Kingdom II: Far And Away:
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification.
Seems like this was a TV mini-series of sorts, digging into it. A continuation of the first, and I'm assuming the next two movies follow suit. It was very good, intro'd a VERY intriguing new character, who is completely bad-ass, but I fear this character was a one-off, like Darth Maul in the Star Wars franchise, which would make me very sad. Definitely a story with this character (partially explained in this chapter).
I am definitely hooked into this franchise, although I won't finish it until next week, due to Gopher hockey the next two nights. 😉
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
“September 5”: The story of the kidnapping and murder of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches during the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Told entirely from the angle of the ABC telecast of said event. I thought it was great, but I am definitely not an unbiased viewer. I found it to be almost the same gut punch that it was when I was glued to the TV when it actually happened. Not as sure that a younger viewer would be as emotionally connected as I was.
I still think it was very well done, but I can’t give an objective review.
Time to catch up:
Kingdom 3: The Flame Of Destiny:
It follows Li Xin and Wang Qi as they stand on the battlefield for the first time to fight off an invasion by Zhao, and it also follows Ying Zheng's unknown past.
Kingdom 4: Return Of The Great General:
While Qin continues to fight for the unification of the region, its neighboring country invades Qin from the north.
This saga is indeed intense, as I had mentioned earlier, a LOT is crammed into a short time, relatively. The very intriguing character I referred to for Kingdom 2 is back in both of these, but unfortunately, the full potential was not reached, IMO. The main character, Shin, his story arc moved along quite nicely, and of course the battle scenes/fight scenes are crazy entertaining.
The story does have many openings for more in this franchise, and I would not mind it continuing one bit.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Queen And Slim:
A Black couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a white police officer pulls them over.
Racial overtones, obviously. A combination of a lot of stupid decisions, and a lot of careless mistakes, plus a lot of biases coming from all angles...
Good movie, but given the issues involved, it will definitely push a few buttons, no matter who you are.
One scene/clip brought out a pure laugh from me: the main characters were at a Black townie bar in the Deep South, and she wanted "bourbon, the expensive kind" and he ordered "bourbon." Bartender pours 3-4 fingers of Blanton's. There was no mention of the name, but the bottle is very recognizable. 😀
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.