... Am I the only one in the world that thinks Steve Jobs was an a-hole? Why does this world worship someone who didn't really change the lives of anyone other than hipsters and Children in sweat shops in China? Anyway, this movie looks stupid, but I'll still see it.
THE SPECTACULAR NOW 8/2/13
Ladies and Gentleman, your indy romantic comedy of the summer! It looks pretty interesting, and I loved the main actor in "Rabbit Hole". Looking forward to seeing this one.
THE TO DO LIST 7/26/13
I don't think I could handle two hours of Aubrey Plaza's teen angst gag. But we'll see.
THE LEGO MOVIE 2/7/14
I can't tell if this is computer animation or stop motion... I'm hoping stop motion because that would be really impressive.
You think trailers would be released faster than they are. I'm struggling to find new ones. Hopefully next week is better.
Brad Pitt went to visit an audience for the movie at the Movie Theatre I used to work at...
I have never wanted to work there again so badly in my life than that day.
Based on the book of the same name by Max Brooks (Mel Brooks' son), "World War Z" tells the story of a man who is asked by the UN to escort a Doctor around the world to find a cure for the virus. From what I've heard, this movie is nothing like the book. But since I haven't read the book, I can not say that is a good or a bad thing. This movie starts off very fast and doesn't slow down much. From within the first five minutes it has you tensing up waiting for the zombies to pop out.
As you can see, I struggle with writing reviews about OK movies, mainly because there is little that stand out. While I did enjoy it, there isn't much to write about it. It was good. Not terrible. Not great, just good. So I apologize for this being such a lack luster review. Please forgive me.
Especially Evan, James, Kristin and Devin. I love you all.
Oh, and surprisingly Matthew Fox has a very small role in the movie. I thought that that was weird.
It's kind of cool going to see the sequels (or prequels) of the movies I loved as a kid and seeing them for the first time as an adult. It's also interesting seeing the creators of the movies reference the older movies, seeing if they reference the same stuff you remember so vividly. "Toy Story 3", along with being an emotional roller coaster, did that very well.
All the great monsters are back! But only this time, we get to see their college days! We get to see how Mike and Sully start off as enemies and become friends, and we get to see how Randall became so evil. Kicked out of the Scarer program at Monster's University, Mike and Sully team up with an unlikely team to join the Scar Olympics in effort to win a bet with the dean and win their place back in the scare program.
The one thing I loved about "Monsters Inc." was the differences between the Monster world and our own. The creator's don't miss a beat in this prequel. One of the best bits in my opinion is when the mother of one of the fraternity brothers drops them off at Monsters Inc. She tells them "I'll just wait here and listen to my tunes". Click here if you don't mind hearing the joke before seeing the movie.
I can only imagine what rebels listen to in their world.
"Monsters University" has a great cast of new and old characters voiced by great actors such as Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Charlie Day, Dave Foley, Alfred Molina and Nathan Fillion. Pixar has a way of making every single character interesting that very few studios can do. It's great to see how they all interact with one another.
It has a great message and as always has jokes for both the youngest of children and the oldest of adults. As much as I miss Pixar doing original movies, I like that they're doing sequels to some of their classics. Now we just need "A Bug's Life 2" and "The Incredibles 2"
"Monsters University" is a great movie for kids of all generations.
I love when movies that weren't released when you were a kid gives you a sense of nostalgia. When it brings back memories of you when you were the main characters age. Now, I never ran away from home, but the one thing this movie reminded me of was the sense of freedom during the summer before I went off and got myself a job. The memories of running around the woods with your best friends and just being free. I miss that.
I know that trailer doesn't show much, but it is the essence of this movie. Here's a better trailer if you'd like, but this scene just sums up the movie perfectly.
"The Kings of Summer" tells the story of three kids that run away and build a house in the woods. A quite impressive house, I might add. Tired of their parents ruling their lives, they decide to live on their own in the woods. The three bond closer together as they try to survive in the wilderness. And as always with boys, everything is fine until you throw a girl in the mix. Why can't you ladies just mind your own business? Jeez!
Backed by a veteran cast that includes Nick Offerman, Allison Brie and Megan Mullally, the three young leads really drive this movie. Especially Moises Arias who plays the uninvited and slightly terrifying comedic relief.
Why they ever trusted him with a Machete, I'll never know.
Perhaps it was out of fear.
I still have to mull it over for a few weeks before I decide for sure, but this is looking like it could be my favorite movie of the year so far. Granted, we still have 6 months left, and the last 6 months are better than the first, but this movie was good. Damn good.
Does John Travolta have something in his contract that says he need to have a weird hair and facial hair style in all of his movies? Seriously, look at his past 5 years of work. I'm glad to see Robert De Niro is still going strong. He has another movie coming out this summer called "The Family". Watch the trailer on last weeks Trailer Tuesdays.
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (11/15/13)
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill... looks like they're all swinging for the fences this year. Trying to get Leo that first Oscar! With his luck though, someone will play a homosexual or mentally challenged person, or a mentally challenged homosexual person and get it over him. He just has terrible timing.
ELYSIUM (8/9/13)
Here's a better look at what the plot is. The first was just a teaser, but this shows us more. I think it looks even better now! I love Neill Blomkamp, and I love his movies... I mean movie. Singular.... He hasn't released anything else yet. I can't wait to see this.
300: Rise of an Empire (3/7/14)
I mean... It looks a lot like the first one. And I enjoyed the first one. But we'll see. I feel that releasing it two days shy of exactly 7 years after it came out is waiting too long. Granted they waited longer for "Toy Story 3", but that's also an animated movie, and they always do well.
ONLY GOD FORGIVES (7/19/13)
This is Writer/Director Nicolas Winding Refn's follow up to his movie "Drive" also starring Ryan Gosling. "Drive" is one of the best movies of 2011. But from what I hear, Refn let the acclaim get to his head with this one. I heard it's terrible, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Also, it has the kind of cinematography that would make Kevin Bridge and Evan Woss swoon!
IN A WORLD... (9/13/13)
From what I gather, this movie is about a woman wanting to be the movie trailer voice guy... It looks interesting, but also looks like it might fall flat. But hear at Movie Mochilla we give all movies a go!
SALINGER (9/6/13)
Documentaries aren't for everyone. I personally love them, but some people can't stand the format. This looks like an intense documentary and I can't wait to see it. And if you don't like documentaries, give it a try.
THE BUTLER (8/16/13)
With a star studded cast playing the Presidents of several generations that all have one thing in common, "The Butler" appears to be one of the most inspirational movies this year has to promise. Forest Whitaker looks amazing in it, as does everyone else. I can't wait to see this movie.
That does it for this week. Sorry it's shorter than previous weeks, but I couldn't find too many interesting trailers. If you see a good trailer and want it featured next week, comment below.
For those of you who read my last post, you know I don't care for Superman. And if you read it early enough, you may have noticed I mixed up Kevin Costner and Michael Keaton. I stated Michael Keaton's name but was think of Costner's work in "Field of Dreams", "Waterworld" and "Dances with Wolves". A rookie mistake, but know that I have already flogged myself for that and hopefully it will never happen again.
"Man of Steel" is a retelling of the origins of Superman, and despite Christopher Nolan's best efforts, he didn't make me like the character anymore. Superman, in my opinion, is a dying super hero. He was great in 1938 when immortality and alien lifeforms were interesting and fun, but immortality is boring now (I apologize for how pretentious that sounded). He's too perfect.
Look at the symmetry in his face!!! He's so darn handsome!!!
Even in this, the "darker" version of Superman, he was a little goody-two-shoes. He never did anything wrong. The thing that makes great characters great is that they're not two-dimensional. They have depth. If they have a code they live by, where they will never do any wrong, something should lead them to do wrong.
SPOILER ALERT!!! DO NOT READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IF YOU HAVE YET TO SEE THE MOVIE!
Also, Clark's human father is an idiot. I don't care if the world would fear your son if they see him save a dog or you from a tornado, just let the kid save you, you stupid-head! He could have subtly saved the dog and been back before the tornado hit your car!
END OF SPOILER!
As far as Superman movies go, I thought this was the best (Yes, even better than the old ones). But, again, I hate Superman. So Superman fans might have thought differently. However, no one can deny the greatness that is Michael Shannon! He was the best part of this movie by far! Call me a terrible human being, but I connected with General Zod more than Superman. I thought his reasoning for his actions was totally and completely justified for his character.
He was just trying to save his planet. Exactly what Superman did...
And yet HE'S the bad guy!
My expectations were exactly as I thought they'd be for this movie. I thought I would like this movie except for the fact that it was about Superman.
If only it wasn't about Superman.
My Grade: B
P.S. Superman has the stupidest freaking alter-ego out of any super hero.
Arguably the most anticipated movie of the summer or year, people will be flocking to their local theatre to see "Man of Steel" around mid-night tomorrow night. I might be one of them depending on how tired I am, but not because I'm excited for the movie itself, but rather, the movie features the work of some of my favorite people in the film industry.
Christopher Nolan is writing and producing it. Zack Snyder is directing it. Hans Zimmer has conducted a fantastic score, which I have already listened to. Michael Shannon is going to be awesome, as always. Especially in a villainous role. Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner are two of the best actors in the past 30 years, regardless of their recent work. But what I don't like about the movie is what should matter most.
I hate Superman.
But... I thought everyone liked me...
Now, I know how he was created. I know he first started out as a bald headed villain by two high-school students who decided to make him a hero and he progressed from there. But this is how I imagine how it may have happened.
Two kids are playing a game of Superheroes and Villains in their back yard. One kid keeps getting the upper hand, so the other kid makes up a Superpower.
"Bang! I got you! You're dead!"
"Nuh-uh! I'm impervious to bullets!"
"I used a catapult to throw a boulder at you! You're dead!"
"Nuh-uh! I have Super Strength and I caught it!"
"You can't get me! I'm behind this building!"
"Nuh-uh! I can jump over buildings!"
"I threw you off a sky scraper!"
"Nuh-uh! But I can fly!"
"I have your ball!"
"Nuh-uh! I have the power to make you give it back! Or I'm telling my Mommy!"
And on and on! The dude has pretty much every Superpower! Nothing can hurt him except for Kryptonite which can only rich people know how to get. He is virtually immortal. That takes all suspense out of scenario.
I haven't enjoyed any Superman movie. Yes, even the originals. Couldn't even finish them. The filmmakers of them don't put enough doubt in my mind that everything will be ok. Take "The Avengers" for example. We all knew no one major would die in that movie. But they built up enough doubt in your mind that when Tony Stark went into that worm hole, you had a slight feeling that it wasn't going to end well. That's all that needs to happen. No one has gave me any doubt that Superman might not be OK.
All of this being said, If anyone is going to be able to do that with Superman, it's Christopher Nolan. That dude will kill off anyone if it makes the story better. And I love it when a movie proves my expectations wrong for the better.
I hope I'm wrong.
"Man of Steel" Officially opens up this Friday June 14th, with mid-night screenings nation wide tomorrow.
And this is still one of the Best Trailers I've ever seen. I just hate Superman so much!!!!
If you look back at movies from the past 30 years you can witness the gradual decline of practical effects and the sequential growth of CGI (Computer-generated Imagery). Some people have chosen sides in the matter and have embraced CGI completely forgetting Practical effects (I'm looking at you, George Lucas) or they have decided to stay under the rock in which they live and not geo with the ever changing technology.
Great directors realize that the area in which they should fall is in between. They need to meet half way and realize if it can be done practically and realistically, maybe it's not the best time to call your buddies at Industrial Light and Magic. CGI can be used for good, but it shouldn't be used for everything.
If you ask me, the effects looked more realistic in 1983.
I am cursed with the ability to pick out what is Computer-generated and what isn't. To me, "Avatar" just looked like a video game, albeit a very well made video game (I just vomited a little). Every time I am reminded that something is computer generated, it takes me out of the story and makes me enjoy the movie less. The transition from reality to computers should be flawless and in my mind, unless it's an animated film, there should never be a shot that is 100% CGI. Not even 90%. Unfortunately, very few movies will be like that.
I really respect a director that will do everything to make the world he is creating real and who will only use CGI as a last resort. Check out this featurette for "The Cabin in the Woods".
This is a great example of using a combination of CGI and Practical Effects. They shot each individual elevator with a real, physical thing and then used computers to put them all together into one shot. If this has been all CGI, it would have looked terrible.
I understand that some movies cannot be done without CGI. "Life of Pi", one of my favorite movies of last year, is one of them. They have been trying to make that book into a film since it was first published in 2001. But no one could figure out how to do it. Even 10 years ago, technology was not advanced enough, and no one was going to throw an actor into a boat with a full grown tiger and throw water onto the both of them. That's just crazy.
Even with all of the CGI in "Life of Pi", they still did a lot of things practically. Water effects that could have easily been done with computers were done practically. Parts of the carnivorous island were actually built. And of course, the life boat was always real.
This generation has forgotten how much can actually be done practically, if they even knew at all. Up until the 80s, computers were never used to create an image on a screen. When "Tron" came out, it was nominated for Best Costume Design and Best Sound, but not Best Visual Effects. Many people thought that it would be unfair to put the film in because they "cheated by using computers". Yet before "Tron", we saw Luke Skywalker destroy the Death Star. We saw a Great White Shark terrorize the town of Amity. We saw Roy Neary interact with with UFOs.
And there has been plenty of classic scenes after the integration of computers into film.
"Jurassic Park" is a perfect example of how CGI should be used. The only time you see a Computer-generated image is when you see the entire body of a dinosaur or if it's moving. And even then, not always.
I love watching how movies are made, and I find it so much less fascinating when the answer is "We did it all with computers". While I admire the talent it takes to create images using computers, the answer, when broken down to the very core, is always the same with computers. When things are done practically, there are always new challenges and new innovative ways to achieve different things.
The hours and hours of hard work that goes into making practical effects is simply amazing and has an amazing story. Movies with mostly CGI special effects don't have interesting stories behind them. As much as I love "Life of Pi" the behind-the-scenes featurettes are not nearly as intriguing as "Jurassic Park" or "Cabin in the Woods".
The reason I wanted to write this was the video below. And even though it will be mostly CGI, "Pacific Rim" still has this... and Guillermo del Toro reads my mind at 0:53.
This is going to be a hard review to write. I don't want to overplay it, because if I do, it might give you guys an unfair expectation of this movie. While it's hard to say this is the funniest movie I've ever seen, because comedies lose their laughter with each time you see it, I will say that this is the funniest movie I've ever reviewed. It is also the first movie in a long time that made me laugh so hard I cried... for a good two minutes.
In this apocalyptic comedy, several actors play themselves or at least the versions of themselves that TMZ might have you believe (Michael Cera). Afraid to go outside after the world falls apart, they try to keep the last bit of their civilized lives in tact while seeking refuge in James Franco's house. There, they try to figure out what the hell is going on and try to keep their friendships together.
After a slow opening with some awkward jokes, this movie takes off into the hilarity that one would expect from the trailer. It is filled with references from their own work and the actors do not hold back when poking fun at themselves. Which is always refreshing to see.
There is a lot of screaming, hand-holding and hugging. It's kind of cute.
Craig Robinson is definitely the funniest part of this movie. Rarely was there a line of his that didn't make me at least chuckle. He is the person that made me laugh so hard that I didn't stop for about two minutes and eventually started crying.
The great part about this movie is that given all of the actors in it, you just know so much of this was improvised. I'm curious to see exactly what was and wasn't improvised if they talk about it on the special features when it's released on Blu-Ray.
"This is the End" is definitely the funniest movie of the year thus far, and the funniest movie I've seen in a very long time. I can;t wait to see it again to pick up jokes I might have missed while laughing the first time around. Go see it.
There is a little gift to people who remember the late 90s before the credits.
I am very excited about this Trailer Tuesday for one reason...
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 12/13/13
I don't know about you, my faithful four readers, but I had to change my pants twelve times in those two minutes. This is already looking better than the first one, and that one was awesome! We got Lee Pace!!! I've loved him ever since "Pushing Daisys" short life on TV. Also, does anyone else agree that Martin Freeman is the perfect Bilbo? I can't wait for this movie!
THE FAMILY 9/20/13
This looks promising. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones are all great actors, and this is an interesting concept for a comedy. And Luc Besson knows how to make a movie. I think this could be good.
INSIDIOUS 2 9/13/13
Ray Brown, if you're reading this, after you're done changing your pants, answer this. Didn't his body get overtaken by a ghost at the end of the first one? Or am I mistaken? I'm not nearly as excited about this as you are, but I still want to see it. Could be good, could be terrible, could be alright.
PARANOIA 8/16/13
I love Harrison Ford. I love Gary Oldman even more. Liam Hemsworth and Amber Heard, I'm not so crazy about. This is a movie that the older experienced actors have me excited but the younger actors in it still have something to prove to me. Who knows, maybe they will with this one.
SCENIC ROUTE (2013)
This is not a good trailer. I don't think it'll surprise me when I go see it either. I just don't expect this movie to be good. But I like Dan Fogler, so I will see it regardless of my ridiculously low expectations.
THE BLING RING 6/21/13
This movies just seems like it'd annoy me. The only promising in this for me is Emma Watson, but I don't think even looking at her for 90 minutes can save this movie for me.
KEVIN HART: LET ME EXPLAIN 7/3/13
If anyone deserves their success it's Kevin Hart. He seems like such a genuine person and always seems nice to people. He even deals with TMZ's BS in a polite manner. I'm looking forward to this!
KICK-ASS 2 8/16/13
I really liked the first "Kick-Ass". But something about this one just bugs me. I'll still go see it, but I think this is a one-and-done kind of movies. I don't think it needs sequels. But we'll see! I could be very wrong!
AS I LAY DYING (TBA)
Directed by James Franco, this is based on the book by the same name. I read that book a long time a go, so I might have forgotten some things, but I don't remember anything interesting happening throughout the whole thing. Again, this was about 8 years ago so who knows. I love all of the actor in this, but the only questionable one is Danny McBride. I don't think I could take him seriously in anything. But we shall see.
PLANES 8/9/13
Go home, Disney! You're drunk!
Tune in next Tuesday for more trailers!!!! #trailertuesday #moviemochilla
Let's say for conversations sake, if the scenario in "The Purge" were to be true, and all crimes including murder were to be legal for 12 hours one night out of the year, answer the following questions.
What is one thing you would steal?
Where would you loiter?
What other law would you break?
For me? I would steal as much Barq's and/or IBC Root Beet and Frozen Pizza as I could fit in my car. I would loiter outside of a Taco Bell and being from Pennsylvania, I would sleep on a refrigerator outdoors. (Possibly an internet myth, but hell, why not?)
You don't choose the thug life, the thug life chooses you!
"The Purge" takes place in America in the near future. "The New Founding Fathers" have created a day in which for twelve hours, all crime is legal. This was created with the idea that "The Purge", as they call it, will help people release all of their hate, and the other 8,748 hours in the year will be relatively crime free.
The Sandins, a wealthy family who are one of the few who are able to afford a state of the art security system that protects them from the annual Purge, find themselves in a pickle when their young son opens their home to a man running from a gang of purgers. These Purgers demand that the Sandins return their victim or they will break in and kill everyone.
This gentleman right here is too late. He already killed me with his smile and charm.
This is your typical, wacky-scenario horror movie in which no one thinks logically or unselfishly. The kind of movie that "The Cabin in the Woods" is poking fun at. Lets start from the beginning, shall we?
SPOILER ALERT: The rest of this post may be filled with spoilers, but I assure you, you can see everything coming from a mile away regardless.
The ridiculousness starts when Zoey Sandin, the teenage daughter's boyfriend breaks into their house before the security system is down. Zoey's Father doesn't like her boyfriend. So to fix this, her boyfriend gets the great idea to kill her Father as soon as the Purge begins, with the idea that she will still love him afterwards. I mean, we've all been there, am I right fellas?
Then, when the Father is trying to save his family by tying the man who his son saved to take him outside, people start acting like he's the bad guy. I mean, I understand it's messed up, sending a guy out to die in order to save your family, but ANY Father would do that. It doesn't mean he likes the fact that he's doing it, it just mean he doesn't want you to die, you ungrateful little bastards!
Ugh, why are you trying to save us, Dad? You're such a loser!
Becky's Dad would never try to save her!
And the way the gang breaks into the house? The chain the GIANT STEEL DOORS up to A PICK-UP TRUCK and RIP THEM OUT.... are they serious? How bad is this security system where it can't handle a pick up driving in reverse?
This movie was so predictable, I felt like I was just making it up as I was watching it. All except for Ethan Hawke and Rhys Wakefield (The Gang Leader) the acting was sub par. It wasn't particularly scary and it wasn't well written. But the people who made it are marketing geniuses. They made it for $3 Million, and it made just over $34 Million it's first weekend. I guess if you light any movie darkly and put scary music to it, you can walk away rich!
I'm going to say something that might shock some younger people out there. I don't think Vince Vaughn is funny. I didn't like "Wedding Crashers" and I tend to only enjoy Owen Wilson's more serious roles ("Marley & Me"... Try not to tear up watching that movie!). The only movie where he is the leading man that I enjoy is "Dodgeball". But he's not really that funny in it. Everyone around him is what makes that movie funny.
That being said, "Fred Clause" is my second go-to Christmas movie! And if you're sitting there thinking "That movie looks so stupid", don't knock it 'til you try it!
Now that I am completely off topic, I bring you "The Internship".
Down on their luck in the job market, salesmen, Billy and Nick decide to become interns at Google. There, they meet a ragtag group of college students who they team up with to try to win a competition to win full time jobs. At first, rejected by their fellow interns due to their lack of knowledge in computer programming, they soon bond with the students showing them that sometimes, the best thing to do is to have fun.
This movie wasn't the funniest movie, but it was surprisingly well thought out and heart warming. The two lead men become like Father figures to their new friends and teach them important life lessons.
The kind of Fathers that take their kids to strip clubs to
teach them these lessons.
Going in, expecting a "Wedding Crashers"-esque movie, the amount of heart in this movie threw me off guard. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was, and that's always refreshing. I love seeing good movies, but I love seeing movies that prove my expectations wrong for the better.
Also, it's awesome seeing Josh Brener breaking out into movies. You may recognize him as the spokes-person for the Samsug Galaxy S2 commercials. He plays the awkward team manager that has to keep the team working together, and he is pretty funny in it.
Dear Google, What is this? I type in "Josh Brener The Internship"
into Google to promote a movie that is pretty much about how awesome
you are and this pops up? Get your crap together Google!!!
This movie could have been a lot funnier, but I feel if they had went that direction it would not have been as good. If you go see it, don't expect your side to be hurting from laughing so hard, but it is still a very good movie.
Before I get started, I have to tell you this is the first "Fast & Furious" movie I've seen. So if there is an answer to this, can someone please tell me when these people went from racing cars to performing military operations? I thought they were just a bunch of hooligans!
If you're going to see this movie, throw out all logic before the lights dim, or else you will be yelling at the screen like a psychopath. In "Fast & Furious 6", Dom Toretto and his crew are asked my Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to help him catch an international criminal. In return, the crew demands full pardons.
This was the first stupid thing I heard in this movie. Dom says "You have the power to give us pardons and we know it" or something stupid like that. First off... NO! Just no! The only people who have the power to grant pardons are Governors and Presidents. No one else! Granted, most "Fast & Furious" fans probably don't know that (or, unlike me they're willing to overlook it).
I just don't have the heart to tell him he can't... or the balls.
This movie is more mindless than most mindless action movies. They completely throw logic and physics out the window. I'm going to skip the whole movie and all of its ridiculousness and just talk about the climactic scene on the runway. There may be spoilers from here on out...
You have been warned.
First off, the cargo plane the crew was trying to take down looked like a Boeing C-17... or possibly even bigger. A plane that size could easily lift 4 or 5 cars off of the ground. And don't give me any of that "Oh, but the one car went really really fast and pulled the wing down". Just stop it. A car that is no more than 3,500 lbs. can not take down a 171,000 lb. plane. I don't care how fast it's going. This plane is made to carry people, cars and even tanks! It's can handle it! And how long is this runway?! It takes 15 minutes for a plane to take off when it hasn't even come to a complete stop from landing in the first place?
Oh, that explains it!
Those of you who read my review for "Now You See Me" know I hate twists in a movie that don't make any sense. Well, this is the second one I've seen in two days. It made even less sense than "Now You See Me". They literally had no lead up to this twist and it was painfully obvious that they did it just to make the movie 45 minutes longer than it was going to be.
I understand the ridiculousness is what makes it a good movie to some, but I'm not buying it. I'll stick with my Giant Robots Fighting Giant Monsters thank you very much! There is probably more realism in that than there is in this movie.
There were some positives in this movie. Vin Diesel, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ludacris.
Starting today, I'm going to try doing weekly trailer updates every Tuesday and call it Trailer Tuesday. So grab a Taco on Taco Tuesday and watch some Trailers on Trailer Tuesday. Lets see if I can keep my word on this.
PRISONERS (9/20/13)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!! This will be released on the Weekend of my Birthday! And this is the first legitimately decent looking thriller of 2013. With a star studded cast of Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard (Who is a jerk in real life, but a great actor), Viola Davis, Maria Bello and my boy Paul Dano! I have great expectations for this movie. Hopefully it lives up to them.
MACHETE KILLS (9/13/13)
The second installment of a series based on a fake trailer in "Grindhouse", "Machete Kills" looks... interesting. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one with the exception of one scene which I can't find. I'm not thrilled that Lady Gaga is in it, or Charlie Sheen (Esteves). I am, however, excited for Mel Gibson.
AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS (8/16/13)
Wow. No words can describe how excited I am for this movie. This trailer is better than most movies are as a whole. With a killer cast including Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and Ben Foster, I could easily see this being one of the best movies of the year!
PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (8/7/13)
I actually really enjoyed the first one. I though it was very underrated. And from what I can tell from this trailer, it's going to be just as good if not better. After seeing Logan Lerman in "The Perks of Being a Wall Flower" I've become a bit of a fan of his.
DON JON (10/18/13)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is starring in his writing and directorial feature debut. It definitely looks very interesting. But I don't know if I can stand 90 minutes of the Northern Jersey accent. Accents can kill a movie for me. That's one of the main reasons I wasn't a fan of "The Fighter". The Boston accent used by that many annoying people drove me crazy. I'll definitely be seeing it either way.
ABOUT TIME (11/8/13)
Brendan Gleeson's son is in this. That's all I really care about. Oh, also Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy. Definitely looks interesting, though I feel like it's been done before. If it has, I can't remember where. I'll still see it. One of the pluses of getting free movies!
THE WORLD'S END (8/23/13)
:) YES YES YES YES YES!!!! Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freemen, Eddie Marsan, Paddy Considine, Mark Heap, Edgar Wright... Need I go on? I've been waiting for a movie from these guys since 2007 when "Hot Fuzz" was released! Can't wait!
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (12/6/13)
You can't go wrong with The Coen Brothers. Really, you can't. Their worst movie is still better than most Directors' best movie. And there really aren't many other Directors you can say that for. I'm glad to see an original story by them again.
WE'RE THE MILLERS (8/9/13)
It's no secret that I don't care for Ed Helms... He almost deterred me from seeing this movie. However, the young man that plays Kenny, his name is Will Poulter and he stars in one of the most underrated movies of the last 10 years, "The Son of Ranbow". If you haven't seen it, check it out. Also, he looks hilarious in "We're the Millers".
THE KINGS OF SUMMER (LIMITED RELEASE 5/31/13)
I'm disappointed that this is only limited release. I hope it expands soon, because it looks to dang good not to see in theaters. It's got Ron Swanson!!!!
Thanks for reading! Tune in next week for more trailers. Unless I suck and forget to do it.
I had a few thoughts when I first saw the trailer for "Epic". I thought "Wow. They're really modest for naming this movie 'Epic'". And I also thought "I can't tell if I like this trailer because of the trailer itself or just the song in it".
That song being the first part in the Snow Patrol song "The Lightning Strike" called "What if the Storm Ends". I know, it's confusing.
"Epic" tells the slightly intense story of a girl who goes to live with her estranged father after her Mother dies. Being obsessed with proving his theory of the forrest being filled with tiny humanoid protectors, he does little to comfort. But when she tries to run away, she finds herself shrunken by the dying Queen of a tiny civilization in order to save the forest from the Boggins. Not to be confused with the Baggins from Bag End. They were good guys.
"Epic" is what I expected it to be. A non-spectacular animated film. It had it's moments, such as everything Aziz Ansari's character said, but for the most part, it lacked the heart that a lot of animated movies have.
I mean, they didn't even show anyone's Mom dying.
They just talked about it!
In all seriousness, there isn't much to this movie. It has some funny bits, but there is no heart. The relationship between Father and Daughter didn't really feel different from beginning to end and other such relationships felt forced.
This is a good movie to take your kids to, and it isn't terrible. But it's not likely to be anyones favorite. Though, I've been wrong before.
As always, go see it. Your opinion is more right for you than mine is.
Remember when Jesse Eisenberg was the poor man's Michael Cera and he actually played likable characters? I miss that Jesse Eisenberg. Now he just plays douche bags. It's like the nerd who was always picked on and then grew up, came into wealth and is now even more of a bully than the kids who bullied him were. I blame Mark Zuckerberg and David Fincher.
"Now You See Me" is about a group of magicians that go by the name The Four Horseman. They are brought together by a strange hooded man and begin to become the Robin Hood of Magic, but on a much broader, more unrealistic scale than Robin Hood could even begin to fathom.
After a trick in which they have a member of their audience steal $3 Million in Euros, they begin to receive the attention of the FBI. Only this version of the FBI is way more stupid than the real FBI. And they are lead by The Incredible Hulk. Not really. Just Mark Ruffalo.
Why didn't he just turn into the Hulk and smash Mr. Facebook's face...book in?
Even in a movie like this, there has to be some aspect of realism for it to be top notch. There was none in this. In the second Magic Show that they had in New Orleans, they steal money from someone and put it into the accounts of the members in the Audience. How did they know how to access everyone's accounts? And also, they just gave the FBI a HUGE list of suspects, and all of that money would have been forced back out of their accounts and to the right account. Not to mention, they would have gotten a handful of people arrested for assault. When you see the movie you'll know what I'm talking about.
This was a movie of unplanned "Wouldn't it be cool if..." scenes that were disguised as a thriller. A lot of the scenes didn't make any sense and they jumped around a lot. There were a whole bunch of plot holes and the writing was sub par.
It also bugs me in scenes, where a character stands right in front of a
camera and they cut to the footage of the camera and it shows
their entire body. Cameras don't work that way!
Now, I'm going to best describe my beef with the ending without giving anything away. In thrillers, where there is a twist ending, there needs to be ties in with the actual story. You can't just throw an ending that doesn't make any sense and has no ties in or clues in the movie. The thing that makes a great twist ending is being able to go back and re-watch the movie and pick up on little hints to the ending.
In "Now You See Me", the ending was just pulled out of the writers' asses. It didn't make any sense and it made everything that happened for one character in particular look completely stupid and ridiculous. Not to mention, it would have never happened because... Never mind. I've said too much.
If you see this movie, and wish to hear me rant further, just send me a message or text or something.
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