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Iron Man
3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy
whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at
his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible.
This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the
wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and
instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark
discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man
make the suit or does the suit make the man?
This was
a great movie for a third installment and a change of directors. Honestly, I
liked it a lot more than Iron Man 2. The second one was a fun movie to watch
but it was basically just a continuation of the story from the first one with a
cooler villain. There was a definite lack of story substance. This movie had a
lot more of that and built great off of The Avengers. The continuity that
Marvel has created where that timeline is a vital part of this movie and what
Tony Stark is going through is awesome. I also liked that they pretty much took
him out of the suit for most of this movie. All of the action was still great
and there was plenty of Iron Man battle scenes, but it was a great change of
pace to see him have to get through stuff without being able to use the suit.
As always, Robert Downey Jr's wit/delivery stole the show and this movie was
downright hilarious at times. His reaction to a sad boy that he meets in this
movie might be one of the out of the blue funniest one liners ever. There was
one part of the movie that was equal parts impressive, disappointing and comical
all at the same time. I can't go too much into it without ruining it but it has
to do with the villain Mandarin. The only knock I can make against this movie
would be the partial disappointment regarding that, but it was still very
impressively done/marketed and provided some of the huge laughs in the movie.
I would absolutely recommend everyone check this bad
boy out. It's another phenomenal entry in the Marvel universe.
In an America wracked by
crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour
period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal.
The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's one night when the
citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued
by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of
who they will become when a stranger comes knocking. When an intruder breaks into
James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he
begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up
to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the
night without turning into the monsters from whom they
hide.
This was one of the cleverest
(albeit creepy) premises for a "horror" movie in a while. I remember thinking
holy $hit when I first saw the trailer. The movie definitely delivered on the
premise. This was not just a horror movie. It had very heavy
political/psychological themes throughout that at times worked out awesomely
with the scary parts but at other times (unfortunately towards the end of the
movie) kind of held the movie back from committing one way or the other. Not
sure if that makes sense. At times you were totally engrossed in the
political/psychological stuff but at others you were totally wrapped up in the
defend your house/family at any costs angle and you just wanted it to be a
straight up payback type of movie. I can't really go into too much more detail
without blatantly telling you what happens but I was a little put off by the end
of the movie because I had chosen in my head what way I wanted the movie to go
and it didn't go that way.
I would definitely recommend
anyone who was intrigued by the trailer going to check out this movie. I did
enjoy it very much even though I didn't like the last 5-10 minutes. There was
good creepyness and covered all the different angles of looking at the situation
that the premise presented evenly.
The
story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses
the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and
governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.I had
tried to keep my expectations realistic for this movie and I don't know how much
that played a part in my enjoyment level of the movie but I liked this movie
alot. When I saw that it was a zombie movie that was rated PG-13, I figured
that it would be decent at best. Not that I'm a gore junkie but how can you
have a zombie movie with no blood/violence. Answer . . . . . World War Z. They
managed to do alot of the zombie attacks from far away or in such a sped up
manner that you ended up completely enthralled in what was going on without even
realizing that there was no graphic violence. Hell, someone even got their hand
cut off and you felt the power of all that without actually having to see it
happen. It was great that they could still have you sitting on the edge of your
seat without all the over the top shock value of showing you it. And the best
part of the movie was the pacing. They started right off with the whole zombie
infection and every time you would think that it would get all slowed down with
too much dialogue some crazy scene would unfold again to get you sitting back on
the edge of your seat.I very
strongly recommend people checking this out. It was a great movie and a hell of
a ride.
In
the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the
crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations
and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt
to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to
justice. As
our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be
challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the
only family Kirk has left: his crew.JJ Abrams
is clearly a genius. Never throughout my childhood did I think I would put
these words in writing . . . . . Star Trek Into Darkness is bad a$$!!!
Seriously, I was never a fan of Star Trek. I watched them because they were
there. I was and will always be all about Star Wars. Yet - JJ Abrams comes
along and puts out the amazing relaunch of Star Trek a couple years ago with a
greatly cast group of non-big Hollywood names. Then comes this amazing action
movie with TONS of laughs sprinkled in due to the banter between the characters
and I'm now officially hooked. This was an awesome summer blockbuster movie.
The cast continued to be awesome in their roles from the original JJ Abrams
entry. And when you want to talk about breakout performances - the dude that
plays the bad guy (I won't give away who he is but I will say I actually cheered
out loud when it was revealed), Benedict Cumberbatch, was amazing every time he
was on screen. This guy is like Michael Fassbender was as he broke out a few
years ago. I completely recommend people checking this movie
out. As of now - it is my favorite movie of the year. Still can't get over
that. A Star Trek movie is my favorite move of the year so far. If my teenage
self could travel into the future - I would kick my elder self's a$$.
Sparks
fly in the Hamptons when "regular guy" Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) crashes the
preppy Peeples family reunion to ask for their precious daughter Grace's (Kerry
Washington) hand in marriage. Wade might be a fish out of water among this
picture-perfect East Coast clan always trying to keep up appearances, but he's
not about to let himself sink. Instead, in a wild weekend of fun, dysfunction
and hilarious surprises, Wade is about to discover there's room for all kinds of
Peeples in this family, no matter their differences. Writer and first-time
director Tina Gordon Chism (writer of "Drumline") joins forces with Tyler Perry
to present a laugh-out-loud look at the family ties that freak us out... but
bind us together with love.
Hate
to review this so bluntly, but this movie is literally a black version of Meet
The Parents. Same father/daughter stuff. Same boyfriend/dad stuff. Same
family member hijinks. I like Craig Robinson so the movie was somewhat
entertaining. There were some decent laughs here and there. Would have been
funnier if it wasn't a carbon copy of Meet The Parents.
I
wouldn't necessarily recommend anyone rushing to see this. There are much
better movies out there. You can just watch any of the Meet The Parents movies
for free and wait for this one to show up on tv.
Now
You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four
Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four
Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders
during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while
staying one step ahead of the law.This was a very smart and fun
movie. They also waste no time getting right into things. They took just
enough time for a little character introduction/development and then took off
running. The build up of each magic show/heist got better and better. The
chemistry between The Four Horsemen and the FBI chasing them was perfect. I
can't really go into too much detail without giving stuff away so I won't, but
the ads referring to this as a modern day Ocean's Eleven are very
accurate.I enjoyed this movie alot and
actually wanted to watch it again to see if I pick up on more stuff. I would
definitely recommend that people check this movie out.
