Jason Bourne 2016 came as an interesting revelation after the previous movies in the franchise. It is better welded in structure with a much simpler plot than any of Robert Ludlum's novels. As I remember, I don't recall Ludlum's plots in the previous releases. They were an amalgam of 100% action and violence without an explanatory motivation. Now, with this one here, you don't need explanations. The characters are new, and the plot is simple. More than that, it is acted with no holes, and no … [Read more...]
Oscars 2016 Winners – Just the List and Some Comments
This post about Oscars 2016 Winners is more about the comments than the list itself, but it's all right for the records, my records as it goes... It's not news anymore, so please don't consider them as such. I have been impressed by some statistics I've read before the ceremony, and according to them, this year's Best Picture winner wasn't quite a surprise. The only weird thing was that it won only one more statuette, but it was well deserved since it was for original screenplay. What you … [Read more...]
Some Thoughts on the 2016 Oscars Nominees
I should put this post in "Movies" category, but it's just a short essay about what I have in mind regarding to this year's 2016 Oscars nominees. I haven't watched all the movies, there are 27 all in all, considering even a less important award for the viewers (like Best Music - Original Song, where Fifty Shades of Grey is nominated for example), and there is a great possibility to not be able to, or in some cases (like two years ago, with Twelve Years a Slave), to not want to. I have finally … [Read more...]
Burnt – Such a Disappointment
I have waited too long for Burnt to be released after I've got noticed of it. Bradley Cooper, a rising star mostly because he's considered "hot", continues to be a disappointment for the second time in a row (first time was Aloha), after his Oscar nomination for American Sniper - 2014, which comes after another two, one for Best Actor (Silver Linings Playbook - 2012), and one for best supporting actor (American Hustle - 2013). But, considering that the final goal for the movie production … [Read more...]
IMDB STARmeter 2015
These two short lists have been published by imdb.com on December 1st, 2015. I have waited for the whole Top 100, to present it here as I did before. I have waited and waited, and they haven't released the STARmeter Top 100 for the precedent year, so you have here just the Top 10. It is incredible as you see that some breakthrough stars are part of it as well. The IMDb Top 10 Stars of 2015 1. Tom Hardy [source] This English actor emerged as a real old time star. With five movies … [Read more...]