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Our family (including 7 kids) has enjoyed both installments of The Warrant so far, despite some reviews which knock them as "cheesy." Sure they are low-budget productions compared to the biggest box-office hits, but they make up for it in many other ways.
The cinematography is great (many frames could stand alone as a print), the costuming is good enough that it looks nice from a distance or close-up shots, the score is not distracting, and the acting is delightful. The best part of BOTH these films is that they are so family-friendly that we don't have to run them through a filter. Much like the Production Code-era films, the script and actors provide a way to say something without using bad language. We LOVED that there was zero blasphemy, no OMG's, no four-letter words and no uncomfortable bedroom scenes. We don't know the values of the other actors or production , but suppose much of this is due to the influence of Mr. Neal McDonough, and if so we thank him heartily!!!
So few movies today are watchable with the whole family that sometimes we put up with sub-par production value films with a good story just so they are clean... fortunately, The Warrant films have good-looking production value despite the budget...AND they have a fun storyline. It also feels like the actors had a great time making the films.
We also enjoyed seeing Benson, Arizona's Mescal Movie Set back in action after many years of neglect. Seeing this town appear in many films over the years, it was a little shocking to see how bad of shape it is in for The Warrant: Breaker's Law. That was one point that did not make sense for the storyline: A town that could support a bank and has only recently been overtaken by a black hat thug and his cronies, looks like its been abandoned to the elements for more than half a century. Nevertheless, it was great to see the old town again, and we hope it is possible to restore it enough to continue filming there.
If you want a reality-escape western that involves a lot of (surprisingly clean) gunplay, avoids bad language and immodesty, has a little comic relief, and wraps it up with a good old-fashioned moral to the story...The Warrant films are a good choice. We certainly hope they make at least a 3rd installment to this series, and if so, our history-loving 5 girls and 2 boys would love to serve as extras!
The cinematography is great (many frames could stand alone as a print), the costuming is good enough that it looks nice from a distance or close-up shots, the score is not distracting, and the acting is delightful. The best part of BOTH these films is that they are so family-friendly that we don't have to run them through a filter. Much like the Production Code-era films, the script and actors provide a way to say something without using bad language. We LOVED that there was zero blasphemy, no OMG's, no four-letter words and no uncomfortable bedroom scenes. We don't know the values of the other actors or production , but suppose much of this is due to the influence of Mr. Neal McDonough, and if so we thank him heartily!!!
So few movies today are watchable with the whole family that sometimes we put up with sub-par production value films with a good story just so they are clean... fortunately, The Warrant films have good-looking production value despite the budget...AND they have a fun storyline. It also feels like the actors had a great time making the films.
We also enjoyed seeing Benson, Arizona's Mescal Movie Set back in action after many years of neglect. Seeing this town appear in many films over the years, it was a little shocking to see how bad of shape it is in for The Warrant: Breaker's Law. That was one point that did not make sense for the storyline: A town that could support a bank and has only recently been overtaken by a black hat thug and his cronies, looks like its been abandoned to the elements for more than half a century. Nevertheless, it was great to see the old town again, and we hope it is possible to restore it enough to continue filming there.
If you want a reality-escape western that involves a lot of (surprisingly clean) gunplay, avoids bad language and immodesty, has a little comic relief, and wraps it up with a good old-fashioned moral to the story...The Warrant films are a good choice. We certainly hope they make at least a 3rd installment to this series, and if so, our history-loving 5 girls and 2 boys would love to serve as extras!
It was incredibly difficult to get through the 2 hours and 13 minutes it took to watch this, but in the interest of pure freak-show curiosity, we did it.
The makers of what feels like a "mockmentary," interviewed every possible wackadoodle conspiracy theorist they could find, mashed it up with a bunch of out-of-context quotes and news-clips from historical figures, and created an offspring in the form of this rambling sideshow freak.
Various "experts" share their mostly unprovable tales (from what must have originally been HOURS upon HOURS of footage), and combined it with tons of totally fabricated illustrations and some pretty sketchy "official documents," all scored with the ubiquitous, monotonous "ethereal space age" synthesized music that just goes on, and on, and on...waiting to get really dramatic to drive home the irrefutable water-tight piece of evidence , but never does.
If you can suspend ALL belief in conspiracy theory nonsense (no matter the political bent), and you actually enjoy watching crash-tests of trains, planes, and ships, you might find some degree of entertainment in this. It's like they put every known conspiracy theory in a blender and are serving up as a smoothie that is so well mixed, you can't tell quite what theory is the most dominant. Everything is here but Bigfoot.
As a Catholic, I especially got a kick out of the knuckle-headed and un-researched theory that "the (papal tiaras) were cone-shaped so as to conceal the alien-popes' pointed heads." (In reality, the design was based on older historical headwear, but with three crowns. According to various interpretations, one crown each for the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...all elevated high above the pope who was subservient to all Three.) I admit, the cover art for this film alone was what tricked me into watching it, even though I knew it was going to be beyond bogus.
Then there are the "experts" in this film who apparently have ALL the knowledge that the aliens plan to use for or against humanity, but - for one reason or another - can not fully divulge or implement, as in the case of one man toward the end who knows how to run cars without the use of oil, but won't share the know-how until after he dies because he doesn't want a "media circus." (As a side-note, the Tooth Fairy told me how to turn common sand into gold, but I'm not gonna tell).
There are some decent documentaries out there and some real stinkers. This is one of the best stinkers we've ever seen, if there are varying degrees of stink, and one stink is better than another.
If you want a documentary that actually poses some interesting points, try the one on the Mystery of the Sphinx, and the water-damage theory which suggests it may actually be FAR older than experts think. That one actually presents believable theories and evidence that leaves you saying "Hmmmm."
The makers of what feels like a "mockmentary," interviewed every possible wackadoodle conspiracy theorist they could find, mashed it up with a bunch of out-of-context quotes and news-clips from historical figures, and created an offspring in the form of this rambling sideshow freak.
Various "experts" share their mostly unprovable tales (from what must have originally been HOURS upon HOURS of footage), and combined it with tons of totally fabricated illustrations and some pretty sketchy "official documents," all scored with the ubiquitous, monotonous "ethereal space age" synthesized music that just goes on, and on, and on...waiting to get really dramatic to drive home the irrefutable water-tight piece of evidence , but never does.
If you can suspend ALL belief in conspiracy theory nonsense (no matter the political bent), and you actually enjoy watching crash-tests of trains, planes, and ships, you might find some degree of entertainment in this. It's like they put every known conspiracy theory in a blender and are serving up as a smoothie that is so well mixed, you can't tell quite what theory is the most dominant. Everything is here but Bigfoot.
As a Catholic, I especially got a kick out of the knuckle-headed and un-researched theory that "the (papal tiaras) were cone-shaped so as to conceal the alien-popes' pointed heads." (In reality, the design was based on older historical headwear, but with three crowns. According to various interpretations, one crown each for the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...all elevated high above the pope who was subservient to all Three.) I admit, the cover art for this film alone was what tricked me into watching it, even though I knew it was going to be beyond bogus.
Then there are the "experts" in this film who apparently have ALL the knowledge that the aliens plan to use for or against humanity, but - for one reason or another - can not fully divulge or implement, as in the case of one man toward the end who knows how to run cars without the use of oil, but won't share the know-how until after he dies because he doesn't want a "media circus." (As a side-note, the Tooth Fairy told me how to turn common sand into gold, but I'm not gonna tell).
There are some decent documentaries out there and some real stinkers. This is one of the best stinkers we've ever seen, if there are varying degrees of stink, and one stink is better than another.
If you want a documentary that actually poses some interesting points, try the one on the Mystery of the Sphinx, and the water-damage theory which suggests it may actually be FAR older than experts think. That one actually presents believable theories and evidence that leaves you saying "Hmmmm."