Johnny Dallas

A movie worth thinking about. Some people have more shine than others. Some have no shine and there's probably a few out there who give off wattage greater than Manhattan. Great movie!

A classic for sure! Happy to see it on YouTube free! The movie holds up very well given it's age. I loved the contrasting ideologies of characters in relation to God, faith and pursuit of scientific knowledge as well as the pursuit of truth. The harsh reality is this influence of God still has weight in the political realm...even today...so this makes the movie still very much relevant. The pursuit of knowledge and truth is a humbling one, and the search for ET is a noble one as portrayed by Jodie Foster. Still very much relevant in every way in today's world, even more so than when the movie was released in 1997. For Carl...a pioneer ahead of the curve!

One of the greatest movies ever made...and for the time period it is certainly revolutionary. You can easily see where Interstellar's inspiration came from. The unknown has always intrigued humans...and this unknown, whether the Universe or a Black Monolith leads to many things. Ideas are seeds, and seeds manifest. The seeds of creativity as the director implies stems from the unknown. A classic that stands the test of Space and Time.

Thought-provoking show with some controversial moments. Dream broods in every scene while weighing the morality of all the events around him. Netflix checks the boxes with representation from all walks of life. The story telling and visuals are well put together. The dreaming state or act of sleeping is taken up by a large chuck of our lives. This dreaming is something that is tied to many things related to consciousness, life, our own mortality and everything in between. The Sandman brings the viewer a taste of this unusual realm and some other parts of humanity that influence us as well. Worth following all the way through..

Tracking and hunting and being tracked and hunted is the main scope of focus in this movie...in a face off between the instructor and the student. Del Toro plays a haunted man who deals with his trauma the only way he knows how to. He's a killing machine and ethically speaking he is pro animal rights. Tommy Lee Jones has a similar mindset as Del Toro, but the distinction is that Jones hasn't killed anyone...he just trains his students to kill. Del Toro and Jones play their roles well and there is much respect shown in the knowledge of their capabilities. Overall the movie is worth watching and has some fun hand to hand combat scenes. Although it seems unrealistic...the movie does show that sometimes soldiers come back with PTSD and can take those experiences back home with them and turn their trauma into violence.

Despite the sheepish cast this movie is far from following any of the norms. I found the dog to be spot on with his performance, showing a wide array of emotions displayed throughout. The main ewe was a standout with her stoic presence and captivating scenes. The lamb child pulled off their scenes as one would expect. Sometimes you are caught between two worlds and it’s hard especially when young. I loved the setting and can think of a few countries where someone can be contemplating such things. Here’s looking at you New Zealand…more sheep than people. Also in the UK I have heard terms such as “sheep shagger,” so you know some are up to shenanigans there! Great movie with an entertaining ending. Not 5 stars as it’s not rewatchable in my opinion.

Decent entertainment and follow up to the original. I enjoyed the visual representation of the apes and their varying degrees of individualism through appearance as well as character. The grunting was really great throughout too. I liked the connections that were woven between this movie and the original. One key difference is that the humans in this movie all spoke English, and like ummm did the apes overlook this or what? There is no follow up at all. What makes Wahlberg such a standout compared to the other humans then? I like the play on meaning and time and the meaning carrying over time. Calima is a sacred place in ape history but we the viewer find out its just sand and dirt covering the rest of the letters..."caution live animals." The original was a classic and this movie doesn't stand up to it. Clarke, Giamatti and Roth all came through with great acting which does help this movie. The plot isn't anything to write home about, but it is entertaining and has some great moments.

Some famous lines and scenes...I loved this movie! War in the name of love...or so it seems as Paris ignites a collision between the legendary Achilles and Hector, and furthermore between the Greeks and Troy. Great acting mostly and some engaging battle sequences as well as fights. I loved the depiction of Achilles from Pitt....who has the physique as well as some moral ambiguity that plays out throughout. "We don't need to control him....we need to unleash him," a fine line that shows the tactic employed to utilize Achilles for the Greeks. On the other side is another leader, Hector who like Achilles has thoughts that are not in line...he questions the purpose and representation of the Gods. The Gods won't save him or protect him....only his sword and his men can be counted on. Great movie overall that has some deeper existentialism woven in!

Funny and kind of tragic or absurd plot in Don't Look Up...this is because some of the craziness that ensues could actually legit play out or be played out in American society! I did love the politicization of the don't look up movement which was directly plugged from the far right movement here in the good old US. The depiction of sub-standard intelligent Americans throwing science out the window and following some goofball antics in the White House is an all to common direct connection to the previous President IRL. I love it lol. Netflix played this one with a sweet direct hit on the sheepish behavior of some Americans to follow blindly a clueless leader! All the cast did a tremendous acting job with the two lead characters leading the way. I did think Netflix played it a little too much on the pop-culture trending stuff. I'm sorry but the Ariana Grande scenes were pointless fillers. Maximizing profits were the motivation behind some of the reasons to not nip this comet in the bud when they had the chance...and Rylance does a funny and absurd turn in the pursuit of his profit capitalization wants. This is in complete opposition to Lawrence and DiCaprio who struggled to convince most of their data driven expertise. Overall Don't Look Up is a relevant and funny option.

The Green Knight overall is a satisfying movie based off a simple premise, but has great depth! If you want to play the game of life and death with an unknown entity then you have to be prepared to die. Gawain and the Green Knight is a truly fascinating dive into various themes. I loved the paganism, the ritualism, the exploration of the soul, and exploration of the dark, as well as the themes of meaning, the abstract, love, courage and adventure...and the theme of the Green Knight himself. One thing that is interwoven in the movie is the abstract nature of the unexplained. When faced with unusual forces do you play along or push it to the side and not engage it? Gawain engages with the unknown, and these acts are part of what makes him a Knight....being open to the unknown and welcoming it. We see the forces of time, and the arrow of time is not as it seems. The director uses time and the passing of it to show what could be or what could not be. This is in essence the same as a multiverse. One choice can lead to another path, and another can lead somewhere else. Gawain comes to a realization at the end of the movie, and nothing is left to protect him and his fate. Are you ready to die? The Green Knight seeks this essence from Gawain...a readiness to accept fate. The Green Knight is of course a force of nature, and of time. With life, with green there too is death, but it is a cycle that repeats...nature is unrelenting, and so is time (for us at least). I loved everything about this movie from the obscure to the the quest itself. It is very much a great turn of foot from the typical Hollywood production, and I can understand why some wouldn't like it for this very reason. If you want a deep, thoughtful adventure that screams of poetry visualized then this is for you.