Below are my movies of
the week:
January 27
Tropic
Thunder (Directed by Ben
Stiller) Ensemble comedy directed by Ben Stiller. Completely over the top in
its ridiculousness but still a total joy time and time again. Robert Downey Jr.
and Tom Cruise prove they know how to bring the funny.
Volcano (Directed by Mick Jackson) I think Roland
Emmerich would give 2 thumbs up to the destruction caused by the Volcano in
this movie. The second of the Volcano themed disaster movies of 1997 was less
about character development and more about total destruction.
January 28
Brave (Directed by Mark Andrews & Steve Purcell
& Brenda Chapman) Not the best Pixar movie ever made but still more
enjoyable and heartfelt then Cars 2. Story wasn't super original but I still
enjoyed the twists they threw in. It also doesn't hurt that I am a sucker for a
redhead.
D2:
The Mighty Ducks (Directed by Sam
Weisman) Pee Wee Hockey team goes to the Junior Goodwill Games and takes on the
thugs from Russia, I mean Iceland. Not as good as the original but still a
bright spot from my childhood.
January 30
In
Time (Directed by Andrew
Niccol) No One Should Be Immortal! No matter what people say I think Timberlake
is a good actor. Interesting plot where once you hit age 25 you clock
officially begins to count down. To live longer than a year you must work for
it, that is unless someone gives you a century to live.
January 31
Ready
to Rumble (Directed by Brian
Robbins) Oliver Platt does not look like a professional wrestler at all. But in
this comedy from 2000 featuring WCW wrestlers and a feisty Martin Landu he
became a World Champion. Growing up I was like the main characters in the
movie, yet I knew it was fake. It is a fun cheesy movie for longtime wrestling
fans. As a side note this movie was released when WCW was in rapid decline
popularity wise. The decline was happening so fast they actually had David
Arquette win the World Title at one point in a match.
Hotel
Transylvania (Directed by Genndy
Tartakovsky) Typical Adam Sandler comedy but this time everyone was animated. I
enjoyed the goofiness that you get with most of Sandler's movies. I can see
this becoming a series of movies just because there were so many characters and
animation allows them to do more.
February 1
The
Perks of Being a Wallflower
(Directed by Stephen Chbosky) I only know a few people that have seen this
movie but they all said I really needed to see it. They were RIGHT! This movie
wasn’t a typical High School outcast movie. This movie was full of emotion and
made you feel the isolation and loneliness that we all felt at one time or
another in High School. I cannot recommend this movie enough.
February 2
Deep
Impact (Directed by Mimi
Leder) What is with Hollywood turning out similar Disaster films in the same
year? First in 1997 it was Volcano and Dante's Peak. Then in 1998 it was Deep
Impact and Armageddon. This movie was more about the buildup to the Asteroid
coming and people dealing with the impending doom.
Groundhog
Day (Directed by Harold
Ramis) What if you had to live the same day over and over and over again? If I
was in Bill Murray's shows I probably would have done the same things he did.
Commit robbery, kidnapping, ice carving and destructive driving. I'm not so
sure I would want to learn the piano. This is one of my dad’s favorite movies
so when I watch it, it is usually with him.
Superman
vs. The Elite (Directed by Michael
Chang) This animated feature was adapted from an issue of Action Comics. At
first I wasn't too in to the movie but as it went on it became more enjoyable
and turned in to one of the better Animated Comics I've seen.
Tremors
2: Aftershocks (Directed by S. S.
Wilson & Andy Wilson) The Graboids adapt to become heat seekers in this
sequel. Cheesy special effects and bad storyline prove that they should have
stopped after the first Tremors. Sadly though, they went on to make 2-3 more
sequels after this one.
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