codeman_nz Reviews

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

It's not that bad

[8/10 · 8 September 2010]

If you want an entertaining movie then this is the one for you. I admit there are some things that didn't work like trying to rouse suspicion about Skinner and Nemo about their true intentions. But the action scenes were quite good.

A friend of mine said, and I agree with him, that people didn't like this movie because they didn't know the legends. I myself know a few of them like the invisible man, captain Nemo and Mr Hyde. I didn't know about the others like Alan Quatermain, Mina Harker, Doarian Gray and all the others. But I was still able to enjoy this movie. It just needs, like virtually all other movies, someone to switch their mind off and enjoy watching it.

Give it a go, you might enjoy it.

Contact (1997)

I enjoyed this movie

[10/10 · 6 September 2010]

In a time where movies get the most basic scientific facts wrong, this movie is a breath of fresh air. The science in this film is 100% accurate. If we received that message from deep space then events would probably play out like this.

The religious psychos would try to brainwash the people and bomb the machine. The conservatives would demand to know if the aliens believe in God and would threaten the presidents opinion poll would fall if they did not. Then the president would base his decision on that. There would be one politician who would be against this all and then suddenly he is all for it.

The control of the machine is highly accurate and the inquiry afterwards is accurate as well.

So to sum up, this is an excellent and very accurate movie and it is a great watch.

On the Beach (2000 TV Movie)

Very good

[10/10 · 19 July 2010]

This is simply brilliant. It shows you the futility of war and that the weapons that were made to protect us will eventually destroy us.

The scene at the end of the Holmes family dying together is one of the most heartbreaking scenes I have ever seen. I was in tears by the end of it. It really tugs at your heart and by the end you hope to God that nothing like this ever happens.

If after watching this movie, you think that this could never happen then think again. This scenario is very real and the threat of a nuclear apocalypse hangs over us all every single day. All it takes is for one lunatic politician to push the trigger and then the world will descend into chaos.

If everyone in the world watched this, they would all cry out to rid the world of not only nuclear weapons but all weapons and to stop fighting each other.

A must see.