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A Midnight Clear (1992)

I'm not sure I can improve on the All Movie Guide review. This is an excellent film, very well adapted from the excellent novel by William Wharton. Intelligent, subtly funny, heartbreaking, thought-provoking; well-chosen cast. WWII is sometimes thought of as the "good" war, but in reality, as the film points out, all war encompasses evil, horror and stupidity.

Posted Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:04 AM by QFLW | with 0 comments

Live Free or Die Hard

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Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Perhaps I hoped for too much. But I loved the first Die Hard and remain a Bruce Willis fan, so I keep going to the sequels. This was disappointment #3. Too many preposterous stunts, too heavy on the big bangs, rather bland but smug dialog. While the premise was thought-provoking (just how secure are our most important computer sytems & services, and is it really a good idea to be so dependent on technology?), the menace didn't come across believably. Neither did the resolution--could Matthew (Justin Long) really thwart the baddie's plan that easily and quickly? I don't know enough about computer hacking to be able to tell, but it didn't feel realistic at all. The film seemed to be more interested in looking cool than being logical or smart.

Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2007 6:58 PM by QFLW | with 1 comments