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7500 (2019)
Very good
I gave it 10 stars not entirely because it's the perfectest movie of all perfect movies but mostly because it deserves a much better average than 6,3 (which it currently has as of October 2021)
Rated as it should be, it's a solid eight, maybe even a nine. It's thrilling, fast-paced (although slower than the flight would be), nerve-wrecking and scary. The view of the crew's compartment from the cockpit via the monitor is especially creepy and scary, and while the criticism of stereotypical highjackers is probably not unfounded, it is even today still a possibility that those stereotypes come out to wreck havoc.
I also find that only one highjacker really fits the stereotype. And his role is minimal.
What makes this movie so good is the lack of "heroism a la Hollywood". I don't know why so many reviewers reference "Air Force One", as that's one of the worst movies I've watched and I actually love Harrison Ford, but this is not any type of Hollywood blockbuster - which is a good thing, in this situation!
Joseph Gorden-Levitt plays a realistic person, a pilot who is just Joe Ordinary without special skills or sudden onsets of superstrength. He's terrified and beaten up and in pain and probably in severe shock, and his actions are within the normal range, I'd bet. (Not a psychiatrist)
So does, by the way, Omid Memar. His character is believably scared, confused, torn by love and instinct and even though there's some predictability in his story, it never feels fake or unbelievable. Well-done!
The director was nominated (and won) quite a few awards, and I'd say rightly so! Although I'm not a director myself and only know very little, the way he managed to film in this small space and still make it a great view is commendable.
So if you like movies that feel scary without ghosts and werewolves, that will have you on the edge of your seat anyway - watch this!
DuckTales (2017)
Depending on your taste...
...this might not be to your liking. I did watch the original when I was young, and I liked it a lot. Being from Germany where everything is dubbed, I don't have any pre-disposed dislike of new voices, which plays in my favor here.
I agree with most of the other positive reviews in the changes of the triplets, I love Webby and I adore David Tennant's voice for Scrooge.
But what I truly love is the change in animation! Yes, it's not half as colourful! Yes, it's sometimes a bit "flat", or seems to be. It's different but it's so alive and vibrant in its own, and I ADORE the style. Can't believe people prefer the broad-stroked original to this.
I freely admit that Tennant being Scrooge was what first caught my attention for the reboot, but the art-department won me over completely. I hope this series continues to woo me!
You, Me and Him (2017)
Aw, come ON! (Just maybe spoilers)
It's not THAT bad. Yes, it's probably very cliché, but it's supposed to be. It played with stereotyping, it showed - in ways that could have been a lot clearer and less "haha, funny" but wasn't because that wasn't the movie they wanted to make - the problems of lesbian couples being seen as COUPLES by most of their surroundings and constantly having to defend their relationships, wherever they go. You could probably (and maybe should) make a drama out of that feature, but this wasn't the movie for it. So they made it a laugh, but eh... *I* got the point.
As another cliché, when someone acts and moves and talks like the biggest alpha-male in the world, it doesn't automatically make them a bad person. My brother used to wear all black, chains and big metal-covered boots and studs and has tats all over this body, no hair on his head but a big manly beard. He's the friendliest, most helpfull person you could find, and he had a laugh when people feared he'd eat their babies. Still - people crossed the road when he walked past.
Overall, it was funny and a bit sad, but enjoyable to watch, but you should really not expect anything award-worthy.
I agree with posters before that there wasn't that much chemistry between the leads, but if I want to watch light entertainment, I really don't care that much. I just play pretend that we get the chemistry behind closed doors.
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
No Oscar in sight, but silly and fun
I only stumbled on this by accident, and that's why I never saw the first film. I bet it was better, since most "first parts" of a series of films is better than the follow-ups, but nontheless this was quite fun.
I don't have kids, so I watched it alone - not even during Christmas-Season - and I still had fun for the most parts. With no expectations to it whatsoever, I was pleasantly surprised.
What was a bit annoying are the endless singing-numbers at the end, though that's not at all due to the talent of the singers and dancers but for the needless dragging on.
Saying I don't have kids doesn't mean I don't KNOW kids - I work with them, every agegroup, and therefor I can with confidence say that no teenager would be caught dead watching this. But kids up until nine or ten would probably laugh a lot.
*I* did laugh a lot, which is due to the cast (especially David Tennant and Joana Page) and the sheer ridiculousness of the whole plot.
Seven stars, because it does drag a bit and since what I personally would have liked to see more of was cut short due to having children perform on stage. Would have preferred more wilderness-adventures for myself in exchange. So. Seven. Not too shabby
Single Father (2010)
I quite liked it
I really liked this. The story was well-paced and the main character was flawed enough to be relateable. The kid-actors were fantastic and the silent grief of Dave was completely believable.
There are probably better stories out in the world, but this one was relateable and interesting, with quite an interesting storyline for the teenage daughter so it wasn't purely focused on the grief.
I won't give 10 stars because there are some things that weren't to my personal liking, but throughout a solid 8