Meg G

*spoilers ahead* I don’t think this was a philosophical movie about the process of aging—not at all. It was more like predictive programming about the medical tyranny of drug companies using unsuspecting test subjects to try out new products and believing their actions are justified. The unwitting test subjects (72 groups of them), who have various physical or mental disabilities, are lured to a remote vacation spot under false pretenses, unknowingly given a drink with a special drug designed just for them based on their medical history, and then secretly filmed to monitor results. Everybody dies. Now here comes group 73, and after drinking their drinks are dropped off at the same beach that causes people to age rapidly (like 50 years in a day rapidly although how or why is never explained), and all to test new drug “therapies”. Interesting timing since the Covid vaccine is currently being “tested” on human subjects, without any real trials, but I digress. The acting is not great (except Rufus Sewell, who is excellent as always) the casting is confusing, and the plot is never quite coherent. Meh.

Excellent movie.

I just finished the Band of Brothers series, and I had high hopes for The Pacific. I fall into the category of comparing the two, and The Pacific series just falls short. It seems to me the characters are not as engaging--we don't see them training together as we did in BOB. The other aspect I don't like is that the marines seem like a bunch of thugs. They are sloppy and slovenly. They target practice on cows, for instance. They loot the army's supplies, break into personal sea trunks and steal from other military men. One of the characters is a Medal of Honor recipient, but has to get talked out of stealing an MP's Jeep before he receives the Medal the next day. The series has a lot more of the sexual exploits of the men when they go to Australia. I haven't finished it yet but I just couldn't care less about these characters. I was hoping this would be as good as BOB, but it doesn't come close. The profanity is pretty bad, with the use of the Lord's name most frequent. What a let down.