Retakes and Bring Backs to End 2019

MIDWAY

HISTORICAL/ACTION

PLOT:    A remake of 1976 of the true story of Midway.

                After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, American soldiers attacked the Japanese.  It was made in 1976 with Charleston Heston Glenn Ford and countless other older stars and now director Roland Emmerich of Independence Day and Godzilla 1998.  Special effects are amazing and he uses it well for dramatic effect but it is the cast that shows tragedy and triumph of the fighters and pilots who risked their lives.  What stood out is Nick Jonas as Bruno Gaido who was a fearless pilot.  Good supporting cast such as Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Luke Evans and Woody Harrleson.            

              

BLACK CHRISTMAS

HORROR/THRILLER

PLOT:    The 3^rd remake of the 1974 slasher classic with a twist.

                The story is the same, sorority sisters at winter break are stalked by a killer one by one.  The “twist” is this version is feminism.  The college women fight back! WTF! There are some things in the film that is weird.  Many fans are upset because the film is PG13-not rated R like many slasher films.  It is trying to get more of an audience especially young girls.  In the PG13 you don’t see the kills that make slasher movies-they cut away.  The female director Sophia Takal wants to create suspense but people who love these kinds of films want to see violent kills!  One murder happens in the beginning then for an hour nothing happens but tells a clichéd story.  Near the end things do pick up.  This movie should have been straight-to-video. 

FROZEN 2

ANIMATED

PLOT:    Elsa finds out how she got her powers in the sequel.

                Elsa hears a siren in her head and she must go to find out what is calling to her. Her loving sister Anna and her devoted friends will go to the enchanted forest to help Elsa.   The film is a visual delight.  The music is okay but the funny and cute Olaf is a wonderful.  The film is for all ages who like adventure, comedy and music.  It is a MUST see.

SmokerJumpers, Car Racers and RedRummers

PLAYING WITH FIRE

COMEDY

PLOT:    Smokejumpers save three mischievous kids and has to take care of them.

                Jake (John Cena) and his crew save three children.  Jake is by the book fireman but he has to let the kids stay with them until the parents come.  It has much slapstick and toilet humor but the movie is about taking care of what is really important: family.  It is cute if you like former wrestler John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane as his partners at work.

FORD VS. FERRARI

DRAMA

PLOT:    Two men changed the LeMans, France in 1966 car racing forever.

                Carroll Shelby (Mark Damon) is a car designer who is charismatic, idealistic and has to deal with the egos of the big bosses and Ken Miles (Christian Bale) is the mechanic, driver and crash dummy to reinvent racing cars.  Damon and Bale two Oscar winners also help bring the characters to life.  Even if you don’t know anything about cars you will enjoy this movie for you care about the characters and the problems they must overcome to bring their vision to life.

DOCTOR SLEEP

HORROR

PLOT:    The sequel to The Shining.

                Dan Torrance(Ewan McGregor) is now an adult still frightened by the events when he was child but confront his demons when he helps  a teen named Abra Stone(Kyliegh Curran) who has the “shining” to stop a supernatural cult led by Rose The Hat(Rebecca Ferguson) to kidnap children to inhale their “shining essence” to remain immortal.  OMG this film is slow and strange.  The movie takes it time and it does become interesting.  It is based on the book by the same name by Stephen King.  I did not read the book so as you know Hollywood changes many things.  If you like the The Shining you will enjoy this and the performances by McGregor, Curran and Ferguson are not bad.