Movies

During our winter stay at the Lake we look at movies. We get them from a variety of sources...RedBox, the Library, or the store if we find a good deal. The pickings seem to be slim this winter...either that or we cannot agree on anything to see. To date, we've seen "Angels and Demons," "Maximum Ride," "Tarzan," "London has Fallen," and "Jason Bourne."* 

Angels and Demons is a must see if you are going to Rome in the near future. The outdoor scenes are right on -- and they have done a good job recreating the Sistine Chapel. In fact, take a good look at the cinematic version of the Sistine Chapel, as it looks like the "reaL thing" and is a lot less crowded.  The movie is good too and bears repeat viewing.

The 2016 remake of Tarzan does not offer any surprises...but the fellow playing Tarzan has a very fit body. The treat is the movie still works -- it's an old story (first published in 1912). It was considered science fiction back in the day. Now it's just good fun. 

James Patterson wrote Maximum Ride for the young adult audience. The movie is OK if you have read the books...if you have not read the books, don't rent the movie.

London has Fallen is a "shoot em up bang bang" movie that actually has America as the winning team! It's nice to be on the winning side once in a while. The acting is OK...the story is OK...it's a good diversion.

The last movie we have seen is Jason Bourne...in the seemingly endless series of Jason Bourne movies. Matt Damon recreates his role from a decade ago. He did a good job. If you have not seen the latest JB movie, rent it. It's good...and there's room for yet another sequel! 

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*all photos were copied from public domain files at Wikipedia. Thank you!