Meg 2 The Trench (2023): Movie Review

                                                                               

Jim's Review

Did someone say Shark!

I always enjoy watching shark movies no matter how they involved sharks! in the air, under the ground, flying through the air.... (you get the point)

Following the success Meg (2018) which had Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) battling a prehistoric Meg with a crew of explorers. It was serious film with lots of scary and few funny moments provided by Jack Morris (Rainn Wilson)

In the second film Meg 2 The Trench the storyline is a little more convoluted and the sharks seem to be just an added feature to the film rather than a benefit!

Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is back with most of the returning cast and this time they fighting some bad people already in a trench doing some damage to the earth, hence the Meg and everyone else is not happy.

There are not as many funny moments ( a few) which made it more serious film with a message.

When the Meg(s) do show up they aren't very happy and very hungry

It was still a Jaw(some) good time to watch!

7 out of 10 stars 

Movie plot

Jonas Taylor leads a research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal, prehistoric sharks and relentless environmental plunderers, they must outrun, outsmart and outswim their merciless predators.

American Made (2017): Movie Review

                                              

           Jim Pagiamtzis
             Tom Cruise plays Barry Seal a TWA pilot who was recruited by the CIA do work for them, that was just the beginning. The was the beginning of adventure that to work for so many people and make massive amounts money that lead him to the white house.

               Tom is brilliant as always bringing this true story to life! 

          8 out of 10 stars!


             Movie Plot:
           Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the United States. The operation spawns the birth of the Medellin cartel and almost brings down the Reagan White House.








                                      

Tomb Raider (2018): Movie Review

                                                            

           Jim Pagiamtzis Review
                   Alicia Vikander is Lara Craft in this reboot of the super successful Lara Croft movie and gaming series.  Lara embarks on an adventure to mystical island to find her father and a secret tomb. What follows is lots of jumping, running and growing into becoming Lara Croft.

         There are some spectacular scenes of her running and eluding trees, rocks and mercenaries.

          Sadly the supporting cast doesn't help the movie capture the magic the Angelina Jolie brought to the franchise in two previous films.

         6 out of 10 stars              

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              movie plot:
                       Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished years earlier. Hoping to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance, Croft embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination -- a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. 

The stakes couldn't be higher as Lara must rely on her sharp mind, blind faith and stubborn spirit to venture into the unknown.

                                                 
                 

Escape Room(2018): Movie Review

                                                                              

               Jim Pagiamtzis review:
                    Escape Room takes you on thrill ride through the experience of life time. You are on the journey to figure out how to get out room and who are the people behind it. The characters all have their flaws and the rooms are all different and very dangerous.

              You will not figure this out to the twist ending you won't see coming!

         9 out of 10 stars!

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                 Movie plot:
          Six adventurous strangers travel to a mysterious building to experience the escape room -- a game where players compete to solve a series of puzzles to win $10,000. What starts out as seemingly innocent fun soon turns into a living nightmare as the four men and two women discover each room is an elaborate trap that's part of a sadistic game of life or death.

                                                

Jurassic Park- The Lost World (2009) : Movie Review

                                 

     Jim Pagiamtzis Review:

    "Movies takes you on a thrill ride from the beginning all the way to the climatic end" 9 out 10



Movie Synopsis:
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.

Just when you'd think that scientists would realize dinosaurs and humans don't mix, along comes The Lost World: Jurassic Park to prove you wrong. In this sequel, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) summons chaos theorist and onetime colleague Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) to his home with some startling information -- while nearly everything at his Jurassic Park had been destroyed, engineers were also operating a second site, where other dinosaurs, resurrected through DNA cloning technology, had been kept in hiding.

 Hammond has learned the dinosaurs on the second island are alive and well and even breeding; Hammond wants Malcolm to observe and document the reptiles before Hammond's financiers can get to them. Malcolm declares he had enough of the dinosaurs the first time out, but decides to make the trip when he finds out that his girlfriend, paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore), is already there.
 However, Ian and Sarah aren't the only visitors expected on the island; a camera crew led by ecological activist Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn) is on the way, as is Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite), a world-class wild game hunter who is supposed to round up the dinosaurs and who hopes to bag a prehistoric trophy for himself in the process. This sequel to Jurassic Park boasted even more impressive special effects than the first film, though the acting and screenplay aren't always at the same level.




                                      

Book Review: Escape from Killarney

                                                                   




At the height of summer, Toby and his family hike into the Northern Ontario back country  for a family camping vacation, hoping to disconnect from their busy city life and seeking adventure. In this exhilarating adventure, Toby, Graham, and Evelyn wander away from their campsite and get lost. They learn that many things lurk within the woods, as they face adventure after treacherous adventure.

In this exciting tale, Toby, Graham, and Evelyn must work together to survive each frightening challenge. As darkness falls and the trio are tired, injured, and far from safety, they ask themselves, “Will we make it out alive?”

Join Toby, the family dog, as he tells the story of their struggle to survive the wild wilderness of the Canadian back country. And see if they are able to escape from Killarney.
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