The Last Samurai (2003)
The Last Samurai stars Tom Cruise as an alcoholic American soldier sent to Japan to defeat the rebel samurai. But when he is captured by the samurai, he begins to learn their way of life and it transforms his own. This movie goes as expected. It is pretty damn heavy handed and overdramatic. There are [...]
Read moreDownfall (2004)
Downfall is a German film about Hitler and the last days of his faction in their Berlin bunker. This film was well put together and very well acted. The lead, Bruno Ganz, is tremendous as Hitler. The movie didn’t really do much for me, but it was well crafted. The movie portrays Hitler as completely [...]
Read moreWhen Soldiers Cry (2010)
When Soldiers Cry (2010) was written and directed by Joe Black. Thankfully his only effort so far. It’s 1965 and two soldiers are fighting for their lives in Vietnam. Both are thinking of home (flashbacks). This move is so bad it was funny for a little while. The acting was so wooden, my wife was [...]
Read moreAttack on Leningrad (2009)
“Attack on Leningrad” is an English film, written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky. It’s 1941 and the German have surrounded Leningrad. They plan to destroy the city by cutting off the food and starving it’s millions of residents. Enter Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino) a British war corespondent that gets trapped in Leningrad. Forced into hiding, [...]
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