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The Hill (2023)
Authentic portrayal of the many families of the era
Having grown up in the 60's among many poor families from the American south, I can confidently say that this movie captured the real feel of many from that era.
The portrayal of the father by Dennis Quaid was very realistic and moving. As hard as it may seem to many today, I personally knew kind yet stern men who were much like this father, who took his role seriously to a fault.
In their passion to protect their children from the many corrupting influences in their day, they tended to overprotect them. Over time many softened their approach. Now we have sadly come to a time when some fathers have become afraid to say no to their kids.
Watch this movie if you want a glimpse of this aspect of real American life.
True to Life (1943)
Very unique screwball comedy!
This one was a different combination of characters and events that I have seen in comedies that are more well known, but I was pleasantly surprised.
In my opinion, that's why it deserves a higher rating among others of its time and style than it is given here. All I knew previously of Mary Martin was that she played Peter Pan on live television when I was a kid, and that Larry Hagman of Dallas and I Dream of Genie was her son.
Franchot Tone was great in a Twillight Zone episode and I always enjoy him in the old movies. Dick Powell made it bigger on the small screen, as did William Demarest on My Three Sons. But the cherry on top for me was Victor Moore as Pop Porter.
Anyone who enjoys the black and white comedies of this era should love it.
Interstellar (2014)
As a pure science fiction I rate a 10
It was just last night that I saw this movie, and I wanted to comment on it right away. This is the best science fiction movie I have seen in a long time. The story, the acting, the visuals, the sound are all excellent. It is over my head in many ways, but in a cool way. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.
I liked that it started out on a farm. It was a bit hard to follow at first, but that pulled me in all the more. It was classy in the way the original Day The Earth Stood Still, and it unfolded in a compelling way as well. The way the characters related were on par with thtat movie as well.
Kraft Suspense Theatre: Their Own Executioners (1964)
Getting the point
After watching several of these just recently I gather that there is a hint of "Twilight Zone" or "Hitchcock" style in that the plots are a bit of a stretch from reality. Either the writers had to know that there were inconsistencies or that there was not enough time of make everything fit.
It was not about a killer getting away with murder, but the actual value of life itself, whether one is in prison or has a deadly disease. I expect someone involved in the writing had first hand experience with someone facing immanent death and choosing whether or not to cling to what ever measure of life was left for them.
The Tomorrow War (2021)
Better than expected action and monsters!
Anyone who enjoys action, sci-fi, time travel and monsters should enjoy this film and the characters. Along the lines of Independence Day.
God's Not Dead (2014)
Offense is unavoidable
Before seeing this movie, I read many reviews here by people who were offended by some aspects of it. After watching it I could see how some might feel it was unfair to some of the types of people portrayed. But I do not believe that was intentional.
The movie was an honest portrayal of the way many Christians feel they are being judged by some non-Christians. It was about facing the opposition with courage and conviction.
In most movies the characters are a bit more than their real life counterparts. We allow for that all the time. We know that all businessmen are not like the Dean Cain character, and not all professors are like Radisson played by Kevin Sorbo. Not all Moslem fathers take their faith as seriously as the one in the movie either.
The point of the movie was effectively made IMO. Listen to reasonable arguments, and decide for yourself what to believe.