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Transformers: Age of Extinction is the fourth film in director Michael Bay’s global blockbuster franchise. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, T. J. Miller, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Titus Welliver star. The film begins after an epic battle that left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history… while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans, Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world.
I will try to be positive about this movie first. The action was great. It was actually better than the last two because it wasn't so over the top with so much going on that you couldn't really tell what was happening at times. The effects continue to evolve and are top notch. There is a new way that the man made Transformers morph back and forth in this particle spray thing that was pretty bad ass. Mark Wahlberg was definitely a better lead than Shia LeBeouf was in the last two and Stanley Tucci was probably the best part of the movie in human form. And the Transformers story in this one wasn't as far out there as it was in the last two. Bottom line - it was definitely the best of the three sequels to the original which is still one of my favorite movies ever. I really didn't like 2 and 3 at all. Now for the negative . . . . . all the other actors outside of Wahlberg and Tucci were god awful. I mean seriously. The daughter and boyfriend thing made me look like the Undertaker with how far my eyes would roll back in my head during every one of their scenes. They made Megan Fox and whatever the girl's name from the third one look awesome. I was actually rooting for them to get killed for most of the movie. I understand that they needed to get away from the first three entries characters to move the franchise in a different direction but that meant a whole lot of blah blah character development. If you are going to take an hour of my life for that then at least make it be characters that I could remotely care about. Then there is the run time. Why in the blue hell does this movie have to be almost three hours long!?! How can you be on part 4 of a franchise and still have that kind of a running time? There was so much that could have been edited out of this. It's like nobody showed Michael Bay where the editing room was. It felt like forever and could have easily been a 1 hour and 45 minute movie.
I would somewhat recommend people checking this out. Again - I think its the best entry since the original but still light years behind it. While I do appreciate Bay making it better than the totally overdone 2 and 3, that running time was insane.
Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne lead the cast of Neighbors, a comedy about a young couple suffering from arrested development who are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby.
This was a pretty funny movie. Could it have been funnier? Yes. They decided to inject some drama into the two main frat brothers that kind of drained the movie from it's laugh track for awhile. But outside of that - this was a pretty funny movie. Its baffling to me how much I find myself enjoying the comedic version of Zac Efron more and more. Seth Rogen plays pretty much the same character just like always. But he played very well off of Rose Byrne and Zac Efron. The dance off scene was priceless.
I would recommend people checking this out even though I think it could have been funnier. I still enjoyed it alot and their was great chemistry throughout the cast.
An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
This was easily the best Godzilla rebirth with modern movie making. This was a million times better than the nonsense with Matthew Broderick a couple years back. The effects were awesome. The build up to the monsters appearing was great. The actors who were really secondary to the monsters all did a great job. And for me the best part was that the filmmakers didn't get wrapped up in too much mass destruction. Sure, cities were destroyed but it wasn't like one of the Transformers movies or Pacific Rim last year where it was just non-stop building beating. Most of the fight scenes would segway into it being shown on the news or something. By doing this, they made it so the final fight scenes still felt fresh 90 minutes after they had started. I thought that was an incredibly smart decision.
I would recommend anyone who is into these types of movies go check this out. I was trying to keep my expectations in check and they started to get pretty high, but this movie still met them as far as I was concerned.
Hazel and Gus are two extraordinary teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them – and us – on an unforgettable journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that they met and fell in love at a cancer support group. The Fault in Our Stars, based upon the number-one bestselling novel by John Green, explores the funny, thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love.
First off - the movie was beyond crushing emotionally on so many levels. It would be very difficult for even the coldest of heart to attempt to watch this with out at least getting choked up. But it was not a blatant movie that was going for the tears. This wasn't like a Nicholas Sparks book/movie. The book/movie was about how to look at the world through the eyes of those who truly value it the most. I enjoyed this movie very much. I might have actually liked the movie more than the book when I read it because of the excellent performances by all involved.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. However, it is one of the more difficult movies that anyone could ever choose to watch.
In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey's best-selling book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man," all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
This movie was pretty much just more of the same from the original. A bunch of friends, who are also mostly couples get together. Lots of laughs, battle of the sexes, relationship blah blah and growing up blah blah. There were enough laughs that the movie was enjoyable and honestly how can you go wrong with Kevin Hart at this point. Totally formula in every way but you still enjoy it as it plays out.
I'd somewhat recommend people checking this movie out. It's not a must see by any means, but you could do a lot worse.
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off assailants sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy - the Winter Soldier.Wow! This movie was awesome across the board. It's easily on par with the original Iron Man as the best Marvel movie after The Avengers. I thought this movie was so much better than the first one. I know that they wanted to stay true to the WW II era that the first one took place in but it held back from the amazing action that we've grown used to in the super hero movies. This one didn't hold back at all. The fighting was intense througout the movie and there were a couple of car chase sequences that felt Fast & Furious like. Getting past the great action - the story was very spot on with today's government and kept you so glued to the screen that you barely feel that the movie is a little more than two hours long. Captain America and Black Widow played very well off each other and The Falcon was an excellent addition to the mix. However, the Winter Soldier stole every scene that he was in and the guy was so completely badass. I would absolutely recommend everyone checking this out. It's got a great story and action galore. How did this movie open in April. This is a textbook summer blockbuster type of movie.
In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around this area to protect the rest of the city. Undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker) is determined to bring his father’s killer, Tremaine (RZA) to justice and every day is a battle against corruption. For Lino (David Belle), every day is a fight to live an honest life. Their paths never should have crossed, but when Tremaine kidnaps Lino’s girlfriend, Damien reluctantly accepts the help of the fearless ex-convict, and together they must stop a sinister plot to devastate the entire city. This movie was surprisingly more watchable than I thought it would be. I expected it to be more of a straight to dvd release that ended up getting a wide release because of Paul Walker's death and that is exactly what it was, but since I did watch this at home and not pay or go to a theater for it like I'm sure it was meant to be watched it was actually a decent watch. The action and chases were good. It was pretty much a lower budget Fast & Furious. Cheesy dialogue, acting, and characters with a quick paced and simple story filled with lots of action.
I would somewhat recommend people checking this out. Like I said - I doubt I would have liked it nearly as much if I went to theaters for this, but it was a much more enjoyable movie that I thought it would be.
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver (Costner) has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
This movie is a dictionary definition of one of those movies where you have seen the movie just by seeing the trailer. It definitely succeeded in getting me excited for this year's NFL draft and the football season to follow. It had a very real feel to how the draft day works with trades and what not and totally drove home the importance of talent evaluation on the pro football level. I wish the Jets had a guy like Sonny who didn't spend more time buying into the hype instead of really looking deep at their potential players. But besides that, the movie was really just there. And you knew how 75% of it was going to go from the trailer and you knew how the other 25% would go because it wasn't going to have the hero look bad.
I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to see this movie. Just get hyped for the draft by watching the ads for this movie and save the two hours of your life to do something else.
