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This is a raw crime drama about a Louisiana serial killer;
proving once again that man is the most cruel and evil animal walking on this
planet. Season 1 with its eight (8) episodes immediately got my attention;
because of the lives of the two Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division homicidedetectives---Rust Cohle and
Marty Harty. And, their lives in the 17 years it took them through a Louisiana maze
of bayous and smokescreens to solve this crime---when it seemed so many others were
against their success of solving this ghastliest mystery. Some scenes I could
not watch because of the subject matter, which is unreal to any sane person.
Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) is a husband to his
gorgeous wife Maggie Hart (Michelle Monaghan) and father to two
beautiful young girls who loved their daddy. He had it all---a career with a
wonderful family. However, his asinine thinking that he could love two women
caused him to lose his wife and children in divorce. Maggie forgave him once
for being unfaithful, but when it happened again---that was the end.
Rust Cohle (Matthew
McConaughey) is a dark sad, very intelligent man who never gives up on
any clue and has a method which can extract the truth from anyone especially
criminals. He is a no-nonsense man with a past who indulged with alcohol to
forget for a while, until again the light of day is staring him in the face.
Rust had a
family once---a wife and a two year old child who, was killed in an accident.
The death of their baby girl destroyed their marriage. And, now his solace is
his work, it gave him motivation and in his working hours a time to be sober. His
methodical and intelligent techniques seem to aggravate his bosses and others
he worked with each day. If only the ones in power had listened to him
earlier---years and lives might have been saved.
HMO did a fabulous
job in viewing this show for all the fans of Woody and Matthew’s, and we hope
they will return in Season 2.
Note: My
Grandmother Knight would love this show---I remember she loved reading murder
mysteries, crime and the most wanted. I will never understand how my Angelic
grandmother could enjoy such books---but she did.
James Reese
(Jonathan
Rhys Meyers) is an ambitious young aide to the United States Ambassador
Bennington (Richard Durden) in France. James floats in a calm sea of dullness serving
him. However, James would rather be on an assignment with the job of his passion;
as a low rank secret agent for the CIA.
James is
hoping to get an assignment in the CIA of a higher-level so he can prove his
worth to the agency. And, just when he is enjoying being with his
girlfriend---he gets a call from the CIA telling him to pick up his partner
Charlie Wax (John Travolta) because he is being detained by French Customers at the
airport. Because Charlie does not want to turn over his cans of his favored energy
drink to them.
This was
James’ first test of the assignment and after Charlie Wax called the French
Airport Security Agents everything in the book and then some, he stood defiant against them, Yes, James was shocked by Charlie's loud mouth with foul words being spit out at anyone or anything that got in
this big bad CIA agents’ way. James slapped a Diplomatic Mail sticker on the
bag of energy drinks. This solved the issue since the drinks were now protected
from Customs.
James’ CIA
handler advised him to do what Charlie Wax told him because he was on a very important
assignment. Which James found out later it involved terrorist that were
responsible for the death of the niece of Secretary of Defense.
Charlie Wax
takes James on an action adventure of his assignment and one might describe it
as a high-level CIA tutorial where killing and bombing is a big part of the lesson.
This will be the beginning of James’ hard lesson on the facts of life as a CIA
Operative. Will James make it to the end? Will Charlie Wax and James become friends and contacts to help each other with any future assignments they will be given?
Only after seeing
the entire movie will one be able to answer all the questions one might want answers to; so buckle up this will be a ride to remember.
Robert McCall (Denzel Washington)
becomes tired of his very demanding life so he pseudocide himself in order to live
a discreet life in Boston. With his background training of a previous black ops
commando he was a trained killing machine.
He retired from being a helper to the
helpless who could not defend themselves. Envision how quick his reflexes
react to a sudden move from an unknown enemy or a shadow suddenly in his view.
Even on a beautiful calm sunny day lightning can strike and this
is what happened when he
visited the Bridge Diner one night. Robert sat quietly sat at
his table reading a book. Then, a young girl who was dressed like she was in
business of a “Lady of the Night” named Teri (Chloe Grace Mortez) started
a conversation with him by asking what his book was about.
He told her it was about a knight in shining armor, which she
made a reply. He then told her she could be anything she wanted to be---to
change her world.
Later she walked out to meet someone in a car when suddenly one
of his men hits her across the face and pushed her inside. And, all of this was
done while Robert watched from the window of the diner.
This is not sit right with Robert and he decided he would rescue
her from the pimps who took her. So, he used his skills to find her, and then
he used his skills to kill the five pimps.
He later found out from his former handler (Melissa Leo) these five
men were Russian gangsters aka Russian Mafia. Robert came out of retirement to
save a helpless girl, and now the Russian Mafia will be hot on his trail for
revenge.
Since the Russians do not know Robert McCall’s background they
are in full force to find and kill him. I am afraid they will be in for a big
surprise.
I am so happy to see Denzel Washington---one of my favorite
actors back in an action film. So mark your calendars for September 26, 2014
for the premiere of the Equalizer.
Barney Ross
(Sylvester
Stallone) is back again with his incredible team in Expendables 3, the world’s greatest
mercenaries will face one of their deadliest nemesis--- Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson)
who Barney thought he killed years ago. Revenge has reared its ugly head and
means to extinguish The Expendables.
Conrad and
Barney established “The Expendables” together years ago. However, Conrad chose the
wrong path when became involved in dealing as a weapons trader. Barney had to
eliminate him; however Conrad lived; and now has an agenda, which includes
killing Barney and all the team.
Barney’s original
team is still with him, and they are: Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang
(Jet
Li), Gunnar Jensen ( Dolph Lundgren), Hale Caesar ( Terry
Crews), Toll Road (RandyCouture) and an old
friend of Barney’s Trench (Arnold
Schwarzenegger) drops in to help Barney and the team.
After Barney
and his team came in contact with the alive and vengeful Conrad---Barney knew he had to add younger, quicker
men with more Hi-Tech knowledge; than the original team. So, the team with
years of experience plus the younger savvy team equal the zenith of all
teams--- they were ready to rid the world of Conrad Stonebanks.
The younger
savvy team: Surgeon (Wesley Snipes), Rapido (Antonio
Banderas), Smilee (KellanLutz), Luna (Ronda
Rousey), Thorn (Glen Powell), Mars (Victor
Ortiz) with Bonaparte (Kelsey Grammar), and Max Drummer (Harrison
Ford).
This is a
magical team and I cannot wait to see the movie “The Expendables 3,” which will
premiere August 15, 2014, on Friday---mark your calendars for supreme action,
adventure and thrills in this movie----this is over the top with shooting stars.
Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) lives with his mother Ms.
Boswell (Linda Boyd) who is a single parent, in America. Sean is always getting
into trouble---his mother has moved numerous times and started over because of
Sean and his illegal street racing.
Sean has hit the top of the trouble meter again; because of
racing in a new construction site against Clay (Zachery Ty Bryant) resulting in his car being totaled, and causing
property damage, as well as being hurt.
Since his mother had no choice, she sent him to his father
Major Boswell (Brian Goodman) in Tokyo, Japan to live or go to prison.
After
he arrived, his father told him the rules he must follow; which are go to
school and come home after school.
Sean had a little difficulty at first
obeying his father’s rules, but he soon learned to communicate with him about being late.
Tokyo is a beautiful city with avid illegal racing done in
the streets and parking garage buildings. However, their racing is called drift
racing, it is different from American racing.
Sean meets Twinkie (Bow
Wow) in class and learned from him about drift racing in Japan.
Sean meets Neela (Nathalie Kelley) at school and likes
her right away; however, he found out that D.K. (Bryan Tee) the “Drift
King” considered her his property. So, Sean has found his nemesis in racing and
more as they both want Neela for their own.
Han (Sung Kang) allows Sean to race his
valuable car in his first race in Tokyo, and because of his inexperience in
drift racing he demolished Han’s car.
Han is an associate of D.K. and they are
both involved in the underworld business in Tokyo. Where Han is handsome and
likeable---D.K. is a bully and mean.
Han gives Sean lessons in drift racing and
he becomes very good. So good in fact that D.K. hates him.
So the action begins as Sean is not afraid of D.K. or his
gangster uncle. He will stand his ground against any man---and for a
teenager---I say bravo for Sean.
And, as for D.K.--- like I said he is a bully who
depended on his kinship to his uncle to intimidate others.
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This is a great racing movie---I will watch it again and
again.
It is 1882 in New Mexico where the badlands of the territory
seem to breed hired killers, and gangs of robbers including those who murdered
without remorse.
New Mexico did not become a state until 30 years later in 1912,
until then a lot of good men died trying to bring justice to the people of the
region.
It was a time when wearing a badge for any lawman did not guarantee respect; only a bigger target for killers.
The Marshal of AppaloosaJack Bell (Robert Jauregui) and his two deputies rode out to RB Ranch to
arrest two men who had killed a man and his wife in cold-blood.
However, the
owner of the ranch Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) told the Marshal he
was out of his jurisdiction, and that he could not spare the men.
The Marshal told one of the deputies to cut the two men out
of the group and when he rode a few feet, Randall Bragg shot him, the marshal
and the other deputy.
When the Marshal and his deputies did not return to town;
the town council hired Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and Everett Hitch (Viggo
Mortensen) who are traveling experience lawmen. Cole and Hitch are hired by frantic towns as marshal and deputy to bring law and order by implementing
new laws for the towns, and if that did not work; their guns spoke for them.
Anyone who rides into town and does not abide by the
laws, they are arrested; however if they resist by firing their weapons; they
are killed. This is what happened to three of Bragg’s men.
To add spice to the town a widow Mrs. Allison French (Renee
Zellweger) arrived in Appaloosa and caught the attention of
Cole.
Hitch also liked Allison, but she was interested in Cole. Cole helped her
get employment as a piano player; and in no time they were buying a house that
was being built.
This is where Appaloosa begins to get complicated in the romance
and enforcing the law areas. Will Cole and Allison become a married couple?
Maybe
Allison had a secret agenda? Does she really care for Cole? Will Hitch stay in
Appaloosa and give up his wandering ways? Will Appaloosa become a respectable town?
And, will Cole and Hitch still be a team?
I enjoyed my DVD of Appaloosa; and I am sure it will be watched
over and over again. One can always see something new when watching a movie
more than once.
Happy viewing and I hope you enjoyed visiting my movie blog.
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Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) were
married four years, happily or not.
Well, it would depend on whom you asked.
Nick, a tall dark and very handsome man married Amy a beautiful blond, and they
started their lives together in marital bliss and in the same profession as
writers.
Now, I for one know how dedicated one has to be in order to
write a news-worthy story or article, which will sell if you are a freelance
writer.
Or, if you work as a journalist for a newspaper or magazine one has to
also meet the deadlines in order to keep your job.
So, it seems that Nick and Amy jointly hit a very rough
patch by not making any money in their profession. So, when this happens to a
young couple—it seems the solution is to move back home---where one can heal in
the glow of their family and close friends.
However, this does not always prove
to be the best solution if one of them is not delighted with living in a small
town environment, when New York was where he/she is happy.
We all know what happens behind closed doors, is not always---what
is seen in, public. A couple who cannot keep their hands off each other when
dining out with friends---are often fooling themselves---about their true
feeling.
A happy couple does not need to prove to others they love and desire
each other---what is in one’s, heart is shared and cherished at home.
So, the very day Nick and Amy were to celebrate their fifth
(5th) wedding anniversary; Amy disappeared. Not only does this seem a little
too clever, but well planned to happen on a wedding anniversary.
I see a message
here from an angry Amy to a bewildered Nick---saying you will be sorry now for
taking me from New York---to this nowhere town.
As usual when a wife is missing---the husband is the number
one suspect. And, when a couple has not been happy for any length of
time---sometimes the one who feels neglected seeks affection elsewhere.
So, are
we to believe that Nick is a killer or did Amy run away to find a more exciting
life. She sounds a little spoiled if she really did this to her husband and
family.
We can only wait to see if Amy is alive and well or if Nick
really killed her? Or maybe an old boyfriend is getting his revenge by
kidnapping her. Will we know on October 3rd? I will be there with my
Popcorn and Milk Duds waiting for the movie to start because any movie Ben
Affleck is in---I want to see it.
