Tag Archives: iceland

Die Another Day (2002)

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lee Tamahori Writers: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) One of the worst in the series. Brosnan went out with a real stinker.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 2002, action, adaptation, adventure, barbara broccoli, diamond, diamonds, die another day, fencing, halle berry, ian fleming, ice, iceland, invisible car, james bond, jinx, john cleese, judi dench, kenneth tsang, laser, lee tamahori, mi6, michael g. wilson, michael madsen, military, neal purvis, north korea, pierce brosnan, rick yune, robert wade, rosamund pike, samantha bond, secret agent, sequel, space, spy, terrorism, terrorist, thriller, toby stephens, virtual reality, vr, weapon, will yun lee | Leave a comment

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Dobkin Writers: Will Ferrell & Andrew Steele

Posted in Comedy, Musical | Tagged abba, adam mckay, andrew steele, chris henchy, comedy, competition, concert, contest, dan stevens, david dobkin, demi lovato, duo, europe, european, eurovision, eurovision song contest, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, fire saga, graham norton, iceland, icelandic, jessica elbaum, music, musical, musician, pierce brosnan, rachel mcadams, sing, singer, singing, song, titan evan, will ferrell | Leave a comment

The Final Member (2014)

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Jonah Bekhor & Zach Math

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 2014, arctic circle, documentary, drafthouse films, final member, iceland, icelandic phallological museum, jonah bekhor, museum, penis, the final member, zach math | Leave a comment

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ben Stiller Writer: Steve Conrad (Screen story by Steve Conrad) (Based on the short story by James Thurber) Not a good movie but gorgeous looking. Gross over the top product placement run amok.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged adam scott, adaptation, adventure, afghanistan, andy richter, ben stiller, comedy, conan o'brien, crush, day dream, drama, dream, eharmony, fantasy, gore verbinski, greenland, himalaya, iceland, james thurber, jon daly, kathryn hahn, kristen wiig, life magazine, magazine, mountain, papa john, patton oswalt, photo, photographer, romance, romantic, sean penn, shark, shirley maclaine, short story, skateboard, steve conrad, stuart dryburgh, the secret life of walter mitty, travel, walter mitty, work | Leave a comment

Inside Job (2010)

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Charles Ferguson Writer: Charles Ferguson Pretty horrifying look at the economic crash of 2008. I am no expert in finance, watching people talking about this stuff for 2 hours made my head spin, but I don’t see how anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Drama | Tagged 2010, aig, bank, banking, banks, barney frank, bear stearns, bill clinton, broker, charles ferguson, columbia, crash, documentary, drama, economy, finance, frannie mae, freddie mac, george w. bush, harvard, hedge fund, iceland, inside job, matt damon, morgan stanley, new york, new york city, nyc, recession, ronald reagan, trading, united states, wall street | Leave a comment