I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Just my two cents worth:   DENZEL WASHINGTON is one of my favourite actors, but I had a hard time accepting him as Mr. McCall ONLY BECAUSE I was an avid viewer of the Equalizer TV series from 1985 to 1989.  In the series The Equalizer is played by EDWARD WOODWARD.  He places an ad in the newspaper  and simply calls himself "The Equalizer".  What is the ad about?  If people are in trouble and they need help, people should call him.  Of course, the gore is close to none in the TV series, but the 2014 and 2018 movies show a lot of blood and torture.  The 2014 movie is like a prequel before those ads.  Instead of the the newspaper, it becomes an online ad.    Dad preferred the 2018 movie over the 2014.  Both are blockbuster hits. RICHARD WENK wrote the screenplays for both movies and ANTOINE FUQUA directed both films. Since both movies have the blessing of MICHAEL SLOAN and RICHARD LINDHEIM, the creator of the ser...

Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named Eli (Denzel Washington) marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanity's redemption. Only one other man (Gary Oldman) understands the power of what Eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. Though Eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must fulfill his destiny to help restore mankind.-WWW #dystopia To be honest I did not want to watch this movie because the trailer looked so depressing. My curiosity was stirred up a bit when some of my friends mentioned that they love the powerful message of the story. They all warned me that it would be dragging at first, but it was a good movie to watch. We take things for granted. Right now we have so much to thank for, but what do we do about it?  As early as now we should learn how to care for our environment and praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Eli(DENZEL WASHINGTON), the cen...