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A Year too late: What’s wrong with Jack Reacher the film ***SPOILERS***
on May 21, 2013 at 8:27 pmPosted In: Blog, Movie & TV
So here is what I found wrong with Jack Reacher not being a fan of the book series or reading any of them at all.
1. Tom Cruise can pull off tough okay, but no one will ever buy him as ruthless. He shoots a unarmed unfingered man in the face at the end of the film. Even Dirty Harry let the punk reach for the gun.
2. Don’t have all your bad guys be afraid of a man that no one would fear. The guy who has no fingers not Tom Cruise.
3. Most Goodwills I have been in don’t have a cool leather jacket section.
4. Why does everyone have a cool 70′s muscle car in the film?
5. Aluminum bat to the head= you are down for the count
6. I have never been in a parking deck that has parking meters. Maybe it’s me.
7. 3 of the 4 military men in the film are portrayed as ruthless killers.
8. Why so many payphones? Was this book written in the 70′s?
9. Bus stop people letting Cruise blend in would only happen if they recognized him as Tom Cruise. Not someone hunted by the police.
10. Someone who sets up an elaborate frame job, later in the film puts his bare hands all over the murder victims face…& he had a henchman?
11. Elaborate scheme to beat up or kill Jack Reacher could have been handled with them attacking outside the bar…ALL AT ONCE. Instead of whole protecting my sister charade.
12. Reacher tells bad guy to go ahead and do what he wants to the attorney, hangs up, then calls back & tells same guy how mad he is that he killed an innocent girl?
13. Tom Cruise walks into a bar and all the woman of the bar are at least 6 inches shorter than him. (I find that one the hardest to believe)
14. The Stooges bathroom fight scene, then last guy sneaks up with a gun? START WITH THE GUN!
15. You don’t kill half a dozen henchmen in 3 minutes flat and then want to take the unarmed boss to prison for justice? I know he popped him but still that’s my complaint with many of the action movies, all the henchmen are just obstacles to kill & then they get concerned about bringing the boss to justice.
16. Reacher : Murder, grand theft auto, breaking and entering, assault, communicating threats, destruction of public property, fraud. No real name no real history, yet cops let him examine evidence, lawyers allow him full access to records, gun shop owners pretty much go on manhunt with him all within 10 minutes of meeting the guy.
Easter Eggs from Star Trek Into Darkness vs Star Trek II: ***Spoilers***
on May 21, 2013 at 7:50 pmPosted In: Blog, Movie & TV
1. Kirk asks Admiral Marcus to spare his crew, as he does with Khan in STII
2. Khan is concerned with torpedo(s) in both films.
3. STN2D Dr. Marcus to her father “I am ashamed to be your daughter” STII David Marcus to Kirk “I am proud to be your son.
4. Both movies have a Marcus’s identity revealed to the audience.
5. Both films question Starfleets intentions.
6. Both movies have someone questioning Khans “word”
7. Both films have Khan manipulating Starfleet officers to obey his command.
8. Both movies have Khan explain there is really no word given.
9. Both movies are standoff between Enterprise and another Starfleet ship.
10. Both movies have Khan commandeering a Starfleet ship.
11. Both films Enterprises enemy vessel is disabled through deception.
12. Khan has a coat or shirt that is wrapped in the same huge accordion shaped collar.
13. Both movies revolve around a secret Starfleet does not want to let out.
14. Both films the torpedoes mean different things to different people
15. Both films Khan gets what he wants but has to go that one step further.
16. Both films Spock performs a mind meld & a nerve pinch.
17. At end of both films Kirk addresses a gathering of mourners.
18. Both movies slow pan to reveal someone may come back in a sequel
Toks Olagundoye Star of the Neighbors gives a shout out to Area 51 Comics !!!!
on October 30, 2012 at 9:34 pmPosted In: Trailers
I am so incredibly thrilled over ABC’s The Neighbors! Being a big Alien Comedy fan, (I think we all know that already) I was apprehensive at first. Many shows cannot pull off quirky comedy, for every success there are dozens of failures. I gave the pilot a shot, going in I thought ABC might have put all the funny bits in the trailer, gladly I was wrong. The writing, the acting, the takes on the scenarios work like a fine tuned machine & are fresh. I cannot say enough about a show that does just that. The Neighbors does get it right & I am glad ABC picked them up for a full season’s commitment.
For me the best part of the show is the cast. Not just the alien family cast but the Weaver family cast is not insulting or playing on stereotypes we have seen a million times over. The remainder of the cast is the community of aliens, which we are seeing more & more of as the weeks progress!
Naturally as a new HUGE fan to the show (huge as in weight & enthusiasm) I sought out the twitter feed to the show, & that of my FAVORITE character/actress on the show. Toks Olagundoye stars as Jackie Joyner Kersee, The matriarch of the alien family. Her bright enthusiasm, and incredible character are a perfect fit for her husband played by Simon Templeman & her two sons played by Tim Jo and Ian Patrick. The cast is rounded out with Jami Gertz, Lenny Venito, and Clara Mamet. All are brilliant!
To my incredible surprise I received a shout out from the Lady Olagundoye for following on twitter, which I have to say MADE MY DAY! Thank you & I wish you much continued success from one alien to another!
Episodes that I recommend other than all of them
The Pilot
Things Just Got Real
Halloween-ween
All are available to view on ABC.com and if you like those three you will like the rest
Wednesday’s on ABC!
James J. McGee Jr.
Area 51 Comics!
