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Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
I have never read the book and they destroyed it
I never read the book, but the story from a macro level is good.. It is about conflict between what is right and wrong without it being a clear line.
The movie was bad, very bad... Script could have been written by a four year old, that is the main problem... It has three screenplay writers who must have been on the beer.
This basically cause the whole thing to then spiral... There are some good actors in it but they can't bring this script back, it was following the white light way too earlier..
No comic relief, taking itself far too seriously... What I can't get is these Young Adult books have a template for success, Marvel... IT makes buckets of money by mixing comedy in at points, making characters more relatable (Spiderman being super relatable).
So here is a tip, when you get three writers, make one of them a comedian and pay them a better fraction of what you gave the CGI guys.
The Covenant (2023)
Very Good Movie
Really like the movie, not like other Guy Ritchie movies lot more emotional and there is a subtle (or not so sutle) message there.
Steven Miller in the last administration stopped those interpeters getting Visas... He took extreme measures to stop them. Please just google 'Stephen Miller Interpreters Afghanistan'
This is not comment about the last administration's rights or wrongs just about this specific action. The US promised these people safety in the US if they left. The was a pledge, a Covenant... This was broken.
It is very heartbreaking for these people who have shown nothing but loyalty to the US.
By the way there is a law that if they served in Korean, Vietnam or WW 1&2 they would have natural citizenship as well...
Don't Look Up (2021)
A very good movie
I think there are going to be too many people want to be negative.
There is ones that will take offence because they think this movie is too political and then there will be people who would say it is not clever enough...
I for one enjoyed the movie... It was too high brow with things that can go over your head at times...
The movie I think wasn't trying to convince the people who believe in science but the ones that don't... It was simplified and possibly slowed down for that reason.
The acting is great as you would expect from that cast.
People should watch this movie, I liked the pace but I could understand that some would find it slow.. But they are hitting a number of messages at one time..
The message of the movie isn't was about the certainty of an event and the way we would react... Unfortunately the movie wasn't too far from the truth, our lives for the last few years have shown the denial and derision of science has proven them right.
Katie (2018)
Great Story and Underrated one
Well put together documentary the production team deserve a lot of credit but the star of the show is Katie...
It is the contrast of what she brings to her sport in comparison to other sports people. There is no big house with all the gadgets for a soccer player on the bench most weekends.. This is a woman who is defining a sport.
i think in time this Documentary could be expanded to show where Women's Boxing was when she started (something only touched on in this movie) and where she will leave it... It will be incredible to see but that is not to take away from this Movie, this is about a humble girl who is changing the world.
Madam Secretary: Eyjafjallajökull (2018)
Unfortunate use of venue
While enjoyed the episode you really have to use fantasy for the actual venue.
Shannon Airport has a Hotel about 50 yards fro its entrance. Taxis are very easy got and top class hotel is ten mins down the road which President Bush stayed in.
She is the Sec. of State there would have been plenty of help sent by the IRish Government. Most likely she would have line of Mercedes and a police escort within 20 min straight to Dromoland Castle. The Irish Police (Garda) would have insisted on it for security reasons.
On top of the US have customs officers permanently placed in Shannon Airport, one of the very few around the world. We get cleared before we fly. So US officers could have been on hand in matter of a minute to help.
The whole show could have been done the grounds of a very picturesque castle grounds...
Also you can ring for Pizza? Would take about 30 min deliver...