April Movies - Week 2

Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,

Yet another busy week... and show season is right around the corner... but managed to get a few movies in at night...

April 9 – Timeline (2003)
 
Based on a Michael Crichton book & directed by Richard Donner, it’s the story of a band of scientists who travel to 13th century France through mirror-based time travel… and hijinx ensue. Of course this movie is incredible with Paul Walker, Neal McDonough, Billy Connelly & Gerard Butler in the lead… and David Thewlis too… oh my goodness, we did an episode of the podcast for this movie back in the day… but it was on TV during our road trip and we were a little drunk… so of course we watched it! Honestly, it’s just kinda dumb… but can be fun, I guess.
 
Rating – 6/10 – MIRRORS!!! TIME TRAVEL!!! KNIGHTS!!!
 
April 11 – Pulp Fiction (1994)
 
One night during the road trip, our stomachs were a little upset around 1 AM so we were flipping through the channels… and what was on HBO late night but one of the greatest movie ever made in its full unedited glory! Director Quentin Tarantino’s 2nd movie… and boy, if you haven’t seen it & you’re over the age of 18, just do it… FILMMAKING!!!
 
Rating – 10+/10 – Watch it!!!
 
April 13 – Planet of the Apes (1968)
 
Charlton Heston & other astronauts crash land on a planet rules by apes… and hijinx ensue! We were hanging out at Pour Company in Fullerton, California (ask for Mario the world’s greatest bartender & podcast host) and because it was APE-RIL he threw this movie on… and of course we own it… the movie’s a classic… and spawned six sequels and a TV series… and several reboots… and still going strong with a sequel coming out May 10th! Everybody knows the twist at the end… it’s cliché for a reason… but what do I think of the original?
 
Rating – 10+/10 – CLASSIC!!! Bring on the musical!!!
 
April 15 – Con Air (1997)
 
We were at a hotel flipping through the channels… and wouldn’t you know it… TBS was playing this Nicolas Cage classic about an airplane filled with the world’s most diabolical criminals being taken over by said criminals… and only one man can stop them… Cameron F**king Poe!!! Hijinx ensue… and yeah, it’s a dumb action movie with pretty bad one-liners and abject stereotypes but… has it aged like milk or wine?
 
Rating – 10+/10 – Still waiting for the sequel where Poe goes after Garland Greene… on Money Plane!!!
 
April 17 – Rampage (2018)
 
APE-RIL… Ape Movies… Giant Albino Ape… based on a video game… Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the world’s foremost primatologist and his gorilla buddy George gets exposed to an experimental McGuffin gas… and hijnx ensue as he gets bigger & more aggressive… and a giant wolf… and a gator in the 3rd act… and yeah, it’s a dumb action movie with some funny moments… but how did we really like it?!?
 
Rating - ???/10 – Find out on my birthday when it pops up on Everything I Learned From Movies!!!

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​Steve