Bill & Ted Face The Music

 

 When we last met Bill and Ted they were time-traveling teenagers trying to pass history class and win the battle of the bands. Once prophesized to save the universe with their rock and roll, middle age and the responsibilities of family have caught up with these two best friends who have not yet fulfilled their destiny. They’ve written thousands of tunes, but they have yet to write a good one, much less the greatest song ever written. With the fabric of time and space tearing around them, a visitor from the future warns our heroes that only their song can save life as we know it. Out of luck and fresh out of inspiration, Bill and Ted set out on a time travel adventure to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe as we know it. Together with the aid of their daughters, a new crop of historical figures, and some sympathetic music legends, Bill and Ted find much, much more than just a song.

Talk about an incredibly long wait for a sequel.  When I was a kid - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was one of my favorite movie.  Great movie?  No - of course not.  It was just a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed.  The sequel was a decent watch but nowhere near as enjoyable as the first one.   This movie was incredibly stupid but it really didn't take itself seriously at all and that ended up making it enjoyable even though it really was a bad movie.

I would still recommend people checking this out who were fans of the first two and the characters.   Besides - let's be honest . . . . . what other movies are out there to watch?

The Tax Collector

 

David and Creeper work as “tax collectors” for a crime lord named Wizard, collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs. But when Wizard’s old rival returns to Los Angeles from Mexico, his entire business is upended, and David finds himself desperate to protect what matters most to him — his family.

This was another great and gritty David Ayer movie.  I've always been a fan of his movies and this one was no different.  It was also great to see Shia LaBeouf show those acting chops that I totally thought were going to bring him to next level years back before he fell off the rails.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It's a well done, tight and pretty intense watch that is more than worth the 90 minute running time.