Comments on: Summer Blockbuster Movies, Meh

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:41:50 +0000

I’ve seen some of those old movie serials, Paul. I have a very cool friend who gifts me with those DVDs at Christmas. They sure are fun to watch. 🙂

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:38:14 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation, Rohn. I’ll see it if I have to go to the theater by myself!

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:36:29 +0000

Melissa, I think you would have gotten a charge out of seeing Rebecca Ferguson’s kick butt character Lisa save Tom Cruise’s character Ethan’s bacon on more than one occasion, and she actually saves Ethan’s life too. She rocks.

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:27:21 +0000

Kristin, have you seen Melissa McCarthy’s comedy/action movie “Spy”? Now there was an “action movie” that was exciting, unpredictable, hilarious, and witty, plus it had a terrific cast. I enjoyed it more than any movie I’ve seen this summer, but then I can watch Melissa McCarthy in just about anything. She’s fantastic.

By: Paul Dellinger

Paul Dellinger — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:32:37 +0000

Old movie serials now available on DVDs similarly emphasized action, but it was performed by stunt men and women (and miniature cars and buildings and such) rather than inserted effects. The stunters did amazing things. And the plots, which had to be kept simple so people who missed a chapter or two could still follow the story, seemed “deeper” than today’s action movies.

By: Rohn Federbush

Rohn Federbush — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:46:41 +0000

Don’t forgo the pleasure of Inside Out. Public schools should require all attendees to see it. The explanation of why addictions are needed to deny all feelings is clearly shown. Only the bravery to feel allows release from the main plague of young people.

By: Melissa Keir

Melissa Keir — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:02:05 +0000

With my job as a movie reviewer, I have to see a new movie each week. I passed on Mission Impossible, because of Tom Cruise. I never got why he was a star. Now with your thoughts, I wish I would have seen the movie. I love kick butt girls. Too many times there aren’t any in a movie…it’s the guys that carry it. In fact in the new Fantastic 4, Sue Storm spends all the time reading, listening to music and basically blending into the background. I was so disappointed. Maybe someday the heads of movie companies will learn that we love our kick butt women too! Wouldn’t Nancy Gideon’s Cee Cee make a wonderful movie lead??

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:22:46 +0000

Secret confession time: I love shoot-em-up, mindless, noisy, predictable action movies. As long as they’re not gory, I’m good with bad guys flipping over cliffs and bursting into flames on the way down (before their cars actually hit anything). Action movies are just about my favorite. They’re even better when they’re smart and well done with strong female characters… but those are rare. 😉