Movie Review: **** Eagle Eye (2008)

A movi about when AI gores bad, and identifies people to kill and people to be killed.  Targeted as killers are Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf and  Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monighan).  They are powerless to resist as the AI is into everything.  They have Rachel's son, and Jerry's twin brother just died.  Rachel is recruited for her son, and Jerry for his brother.  On the other side military officer Zoe Perez (Rosario Dawson) and FBI agent Morgan (Billy Bob Thornton) are on their trail; but the AI is able to keep them from being captured, or get out of jail if they are caught.   It is only after a while they begin to understand the goal.  The AI is a US project against terrorism; an it is seeking regime change.

This movie is ahead of its time in terms of AI, which is a big deal these days, 18 years after the movie was made.

Movie Review: The Alamo (2004)

This is a historical movie based on the real events of The Alamo in 1836.  Santa Ana, emperor of Mexico had a very much larger army. The Texas army was not yet prepared to engage them.  The men at the Alamo were sacrificed to give them that time.  Billy Bob Thorton does an excellent job of portraying Davy Crockett.  He is a very interesting character.  In this version he is not killed in the attack on the fort.  He was captured and given a chance to plead for his life. Instead he asks for the surrender of the Mexicans. Dennis Quaid portrays Sam Houston, who is not talked into attacking early but waits for Santa Ana to make a mistake.  When he does the Mexican army is destroyed in 18 minutes.