What was the last movie you saw...? Part IV

[Charger]

I think I have distant memories about that Mysterious Island movie when I was a kid...not sure. But sounds familiar.

Kirk Douglas' Oddyssey I have never seen.

[Zzzptm]

Both of those are worth watching. Good action, fun rides. Once Typhon mentioned Herbert Lom, I clicked on having seen that movie and having a great time with it. Neither film thought too hard about what it was doing, they were both about gettin' some good action in for the kids and having actors do some interesting stuff for the grownups watching.

[Typhon]

Cromwell (1970)

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I (Alec Guinness), Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film.  It was historically accurate in both look and feel, including huge battle scenes.   A superb presentation of this legendary time in England's history.  10/10

[Typhon]

American Assassin (2017)

Following the murder of his fiancée, a young man (Dylan O'Brien) trains under the instruction of a Cold War veteran (Michael Keaton).  The pair is then enlisted to locate and prevent the use of some missing uranium.

Mix feelings here, though there is plenty of action, it gets a bit far-fetched at times.  I predict Charger will like it more than me.  7/10

[Charger]

^^^
Have not seen that one.



BRAVEN

An Alaskan logger and his dementia stricken father find a cache of dope on their cabin and before they can decide what to do a group of ruthless drug dealers arrive to claim what's theirs and to kill everyone.

The movie starts slowly but picks up the pace towards the end.

Jason Momoa as the titular character does a pretty good job as does Stephen Lang as his father and Garrett Dillahunt does yet another good bad guy role bit over the top.

The action isn't all that brutal or fast paced and the story leaves quite a few holes...like the history of the Bravens because it seems odd that two loggers would be so keen on fighting a bunch of ruthless drug dealers...seems almost like a scene or two is missing.

Momoa is better with some humor and this had none... With some tweaks to the script this could have been a good one. Now just a mediocre small budget action flick.

*  *  ½

[Typhon]

The Bravados (1958)

Set in the old west, a rancher (Gregory Peck) arrives in a small town in order to witness the hanging of the four men (Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Lee Van Cleef) he believes murdered his wife.  When the convicts escape, he tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done.  But the farther he goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes.

A superb story of how thoughts of revenge can overtake what is true and just.  Gregory Peck, one of my all time favorite actors, does a fantastic job.  This film is currently number 22 on my Top 50 list.  10/10