If Tomorrow Never Comes, Good Bye Rayna James

As a fan of many TV shows. it is always sad to watch your favorite shows kill off a main character. Most shows kill off characters fast and sometimes brutal, Sometimes you see it coming. The AMC TV series The Walking Dead has become a true champion of killing off fan favorites. Sometimes we celebrate when a character is killed off depending if they where a hero or villain.

The last time I cried over a characters death was when Beth Green was shot in the head on "The Walking Dead" I was ripped apart because I did not expect it. Before that was JR Ewing in the Dallas reboot on TNT, Larry Hagman died the year before that but the writers gave him a great send off.

However Last night I watched Nashville episode " If Tomorrow Never Comes" I was heart broken and Devastated and shocked in my TV world that Rayna James (Connie Britton) died. This was a heart felt tear jerking episode of epic proportions. This was not so much how or why she died as what happened when she died. This episode was one of the best written episodes of any show that killed off a major character. It was what happened building up to the moment of her death. She was getting better then took a turn for the worse and from that moment, the gathering of friends and family. Decon's (Charles Esten) heartbreak and the struggle of Maddie (Lennon Stella) to get to the hospital before her Mom dies. And then you have the youngest daughter Daphne (Maisy Stella) cuddling with her mom one last time. But I can't forget Decon pleading with Rayna not to leave him and the moment she passed as the family hugged and cried was overwhelming because I have witnessed a family member die in almost the same way. I related to this episode in a big way.

I have to wonder what is going to happen to the cast of the show now. How will this affect them? How will the show change because now it has to. What is going to become of Highway 65. The two I am most worried about is Decon and Maddie, and yet there  is Daphne, her role in the story is getting bigger. Big changes are for sure coming. Nashville will never be the same.

MOVIE REVIEW: Road To Perdition

RELEASE DATE: July 12th 2002

DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes

MAIN STARS: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Rob Maxey

IMDB Story line

Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.

WHAT I LIKED:

This is a crime movie like no other, it is a story that a father has for his son, and the love a son has for his father. This is not like The Godfather or Scarface . This is a story about family and not just the mob. This is a story of where the line of loyalty and where the line in the sand is crossed. This could be a fathers day movie for a father and son to bond. While there is plenty of violence, it comes with a price. it's not all about revenge but the reckoning of a unfortunate event.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

This was just a good solid movie, nothing to dislike.

This movie was rated R, but while it deserved this rating, it was a weak R. Could be a family movie.

I did not see this at the theater, But I will consider buying the Blue Ray.

I gave this movie a 10 on the IMBD scale  

MOVIE REVIEW: The Hateful Eight

RELEASE DATE: December 30th 2015

DIRECTOR: Quentino Tarantino

MAIN STARS: Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh

IMDB Story Line

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

WHAT I LIKED:

How is it possible for anyone to have anything to say anything bad about a movie that Quentin Tarantino directed? His movie always have a simple great story line and people get brutally killed or murdered. As always when bad things happen in a Tarantino movie, I always feel cold alone and isolated and that is the way Tarantino brings the viewer in to his world and yet not repeat the same story line over and over again. Tarantino has like a template for great movie making and he never gets it wrong. You can always count on something going horribly right or wrong depending on the situation. Over all I am a Tarantino fan and I liked everything he did in the movie.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

Nope not going there, it was all good

SIDE NOTES

This is one of those movies I wish I had seen on the big screen, but I did buy the Blue Ray. It was Rated R for obvious reasons, and it was well deserved, and in no way could I recommend as a family movie but families like mine will watch it together.

I gave this movie a 10 on the IMDB scale  

MOVIE REVIEW: The Great Wall

RELEASE DATE:February 17, 2017

DIRECTOR: Yimou Zhang

MAIN CAST: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe

IMDB Story Line

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

WHAT I LIKED

I have always loved monster movies, especially Godzilla, or anything that destroys Tokyo, Japan, I like Asian Horror movies, Asian Karate movies and Movies like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the list goes on so I think you get the idea.

This movie was all that combined, and it felt like a great war epic. I was very happy with the action and flow of the story. It was not so much about The Great Wall as it was walls that we face in life. It had drama. In the past I have been a harsh critic of Matt Damon's acting, But Martian was the last movie I watched with him and he was awesome in both of them. I did have issues with the Martin, but it was not his acting. I felt in both movies he was not as stiff as he was in previous movies. 

The action and and epic scale of the movie was awesome and I am so glad I did not wait for the DVD, this movie was made for the big screen. Just over all and very enjoyable.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

The only problem I had with the movie, is as vicious as the monsters were I wish they would have explained how they knew what they knew about the monsters, It seemed to be missing a fuller explanation not that we needed a full origin of the beast, but just something to connect the dots they gave us.

SIDE NOTES:

I went to see the movie at Cinemark and I am very happy I did as I said earlier. I will most likely buy the DVD, I did not see the 3D version, but this would have been a good movie to see in 3D. The movie was rated PG-13, it was very violent, but I would not consider it gory. It could be a family movie depending on your family standards, even with the my dis-likes I gave this movie a 10 on the IMDB scale because I just over all liked the movie.     

I WILL NOT WATCH THE 2017 OSCARS

For years I loved watching the Oscars, I looked forward to the day when they announced the nominations. It was fun to see if my favorite movies won for that year. I remember when Sally Field said "You like me ,you really like me" in her 1984 speech for best actress, I remember Roberto Benigini winning Best Foreign Language film in 1999 for "Life is Beautiful", his speech was heart felt and so happy. I remember when Steven Spielburg won the Oscar for Schindlers List in 1994 and many more.

They where happy and honored being recognized for the work they had done and not for a lost election. 

Hollywood actors are using award shows to trash the country and I am done with it. Will I still continue to buy it's product? Yes, when I can afford it, I will go to the movies and buy the Blue Ray if I want. It's my choice I like to be entertained, But do not condemn me because I disagree with you. I am deplorable and proud of it.

If Hollywood does go on strike , Oh well good bye. It was good while it lasted.

I am not boycotting the Oscars, I just don't want to watch!