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The Patriot (2000)
Excellent 2 out of 2.5 hours
My only problem with this film is one that is often heavily over-used in modern action adventures, and it's a shame to see it so abused in this movie. Slow motion. Way way way way too much of the final action scene is in incessant slow motion. It's rare to see a film use it in only the most appropriate places, but it's also rare to see a film use it THIS much. It's overbearing, and has completely tainted the ending of the movie for me. I interrupted watching the final scene just to come and enter this review - that's how bad it is. I would have given this movie 1 or 2 more points if it wasn't for the excessive slow-mo.
Sub Down (1997)
It's not Arnold Schwarznegger or Tom Clancy, but it kept me interested!
I agree that this movie is slightly under-rated. I was clicking through the channels when I came across it, and it caught my attention and did well enough to keep me interested until the end. The acting isn't bad and the script isn't bad. Sure there are no big chase scenes and the climaxes aren't as big as in blockbuster movies. This movie would be bad in a theater, but for a TV movie, it's quite alright.
Two things they could paid more attention to. The soundtrack, especially in the last half hour of the movie. It was awful.
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And a bit better explanation as to why half the sub was habitable and salvagable by a pair of amateurs, and remind us an extra time or two why half the crew is trapped in the rear and can't get any of the AC that the front two thirds has.