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What did you watch this week moviechatters? (19/07-25/07)

posted 5 years ago by StoneKeeper (28408)
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Hey guy's, I like the action this thread's getting lately. Rate my movie, I rate yours. That's how the game goes.

My week:

Marked for death (1990 TV): I’m not even sure if I saw it back then but I now declare that this is my 2nd favorite Seagal movie. It’s beautifully bombastic and I enjoyed every second of it. There’s a scene in a club where this amazing reggae singer (Jimmy Cliff) is on stage singing the movie’s song as it unfolds before our eyes. I and I, rate this blood clawt of a flick 7.5/10.

Air Force one (1997 TV): This movie should be called: Mr Marshall AKA « the greatest president ever ». He’s like a mix between Rambo and Michelle Obama. He’s a war Vet, he has a quick wit, perfect timing, charisma, he can talk, he can shoot, he can get body slammed and get right back up and he can fly a frickin’ plane during warfare!! Plus he’s a family man. What more do you want? As for the movie; it’s one of the great 90’s action flick and that last 20 minutes of airborne action was groundbreaking back then and still pretty intense in 2020. My rating: 7.5/10

Ali (2001 TV): Here is a little story for you guys;
When I was a teenager I saw The hurricane (1999) at the theatre and came out of the movie a changed young little man I decided to find myself a biography to read at the library so that I could also have a hero. I went to the clerk and asked if there was any biography about great boxers and she referred me to Muhammad Ali. It worked. I read the book and became fascinated with the man. He was a my hero, amongst others. It’s the first time for me to see the film because somehow I felt it could never be good enough for my expectations. And although I watched many Michael Mann’s movies and I saw most of Will Smith’s, I still stayed away from the film. I think A part of me didn’t really want to see this actor I like play that role. Maybe I would’ve been more tempted if he was played by someone I don’t know. Indeed, although Smith played the role very well, I was often taken out of the movie because I did not see Ali, I saw Smith.Otherwise I can’t really say anything bad about the movie, I like how it starts with Liston’s fight and just sails on smoothly from there to the Foreman fight. My rating: 7/10

[–] snepts (11123) 5 years ago

After some internal debate, I will risk looking like a total dumbass.
Since I don't subscribe to any streaming services and have cut my cable bill to the bare minimum, I have extremely few options for televised entertainment.
To my complete surprise I have found my weekday evenings devoted to COMET TV. At six o'clock comes on the amiable and rather sensitive Quantum Leap for two hour-long eps. I do break for Jeopardy at 7 and then watch some Big Bang while flipping back to Quantum during commercials and stick with whatever seems better until the next commercial.
Then at 8:00 it's the interesting if often puzzling Battlestar Galactica for two hours. I'm usually dinking around on the computer so it doesn't get my full attention, but at times it's rather compelling.
And at 10:00, onto the easy to digest Stargate SG1. Just interesting enough to justify watching, although ... idk. The situations never seem that dire and the solutions often come out of nowhere or are simply very predictable. Pleasant cast, however. I'll watch that until Colbert comes on unless I fall asleep first, which happens often.