Below are my movies of the week:
August
25
The Island (Directed by Michael Bay) One of
Michael Bay's better films. The storyline alone had me interested from the
start The action scenes were big budget but not over the top like his
Transformers fight scenes. It also didn't hurt that he cast the lovely and
always stunning Scarlett Johansson.
The Other Guys (Directed by Adam McKay) I have
a problem with stupid humor movies at times because the characters stupidity
leads to the humor and I don't enjoy that; having said that this movie is
hilarious. The pairing of Mark and Will is a great one. Michael Keaton as the
police captain / Bed Bath and Beyond manager was funny too.
A Bug's Life (Directed by John Lasseter & Andrew
Stanton) Early Pixar film that showed you don't have to have all A-list actors
to make a good animated film. I hadn't watched this is probably seven years but
it was still as enjoyable now as it was back then.
August
26
Chronicle (Directed by Josh Trank) As the old
comic book saying goes, "With great power comes great
responsibility." Too bad the main character in this comic book style movie
didn't live by that oath. This was a surprise favorite of mine last year. I
look forward to seeing more from Mr. Trank in the future.
August
27
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Directed by Tom
Shadyac) Who doesn't enjoy early Jim Carrey? I never watched much In Living
Color so this was my main introduction to Carrey and I have been a fan most of
the time since then. His voices and mannerisms are what make this movie great.
August
28
Mean Girls (Directed by Mark Waters) This movie
has been on my DVR for a few months and today was probably not the best day to
watch it. I was bored during most the movie and though I have liked it on
previous viewings I didn't really care for it this time.
August
29
Ice Age (Directed by Carlos Saldanha &
Chris Wedge) Dreamworks has gotten a lot better of the years with their
animated films and this was one of the movies that helped set them on the right
path. They figured out that along with good animation and a strong plot you
need to find the right mix of voices, and they did just that.
August
30
Lethal Weapon (Directed by Richard Donner) What is
with action movies in the 80's taking place right around Christmas? Both Die
Hard and Die Hard 2 followed the Christmas timeline as did Lethal Weapon. Not
your typical buddy cop action movie but a good introduction to the characters
that we would see onscreen three more times.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Directed by Chris
Columbus) Before seeing this movie after it first came out on DVD I had never
read any of the Harry Potter books. Since then I have read all of them two and
for a couple of the books three times through. This was a pretty good adaptation
from book to screen.
Bulletproof Monk (Directed by Paul Hunter) The
plot to this movie is beyond stupid but it turned out to be fun to watch in the
end. I am not sure how the studio was sold on the casting of Chow Yun-Fat &
Seann William Scott in the same movie but they were.
August
31
Toy Story 2 (Directed by John Lasseter & Ash
Brannon & Lee Unkrich) Not as good as the original but it is still better
than any other Pixar sequel to this point. I never saw this movie in theaters.
I didn't actually watch it for the first time until it was released on Blu-Ray
a few years back.
Thor (Directed by Kenneth Branagh) Before
seeing this movie I didn't really know much about the character but Marvel did
a really good job of taking a comic book character and introducing him to the
masses in this film. I am really looking forward to the sequel this fall.
56 Different Movies Watched in August. 402 Movies in 243 Days
Movies Watched: 402
Movies To Go for 2.0: 98
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