Ex Macina 2015 - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

Let me state at the outset I thought of a TV show episode and 2 movies at the beginning but by the end,it was not like any of them at all.But unlike those teases for me,it was very slow paced.You must WANT to see it.If you do stick it out you will ,I think,be rewarded.So I won’t spoil it other than state if you fear”the singularity”going in,you will be convinced coming out.I will tell you the TV show episode was STO - Requiem for Methuselah,and the movies were Lucy, and Her.However it ends most differently.Trailer follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below. 

Caleb, a 26 year old programmer at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. Written by DNA FILMS

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi744337689?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_2

Ted 2 - 2015 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

At 1 hour and 55 minutes I didn’t get board and thats a good thing.As sequels go it wasn’t bad and there were a few interesting cameos including someone you don’t see very often from DS9.That said,we could do less with drug jokes although the pipe one,ha,ha.
Still its no classic but compared to a lot of crap you could do worse,sorry spoiler,crap joke at end of film.
I do think Mark Wahlberg is short changed as a actor including his comedic abilities as displayed however childish, as is called for in this flick.So if you need a few yucks,check it out,nothing more that that.
Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary below.Enjoy

Months after John's divorce, Ted and Tami-Lynn's marriage seems on the same road. To patch things up, Ted and Tami-Lynn plan to have a child with John's help, but their failed efforts backfire disastrously. Namely, Ted is declared property by the government and he loses all his civil rights. Now, Ted must fight a seemingly hopeless legal battle with an inexperienced young lawyer to regain his rightful legal status. Unfortunately, between Ted's drunken idiocies and sinister forces interested in this situation to exploit him, Ted's quest has all the odds against him. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2165420057?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_2

London Has Fallen 2016 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

When we last saw Gerard Butler as Secret Service agent Mike Banning it was in Olympus Has Fallen (2013),reviewed on this blog,and he now returns with much the same supporting actors in this 1 hour 39 minute sequel that can’t live up to the first although it does TRY very hard.My big complaint is the terrorists.Name them as more than money grubbing arms dealers !! If your really into politics you’ll understand.Otherwise just enjoy the semi destruction of London as pure action fair.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary below.You could do a lot worse for the holiday.


After the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances, all leaders of the Western world must attend his funeral. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. The President of the United States, his formidable secret service head and a British MI-6 agent who trusts no one are the only people that have any hope of stopping it. Written by Anonymous

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1266857241?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1

Dirty Grandpa (2016) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

This years release that runs 1 hour 42 minutes is a little better that I thought.Credit Zac Efron as Jason Kelly and THE GREART Robert De Niro as Dick Kelly and a surprising Aubrey Plaza as Lenore for that as the story was really out there.So I recommend for De Niro fans and a off beat once in awhile weird comedy night.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below.

Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a lecherous former Army Lieutenant-Colonel, to Florida for spring break.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1755362585?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_6

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

Released in 1989 and running but 90 minutes I dismissed this film as just silly.Since then I have watched it again as some teachers feel its a “chill”or “cool”introduction to history as its theme IS about a oral “history”exam, keeping that in mind I now feel there is merit in that idea,for that captive audience BUT not so much for the rest of us.However anything that can help our kids be less dumb i’m for but its still silly.A fair cast does make it bearable so check it out but don’t expect to much.IMDB summary is below and a trailer URL follows the picture.


Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFy17auuK08

13 Hours The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) - 3 stars out of 5 stars

There are a few questions about the truthfulness of what happened at Benghazi.I don’t think you’ll ever get the full story especially from this 2 hour 24 minute film.Thats ok,what you will get is a the most chaotic film since,well Blackhawk down,and thats fine with me.Some might question the casting a comedic TV actor like John Krasinski and  other relative unknowns but they all were fine.Because of the politics surrounding this real life story I can see trouble casting it with A listers or even getting it made at all.So that said,don’t look for new insights just action and a little sadness for the real drama in that part of the world and the folks who go there for us.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below.

As an American ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi481015065?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1

The Godfather Part III 1990 - 4 stars out of 5 stars

This final movie was trashed but why??OK its not as good as the first 2 BUT the acting was GREAT,jelious haters aside,Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone.That said its also long at 2 hours  42 minutes but I found it engrossing with a GREAT ending for empowered womanhood.The survivors are still there as well as a newer generation mixed in expertly.A MUST see if you enjoyed the first two.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below.

In the final instalment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone seeks to legitimize his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld but is kept back by the ambitions of the young. While he attempts to link the Corleone's finances with the Vatican, Michael must deal with the machinations of a hungrier gangster seeking to upset the existing Mafioso order and a young protoge's love affair with his daughter. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1569521945?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1