Sabrina (1995)

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Sabrina (1995)

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Starring:

Harrison Ford

Julia Ormond

Greg Kinnear

Plot:

An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.

Review:

Harrison Ford plays Humphrey Bogarts character perfectly. Neither man is any good at romance and it’s actually kind of funny to watch them try.

I like this version more, I think, than the original. Mainly because she doesn’t try and kill herself over a boy. She does mope and generally act like a love sick cow, but she matures and seems to recognize that she’s being ridiculous.

I do not agree with the plot synopsis that she was an ugly duckling, cause she wasn’t. It was the 90s, that’s how teenagers dressed.

Good movie, I like the story, and I like that the side characters have a little bit more going on in this one.

4/5

Sabrina (1954)

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Sabrina (1954)

Director:

Billy Wilder

Starring:

Audrey Hepburn

Humphrey Bogart

William Holden

Plot:

A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family’s chauffeur, but it’s his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.

Review:

I don’t remember the first time I ever watched this movie but I loved it. When I saw that Amazon had it available I had to watch. For whatever reason I don’t own this on Blu Ray or DVD, at one point I did have it on VHS.

Watching this now, older and not through the eyes of a teenager, I kind of think Sabrina, Audrey Hepburn, is an idiot. She has a huge crush on a boy and tries to kill herself because her father is sending her to Paris to go to school. Over dramatic much? It takes her years and she still doesn’t get over him, she just starts to feel like an adult, only she isn’t. Honestly it’s not until Linus, Humphrey Bogart, takes an interest in her that she actually starts to mature. Naturally, she falls in love cause that’s what she knows how to do.

Oh well. I like the movie a lot. Will watch it when I see it available and one day I’ll pick it up.

3.5/5

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Director:

Richard Donner

Starring:

Mel Gibson

Danny Glover

Jet Li

Joe Pesci

Chris Rock

Plot:

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crimelord trying to get his brother out of prison.

Review:

Jet Li with a rat tail is not something anyone needed to see. It is nice to see Mel Gibson with his hair cut though.

Order wise I think I’d rank this one 3rd in order of what I like. It goes 1st, 3rd, 4th, 2nd for me. It would have been nice to have a fifth movie because the decline in quality was a lot less than other franchises.

Excellent car chase.

I liked the fact that Jet Li only lost because of bad luck, he was kicking ass and would have won if the movie hadn’t been about the other guys.

I loved the fact that all the side characters were played by the same actors throughout the series, that was awesome and never done.

Overall, it’s an excellent franchise. I don’t know if the TV show quiet lives up to it, but it’s one of the better adaptions out there.

3.5/5

The Crown (2016-)

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The Crown (2016-)

Network:

Netflix

Starring:

Claire Foy

Matt Smith

Vanessa Kirby

Plot:

The early reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is portrayed.

Review:

I almost didn’t watch this. My mom told me it was awesome, everyone on the internet pretty much loves it, but I’m not a fan of historical fiction based on real people especially when the people are still alive. After finishing 3% though I found myself in need of an hour long TV show to watch while nursing and so I tried one episode. Then I couldn’t stop. I’m a fan of British television and since I was born in the UK I’ve always been interested in the monarchy, so I really never should have fought the inevitability of watching this show.

The show feels romantic almost, but if anything it shows you how unromantic being queen is. Elizabeth, Claire Foy, sacrifices so much, but people just keep asking more and those closest to her don’t seem to see all she’s giving up. Foy does a great job portraying the Queen, not showing emotion but also not coming off as a robot, which I’m sure was difficult to do.

I have no idea how historically accurate this show is, which is really my only issue with it. I don’t know if I’m taking in information that is completely wrong but absorbing it as fact, because of that I’ve started looking into biographies on Elizabeth II, if anyone has one to recommend I’d appreciate it.

There’s something about the show that makes me want to read a biography or classic literature. I feel very American while watching and lately that’s not a good feeling.

4.5/5

Side note: Matt Smith butt

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Director:

Richard Donner

Starring:

Mel Gibson

Danny Glover

Joe Pesci

Plot:

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue an arms dealer who is a former LAPD officer.

Review:

This might be my favorite Lethal Weapon movie. Riggs and Murtaugh have their groove and the story isn’t bad. Stuff blows up. Mel Gibson in underwear. Riggs even has a good relationship with a woman. All in all it’s a good addition to the franchise and it doesn’t feel like things have gone off the rails.

Well…the intro is a little over the top, but come on it’s a 90s action movie.

4/5