Movie #17:
THOR 2 (Wed. Dec.04.2013)
Chris Hemsworth is a God! Just look at that body of his.... DAMN!!! All the co-stars from the film looked amazing. From Natalie Portman to Zachary Levi, everyone did a fantastic job portraying their respective characters. Kat Dennings was amazing like always, she always offers great comedic timing in everything she does, hello have you seen her show 2 Broke Girls!!!
The movie had everything from comedy to tragedy, as it should. The score to the movie was great as well. I can't wait to see The Avengers 2 and Thor 3 and Guardians of the Galaxy. Action movies like this are always great to watch over and over again.
I'm going to be honest though, this movie didn't have the same gravitas as it predecessor THOR and THE AVENGERS. It just didn't have as much chilling and thrilling scenes, what I mean is I didn't experience the "spine tingling" feeling that I am used to getting when watching a great action movie. But hey this is just my opinion of the film.
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Monday, April 21, 2014
PRISONERS
Movie #16:
PRISONERS (Sun.Sept.29.2013)
The movie stars Hugh Jackman (X-Men Series) and the uber hot and talented Jake Gyllenhaal (End of Watch). The movie is about a man, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), whose daughter, Anna, has been kidnapped along with her best friend Joy Birch, on Thanksgiving Day. Along with Joy's father, Franklin Birch, Keller had to deal with the police letting the kidnapper, Alex Jones (Paul Dano), go free. Based on a lack of evidence against him. But all was not lost because he was still a valid suspect in the investigation, but that didn't really "sit" well with Mr. Dover.
And so the movie deals with a very important "What If" issue. As in what would happen when a father like Keller Dover would take the law in to his own hands, instead of the police detective's, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal). The kidnapping of the little girls takes a toll on everyone, including the detective's. Detective Loki doesn't want the girls to die even more than the parents do and not because of ambition and a perfect "closed cases" record but because he actually cares, he's just not as emotional about it, because he keeps it in.
All the performances were outstanding in this film. It was shot wonderfully. There was little to no score in this movie, which was perfect because it was a nicely made independent thriller, it didn't need to have a hyped up score to go along with the movie's theme. The movie itself is very engrossing. Lots of twists and turns along the way which every great thriller should have in store. The movie had a great subject matter to ask: "What would you do?"
This is a spectacular film. Two thumbs up!!!
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PRISONERS (Sun.Sept.29.2013)
The movie stars Hugh Jackman (X-Men Series) and the uber hot and talented Jake Gyllenhaal (End of Watch). The movie is about a man, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), whose daughter, Anna, has been kidnapped along with her best friend Joy Birch, on Thanksgiving Day. Along with Joy's father, Franklin Birch, Keller had to deal with the police letting the kidnapper, Alex Jones (Paul Dano), go free. Based on a lack of evidence against him. But all was not lost because he was still a valid suspect in the investigation, but that didn't really "sit" well with Mr. Dover.
And so the movie deals with a very important "What If" issue. As in what would happen when a father like Keller Dover would take the law in to his own hands, instead of the police detective's, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal). The kidnapping of the little girls takes a toll on everyone, including the detective's. Detective Loki doesn't want the girls to die even more than the parents do and not because of ambition and a perfect "closed cases" record but because he actually cares, he's just not as emotional about it, because he keeps it in.
All the performances were outstanding in this film. It was shot wonderfully. There was little to no score in this movie, which was perfect because it was a nicely made independent thriller, it didn't need to have a hyped up score to go along with the movie's theme. The movie itself is very engrossing. Lots of twists and turns along the way which every great thriller should have in store. The movie had a great subject matter to ask: "What would you do?"
This is a spectacular film. Two thumbs up!!!
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GROWN UPS 2
Movie #15:
Grown Ups 2 (Sun. July.28.2013)
This movie is far better than the first one though some say it tanked but I don't care what other people say. When it come to sequels the only ones that work are comedy: The Hangover and action: X-Men.
Grown Ups 2 has way more outrageous moments in it than the first one, like the giant moose is the house. At least I think it was a moose it could have been something else entirely. The movie itself is like a big SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE REUNION, LOL!!!
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Grown Ups 2 (Sun. July.28.2013)
This movie is far better than the first one though some say it tanked but I don't care what other people say. When it come to sequels the only ones that work are comedy: The Hangover and action: X-Men.
Grown Ups 2 has way more outrageous moments in it than the first one, like the giant moose is the house. At least I think it was a moose it could have been something else entirely. The movie itself is like a big SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE REUNION, LOL!!!
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