Alright well I figured I can kick off my first official post by looking back at the movies I have seen so far this summer and starting there! Hope you like it, let me hear your thoughts on my reviews!...
Source Code: This movie is a real roller coaster ride as Jake Gyllenhaal is in a government operation of finding the bomber on a train. There's not much more to tell before seeing this movie because it takes so many different turns the audience will be wondering what's going on. It all comes together in the end but the ride is a good one! Vera Farmiga is Gyllenhaal's guide throughout the movie and both display superb acting. Being able to make something that cannot happen so realistic in a movie is what we see a lot nowadays but this movie takes it to a new level with its Inception quality graphics and action. A real mind bender! Grade: B+
The Hangover Part 2: One word: Insane. No one can walk out of that movie and say they hated it. The Fab Four brought their A game again and came prepared to party. Zach Galifianakis stole the show, of course, with his childish and immature remarks about everything but Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper did not disappoint either. The thing everyone commented on was how the first movie was better and this one was too much like it. Yes and No. I DID like the first movie better. This one was NOT too much like the first. It did have the same set up but I feel that this one was a lot crazier and detailed than the first. But you can't remake a classic like the first one and that is where I think everyone says it fell short. Grade: B+
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: I don't have as much to say about this movie because I didn't like it much. Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors and an icon and I feel he came up short as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth installment of the Pirates saga. It was entertaining here and there with Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruz heading up the supporting cast. The movie is based around finding the Fountain of Youth. Honestly, my favorite part of the movie was meaningless to the plot; Keith Richards portrays Jack Sparrow's weathered father and I wish he could've been in it more. Grade: C
Super 8: My opinion: best movie of 2011 so far. Super 8 kept my attention the entire time and even if you somehow manage to get distracted, the "thriller side" of this action-thriller will change that quickly. J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg should be a part of the Dream Team with the special effects and casting in this film. The movie takes place in Ohio, 1979 with a group of close friends who get caught in the train crash of the millennium. Seeing this crash first hand gives them information the kids, let alone any civilian, cannot know. With insane action sequences and some crazy surprises, you'll just be waiting to see what comes next. Perfect summer movie. Grade: A
Bad Teacher: Cameron Diaz is hot, and should have never been given a teaching license. If you have ever had a terrible teaching experience multiply it by 5 and you get Cameron Diaz. This movie had some funny parts (that can mostly be seen in the commercials) and insanely crude (but funny) remarks...but the director forgot to add a PLOT. Or a good one at least. Walking out of the theater I kept thinking how I just saw nothing but Cameron Diaz with skimpy clothing (not complaining), Justin Timberlake acting innocent, and an awesome car wash. But that's all. Bittersweet haha. Grade: C+
Larry Crowne: Putting this movie into one word: Fun. I didn't want the movie to end. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are a match made in heaven in this movie about a middle aged retail worker going back to college. With such a simple (but great) plot, it really was not what I was expecting when walking in. It took some quirky turns but in the words of the 50-somethings that was in the theater, "it was a delight." Don't expect explosions, or debauchery, or even an overload of romance. Larry Crowne is king. Grade: A-
That's all I have so far, thanks for reading. Now get to the movies!
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