Friday, October 25, 2019

30 Days of Night (2007)

A town in Alaska is plunged into darkness, a strange group of people begin to come out and attacking people gruesomely.

This movie is not for kids. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Josh Hartnett (Lucky Number Slevin, The Black Dahlia, The Faculty, Gut Instinct) as Eben Oleson, Melissa George (Hunted, Home and Away, Triangle, Alias) as Stella Oleson, Dannyt Huston (The Constant Gardener, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 21 Grams, The Aviator) as Marlow, Ben Foster (Hell or High Water, 3:10 to Yuma, The Messenger, Leave No Trace) as The Stranger, Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy, Memento, Batman Begins, 2 Fast 2 Furious) as Beau Brower, Mark Rendall (Charlie Bartlett, Tales from the Neverending Story, ReGenesis, Dead Still) as Jake Oleson, Amber Sainsbury (Hex, Fairy Tales, The Purifiers, The Ferryman) as Denise, Manu Bennett (The Marine, The Hobbit movies, Pandora, Arrow) as Billy Kitka, Megan Franich (Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Alpha Planet, Orchid Avenue, Vermont Street) as Iris, Joel Tobeck (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Eagle vs. Shark, Stealth, Jonah) as Doug Hertz, Elizabeth Hawthorne (The Frighteners;The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Daniel) as Lucy Ikos, Nathaniel Lees (The Matrix movies, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Mortal Engines, Realiti) as Carter Davies, Craig Hall (King Kong, The World's Fastest Indian, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Boy) as Wilson Bulosan, the late Chic Littlewood [1930-2015] (King Kong, The Basil Brish Show, The Devil You Meet, Buzz & Poppy) as Isaac Bulosan and Peter Feeney (Black Sheep, Amazing Extraordinary Friends, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Frozen Moments) as John Riis.









 

Monday, October 21, 2019

Poseidon (2006)

A ship out to sea on New Years Eve is struck by a rogue wave and is flipped up-side down. Those that survived the initial accident must fight to survive.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Sweet Home Alabama, Glory Road, Yellowstone) as Dylan Johns, Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, Escape from L.A., Executive Decision, Tango & Cash) as Robert Ramsey, Jacinda Barrett (The Last Kiss, Ladder 49, The Human Stein, Hide and Seek) as Maggie James, Richard Dreyfuss (The Goodbye Girl, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, American Graffiti) as Richard Nelson, Mia Maestro (The Strain, The Morocycle Diaries, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Savages) as Elena Morales, Mike Vogel (The Help, Cloverfield, She's Out of My League, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as Christian, Kevin Dillon (The Doors, Platoon, Entourage, The Buddy Games) as Lucky Larry, Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Harsh Times, Bobby, Bull) as Marco Valentin, Jimmy Bennett (Orphan, Firewall, Movie 43, Star Trek) as Conor James, musical artist Fergie (Nine, Planet Terror, Grindhouse, Good Morning Britain) as Gloria (as Stacy Ferguson), Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street, Frequency, The Mist, City of Angels) as Captain Bradford, Kirk B.R. Woller (Flightplan, Hulk, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Chosen) as Chief Officer Reynolds, Kelly McNair (Catch Me If You Can, JAG, Fastlane, Bones) as Emily and Gabriel Jarret (Real Genius, Frost/Nixon, Apollo 13, Gym Rat) as 1st Officer Chapman.







Saturday, October 12, 2019

Aladdin (2019)

This is a remake of the animated 1992 movie Aladdin.

A street rat discovers a magic lamp in a wondrous cave, and discovers he gets 3 wishes from a genie. But he wants the princess, so he decides to use his wishes for that.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Men in Black movies, I Am Legend, Bad Boys movies) as Genie/Mariner, Mena Massoud (Reprisal, Tom Clansy's Jack Ryan, Run This Town, Lamya' s Poem) as Aladdin, Naomi Scott (Power Rangers, The 33, Terra Nova, In Vitro) as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari (What Happened to Monday, Ben-Hur, Murder on the Orient Express, De Oost) as Jafar, Navid Nagahban (12 Strong, Homeland, Charlie Wilson's War, Legion) as Sultan, Nasim Pedrad (Despicable Me 2, No Strings Attached, Chad, Desperados) as Dalia, Billy Magnussen (Into the Woods, Game Night, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies) as Prince Anders, Jordan A. Nash (Harlots, Come Away, Dom Hemingway) as Omar, introducing Taiiyah Blair (The War of the Worlds, The Creeping) as Lian, Aubrey Lin (Lost in Space, The Man in the High Castle, The Twilight Zone) as Omi, Amir Boutrous (The Crown, 24: Live Another Day, Tyrant, The Bike Thief) as Jamal, Numan Acar (Homeland, Prison Break, In the Fade, Seacole) as Hakim, introducing Omari Bernard (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Survival [Mi O Le Ku]) as Guard #1, introducing Nathaniel Elul (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Underdog) as Guard #2 and Sebastien Torkia (Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Clan) as Guard #3.