Skyscraper (2018, D: Thurber) S: Dwayne Johnson
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I was thinking the same exact thing about Selma Blair when I watched the Mom and Dad trailer a week or two ago. Both Neve and Selma are looking damn good still!
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Well, not too hard to figure out how the wife and son get saved now.
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I mean I know he’s making bank, but what’s with all these disaster movies he’s in? Jumanji was a little different, but Rampage, San Andreas, this. He could do so much more, Fast series aside...
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Redbox for me probably. I don't have much interest in this like Rampage. Jumanji was good but these recent ones look real bad sadly.
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Just learned about a sneak preview this weekend at the local military base. Guess I'm seeing another Rock movie early.
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Yeah, as much as I loved Rampage this is looking really awful as the release day nears.
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Okay, just saw it. Not sure I am bothering with a full review. Skyscraper comes off as an expensive-looking generic direct-to-video action thriller that happens to star Dwayne Johnson in the lead. There is absolutely nothing about this movie that plays to Johnson's strengths or charisma. Literally any action-oriented star could have been the lead. And I hate movies that try to get the theater audience to clap for an action set piece just because people onscreen are clapping...
Ugh. It would be generous to give this a 2 out of 5, although if I had seen it as a rental, I would have probably cut it some slack.
And the only things this movie has in common with Die Hard and Towering Inferno is 1) it takes place in a tall building owned by Asians, and 2) it is set on fire.
Ugh. It would be generous to give this a 2 out of 5, although if I had seen it as a rental, I would have probably cut it some slack.
And the only things this movie has in common with Die Hard and Towering Inferno is 1) it takes place in a tall building owned by Asians, and 2) it is set on fire.
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I saw The Rock and Neve Campbell on GMA promoting the movie the other day. Even though I had a big crush on her in the 90's, I was surprised they cast her in this big budget movie as that sort of came out of left field? I don't know what demo they are going after by casting her because anyone under 35 years old probably has no idea who she is. Scream and Party of Five were 20+ years ago, as it made me feel old when they were talking about them with her!
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I saw The Rock and Neve Campbell on GMA promoting the movie the other day. Even though I had a big crush on her in the 90's, I was surprised they cast her in this big budget movie as that sort of came out of left field? I don't know what demo they are going after by casting her because anyone under 35 years old probably has no idea who she is. Scream and Party of Five were 20+ years ago, as it made me feel old when they were talking about them with her!
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I saw The Rock and Neve Campbell on GMA promoting the movie the other day. Even though I had a big crush on her in the 90's, I was surprised they cast her in this big budget movie as that sort of came out of left field? I don't know what demo they are going after by casting her because anyone under 35 years old probably has no idea who she is. Scream and Party of Five were 20+ years ago, as it made me feel old when they were talking about them with her!

I also saw that interview and they seemed to have a good rapport with each other.
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I suspect that the reviews from fellow dvd talkers for this film will be much more entertaining to read than the actual film will be so that should be fun.
I will eventually see it when it hits cable but yeah...not gonna hit the theater for this one.
I will eventually see it when it hits cable but yeah...not gonna hit the theater for this one.
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is a Rock movie, you get variations of the same formula over and over. And I am ok with that, the guy has a lot of charisma so a 2 hour mindless but enjoyable ride
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saw a screening of this last night, most of the intentional jokes fell flat and most were laughing at the absurdity of what was going on rather something that was meant to be funny. The villains were just your standard direct to video villains with very little backstory.
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