Beetle Rider (341 KP) rated Silverado (1985) in Movies
May 16, 2018
Hidden Figures (2016)
8.3
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A team of three African-American women prove their skills as mathematicians and engineers at NASA...
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David McK (3222 KP) rated Waterworld (1995) in Movies
Jun 21, 2022
Then he had the one-two misfore of this (at one point, the most expensive flop ever made, I believe) and 'The Postman'.
Both are set in a post-apocalyptic future: here, one where the world has flooded 'due to the melting of the ice shelves' (don't even), with 'dry land' now virtually a myth and where gangs of bikers roam the outlands on custom-built vehicles in search of fuel ...
Sorry, sorry, that's Mad Max.
But you can definitely see the similarities: swap the bikers for jet ski's, replace the loner character played by Mel Gibson for one played by with Kevin Costner and you're virtually there!
Add a bit of Dennis Hopper to completely ham it up, a soupcon of mystery around The Mariner and his mutation, and a search for the mysterious Dryland and there you have it ...
Not as bad as it's made out to be, but nor is it brilliant by any stretch of the imagination
Man of Steel (2013)
7.1
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A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he...
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
7.6
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Madonna offers a no-holds-barred look at her life, taking viewers behind the scenes at her "Blond...
David McK (3222 KP) rated Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) in Movies
Mar 23, 2024
Not as funny as I remember it being, unfortunately, with some questionable acting and the 4th wall breaking bits not really adding anything to the mix.
YMMV, of course!
Kevin Phillipson (9961 KP) rated JFK (1991) in Movies
Nov 29, 2021
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Molly's Game (2017) in Movies
Jan 6, 2018 (Updated Jan 6, 2018)
Jessica Chastain is great as expected, and Idris Elba and Kevin Costner do well too despite limited screentime. Costner even gets some of the funniest lines. The story itself is interesting, it just isn't well executed. It's far too long and gets very boring at times. I was expecting something very smart, stylish and witty but it isn't really any of those things. It tries hard with the wit and humour but really falls flat and doesn't live up to Sorkin's usual standard.
Also I have to say it, but was all the cleavage really necessary? That is the only reason my other half came to watch it with me, and he's openly admitted he'd have found it very dull otherwise...
Molly's Game (2017)
7.5
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Molly Bloom a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes...
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JT (287 KP) rated The Highwaymen (2019) in Movies
Mar 10, 2020
That ambush was orchestrated by former Texas Rangers Frank Hamer (Kevin Costner) and Maney Gault (Woody Harrelson), who were coaxed out of retirement by Texas Governor Miriam ‘Ma’ Ferguson (Kathy Bates) as the only ones capable of taking down the two outlaws.
The onscreen chemistry between Costner and Harrelson is great and the grumpy old men regail each other with tales of the past and how things have changed – not always for the better. It is this chemistry which holds the film together.
Their road trip takes them through quiet and sometimes picturesque Southern American landscapes and towns, as they retrace the bloodshed that Bonnie and Clyde leave behind. Bonnie (Emily Brobst) and Clyde (Edward Bossert) are seen but never heard and only glimpsed now and again, this subtle approach leaves the light to shine firmly on the long arm of the law.
The project itself was earmarked for a Paul Newman and Robert Redford pairing, something that I would have love to have seen given their previous work. As it was it fell to the hands of Costner and Harrelson who both do an admirable job.