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In this
sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are
forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their
very existence.
This was pretty much more what I had wanted from the
first GI Joe movie. Not that the first one was bad but in terms of production
value it was lacking. This one had a much better look to it and much less
forced effects/action. It also had The Rock and as I've been saying for a long
time - The Rock just makes everything better. Not sure that anything will match
the adrenaline/testosterone rush of him and Vin Diesel on screen together but
him and Snake Eyes came pretty close. There really wasn't much in the way of a
complicated story or anything in this movie but was anyone really looking for
one. This was a fun, brainless action movie based on my favorite childhood
toys.
I would recommend anyone interested in these type of
movies checking this out. It's not great. It's not bad either. It's a good
watch and I liked it better than the first one.
Three
young women – Sarah (Kate Bosworth), Abby (Katie Aselton) and Lou (Lake Bell) –
get together for a private campout at one of the iconic settings of their
childhood, an empty island off the coast of Maine, to renew their bond of
sisterhood. They quickly learn, though, that the island is anything but empty,
when they encounter three recently-returned servicemen, who have come to the
island to hunt. A misunderstanding quickly turns to tragedy, and the three women
soon find themselves the targets of the hunt. What started as a simple getaway
to recall old times is now a race for survival as three ordinary woman must find
extraordinary strength in order to beat the odds against violence and the
elements.
This
movie had an incredibly simple premise. It didn't waste too much time getting
to the action. And even the tension/drama was kept simple and seemed much more
realistic because of that. The movie was super short which made it even better.
I was very surprised how this movie managed to keep my attention the whole
time.
I
would recommend people checking this out. It's not a must see (and didn't open
wide anyway), but its worth checking out if you can find it online or when it's
released on video.
Fine art auctioneer Simon (McAvoy), in league with a gang
led by underworld boss Franck (Cassel), plots the audacious theft of a
masterpiece by Goya from a major public auction. When Simon double-crosses the
gang during the robbery, Franck retaliates violently and knocks him unconscious.
In the aftermath of the heist, Simon sticks stubbornly - and perhaps shrewdly -
to his claim that the violent trauma has left him with no memory of where he
stashed the artwork. Unable to coerce the painting's location from Simon,
Franck and his associates reluctantly join forces with a charismatic
hypnotherapist (Dawson) in a bid to get him to talk. But as they journey deeper
into Simon's jumbled psyche the boundaries between reality and hypnotic
suggestion begin to blur and the stakes rise faster and far more dangerously
than any of the players could have anticipated.
This was a very smart and edgy movie. McAvoy, Cassel and
Dawson all put forth great performances and kept you totally dialed in to where
the story was going to go and unsure of who you could trust. The tension
throughout the movie and how it was intertwined with emotions of love, anger,
betrayal, etc was very well done.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out.
It was a very entertaining watch.
Hero
is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is not always about achievements
on the field of play. 42 tells the story of two men—the great Jackie Robinson
and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey—whose brave stand against
prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. In 1946,
Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) put himself at the forefront of history when he
signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team, breaking Major League
Baseball's infamous color line. But the deal also put both Robinson and Rickey
in the firing line of the public, the press and even other players. Facing
unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous
courage and restraint by not reacting in kind, knowing that any incident could
destroy his and Rickey's hopes. Instead, Number 42 let his talent on the field
do the talking—ultimately winning over fans and his teammates, silencing his
critics, and paving the way for others to follow.This
was a truly great movie. Sure, you know the story going in. You know it will be
about Jackie Robinson's
struggle against racism. Yet, it's done in such a way that you are so
uncomfortable watching the tough racism scenes and develop an actual hatred for
the actors/characters displaying it. You also get that awesome feeling of joy
when he succeeds. The real surprise of the movie is the spectacular performance
of Harrison Ford as the owner of the Dodgers. This was seriously his best
performance in years and you cant help but love the wisdom and strength that the
character played behind the scenes of Jackie Robinson.
I fully recommend
that everyone take the time to watch this movie. It was amazingly done and did
absolute justice to such an important part of sports history.
In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit
horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin.
When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons
living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until
only one is left intact to fight for survival. This was
probably one of the most terrifying trailers I have seen in theaters for a very
long time. I had to look away during the trailer so I was terrified about
seeing the actual movie. Luckily, the movie wasn't so much scary as I would
have nightmares but the level of gore was beyond crazy. I had to look down at
the floor numerous times because I couldn't watch what was happening. The
story was kept simple just like the original and the build up was definitely
tight enough that this just ended up being a hell of a gory ride for anyone who
likes these types of movies. I'm definitely one of them.I would
absolutely recommend this movie to horror fans. Just be warned that it is
insanely gory. It was bad back in 1981 but with all the advancements made in
the film industry and what not - this one was that much more difficult to
stomach.
Based on a
graphic novel, Bullet to the Head tells the story of a New Orleans hitman
(Stallone) and a DC cop (Kang) who form an alliance to bring down the killers of
their respective partners.This was
awful. Just like with Arnold's latest, they are trying to just make the same
cheesy movies that they made in the 80s because of The Expendables success.
However, the movies in the 80s/90s weren't even close to this cheesy and a big
part of The Expendables success is that even though the action is awesome and
what not they don't come close to trying to take themselves serious with the
movie. Honestly - there are parts where they are almost parodying these kinds
of movies. This one had a serious tone to it and it just made all the action
and dialogue atrocious. Some of Stallone's lines were downright
painful.I
would absolutely not recommend that anyone bother with this movie. It is total
garbage and a blatant waste of everyone's time. Dude should just stick to The
Expendables franchise and accept that his time has passed.
What
if everything you love was taken from you in the blink of an eye? The Host is
the next love story from the creator of the "Twilight Saga," worldwide
bestselling author, Stephenie Meyer. When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by
taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie Stryder (Saoirse
Ronan) will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about - Jared
(Max Irons), Ian (Jake Abel), her brother Jamie (Chandler Canterbury) and her
Uncle Jeb (William Hurt), proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new
world.
I
had read this book and expected it to be very difficult to translate to the
screen. I was pretty much right. They sped through the first third of the book
that established the world that the movie was based in with a quickened
narrative play by play. The biggest part of the story was that the "host" was
still awake in the alien's new body and talked to her inside their shared head.
The voiced over host communicating was lamely done and awkwardly over dramatic.
The movie is still watchable but nowhere near as it could have been if they
would have emphasized the sci-fi part of it instead of the fluffy lovey/dovey
stuff.
I
would lukewarmly recommend people checking this out. It's not a bad watch but
you kind of are better off reading the book prior to seeing the movie for
background knowledge. But the book is better and makes the movie somewhat
disappointing.
Dead Man Down is an action thriller that stars Colin
Farrell and Noomi Rapace as two strangers whose mutual desire for revenge draws
them together and triggers an escalating trail of mayhem. The film also stars
Academy Award-nominee Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper.
If
this movie could have been edited a lot tighter, I probably would have loved it.
I liked the story very much, the dynamics between Colin Farrell and the girl and
the tension that developed throughout but there was too much time that led to a
lot of dragging and pensive staring. The ending confrontation was
awesome.
I'd still recommend people who were interested in seeing it
check it out. Its a good watch but about 20-30 minutes too long.
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in Admission, a movie about
the surprising detours we encounter on the road to happiness. Straight-laced
Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Fey) is caught off-guard
when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her
former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman (Rudd). Pressman has
surmised that Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), his gifted yet very unconventional student,
might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.
Soon, Portia finds herself bending the rules for Jeremiah, putting at risk the
life she thought she always wanted -- but in the process finding her way to a
surprising and exhilarating life and romance she never dreamed of
having.
This could have been a great
comedy with the talents of Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Lily Tomlin. Unfortunately,
they overloaded this movie with so much unneccesary heartstring pulling drama
that all laughs kind of go by the wayside and the movie ends up being very heavy
on the waa-waa and just kind of circles the drain for 2 hours.
I wouldn't really recommend
anyone bothering with this movie. It's really not a comedy. It's too all over
the place to be a legit drama. It really just doesn't know what it wants to be
and is a waste of your time.
An
exploration of the intrigue and perils of infidelity, Tyler Perry's Temptation
is a compelling love story that dives straight into the heart of obsessive
passion. “It's about a woman who starts to get restless in her relationship and
her choice to be with another man has a huge effect on the rest of her life,"
explains screenwriter/producer/director Tyler Perry. "She goes on a journey – in
her career and in her marriage – and she ends up in a very different place than
she expected." In a departure from his previous dramas, this explosive film
finds Perry exploring the nature of desire – and just how powerful and dangerous
a taste of the forbidden can be. "This is definitely one of the most provocative
movies – sexually and otherwise – that I've made," says the director. "There are
a lot of people who struggle in their relationships. They make bad choices about
their marriages. They get divorced. And so many of them don't step out of their
situation and really think about the consequences of what they're doing. This
movie asks, 'Are you sure you want to do this?’ It sends up a
flag."
This was pretty much another
textbook Tyler Perry movie without Madea. It's great character drama where the
small group of characters are very well developed and you are interested in
where they will go based on their decisions/actions. For awhile it was actually
less melodramatic than most of his other fare without any major incidents that
the characters had to deal with but then it kind of ended up going that way
anywho.
I would definitely recommend
this to anyone who has liked Tyler Perry's previous movies like this. It's
different in that its mostly about desire and thinking the grass is greener on
the other side instead of the usual rising above/redemption kind of
stuff.
Spring
Breakers tells the story of four sexy college girls as they plan to fund their
spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that's only the
beginning... At a motel room rager, fun reaches its legal limit and the girls
are arrested and taken to jail. Hungover and clad only in bikinis, the girls
appear before a judge but are bailed out unexpectedly by Alien (James Franco),
an infamous local thug who takes them under his wing and leads them on the
wildest Spring Break trip in history. Rough on the outside but with a soft spot
inside, Alien wins over the hearts of the young Spring Breakers, and leads them
on a Spring Break they never could have imagined.
How in the blue hell did this
movie get such raving reviews. I watched the trailer and couldn't for the life
of me understand how the reviews I was hearing were paired with this movie. I
thought maybe it was a great movie that was just pushing the 'girls gone wild"
and drug/thug angle to pull in that audience too. I was wrong. And so were all
the great reviews. It is nothing more than a "girls gone wild" and drug/thug
themed movie with James Franco playing an incredibly annoying character and the
direction, while trying to be artsy, really only accomplished being
annoying.
I wouldn't recommend anyone
checking this movie out. It was a giant turd and a complete waste of time based
on moronic critics praising it for some completely unknown reason.
