Okay, next up I have three movies that are still in theaters. Hooray for being current!
1. Contagion
No surprise here, this was really good. It had a complicated story and plot and was really riveting. It moved quickly and slowly at the same time, and had a good balance of mystery and thriller. I was worried that the star studded cast would throw off the story, but each of them shared the action, which allowed you to forget their stardom. This movie made me nervous. It was incredibly scary how quickly this situation could come to fruition and how quickly germs and information spread. I really liked it, even though it made me nervous. I definitely recommend it, just don't watch it when you are sick, it will play mind games with you.
2. Apollo 18
This was terrible. I didn't know going into it that it was going to be terrible. But it was. The premise wasn't that bad: there is a mission to the moon with astronauts that no one knows about, and they never return. The flaw was that there were this killing stone crab rock things (spoiler alert) that end up being the villain. The problem was that all through the movie you said to yourself....wait, what? There were numerous times during it that I said, "oh hell no!" and decided that was the point in time I would have headed straight back to earth. Don't see this. Or if you do, make up a drinking game or something for it.
3. Seven Days in Utopia
This movie was about a Texas golfer who looses his game and goes to a hillbilly town and manages to get it back. It was a really sweet story, and made me love golf even more than I already do. The ending was really cheesy. Consider yourself warned. But this one definitely leaves you with a positive message and reflecting on the path your own life is taking. I appreciated the message, and that he ends his story at the tournament I interned with. I don't want to get sappy, but it made me miss the Valero Texas Open family and experience, and the beautiful golf courses in the Texas Hill Country. I would recommend it, definitely if you need a movie for a family get together or a conservative group.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
In My Netlfix Queue:
So, now that I am wonderfully unemployed, I have a lot of time on my hands. So, I will be working through my netflix queue. These movies aren't throwbacks, but aren't new releases either. They fall in that no mans land of movies we don't know what to do with.
1) Defiance
I was really pleasantly surprised by this. Its a true story about a some Jewish brothers who take to the woods in Belarus to hid from the Nazis during WWII. It features Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber as the two older brothers, Tuvia and Zus. I thought this film moved kind of slowly, and I was never really sure what was going to happen. But it was incredible to see how the brothers worked together (and apart) in order to survive. The end of the movie was absolutely incredible, I don't want to give anything away, but I was very impressed. I really like Daniel Craig, and I thought this showed a different side of him, and I really enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend adding this one to your queue!
2) Taking Woodstock
Again, I didn't know what to expect with this movie. Dimitri Martin is the main character, and turns out to be much different than what I expected. He is a failing artist and designer who has to move back home to his parents' run-down motel in the Catskills. He hears about this group, Woodstock, Inc. and offers them a permit for their festival and lodging at his parents' motel. I thought it was an interesting take on remembering Woodstock, and they did an incredible job of visually recreating it. It made me really sad that I was born in 1988, and not 1958. The story was really interesting, and allowed for a genuine look into the making of Woodstock as well as a sort of coming of age tale for Martin's character. I liked it. Be warned; there's a lot of naked people, drugs, and strange shit in this one.
1) Defiance
I was really pleasantly surprised by this. Its a true story about a some Jewish brothers who take to the woods in Belarus to hid from the Nazis during WWII. It features Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber as the two older brothers, Tuvia and Zus. I thought this film moved kind of slowly, and I was never really sure what was going to happen. But it was incredible to see how the brothers worked together (and apart) in order to survive. The end of the movie was absolutely incredible, I don't want to give anything away, but I was very impressed. I really like Daniel Craig, and I thought this showed a different side of him, and I really enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend adding this one to your queue!
2) Taking Woodstock
Again, I didn't know what to expect with this movie. Dimitri Martin is the main character, and turns out to be much different than what I expected. He is a failing artist and designer who has to move back home to his parents' run-down motel in the Catskills. He hears about this group, Woodstock, Inc. and offers them a permit for their festival and lodging at his parents' motel. I thought it was an interesting take on remembering Woodstock, and they did an incredible job of visually recreating it. It made me really sad that I was born in 1988, and not 1958. The story was really interesting, and allowed for a genuine look into the making of Woodstock as well as a sort of coming of age tale for Martin's character. I liked it. Be warned; there's a lot of naked people, drugs, and strange shit in this one.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
In Theaters NOW!
I'm actually almost timely for once!
1) Horrible Bosses
SO FUNNY! GO SEE IT! Again, I'm obsessed with Jason Sudeikis (I'm a sucker for good hair and weird last names, obviously) and he was so freaking funny in this. I want to see it again because there are definitely some awesome one liners, and it was just really funny. Charlie Day is awesome, I'm excited to see what else he does. GO SEE IT!
2) Captain America
This was absolutely amazing. If they don't win an Oscar for sound-mixing, the Academy is on crack. The movie was really well done, and the acting was incredible. It was a bit cheese ball in the beginning because Chris Evans is just so scrawny and desperate to be a hero, but it gets better as it goes on. By far one of my favorite from the MARVEL team, and I'm really excited for their next project The Avengers (looks amazinggg). I am continually impressed at this studio's ability to make traditional comics incredibly interesting, succinct, and fun. Good job, keep it up. Chris Evans did an incredible job, I loved his transformation and the story line relating it to actual events at that time was great. It was just great, I liked it a lot. Go see it; be an American.
3) Cowboys and Aliens
This was great! I didn't really know what to expect going in, if it was going to be serious or just a big fat joke. It was really well done, and I loved Daniel Craig in it-playing a bad ass as usual. Harrison Ford was excellent too, and the rest of the cast did a great job. The storyline was incredibly inventive and well thought out, and not even that hard to believe. Made perfect sense to me. It was a little scary at times, and a little strange, but it really was good. I liked it a lot. People clapped at the end, which is always a good sign.
4) Smurfs
I was pleasantly surprised by this, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The smurfs actually were pretty cute and funny, and I am starting to really like Neil Patrick Harris. It was a pretty predictable story line; except for them being super mean to the poor clumsy one. Not even fair; its not his fault! The acting was mediocre, but it had to be incredibly hard to act and interact with nonexistent costars. I wouldn't pay $11.50 or whatever for this one, wait for RedBox.
1) Horrible Bosses
SO FUNNY! GO SEE IT! Again, I'm obsessed with Jason Sudeikis (I'm a sucker for good hair and weird last names, obviously) and he was so freaking funny in this. I want to see it again because there are definitely some awesome one liners, and it was just really funny. Charlie Day is awesome, I'm excited to see what else he does. GO SEE IT!
2) Captain America
This was absolutely amazing. If they don't win an Oscar for sound-mixing, the Academy is on crack. The movie was really well done, and the acting was incredible. It was a bit cheese ball in the beginning because Chris Evans is just so scrawny and desperate to be a hero, but it gets better as it goes on. By far one of my favorite from the MARVEL team, and I'm really excited for their next project The Avengers (looks amazinggg). I am continually impressed at this studio's ability to make traditional comics incredibly interesting, succinct, and fun. Good job, keep it up. Chris Evans did an incredible job, I loved his transformation and the story line relating it to actual events at that time was great. It was just great, I liked it a lot. Go see it; be an American.
3) Cowboys and Aliens
This was great! I didn't really know what to expect going in, if it was going to be serious or just a big fat joke. It was really well done, and I loved Daniel Craig in it-playing a bad ass as usual. Harrison Ford was excellent too, and the rest of the cast did a great job. The storyline was incredibly inventive and well thought out, and not even that hard to believe. Made perfect sense to me. It was a little scary at times, and a little strange, but it really was good. I liked it a lot. People clapped at the end, which is always a good sign.
4) Smurfs
I was pleasantly surprised by this, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The smurfs actually were pretty cute and funny, and I am starting to really like Neil Patrick Harris. It was a pretty predictable story line; except for them being super mean to the poor clumsy one. Not even fair; its not his fault! The acting was mediocre, but it had to be incredibly hard to act and interact with nonexistent costars. I wouldn't pay $11.50 or whatever for this one, wait for RedBox.
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