Sheep Movie Review: Angel has Fallen (2019)

Angel has Fallen (2019)

Aug 23, 2019

Directed By: Ric Roman Waugh
Written By: Katrin Benedikt, Robert Mark Kamen, Creighton Rothenberger

Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith,

Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson 

Rating: R (for violence and language throughout)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Runtime: 114 minutes
Studio: Lionsgate

When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm and save the country from imminent danger.

Went to see Angel has Fallen with my husband and 18-year-0ld daughter. We are fans of the first two movies, Olympus has Fallen and London has Fallen. We enjoyed the action element of Angel has Fallen but from a story standpoint it is the weakest of the three films.

The main premise that everyone believes Mike Bannon actually did the dirty deed is stupid if you've seen the other movies. The whole thing is on big action movie troupe so there are no surprises. You'll know who the bad guy is in the opening scene because...wow, that's one of the biggest action hero movie cliches there is. I think the creators knew this so they countered the poor story with even bigger explosions and adding Mike Bannon's quirky dad to the mix. Which was a smart move. While I rolled my eyes at the plot, I was enjoying the hell out of the action scenes, which have been stellar throughout the series, and found the dad funny. Especially the after-credit scene.

If you enjoy the realistic special effects in the Mike Bannon movies then this is one worth a matinee price.

My husband gives it 4 1/2 sheep cause he doesn't care about plot.

I give it 3.75 "peeing" Sheep

SharonS

Movie Review: Gods of Egypt (2016)

Gods of Egypt (2016)

Directed By: Alex Proyas
Written By: Burk Sharpless, Matt Sazama
Cast: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Walda, Brenton Thwaites, Geoffrey Rush, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung 
In Theaters: Feb 26, 2016

On DVD: May 31, 2016
Rating: PG-13 (for fantasy violence and action, and some sexuality)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Runtime: 2 hr. 7 min.

Lionsgate - Official Site

In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek [Brenton Thwaites] undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus [Nikolaj Coster-Waldau] in an unlikely alliance against Set [Gerard Butler], the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the epic final confrontation.

We missed this when it came out in the theaters, but it go panned pretty bad. My husband, 15 year old daughter and I watched it On Demand. While I'm glad we didn't pay movie ticket prices, it wasn't that bad—as in so bad it was good. It was campy and reminded me of the original Clash of the Titans movie. It was a CGI mess, but entertaining as a whole. You pretty much get what you see in the trailer, but with cheesy dialogue.

All three of us enjoyed it. Worth watching with a bunch of friends/family you can laugh with.

3.5 "becoming unacceptable" sheep

SharonS

Movie Review: London Has Fallen (2016)

London Has Fallen (2016)
Rating: R (for strong violence and language throughout)

Genre: Action & Adventure
Directed By: Babak Najafi
Written By: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Chad St. John,Christian Gudegast
Mar 4, 2016
Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.

Focus Features - Official Site

The sequel to the worldwide smash hit "Olympus Has Fallen." The story begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances. His funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the western world. However, what starts out as the most protected event on Earth turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President of the United States (Aaron Eckhart), his formidable Secret Service head (Gerard Butler), and an English MI-6 agent who rightly trusts no one. (C) Focus

London Has Fallen is like, and also not like, its predecessor. It is action filled and still packs that strong emotional punch that made Olympus Has Fallen a success. But our hero, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) has changed. He is more super-assassin than Secret Service dude. And he has more bad-ass one liners which gave the movie a Die Hard feel.

It was cliche, especially the first 15 minutes which had my eyes rolling at the cheesiness, it was loud and bloody, but it was entertaining and that's what matters to me. London Has Fallen has more heart-stopping (Or as my 20 year old daughter said "Oh, S***") moments and savage dispatching of the bad guys. If you enjoyed the trailer, then you will enjoy the movie.

3.75 "Coming out of the closet" Sheep

SharonS