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The Monuments Men-A Movie Review

June 4, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 309 Views 0 Comments Bill Murray, Biography, Bob Balaban, Cate Blanchett, Dimitri Leonidas, Drama, George Clooney, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Justus von Dohnányi, Matt Damon, War

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys possibly hope to succeed? It wasn’t terrible, but it was like an attempt at a noble documentary. I think it would have been better as a documentary.

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Inside Llewyn Davis-A Movie Review

June 2, 2014May 31, 2014 B. John 249 Views 0 Comments 60s, Carey Mulligan, Drama, Ethan Coen, Folk Music, Joel Coen, John Goodman, Music, Oscar Isaac

Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles — some of them of his own making. I really expected I would enjoy this movie, as did Lay. Unfortunately, I didn’t like it at all.

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The Hangover Part III-A Movie Review

June 1, 2013September 29, 2018 B. John 302 Views 0 Comments Action, Bradley Cooper, Comedy, Ed Helms, Heather Graham, John Goodman, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Mike Epps, Todd Phillips, Zach Galifianakis

In the aftermath of the death of Alan’s father, the wolfpack decide to take Alan to get treated for his mental issues. But things start to go wrong on the way to the hospital as the wolfpack is assaulted and Doug is kidnapped. Now they must find Mr. Chow again in order to surrender him to the gangster who kidnapped Doug in order to save him. A worthy sequel, with lots of good laughs.

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Argo – A Movie Review

October 28, 2012November 30, 2012 B. John 243 Views 0 Comments Action/Adventure, Adaptation, Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck, CIA, Comedy, Drama, Hostages, Iran, John Goodman

The true story of the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis–the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans are taken hostage. However, six manage to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA is eventually ordered to get them out of the country. This is definitely a film worth seeing. I give it an eight.

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Speed Racer – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 224 Views 1 Comment Cartoon, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Wachowski

Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized – the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. Despite liking John Goodman and Susan Sarandon, I really had no interest in seeing this film. We had downloaded it via the Tivo from Amazon Unboxed for Lay’s nephews to watch this weekend when they were over.