#Charles Rocket

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The Descent of Charles Rocket

This one comes with a trigger warning, because the story gets pretty dark. In fact it approaches maximum darkness. I’ve occasionally gone there in my writing, though not so often on this blog per se (since most readers seem to resent being served anything that actually matters), so a topic like this may take you by surprise. On the other hand, by now I’ve unavoidably written about over 100…

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Film after flim: Delirious (dir. Tom Mankiewicz, 1991)

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Bad movie I have Dances with Wolves 1990

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Dumb and Dumber (1994)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Dumb and Dumber has one brief scene with spinning-style police car lights at night, creating a moderate strobe effect.

There are a few minor moments of handheld camera work. One sequence takes place on a ski lift.

Flashing Lights: 4/10. Motion Sickness: 2/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: A pet is murdered off-screen, and shown on-screen for a laugh later. One scene heavily implies that a sexual assault occurs. Gross-out gags involve drinking urine, an extremely graphic sound of defecation, visible mucus on people’s faces, and overgrown toenails. Gagging noises are made in two scenes, but there is no vomit. The unrated version has even more gross-out gags, and expands on the ones present in the theatrical version.

Image ID: A promotional poster for Dumb and Dumber

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@shetryin

I still can’t believe the way this poor guy died why the hell wasn’t there a proper investigation?(we know why, cough cough)

[famousdeaths]

Charles Adams Claverie, known by stage names Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy and Charles Rocket, was an American actor, comedian, musician, and television ne...

Link: Charles Rocket

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"MURDER AT 1600" (1997) Review

"MURDER AT 1600" (1997) Review

Remember the action films from the 1980s and the 1990s? I do. Several days ago, I found myself thinking about them and realizing that the Hollywood industry rarely, if ever, made them anymore. I ended up searching my collection of old DVDs and found my copy of the 1997 action thriller called "MURDER AT 1600".

Directed by Dwight Little and starring Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane, "MURDER AT 1600" begins with the discovery of the dead body of a Presidential secretary named Carla Town inside one of the bathroom stalls at the White House. Much to the Secret Service's surprise, National Security Advisor Alvin Jordan requests that the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police investigate the murder. The police sends homicide Detective Harlan Regis and Detective Stengel to serve as the investigators. Secret Service Director Nick Spikings assigns Agent Nina Chance to serve as liaison between the Metropolitan Police and the U.S. Secret Service.

The murder inside the White House proves to be the latest scandal to mar President Jack Neil's administration. The President is also dealing with an international crisis in which thirteen American servicemen are being held hostage by the North Korean government. Although President Neil wants to resolve the situation without starting a war, many within his circle and the press wants him to send troops to rescue the hostages. While Neil deals with the crisis, Regis and Stengel's investigation leads to a major suspect - a White House janitor named Cory Allen Luchessi. However, Regis eventually realizes that Luchessi is innocent. He also manages to convince Agent Chance to help him find the real culprit, leading her to finding herself at odds with Spikings and her fellow Secret Service agents.

"MURDER AT 1600" is not some classic Hollywood action movie. It has never been regarded on the same level as the "DIE HARD" franchise or something like "BULLITT". I could see why during my recent re-watch. Like many action films from the late 20th century, "MURDER AT 1600" featured some cliched dialogue. On two separate occasions, a character mentioned details from the John F. Kennedy assassination. Why? What did the homicide of a secretary had to do with the assassination of president? Some people might regard its plot as a bit over-the-top. I mean . . . a Washington D.C. homicide detective investigating a murder committed inside the White House? I doubt very much such a thing would actually happen . . . or be allowed. And like many action films from the 1980s and 1990s, "MURDER AT 1600" has - thankfully - a small share of cheesy dialogue that became popular with the early DIE HARD movies.

I have not seen "MURDER AT 1600" in years. Before I had started this latest re-watch, I had assumed that my positive feelings for this film would change. And you know what? I was wrong. I ended up enjoying "MURDER AT 1600" even more than ever. Despite certain implausible aspects of the movie's narrative, I actually enjoyed the story. Thanks to screenwriters Wayne Beach and David Hodgin's script, "MURDER AT 1600" provided a well-executed combination of a mystery, an action thriller, and political intrigue. Regis's hobby of constructing tabletop miniatures of Civil War battles and sites played a role in the movie's final action sequence. I enjoyed how the film's scandals and political intrigue allowed Regis to comment on the toxic nature of Washington D.C. politics and intrigue. Regis's conflict with the Secret Service provided a character arc for Nina Chance, allowing her to choose between protecting the First Family's secrets on behalf of the agency and doing the right thing. Even the implausible aspects of the movie - Regis's appointment as investigator and mentions of the JFK assassination - ironically ended up serving the plot's political intrigue. Not long after Regis and his partner, Stengel, arrived at the White House, Spikings had expressed the implausibility of two local homicide detectives investigating a murder inside the White House - which is Federal property. As it turned out, Regis's appointment played a substantial role in the movie's political intrigue. And the comments on the JFK assassination served hints to what was really going on. My recent viewing of "MURDER AT 1600" reminded me that Beach and Hodgin's screenplay seemed to feature a great deal of red herrings, along with an interesting bait-and-switch plot point.

Lest we not forget, "MURDER AT 1600" is also an action thriller. And thanks to director Dwight Little, film editors Leslie Jones and Billy Weber, and Shane Cardwell's stunt team; the movie featured some very effective action sequences. But there were at least three action scenes that stood out for me. They include Agent Chance's theft of the murder victim's appointment book from the Secret Service's archives and her flight from the building, along with Regis and Chance's encounter with two assassins at a suspect's Maryland home. But the film's pièce de résistance proved to be the final action sequence that involved the pair and Stengel's infiltration of the White House via a tunnel, another deadly encounter with a government assassin, Regis' encounter with two Secret Service agents and his attempt to reach the President.

If there is one thing I can say about "MURDER AT 1600", it is a lovely movie to view. Cinematographer Steven Bernstein provided a visual feast of Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia locations, thanks to his sharp and colorful photography. Christopher Young's score served the movie well with its rich, yet mellow score that emphasized the narrative's political intrigue and murder mystery. Not only did Jones and Weber's editing serve the movie's action scenes very well, but also the movie in general. In fact, I honestly believe "MURDER AT 1600" was a well-paced film - not to fast, but at the same time, it did not drag.

I do not know what to say about the movie's performances. I had earlier stated that the movie had some cheesy dialogue that was prevalent in action movies thirty to forty years ago. I do not believe the dialogue was bad enough to sabotage the performances, thank goodness. But I cannot honestly recall a performance that stood out above the rest. All or most of the performances - aside from one in particular - struck me as pretty solid. More importantly, Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane both did great jobs in carrying the film. Frankly, either one of them could have done the job alone. But they managed to form a pretty damn good screen team. Both Dennis Miller and Diane Baker also gave solid performances, but I felt they had been somewhat underused in "MURDER AT 1600" - especially Baker, whose only lines were part of a speech at a fundraiser scene. And Miller seemed to be used mainly as the occasional comic relief. But that one performance that seemed off-kilter to me came from Charles Rocket, who had portrayed a recently fired government employee threatening to kill himself in the middle of a D.C. thoroughfare. I found his performance a bit over-the-top. Ironically and tragically, Rocket committed suicide some eight years later.

"MURDER AT 1600" has its shares of what I believe to be minor flaws - some contrived plot points and cheesy dialogue. But overall, I believe it is a more-than-solid action film and political thriller. I thought it held up very well after so many years, thanks to Wayne Beach and David Hodgin's screenplay, Dwight Little's direction and a solid cast led by Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane. It also led me to long for a return of the action films of the 1980s and 1990s - something I believe that is sorely needed.

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2020: Antony Carbone, Antony Deago Carbone, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di Tony Carbone, attore statunitense. Nato con il nome di Antonio Giuseppe Carmelo Carbone in Calabria, la sua famiglia deciso di trasferirsi a Syracuse quando lui era ancora giovane. Ha iniziato la sua carriera di attore professionista in piccole parti in varie produzioni di Broadway prima di passare al cinema e alla…

[wanderingmind867]

Why does anyone work for SNL!? Their work culture is toxic (or so I've heard), and the place might as well be cursed! I'm not too superstitious, but let's count how many people have died there:

John Belushi (Drug addiction that he could've gotten help for, but no! Lorne isn't that altruistic)!

Gilda Radner (A big loss. She was the best person on the original cast, and you can't change my mind! She was better than SNL! She didn't deserve to be on a show that inconsistent)!

Michael O'Donoghue (I hate this guy. He yelled in Catherine O'Hara's face once! Or so I've heard! Still, he died young).

Charles Rocket (I know people dislike his season, but have respect for Charles Rocket)!

Danitra Vance (She got very little to do on the show, and she deserved way better!)

Phil Hartman (Another Tragedy. Still, at least you could say he got more to do in his lifetime than Gilda Radner got).

Jan Hooks (I know very little about her, but it sounds like another case of the Gilda Radner problem. She deserved better)!

Chris Farley (My mom loved Chris Farley. So it's a shame he died so young. Lorne could've helped him but no! He just let him do it! Screw you Lorne)!

Tom Davis (the last one I'm aware of. He might also be the oldest one to die on this list. But that's a maybe).

Look at that! 9 people from SNL have died before turning 60! 9 people in nearly 50 years! Pretty bad odds! At least Carol Burnett or SCTV never had that bad of odds. It speaks to how unsafe SNL is! Someone needs to shut them down! Immediately!!

[eterniravioli]

big fan of the way max and charles constantly specify that they’re racing each other “mclaren and max were fast” “mclaren and charles have pace” they want us to know they only rate each other sooo badly

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W A T C H I N G . . .

13 days to finish 14 episodes before it's removed from this TUBI app...

[technically-human]

Okay you can 1000% and completely ignore me if you want BUT I was wondering if you were still taking requests.... a Halloweeny Pokémon crossover where Charles has a Gengar?? 🫶🏼 I just think it would be neat

I'm sorry but also I have no regrets

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[gert-the-disaster]

they’re uhhh watching bambi

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I wanted to see how many doodles I could fit on one page and, well... here's the result. It was a pain to color but I'm proud of the end result

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LOS WAZA INSANOS.

HAPPY 2 YEARS ANNIVERSARY!!

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Silly doodles you may have seen on twitter already but I would really like to show here!