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2017: Films I've Watched in July
A thrilling, edifying nail-biter
“Patriots Day sees director Peter Berg imprint his distinctive, realistic aesthetic onto the true-life story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent manhunt for the perpetrators. Berg's second based-on-a-true-story feature of 2016 (after Deepwater Horizon), the picture is a perfect fit for the filmmaker's idiosyncrasies, allowing him to orchestrate a powerful drama with harrowing images of violence, buoyed by strong performances from a top-flight cast. The sheer power of Patriots Day cannot be understated; it's suspenseful, focused, and remarkably constructed, not to mention respectful to both the event and the people involved, rendering it Berg's best filmmaking endeavour to date. Much like Deepwater, Patriots Day unfortunately failed to gain much traction at the box office” read more
Films I've Seen in 2017 (May) (21 movies items)"When: May 14th First-Time Viewing: No. How: DVD from my collection. What'd I Think?: A great illustration of the power of the human spirit, and of a real life tragedy. My Rating: 10/10 Other Notes: NA."
My Movie Diary 2017 (217 movies items)"17 April. A gripping account of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing is presented as a thrilling action movie and a heartfelt drama handled well by director Peter Berg. "
Watched in 2017
Top 10 Manliest Movies of 2016 (10 movies items)" "I gotta find these motherfuckers, Carol. We gotta get out there and we gotta find these motherfuckers before they do this to somebody else." Patriots Day won't spring to the minds of many when pondering the manliest movies of the year, but I still feel that it deserves a place on this list. A dramatisation of the Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent manhunt for the perpetrators, this is an enormously involving and almost unbearably poignant drama about courage and heroism in the face of"
My trips to the cinema 2017 (164 movies items)"SCREENING: Advanced DATE: February 23rd CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux LOCATION: Bluewater"
Movies Viewed in 2017 (156 movies items)" First Viewing Viewing Date: February 17th Via: Cinema Plot: The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible."
BAMF's 2017 January Cinejourney (18 movies items)" Familiar Actors: Mark Wahlberg John Goodman Lana Condor Michelle Monaghan Melissa Benoist Alex Wolff J.K. Simmons Michael Beach Kevin Bacon James DuMont Peter Berg Khandi Alexander Barack Obama Richard Pacheco and George J. Vizena True Rating: 10/10 My Review: Patriots Day Review"
Watched in 2017
Films watched in 2017
Films I've Seen in 2017 (January) (25 movies items)"When: January 17th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: In theaters. What'd I Think?: Powerful, intense, another great fact-based Peter Berg film. My Rating: 10/10 Other Notes: NA. When: January 27th First-Time Viewing: No. How: In theaters. What'd I Think?: Still just as powerful as it was the first time. My Rating: 10/10 Other Notes: NA."
2016 Films Ranked (170 movies items)"Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg's third collaboration is their best, with a respectful handling of its subject matter, gripping and intense directing, and excellent work from the ensemble cast. 9.7/10"
Movies with Most Uses of Fuck“Notes:
*I'm not sure what to really think before watching this.
*The only trailer I saw didn't show a lot to go on.
*I feel it's a tad soon, but then again these days it doesn't seem to take long for them to create films of tragedies and such.
*I have enjoyed all of Peter Berg's work with The Rundown, The Kingdom, and Lone Survivor.
*Matt Cook also wrote Triple 9 which I felt was just good.
*Joshua Zetumer also wrote the Robocop remake that wasn't that bad.
*Paul Tamasy was involved with the Air Bud series and The Fighter. What a strange combo.
*Eric Johnson also wrote The Fighter as well as The Finest Hours (Which I still need to see).
*So let's see if this is worth the watch.
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