Populasian: July 2018

Friday, July 20, 2018

Tomb Raider - 古墓奇兵

Tomb Raider (古墓奇兵) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Alicia Vikander as Lora Croft, the main character of the film and also based on the video game of the same name. The supporting cast include Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Lora Croft is an action junky as a bike messenger. We find out that she's running away from her past. The past as a daughter of a rich company owner that perishes on a trip. When an inheritance is on the line, she finds out what could have made her father die. On a trip of finding out, she lands in Hong Kong looking for passage to an island with the answers. When she gets there, a secret organization is out to get them. Can she find out and survive?

I never played the video game from back in the day. I also didn't watch the Angelia Jolie ones either. Which makes this a first for me to the Lora Croft universe. I liked it, she kick some @$$. Daniel Wu's role was relatively minor to the major story, but he did provide some comedic moments.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Rampage - 毀滅大作戰

Rampage (毀滅大作戰) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Dwayne Johnson and Naomie Harris. The supporting cast include Malin Åkerman, Joe Manganiello, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The movie is based on a video game of the same name from the 1980s.

The Rock plays a Primatologist, Davis Okoye. Okoye is at a reserve for wild animals and is shown to be a master of interacting with animals and prefers them to humans. In space, a science experiment that mutates animals is destroyed and three canisters are flung to earth. One of them hits Okoye's best bud, George, an albino Gorilla. The canister infects George and he starts to grow bigger. The government steps in and they find that another canister infected a wolf. The third is still a mystery, but infects a croc. The three head towards Chicago and duke it out. Okoye does his best to assist George.

I rented this via Redbox recently and watched it in one night. I was tired and the movie didn't keep up. A couple of times, I snoozed and had to rewind. The movie is well made in terms of the action and the CGI. All very polished, but the story itself isn't all the griping. I really didn't feel for George. The villains of the film were also made to cartoonish.

If you're looking for a couple hours to relax and watching mindless action. This is your joint.