Grade: A
A team of mercenaries seek revenge for the death of one of their men against a mysterious foe.
Awesome over the top action. Absolutely hilarious. So much fun to watch.
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Jean-Claud Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 42 minutes.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Short Review: ParaNorman
Grade: A
A young boy who can speak to the dead must use his abilities to fight zombies and adults in order to stop a centuries old curse.
Extremely entertaining and well made movie. Very smart and funny. Highly recommended. They snuck in a lot of adult humor.
Voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anba Kendrick, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Casey Afleck and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 33 minutes to enjoy.
A young boy who can speak to the dead must use his abilities to fight zombies and adults in order to stop a centuries old curse.
Extremely entertaining and well made movie. Very smart and funny. Highly recommended. They snuck in a lot of adult humor.
Voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anba Kendrick, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Casey Afleck and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 33 minutes to enjoy.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Short Review: The Campaign
Grade: A-
Two candidates duke it out during an election.
Very funny movie. However, a very bitter pill to swallow. Only 10% less silly than our current presidential campaigns.
Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 30 minutes to enjoy.
Two candidates duke it out during an election.
Very funny movie. However, a very bitter pill to swallow. Only 10% less silly than our current presidential campaigns.
Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 30 minutes to enjoy.
Short Review: The Bourne Legacy
Grade: A
Aaron Cross must fight for his life after the events of the previous Bourne movies.
A very fun and entertaining movie. Great action spy movie. Could have stood on its own but oh we'll.
Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacey Keach, Albert Finney, more.
Attention span must last 2 hours 15 minutes.
Aaron Cross must fight for his life after the events of the previous Bourne movies.
A very fun and entertaining movie. Great action spy movie. Could have stood on its own but oh we'll.
Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacey Keach, Albert Finney, more.
Attention span must last 2 hours 15 minutes.
Short Review: Total Recall
Grade: A-
A factory worker becomes convinced he is a spy after visiting a company that implants fake memories.
Very entertaining sci-fi action movie. A fun, albeit unnecessary, remake of the original 1990 movie. Great visuals and awesome fight scenes.
Colin Ferrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston.
Attention span must last 1 hour 58 minutes to enjoy.
A factory worker becomes convinced he is a spy after visiting a company that implants fake memories.
Very entertaining sci-fi action movie. A fun, albeit unnecessary, remake of the original 1990 movie. Great visuals and awesome fight scenes.
Colin Ferrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston.
Attention span must last 1 hour 58 minutes to enjoy.
Short Review: The Watch
Grade: C
A neighborhood watch group fights off an alien invasion in their suburban town.
Some funny moments but not enough. Richard Ayoade is the only consistently funny person in it and really the only reason to watch.
Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade.
Attention span must last 1 hour 42 minutes to enjoy.
A neighborhood watch group fights off an alien invasion in their suburban town.
Some funny moments but not enough. Richard Ayoade is the only consistently funny person in it and really the only reason to watch.
Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade.
Attention span must last 1 hour 42 minutes to enjoy.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Short Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Grade: A
Batman must come out of hiding and risk everything in order to stop Bane, a mysterious criminal mastermind.
Great movie. Bane is terrifying. A fantastic and emotional conclusion to Christopher Nolan's trilogy.
Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman and more.
Attention span must last 2 hours 44 minutes to enjoy.
Batman must come out of hiding and risk everything in order to stop Bane, a mysterious criminal mastermind.
Great movie. Bane is terrifying. A fantastic and emotional conclusion to Christopher Nolan's trilogy.
Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman and more.
Attention span must last 2 hours 44 minutes to enjoy.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Short Review: Savages
Grade: A-
Two California pot growers are forced to fight a Mexican drug cartel after their shared girlfriend is kidnapped.
Interesting story with plenty of twists and turns. Great acting. Great writing. Weird at times but in a really good way.
Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, John Travolta
Attention span must last 2 hours 11 minutes to enjoy.
Two California pot growers are forced to fight a Mexican drug cartel after their shared girlfriend is kidnapped.
Interesting story with plenty of twists and turns. Great acting. Great writing. Weird at times but in a really good way.
Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, John Travolta
Attention span must last 2 hours 11 minutes to enjoy.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Short Review: The Amazing Spider-Man
Grade: B+
A reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Once again tells Peter Parker's origins and transformation.
The good: some visuals, Spidey's sense of humor, the characters, the acting is great, many story points. The bad: the directing, other story points, worst/most pointless post credits scene ever.
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary, Sally Field, more.
Attention span must last 2 hours 16 minutes to enjoy.
A reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Once again tells Peter Parker's origins and transformation.
The good: some visuals, Spidey's sense of humor, the characters, the acting is great, many story points. The bad: the directing, other story points, worst/most pointless post credits scene ever.
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary, Sally Field, more.
Attention span must last 2 hours 16 minutes to enjoy.
Short Review: Moonrise Kingdom
Grade: A
On a small island in New England, two young lovers run off together causing a massive search party to form.
About the most Wes Anderson-y movie ever. Truly bizarre but in great ways. Very funny. Beautifully shot.
Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 34 minutes to enjoy.
On a small island in New England, two young lovers run off together causing a massive search party to form.
About the most Wes Anderson-y movie ever. Truly bizarre but in great ways. Very funny. Beautifully shot.
Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and more.
Attention span must last 1 hour 34 minutes to enjoy.
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