Movies
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Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard, aka Die Hard 4.0. By now also almost 20 years old, it came out in 2007, 12 years after the third Die Hard movie. In the first 2 movies John McClane’s wife plays an important role, here it is his estranged daughter; played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Timothy Oliphant and…
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Lone Wolf McQuade
Last week the world had to say goodbye to Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris became famous after his role in The Way of the Dragon and the fight scene between Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee in the colosseum in Rome must be among the most famous and widely known movie fight scenes. In my mind this…
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Review of Atomic Blonde: Graphic Novel Adaptation
Watched Atomic Blonde yesterday on Apple tv enjoying an evening alone at home. I had vaguely heard about it but wasn’t prepared for the graphic violence. Only after watching the movie did I read that it is an adaptation of a graphic novel. That explains the style and why there is more John Wick than…
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The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a movie with Tom Cruise from 2003. He plays a disillusioned US army captain that tries forget the atrocities he committed in whiskey. He is hired to train the Japanese army in modern warfare. Although his role is that of an adviser he ends up in battle and is wounded and…
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A House of Dynamite
Watched this movie on Netflix after having read about it in the paper. In the movie a single unattributed nuclear missile is launched at the US. The whole movie tells the story what happens in the 20 minutes between launch detection and impact. It is a good thriller for the first 40 minutes at least.…
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Rebel Ridge
Watched this movie on Netflix. Came across it by accident as I had never heard of it before. The movie is from 2024 and stars Aaron Pierre in the lead role as ex Marine Terry Richmond on his way to post bail for his cousin in a small town. The corrupt police force seize his…
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The Crow: A Timeless Classic Worth Revisiting
Last year a remake of the Crow as released with mixed reviews. I haven’t seen that movie yet but I wanted to watch the original one from 1994 again starring Brandon Lee. At the time the movie was mostly known to the wide public because Brandon Lee died on the set while making the movie.…
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John Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellum
If you want peace, prepare for war. Chapter 3 starts where chapter 2 ended. After being declared excommunicate, John is given a 1 hour lead by Winston before the contract on his head is activated. While running John is told by a vagabond there is no time to dilly-dally. In this first hour John manages…
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Magnum Force
Magnum Force is the first sequel to Dirty Harry. In this second movie Harry has to investigate vigilante killings of criminals. It starts with the assassination of crime lords but after a while also small time criminals are shot. It turns out that the executions are performed by police officers. They believe Harry will be…
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Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry probably doesn’t need an introduction. This movie came out in 1971 and is a classic. Clint Eastwood stars as San Fransisco police inspector Harry Callahan. When the movie came out it caused a lot of commotion because of the violence used by Callahan. in the movie Harry is chasing a psychopath killer nick…
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