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.

Sabotage - 震撼殺戮

Sabotage (震撼殺戮) is an 2014 film. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger. The big supporting cast include Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Harold Perrineau, Josh Holloway, and Mireille Enos.



Arnold plays the leader of a special unit that takes out the drug cartel's big bad guys. When their last bust, money goes missing, the whole team is put on suspension and disbanded. They are under the radar for many months. The investigation starts to piece together the story, but there are many twist and turns. In the middle of it all, Arnold's trying to keep his old team from killing each other.

The movie was well made. The direction, camera angles, acting, and locales were great. You can tell its professionally made in comparison to say like Pompeii. Both big budget films, but Sabotage looks and feels slick. For doing so bad at the box office ($10.5 million vs. a budget of $35 million), it was a really well made film. The acting was stellar. Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Joe Manganiello, and Mireille Enos all put together some of the better performances of their careers. Yah, in this action film.

Its too bad the marketing for this was so bad, because the movie is a good fun watch. Go see it, its a fun watch and the twist and turns will keep you engaged.

Magic Mike - 舞棍俱樂部

Magic Mike (舞棍俱樂部) is an 2012 film. The movie stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, and Cody Horn. The supporting cast include Matt Bomer, Olivia Munn, Joe Manganiello, and Matthew McConaughey. The movie was directed by the acclaimed Steven Soderbergh.

Channing Tatum plays Michael Lane, a roof specialist in Tampa Florida. When he's called to a job, he's paired with Adam "The Kid", played by Alex Pettyfer, he teaches him the trade. When the two bump into each other on the street, Lane makes The Kid pay him back. That means going to the male strip club, Xquisite, and performing. Lane's one of the stars there with the handle, Magic Mike. Adam eventually gets into the business. The struggle to maintain this hard partying life catches up to them.

Channing Tatum can dance. He was in one of the Step Up movies. Alex and the other guys impressed me more. But they kind of just the "grind" dance most of the time. The movie itself is a nice look into a lifestyle I am not familiar with. What kept me involved was the wooing of Adam's sister by Mike. It made no sense. No sense at all. But it is a movie, things that seem like it should be improbable happen. It happens in real life! I won't be a repeat watcher. Unique story, but not compelling enough for me.