Kevin Costner is collecting an old-age pension and social security now.
Lol yea this one kinda flew under my radar, it was released when I was like 2. Kevin Costner is still awesome, next film to watch of his is Waterworld. I heard it's not as bad as it's reputation
I’d say calling Reynolds abysmal is a bit harsh. He’s by no means a great thespian …but he’s pretty likeable and inoffensive.
I think he just found his lane with ‘brain candy’ flicks.
If you want to see Reynolds step out of his lane, check out The Voices. He's great in it, and is also has good voiceover talent as I didn't even realize he also did the voices for the dog and cat too
Too bad he doesn't do more creative projects, he has the chops for it
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Most everyone probably knows this but Sam Jackson by box office take is the #1 movie star of all time. He's been in over 63 movies with a combined take approaching $6 billion. Incredible.
Waaaaaaay over $6 billion. His top 30 movies (below) are over $9 billion domestic, $22 billion worldwide.
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Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers
Incredibles 2
Star Wars: The Rise of…
Star Wars Ep. I: The P…
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captain Marvel
Jurassic Park
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Star Wars Ep. III: Rev…
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Star Wars Ep. II: Atta…
The Incredibles
Captain America: The W…
Thor
Captain America: The F…
Kong: Skull Island
Django Unchained
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Kingsman: The Secret S…
Coming to America
The Legend of Tarzan
Inglourious Basterds
The Other Guys
S.W.A.T.
Glass
A Time to Kill
Pulp Fiction
After-credits only scene like Iron Man and narration like Inglorious Basterds might be cheating but adding all of the movies he (or at least his voice) are in, he's at $28B worldwide. This would even count his voice in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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But number 1 is Stan Lee technically. He gets in the non-MCU Marvel movies like the Spider-Mans, Deadpool, Venom, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and MCU movies that Fury didn't appear in (Black Panther, Iron Man 3, etc.). His combined total is just over $30 billion worldwide.
Lol yea this one kinda flew under my radar, it was released when I was like 2. Kevin Costner is still awesome, next film to watch of his is Waterworld. I heard it's not as bad as it's reputation
Actually, I quite enjoyed Waterworld, although I haven't seen it in years. I mean, a lot of us make fun of your taste in movies, but if you're getting enjoyment out of them, more power to you.
Actually, I quite enjoyed Waterworld, although I haven't seen it in years. I mean, a lot of us make fun of your taste in movies, but if you're getting enjoyment out of them, more power to you.
Sure, but I'd hope that he realizes that its all in good fun.
And...Waterworld wasnt a good movie, but it isnt as bad as its billed to be.
Its not 3.6 Roentgen...its more like...5 Roentgen? Maybe 6? Its a few 'chest x-rays' bad.
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Lol yea this one kinda flew under my radar, it was released when I was like 2. Kevin Costner is still awesome, next film to watch of his is Waterworld. I heard it's not as bad as it's reputation
It's not. Actually, I'm due for a re-watch of this flick.
On the topic, if you haven't yet, watch The Postman. Once again it's better than professional reviewers try to make it out. And, again, I'm due for a re-watch.
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Really want to see Bull Durham, I just saw it had a Criterion release so I will have to wait until the next 50% sale to pick it up.
I've never seen The Postman but it's another one on my list, also Robin Hood with K Costner.
Oh I know it's all in jest my taste in movies. I like challenging the notions of a supposedly bad film. Why is it considered bad, why did it bomb at the box office? Taking a step back and looking at an older movie with all the negative rhetoric removed, is it actually bad, or just misunderstood. Like Batman and Robin, misunderstood masterpiece.
Really want to see Bull Durham, I just saw it had a Criterion release so I will have to wait until the next 50% sale to pick it up.
I've never seen The Postman but it's another one on my list, also Robin Hood with K Costner.
Oh I know it's all in jest my taste in movies. I like challenging the notions of a supposedly bad film. Why is it considered bad, why did it bomb at the box office? Taking a step back and looking at an older movie with all the negative rhetoric removed, is it actually bad, or just misunderstood. Like Batman and Robin, misunderstood masterpiece.
No Way Out was a pretty great Kevin Costner movie, and Tin Cup if you missed that one.
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I like Thirteen Days too. I can never get enough bad Costner accents.
Unrelated to Costner, but you what other movie I like? The Thirteenth Floor. Came out around the same time as the Matrix and Dark City. Similar concept. Love that movie.
I haven't reviewed any movies in a while so here are a bunch. Even includes a bad Ryan Reynolds one!
Ad Astra: Heart of Darkness in space with Brad Pitt as the hero. I enjoyed the visuals and world building but was left feeling like I'd seen two different films. The first part is a fun action packed space adventure that ultimately seems unnecessary in the story, while the second part is more of a slow paced psychological thriller with the meat of the plot. It was okay. 7/10
Boss Level: A decent action flick using the Groundhog Day/Edge of Tomorrow time loop plot device. Frank Grillo is fine in the lead and there are some well executed action scenes, but the story eventually drags and it might have worked better as an hour long Black Mirror episode. Also, I was frustrated the movie tells us everything happening through narration to the point of overkill, leading me to expect some cool sci-fi reveal, yet the ending is left ambiguous. 7/10
Don't Look Up: Love the idea of a disaster movie satire but this doesn't quite work. Adam McKay's writing is funny and fast paced but it seems like he didn't know if this movie should be a satire on our leaders responses to emergencies or a spoof on the comet heading to earth disaster movie. It also turns weirdly kind of philosophical near the end. Jonah Hill's performance kind of sums up this for me as I loved his first scene but every other appearance was too much and I was like I okay I get it you can stop hammering me over the head now. 7/10
Encanto: Disney goes to Columbia giving us colourful animation visuals and fun music. That damn catchy Bruno song might the best ever Disney song (sorry Be Our Guest). I enjoyed the story, a magical mystery, and was pleasantly surprised this did not follow a traditional hero's journey with a villain, instead being more about character development through exploring relationships. I do think they went overboard on the characters as there is too much to keep track of with all the different relatives with their different powers to the point where they individually feel almost meaningless to the story. I also thought the ending, although having a smart reveal, was rushed and didn't provide much more than a vague message on the power of love. Worth a watch. 8/10
Eternals: Style over substance having beautiful cinematography with poor writing. I really liked the premise of retconning the Marvel Cinematic Universe into human mythology but this struggles to tell a coherent story. Little time was spent on the characters and I had trouble caring about any of them including the lead. Feel like this would have been better off ditching the non linear story for a more traditional one, building up character introductions in the past before kicking off the plot. Wouldn't recommend unless a big MCU fan. 6/10
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard: The first movie was mostly forgettable but gained traction from the Reynolds/Jackson odd couple relationship. The sequel tries to double down on this by adding Hayek to the mix and falls flat on it's face. There are some fun moments with the trio but it was tough to care about anything with the strange all over the place story. It tried to parody the modern spy thriller but felt more like a bad parody of itself. At least I got a good buzz by drinking every time Sam Jackson dropped an F bomb. 4/10
The Last Duel: Ridley Scott continues to make great historical dramas unlike any other modern director. This has all his trademarks with quality cinematography and set design with some great sword fighting action. The action is limited but the final scene is especially good and comparable with Gladiator. I did have issues with the narrative structure, especially since by part 3 much of the scenes are redundant. Also, while I understand the thematic implications, it was awkward the movie was about the struggles of Jodie Comer's female protagonist, yet she's barely in the first 2/3rds of the film. 9/10
Nobody: I've seen all this before in Taken and John Wick but still a fun action movie despite the tropes. Bob Odenkirk works well in the lead as a depressed family man with a hidden violent streak. Some of the story is a bit ridiculous including a campy villain but this is balanced by other parts I enjoyed about fatherhood and morality. 8/10
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I haven't reviewed any movies in a while so here are a bunch. Even includes a bad Ryan Reynolds one!
Ad Astra: Heart of Darkness in space with Brad Pitt as the hero. I enjoyed the visuals and world building but was left feeling like I'd seen two different films. The first part is a fun action packed space adventure that ultimately seems unnecessary in the story, while the second part is more of a slow paced psychological thriller with the meat of the plot. It was okay. 7/10
Boss Level: A decent action flick using the Groundhog Day/Edge of Tomorrow time loop plot device. Frank Grillo is fine in the lead and there are some well executed action scenes, but the story eventually drags and it might have worked better as an hour long Black Mirror episode. Also, I was frustrated the movie tells us everything happening through narration to the point of overkill, leading me to expect some cool sci-fi reveal, yet the ending is left ambiguous. 7/10
Don't Look Up: Love the idea of a disaster movie satire but this doesn't quite work. Adam McKay's writing is funny and fast paced but it seems like he didn't know if this movie should be a satire on our leaders responses to emergencies or a spoof on the comet heading to earth disaster movie. It also turns weirdly kind of philosophical near the end. Jonah Hill's performance kind of sums up this for me as I loved his first scene but every other appearance was too much and I was like I okay I get it you can stop hammering me over the head now. 7/10
Encanto: Disney goes to Columbia giving us colourful animation visuals and fun music. That damn catchy Bruno song might the best ever Disney song (sorry Be Our Guest). I enjoyed the story, a magical mystery, and was pleasantly surprised this did not follow a traditional hero's journey with a villain, instead being more about character development through exploring relationships. I do think they went overboard on the characters as there is too much to keep track of with all the different relatives with their different powers to the point where they individually feel almost meaningless to the story. I also thought the ending, although having a smart reveal, was rushed and didn't provide much more than a vague message on the power of love. Worth a watch. 8/10
Eternals: Style over substance having beautiful cinematography with poor writing. I really liked the premise of retconning the Marvel Cinematic Universe into human mythology but this struggles to tell a coherent story. Little time was spent on the characters and I had trouble caring about any of them including the lead. Feel like this would have been better off ditching the non linear story for a more traditional one, building up character introductions in the past before kicking off the plot. Wouldn't recommend unless a big MCU fan. 6/10
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard: The first movie was mostly forgettable but gained traction from the Reynolds/Jackson odd couple relationship. The sequel tries to double down on this by adding Hayek to the mix and falls flat on it's face. There are some fun moments with the trio but it was tough to care about anything with the strange all over the place story. It tried to parody the modern spy thriller but felt more like a bad parody of itself. At least I got a good buzz by drinking every time Sam Jackson dropped an F bomb. 4/10
The Last Duel: Ridley Scott continues to make great historical dramas unlike any other modern director. This has all his trademarks with quality cinematography and set design with some great sword fighting action. The action is limited but the final scene is especially good and comparable with Gladiator. I did have issues with the narrative structure, especially since by part 3 much of the scenes are redundant. Also, while I understand the thematic implications, it was awkward the movie was about the struggles of Jodie Comer's female protagonist, yet she's barely in the first 2/3rds of the film. 9/10
Nobody: I've seen all this before in Taken and John Wick but still a fun action movie despite the tropes. Bob Odenkirk works well in the lead as a depressed family man with a hidden violent streak. Some of the story is a bit ridiculous including a campy villain but this is balanced by other parts I enjoyed about fatherhood and morality. 8/10
Nothing about Ad Astra made any sense, dumbest excuse for bad gratuitous violence I have ever seen, space monkeys and lunar pirates my giddy arse, Flash Gordon was rooted in more reality frankly
