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MOVIE REVIEW: LONE SURVIVOR

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There is something interesting about war movies, the strategy which involves and also all the technology that comes together with it. Something about the short form they use (LZ, CQC, AO, and etc) and also their call names Heineken, Carlsberg, Viper, and many others seems intriguing to watch. Of course, I do not wish for war not now or ever.  This show is based on a true story called Operation Red Wings where 4-man SEAL team are in charge to scout for a Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in late June 2005. What happen to be a simple identify mission turn into a quick fight for life as some mountain herder found them and they refuse to kill them.  THE GOOD Lots of tense moment when the Taliban found the team of 4 and start shooting the whole forest. The bromance among these 4 soldiers come from a long way and you could feel all the pain that they are feeling after getting mowed down from the Taliban. These shows the movement of the SEALS and also how much pain they can ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Transformers: Age of Extinction

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Time after time I have supported Michael Bay and giving him the chance to at least get a freaking Transformer movie right! But no, Michael Bay decided to just blow everything up without any storyline and also include with tons of brand placement almost every single minute of the movie.  THE GOOD There are tons of nice cars in the movie, somehow it feels more like Fast and Furious instead of Transformers. The transformation still brings much satisfaction after quite a number of time seeing it. Fast paced, lots of metal to metal action and explosions basically sums up what is good and the movie.  THE BAD Everything is wrong in the movie. Dinobots was just there because the Autobots needed it and walla tamed in less than 5 minutes (I was expecting more for this)! Optimus Prime went on to a rampage and go all full #yolo #swag invading a building without giving a shit bout humans safety. Product placement almost everywhere till I feel the movie is just one b...