mmarianna
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21 years
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
The Judgement Day has come
Talk to the hand and Arnie will listen.....
SPOILERS HEREIN:
Not unlike other Terminator movies this third, and seemingly last Terminator flick rocks! When the end of the world becomes inevitable the T-101 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent back to the past to protect John Connor (Nick Stahl) and his bride to be Kate Brewster (Claire Danes) who happens to be the daughter of the head of the nation's computer defense system which system is trying to get rid of a malicious computer virus with its flawed Skynet program. Before things can go awry with Skynet Connor must warn Brewster's father to not activate Skynet. The couple is chased by T-X (Kristanna Loken) - an extremly beautiful lady who was sent from the future to ignite judgement day. Since there is zero chance of slighting a worldwide attack by machines Arnie chooses to bust jokes and shop wisely at am-pm for Waner Wafers (an austrian speciality) while he is fulfilling his command to protect future leader of the warfare against the machines. Disappointingly to say, but Arnie's fighting scenes with the T-X are for nothing. Eyecatching, but useless for the plot. This time the Terminator does not really have a mission. He is not trying to save the world but trying to extend its existence. Whereas T-X, by the way her real name is Terminatrix, is trying to speed things up.
Oh well, the cast is stunning, especially Kristanna Loken, the special effect awesome, the plot ok, the ending sad, and another Trilogy made in Hollywood is complete.
Grade: B+
SPOILERS HEREIN:
Not unlike other Terminator movies this third, and seemingly last Terminator flick rocks! When the end of the world becomes inevitable the T-101 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent back to the past to protect John Connor (Nick Stahl) and his bride to be Kate Brewster (Claire Danes) who happens to be the daughter of the head of the nation's computer defense system which system is trying to get rid of a malicious computer virus with its flawed Skynet program. Before things can go awry with Skynet Connor must warn Brewster's father to not activate Skynet. The couple is chased by T-X (Kristanna Loken) - an extremly beautiful lady who was sent from the future to ignite judgement day. Since there is zero chance of slighting a worldwide attack by machines Arnie chooses to bust jokes and shop wisely at am-pm for Waner Wafers (an austrian speciality) while he is fulfilling his command to protect future leader of the warfare against the machines. Disappointingly to say, but Arnie's fighting scenes with the T-X are for nothing. Eyecatching, but useless for the plot. This time the Terminator does not really have a mission. He is not trying to save the world but trying to extend its existence. Whereas T-X, by the way her real name is Terminatrix, is trying to speed things up.
Oh well, the cast is stunning, especially Kristanna Loken, the special effect awesome, the plot ok, the ending sad, and another Trilogy made in Hollywood is complete.
Grade: B+
Death of a Salesman (1985)
We are still no nearer the meaning of "Tragedy"
The most discussed question in "Death of a Salesman" for many, many years has been the one of whether or not the life and decay of Willy Loman is a tragedy. It can't be a tragedy since the only tragedy lies within the self-destroying character of Willy Loman who fails to value himself, and in the end, his life.
Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffmann) has been a Salesman for many years. As he gets older he looks back at his life and how everything used to be, and discovers that he failed in life. He is an underachiever who feels a terrible conscience for his sins. These sins are more sins of failure because the nature of Willy's sins (or mistakes) were of human nature. He, for example, failed to be a good role model for his children and blames himself that despite their age of over thirty, they still haven't found their destiny. Biff (John Malkovich) is a daydreamer and former kleptomaniac who does not have a stable job, nor a stable income to marry and start a family. Biff is Willy's favorite, although he's also an underachiever, and at the age of 34 still unsuccessful. Then there's Happy (Stephan Lang) who has been seeking his father's attention since he was a child. Happy has a job, but is a devious person and a womanizer. Both children don't seem to have much respect for their father. The only person who shows respect more than anyone else, and despite Willy's affair with an ominious blonde woman, is Willy's wife Linda (Kate Reid). She doesn't want to see the bad and sticks to her husband until his suicidal death.
Playwright Arthur Miller has written many plays, none of which had ever had as many versions as "Death of a Salesman." There are versions of `Death of a Salesman' from a Jewish, African-American, and a British perspective.
Death of a Salesman recounts a family tragedy and the story and great acting capture the viewer's attention.
7 out of 10
Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffmann) has been a Salesman for many years. As he gets older he looks back at his life and how everything used to be, and discovers that he failed in life. He is an underachiever who feels a terrible conscience for his sins. These sins are more sins of failure because the nature of Willy's sins (or mistakes) were of human nature. He, for example, failed to be a good role model for his children and blames himself that despite their age of over thirty, they still haven't found their destiny. Biff (John Malkovich) is a daydreamer and former kleptomaniac who does not have a stable job, nor a stable income to marry and start a family. Biff is Willy's favorite, although he's also an underachiever, and at the age of 34 still unsuccessful. Then there's Happy (Stephan Lang) who has been seeking his father's attention since he was a child. Happy has a job, but is a devious person and a womanizer. Both children don't seem to have much respect for their father. The only person who shows respect more than anyone else, and despite Willy's affair with an ominious blonde woman, is Willy's wife Linda (Kate Reid). She doesn't want to see the bad and sticks to her husband until his suicidal death.
Playwright Arthur Miller has written many plays, none of which had ever had as many versions as "Death of a Salesman." There are versions of `Death of a Salesman' from a Jewish, African-American, and a British perspective.
Death of a Salesman recounts a family tragedy and the story and great acting capture the viewer's attention.
7 out of 10
Old School (2003)
Sadly, you can't learn anything from this movie
First off, if you want to laugh until you have peed your pants. That's great! Go and rent or buy this movie. You'll enjoy watching this flick. If you want to laugh, and at the same time let your mind wander through the landscape of stupidity, sexistic jokes, lame dialogues, and below-the-waist humor, Old School is the right movie for you. Old School is a movie for people who don't want to think while their watching a film. This movie has disappointed me in every way. I was recommended to watch this movie, so I thought, sure why not...we all like to laugh, right? So I rented this movie and watched it. I hardly could sit through the whole film. It was dreadful, but I somehow managed to endure the 90 Minutes of neverending nonsense and sensless humor. I mean who in the world wants to form a fraternity for men of all ages? Young men, old men, fat men, and underachievers? Hello??? The only positive thing about this movie is when you rent or buy the DVD you'll get featurettes like Will Farell "Inside the Actor's Studio" skit, a Snoop Dogg video, and "Fantasy Wrestling" (for those who are into that kind of stuff). Otherwise, don't waste your money, nor your precious time on this flick. Pardon me, but I reserve the right to refrain from rating this movie since I've already mentioned that it's dreadful. If you want to see a movie that is funny and witty, you're better off with "Meet the Parents" or even "Elf".
Network (1976)
The rating battle is still heating up.....
Network (1976)
The movie `Network' that opens on a wall of four television monitors shows us eerie wasteland of television journalism where entertainment value and ratings are more important than quality.
The fictional UBS is much like any other TV station on your TV set. The movie `Network' and the new telecommunications era in the United States today have a lot in common. The technology, of course, has improved over the years but aside from technology, `Network' could have been a prophecy as to what we were going to be confronted with in the near future. It is no big deal to draw parallels between this film and how television works today because `Network' showed us the first or initial human desires of Reality TV. The only thing that is missing as a reality show today is a reality show about terrorist organizations. The ending of this movie was very shocking and god forbid, something like this ever happens to a TV evangelist. Howard Beale (Finch) was not a sane news anchorman anymore, he was a preacher, a TV evangelist and UBS's puppet on a string - easy to manipulate and easy to get rid of. It is astounding how people in the entertainment industry are trying to gain the viewer's attention by fabricating stories and exaggerating the seriousness of a situation. When people watch Jerry Springer, Sally or any other talk show on TV, they want action, laughter, swearwords (even if they are disguised by a beep), amusement etc. TV viewers do not want to see or hear the truth, they want to feast their eyes on amusing and riveting stories. One could say that people immerse into a whole new world as they watch Jerry Springer's show. No one wants to know if the story about one of Jerry's guests that slept with the husband of another guest on Jerry's show is true or fabricated. They want to hear insults and see fights .The viewers want to find the talk show amusing rather than hearing the truth.
The movie `Network' is more relevant than it was in 1976. The today's rating battle is still heating up between the major networks.
7 out of 10
The movie `Network' that opens on a wall of four television monitors shows us eerie wasteland of television journalism where entertainment value and ratings are more important than quality.
The fictional UBS is much like any other TV station on your TV set. The movie `Network' and the new telecommunications era in the United States today have a lot in common. The technology, of course, has improved over the years but aside from technology, `Network' could have been a prophecy as to what we were going to be confronted with in the near future. It is no big deal to draw parallels between this film and how television works today because `Network' showed us the first or initial human desires of Reality TV. The only thing that is missing as a reality show today is a reality show about terrorist organizations. The ending of this movie was very shocking and god forbid, something like this ever happens to a TV evangelist. Howard Beale (Finch) was not a sane news anchorman anymore, he was a preacher, a TV evangelist and UBS's puppet on a string - easy to manipulate and easy to get rid of. It is astounding how people in the entertainment industry are trying to gain the viewer's attention by fabricating stories and exaggerating the seriousness of a situation. When people watch Jerry Springer, Sally or any other talk show on TV, they want action, laughter, swearwords (even if they are disguised by a beep), amusement etc. TV viewers do not want to see or hear the truth, they want to feast their eyes on amusing and riveting stories. One could say that people immerse into a whole new world as they watch Jerry Springer's show. No one wants to know if the story about one of Jerry's guests that slept with the husband of another guest on Jerry's show is true or fabricated. They want to hear insults and see fights .The viewers want to find the talk show amusing rather than hearing the truth.
The movie `Network' is more relevant than it was in 1976. The today's rating battle is still heating up between the major networks.
7 out of 10
Legally Blonde (2001)
ELLE YOU'RE SWELL
Apart from her looks, Elle is as normal as a young juicy sorority queen can be. All this changes when her boyfriend dumps her to pursue his law career in Harvard. He claims that Elle isn't sophisticated enough to be his girlfriend and he needs someone who hasn't got a major in Fashion Design. He needs someone who attends Law School. After the tears on Elle's cheeks have dried, Elle has the perfect idea on how to getting back her boyfriend. Applying for Harvard Law School!
This film is a feelgood film. Enjoyable, funny, amusing and there's a message behind this film.
10 out of 10
This film is a feelgood film. Enjoyable, funny, amusing and there's a message behind this film.
10 out of 10
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)
Is age-defying your goal?
Dorian Gray (female) started to age just like the real Dorian Gray (male) in Oscar Wild's novel. Disappointingly boring. This flick deserves one out of ten.