Money Monster

Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago to Entertainment
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This movie deals with the BBB. No, not the Better Business Bureau, but the Big Bad Businessman. Nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, the Middle East on fire, Russia challenging the USA on world stages, America on the verge of bankruptcy, terrorism at home and abroad, but what do we really have to fear? Businessmen cheating their stockholders. The story is a thriller with sharp performances by George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Jack O'Connell does his best with a kind of Brooklyn accent that falters back to his UK roots now and then. Here's a very basic bare bones of the plot:
Clooney, a clownish TV money man is halted on air by a delivery man with a gun and a bomb jacket for Clooney to wear. He has lost everything on advice for the purchase of a stock by Clooney. The interaction between Clooney and Roberts steals the show from O'Connell even though they are only together for a few minutes. Toward the end the story as well as the action starts to fall apart slowing down to a ridiculous ending. Once again, who is the villain? "We have met the enemy and they is us." -- Walt Kelly

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  • Posted by Abaco 9 years, 3 months ago
    Clooney is the classic limousine liberal. Guy's got more money than God but implores everybody else to be altruistic with their own resources.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I'd need to drive 25 miles to get there. doesn't pay. I do, however check the ads for places to get lunch for $5.00.
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I know some stuff at Walmart is good, but I can't bring myself to go in there without a emergent need.
    All that is wrong with this country is on display in that place, and the original Sam Walden would not approve.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You have me thinking of a high school football team
    ogling her in The Blind Side.
    Saw the blond she was blond portraying with her husband on some talk TV something I can't recall.
    She's a looker too.
    A looker is a looker.
    In, fact, Looker is one of my favorite science fiction movies made in the 80s.
    Love the last ten minutes with that "demo show" getting totally weird for messed up.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Sounds pretty dark. If I wanted to get depressed, I'd read the front page of my daily newspaper.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I must confess a non-Objectivist practice of mine. I usually sneak my snack in from home. They charge $4.50 for a $.95 candy bar. $4.50 also for a small coke. Are you kidding? They used to offer 50% off during certain days but don't any longer.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thoritsu:
    I was once, as a representative of a small retailer's association, met with the head of a well known large company. That night his people and my people decided on a meeting for dinner.. A casual, well known Chinese place was chosen allowing us to dress informally. It was a bit chilly so I wore my favorite windbreaker. The CEO admired it and asked me where I got it and how much it cost. I said for him to guess. He went for Nordstroms @ $150. With a Mona Lisa smile I told him, the truth. Wal-Mart @ $20. He couldn't believe it. I told him how else do you think people could afford his $200+ products.
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  • Posted by mia767ca 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    sounds wonderful...on a rare occasion (Star Wars), i will go tuesday afternoon for the "private" showing...they have 50% discount on popcorn...and i get the senior discount...
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The best part of Gravity was at the end when us males were able to feast our eyes on Bullock's beautiful toned legs.

    Oh, please, don't give me any PC junk Men like looking at attractive women. "Same as it ever was."
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Please,
    It is a beautifully filmed and produced, directed by a famous actress, well promoted, piece of crap.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I go out for lunch and usually a movie every Thursday because that's the day my wife's Avon order comes in and she's busy all day checking it in and making delivery appointments. At a matinee with a senior discount, it's pretty cheap at our local multiplex, plus I pretty much have the theater to myself. Sort of a private screening room. If there's a holiday, my grandson might join me if there is no triple overtime being offered (New car).
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  • Posted by mia767ca 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    i will get it thru netflix in a couple of months...hate to finance any more than that...
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree. Nevertheless, my favorite part of Gravity was his character floated away.
    I know he came back as part of an inspirational dream for Sandra Bullock's character, but in essence Clooney's character was still in orbit.
    Tee-hee.
    Since the movie is called Gravity, I suppose the movie's make believe asphyxiated body in a spacesuit eventually came down to earth.
    It would be nice if the actual George Clooney eventually came down to earth, too, but I am not holding my breath.
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  • Posted by jimjamesjames 9 years, 3 months ago
    I liked the way this one ended: Assault on Wall Street (also known as Attack on Wall Street and formerly known as Bailout: The Age of Greed)[1] is a 2013 crime action thriller film written and directed by Uwe Boll, and starring Dominic Purcell.[2] The film stars Purcell as a security guard who struggles to pay for his wife's medical bills and loses his investments in the 2007–08 financial crisis, prompting a shooting spree on Wall Street after his wife takes her own life.

    Used to be on Netflix and Amazon Fire
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  • Posted by jimjamesjames 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    There are a lot of actors that are very good and he is one of them. And he's made some good movies. But, I'll still pass......
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