GCrew42 Reviews

Wild Life (2023)

Soooooooo.....

[3/10 · 21 August 2023]

Watched the trailer and was intrigued cause I like the quality product from Patagonia brand.

Talk about a boring story....trying real hard to understand the high reviews that we're given.....some reviewers stated that this documentary touched them emotionally 🤔.....and/or was best documentary ever ...... not so much...sure the lady seems nice and all, however, show is not about Patagonia, more so about this lady talking about herself and blah blah blah...and her same old simple life growing up that's no different than anyone else's.... albeit being financially wealthy ... sure she has a passion for nature but No real story here.......

Blood Line: The Life and Times of Brian Deegan (2018)

Great memories...

[10/10 · 14 June 2020]

This is an outstanding documentary....... this was filmed very well, had quality narration, and had me absolutely immersed in Deegans life ..brought back ALOT of great memories of when I was a Sales manager of A high paced multi line dealership in the 2000's where I was was Deeply immersed in the culture.... honestly I wasn't a fan of Metal Mulisha back then, I was more of a Pastrana fan.... this story changed my mind and wished I would've paid more attention to the message Deegan was putting out there.. F&#% em all and let's ride... great to see him grow into the role of a great father and Role model....Deegan is a true WaRRior and the sport owes him a lot of credit...

Tron: Legacy (2010)

Perfection

[10/10 · 11 June 2013]

** Spoiler Alert** Tron : Legacy (2010)

The most visually appealing film in my 35 years!!!. As a kid growing up I loved the original Tron (1983) and when I heard of a sequel I was highly intrigued. After seeing that Tron: Legacy had a budget of $200million I was even more excited to see what we all had in store for us.

It was cold Sunday Morning and I decided that today would be the day for me, my wife, and my two kids to partake in a 3D visual experience. Im totally serious when I say that Tron 2 in 3D is not just a movie but an event. With the awesome heart pumping adrenaline sounding endorphin releasing music of Daft punk we were all drawn into the most amazing time we have ever been part of at a cinema. Alright, I have said enough for the visuals and audio of this movie, so lets talk about the acting. AS always Jeff Bridges did not disappoint and Garrett Hedlund who is a new comer to me did a perfect job as the Sam Flynn Hero. Im a motorcycle enthusiast so the chase scene at beginning of the movie brought back good memories of ridin fast through the city when I was younger. I mean we got motorcycle chase scenes, base jumping off of city skyscrapers, computer hacking into corporate mainframes, and thats all before the real action starts.

Once Sam Flynn enters his fathers arcade the music turns to Journey and Eurythmics, then upon entering "The Grid" this film turns into pure eye candy and makes you wish that it was all really possible to enter a video game. What we have here is visually stunning Cyber world Gladiatorial games that include Light Bike, Killer frisbee/boomerang games and just plain FUN

Olivia Wilde enters the scene with great acting and acrobatic fight sequences and then a younger Jeff Bridges (CLU) takes over with more realism than the 1983 version. I could go on for pages and pages about how Great this movie was , I have seen this movie probably 60 times on my Blu-Ray player, LED TV and surround sound ( not bragging, just saying the better your equipment the better this movie and sound are).

............ Bottom line is this movie is perfect

The Way (I) (2010)

Aaaaahhhh

[9/10 · 11 June 2013]

**Spoiler Alert** Aaaahhh........ Its so good to see that not all of the Sheen clan have "partied" themselves into ignorant craziness. Whew... I had to get that off my chest (sorry)..

This movie goes further than just being a movie, Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez did a fine job not only by acting, by showing their love for the "art" of acting. Its so refreshing to see great actors want to act in a movie thats not a blockbuster and be in a film that moves the viewer. The Way is a simple, yet movie movie that has beautiful visuals (no cgi) with superb acting and and a deep feel-good vibe. I lost my younger brother two years ago and understand the feeling of losing a loved one that you wish you could have done more with and should have made a mends with over silly differences that you had. bottom line is, if your looking for a really good movie that makes you want to go for a long hike and appreciate the world around you with the family you have then The Way is a keeper.

Rating 9 out of 10

Drive (I) (2011)

Drive

[5/10 · 11 June 2013]

**Spoiler Alert**

Lets start with the move "Drive". Now I enjoy watching Ryan Gosling perform his craft in front of us. I mean hey he looks good, has a nice build (no homo) and has drawn me into his character in many of his previous roles and seems to be very specific on his choice of roles. That is what drew me to this movie in the first place, so within the first 15 I even paused the movie twice. (The first was to tell the wife that "ooh this movie is going to be AWESOME!! and the second was to go make a fresh bag of popcorn so I can fully enjoy this exciting experience). After the first scene my excitement started to decline faster than my bank account did as the recession hit the industry I worked in 2006!! I see the reviews and its got an average 8.0/10.

I loved pink font as the movie begins and I loved the music, hell I even loved the silver 80's jacket Gosling sported in the flick giving the movie a style, a personality, some culture and even the reason we watch most movies..... FUN.... However a movie named "Drive" and what some confused critics were saying "best car chase scenes since Bullet" lacked what your led to believe this move is about. This movie had such great potential and was just mis-directed!. "Drive" had two car chase scenes one of which had a 400 plus horsepower Mustang GT being caught by a stock 300C Chrysler, I mean if the chase would have lasted longer than 4 minutes I wouldn't be too upset. Now take the chase scenes out and the style Gosling brought and you got superb acting by Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks that cant even save the weak dialog and scenes that don't connect that ruined this movie.

There were parts in the movie that had numerous scenes of characters just blankly staring into a television or an emptiness at a wall that had me asking my wife "is it me or is nobody even speaking throughout half this movie?" I believe this movie had ALL the ingredients to become a classic. Great cast, a possibility to have car chases, a want to connect with the star, violence, blood, a little gore, good plot, great cinematography and just a good old fashion root for the bad guy (Gosling) hell as a matter of fact everybody was a bad guy in this movie !! It sounds perfect and with a better director and a little more excitement with car chase scenes and how about some dialogue for the characters to speak, this movie just plain fell short of all expectations and at best deserves a 5 out of 10 RATING.

RATING 5 out of 10

2-Headed Shark Attack (2012 Video)

Wow

[1/10 · 11 June 2013]

**SPOILER ALERT**

OK let me start of by saying that I did not have high expectations going in to this movie. So after I swiped my debt card for a little over a dollar at Redbox I felt like my wife and I were going to have a fun time watching this movie.... I mean how bad could it be?.. I popped some corn, cut off the top of my box of Goobers, and twisted the cap off two beers so I could watch this movie without getting up for a while.

Within five minutes of this movie my low expectations were obviously way too high!! I mean the graphics on my Nintendo from 1989 were far superior. The shark not only changed sizes depending on prey but also on water depth?!?! The acting was probably the worst I have ever witnessed, and yes I use the word "witnessed" due to the fact that the acting in this movie was a crime. Its unfortunate that Carmen Electra even agreed to participate in this movie. I would bet that this movie was more of a disgrace to her mother and father than when she did a full spread in Playboy!!. There were sun tanning scenes that she was in that were even too lame to be in a 1988 Dean Cameron straight to VHS movie, Hell even Jerry O'Connells brother Charlie O'Connell lost points in this one!! Which is saying a lot cause that guy couldn't get a part in a JG Wentworth commercial.

Basically it all comes down to either you give your dollar to the Angry Birds claw machine out front of the supermarket or give it to the Redbox machine...??? Either way your cash will be wasted, save your time and your dollar on this one!

RATING 1 out of 10

Shark Night (2011)

Not that bad

[7/10 · 11 June 2013]

**Spoiler Alert**

There I was, standing in front of RedBox trying to figure out what to rent with my "free rental code" and after the anxiety had slipped away I landed on Shark Night. Now I was very unsure how to accept or prepare for this movie after reading other reviews on this movie, And I will tell you this..... If you are looking for some just plain old movie fun then this is your movie. Shark Night was actually filmed quite well, had good acting, and there was a story involved too. Sure it was silly and dumb and some scenes did not really make sense, like how smart and amazingly aggressive the sharks were, but man this movie was fun!!!

Its about 7 college friends that go for a weekend of fun at a friends lake house for vacation. After some crazy in-water occurrences happen, they realize that there are a lot of different species of sharks in the water. I will not spoil the movie too much for you but after a dude gets his arm ripped off and people start to die then things start to take a twist.

Basically if you like to watch good cinematography, little bit of blood and gore, action, and scenes that don't really add up but are still entertaining to watch then I suggest this movie.

RATING 7 out of 10

The Big Year (2011)

Pretty Bird...

[7/10 · 11 June 2013]

**Spoiler Alert**

I am a big fan of Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson, so when I saw a preview of this movie I was intrigued. After watching it I felt good, I mean hell, throw Brian Denney and you got yourself a good feeling movie. I read some reviews on this movie that had a lot of people commenting that you should be a "Birdie" to watch and understand this movie. Really?..Really?!?!.. I liked Days of Thunder and I hate Nascar, I Hate prison, never been in jail and liked the movie Shawshank Redemption, I don't bird watch but really enjoyed this movie. This Big Year was no masterpiece, no comic ground breaking movement, or a summer blockbuster, but look if you like a well filmed movie with good acting and a good feeling as the credits roll then I say "Go Ahead and Rent It". Everyone involved in this movie did a fine job.

Jack Black does another fine job of acting as if you were not watching anyone acting and just being, Owen Wilson did a fine job again at acting like a feelingless jerk, and Steve Martin does what he does and delivers a fine job of playing his role. I was however hoping that this movie went a little deeper into my emotions and made me think about mid-life crises as the trailer depicts, but hey it is what it is and I saved some tissues I guess

Aerial America (2010– )

A Great Family Experience

[10/10 · 8 June 2013]

My family and I love to sit and learn about the History of our states. The visuals are incredible and it actually takes us 90 minutes to watch one episode cause I keep rewinding it to take in ALL the great footage!!!!...I have lived in Kentucky, Nevada, Oregon, California, Alabama, and Florida and this show is great to watch as a reminder of the history of the places I have lived. if only history and geography class in school was this interesting. It's a show that visually and verbally proves what a great beautiful landscape and history that this country has. Great show and we hope they have enough funding to complete all 50 states.