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Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
Best Indy I've Seen Since "The Usual Suspects"
I just got through watching this movie, "Finding Steve McQueen" and once again, you probably never heard about it because it was an Indy, and I am a big fan of Indy movies. Every once in a while, a movie comes out that literally has me glued to my seat, barely moving, and totally drawn into it. The last one to do that to me was "The Usual Suspects" (another awesome but overlooked Indy), but this one is better than that. All I am gonna disclose is that it's a love story but not a "chick flick", it's a 2 brothers love story (not often seen), it's a PTSD Veteran story, and it is a kinda like "Bonnie and Clyde", "The Fugitive", and "All the Presidents Men" all rolled into one. My only SPOILER ALERT- There's a scene towards the end that's similar to the ending of "Bridges of Madison County" but with 2 completely different characters... and it'll rip your heart out.
My score: 5 stars and 5 hankies
Swastika (1973)
that explains that
I tripped over this movie late at night on Amazon on-demand video. I gotta tell you, it's definitely interesting. It shows the "human" side of Hitler, joking around with staff, making wise cracks here and there, complaining about cigarette smoke, etc. I think the intent of the story (which is basically newsreel and personal movie camera footage in order from 1935 to 1945) is to chronicle the rise and fall of Hitler, as seen in his eyes. You can see how the war wears on him- he gets grayer, starts shaking at times, and even see how he can't stand being in direct sunlight because of the drugs he was on. So, knowing his personal and physical history from what I've read before about the sick Bastard, this movie confirms those conclusions (i.e.- he was mentally ill and took large doses of drugs that blurred his speech, the way he walked, the way he interacted with others, etc. So, it's a good documentary from that end. Suggest watching with the volume down most of the time because hearing all the "Hiel Hitler!"s are enough to make you want to drink...