Glass - 異裂

Glass (異裂) is an 2019 film. The movie stars Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, James McAvoy, and Anya Taylor-Joy. The movie is a direct sequel to Split (分裂) and takes place with characters from Unbreakable, a Bruce Willis movie from 2000. The trio of films was dubbed the Unbreakable Trilogy. The movie is portrayed as taking place in the general Philadelphia area, where M. Night Shyamalan grew up, the director of this film.



The Horde has caught a foursome of cheerleaders and intends to make them suffer. Skip over to David, the Unbreakable character, and he's a vigilante roaming the streets fighting crime. When David finds the Horde and battles the Beast, they are caught and sent to a mental ward for re-conditioning. The mental ward also holds Glass, the fragile bone man. Glass wants to team up with the Horde against David. Will they escape and unleash themselves on the public again?

In order to better understand Glass, you will need to have watch Unbreakable. They referenced that movie more than a few times and I was confused (I saw it once in 2000). Because Split (分裂) is more fresh in my mind, I didn't need to see that movie to understand the Horde. The acting of James McAvoy was outstanding. The rest of the cast was ok, with Sarah Paulson taking a distant second.

Interesting movie as there is a major twist. Is the twist worth it? If more movies come out of this that are intriguing, it is a Great TWIST! If the movies suck, than this movie was sucky.

Worth a watch for Shyamalan fans, but not a very straight forward film due to the complex themes it had to convey.

I got this via T-Mobile Tuesday Redbox promo.

A Good Day To Die Hard - 終極警探:跨國救援 - 虎膽龍威:擇日開戰 - 虎膽龍威5 - Die Hard 5

A Good Day to Die Hard (終極警探:跨國救援) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney. This is the fifth installment of the Die Hard film series. Could this be the last?!

Bruce is John McClane. John had a falling out with his son Jack (John Jr.) a few years back. Since that time, they haven't spoken. A friend from the NYPD tracks Jack to Moscow. John heads there to get in touch and try to get his son out of trouble. Instead, he blows Jack's secret CIA mission and they miss the extraction. On the run and trying to get a evidence to bring down a bad man, they cruise throw Moscow and than Chernobyl, Ukraine. Wrecking havoc and leaving a trail of destruction in their path.

At ~90 minutes, you need to expect a action packed movie with absurd stunts and wrecks. Put your thinking cap away as the whole son and father relationship thing is only to allow the destruction to continue. Bruce throws in all the yippy cliche terms from Die Hard 1 and 2. Nothing original in this film.

The Whole Nine Yards - 殺手不眨眼

The Whole Nine Yards (殺手不眨眼) is an 2000 film. The movie stars Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. The supporting cast include Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet, and Kevin Pollak.

Willis plays Jimmy "the Tulip" Tudeski, a famous hitman. He's made by his neighbor, played by Perry, Nicholas "Oz" Ozeranski. Oz was from Chicago but is now working in Quebec as a dentist. As they become friends, Jimmy ask Oz to help him out. Pull in old flames, a conniving wife, law enforcement, you've got a crazy story.

I've seen this film on and off through the years as it's a constant on reruns. I actually saw this in the theatre back in 2000 at the height of the "Friends" era of TV dominance. Throw in lots of other familiar faces like Henstridge and Arquette, it was a very fun watch. The character was just a more scared version of Chandler Bing. Which didn't make it a stretch to believe Perry in this role. The unique parts were when Arquette, Duncan, Henstridge, and Peet played against their "type" up to that point in their careers.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation - 特種部隊2:正面對決 - 義勇群英:毒蛇反擊戰 - 特种部队:全面反击

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (特種部隊2:正面對決/義勇群英:毒蛇反擊戰/特种部队:全面反击) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Dwayne Johnson, D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, and Adrianne Palicki. The supporting cast include Bruce Willis, Jonathan Pryce, Elodie Yung, Ray Stevenson, Walton Goggins, and Channing Tatum. This film was originally set for release for the 2012 June summer session. But Tatum's rise in popularity force the studio to push the date back and add more scenes that included Tatum.



After the events of the first G.I. Joe movie, Zartan has assumed the identity of the president of the US of A. Cobra Commander and Destro are kept in a secret prison in Germany. The plan is to use the alias of the prez to gain the location of the the captured Cobra Commander. Once they do, they can release him and leverage the identity of the Prez to dominate the world. First, they need the Joes out of action because they are the only ones that can stop Cobra. The Joes are framed during a nuclear head mission. Deemed a enemy of the world, they go underground to stop Cobra. But before they do that, they enlist the help of the man for which the Joe name comes. Together, they try to reveal to the world that the president was fake and keep the nuclear weapons at bay.



This film serves a purpose. Big bad @$$ doods like The Rock and kick @$$ ninjas in Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow do their thing. They kick butt and take names later. Add to it the almost non-stop action, its a popcorn flick for the ages. Don't get caught up in the story, don't worry about the terrible acting, don't even think of how ridiculous the concept of Cobra is. Just enjoy that this movie was made to entertain, blow things up, and give you joy in action.

The Expendables 2 - 浴血任務2

The Expendables 2 (浴血任務2) is an 2012 film. The movie stars Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham. The rest of the ensemble cast include Jet Li, Yu Nan, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wow, what a cast. Did will enough at the global box office that a second sequel is in the works.



The movie is much like the first one. Sly plays the leader and has to recover something from a far away land that has no stable government. Lead by JCVD, this rouge terrorist group is looking to do something bad with a black market weapon. Enter Bruce Willis asking Sly for a favor. Off they go to this country to get this thing. Insert all the craziness of all these cast members.



This movie was entertaining. Fun to see all these old skool action heroes try to make it look good. Some did, some didn't. Arnold is passed his prime. I just watched the Running Man the other day. Classic 1980s movie. Not classic in his cameo in Expendables installment.



Jet Li only see action in the first 5-10 minutes of the film. After that, he's not even on the team. They left the Asian representation to Yu Nan, the government liaison. For some reason, they were trying to play Yu and Sly in some "love" relationship. Didn't work and it was just awkward. Please don't do that again.



If you liked the first one and are as old or older than me, you may enjoy this. Lots of fighting, shooting, and explosions.

Looper - 迴路殺手

Looper (迴路殺手/環形使者/時凶獵殺) is an 2012 film. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. The supporting cast include Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, and Xu Qing. The movie is set in 2044, after the collapse of the United States and the emergence of Zhong Guo.



Loopers are hitmen that dispose of victims sent from the future. JGL plays Joe, a drug addicted Looper from Kansas. Loopers who kill their future selves are sent a huge severance of gold and are than retired from the trade. When Joe hesitates to kill s future self played by Bruce Willis, the story gets interesting. Joe than tries to unsuccessfully kill his future self many times and now has a bounty on his head. On the run, he finds a farm run by Emily Blunt's character, Sara Rollins and her ~ten year old son. It is there that the new reality unfolds and things start to change. The old year has an agenda that unfolds as the movie progresses. The current Joe is just trying to make it out alive.

This movie was pretty awesome. The story is the main reason. Backed by an amazing performance by JGL and Emily Blunt, this is a must watch for time altering Sci-fi geeks. The love stories that unfold in this movie are quite heart warming too.

Live Free or Die Hard - 終極警探4.0

Live Free or Die Hard (終極警探4.0) is an 2007 film. The movie stars Bruce Willis and Justin Long. Maggie Q shows up as a bad guy.

Netflix summary:

John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker (Justin Long) in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure. Fear not, the information-age plot still boasts plenty of good old-fashioned gunfights, smash-ups and explosions.

This movie was pretty fun to watch. The formula from the first Die Hard is still here in skeleton form. John "freakin" McClane must stop some terrorist. The rest is a new formula. That formula is to blow as much stuff as possible in as insanely fashionable way.

If you like the first three Die Hard movies, you'll love this one.