Category: At the Movies

#265: Hitler: The Rise of Evil [2003]

I’ve decided to watch a bunch of WW2 movies in order of … dramatic chronology?  Is that a good term?  Anyway, I’ve seen several movies about the pre-war Hitler before. This is, I think, better than most, even if Carlyle-Hitler looks like a rodent.

Separated at birth?



Title: Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Director: Christian Duguay
Score:   4/6
Bonus:    Even Peter Stormare delivers.

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#262: True Grit [1969]

I was going to do another make/remake fiasco, but I’ve already seen the remake! Frustratingly, the remake was very good.  Now we’ll never know if it’s just that I saw it first, or if it really is the first example of a remake that doesn’t suck.  On the other hand, if it were just the viewing order, then this original should suck.    

Title: True Grit
Director: Henry Hathaway
Score:   5/6
Best voice:    The duke.

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#261: Sharknado [2013]

You’d think it would be horrible, but I say it’s better than any big-budget monster movie Hollywood’s produced for twenty years.

Plot-wise it’s super stupid, of course, but that goes for pretty much all monster movies.  I think maybe the low budget cheese has a certain disarming effect on the stoops.  Maybe a big budget is exactly what monster movies don’t need?

If Jurassic Park only had a budget of two million dollars, they probably wouldn’t be able to afford Goldblum.

Title: Sharknado
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante
Score:   5/8
Verdict:    Safe to watch, but maybe bring some distractions.

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