Below are my movies of the week:
November
10
Outbreak (Directed by Wolfgang Petersen) Not
sure why I decided to watch this movie but I woke up and as soon as I saw it in
my DVR I knew it was the one to watch. This movie is filled with a great cast of
characters. What makes it different from other movies filled with big name
actors is, it doesn't suck. It has a good plot along the lines of Contagion in
which it is very plausible and thus very scary to think it could happen.
Straight Outta L.A. (Directed by Ice
Cube) Growing up in Denver I've always been a Denver Broncos fan. In turn I
have also despised the L.A/Oakland Raiders and Al Davis. This ESPN 30 for 30
was interesting because while I can't stand the Raiders I was very interested
to learn about their influence on west coast rap in the late 80's. I also
didn't know where the term 'Gangster Rap' came from until seeing this.
November
12
2 Guns (Directed by Baltasar Kormákur) I
enjoyed this Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington team-up movie. It had a fun
plot with some good action. It was also very cool to see Edward James Olmos
again. It had been a few years since I saw him in a movie.
Last Vegas (Directed by Jon Turteltaub) Saw this
with my parents and while it wasn't amazing or a new classic it was still
enjoyable. I was really excited to see Kevin Kline and Morgan Freeman on
screen. I wish I could find out how much it cost to coat Michael Douglas in
makeup because it sure looked like a lot.
November
13
Speed Racer (Directed by Andy Wachowski & Lana
Wachowski) Why did it take me so long to watch this movie? From the opening
scenes this movie had me sucked in and I was a bit bummed when it was finally
over. The story was interesting but the visuals are what really had me hooked.
The Wachowski's proved yet again that they know what they are doing when it
comes to movies.
November
14
Elysium (Directed by Neill Blomkamp) This was
not the follow-up to District 9 I was hoping for from Blomkamp. District 9 was
a cool movie with a good message. This movie on the other hand was not. Matt
Damon was solid in it but the story as well as most his co-stars were lacking.
I'm not really sure what has happened to Jodie Foster but I didn't feel any
emotion towards her character except boredom.
Taken 2 (Directed by Olivier Megaton) I knew
this movie was going to be bad but it was on my DVR and I have a hard time
deleting stuff that I haven't watched. The only thing I can say about this
movie is I would never want to travel with Liam Neeson's character. He just
invited danger it seems and unbelievable action too.
November
15
Lockout (2012) (Directed by James Mather &
Stephen St. Leger) Not sure how I ended up watching two movies in a row where
Maggie Grace was in danger but I did. This movie was almost as hard to watch as
Taken 2 was. I think I have an idea what the producers and directors were going
for but it didn't happen in the end. This movie has the worst and most unbelievable
re-entry from space scene I have ever seen. If that wasn't bad enough the last
5 minutes of the movie wraps up the sub-plot of the movie with maybe 5 lines of
dialogue and lots of cut scenes.
Big (Directed by Penny Marshall) This is
another favorite from my childhood that I always enjoy watching. I don't know
anyone that doesn't enjoy this Tom Hanks film. Whether it is the giant piano
scene or jumping on a trampoline in your living room this movie shows the fun
things kids want to do but their parents don't usually allow them to do.
November
16
The World's End (Directed by Edgar Wright) I was
really looking forward to this movie because of how much I enjoyed the first
two movies in the trilogy, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Sadly I was
disappointed with how this movie turned out. It was a cool concept but it never
seemed to fully come together and the ending made no sense at all.
Cliffhanger (Directed by Renny Harlin) I felt like
watching a cheesy action movie while cleaning house and I picked this one. The
sad part is I didn't get a lot of cleaning done because I kept stopping to
watch Sly climb cliffs while kicking ass and taking names.
Jedi Junkies (Directed by Mark Edlitz) The one thing
that I remember most about this documentary about Star Wars fans was Olivia
Munn offering a guy the chance to feel her boobs since she thinks he's never
come close to doing so. This wasn't the best documentary I have ever seen but
it also wasn't the worst. I had no clue how many different fan films for Star
Wars were out there.
Movies Watched: 493
Movies To Go for 2.0: 7
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