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https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/the-kingdom-2007 · 30 Oct 2024
A decent action movie buoyed by a strong cast (I always enjoy Chris Cooper). It dances around overt post 9/11 patriotism before tripping all over itself to make a point about how similar both sides are — via Fleury's rapport with Al-Ghazi (played by Jami...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/alien-romulus-2024 · 16 Oct 2024
The Alien franchise is among my favorite scifi/horror franchises because it lands firmly in the don't invent the horror vortex camp. It's realistic, not optimistic and its vision of space is all rough edges, green screen monitors and square clicky buttons ...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/deadpool-wolverine-2024 · 2 Oct 2024
🫶🏻 Crude, ridiculously violent and — somehow — touching (insert Deadpool joke breaking the 4th wall here). The cameos are a delight, the soundtrack is perfect and Hugh Jackman had better be doing this until he's 90. One of the best Marvel movies ...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/the-sum-of-all-fears-2002 · 25 Sep 2024
A decent enough action movie buoyed by Affleck and Freeman's performances (the rest of the cast is great too — Schreiber, Moynahan, Rifkin, McGill et al). It's coated in aughts American jingoism and falls into the Tom Clancy trap of bestowing one person ...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/expend4bles-2023 · 7 Sep 2024
The 4th entry in the Expendables franchise is closer in line with the 2nd and feels a bit incongruous. A lot of the original cast is back (and Curtis Jackson is a solid edition) but the change in the cast goes almost entirely unexplained. The 3rd installme...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/the-expendables-3-2014 · 6 Sep 2024
I am The Hague! I guess it shouldn't be surprising that this entry into the franchise — the entry with the most demonstrable emotion — ends up being the best of the bunch (so far). Things kick off with a rescue mission to pick up Wesley Snipes (an old ...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/the-expendables-2-2012 · 5 Sep 2024
Every bit as over the top as the first one (but this time with more self-referential cheese courtesy of the governator). Norris was a fun edition (yes, I watched Walker back in the day — there was nothing else on). I'll also admit to never having seen a ...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/the-expendables-2010 · 4 Sep 2024
Riddles with an equal amount of clichés and bullets, this is an absurdly over the top action flick with an incredible cast. Good? No. Fun? Absolutely.
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/rambo-last-blood-2019 · 31 Aug 2024
If you encounter Rambo, leave him alone. If you can't do that and he actually talks to you — maybe, just maybe — listen to him. If you can't do any of that, well, I wish you luck. Taps the sign. This time it's Rambo's take on a popular Liam Neeson fran...
https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/rambo-2008 · 29 Aug 2024
If you encounter Rambo, leave him alone. If you can't do that and he actually talks to you — maybe, just maybe — listen to him. If you can't do any of that, well, I wish you luck. Lots of people irritate or ignore Rambo and things go poorly for most of...