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[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★½ review of Rocky (1976)

“Cause you had the talent to become a good fighter, and instead of that, you became a leg-breaker to some cheap second-rate loan shark!” “It’s a livin’.” “It’s a waste of life!” As you might expect from a movie written by a nobody in Hollywood, this was not the easiest film to get into...

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[Johnny Novgorod]

Disclosure Day

A new Steven Spielberg movie is always a big deal, and it's always probably the best thing you can go see in a theater. I don't need to tell anyone that he can make anything exciting just by virtue of being the one with the camera. It's like giving John Wick a pencil.

I also think he treads a lot of old ground in Disclosure Day, mostly for good, some not so good. I found that even though I avoided most of its marketing, I was mostly right about everything I assumed would happen, and the way it would happen. And I suspect they know the movie's kinda predictable or they wouldn't start it off halfway through, which I think is a first for Spielberg. You spend a big chunk of the movie catching up to a plot that's already going.

The only thing that isn't already in motion is the Emily Blunt character. She starts speaking in tongues during a weather forecast and quickly becomes one of two living MacGuffins in a power struggle between two factions, for and against [see title], led by Colin Firth and Colman Domingo in the exact roles you think they're playing. The other McG is Josh O'Connor. They take turns as protagonist and you expect them to converge at one point, but I liked them most when they're joined by their own NPC instead. He has Eve Hewson, daughter of Bono, she gets Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt. The movie needed way more Wyatt Russell.

There're some great set-pieces in this. The oner alone that follows Blunt through the TV station is great, never mind all the car chases and train crashes. It's just that the movie does very little to make you care what, if anything, might happen if A catches B or X gets Y. You spend most of the movie in the dark but also correctly intuiting what's the big deal, which in turn makes it not a big deal. And the bad guys have a real bad case of keystone cops, especially by the end.

I think it all comes down to the fact that it's a movie about being awed that leaves very little to the imagination, while stuff like ET and Close Encounters thrived on showing and explaining as little as possible. Disclosure Day is also up against a wealth of folklore in no small part fueled by Spielberg's work. So the movie becomes more about being thrilled than marveled.

 

[PsychedelicDiamond]

Disclosure Day

Oh, right, this is coming out. Y'know, I might go see this. I never had an opportunity to catch a big Spielberg action blockbuster in the theater. Well, guess I technically had an opportunity for Ready Player One, I just had no interest.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Oh, right, this is coming out. Y'know, I might go see this. I never had an opportunity to catch a big Spielberg action blockbuster in the theater. Well, guess I technically had an opportunity for Ready Player One, I just had no interest.

It's very good, just don't expect it to be super action packed. It's closer to the "political" action thrillers of the 90s and early 00s than anything that might be marketed as a blockbuster today.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★ review of Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

“This is our house now.” “I like Mom’s better.” “Well, so did she, and now it’s hers.” This film, a spin-off of Jumanji, was not all that successful, which the author of the original novels attributed to poor marketing and timing. I find it hard to disagree when one of the marketing campaigns...

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[hanselthecaretaker2]

Disclosure Day

A new Steven Spielberg movie is always a big deal, and it's always probably the best thing you can go see in a theater. I don't need to tell anyone that he can make anything exciting just by virtue of being the one with the camera. It's like giving John Wick a pencil.

I also think he treads a lot of old ground in Disclosure Day, mostly for good, some not so good. I found that even though I avoided most of its marketing, I was mostly right about everything I assumed would happen, and the way it would happen. And I suspect they know the movie's kinda predictable or they wouldn't start it off halfway through, which I think is a first for Spielberg. You spend a big chunk of the movie catching up to a plot that's already going.

The only thing that isn't already in motion is the Emily Blunt character. She starts speaking in tongues during a weather forecast and quickly becomes one of two living MacGuffins in a power struggle between two factions, for and against [see title], led by Colin Firth and Colman Domingo in the exact roles you think they're playing. The other McG is Josh O'Connor. They take turns as protagonist and you expect them to converge at one point, but I liked them most when they're joined by their own NPC instead. He has Eve Hewson, daughter of Bono, she gets Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt. The movie needed way more Wyatt Russell.

There're some great set-pieces in this. The oner alone that follows Blunt through the TV station is great, never mind all the car chases and train crashes. It's just that the movie does very little to make you care what, if anything, might happen if A catches B or X gets Y. You spend most of the movie in the dark but also correctly intuiting what's the big deal, which in turn makes it not a big deal. And the bad guys have a real bad case of keystone cops, especially by the end.

I think it all comes down to the fact that it's a movie about being awed that leaves very little to the imagination, while stuff like ET and Close Encounters thrived on showing and explaining as little as possible. Disclosure Day is also up against a wealth of folklore in no small part fueled by Spielberg's work. So the movie becomes more about being thrilled than marveled.

…No rating?

 

[Chimpzy]

México 86

The not very interesting story about how México scored hosting duties for the 1986 world cup (they bribed FIFA). They had already hosted in 1970 too. What's the big deal?

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Ah, Mexico 86, the WC our local footbal idiots couldn't stop waxing poetic about for 30+ years, because our national team made it to the semi-finals and that's the best we've ever done internationally. Real Al Bundy, Polk High stuff. Until they did slightly better in 2018, so now that's what they can't shut up about.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★½ review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

“ Do you see anything on this uniform indicating an officer? What does three up and three down mean to you, airman?” “End of an inning?” Initially pitched by Adrian Cronauer as a television series based on his experiences, networks were not sure about war being a good source for comedy (a bit...

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[Johnny Novgorod]

…No rating?

I bestow upon it a hearty thumbs up from Cooper.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Ah, Mexico 86, the WC our local footbal idiots couldn't stop waxing poetic about for 30+ years, because our national team made it to the semi-finals and that's the best we've ever done internationally. Real Al Bundy, Polk High stuff. Until they did slightly better in 2018, so now that's what they can't shut up about.

Mexico made it to the quarter finals in 86 (and 70). Can't be a coincidence that it was the two times the country hosted. They've never made it to the semis. From memory 2018 was no different than any other WC since 1994 - stopped at round of 16. Couldn't clear group stage in 2022 but I expect they'll do better now they're hosting again. They definitely have an edge over USA and Canada where most of the time they don't even qualify.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★ review of Escape Room (2019)

“This is the worst game of Twister ever.” Originally titled The Maze, director Adam Robitel told Syfy that the film was ready for release in January 2018, aiming for a September release, but for some reason, it wasn’t released until 2019 in the end...for most of the world. In a tragic...

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[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★ review of Rocky II (1979)

“I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man kept coming after you. Now, we don't need that kinda man like that in our lives.” After the success of the first movie, the producers was very much eager to make a sequel despite the whole “there won’t be a rematch”...

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[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★½ review of Ray (2004)

“So, Ray. We gotta talk about your name, man. Robinson, I mean, Sugar Ray got the Robinson franchise all sewed up. So I’m thinking we go with your middle name, Charles. As in, Ray Charles?” “You know, I don’t care what you call me, man. As long as my name is on the record.” This biopic was...

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[gorfias]

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare on Peacock +

Guy Ritchie film with real life characters, the best being Henry Cavill as the supposed real life inspiration for James Bond on a top secret mission against the Nazis. On paper, this should have been huge. In reality, there is no suspense. It is like the Equalizer part 3. Guys established as unstoppable bad @$$e$, get the table set, and then go about their work. Lot of boring stuff in between a few good action scenes. If you fast forward through most of it to get to the action scenes, a solid B+.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★★½ review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” Originating as a film school thesis by writer Amanda Silver, the film takes its title from the poem by William Ross Wallace. For her part, Rebecca de Mornay was immediately interested in the script, with producers equally...

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[BrawlMan]

The Furious - I think we have the best action film of 2026! Nothing can top it!

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[Gordon_4]

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare on Peacock +

Guy Ritchie film with real life characters, the best being Henry Cavill as the supposed real life inspiration for James Bond on a top secret mission against the Nazis. On paper, this should have been huge. In reality, there is no suspense. It is like the Equalizer part 3. Guys established as unstoppable bad @$$e$, get the table set, and then go about their work. Lot of boring stuff in between a few good action scenes. If you fast forward through most of it to get to the action scenes, a solid B+.

See I disagree; I was rather fond of the espionage scenes in Africa since they break up the fireworks a bit. The mistake this movie made - however badass that cover of Another One Bites the Dust was - was the same as Inglorious Basterds before it in that its trailer was selling a sort of balls to the wall action film where it’s really not that, at least not entirely.

 

[gorfias]

See I disagree; I was rather fond of the espionage scenes in Africa since they break up the fireworks a bit. The mistake this movie made - however badass that cover of Another One Bites the Dust was - was the same as Inglorious Basterds before it in that its trailer was selling a sort of balls to the wall action film where it’s really not that, at least not entirely.

An interesting comparison and brings to mind how some great performances can bring the entire enterprise up a few notches. I greatly enjoyed the performances of the entire team of gentlemen, particularly Cavill's. Compare to Christopher Waltz in Basterds. I'd watch that movie again just for his scenes if nothing else.

The Furious - I think we have the best action film of 2026! Nothing can top it!

So I'm hearing. Gotta see this ASAP

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★ review of Men in Black: International (2019)

“Are you coming? The world’s not going to save itself.” “Are you saying you need me to save the world?” “Uh-huh.” “Thought so.” This film did not have a smooth production, primarily due to clashes between director F. Gary Gray and producer Walter Parkes. You see, after executive vice president...

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[Xprimentyl]

Disclosure Day: Good / Great

A man and a woman are inexplicably drawn to one another as hints at extraterrestrial influence on Earth become more and more immediate, and there's a secretive government agency hell bent on making sure the keys to the secrets they hold never find the locks they might open.

This is one I'll have to see again. I enjoyed it, but I think there was a lot that I missed, enough that I'm not sure what else to say insofar as a review. A worthy watch, perhaps a bit slow boil if my gf falling asleep in the first half hour is any indicator, but she didn't buy the tickets, so you can discount her investment.