A lot of people wanted to see this movie to see Jennifer Aniston strip. I wanted to see it to see the white kid rap! And some RON SWANSON!!!
You can gather what "We're the Millers" is about from the trailer. It is a raunchy comedy following a drug dealer, a stripper, a homeless girl and a super dooper white kid on a major drug smuggling mission. Hilarity inn sues. Especially when Ron F***ing Swanson shows up!
Honestly, I thought this would be one of those movies where all of the funny parts are in the trailer. And apart from Nick Offerman and Will Poulter (White kid, "Son of Ranbow"), I'm not a huge fan of anyone in this movie. But it exceeded my expectations.
I'm gonna take this moment to ask a question. Do I seem like a broken record. I feel like I say the same stuff for every movie. Perhaps I just have a smaller vocabulary than previously thought, but I just don't know how else to describe these movies. Oh, well.
Anyway, this movie had me laughing throughout and even pumping my fist in celebration at some moments. Not many movies can do that.
Go see it. Or else... Nothing will happen, but still, go see it.
There is a reason independent films are often better than big budget Hollywood movies. And that's because they don't have a thousand hands throwing garlic into the cake batter. Did you like that metaphor? I came up with it myself. Go me!
I'm just gonna go out and say it. Steve Carell is a major dick in this movie. Like, the worst person ever. I would punch him in the face if he were real and I saw him talking to his girlfriends kid like that. What the hell, Steve?! What the hell! I guess he did a good job if he made me hate him so much. And I love Steve Carell! So, in that case, well played good sir.
"The Way Way Back" is the directorial debut for Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the Academy Award winning writers of "The Descendants". You may recognize them from this photo.
Nat's on the left and Jim is on the right striking his best
Angelina pose.
"The Way Way Back" is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about a teenager, named Duncan dealing with the divorce of his parents while on a vacation with his Mom and her dick of a new boyfriend... Did I mention he was a dick?
Anyway, he finds his solace and comes out of his shell when he lands a job at the local water park run by Owen, the laid back owner played by Sam Rockwell. Owen helps Duncan come out of his shell by basically forcing him to break dance with a lot of intimidating B-boy-ers... Is that a thing? Break dancing community, correct me if I'm wrong. Please! I'm terribly, terribly white and the only dances I know are the Chicken Dance and the electric sliding part of the electric slide.
What the hell?
With his new found confidence, Duncan starts hanging out with his summer neighbor's daughter, Susanna. The two of them bond over how immature their parents are acting and are basically the only sane people in the movie outside of the water park.
"The Way Way Back" is a good, heartfelt movie with a message that could help any awkward teenager. And believe me, Duncan is more awkward than most. Go see for yourself.
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!!!!
It's that time of the year folks. Summer movies are finally back in season, for better or worse. And who better to open up the summer than Marvel, with Ironman 3?
Tony Stark is back and this time he is facing the Mandarin, a terrorist who wreaks on the United States with a series of bombings. When the attacks get a little to close to home for Tony Stark, and his friend and body guard Happy is put in the hospital, Mr. Stark threatens the Mandarin. And the Mandarin responds how most terrorists would respond. By shooting missiles at his house in a fly-by shooting.
Thugg Lyf3!
This marks the second time director Shane Black has worked with Robert Downey Jr. The first time being in 2005s "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", a very underrated movie in my opinion. With the opening scene, it is very apparent that the two films share a director. And I mean that as a good thing.
It's been a long time since I saw "Ironman 2", but I don't remember being that thrilled with it. "Ironman 3" brings back the smart-assery that is Tony Stark and also brings back some of the emotion I felt was missed in the second chapter.
With a perfect combination of drama and comedy (in my mind at least), "Ironman 3" is a great start to a action filled summer movie season.
