Below are my movies of the week:
January
19
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Directed by Stephen
Sommers) This movie has some major flaws but what movie about a childhood toy
doesn't? Though it has its flaws it still fun to watch and I wish they would
have been able to carry over more of the original cast to the sequel,
especially Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra.
January
20
Road Trip (Directed by Todd Phillips) This movie
came out right before I was set to graduate from High School. Two of my friends
and I even ditched out early the last day of class to go see it. There is
nothing amazing about this movie except that it is early Todd Phillips and back
then he knew how to direct a funny movie. This is also the movie that
introduced me to and made me a fan of DJ Qualls.
January
21
Sherlock 3.03: His Last Vow (Directed by Nick
Hurran) One thing I love about Sherlock is each episode is almost 90 minutes
long. One thing I hate about Sherlock is there are only three episodes in a
season. Now that the season is over I have to wait another year for more
episodes and a conclusion to the interesting cliffhanger we were left with at
the end of this episode.
Fantastic Four (Directed by Tim Story) After
the X-Men and Spider-Man but before Iron Man there was the Fantastic Four. I
thought the casting choices for the Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom were okay. I
can remember going to see this with three of my friends at Target. We got off
at 2:30 one day and decided to go see it.
January
22
Out of the Furnace (Directed by Scott Cooper) I am
surprised that this movie and Christian Bale specifically did not get any
serious consideration this award season. This might be the best performance I
have ever seen from Bale. The movie had a dark and gritty feeling which paired
well with the plot.
January
23
The Mighty Ducks (Directed by Stephen Herek) It
is hard not to enjoy this movie. No matter the kind of day I've had sitting
down and watching this favorite from my childhood makes everything so much
better. This is the only Duck Dynasty that matters.
January
24
August: Osage County (Directed by John
Wells) The family portrayed in this movie has some serious issues. They might
even make Jerry Springer blush a bit. I did not really care for Meryl Streep in
this movie because she went over the top from her first appearance on screen.
Chris Cooper and Benedict Cumberbatch were the reasons I stuck with this movie
all the way through. One interesting note about this movie is that my mom went
to high school with the director John Wells.
January
25
World War Z (Directed by Marc Forster) This was one
of my surprise favorites from last summer. I liked the new take on the super-fast
"zombies" but it also scared me because I knew I wouldn't have a shot
to survive them. I would like to see the original cut of the movie before all
the reshoots because I am sure that would explain why Matthew Fox was in the
movie.
Ghostbusters (Directed by Ivan Reitman) Thank you
Netflix for making this one of your top picks for me. There are so many quotable
moments in this movie and after just about 30 years it is still very enjoyable
to watch.
Days Watched: 25
Movies Watched: 36
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