The Movies I Liked

[balabala]

THE ARYAN COUPLE.
A fairly engaging ww2 thriller, decently made,a rare movie showing Hitler in a prominent role all through the movie and that too as a kind person!,if that is unbelievable the story of him sparing a few Jews in exchange of property is completely unbelievable.
2.5 out of 5 stars.
The palace in the movie is beautiful.

 

[shreeux]

Enclave is a slow-burning drama that is set in the tension & chaos filled Balkan region. The movie well-made landscape and cinema photography.


Enclave (2015)
Enklava (original title)
1h 32min | Drama | 19 March 2015 (Serbia)

 

[TCHeN]

Cold Mountain (2003) - IMDb - Starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Rene Zellweger and the movie is off to a good start based on the starcast alone. The intended goal is an epic love story, between Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, separated by war and distance, but the love/romantic element does not kick in because everything else takes focus like the war, lack, death, blood, bad men, etc. Rene Zellweger also puts in a fine performance and pulls her own, adding to the disctraction from the epic love story.

The story - Jude Law and Nicole Kidman have only met, and even before they share a kiss he has to leave to fight in the American Civil War. Then begins the love story of him finding his way back to her in Cold Mountain by fighting against all odds and hardships. On the way he finds the devastation the war has caused and also runs into helpful folks as well as villainous folks out looting and killing. The rest of the story is about how the separated lovers meet and what happens to them.

Cold Mountain is also littered with stars like Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Kathy Baker, and a young Charlie Hunnam.

All of this makes Cold Mountain a good movie, just not an all time epic. But considering the present spate of inane action movies, Cold Mountain makes for good viewing, especially considering the beautiful Nicole Kidman.

 

[TCHeN]

The Promise (2016) - IMDb - Another intended epic love story, but the goal here is really to reveal and make known the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) in 1915, where 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Turkey - yeah way before Hitler and the Jews.

In a word, the movie works. The romance and love between Oscar Isaac and Charlotte Le Bon works, the love triangle with the addition of Christian Bale also works. Even better depicted is the Armenian Genocide and the hardships and eventual death faced by them by the Turks.

Some of the best cinematography I've seen in recent times, amazing landscapes, vistas, mountains, and the sea... only add to make this a beautiful movie.

Thanks to @shreeux for the recommendation.

 

[balabala]

A lonely place to die
Excellent cinematography,spell binding visuals,taught screen play,gripping narration, all make this a compelling watch.
This is much better than vertical limits,cliff hanger and other movies of the same genre,this movie has a story.
A must watch
3 out of 5 stars.

 

[balabala]

Max
For dog lovers,though it might look like made for children,the movie is fairly engaging even if it is like a play.
2.5 out of 5 stars

 

[balabala]

Megan and leavey
Though the movie is of the above genre,it is very mature,evoking emotions,based on a true story.
A big salute to all dogs and animals serving the police and army
3 out of 5 stars.

 

[shreeux]

Max
For dog lovers,though it might look like made for children,the movie is fairly engaging even if it is like a play.
2.5 out of 5 stars

This is also worth to watch....A Dog's Purpose (2017)

 

[TCHeN]

Talking of dog movies, this one's right up there... and with Richard Gere to boot.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) - IMDb

 

[shreeux]

Talking of dog movies, this one's right up there... and with Richard Gere to boot.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) - IMDb

Yes...This is also good

 

[shreeux]

A time travel movie to save the future from the past. Ethan Hawke as an agent sent to time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Sarah Snook did an amazing performance. An ideology of the movie was good.


Predestination (2014)
R | 1h 37min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 9 January 2015

 

[balabala]

Yes,I have seen both hachi and dog's purpose,very good movies.
THE WALL
A gripping war movie with just 3 actors and one location,the director keeps the viewer engaged through out.
2.5 out of 5 stars.

 

[shreeux]

The Choice is based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. The story follows a small town veterinarian who falls in love with his new next door neighbor. Teresa Palmer did good perfoamnce.

The Choice (2016)
PG-13 | 1h 51min | Drama, Romance | 5 February 2016

 

[balabala]

TARAMANI(Tamil)
I am stunned,there has never been a bolder movie and never in history women have been shown in such a bad light.
Apart from that,the movie is awesome, has to been seen to believe
I am happy that the director made what he liked not worrying if wome organisations and wings of political parties might ask for a ban.
In addition to being adults only, the movie is also a men only movie
Guys,watch it today itself but do not even attempt to watch it with family.
A must watch
4 out of 5 stars

 

[shreeux]

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.


Megan Leavey (2017)
PG-13 | 1h 56min | Biography, Drama, War | 9 June 2017

 

[shreeux]

Its average movie from the original franchise.Good action sequences with poor grip plot.

The Mummy (2017)
PG-13 | 1h 50min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 9 June 2017

 

[shreeux]

The Wall is a single-location deadly psychological thriller in between two enemy soldiers.

The Wall (2017)
R | 1h 28min | Drama, Thriller, War | 18 May 2017

 

[shreeux]

Shin Godzilla is nothing impressive pure lookalike b-grade movie.


Shin Godzilla (2016)
Shin Gojira (original title)
Not Rated | 2h | Action, Adventure, Drama | 29 July 2016

 

[TCHeN]

Dirty Harry (1971) - IMDb

Magnum Force (1973) - IMDb

The Enforcer (1976) - IMDb

Sudden Impact (1983) - IMDb

The Dead Pool (1988) - IMDb

Saw the Dirty Harry series and thought I'd do a single write up.

Clint Eastwood plays Harry Callahan, a police inspector with the world's most powerful handgun, a .44 Magnum, who acts as judge, jury and executioner. In other words he will shoot first and ask questions later. Throughout the movies, Harry deals with the worst criminals from serial killers and psychopaths, to robbers, rapists, terrorists, celebrity killers, and even vigilante cops. If you have seen any cop movie, it's given that Dirty Harry has done it before.

The movies might come across as clich, but keep in mind the first movie came nearly 50 years ago, and the last one came nearly 30 years ago... so the clich will be all the other movies since either copying or ripping off the Dirty Harry series.

Other than typical cop action movies, all the movies are huge fun. Never a dull moment, don't go into too much psycho babble, and never let up on the action front.

Grab the popcorn and spend the weekend catching up on Dirty Harry... and kudos to Clint Eastwood who quit playing the character volitionally once he'd reached a certain age.

 

[TCHeN]

Cop Car (2015) - IMDb - Nicely done thriller that starts off slow, but then the suspense kicks in. Two young boys come across an empty police car and take it on a drive. Very soon Kevin Bacon, who is the owner of the car, goes on a hunt to find them. Two more characters are introduced that lead the movie into a game of cat and mouse, and it all ends up in a movie that is very nicely done indeed.

Good entertainment, done well, and on a budget. Does not take you on a mind numbing or taxing journey, keeps you entertained throughout. Good stuff.