tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post1645060922278747787..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: 10 Movies I Dug from 2014Michael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-37286799658413075022015-01-13T23:55:13.999-06:002015-01-13T23:55:13.999-06:00The marketing for Jack Ryan really wanted you to t...The marketing for <i>Jack Ryan</i> really wanted you to think there's more to Keira Knightley's character than there is, but I was hoping they weren't going to go that route. I liked how Anne Archer represented normalcy in the Harrison Ford ones and kept him grounded in reality, so I didn't really want to see her character repurposed as an additional action star.<br /><br />That said, I would totally love a different movie with Knightley as a spy.<br /><br />Top 10 favorites will be Thursday or Friday. Gonna let GW Thomas have the blog tomorrow. Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-14863226310743778642015-01-13T08:47:40.923-06:002015-01-13T08:47:40.923-06:00For a movie called "Shadow Recruit", wat...For a movie called "Shadow Recruit", watching Jack Ryan felt like I was being force fed a jar of mayonnaise. I am shocked by this poster calling Keira's character an accomplice, asset and a weapon. She's used as an accessory at best. I kept waiting for some twist ending were she turned out to be some sort of sleeper agent to monitor Jack to try and woman-up the Clancy Verse, but no. <br /><br />I'd have respected this movie more if they had tried for a twist and failed spectacularly rather than play everything so completely straight.Erik Johnson Illustratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184274387021011687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-77876026553319024012015-01-13T07:03:34.915-06:002015-01-13T07:03:34.915-06:00Oh so you watched Grand Piano?! We've been mea...Oh so you watched Grand Piano?! We've been meaning to see it ever since we saw the absurd trailer that's just Die Hard with a Piano. We see it working as a skit, but as a film??? You've got me jazzed for a "sooner rather than later" viewing.<br /><br />Interstellar: Yeah, I dug it, but it's also pure Nolan, with his repeated hammering of themes that makes me think he's making art pictures for the mainstream and feels the need to explain everything to the lowest common denominator. And that's probably the case. His movies are too intellectual for big budget affairs, but are slightly disappointing TO intellectual SF fans because they are so over-explained.<br /><br />Jack Ryan: I like Chris Pine a lot, I'd like to see him as Jack Ryan again. The plot is pretty ordinary, but I still liked it better than the Harrison Ford movies (Red October is still the best by a wide margin though). However, I cannot STAND Kiera Knightley as a modern American. She creeps me out totally.<br /><br />I've got Muppets and Sin City on my shelf, but I'm interested in others on this list, especially after reading your capsule reviews.<br /><br />Bring on your Top 10 Favorites!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.com