After a
man’s family is killed, he starts receiving phone messages from his dead niece.
He tries to uncover the mystery. Standard blend of Science fiction, mystery and
crime. Not Recommended
Sunday, February 23, 2020
On the lighter side-Movies-Angel has fallen (2019)-Gerard Butler, Frederick Schmidt
The Secret service agent is framed for an
assassination attempt on the President and must evade law enforcement to
uncover the truth behind this framing. Action galore but not as exciting as the
first two in the series. Recommended with caution
On the lighter side-Movies-Dora and the lost city of Gold (2019)-Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez
The Animated series comes to life as Dora and her
friends try to save Dora’s parents and discover the mystery of the city of
gold. Enjoyable fun movie. Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Good Boys (2019)-Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams
Pre teen boys embark on a journey with stolen drugs
and pursuit by various characters. Foul mouth R rated comedy but fun to watch.
Recommended with caution
On the lighter side-Movies-Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019-Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba
A lawman and a criminal join hands in order to stop
a super strong villain. Action and comedy combo with great action sequences.
Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Crawl (2019)-Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper
A woman tries to save her father in a huge storm
while fighting off alligators. Action and suspense combine in this horror,
action movie. Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Toy Story 4 (2019-Animated)-Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
A new toy named “Forky” joins the other toys and
their adventures. Enjoyable fare for all ages. Recommended
Monday, February 17, 2020
The Impeachment that never was
As I don’t
adhere to any political party and as a neutral observer, the impeachment seems
a non starter to me. The Democrats in the House of Representatives wanted to
get rid of the President any which way they can and the Impeachment process
this late in the Presidency when the elections of the President is so nearby
just does not seems the right decision to me. First it was the Russia Investigation
and every day the news of this investigation was making me sick and tired of
the antics of the Democratic Party. And ultimately what happened, the
investigation came to an inconclusive end. Then when this investigation was
done, the impeachment process started since the Democrats alleged that the
President interfered and used his influence in the Ukraine. I don’t understand
this, how a small country besieged by Russia can can influence or the President
can seek their influence in the elections.
It was a
foregone conclusion that the Senate with the Majority in the hands of the
Republicans will not vote for impeachment of the President come what may. The
Democrats needed two third or approximately 67 votes to impeach the President
and with the majority of Republicans on the side of the President, the
Democrats had no chance to get some of the Republican senators to switch. I am
no scholar of the U.S. Constitution but I believe and what I have read from my
college years that the Constitution grants the U.S. President unlimited powers
almost akin to the Monarchy but not quite there. The Democrats knew this but
still desperate to show that the President has done some wrong kept on
investigating and still are not satisfied with the leaving him alone. Maybe
most of the people may not agree with my assessment but the facts are there
that the economy is stronger than ever and the Democrats have no legs to stand
on their impeachment quest. Maybe if
they turn down the hatred and rhetoric and work on winning an election with
moderate views, they will earn more respect and more votes. The Current
President will remain as he is so no use going after him with inconclusive
facts and concentrate on winning the next election (which uptil now I don’t see
the Democrats winning)
The world is being Coronized
I have
not being writing much for the past several months, since I was not in the mood
to write long ass essays to what I think what is happening in the world but I owe
it to myself and my readers to start writing again in addition to giving them
my reviews on the movies that I watch. Anyway the latest scare that is scaring
up the world and bringing with it the ugly aspect of racism is the virus called
Corona or what the World health organization finally decided to call it
COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease Year 2019) and it is still being called it a
Wuhan virus, the city where it all started and which is still in an unprecedented
lock-down only China can initiate. Before it was called the China Virus (and
some people I believe still call it that name).
Although most of the deaths have been reported in China along with the
majority of infected people, 26 countries have reported the Corona virus among
their individual citizens.
Most of
the foreigners have been evacuated to their respected countries but some
curiously have not due to weak health infrastructure at home or some other
reason. The virus
has not slowed down and it is doubtful that the full tally of fatalities
(up til the time of this writing 1770 mostly in China) will ever be truthful but
China being China with strict censorship in place, the tally of those having
died of the Virus will never be known. Also with this disease, the racism
against Chinese people has started to creep in. I would not blame them as
people are genuinely scared of what they don’t know and they will blame a
particular race or region or anybody who has the disease, they will
discriminate and this will not stop. Here I am not endorsing racism or behavior
of people but a fear of the unknown brings the worst in people which should not
be but it is here and people need to stop this racist attitude. The people of the
world are all in this together and we should be fighting this disease and
urging the Chinese government to open up its society so that if another virus
occur, it should be tackled early on and effectively instead of waiting for a
few weeks and censoring news and people cause the economy of China and the
world are so intertwined right now that the world cannot afford to waste time
and wait for the only one country to tackle viruses cause the virus does not
have a now or need a visa or passport to travel across countries.
On the lighter side-Movies-Blackkklansman (2018)-John David Washington, Adam Driver
An African American Cop teams up with a Jewish cop
to infiltrate a local Ku Klux Klan group to stop violence. Enjoyable movie.
Based on true events. Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-The Village of No Return (2017-China)-Qi Shu, Qianyuan Wang
A Taoist priest brings a machine to a remote village
that can erase their past memories. Comedic situation ensues. Recommended with
caution
On the lighter side-Movies-Draug (2018-Swedish)-Elna Karlsson, Thomas Hedngran
In
the 11th Century, a rescue to find a missing missionary goes
horribly wrong. I regret watching this no budget movie. Available on Amazon
Prime Video. Not Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-The Marshes (2018-Australia)-Dafna Kronental, Sam Delich
Three biologist travel to the deep marshes in
Australia to do some research only to encounter a killer. Horrible movie with
the best part coming briefly for a moment. Available on shudder. Definitely not
recommend
On the lighter side-Movies-Green Book (2018)-Viggo Mortense, Mahershala Ali
A white guy decides to take a job driving a well
heeled African American painist in the racist Deep South in this highly
entertaining movie. Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Them that follow (2019)-Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever
A pastor’s daughter threatens a secret Snake loving
small church in Middle America. Not that great of a movie. Not recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Spider-Man: Far from home (2019)-Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson
Spider-man tries to save the world far from home in
Europe in this another block buster but lack luster movie. Recommended with
caution
Sunday, February 16, 2020
On the lighter side-Movies-Annabelle Comes Home (2019)-Vera Famiga, Patrick Wilson
The evil doll is kept locked behind a glass cabinet
but the owner’s daughter inadvertently unlocks the door, causing to doll to
wreck havoc until it is locked backed in for another sequel. Not Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Anna (2019)-Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren
A
government assassin unleashes her lethal skills against enemies. Stylish
violence and action follow suit. Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Paradise Hills (2019)-Milla Jovovich, Emma Roberts
A girl wakes up in a utopia type island meant to
reform them but hides evil wrongdoers. Curiosity sake, the movie is good but
nothing much. Recommended with caution
On the lighter side-Movies-Child’s play (2019)-Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill
An unnecessary remake about a boy who gets a doll
which is evil. Usual gore and special effects stuff. Not Recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-Extreme Job (2019- Korean)-Myeong Gong, Lee Hanee
A police undercover operation takes a culinary turn
when the restaurant they take their stake out turns out to be hit with
restaurant goers. Good movie marred by sub par subtitles. Recommended with
caution
On the lighter side-Movies-Avengers: Endgame (2019)-Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
After the end of the last movie, Avengers: Infinity wars,
the rest of the superheroes gather to fight Thanos, one and the last time. A
massive, three hours endurance test, it was still a great movie to watch.
Highly recommended
On the lighter side-Movies-X Men: Dark Pheonix (2019)-James MaAvoy, Sophie Turner
One of the X-Men develops dark powers and the X-Men
debate how to end her powers without destroying her. A movie with huge budget
that flopped massively. But it was okay to watch on small screen. Recommended
with caution
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