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The movie that started the whole Stargate franchise, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. The story is very intriguing and the whole ring concept introduced is extremely fascinating. Jack O'Neill (Kurt Russell) and Daniel Jackson (James Spader) as the two leads work really fine together. Th effects might not live up to today's standard but much better than other 90s movie and the concept and this whole idea behind the Stargate is interested and explored more deeply in the shows.

The villain Ra (Jaye Davidson) also show a lot of promise early in the movie but unfortunately he can't live up to promise and was kind of an lackluster villain in the end. The villain is of course not the center piece in this movie, that is of course the Stargate and their journey to Abydos. On Abydos they meet Skaara, Sha'uri and Kasuf, these character has to band together and fight against both time and Ra. The movie isn't fantastic by no means but it's a great starting point for the three series that continue after the movie.

Roland Emmerich is not a great director but somehow he didn't screw this one up, sure the first Independence Day is also fine but his other movies have been mediocre at best. David Arnold's score in this movie is very well done and really should be appreciated. It's not the typical sci-fi, action movie you have grown to expect over the year, but Stargate actually has a few layers to it. The whole relationship that both Jack and Daniel make with the inhabitants on Abydos is compelling and adds a lot of emotional impact to the story. Overall a really solid movie that launched the Stargate franchise.

Score: 6/10 (Solid)

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Tom Cruise is a great action star and some people might not have wanted an action movie out of this. There's some horror or thriller moments to it but in the end The Mummy is an action movie and with Tom Cruise as the lead we shouldn't have expected anything else really. Tom Cruise does what he is good at and that's shooting action flicks.

The reviews had been bad for the movie and didn't therefore expect much of the movie and perhaps that was part of the enjoyment that i found in the movie. The cast of Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella and Jake Johnson were good and Annabelle Wallis was solid at least but wasn't given that much opportunity to work with in my opinion. We have both Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe in a Mummy movie, try to put that thought in your mind when you think back at Brendan Fraser's the Mummy. The acting caliber is there but did Russell Crowe really fit inside this movie, he's clearly there to set-up the Universal's Dark Universe, but this have to be one of Russell Crowe worst performance in a movie.

Alex Kurtzman might not have been the best person to start of this Dark Universe but i be damned if i wasn't entertained in watching this movie. It has flaws for sure but the chemistry between Cruise and Johnson in the beginning i though was top notch. Tom Cruise always manages to work great with comedic talents, we see that in the Mission Impossible franchise with Simon Pegg. It wasn't the start that Universal wanted for the Dark Universe but we can't doom it just yet. Marvel and their MCU didn't start of with the best movies. Sure Iron Man 1 was damn good, but The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2 were kind of lackluster, so there's hope yet for Universal's Dark Universe.

Score: 2.9/5 (Solid)

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When we last left of Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), they were back to working together and that brought a lot of hope of the good old day of Suits. The first few three season were gold and season 4-6 were a little up and down. This episode did was a really solid start for the season, but it definitely wasn't without some bad parts.

The relationship between Harvey and Paula (Christina Cole) in this episode felt a little forced but hopefully it will seem more naturally in later episodes. Donna (Sarah Rafferty) wasn't Donna in this episode, it felt unreasonable for her to ask for Senior Partner and it just feels like this is the writers way of replacing Jessica, they want to replace her with Donna. Harvey really has a lot of on his plate in this episode. He and Mike have their case, he has to take control of the firm while Donna is also asking for a seat at the table. He is also trying to make things work with the former therapist Paula.

Donna is to busy wanting her place at the table to really guide Harvey and instead Mike has to step and put Harvey on the right track and make him step up to take over for Jessica. Mike himself has just left the clinic and is struggling with moral dilemmas and former colleagues. Overall a solid start for season 7 and the banter at the end between Mike and Donna was pretty great.

Score: 6/10 (Solid)

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Christopher Nolan is a wonderful director and all his movies have either been good or amazing so far in his career and Dunkirk is no different. Dunkirk is an amazing theater experience and it should definitely be watched in the theater if possible. The sound was perfection throughout the entire movie, from the minute the movie starts you feel the intensity starts to rise and it doesn't stop for the movies relative short running time for being a Christopher Nolan movie of merely 106 minutes.

The set-up of the story not being told in a lineal way and instead in three different parts that intertwines with each other is a genius move by Nolan. These sort of things is where Nolan can really shine in his story telling abilities. A lot of the main actors have almost zero credits in their filmography but with Nolan's directing they seem to act as naturally as they possibly could. The absolute standout of the movie has to be Tom Hardy's performances, what that man can do with only his eyes is astonishing. For the major part of the movie, almost his entire face except for eyes is covered but he stills achieve some great acting and show emotion through out the movie. His character Farrier is involved in one of the most gorgeous shot i have even seen in a movie, it's so peaceful but still in the middle of the war.

This truly is a war movie and some scenes were horrifying to witness. It might be a war movie but it's just as much a survival movie. The middle part dragged at some places but the beginning and especially the last 30 minutes were truly amazingly done. The chemistry between the father Mr. Dawson (Mark Rylance) and his son Peter (Tom Glynn- Carney) was very well done and their story caught and few bumps on the road but they managed to convey so much emotions with so few words. That goes for the entire movie, not that much speaking with dialogue but instead with what's going on around these characters and with great cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema. Christopher Nolan did it again, he created a really good movie.

Score: 9/10 (Amazing)

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The pilot episode of the legal drama Suits is a really strong start for the series. The pilot is 80 minutes long which is basically two episodes, that provides the creators a greater chance of creating a solid ground for the series to start of with and they really managed to do just that. This was an excellent made pilot who introduces us to these wonderful characters.

The chemistry is their instantly between the Harvard lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and his new associate Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams). The banter between the two of them is absolute gold and their continued reference of movies is really fun to be a part of. We see both respect, competition and some quirky comments between Harvey and Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres).

The chemistry between the characters is what makes the episode a strong start for Suits. The supposed chemistry between Mike and Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle) wasn't there really for me in the first episode but it will most likely built on in forthcoming episodes. Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman) really seems like sort of a snake and his schemes going forward is going to be fascinating.

Score: 9/10 (Amazing)

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