Movies
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Top Gun. Maverick
Went to see Top Gun Maverick in the movie theatre. Initially I was hesitating a bit because I found the first Top Gun a bit too extremely macho. The machismo was well acted but it made the characters not very endearing to me. Reading early reviews of Maverick I then changed my mind mainly because…
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Hard Target
Hard Target is an action movie from 1993 starring Jean Claude Van Damme and directed by John Woo. It was the first movie by John Woo after migrating from Hong Kong to the US. It contains many signature style elements like the white dove flying into the room in action sequences. Hard Target ‘introduced’ the…
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Top Gun
A few weeks ago I read a review of the new Top Gun, Maverick. Originally I wasn’t planning to go and watch it any time soon but from the review it became evident that would benefit visually from watching it on a large screen. And the reviewer didn’t write it was complete crap. So, with…
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The Bourne Identity
In 2002 the Bourne Identity hit the theatres and new spy movie franchise was born. This was also the year of Die Another Day, the last James Bond movie starring Pierce Brosnan. Where Jason Bourne is in search of his identity in the movie one could say that James Bond has been looking for his…
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Von Ryan’s Express
Von Ryan’s Express is WWII war movie from 1965 starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. Frank Sinatra plays Colonel Joseph Ryan, an American pilot who is shot down over Italy and taken to a POW camp that is occupied mainly by British soldiers. Their commanding officer has just died after having spent time in a…
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Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee’s 4th movie and his first and last Hollywood picture. It was to be his big break through in the West but unfortunately he died before it premiered. Compared to his earlier movies this one has more of real story and also co stars John Saxon and Jim Kelly playing…
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Way of the Dragon
Way of the Dragon is the third Bruce Lee movie and the one that prepared the road towards Enter the Dragon. It was released in 1972 and it was the debut of Chuck Norris on the screen. Compared to the previous 2 movies this one is a step towards traditional US action movies in terms…
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Kung Fu Killer
Kung Fu Killer is a 2015 Hong Kong martial arts movie starring Donnie Yen. Yen plays Hahou Mo, a police martial arts instructor that is imprisoned after killing a man by accident in a fight. When a mysterious killer starts to pick off top martial artists Yen’s character volunteers to help the police to find…
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The Taking of the Pelham 123 (2009)
After watching the movie from 1974 I naturally also had to see this modern adaptation from 2009. It start Denzel Washington as luitenant Garber and John Travolta as the criminal with the plan to hijack the subway. Most of the story is the same although there is an additional twist with Garber being suspected of…
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The Taking of the Pelham 123 (1974)
As the title suggests this is about the 1974 version of The Taking of the Pelham 123. Despite being almost 50 years old the movie is still more than enjoyable. It stars Robert Shaw and Walter Matthau as the bad guy and the good guy respectively in the simple plot of 4 gangsters hijacking a…
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