but a calm monk-like nature. It wasn’t stolen from him. Also, when Hollywood instead offered to make The Warrior with him separately, he wanted to wait and see how successful his latest full-length movies was. When it became successful, he declined the offer to make The Warrior - not wanting to be a TV actor when he could be a movie star instead.
Mandy (2018)
Really bad. Not worth the effort to watch. I endured it, thinking it must eventually start to make sense and get better. Nope. Even as a bloody revenge movie it just wasn’t fulfilling. For the first 30 minutes there’s no sense of plot at all. Then it just gets more surreal and unrealistic. If you want a fun Nicholas Cage revenge flick with demons and great action (and gorgeous Amber Heard) then enjoy Drive Angry, which will surely become a cult classic. This one doesn’t go anywhere, is inconsistent in its sense of realism vs. fantasy, and just does nothing for me. It’s not that I can’t enjoy a weird, abstract movie. (Eraserhead I give 5/5.) This one is weird but aimlessly so. Skip it and you will miss nothing.
Madam Secretary (2014) S5 E20
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Like this series, but annoyed at the writing in this episode - portraying the token progressive Senator who had the silly and radical notion that an international treaty on climate change should actually include something that addresses a root cause like fossil fuels, and the way the Senator was dismissed as a political grandstanding moonbeamer and ridiculed as not knowing his facts - all just infuriating when comparing to today’s politics where the progressives are the ONLY ones making the accurate scientific arguments and the establishment liberals (heroes in this show) are weak incrementalists who offer no real climate solutions. It just came off as really bad anti-progressive propaganda. First time, deep into its 5th season, that the show greatly disappointed. But at least it was only for a small part of the episode.
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
Rarely does a sequel equal the original. This one equaled or possibly surpassed the original, and actually is worthy of another sequel. Not only is Denzel great, as always, but all the secondary roles were played superbly, even minor parts.
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
The one that started it all. The first of the no-name trilogy (followed by For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly) - all 5-star classics.
The Pledge (2001)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Nicholson as retired cop obsessed with solving a child murder(s) but over time it may be affecting his judgement. Great acting. Lots of big name actors in excellent small parts not mentioned in the description: Sam Shepard, Helen Mirren, Vanessa Redgrave, Mickey Rourke, Harry Dean Stanton, Robin Wright Penn, Tom Noonan. Directed by Sean Penn. 3.5/4
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
greyfur
2 points
3 years ago.
I saw this a while back, was actually right good, was actually rather surprised at how good it was. Give it a shot, you might like this one. Ties up all the loose ends.
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Thanks, greyfur. That’s the kind of nudge I was hoping to hear from somebody.
The Pledge (2001)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Nicholson as retired cop obsessed with solving a child murder(s) but over time it may be affecting his judgement. Great acting. Lots of big name actors in excellent small parts not mentioned in the description: Sam Shepard, Helen Mirren, Vanessa Redgrave, Mickey Rourke, Harry Dean Stanton, Robin Wright Penn, Tom Noonan. Directed by Sean Penn. 3.5/4
Lots to think about. (Spoilers! Do NOT Read before viewing!) At the end Tom Noonan’s character was indeed going to meet the girl at the park, and was the tall man and giver of the porcupine gifts - so Nicholson’s character was right, sort of. But even the tall man who gives porcupine gifts still doesn’t mean/prove he was the killer! But brilliant how Nicholson’s character decided to buy the rural store in the middle of where the murders took place to “retire” in the area, so that everyone living in the area would sooner or later come by his store to buy gas so he could look out for the black station wagon and catch all suspicious license plates. Sad that at the end he never knew that the suspect was indeed on his way to the park - that he was “right.” And never knowing that just led him deeper into madness vs. if he knew then his life would’ve straightened out, presumably.
Reacher (2022) S1 E6
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
Last song: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky. How fitting for that last scene.
Perfect Harmony (2019) S1 E3
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
Wow. Anna Camp is not only drop dead gorgeous, she’s got a for real incredible voice.
Vigil (2021)
SethMythrax
1 points
2 years ago.
Watched all 6 episodes in 1 sitting & found it to be a good show. Give it 3.5 out of 5. No show ever makes it to 5……
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
5’s are reserved for true classics, for me - those that 10 years from now are remembered as one of your favorites of all time. Very rarely given.
The Young Americans (1993)
When I first saw this movie the song at the end credits floored me. I had to research it and find out who it was. That was how I discovered Bjork. “I Play Dead” is still one of my favorite songs of hers. (Great YouTube vid of this song.) Oh, and the movie is really good, too. Harvey Keitel kills it, as usual. As does Viggo Mortenson. And my favorite role of Terence Rigby’s. And Thandie Newton at her loveliest.
Commando (1985)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Took me awhile but I finally guessed correctly that Schwarzenegger’s kidnapped daughter is a very young and cute Alyssa Milano, at 12.
The Girl in the Fog (2017)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Good murder-mystery. A “thinking” story with unusual twists and character roles. Recommended. Subtitles are good.
Predestination (2015)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)
Should have just killed the baby. End of problem.
Condor (2018) S2 E3
darklighter1
0 points
3 years ago.
I didn’t study computer science in colllege. Does anyone have a good old fashioned version with the subtitles included? or does anyone at least know what the Russians were saying?
Sunshine (2007)
Just OK. Good story. Good production. Poor casting. I hate serious space flight - all Earth life hangs in the balance - movies that are cast with too-young, too-cute, too-immature, too-selfish, too-unprofessional astronauts that get in silly fights, etc. The fake-ness compared to real and serious astronauts that would be on this kind of a mission is just distracting and irritating throughout. C’mon, nobody double-checks critical calculations of which all life on Earth hangs in the balance? Just too many ridiculous things that spoil what could’ve been a good movie. The blurriness at the end was also overdone and annoying, and ridiculous regarding the surprise “bad guy.” Would be 2/5 but I gave an extra point ‘cuz I love the genre. But really - too many space sci-fi movies are ruined by poor young/cutesy/unprofessional casting, I guess to appeal to young audiences. All these young actors here are good actors - I like them in other movies. But just mis-cast in this one. I’m actually willing to overlook the huge, silly plot-hole flaw (that a “big” nuke is somehow supposed to reignite a dying sun, as if the actual minuscule nuke (the whole planet Earth is minuscule compared to the sun) is anything even close in energy to a hum-drum random solar flare, and that there’s no reason/physics to suggest a nuke would effect the sun by making it get brighter, etc.), as most sci-fi is weak on the sci side. But at least the story, writing and cast should be somewhat realistic.
The Good Liar (2019)
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
Dame Mirren never disappoints, and the chemistry with Sir McKellen works well. The two greats keep you riveted throughout. The twist at the end is expected, but done well I thought. Nice! 3.5/5
Miller's Crossing (1990)
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Inspired by the novels of Hammett, particularly Red Harvest.
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Thanks, Alien. Always on the lookout for good ones to add to the list. Any Hammett inspired or influenced flick is worth checking out. (The .ag links don’t work any more for me. I had to change it to .li but then it came up.)
Red Corner (1997)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Better than expected. Excellent and perhaps someday-classic version of the familiar framed innocent man theme. Good plot twists, good acting, interesting foreign setting, fast paced and very entertaining. Even a bit emotional at the end. 4.5/5.
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
SJ Robert
1 points
2 years ago.
Brutal rape-revenge flick. Good if that’s your cup of tea.
Now for the 2011 remake.
Cuck (2019)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)
Hah. It’s like a right-wing Falling Down. (Sort of, at the end.)
Thief (1981)
I don’t know about masterpiece. It was very good. Started a bit slow but then got up to speed. Topkapi was the heist flick that started it all and was/is what I consider a classic and a must see for those into the genre; old now, but still a great watch. Another really good heist flick is The Italian Job. (Edit: the 2003 one. There’s also an earlier one with Michael Caine, that must be good (he’s great) but I haven’t seen that one yet.)
The Kingdom (2007)
Very good. One of the best mid-east terrorist movies. Great casting. Good story. My only problem is with overdoing the jittery shoulder cam - unnecessary and distracting. But overall definitely worth the watch. Lots of familiar names and faces not mentioned above on the website description.
Oh, and only the clipwatching links have the English subtitles for the Arabic dialog parts. Don’t be put off by the 3 stars for those links. They work/look/sound just as good as the other higher-rated links.
Drive Angry (2011)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Destined to become a cult classic. Just the right balance of action, violence and a little fun thrown in. Amber Heard at the peak of her gorgeousness. William Fichtner at his best. Great date flick or for hanging out with buddies on a Friday night. I only give 5/5 for movies that I think will become classics. It’s not a “seriously” great classic movie, but for its genre it is.
Jigsaw (1968)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
All-star lineup. Really curious about the special effects in 1968 depicting the acid trip. Wish there were links. Could be a fun watch. Had high IMBD rating.
Odd Thomas (2013)
SJ Robert
1 points
3 years ago.
Movie was OK but the audio is too low. Had a hard time hearing it at full blast, on all host sites.
Fun. Good SFX.