CLOCKSTOPPERS (Theatrical Release USA 2002)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Clockstoppers—good story—works a theme that shows as fresh. This movie is visually appealing. Watch for French Stewart. The movie is watchable. 

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Storyline 

This futuristic film is about hypertime where a person’s molecules speed up so that everything else appears to stand still.  

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Jonathan Frakes for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Gale Anne Hurd and Julia Pistor for making the film possible. Cast includes: Jesse Bradford, Paula Garces, French Stewart, Michael Biehn, and Robin Thomas. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This is a fun watch, a good child/adult share, and well-written.

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FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (Theatrical Release USA 2006)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.6|5.0 Starsììì Flags of Our Fathers—odd presentation—lacks cohesion with its 'all- over-the-place' story, little to no character development, and suitable but not great acting. Despite the hard-to-follow story, expect good fight scenes and highly graphic portrayal of war wounds.

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Storyline

Three men receive praise for raising a USA flag during World War II as a symbol of a great victory.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Clint Eastwood for his directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Lorenz for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: John Bradley (Ryan Phillippe), Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford), Ira Hayes (Adam Beach), Keyes Beech (John Benjamin Hickey), Bud Gerber (John Slattery), Mike Strank (Barry Pepper), Ralph Ignatowski (Jamie Bell), Hank Hansen (Paul Walker), and Colonel Chandler Johnson (Robert Patrick).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It is an okay watch but hard to follow with a 'messy' storyline. This Clint Eastwood film has a counterpart made by Clint Eastwood called Letters from Iwo Jima about the Japanese side of the story that is a much better made film than this film.

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