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As a huge music fan, there's one part about the 1998 Godzilla movie that feels even more bonkers to me than any of the choices in the film itself. So the soundtrack to that movie had some good songs, but the big radio single for it was "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page.
So here, they had this big single for the Godzilla soundtrack, and it sampled a classic rock song from the 1970s... but the song they sampled was "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin? Huh??
Now, I love me some "Kashmir," but what the heck does it have to do with Godzilla? The movie doesn't have an eastern vibe to it (ironically enough), and it's not set in the desert or India or anything. If Diddy was going to sample a classic rock song from the '70s... I mean, "Godzilla" by Blue Öyster Cult is literally right there.
I dunno. Out of all the bizarre baffling choices in that movie, this one doesn't get talked about enough. I gotta wonder if Diddy wrote the song separately and it wasn't intended for the movie, because none of the lyrics reference the movie either. Just something that was on my mind.
Last night I watched Roland Emmerich's bastardization of Godzilla.
It really can't be overstated how far Matthew Broderick had fallen from his 80s heights. And Harry Shearer didn't even bother hiding his Simpsons heritage.
And Godzilla looks nothing like Godzilla. He looks like some rejected Jurassic Park dinosaur.
And the Japanese play virtually no role outside the beginning where Godzilla attacks a fishing boat.
Americanization at its absolute worst.
Moonfall is probably the dumbest movie I've seen in a very long time. It's cliche, nonsensical, and just absurdly stupid.
And I wouldn't have it any other way. I loved every minute.
MIDWAY (Dir: Roland Emmerich, 2019).
The events of this true life WWII campaign were previously filmed as the similarly titled Midway aka Battle of Midway (Jack Smight, 1976). Not having seen the earlier account, I will not make comparisons between the two movies.
Midway begins with the events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor and chronicle the subsequent naval battle of the Pacific. Best known for directing big budget sci-fi blockbusters Stargate (1994) and Independence Day (1996), Roland Emmerich may seem an unlikely choice to helm a serious wartime drama. Midway, however, was pet project for Emmerich, one that he has fought to bring to the screen for many years.
Thankfully he tells the story straight. Certainly the special effects spectacle one expects from Emmerich is here to, as are the breathtaking action sequences. Yet these scenes are broken by the necessary detailing of the campaign. This pacing allows the action to breath and helps the movie be more than just an exercise in visual effects.
A fairly star-studded line-up was assembled for the movie, including Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid and Mandy Moore. As is often the case with these kind of movies, the actors are somewhat overshadowed by the spectacle. Although in fairness, the quality cast give solid performances throughout.
Midway is a decent movie, although one that, perhaps, brings nothing new to the war movie genre. A sense of the familiar is not necessarily a bad thing in a period movie but it’s underperformance at the box office suggests that old fashioned WWII features are a difficult sell to modern moviegoers, even with the presence of a Jonas Brother! That said, I did enjoy it. It is a worthy story, told in an impressively mounted and entertaining manner. If you want to watch it, it is worth catching it on the big screen where its spectacle can be fully appreciated.
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Roland Emmerich presenta 'Space Nation', franquicia que abarca series de televisión, juegos en línea y Cortos Animados.
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Roland Emmerich presenta 'Space Nation', franquicia que abarca series de televisión, juegos en línea y Cortos Animados.
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