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From Walt Disney Animation Studios, comes Big Hero 6, an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit), a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada (voice of Ryan Potter). When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo and catapults Hiro into the midst of danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago (voice of Jamie Chung), neatnik Wasabi (voice of Damon Wayans Jr.), chemistry whiz Honey Lemon (voice of Genesis Rodriguez) and fanboy Fred (voice of T.J. Miller). Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called Big Hero 6.
This movie was A LOT of fun. The story dealt with a bunch of different emotions. The action and animation were great. The characters were all well developed. This movie was a really great watch for both kids and adults and would have been so without all the laughs. But the laughs took this movie to a whole other level that I didn't expect at all. There is a good 10-15 minutes in this movie where Baymax's battery was dying that might honestly be the funniest scene I have ever seen in a movie. I was crying from laughing. Words do no justice.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. It was very well done all around and Baymax should end up becoming another classic Disney character.
Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business in Horrible Bosses 2. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.
I loved the first movie and thought it was one of the more underrated comedies to come out the last couple of years. This sequel was pretty much more of the same. The casting makes this movie just like the original. The chemistry between the three leads is amazing and just makes their friendships so believable and hilarious. Mix in the return of Jennifer Aniston in her most different role ever and random scenes with Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx and you get plenty of laughs throughout.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. It's got lots of laughs and anyone that liked the first one will like this too.
Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young man's life. Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink of both his ability-and his sanity.
Wow! This was amazing acting by both JK Simmons and Miles Teller. You know what you are going to get with JK Simmons and he was phenomenal in this. He was absolutely vicious yet you find yourself glued to his every action and word. Miles Teller continues to develop into one of, if not the, best up and coming actors in Hollywood. This kid, who has been so great at comedy to date, left all the laughs out of this one and performed on the same excellent level as Simmons. The back and forth between them as the movie progressed was amazing.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. Both of these actors should get acknowledged with award nominations and this movie will probably go down as the best kept secret of 2014.
Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni, the music world's latest superstar. But not all is what it seems, and the pressures of fame have Noni on the edge - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them who urge them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance. But it is ultimately Kaz's love that gives Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
This was a good love story and different due to the careers that these two have. And with how much spotlight is put on the lives of music superstars, it was a good portrayal into all of that. There just wasn't enough of a hook to really keep me locked in to the movie and what not.
I wouldn't really recommend people checking this out. At least not at movie theater prices and stuff. This is more of a catch on tv type of show when you are just taking it easy and have time.
Birdman or "The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance" is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.
This was a great movie. Actually, let me backtrack for a second. This is not remotely the "mainstream" audience type movie that it ended up getting pushed at. This is an artsy film that is a textbook example to be used in filmmaking classes and what not. Taking it for that - it is a great movie. The actors do great (how could you go wrong with Edward Norton and Emma Stone) and it was awesome to see Michael Keaton in this especially being reminded of the satire of him having played Batman so long ago. The filming style of the movie with it being a single motion camera following the cast around through the backstage area provided such a hook to this and really captured the craziness that goes on with the sort of stage show that they were doing.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out as long as you don't go into it thinking you are going to see a basic Hollywood drama. It's both bigger than that and smaller than that at the same time.
Starring Eddie Redmayne (Les Misérables) and Felicity Jones (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen," by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (Man on Wire).
This movie featured extraordinary acting across the board. Both of these young actors in the lead are worthy of Academy Awards. The direction was also phenomenal and the telling of the story and the progression of his disease and their lives together is perfectly paced and keeps your attention even if you are aware of how it will all play out.
I would definitely recommend that everyone check this movie out. It is definitely one of the better movies to come out this year and is going to be a leading contender for many awards by the time they are all said and done.
In the The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show 'Skylark Tonight.' When they discover that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the most unlikely candidates, to 'take out' Kim Jong-un.
I'm going to leave my political thoughts about the making of this movie and all the chaos that has ensued over the last month out of the review. The only thing I will say is that it is things like this movie and the marketing of it that make the rest of the world hate the U.S. Moving on - the movie in itself was actually pretty funny. James Franco was great as the over the top personality and I usually don't like him all that much. The banter between him and all other characters made the movie.
I am torn on recommending the movie. On one hand it was very funny. But on the other hand this is a movie that has contributed to all sorts of controversy, propaganda and self-righteousness that I find frustrating and annoying as hell. Why couldn't they have just used a made up world leader with a similar name and appearance? Foolish.
In St. Vincent, Maggie (McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver (Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper named Daka (Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine – the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart.
This was a great movie. Formula in every way. You are totally aware of where this movie is going to end up and the bumps in the road it will hit on the way there. That being said - it is still beyond enjoyable because of the performances across the board. Bill Murray finally returns to a straight up comedic role and plays his character to perfection. The kid actor was also awesome and the chemistry between the two really made the movie special and made the ending the type of source material that is the definition of causing happy tears.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. Very enjoyable and filled with great laughs throughout.
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their signature roles as Lloyd and Harry in the sequel to the smash hit that took the physical comedy and kicked it in the nuts: Dumb and Dumber To. The original film’s directors, Peter and Bobby Farrelly, take Lloyd and Harry on a road trip to find a child Harry never knew he had and the responsibility neither should ever, ever be given.
I tried to keep my expectations low for this movie. It's pretty much 15-20 years too late and the opportunity to make this anywhere near the level of the original expired a long time ago. There were parts of the trailer that cracked me up and I hoped that they wouldn't be the funniest parts of the movie but they were. There were still some laughs scattered in it but nowhere near enough and the movie was a major disappointment.
Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this movie. It was nothing but a lame attempt at catching the hilarity from a 20 year old movie. Not worth the time or money.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.
This was based on a very popular kids book that I used to use in preschool to teach kids about how things can always get better. The book was short and to the point and happily so was this movie. The premise is pretty simple. The family is developed appropriately and quickly and we follow them through their day. Plenty of laughs. Plenty of happy feelings. This movie is a perfect family movie.
I would definitely recommend people checking this one out. It's a nice, quick and very enjoyable trip to the theaters.
Nightcrawler is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling -- where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou thrives. In the breakneck, ceaseless search for footage, he becomes the star of his own story.
This was a well done creepy movie that wasn't technically scary. It was creepy in the sense that there was just something seriously off with Jake Gyllenthal's character. His delivery, mannerisms and decision making process were all disturbing on so many levels. The performance was so good that you basically couldn't take your eyes off him no matter what he was doing on the screen.
I would definitely recommend people checking this one out. It's a great psychological thriller and Jake Gyllenthal's performance was Oscar worthy.
Addicted is a sexy and provocative thriller about desire and the dangers of indiscretion. Successful businesswoman Zoe Reynard (Sharon Leal) appears to have attained it all – the dream husband she loves (Boris Kodjoe), two wonderful children and a flourishing career. As perfect as everything appears from the outside, Zoe is still drawn to temptations she cannot escape or resist. As she pursues a secretive life, Zoe finds herself risking it all when she heads down a perilous path she may not survive.
This movie started off like a really good and sexy affair movie. It reminded me a lot of Unfaithful from a few years back. Unfortunately, about halfway through it switched the focus over to the sex addiction focus and the character's spiral out of control. It lost a lot of the hook that it had set up for the first half.
I would somewhat recommend people checking this out. It wasn't horrible but it did lose my interest with the focus switch.
Almost an entire century after the world's first cinematic introduction to Dracula placed audiences under his haunting spell, the studio that pioneered the genre reawakens one of legend's most captivating figures in an action-adventure that heralds a pulse-pounding rebirth of the age of monsters. Evans transforms from the cursed man history knows as Vlad the Impaler to an all-powerful creature of the night in Universal Pictures' Dracula Untold, the origin story of the alluring immortal we have come to fear as the sun sets: Dracula.
This was a very different take on the story of Dracula. And just for that alone it was an enjoyable movie and worthy watch. I like Luke Evans a lot and I think he was perfectly cast here. It was a very fresh take seeing Dracula not necessarily just be the vampire version that we are familiar with. The action scenes were good and the movie had such a better dramatic part than I expected.
I'd recommend people checking this out. It is not just another silly Dracula movie like I expected. It's a legit movie with a great telling of the start to Dracula.
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the assassin genre.
This was an enjoyable, short, simple badass movie. It wastes no time getting started and they do a good job of building the John Wick character just through people's reactions to hearing his name. The fight scenes were great. There was plenty of action and very little talking for Keanu Reeves. This is basically a solid throwback to 80s/90s action movies.
I would recommend anyone who was interested in this from the commercials check it out. It will be exactly what you expect and I thought it was pretty enjoyable.
Ouija follows a group of friends who must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.
This was pretty much your run of the mill horror movie. Slow build up of stories where something happens to members of a group of friends one by one. There were some good sight gags to make you jump but there really wasn't much else to this movie. It actually felt like it dragged a lot for a 90 minute movie.
I wouldn't really recommend anyone checking this out. It's not the worst horror movie but it really wasn't that good either.
