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Old Dads (2023)
A Comedy with an Identity Crisis
A much-needed trashing of progressive insanity. Bill Burr says what the rest of us are thinking.
But for a movie like this to be fun, it needs to be Bill in charge doing his standup routine the whole time. He needs to always have the upper hand in his interactions with a snarky comment that destroys the opponent and leaves us smiling. Unfortunately, the movie fails here. Bill is defeated by the school principal, the other parents, and his own wife. People want to see Bill get the last word in, not to get chewed out.
Way too much time is wasted on the plot about his marriage and the school, and the movie runs out of gas quickly in the second act. It devolves into a drama with bad jokes. More airtime is needed with Bill vs. Millenials and Bill vs. Liberal women, etc.
Selma (2014)
Missed Opportunity
Overall a decent movie, but a miscast lead and disjointed story hold it back.
David Oyelowo was not the right actor to portray King. King was a preacher with a commanding, melodious voice that filled the room. Oyelowo's performance was flat and lacked King's passion and delivery. He didn't get "snubbed" at the Oscars beause he didn't deserve one.
The story tries to do too much as well. It does a great job portraying the South, but then keeps shifting to long scenes with LBJ and a bizzare focus on the FBI surveillance of King. There are numerous undeveloped secondary characters that half the time the audience has no clue who the person is or why they should care about him/her.
The antagonists were also poorly developed. There was ton of background information on Jim Clark they movie could have used to really develop his character.
Overall, a decent watch but could have been better.
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
A bad "bad" 80s movie
Ninjas in long black outfits were a perfect choice as secret assasins on a hot island. They blended seamlessly into the background of blue water, sandy beaches, and palm trees. If you aren't looking closely, you could easily miss them.
Apparently, the screenwriter got drunk and ran off with an island girl, but thankfully the 12-year-old boy in the movie stepped up to write the dialogue. The Academy truly snubbed the cast, who gave us multiple Oscar-worthy performances with such lines as "Get him!"
Let's also not forget the riveting action sequences where 15 bad guys with a numerical advantage decide not to attack at once, but instead choose to bravely attack one-at-a-time while carefully telegraphing their next move. If you freeze the frame, you may see them winking at Michael Dudikoff before they strike in slow motion. Despite being trained in ranged weapons like stars, blowguns, and bows and arrows, they wisely chose to sacrifice this advantage for melee attacks. Thankfully, most of the bad guys have the same weakness where a single punch will knock them out cold. Bullets also seem to work well against them, making one question why a drug lord brought an army with knives to a gun fight.
In a truly amazing coincidence, the characters of this film are identical to the first one. There's the evil white guy boss, the ninja boss, and the cannon fodder ninja. They even had the "grumpy sergeant" character back, although the original actor made so much money from the first movie that he passed on the role. And of course, what would a Caribbean island be without Australian hoodlums who like to beat up Americans?
The evil headquarters also reminded me of something: my 90s college dorm. I guess the boss fell behind in payments on the ninja temple training camp, so the rented out Smith Hall during spring break.
I can't wait to see the third masterpiece in this series.