A Prayer For the Dying

Ah the late night movie. So the set-up is this. Mickey Rourke and Liam Neeson are part of an IRA cell. One that accidently blows up a school bus full of girls instead of the military convoy they wanted. So Rourke decides he's done with killing and he's getting out...

So far, even with Rourke faking an Irish accent, not so bad. Except the forger he goes to for a passport to get out of the UK tells him that his bosses want Rourke to kill another gangster. Rourke says no. Evil Gangster Boss puts on pressure. Which makes no sense to me. Its not like Rourke is some magic ninja here. One killer won't do your job find another. I mean, they're offering 50K. In 1987 dollars. How hard is it to find a decent hitman for that kind of money?

Also the IRA is hunting Rourke because..er...

Really I can't think of a good reason for the IRA to want to kill Rourke. Its just stupid. After you blow up a school bus the last thing you'd want to waste time and people on is chasing one dude who decides to quit over it...

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

As a time travel story this anime was..well silly. The "rules" for how Makoto can make her time jumps aren't worked out very well. The movie does use the gimmick for some amusing sequences though. As a teen romantic drama it works better. Even if I thought the ending could have been stronger...