Below are my movies of the week:
June
23
Captain Ron (Directed by Thom E. Eberhardt) Another
oldie but a goodie from my childhood. Bumbling family man inherits a yacht and
needs to get it to Miami to sell it. Well, being from Chicago he doesn't know
how to sail so enter Captain Ron who might be the worst yet sweetest boat
captain you'll ever meet. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong. But in
the end everything works out, who could have guessed. When I was growing up
this was one of my dad’s favorite movies.
Drive Angry (Directed by Patrick Lussier) This
movie is not to be taken seriously at all. Once you do that it is a fun
throwback action movie. Nic Cage is hit and miss at times but I thought this
was a hit for him. Reminds me of classic revenge movies from so many years ago.
I enjoyed the supporting cast that helped fill the movie, especially Amber
Heard.
Star Trek: First Contact (Directed by
Jonathan Frakes) I was never a big fan of the Star Trek TV show, even The Next
Generation. But I am a fan of this movie. I like the Time Travel aspect and the
cast as a whole.
Planet Hulk (Directed by Sam Liu) Marvel really
needs to work on their animated films. The animation and storyline were lacking
big time. I had hoped the more recent animated Marvel movies would be better
but I was mistaken.
June
24
Source Code (Directed by Duncan Jones) Fun
technology oriented action movie about a former soldier being sent back in time
to the same 8 minutes over and over again to stop a terrorist attack. The fact
that Michelle Monaghan was in it made it that much better.
June
26
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Directed by
Doug Liman) The film that broke up Jennifer Aniston's marriage is a kick ass
adventure from beginning to end. Seeing Brad and Angelina go from trying to
kill one another to competing for the best kills is always fun to watch.
June
27
Finding Nemo (Directed by Andrew Stanton & Lee
Unkrich) Finding Nemo is one of Pixar's best films and shows how creativie they
can be. I wish the current Pixar would take a cue from the past and put more
effort in to their movies instead of going for cheap sequels.
Gone (Directed by Heitor Dhalia) I liked the
concept of this movie, a girl who was kidnapped now hunts down for the
kidnapper after he takes her sister. I didn't like the movie in general though.
June
28
Point Break (Directed by Kathryn Bigelow) Classic,
plain and simple! If you haven't seen this movie and are an action junkie then
go check it out NOW! Swayze, Reeves and Busey all deliver in this presidential
surfer flick.
June
29
White House Down (Directed by Roland Emmerich) I've
talked bad about Emmerich in the past but White House Down is the best thing he
has done since Independence Day. Lots of action and explosions along with just
enough cheesy humor to round it out. Channing Tatum has come a very long way
from Step Up to be a legit action star.
The Italian Job (1969) (Directed by Peter
Collinson) This movie confused me so much. I know what it is about but I could
never figure how who the different characters were and what the hell was going
on in the prison. Plus it just ends with them hanging over a cliff.
Horrible Bosses (Directed by Seth Gordon) A
couple years ago I made the mistake of choosing to see Hangover 2 instead of
Horrible Bosses. I still regret that decision. This movie is hilarious as each
boss has their own evil traits. This was the first movie in a long time that I
liked Jennifer Aniston in. It was nice to see her get away from her old
"Friends" persona.
Movies Watched: 296
Movies To Go: 69
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