Excellent. Even better on 2nd or 3rd watch.
I like the audio. The sound of that high-power rifle is amazing.
SJ Robert's comments
The Accountant (2016)
SJ Robert
8 points
3 years ago.
The Secret Agent (1996)
SJ Robert
7 points
3 years ago.
Uncredited Robin Williams is great as the radical anarchist bomb maker. He was a great actor of non-comedic dark roles. RIP.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
gypsy soul
6 points
4 years ago.
I kept saying, “I am not a Tom Cruise fan”, then I realized how I basically love all of his movies. Some more than others but this one is very near the top. 8.5/10
SJ Robert
7 points
2 years ago.
Really hilarious. I think you just captured 90% of people. There’s something annoying about the guy but you gotta admit he’s got excellent screen presence. And he just has a fantastic agent - who gets him into great films consistently. So many great ones. A recent favorite is Oblivion.
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (2006)
cloroxbleach
6 points
3 years ago.
Whoa you got to see him live? That’s awesome! What a trip that must’ve been. It’s always so fun to see someone mutually absorbed in their work—- I mean like, the art is creating them while they create art. It’s not something that can be faked or produced, it just -is-. That’s why I like him. I hope our comments lead to others discovering this fun musician.
SJ Robert
5 points
3 years ago.
You obviously get it. Cheers, to the joyful noise and showing how creativity and imagination can feed the soul and be the fertilizer for new sounds and new music and new directions far beyond the familiar planet we inhabit!
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
The classic holds up very well.
Besides those listed, excellent cast also includes Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin and Walter Brennan.
Child 44 (2015)
Very good. Recommended. The title sounds like a cheesy Sci-Fi. It’s not. The brutal totalitarian political structure of Stalin’s U.S.S.R. plays a significant role as backdrop and cultural environment obscuring and creating obstacles surrounding a heinous crime spree. Really well done. This one will stick with you awhile.
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (2006)
cloroxbleach
5 points
3 years ago.
Oh, this is a wonderful upload, I can’t wait to revisit it. If anyone out there is unfamiliar with Sun Ra and you like experimental music—- you will dig this. Sun Ra was avant-garde even for that scene, but there’s a distinct lack of pretentiousness that makes even his most bizarre works inviting and curious. There are few artists out there anymore who have this type of enmeshment of their inner and outer selves, tangling with their creative blood, manifesting (in this case) as sounds. Roll one up and chill out with Sun Ra on a boring day, you won’t be disappointed.
Looking forward to this. I once saw Sun Ra and his Cosmic Arkestra back in the early ‘80’s, I think. At one point, in the middle of the cacophony, he stopped playing, pulled out his telescope, and looked up through it - to receive further instructions from his home planet, Saturn - and then resumed playing. He was (is) quite a spirit.
The Shape of Water (2017)
SJ Robert
4 points
3 years ago.
Well that was different. Strange combination of being very adult in parts and cheesy family entertainment in others. Recommended for people who like unusual films, and appreciate something outside the normal mold - not for everyone. I liked it.
Locke (2014)
Canuckian
3 points
4 years ago.
If you like Hardy, you should watch the movie titled “Warrior”…one of his best imo, the entire cast was amazing..one of my fave movies..https://www.primewire.li/movie/411964-watch-warrior
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
This, Smiley’s People and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold are simply the very best of the spy genre - the very definition of 5/5. The gold standard. Warning: this is John Le Carre and his George Smiley - the very opposite of Ian Flemming and his James Bond. This is not action packed, constant fight scenes, car chases, sexy women being seduced and comic book evil nemeses. This is not fantasy secret agent stuff for young teenagers. This is serious espionage that develops slowly. You will be drawn in deeper and deeper by THE master story teller of the genre, with top notch British acting.
Good People Go to Hell, Saved People Go to Heaven (2013)
booger
-1 points
3 years ago.
And, I disagree with you. Atheism is not the disbelief in god(s) but the knowledge that there are no god(s). Morality is Humans being Human and nothing more. You stated that you disagreed with my stance that the other side of religion is atheism, ok, so what is?
SJ Robert
7 points
3 years ago.
Atheism is simply not believing in and not worshiping a god. There doesn’t need to be “knowledge” or certainty about it. And atheism certainly isn’t the “opposite side” of religion, at least with regard to morality or doing good. There are many atheists who have a strict code of ethics. It’s just not propelled by a fear of a god watching and judging or impending retribution in an afterlife. In a sense you could even argue that many atheists are MORE moral than religious folks, since they are FREELY moral without any offered transactional benefit of receiving eternal heaven in return for good behavior. But in actuality, numerous studies have shown that prison populations pretty much reflect the general population: same % christians, jews, muslims, agnostics and atheists, etc. inside of prison as out. So there’s no actual evidence or any independent indicator of one religion being more moral and good than another, or religion vs. atheism. It all comes down to the individual.
One Spy Too Many (1966)
SJ Robert
3 points
2 years ago.
Very cool and fun Man From UNCLE movie. With gorgeous Yvonne Craig! (original Batgirl, green Orion girl Marta from Star Trek TOS, etc.) Nice!
Treadstone (2019)
SJ Robert
3 points
3 years ago.
Love the genre, but this is borderline unwatchable for me. The jiggly shoulder cam is way overdone - distracting and extremely annoying, as is the heavy beat music being too loud relative to the dialog - can’t hear the words sometimes. Show had potential. Maybe they’ll hire a new camera director and sound editor for Season 2. Though not sure I can make it through S1 past E4.
Treadstone (2019)
SJ Robert
3 points
3 years ago.
I stuck it through. It got better than my first comment described. But it ended with the most non-ending of any series I’ve ever watched. The whole show was like 4 or 5 separate stories - different Treadstone characters, always hinting at them all coming together at the end. But it ended with mid-story cliffhangers for all of them. The most unresolved series finale ever. I know it was planned for a 2nd season, but even for that it was an unresolved season finale, let alone series finale. Weird. Had potential. I won’t forget this one as the most unresolved show ever. Hah!
Irresistible (2020)
SJ Robert
3 points
3 years ago.
Loved it. Jon Stewart’s farce about the farce of our electoral system. The twist at the end is great. Yes, this is legally possible!
Unlocked (2017)
SJ Robert
3 points
3 years ago.
Nice spy/action flick with twists and turns. Also has Michael Douglas (not listed). Credit to the very good writing by Peter O’Brien; I like complicated spy stories. Gave it 5 just to bring it up from undeserving low stars. It’s a solid 4. Love Noomi ever since Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. They should franchise this and make a sequel; keep the writer.
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Description is inaccurate. Best western I’ve seen since Unforgiven. Russell Crowe is always good. Christian Bale is always good. Together - you’ve got a winner. Didn’t realize until the credits that the Pinkerton/bounty hunter with the beard was Peter Fonda - couldn’t even tell it was him.
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Excellent action flick. Theron kicks ass and did all her own fight scenes, which are some of the most realistic I’ve seen, even slowing down at times due to exhaustion. The plot was complicated and took a couple watches to catch all the nuances of the story, which I liked (rather than being spoon-fed). The acting and cinematography were great, with a backdrop of constant stress due to the story happening right during the Berlin Wall’s falling. The use of framing the movie as an operational postmortem interview was done very well. The multiple twists at the end were also very good. I had a completely opposite reaction than the commenter above me. I think this movie will become a classic in the badass femme-fatale genre, like Nikita.
There is talk about a John Wick-Atomic Blond crossover sequel. Frankly I’m a bit skeptical about that. They have very different feels, with Atomic Blond having a more grittier feel with aspects of high level intelligence management, suspicious “allies,” international intrigue, etc. where Wick is more of a loner dude dealing with more local thugs. Just my take.
Rubicon (2010) S1 E13
Pity no one picked up this excellent suspense & intrigue thriller for a 2nd season. It got better and better, but could’ve used one more episode to resolve some lingering loose ends, though the big ones were resolved.
Smiley's People (1982)
Unfortunately this version of the great Smiley’s People mini-series is edited. I encourage you to instead search YouTube where you can find the unedited version. You can tell the unedited version because they run over 58 minutes (vs. this series here which is about 54 minutes). It doesn’t sound like much of a difference but the small scenes they cut out really add to the feel and texture. Something as great as this series - perhaps the greatest spy series ever - deserves to be watched with the full director’s cut. Believe me, you’ll want to savor every moment of this masterpiece.
It is NOT an action packed James Bond-type spy movie. It is a slow-burner. What it lacks in action it more than makes up for in intrigue, suspense and complicated and detailed story. More realistic and grittier than fantasy spy movies like James Bond. Absolute 5/5 rating, but the PrimeWire series here gets only 3/5 for being a cut version.
The Specialist (1994)
Good ‘90’s action flick. Couple of gorgeous Sharon Stone nude scenes. Steiger and Woods are always good. Even Eric Robert’s adds to the all-star cast. Fun and entertaining. Never trust a misogynist’s review (the comment below). Solid 3/5.
Men of Honor (2000)
SJ Robert
3 points
3 years ago.
I thought DeNiro was excellent in this. Well, he’s excellent in pretty much everything he does, but I mean it was a different character than I’ve seen him play before.
It’s a film about honor and pride and overcoming obstacles. But it’s also about egos and stuck, inflexible thinking - that human characteristic that will end life on this planet someday. It goes beyond racism, though that’s certainly part of it.
3.5/5
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
Two episodes in and it is really good so far,kind of reminds me of agent carter in a way,but more serious (which should have never been cancelled) I guess it is just the time period,and the tunes they play now and again,definitely worth your pennyworth.
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Weird cross between Mad Max, Dr. Seuss, Rick & Morty, Land of the Giants, and… something else - I don’t know what. Bizarrely surreal and abstract, yet also all too familiar.
The 39 Steps (1935)
SJ Robert
3 points
2 years ago.
Classic, early Hitchcock. One of my favorites as a kid. LOVE that early helicopter scene.
Lorne (2016)
SJ Robert
3 points
2 years ago.
Guy Pearce is such a fantastic actor. This 15 minute short is quite good.
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.
Hidden (2015)
TheGuv
2 points
3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)
Great and unexpected twist with e Breathers. And when you realise why these ‘rules’ actually exist, it makes so much more sense.
Yep. Realizing the importance of the rules at the end is how the whole movie makes sense - explains the twist.
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
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
NOTE: load your subtitles first. Without doing so there’s no subtitles for the Klingon dialog.
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.
Shot Caller (2017)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 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*
Dark City (1998)
abrostople
4 points
2 years ago.
I was sure I’d seen this before but I couldn’t remember anything about it
Home Before Dark (2020)
subglorious
4 points
2 years ago.
Looking for something to binge watch, and from the comments, I think I’ll try it. I need something exciting.
SJ Robert
2 points
2 years ago.
Here’s a couple not too old shows that were canceled prematurely that are good binge series: Human Target and Terriers.
Presumed Innocent (1990)
SJ Robert
2 points
2 years ago.
Oldie but goodie. Can’t believe I’m the first commenter for this one. Great performances by familiar faces.
Raising Arizona (1987)
Great quarantine movie. Plenty of action and ridiculous hilarity. Lots of familiar faces in this 33 year old classic Nicolas Cage flick.
Another Life (2019)
Xsile
1 points
4 years ago.
I will watch all the episodes, however the acting is really bad or perhaps really bad directing. The whole crew of astronauts react to everything hyper emotionally and completely irrationally. Especially when you consider the training they all would have gone through to be in the positions they are in.
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Thank you! Before scrolling down to the comments I was thinking this could be serious, great sci-fi or it could be cheesy crap involving a bunch of immature or unprofessional crew members. I hate sci-fi with a serious plot, with obvious trillions spent and years engineering and developing a space project and then hiring a crew that obviously isn’t suited for their jobs. Instead, from your review it sounds exactly like the crappy TV I want to avoid. Thanks for saving me from this show!!
Thick as Thieves (2009)
SJ Robert
2 points
2 years ago.
Pretty good, fun heist movie. Radha Mitchell is gorgeous in this. And anything with Robert Forster is always good.
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Wow. Better than I expected. How’d I miss this one? Warning: not your pappy’s crime drama. One of the best of its genre. 4.5/5
Bad Company (1995)
SnakePliscan
1 points
3 years ago.
Ellen Barkin at her best , a pleasure to watch her expressions as she works a scene, an interesting cat and mouse with interesting wrap.
Gia Carides plays the dark horse, soo hot! enjoy
SJ Robert
2 points
3 years ago.
Just saw Ellen Barkin in a minor but excellent role in Brooklyn’s Finest. Interesting crime drama flick with awesome cast. But yeah, she’s very good. I’ll check this one out.
This movie, released before the matrix is the matrix only better.
I saw this in a theater as a double-feature, opening for The Matrix. Needless to say it was the best double-feature I’ve ever seen. Both completely blew my mind. The Matrix is, of course, a popular classic now. Dark City is an underground/cult classic. Both are easy 5/5.