Sean’s movie thoughts

 The John Wick spin-off The Ballerina is called, at least on the trailer, From the World of John Wick the Ballerina. That just seems tacky. If I go to see it at a theater I am not saying “From the World of John Wick” when asking for the ticket. I will buy the ticket at a self-service machine if need be to avoid saying that. There is a movie called Master Z Ip Man Legacy. That title feels a bit better. Maybe it is because the actor and his character appeared in Ip Man 3. The title does not seem tacky. Master Z is a good film. I hope the Ballerina is good. Maybe it will be good but it will at least have Ian McShane to bring class/gravitas to the project. The trailer looked decent at least. How large a role Keanu Reeves has in this is unknown at this time. This takes place between John Wick chapters 3 and 4. It was nice to see Lance Riddick even briefly in the trailer. I still don’t know if John Wick  halter four needed more of Riddick. Maybe he was in it was much as he was in the previou

I have a backlog of movies to rewatch, it is football season. There are some I have not seen in 10 to 15 years. However, I wonder if I should give Rebel Moon another chance. I tried the first one and I lost interest after an hour or less. I am not a fan of this director Zack Snyder (Man of Steel is a bad Superman movie) but some people are and I have Netflix, maybe I should give Rebel Moon another chance. I looked at my review of the first Rebel Moon and I wrote that I liked hearing Anthony Hopkins as the robot. That might have been the only thing I liked about it, I cannot think of another at a moment. That is not a lot for a 100 million dollar movie. I like, maybe even love, Battle Beyond the Stars. Battle Beyond the Stars is the original Star Wars meets the Magnificent Seven. I have called Rebel Moon “Battle Beyond the Stars without the charm”. 

This is the sequel to One Shot. Enough will be explained if you have not seen One Shot. A terrorist suspect is going to be handed to the CIA for interrogation. However some mercenaries take over the airport where the exchange will take place.  I thought this was good. It is nice to see Tom Bringer in a supporting role. Michael Jai White is one of the mercenaries, and he and Adkins get to square off. This is not revolutionary but I thought the action was good. A couple of the supporting performances were really good. https://www.blu-ray.com/One-More-Shot/1785254/#Review I liked that review.  I think this film is worth checking out. I might watch it again before the year is out.