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Wire room (2022)
Wire room (2022)
2022 | Thriller
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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Another one of those movies where Bruce willis is hardly in the movie probably no more than over 10 mins of screen time is even worth him being in the movie itself in a poor attempt at a die hard rip off bad film
  
So, when you hear the name 'Batman' I'm sure most of you, like me, immediately associate that character with his alter-ego of Bruce Wayne.

Not of Jean-Paul Valley.

But that is precisely who Batman's alter-ego is in thus, with Bruce Wayne (the original Batman!) still in convalesence following his brutal battle - and defeat! - by Bane, and with Bruce then temporarily passing the mantle of the bat onto the former Azrael (another lesser-known comic book character to the general masses, of which I was one prior to TVs Gotham and Rocksteady's Arkham series of games) , and former foe rather than - for some inexplicable reason - passing it on to Nightwing, or even to his own sidekick Robin (or Tim Drake in this).

But this Batman proves to be rougher and more violent than his predecessor - harking back to the original anti-hero Batman? - dispensing extremely rough justice to the crooks of Gotham city and side-lining Robin (who seems to do nothing but wring his hands throughout). It's really only at the very end - when Jean-Paul crosses a line - that Bruce Wayne re-appears (somehow, and mysteriously, having recovered from his severr injury), leading to the set-up for the final part of the trilogy: a final part that I will read in due course, but that I currently feel I need a break from!
  
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Jeff Belnap (4 KP) rated Glass (2019) in Movies

Jun 11, 2019  
Glass (2019)
Glass (2019)
2019 | Drama, Thriller
James, Samuel, and Bruce. Better than any banana split!! (0 more)
The comic book world brought to life!!
Contains spoilers, click to show
The perfect twist ending to an unexpected trilogy. The horde. The guardian. And Mr Glass. All in the same place. All under the watchful eye of a very secret, manipulative agency.
  
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
1993 | Comedy
8
7.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Who doesn't enjoy a good parody
Emilio estevez and. Samuel .L. Jackson portray the parodic versions of lethal weapons Riggs and Murtough, with brilliant cast Cameos including Woopie Goldberg, Bruce Willis and charlie sheen (1st movie appearance), this is a little gem that shouldn't go unnoticed.
  
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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Breach (2020) in Movies

Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)  
Breach (2020)
Breach (2020)
2020 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
3
4.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Not sure what Bruce Willis is doing these days but the films that he opts to do are just getting worse, although this isn't the worst of the movies that he's appeared in over the last 10 years or so, it's not far off!
  
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
2007 | Action, Mystery
Bruce willis (0 more)
It's okay better than the next one but one of the weakest die hard sequels there are some good stunts and great John mcclane wise cracks as usual but let down by the plot will get to the 5th movie sometime but not yet
  
Skyscraper (2018)
Skyscraper (2018)
2018 | Action
Dwayne Johnson (1 more)
Action packed.
Predictable (0 more)
This generations Bruce Willis.
Crazy, far fetched, rediculous over the top - I loved it...

Don't evpect anything other than a thrill a minute action ride and you won't be disappointed... Yes it's so far fetched it's rediculous but is that a bad thing....

The "former" Rock cements himself as a genuine action hero in this film that 20 ish years ago you could easily have seen Bruce Willis in...

I probably laughed a bit more at the sight of Johnson hanging upside down from a prosthetic leg and the following sequences than I should have but it is all silly fun...
  
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Butch Vig recommended Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen in Music (curated)

 
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
1975 | Compilation
8.4 (7 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Obviously Bruce is an icon at this point with many incredible records but to me this is my favourite. I remember reading somewhere that Bruce Springsteen wanted to make the greatest record of all time and he obviously was trying to tap into Phil Spector with that big wall of sound. With 'Born to Run' he tapped into that whole New Jersey 'we gotta get outta here, there's gotta be a better life somewhere' type of world and he really painted those pictures with his lyrics. To me he's almost like a novelist who paints those stories and I think the record still sounds really good."

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The Big Boss (Tang shan da xiong) (1972)
The Big Boss (Tang shan da xiong) (1972)
1972 | Action, Drama
6
7.6 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The 70s cheese that's present in every Bruce Lee film seems overexposed in the film that would eventually lead to him becoming a martial arts action star. The Big Boss is very reminiscent of Riki-Oh - The Story of Ricky. That should be the other way around, but I managed to see Riki-Oh first and The Big Boss later. The two films are similar to each other for their over the top violence. This is Lee's bloodiest film and it's edited from when it was originally shown in theaters in '71.

Other than being bloody, the film is very unrealistic. It seems like anyone can jump ten feet into the air at will at any given point in time, a man leaves his outline in the wall after getting kicked through it by Bruce Lee, and Lee kills the main villain of the film by sticking his fingertips (all of them) into the villain's abdomen. That's just scratching the surface of the film's ridiculousness. Characters are very cliche, as well. The Chow Mei character is a typical damsel in distress kind of female character that is generally weak, has a crush on the main character of the film, and cries...AT EVERYTHING.

The Big Boss is definitely more cartoonish than any other Bruce Lee film. With all that being said, there's something still enjoyable about it. Maybe it's the fact that it jumpstarted Bruce Lee's career as a movie star or that films that contain over the top violence that don't take themselves too seriously are generally pretty awesome. It's a film worth seeing for the history behind it and it's worth owning for the Bruce Lee fans who know what it paved the way for.
  
Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances
Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances
Bruce Deel | 2019 | Biography, Business & Finance, History & Politics
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"When I first met Bruce Deel I was blown away by his story. He is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met and it was an honor to be able to publish his book so that other people could enjoy his story as much as I did."

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