King Rat (1965)
King Rat is the story of Corporal King. He is a P.O.W. in a Japanese Camp. His title comes from his ability to buy and sell on the black market. This movie was decent. Although, pretty early on I could tell it was based on a book. The scenes were pretty jumbled and you could [...]
Read moreBraveheart (1995)
Mel Gibson’s epic about William Wallace and his fight for freedom from the English. This is my favorite movie. It is just remarkable. Every time I watch it, it affects me. I love the story and soundtrack. I have yet to see a movie come even close. It is simply unparalleled for me. I would [...]
Read more300 (2007)
A Zach Snyder film telling the story from the battle of Thermopylae. 300 men of men take on a vast Persian army and they do it like real warriors…without their shirts. Not a fan. Was the entire film a Bod commercial? The visual effects were great. It had the feel of a graphic novel coming [...]
Read moreGreen Zone (2010)
Green Zone stars Matt Damon and was directed by Paul Greengrass. It tells the story of mishandled intel that leads to the 2003 Iraq invasion. I liked how this movie tried to tell an honest account of the Iraq invasion. History can be told very effectively in film. The action and fictionalization of the rest [...]
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