TWD : THE ONES WHO LIVE

 

THE RETURN of THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE.

Starring :  ABRAHAM LINCOLN as RICK GRIMES & DANAI GURIRA as MICHONNE 

on AMC Channel at 6 pm Sunday -  February 25, 2024

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 Let's have heavy dramatic scenes. JamesMcAvoy known for the blockbuster hit movies: WANTED together with female action star Angelina Jolie, was  James most acclaimed movie as a young novice spy/assassin and had raised his action star status with challenging roles in the movies GLASS & SPLIT, both movies were psychological thrillers. The movie IT with other movie stars didn't uplift his status much because the scary clown gets the focus of attention and I haven't seen Victor Frankenstein yet. 

MY SON the movie, is his latest filmed in Scotland. Scotland or UK?

The story: Ed Murray (James McAvoy) came home teary eyed from work abroad (Middle East) when he learned that his 7 year old son Ethan went missing in the campsite. Ed gathered information from his ex-wife Joan (Claire Foy) and her boyfriend, whom he had suspicion that the boyfriend have something to do with it. Ed was interviewed by the inspector (police) also gathering information from Ethan's father. Later, Ed had stolen the ex-wife's boyfriend cellphone and from it Ed found something sinister from the background of those photos taken by the boyfriend at the campsite. The inspector was informed of such findings yet the inspector had told Ed that he was on his own because he was getting death threats. Now Ed was furious that he wont let those kidnappers get away with it. If the police wont help about crime being committed what else can  you do? Would you just standby, keep quiet and do nothing? What parents should do? And that's the story of this movie which is based from true life story that happened in France (?)

THE CLIMBERS Chinese drama. My daughter and I watched this movie because Jackie Chan was in the cast. Actually didn't see Jackie in it. lol

Anyway, the story is about climbing EVEREST,  the highest mountain in the world. Four members of the China Everest Climbing Commando had their most challenging ambition and set the goal to climb the highest peak  no matter how bad the climate and no matter how risky and dangerous the situations. They failed so many times, some climbers lost lives from trying but still the leaders of the pack triumphed in the end. 

How their knowledge of the acrobatic skills they learned from the training had helped them combat the rugged edges of the mountain and how they make used of the metal ladders as bridges to cross the next risky paths. 

Let it be known that this movie also starred China's female action star Zhang Ziyi in her portrayal of the meteorologist - famous for blockbuster hit and academically world acclaimed movie star best actress for CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON & HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS.

Hmm, finding treasure on the summit on top of the world had its own reward and secrets unfold. No wonder why some of those Everest climbers never stop getting to the top for you'll never know what you will find and what you can decipher.

Don't Ask. Don't Tell.

 Valentine's Breaking News in KANSAS PARADE intended for the celebration of Kansas Chief's winning Superbowl was marred by violence. Lone gunman shot dead one of the spectators and injured others after the parade. Still under investigation. Right away, it was announced that famous singer Taylor Swift donated hundred thousand dollars to the bereaved family. Isn't that long ago when she also donated money for one of her fans who died at her concert in Brazil? Wow! That's generosity!?

Well, don't you like cereal for breakfast or a bowl of quaker oats good enough?

Another Breaking News: Alexei Navalny died at age 47 in Siberian prison! How frigid cold in Siberia? Truly, real cold! Probably colder than Everest but Everest is more than cruel that you need oxygen to breathe. Don't even know if those prisons have heating capacity as in  Siberia is very remote area of Russia that means you are on your own if you become prisoner in that abandoned site. What Navalny dies of? That's the question? Was he on hunger strike? Died of freaking frigid cold zone- hypothermia? 

In the movie MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, Tom Cruise the famous bankable actor had managed to escape from such prison. How? You should watch one of the sequels of MI. 

Is there a MI: Dead Reckoning Part Two?

Another movie worth watching for, only if you like the drama:

Do you want to watch the movie 71? Why not. 

71 the movie is about the clash between the Catholics and the Protestants how it all began is I am not sure about it. The feud between these two religious denominations became so violent that led to bloody encounters and wildfires in the neighborhood and community of Belfast in Ireland. To stop and control the riots, troops of British soldiers were then deployed, however the Protestants and Catholics don't like their presence in their community and they started aiming their hatred on these group of soldiers. One of the boys had stolen the rifle from one of the soldiers and the soldier had tried to retrieve the gun from the boy however group of gangsters punched him until he can no longer move, one of the soldiers (lead actor -  Jack O'Connel) tried to help his buddy however, one gangster was so quick to shoot the fallen soldier on his head. Panic stricken people rushed inside their homes and pretend nothing happened. The rest of the British soldiers left the violent scene of turmoil. The gangsters were after the soldier who escaped from their wrath. The next scenes were unraveling of how the soldier was able to escape and survive and who to trust. At the end of the movie, the officer told the British soldier Gary Hook that he was lucky to be alive but the officer doesn't want to listen to his own story. That's one of the story of don't ask, don't tell.

CONFUSION sometimes the cause of all wars in our world.

Sometimes it is the CONFUSION that led to misdiagnosis. Why? Those narcissists don't even want to hear nor listen to the patients words as the doctors usually believed they are gods!

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Dead Reckoning (Part One), RETRIBUTION, MAGGIE & VINDICTA

 Movies we watched recently:

MI: Dead Reckoning - Part One. This is one of the most suspenseful/action/thriller movies of famous actor Tom Cruise. Death defying stunts jumping and falling  through the rugged rocky cliff defying gravity of course he jumped with parachute for safety! The most amazing thrill ride aboard the trainwreck was amazingly fascinating scenes of survival. I love the story of how fast their hands, sleet of hands and who had stolen the keys, the most valuable keys they had to get from one villain to another. Ethan Hunt is a MI spy agent and had become a magician to grab the secret keys that will open the door and the only one who knows about the secret of the 2 keys is the assassin who keeps following Ethan and the new female lead who is a professional thief.

What the mysterious keys  known for? Watch for it.

RETRIBUTION - Liam Neeson in his portrayal of Matt Turner,  a devoted dad and husband to Heather Turner, they had 2 kids :  son Zac and daughter Emily. Matt works for an investment company. On the way to work he has to drive his kids to school however that day, he received anonymous call from a stranger who left his cellphone in his car informing Matt that there's a bomb in his car and he ever get out from his vehicle automatically the bomb will explode. Liam keeps on driving, calculating, analyzing everything, thinking of a strategy on how to survive and how he can secure his kids to safety. The anonymous stranger keeps on communicating warning him on the many serial bombing and explosions that happened to his co-workers. Finally, before the movie ends he had one last hope to avenge and survive. 

MAGGIE - Apocalyptic movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Breslin. Farmers were burning their contaminated crops. A contagion of unknown virus happened in urban and rural areas. Maggie was missing and his devoted father was in search for her and finally found her in the hospital after 3 weeks. He brought her daughter home thinking he and his wife could take care of her. However there is no cure for the virus that also affected some unfortunate families in their community. Days has passed by so quickly and Maggie is turning into a zombie. At the end of the movie, Maggie committed suicide not to prolong the agony of his parents and to settle once and for all to silence the will to live better that way rather than be a zombie cannibal or a living dead.

VINDICTA - The story of the movie begins with a  doting, truly devoted father to a daughter who works as a paramedic (Elena Kampouris as Lou)   making sure that she is safe and secured. Being a paramedic is of course an almost non-stop emergence of care and support for those who need it. In this movie, the female paramedic is being stalked by an anonymous stranger masked in "Vergil mask" and when all the serial killings happened, the paramedics discovered so many clues in latin quotes of vandalism left behind  by the serial psycho/arsonist. Well, if you like slasher movies: Halloween & Friday the 13th, then this is the movie you will have to scream at.

BECKY'S WRATH, THIRST, LONE SURVIVOR, TO END ALL WARS

 BECKY'S WRATH the movie is the sequel to the first movie entitled BECKY.  Young Becky became an orphan and a foster child to different couples and families until she was adopted by a kindhearted woman named Elena. They were getting along well together and bind lovingly for good until the bad guys came into the picture to avenge their bruised egos. Another home invasion happened in the spur of the moment and led to Elena's death. Becky known as a violent child with vindictive heart cannot forgive what happened to her, and her once loving family that her wrath had no bounds but to once again find justice in her own way. Guess what happened at the end. Surprise!!

Becky is portrayed by talented actress Lulu Wilson.

Rating: Excessive use of force. Violent. A thriller/horror/gory.

THIRST - Action/Horror

Three life skills survivalists must trained difficult young adults to learn life's lessons in the wilderness. A second chance for them to be responsible and better  themselves back to society. However, their experience would be extraordinary as in  death-defying adventure with an alien. How to survive? Find it out for yourself and watch for it.

If you like TERMINATOR,  THIRST the movie is not that bad.

LONE SURVIVOR - Four Navy Seals on a quest for their mission. Only 4 of them, although they are equipped with high powered weapons, still they were outnumbered by the Talibans. Being the lone survivor one Navy Seal (Mark Wahlberg) kept his composure to survive despite being mortally wounded. Good that he was helped by good "Samaritan Afghan villagers" who had pity on him and kept him inside their home until the ruthless leader of the Talibans came and had the Navy Seal up for execution (beheading). Good timing that the second rescue plan worked and he was saved.

TO END ALL WARS a war movie, based on true story. Allied Forces during World War II were captured by the cruel  & ruthless Japanese Imperial Army. The communication is made possible by a low ranking officer who was the interpreter between the high-ranking officers to the POW's (Prisoner Of War). The prisoners of war were asked to build a railway from Burma to India, problems were: not enough food, water and their living condition was unsanitary and filthy, most of them were sick and dying. However, each one of them tried to survive by giving and or trading food with the outside inhabitants out from the camp. Some of them had to sacrifice themselves to be punished. One of the high-ranking POW was crucified on the cross just to save one soldier from being executed. At the end of this movie, the ruthless demonic Japanese officer committed hara-kiri.

The Japanese interpreter and the British soldier became lifelong friends.

SISU. True Grit. Fear The Night. E.M.P. 333 Days + THE GREAT RAID

 More interesting movies to watch:

SISU - A Finnish concept meaning - Strength of will determination and perseverance.

SISU the movie is based on Aatami's discovery of bulk of gold in the Lapland during the last days of World War II.  While on his journey to the city to bring the loot he encountered group of NAZI soldiers led by a brutal SS Officer who had stolen Aatami's 2 bags of gold. However, Aatami's legendary strength was of no match to these group of cruel Nazi  soldiers as he conquered them one by one and they all met tragic end or ultimate death. 

Note: If you like war movies this is something to watch for. Best foreign movie ever on that time period.

TRUE GRIT - This is a cowboy movie based from old movie starring John Wayne. The story of this movie revolves around a 14 year old Mattie Ross (Hailee Stanfield) whose father was murdered by Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). Mattie had to avenge the death of his beloved father and asked the help from the sheriff named Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) & Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon). All three of them braved the western territory to find the suspect and murderer. The ending is somewhat on the verge of unhappy ending because Mattie killed one of the bandits but she had fallen into the cave and was bitten by a venomous snake. Rooster Cogburn had to immediately rushed  to save her life but unfortunately she lost a part of her hand.

FEAR THE NIGHT - Starring the female action star  Maggie Q in her portrayal of Tess, the Iraqi war veteran who came home to America to attend her younger sister's bachelorette party in their parents farm house. On the way to the farm, Tess, her sister  and their group of friends stopped by at the convenience store and some rude guys started making fun of them sort of mockery. Tess came into the scene and manage to apprehend how tough those guys. Anyway, at the farmhouse the party started and everyone having so much fun but Tess feeling the anxiety and cannot join their happy moments. The celebrant sister came out to join Tess followed by the sister questioning Tess why she needs to spoil their sister's party. They were arguing when suddenly an arrow struck their younger sister's chest! Shocked of what had happened, the two older sisters took their younger sister's lifeless body inside the house and the next thing was more arrows hitting their house, walls and windows. Non-stop action followed. How they defeat those assailants? Watch for it.

Do you have PTSD? Do you have ANXIETY? Why so many people are worrying about the future? You know why? You don't have to be a war veteran to know and be aware that the war in other countries are being transferred already in your own countries. Be extra vigilant. Just like what an old professor/judge in my university, INFILTRATION happens most of the time when/where you least expect it to be.

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E.M.P. 333 DAYS -  Electro Magnetic Pulse in 333 days.

It all begins with the grandma and her grand daughter driving all the way home when suddenly a great explosion in the sky happened and their car stopped. They have to walk home. They live in a remote farm land where neighbors started looting and gridlock happened. It didn't show much of how EMP had caused havoc in urban areas though only in that one pertinent rural location. There is power outage and only old cars powered by gas can function. It's low budget movie. The movie should have great impact if they also showed the urban or larger cities of how a huge power outage could cause massive, deep impact of how Electro-Magnetic Pulse could cause the devastation of the population.

How about another war movie: THE GREAT RAID. This is a mix of American actors, Filipino actors and Japanese actors in portrayal of soldiers during the Japanese-American-Filipino war in Philippines. The highlights of the movie: Before the arrival of Gen. Douglas McArthur in Philippines, rescue mission led by high ranking American soldier (Benjamin Bratt) and a Filipino soldier (Cesar Montano) planned how to raid and attack the Japanese highly-secured prison camp for captured American soldiers most of them sick of malaria in Cabanatuan city. Story unfolds on how intelligence is passed through civilians, through religious community, and through health care workers/providers. What happened through this pathway has proven to be the wrong way as spies are everywhere and one by one health care workers were then taken out from work and scrutinized then unfortunately executed through firing squad. The raid was successful however the "two soldiers " who they want to survive and rescue did not. Yup, what a disappointment!

Worst Than Barbarians!

 Latest Movies We Watched Recently:

WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS - Whether this movie story is a true story or fiction it is something to think about as such story is somewhat what happened in the past actually based on History. 

The story revolves around the middle-aged Magistrate (Mark Rylance)  stationed in the isolated outpost waiting for the high ranking officer to arrive. Colonel Joll (played by Johnny Depp) arrived at the outpost together with his men (soldiers) and they were given warm welcome by the Magistrate then after the feast in which Colonel Joll didn't bother eat nor drink he was ushered to the prison to let him see the two prisoners wanted for stealing. The two thieves were punished good enough to admit their sins but the Colonel Joll was actually a cruel man with punishment and tortured so severe that one of the prisoners died. You know what he died of? You have to do the replay or rewind of the video or disc if ever you missed what he died of. The other prisoner who had an unknown wound covered with blood still alive and was taken by Colonel Joll to their unknown journey and the Magistrate has to be on his outpost for the rest of the days and months until another officer came to visit then another surprise of a indigenous woman turned out a Mongolian woman who was badly wounded and crippled. The magistrate was so compassionate and kind to adopt her, treated her well and make sure she was cured and able to consciously get home to her tribe. The magistrate and his men accompanied the Mongolian woman to her Mongolian tribe and the Mongols accepted his bulk of silver and spare their lives and two horses. However, when the Magistrate went back home he was prosecuted by the warrant officer (played by Robert Pattinson - The Twilight lead actor) for leaving his outpost. He was hanged from the tree dressed in a woman's clothing. The humiliation is so severe in some ways but his life was spared. Days passed by and suddenly all the soldiers were rushing in panic when one of the lone officers came back home alone sitting on the horse tied down and his upper skull missing. Where's the brain? His head's missing his brains! That's darn cruel message that lead them to evacuate right immediately. Everyone tried to escape and only the Magistrate and few of his men stayed to wait for the barbarians.

HUMANITY BUREAU - I hope this is just fiction. It cannot be a true story because this is worst than the Barbarians.

A Humanity Bureau agent portrayed by Nicolas Cage had to do his job by visiting those people in the government list for resettlement. Some of these people were living in certain isolated community and  receiving government assistance or benefit but because they were in the list for evacuation or resettlement they must comply with the law. However some people cannot accept the fact of being in those "resettlement" they become aggressive to fight for their rights. In that time period, harsh toxic environment where water is scarce and production of food has its limited supply the law must be obeyed that you must give more,  more than what you can take. At the end, do you know or want to know the ending? Or you should have to watch the ending for yourself?