I was keen to see it for retro British style.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 action spy comedy … a sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) …

It’s a goof. Mocking James Bond and the ilk.

Pedro Pascal is a young Burt Reynolds in this thing. At first I thought it was Burt Reynolds CGI.

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It’s made a lot of money so … sequel. Reviews are mixed. 50% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Big name cast. Watching Elton John fight bad guys was … amazing.

The opening car chase scene is almost worth the price of admission.

I liked it.

Far exceeded my expectations. I expected the plot to be confusing or non-existent. It was believable and entertaining. I did not guess the ending … even though Grace whispered it in my ear.

I saw it in 3D though the stunning apocalyptic visuals would be just as fascinating  without 3D on a big screen.

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It’s pretty sexist — as are most Hollywood scripts Seems guys like Harvey Weinstein are still insisting female actors be sex symbols.

Calvary is a 2014 Irish drama film .. It stars Brendan Gleeson … 

In a dark Catholic confessional, an unseen man tells Father James he was horribly sexually abused as a child by a priest, promising to kill James at the beach the next Sunday (James being a good man whose death will impact the church more than would that of an abusive priest). James has a week to arrange his affairs.  …

Calvary received positive reviews from critics and has a “certified fresh” score of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes …

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Good but not great is my review.

Like many, I saw Dunkirk in the theatre. It’s the highest-grossing World War II movie ever.

Christopher Nolan wrote the script, which looks at the evacuation from three perspectives — land, sea, and air — with deliberately little dialogue, intending to create suspense through visuals and music. …

The film has received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, and cinematography, with some critics describing it as Nolan’s best to date, as well as one of the greatest war films ever made. …

It’s very authentic for a Hollywood film. There’s no green screen.

That said, I found Dunkirk to be one weird movie. I’m not sure I can even recommend the film.

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Andy, Barrett and I saw the best ever Spider-Man.

… based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the second Spider-Man film reboot …

Everything about this film is excellent. It doesn’t have a boring moment. Entertaining dialogue. Great casting.

Zendaya as Michelle “MJ” Jones, one of Parker’s classmates is awesome.

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I often think of this movie. It was the first  film I saw in a theatre that was not for kids. My Mom got me in.

It made me a Donald Sutherland fan, that’s for sure.

I was already anti-war at that age.

Kelly’s Heroes is a 1970 war comedy about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O’Connor, and Donald Sutherland … 

The film received mostly positive reviews. It was voted at number 34 in Channel 4‘s 100 Greatest War Films of All Time.

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 80% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.

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