I went to see this on Friday, June 28ht, 2013, here in Vallejo, CA, at the CENTURY 14 VALLEJO, for the 5:20 p.m. show in auditorium 1, 5th row ( counting from the front ), 2nd seat ( counting from the left ). The price of admission was $7.75. And I bought a $6.50 Lite Bite Snack with a pack of Beef Jerky and a cup of Powerade Mountain Berry Blast at the concession counter. I also smuggled-in a couple of oatmeal cookies that Jeff, a co-worker of mine, gave me earlier in the day.
Quickie Review: John Cale ( Channing Tatum ), a Capitol policeman, takes his daughter, Emily ( Joey King ), on a tour of the White House. When paramilitary terrorists take control of the White House and take his daughter and the President ( Jamie Foxx ) as hostages, it is up to John to save the day.
The audience sort of liked this movie.
I didn't like it as much. The Gerard Butler version, i.e. OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, is better. Wait for this to come out as a rental.
This is the third movie of this kind shown this year, G.I. JOE: RETALIATION ( which also has Channing Tatum in it ) being the first one. Is it just me or do I detect an overall sense of dissatisfaction in Hollywood with the current administration?
Here are some things wrong in this movie: There Are No Rules In A Kill Or Be Killed Fight!!! Fight Dirty. Throw everything you've got against the bad guy--even the kitchen sink, if there's one handy! Why didn't the National Guards shoot at the SUV's machine-gunner who was endangering the life of the President? What is it about a cellphone that makes people dumb enough to use it in the most inappropriate time?
Pay close attention when you see this scene near the end of the movie:
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| I found this on the Internet |
When the helicopters fly along the length of this landmark, the people to either side of the water didn't react to being sprayed with water. Bad CGI! Bad, bad, bad. They should have hired my services as Cine-Man, Technical Adviser.
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