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I just saw Horrible Bosses 2. I liked the first one because I'm a huge fan of Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Jason Sudeikis (SNL/30 Rock) and Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). I think they're a great ensemble cast and I love the rapport they've established since the first movie. I actually though the sequel was even better than the first one and I was cracking up the whole time in theaters. I honestly can't remember the last time I laughed like that at a comedy film. Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz are both great additions. Kevin Spacey makes a brief, but excellent reprisal.
But mostly, at least for me, it was unpredictable. There were a lot of plot twists that I didn't see coming and I was constantly being surprised by the jokes as well. There was a great Ocean's 11 homage in the middle and a huge subversion of it. But I really think that they nailed the ensemble humor -- I think that anyone who's a fan of It's Always Sunny might really like it. There are a lot of great improvisations and instances of everyone talking at once where the effect is that they've smuggled in a couple of hilarious lines.
I'd give it a 7/10, which imho is well above most comedy films.
But mostly, at least for me, it was unpredictable. There were a lot of plot twists that I didn't see coming and I was constantly being surprised by the jokes as well. There was a great Ocean's 11 homage in the middle and a huge subversion of it. But I really think that they nailed the ensemble humor -- I think that anyone who's a fan of It's Always Sunny might really like it. There are a lot of great improvisations and instances of everyone talking at once where the effect is that they've smuggled in a couple of hilarious lines.
I'd give it a 7/10, which imho is well above most comedy films.
I saw Interstellar yesterday. A bloody outstanding film. You should go see it if you haven't.
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I recently watched FFVII: Advent Children again and I have to say with each time I like it a bit less. The story maybe isn't god-awful, but it's still rather disappointing for FF7 sequel. But my main issue lies with the characters. Why is this movie only about Cloud and Tifa? All the other characters just appear for one battle and are completely irrelevant anyway. Now, I like Cloud and Tifa but I also like the rest of the cast from FF7 and I wish they got a bit more screentime and played some more important part in the movie's story.
That said, I have to mention that after almost 10 years the visuals are still stunning. I makes me wish Square made a new FF movie with modern day CGI that would far surpass AC. Maybe FFXV movie? I'd prefer that to any game-sequels.
That said, I have to mention that after almost 10 years the visuals are still stunning. I makes me wish Square made a new FF movie with modern day CGI that would far surpass AC. Maybe FFXV movie? I'd prefer that to any game-sequels.
Watched The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies. Was ok, better than the previous ones at least. Clichés were too many to count, though.
Also watched Mitt, the Netflix documentary about Mitt Romney's candidacies in 2008 and 2012. I quite enjoyed it, mostly because I'm really interested in elections, and to see what a candidate does is really refreshing.
Also watched Mitt, the Netflix documentary about Mitt Romney's candidacies in 2008 and 2012. I quite enjoyed it, mostly because I'm really interested in elections, and to see what a candidate does is really refreshing.
. Wonder if America/Western could pull the same in the future 
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Guardians of the Galaxy - I enjoyed it. I liked how it was very humorous and tongue-in-cheek. Though it was often hard to take some of the less humorous scenes seriously when they had literally just come off of witty banter. That and
But whatever. Good movie.
Evangelion 1.11 - I don't like Evangelion at all really, but this movie was surprisingly good. It was basically just the first 8 (I think?) episodes of Evangelion.
it was blatantly obvious from the moment Groot showed up that he would sacrifice himself in the end and they would find a seed or something to replant him. So the emotional impact of that scene was severely lessened for me.
Evangelion 1.11 - I don't like Evangelion at all really, but this movie was surprisingly good. It was basically just the first 8 (I think?) episodes of Evangelion.
I watched Chappie on Friday night with a few friends. It wasn't at all what I was expecting -- which, to be fair, I'm not certain what I expected, but it certainly wasn't this.
This was an incredibly strange film. I knew Die Antwoord were in the film but didn't realize what a role they'd play, not just as characters but for the overall design of the film. I thought their music and unique style actually added quite a lot; the film's major weakness is the narrative, which I'm told was also an issue with both District 9 and Elysium (I haven't seen either). I'm not entirely certain what the deal was with Ninja & Yolandi's little crew; it often felt as though the two had stumbled onto set and just resumed their regular lives in front of a few cameras. It seemed to take place in this strange, alternate reality, where people actually do things like live under highways and paint machine guns various pastel hues. I wish the artificial intelligence angle was played up more, and that Dev Patel got more screentime. I'm not a fan of Hugh Jackman but his character too needed more fleshing out. I liked the ending quite a lot, though.
I'd watch it again.
This was an incredibly strange film. I knew Die Antwoord were in the film but didn't realize what a role they'd play, not just as characters but for the overall design of the film. I thought their music and unique style actually added quite a lot; the film's major weakness is the narrative, which I'm told was also an issue with both District 9 and Elysium (I haven't seen either). I'm not entirely certain what the deal was with Ninja & Yolandi's little crew; it often felt as though the two had stumbled onto set and just resumed their regular lives in front of a few cameras. It seemed to take place in this strange, alternate reality, where people actually do things like live under highways and paint machine guns various pastel hues. I wish the artificial intelligence angle was played up more, and that Dev Patel got more screentime. I'm not a fan of Hugh Jackman but his character too needed more fleshing out. I liked the ending quite a lot, though.
I'd watch it again.
Caught up on a couple movies I've been wanting to check out for awhile. Last night I watched Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I enjoyed seeing Rise back when it was out in theatres, but I missed out on Dawn up until now. Happy to say it didn't disappoint and proved to be one of the few cases in which I finished watching it and immediately wanted a sequel. And the chimpanzee riding a horse and dual-wielding machine guns aside, I thought it was an intelligent film in most regards. I got the sense that it knew what it wanted to be and didn't water anything down to try to appeal to everybody. My only minor complaints would be that the second act dragged on a bit and they were a little too in-your-face with the whole
Other than that, it's great, though if you saw the first film and didn't care for it, Dawn probably wouldn't impress you either.
I also just finished watching How to Train Your Dragon 2. I don't think it had quite the same impact or charm that the first movie did, but it was still enjoyable.
"Look, the apes are like us! Some good, some bad!" narrative. It was really only during a couple scenes at the end though.
I also just finished watching How to Train Your Dragon 2. I don't think it had quite the same impact or charm that the first movie did, but it was still enjoyable.
My main gripe is that the arc of Hiccup's mom was under-developed. Those bonding scenes with her and Hiccup and then Stoic were real warm and fuzzy, but not much became of them. They were pushed aside for the main conflict with Drago and then at the end it's just kind of like "Yup, she's just going to stay in Berk now." I know there are plenty of reasons for that, especially since the dragon nest was destroyed, Toothless is the alpha now and it looked like a lot of, if not all, the dragons were going to hang around Berk, but it just didn't feel like she made an active, legitimate decision to do so. And even though she said yes earlier when Stoic and Hiccup were convincing her to come home with them, she still seemed very hesitant about it.
Avengers: Age of Ultron.
I'm a big comic book fan so I was stoked for this one. Alas, they put out so many trailers I, more or less, knew what was happening almost at all times in this movie but, I saw enough non-trailer content to be happy. Honestly, the movie is definitely not a complete narrative and suffers a little from middle movie syndrome. The odd part is you don't even care as it just runs away with this convoluted plot of utter robotic villainy in the form of Ultron that the obvious plot holes and cinematic flaws are all but forgotten. Especially, with the big arc shot near the end. It definitely rivals the 360 shot of the team assembling together from the first film. I really went just to see if they would do Vision any justice at all in presentation and they definitely did. Plus, James Spader absolutely kills it as Ultron. I think I got my moneys worth even though I had to shell out extra money for a 3D ticket I didn't want...
I'm a big comic book fan so I was stoked for this one. Alas, they put out so many trailers I, more or less, knew what was happening almost at all times in this movie but, I saw enough non-trailer content to be happy. Honestly, the movie is definitely not a complete narrative and suffers a little from middle movie syndrome. The odd part is you don't even care as it just runs away with this convoluted plot of utter robotic villainy in the form of Ultron that the obvious plot holes and cinematic flaws are all but forgotten. Especially, with the big arc shot near the end. It definitely rivals the 360 shot of the team assembling together from the first film. I really went just to see if they would do Vision any justice at all in presentation and they definitely did. Plus, James Spader absolutely kills it as Ultron. I think I got my moneys worth even though I had to shell out extra money for a 3D ticket I didn't want...
Ex Machina.
I thought it was a pretty good take on psychology and the idea of the "Singularity."
The movie pretty much asks you throughout the film "How do you know if something is autistic or has consciousness?" and how do you treat those things we consider to be conscious? It also grapples with the idea of pre-determinism vs autonomy.
I'd recommend the movie, depth aside, it's an interesting watch.
I thought it was a pretty good take on psychology and the idea of the "Singularity."
The movie pretty much asks you throughout the film "How do you know if something is autistic or has consciousness?" and how do you treat those things we consider to be conscious? It also grapples with the idea of pre-determinism vs autonomy.
I'd recommend the movie, depth aside, it's an interesting watch.