No matter how much I try, I just don’t buy Thor as an American Special Forces soldier. 12 […]
war
Well, if nothing else it’s probably the loudest movie I’ve ever seen.
Dunkirk details the harrowing true story from World War 2 where the Allies were forced to retreat from France after the Germans had surrounded them. This shows how 300,000 soldiers were evacuated even as they were picked off one at a time.
Mel Gibson may be crazy, but he directs a fantastic true story account in this one.
Hacksaw Ridge is the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), an army medic who saved many lives during the Battle of Okinawa despite refusing to pick up a weapon.
Netflix’s most recent original movie shoots to be a Saving Private Ryan or Black Hawk Down. But it misses the mark, and instead gives us some great action but is weak in other aspects.
The Siege at Jadotville is based on a true story involving a group of UN peacekeepers from Ireland who are sent to the Congo during the 1960s. Jamie Dornan takes a break from beating and abusing women in 50 Shades of Grey to lead a bunch of no name and “I know that guy from somewhere” actors with sometimes unintelligible Irish accents. Together they have to fight off a bunch of mercenaries and Congolese rebels to save themselves during a coup.
Michael Bay doesn’t exactly have the best track record with making a good movie based on a true story. Or for making good movies in general for that matter. That has officially changed.
13 Hours is based on the true events that transpired in 2012 when the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya was attacked. It details how several military contractors working for the CIA fought for the survival of themselves, and every other American in the area.
Where on earth did this movie come from?
I was going to do a review for this trailer sooner, as I saw it attached to The Revenant on Thursday night. But it wasn’t available online until tonight so here we are.
Did you think all Netflix is good for is just streaming movies? Guess again. This Netflix original film […]