This movie has a lot of problems. I couldn't follow what was going on
with the action half the time, Carly is a complete non-character, and
Sam's an unlikeable jackass. The plot has more holes than a slice of
Swiss cheese.
You also have the
awesome (not) hour-long action sequence at the end again. I thought they
would've learned their lesson from the last one: no one wants to sit
through that much. Break it up into a couple of battles or something.
Fortunately,
none of those things really matter to a movie like this, and I loved it
anyway. We have Josh Duhamel, the name "Witwicky," Sam's parents, John
Malkovich, Wash, Patrick Dempsey doing something unexpected, and several
genuinely funny scenes.
13 Assassins
Nothing unexpected here, but it was engaging most of the time, and you can definitely tell it's Miike.
Super
This movie was weird. Liv Tyler was super pretty. Ellen's character
was completely unlikable, and Rainn's wasn't terribly far behind. It
was interesting to see it play out, though.
Fast Five
I have a lot of love for this series, and I wanted to like this more
than I did. It felt like they only had about half a movie going here. I
enjoyed everybody getting together, and Rio was a fun place to see, but
about 70% of it was flat.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
This movie was kind of frustrating. I didn't like all the tension of Hogwarts becoming a bad place, and I didn't like that Mrs. Figg was hurting people.
True Grit
I didn't have high expectations for this movie, but I was pleasantly
surprised. I do love Westerns, or at least modern ones. The dialogue
was good, and there was at least one surprise in the plot. There were
about five too many instances of deus ex, however, and I was
disappointed with the way it ended.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Not exactly an epic, but it's a decent movie if you're into the series.
Death Race 2
They clearly had a problem finding quality people for this movie.
The dialogue, direction, production, editing, and acting were all
horrible. If you like Death Race enough, though, you can almost get past
all of that. The idea behind the movie was solid, it was great to see
how it all started, and they finally got something right when people
stopped talking and things wrapped up at the end.
Despicable Me
Carell's voice was grating and I didn't think all the hip thrusts and
butt jokes were entirely appropriate, but the minions were fun.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
I like Cage, it had some good moments, and the magic was flashy, but
none of that could make up for the atrocity that was the writing in
this movie.
I still love the part in the trailer where Jay asks Nic if he's crazy and he holds up his fingers signifying "a little bit," though.
I still love the part in the trailer where Jay asks Nic if he's crazy and he holds up his fingers signifying "a little bit," though.
3:10 to Yuma
Crowe and Bale both did an excellent job here. It drags a little toward the middle-end, but the ending is fairly satisfying.
The A-Team
I don't have much to say about this movie, other than the fact that I like Cooper, and Murdock was pretty cool, too.
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