The Good Dinosaur (2015)
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Luckily for young Arlo, his parents (Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand) and his two siblings, the...
Gettysburg (1993)
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This war drama depicts one of the biggest events of the American Civil War, the Battle of...
Parks and Recreation - Season 1
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From Emmy Award-winning executive producers/writers Greg Daniels (The Office, King of the Hill) and...
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
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Jack Sparrow finds himself captive on the legendary ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, after escaping...
The Golden Compass (2007)
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Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) lives in a parallel world in which human souls take the form of...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018) in Movies
Dec 9, 2020
The film focuses on the life of Calvin Barr, an old man portrayed by Sam Elliott. He's a guy who's lonely, seen some shit in his time, and feeling his age until one day, he's approached by the government to hunt and kill the legendary Bigfoot, and put a stop to a potential world ending plague. Calvin is a bit of a legendary creature himself, having served in WWII, and is said to have killed Hitler himself before it was covered up, and his immunity to this killer plague makes him the perfect candidate.
This quirky other wordly narrative is quite a jarring contrast to the otherwise grounded drama that makes up the rest of the plot. Flashbacks tell of Calvin's life before the war, and how he met the woman he wanted to marry. It's essentially a love story, that veers into bonkers territory at the flick of a switch.
Somehow though, it all works really well. The screenplay is top notch and gives us some engaging characters with a great cast. Sam Elliott has the grizzled old man role down to a tee by now. Aidan Turner plays the younger Calvin, and the relationship between him and Caitlin Fitzgerald's character is believable and touching. Larry Miller also stars as Calvin's brother and the two of them also have decent chemistry.
This movie is overflowing with gorgeous shots. The last third especially is a visual feast, and it's all complimented by a wonderful score, courtesy of Joe Kraemer.
If you're looking for a schlocky bad-good film suggested by the title then you're in the wrong place. This is a charming and quirky character drama with sprinkles of a creature feature, and I can fully see why some might not get on with it, but for me, it just works.
Mcdoogle (7 KP) rated The Ranch - Season 1 in TV
Jun 4, 2017
Good- where to begin? Ill start with the cast. Between Sam Elliott and Danny and Ashton's chemistry, there is so much to go off of. The humor that the show is able to get away with because it being on Netflix really fits and doesn't take away from the show like one might think. The style of the show (western) is a perfect match, even the music adds a certain degree of feeling to the show.
Ghost Rider (2007)
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Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) was only a teenaged stunt biker when he sold his soul to the devil...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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Blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow (Johnny...