Chronicles of Second Cold War. 06/30/2019.

Escape Plan: The Extractors.

A new film of Ray Breslin’s prison adventures is a second part from back-to-back production. Released a year ago Escape Plan 2: Hades tilted more to disappoint side. A scarce budget, which is fitting for home condition format, was near to that in whole quality. I'm absolutely sure, Sylvester Stallone evinced efforts for look professionally. Escape Plan: The Extractors didn't expect to be a nice surprise. Between films, appeared another two works of Mr. Stallone, which didn't glad that actor participated in there. Daniel Bernhardt's involvement in Escape Plan 3 made a wish on personal fight with main actor at least, but was looking explicit trailers crushed that Swiss master definitely willn't have a final battle. Negative factors weren’t a conclusion for here. Maybe, Escape Plan: The Extractors will became an unbelievable exclusion?

What is favorable — film isn't following to previous parts. Ray Breslin don't situate inside of prison. Introduced in Escape Plan 2 new team members had interesting characters and the best of them reappeared in the third flick. Underground specialist of prisons Dave Batista’s Trent DeRosa deserves to have a more story after watching The Extractors. Acting on high from everybody, but characters undeveloped or introduced in a way “I can fight”. Devon Sawa in performing of ex-partner’s son amused in this description (it recalled a great genre parody “Last Action Hero”.) and I thought about Escape Plan 2, where for dramatize a main villain also was from a past, ex-worker of Breslin’s company, but, despite of all, in this screenplay I was interested to know about Lester Clark Jr. more. It’s unfortunately for me, his characteristic limited in pronunciation of knowledge about antiquity death chair and with other bad guys shows how are bad they are by usually killings of secondary characters.  

It wasn’t a hopeless film in the most of length. Professionals had a business with B-movie material. John Herzfeld’s inclusion in screenplay, his direction and Sly’s influence endeavored to clean standardization in building of scenes. Dialogs aren’t chaotic compilation of words and haven’t protocol phrases (except Batista’s description of jail status.). Escape Plan: The Extractors was having scenes, where I liked to see in a view of how were made. In kidnapping scene a bodyguard guesses about danger, start action before attackers and liked camera’s position of coming Daniel Bernhardt’s character where behind of him sparked a thunder. Escape Plan 3 demonstrates technician ingenuity. It impresses in fights of conclusion battle, but screenplay makes it boring and looks as scene performance, because no action happens behind with other characters. Camera must show ability of every personage in a row: Breslin kills a couple of guys, DeRosa moves with fire flashing shotgun, needful one of Chinese for Chinese financing fights with Daniel Bernhardt. In this beauty loses sense. Evil goons disorient to be careful and use the mind. Inventiveness limits and when appears (what personally, I haven’t like in films.) scenes where every clear heart man gets an evil counterpart in fighting and no one of them is lose. Escape Plan excites in demonstration of different knowledges by the main hero, when in The Extractors not exist. It is painful for me due of absence and for a plot with beguiling conception.

Escape Plan 3 don’t fills in the screenplay, characters and follows of straight road in action. After watching, I only regret to Mr. Sylvester Stallone that he participated in needless back-to-back production. I would like to see a sequel of Escape Plan, not under it name.

Through snobbism, Vietnam War and little of left-wing politics.

I can’t call written an article. It will prefer to mark a collection of thoughts.

“Rosebud” of Citizen Kane considered in cinematography as a riddle despite film explains a meaning of it. When author of this movie Orson Welles was asked about answer of secret, he said that no mystery here. Just wanted to laugh on critics. Actor specially made it and planned to do another joke, but he took serious on producer’s words that it will unlucky idea. Those snobbish men always see “hidden symbols” as in Citizen Kane. Welles didn’t like symbols. It’s movie became association of words “the best film ever”. I can’t perceive when any community of serious men choosing one of the best of all of them. For me, it can’t be that one movie is pivotal and when I see lists of directors who were asked to call a ten of the best films. I wouldn’t name even in one genre or category. Also, I can’t accept “magnum opus” conception, which defines that any author can do only one great work. I know many examples and have people were doing masterpieces constantly. It can find from snobs, which from some famous people they’re making icon, which has a special peak place and nobody can better that person. Shakespeare, who mentions from kind of these people, despite his writing talents (however, not in my best list.) in many poems he used historical background (some works Shakespeare just took and even openly rewrote from history volumes calls Holinshed’s Chronicles.). For me real writers are people with imagination. Who haven’t inspiration and their stories and any character came from mind. Of course, if write on unknowing topic, you must learn it first of all. By my opinion, can allow a little fantasy, but never exaggerate.

In seventies Francis Ford Coppola had film by film acclaimed by audience, critics, awards and box-office. The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, which in reality he didn’t wish to do, and Conversation. It was a time when successful director became an independent person, who had access to big budget, equipment and wasn’t get a punishment for out of filming term. Studios trusted to them, but artistic freedom can deprive commonsense. On Apocalypse Now director confirmed, “My film is not a movie. My film is not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam. It’s what it was really like. It was crazy. And the way we made it was very much like the way the Americans were in Vietnam. We were in the jungle. There were too many of us. We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.” Maybe without torture of filming process in Philippines where for finishing Coppola loaned own estate, but his story is too identical with another acclaimed director – Michael Cimino, who after lucky Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Vietnam War surrealism The Deer Hunter made similar as Apocalypse Now film Heaven’s Gate. Long historical inaccurate epic made with delays, unlimited budget and without commonsense. In similarities of both stories is only one difference. Despite all “storms”, which for film usually causes fail, Francis Ford Coppola’s work was again successful for people and almost in five times paid back titanic 31.5 million dollars budget in box-office (today is more $147 million.) when Heaven’s Gate with 44 million dollars immediately left theatres. Not far time ago I saw The Deer Hunter, which I can compare with Heaven’s Gate for aforementioned fictionalized of history and overdramatizing beyond of logic, what Cimino usually did. Prison camp in this film is a lonely house with one cage for prisoners what absolutely doesn’t fit for a detention place. I could believe that Vietcong soldiers pushed jailed US troops to play in Russian roulette, but I checked and wasn’t a confirming record. Theoretically, I can imagine it in prisons, but in civil life of Vietnam it’s a fantastic. Cimino’s directing was predictable for me. Easy guessed the next move before it happen. Less common with Vietnam War, but not offensive to veterans as Apocalypse Now. I with beauty was watching first third of film: raised on dawn sun helicopters under “Ride of the Valkyries” gives a wonderful association from North mythology and Robert Duvall’s character with “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”. Movie was a pleasure until boat’s dispatch. Further narrative turned to dislike film and was knowing of facts columned my position. Basis of this flick “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad had in my edition ninety pages, but I didn’t finish and left fifteen pages, because author’s style is impossible for reading. Before it, I had acquaintance with his short “Youth”, which is interesting in idea, but written in same terrible style unreadable few pages was painful for me too. On every turned sheet of “Heart of Darkness” was appearing a character without name and marked only in occupation, who was executing his function on a next page and then disappear forever from story. Apocalypse Now has a small connection with original plot, but it doesn’t mean. No one of true veterans confirm with actual Vietnam War. Film is a fantastical imagination of it with entertaining soldiers, flare shooting and drug smoking. Nobody, who was on boat, was smoking weeds. Drugs really used crew members, which, of course, had unstoppable drunk of alcohol. Notoriety representors were Dennis Hopper and Martin Sheen. Once Coppola came to drug addicted Hopper (who then turned to heroin possession young Laurence Fishburne.) and asked “What can I do to help you play this role?” Actor answered “About an ounce of cocaine.” Terrible conditions, which caused local diseases, and don’t behave for yourself could cost life for Sheen with whom happened a heart attack. Director was angered and say then “Even if he dies, he’s not dead until I say so.” Scene with mirror shattering by really drunk Sheen was in every aspect improvising, which was a lot in the filming process. Marlon Brando, performer of colonel Kurtz, was an actor who didn’t like to act and had only love to get money for this. His influence made people afraid to argue and say against his will despite his obnoxious behavior on the set. Arrived Brando was strongly overweight and didn’t fit to a thin and bony Kurtz. Started filming of scenes with him, disclosed that actor was drunk, he didn’t read “Heart of Darkness” and didn’t learn lines. Brando hurdled production in setting of conditions. Advanced one million dollar wasn’t a relief. Actor threated to quit and keep money. His achieved requirements were be dressed in black and filmed in dark places. Brando didn’t like his character’s name and preferred to call Leighley. Coppola never disputed with Brando and put this name in screenplay, but when actor read a book, he changed his mind and in post-production dubbed to original Kurtz. From words of Coppola, Brando could just start to talk a first what came in his thoughts for a long time on many topics as, he called example, terminates. Planned on three weeks scenes were empty spent of time with uncontrollable Brando extended on another three weeks. His mumbling imitation of philosophy was sixteen-minute self-improvised talk, who didn’t try to stop as usual. Long speech was shorten to two minutes. As said director, it were many scenarios on film ending, but no one realized, because Brando’s complexion didn’t fit to no one. Camera always filmed upper part of actor that hid his overweight. Kurtz just was silently killed between of senseless scene of real buffalo murder, which director was witness actually. Knowing by myself, some things from first impression of saw or imagined can make you reckless, when you’re thinking it will match. Later, when relief and look sober on own work, you understand a needless in committed. I don’t think it will a mistake that “murder scene” was compilation of reckless, suffers and Force Majeure. One more fact, real corpses planned to be used for filming until revealed by Philippine police that deliverer unearthed them from graves. Digger was arrested and corpses were sent to dumpster, when for scene hired living people.   

Apocalypse Now wasn’t become a fail, but it happened for Francis Ford Coppola when he made next One from the Heart. This musical romantic comedy cost 26 million dollars and grossed 636,796 dollars in the United States. Most of money were spent on recreation of biggest part of Las Vegas airport, which was using for short scene. Director was paying debts (The Godfather Part III he took for these reasons.) until nineties. Box-office bombs of One from the Heart and Heaven’s Gate amplified control from studios. Happened changes didn’t let art to disappear after this. About Vietnam War were made authentic and first of all excellent movies. Full Metal Jacket based on book of veteran of this war Gustav Hasford and Platoon by Oliver Stone, who wasn’t Kremlin agent and his left views didn’t exalt in his works then, as a person participated in Vietnam War could do fiction only from hate, but it wasn’t.

Nothing relatable with accuracy Apocalypse Now got eight Oscar nomination and one was for the best picture. John Rambo’s speech in First Blood is the precise resume about war. I don't know another similar film and only can compare with a great computer game Men of Valor. Vietnam War is still dividing Americans. Unfortunately, truth isn’t in dominance. Bad name given by journalists and left-wing movements, but huge achievement in split did disinformation machine of the Soviet Union. First Blood is flawless in depiction of war and veteran after that in the great story, which hadn’t any Oscar nomination. I didn’t find information about participation in Academy Awards, but movie wasn’t in sympathies of critics. I don’t lean to them and to any awards. I liked a time when was no Internet and meeting people were founding a common likeable movie. When world web entered in masses, overall rating on film sites had a low mark on the favorite film, what influenced. Internet is a wonderful thing, but I don’t like when people seriously look on ratings. Everybody must have own opinion.

Outside of Conferences.

The best was after broadcasts. A needful. Developers presented their games to different gaming websites and I saw gameplay.

Mankind is still not developed a good game about sniping. City Interactive, creators on this topic Sniper: Ghost Warrior series, had a reputation of cheap and fast-made first person shooters maker from which they eluded. It didn't gain them to good developers, but studio improving yourself. A watch of gameplay video of fourth incarnation Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts looks that maybe I finally can get what want. I'd be happy if from the game will disappear a casual, but it doesn't make a reason to let from my sight. If whole game will follow to what must be game on this topic. Do only sniping work in not open world.

After acquaintance with videos of actual gameplay of Control, I lost a wish to download it. I've bothered in this lifebar game of fake destructions, boring puzzles, location of one building in this time is harmful and with weak actress as main protagonist with heavy face of rock. I wouldn’t want to situate in these circumstances. I’d definitely over with this game if it not made creators of Max Payne duology. Maybe, it'll happen when I know more about plot in which not sure.

Studying of gameplay of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 associates as remake of first game with saved mistakes. Development situates in pre-alpha, but absolutely can sure that some things will stay. Mission with must and senseless violence in showed level resemblances the first game and their weak screenplay. Monument actors doesn't change stone faces when antagonist kicks in them by fist or pipe. It's not easy to kill them by fire weapon, which strangely misses even when it is impossible. In dead form they're making fantastic movements. Animation is troubled for models which are very often in familiarity. In one video it were four times. Artificial intelligence isn't active not only in action, but on the street pedestrians don't care to unusual climbing of playable character. In description must be written "QTE-game" for high frequency of “press the button”. Is level loading for nostalgia? I exclude this game even for self-sure, because I have a confidence in this.

Declared Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood didn't appear. From facts only intro on personal site with a cheap graphics and developing a game Cyanide isn't a studio for trust in screenplay and comfortable gameplay.

It's nirvana of perversions to watch Nintendo conference (what aren't you counting a perversion here?), but John Romero's game appeared there. Is calling Empire of Sin showed only beautiful and well technically filmed video about criminal side of Chicago of 20s, where was strange to see this double dissonance, a Black woman in racist structure as Italian mafia. I heard about Negroes as associates, of course, were in one group, but women participation are impossible by rules of this bandit structure. On the main site can see, that game will with multiculturalism and both sexes. In depictions, where also requests for subscribe (I never like people asking this.), as on a disc back cover promisingly was written a diversity in different actions for building of culprit empire. How near will in reality?

3D Realms developers Joe Siegler and Frederik Schreiber are sharing my positions. They willn't happy that game with Commander Keen name is making without Tom Hall, who is the creator. Schreiber presented gameplay Wrath: Aeon of Ruin in only correct way. To personally played happened a couple things which are elevating. The developer had a low battery on notebook and in critical moment used a cheat. Not fake imaginary as I saw from developers of Dying Light 2. Wrath is a fountain game of ideas, gameplay and everything else. I'd be want to have a physical disc of this game.

I'm getting more information from reading news than from watching E3. Almost all conferences doesn't execute their function. Worst of all, I see habits from them. It only can change, because in this case is better will to over with E3.

Internal Poverty of French Magnificence between Incomes of Stucking PC Gaming.

Was expecting gameplay from Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 on PC Gaming Show wasn’t shown. Some new information from talks with creators, but not in action. Displayed video executed an escort function. I found little bit extensive version, but I still don’t know what is this game about. Excuse me here, gameplayless was in domination on PC Gaming Show. However, in limited of seen didn’t come a wish to play. Exception could became amusing in conception Maneater if not behind of beautiful directed video demonstrated rarest thing – gameplay, where I saw an arcade entity. In well again presented show still not appear attractive games. From a lonely in franchises Rebellion Development was introduced a new part of spin-off called Zombie Army 4: Dead War. Had acquaintance with gameplay of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey before, where I finished with awaiting. With all esteem to Patrice Desilets, who was great on show and his presentation was influential for buy – sorry, not in this time.

Ubisoft is staying undefeatable example of how to conduct event. Even in my unlikeable forms of gaming industry DLCs (for one to Rainbow Six: Siege and For Honor.) and annual release (Just Dance 2020) were excellent presented. I willn’t play in Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, because it’s not my type of games, but I’ve got a pleasure from demonstration and was laughing on jokes (I liked “Ego of size of city bus”.). Ubisoft show is always informative. Full devotion to every game and their representors talk only needful words. I’d be visit a concert of orchestra performing music from Assassin’s Creed games, which appeared and executed a composition at the beginning of conference, but if it will from games where music performer was Jesper Kyd and Lorne Balfe with especially of “Fight club” from Assassin’s Creed III by last.

Drones are becoming a one more platitude what shows Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint since announcement. Performing role of main villain Jon Bernthal looks as a nice man, but he’s a terrible actor. Failure was not only in video. When Bernthal was addressing to public from the scene, cinematographer showed screen with text prompter (later it was repeated with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Quarantine.). I watched all found available gameplay videos outside of conference before and after. It willn’t an ideal game by formality of screenplay, sterile as modern PG-13 movies (but with little blood here.) QTE animation of close kills and not so cute artificial intelligence. Ubisoft used familiar ingredients in own open-world game. Like only a little bit funny in execution idea of disguise by using of environment. I’ll download it for looking for of entertainment.

How I want that be more games on exhibition became a wonderful surprise as Watch_Dogs Legion. Of course, I’m continue keeping skepticism despite I had a pleasure in watching of obviously staged gameplay (which had fantastic joke “She’s not old – She’s experienced.”). I like vision of alternative future of Great Britain (it’d be good if it will goes to individual line without connection to Assassin’s Creed and soft reboot of own series – for all that I’ll absolutely return.) and great possibility of gameplay has progress as normal from Ubisoft. I was pointing, a hacking conception of Watch_Dogs is revolutionary, but it wasn’t successful embedded in both games. Will look further, but it’s game in my list to play.

Other projects and film adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Division out of my interest. Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad isn’t a way for return of Sam Fisher, which I expected. Was staying in tension on the last proclamation from Yves Guillemot I saw a second-class game made look conference’s end immediate and abruptly cut.

AMD conference contained many minutes of needless talks from president of company Lisa Su, who too often ask of auditorium with something as “Are you ready?” Solely introduction of uninformative videos of discussing cards on first plan match for backstage in process of talking about it. Overall, it’s was a good conference, which is more near to personal computer. It makes me glad what company doing for PC. They presented not only AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition for five hundred without a buck, but it’s a great that they’re making production for few hundreds which allows get satisfaction too. In gaming sector for PC, representor of Unity had prolonged speech where is easy to disconnect, when Randy Pitchford was better, but I didn’t saw technical innovation in Borderlands 3, series to which I never find an interest. Yves Guillemot appearance with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s physics of environment as reaction from strong wind movement, which I marked in videos before and it wasn’t destination to perfect. Hope, at least shown will be truly when I’ll play. Without consoles, these abilities could be part of gameplay long time ago.

I mustn’t surprise to strange cinematographer’s work on Japanese conference. Square Enix became less curious when gave independence to IO Interactive. Traditionally for exhibition without gameplay Outriders is developing People Can Fly, what is personal reason for rise of tension. A little description from conference’s videos signed a verdict to not play. Dying Light 2 had second useless designation, but in this time not impressive. Acclaim emotions from streamers of Dontnod’s Life is Strange and sticking games was a brazen (and unprofessional as were senseless those rare with sudden transitions of picture on cinema screen in time of conference.). I don’t like people which, when quote critic, chose only a favorable (yes, John Romero, it’s causes you and Sigil.). Singularity of Marvel’s Avengers was in lush hairs of characters what left behind awful directing, weak performance of good voice actors, unpromising plot and Black Widow was Black Sheep in company. A game didn’t disclose gameplay, but I don’t need additional evidences for understand of the game which attraction built on became costly trade mark.