Careful for spoilers..... not really
There is nothing to spoil that has not already been spoiled by its promotion. Whiplash i didnt care for. The most memorable moments are those that J.K. simmons did all over the Tv world. But man What an A-Hole. Not J.K. simmon he is a pompous dickhead but the kid. He left his girl to work hard for a man that will never show him respect . Im sorry but if that is what real music is like, im glad i didnt pursue it.
Final verdict 4.5/10 i could watch this but i didnt care. I have no desire to see it again.
* Id like to note that there is another good scene, but it ends up being backhanded... i am referring to the scene where J.K. and the boy discuss J.K. firing. He claims that he did all that he did to make the boy great. But those actions are not what drives a person, it is what destroys them, everyone is motivated differently. Some need to be called on their faults, others need to have their faults acknowledged only by themselves. Since the movie doesn't address this, music directors will think that this is a way to motivate, through fear. Which is not the case. It ends up working for this boy, but not without unnecessary struggle and pain.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
star wars
Oh Dear, here it is, this one will have hate or love no matter what I say. So lets get to it.
Disclaimer these movies are all watchable ( *cough* even phantom menace) but on some days i want to see one over the other so when I rank these films number may not be number 1 forever.
Lets start by ranking before discussing.
1.) Return of the Jedi
2.) Revenge of the Sith
3.) Empire Strikes Back
4.) Attack of the Clones
5.) A New Hope
6.) Phantom Menace
I can see it now... WHAT the original star wars is fifth! Now hang on, let me explain, ill work my way up.
Episode 1 Phantom Menace was such a let down. i was lucky enough not to be allowed to go to go and see it in 1999. When i did see it, WOW i was so lost, and bored, and annoyed! like this is start wars! what am i watching! The only goo part of this movie is darth maul, and the pod races. other than that it is practically 2 hours of crap. shame on you George Lucas,
The first time I saw A New Hope unfortunately it was when it was called episode 4. but that didn't take away its impact. Luke was a movie hero. WE ALL played start wars on the play ground. And if i got the choice i was yoda, but when he was taken I was luke. Luke showed us that everyone has a destiny for greatness, we just have to pursue it. He did luck into finding R2 and C-3PO. after that point he could have given up. When his aunt and uncle died, he moved on, when he was out numbered on the death star, he moved on. when he was the last pilot with a 2 meter hole to shoot at at he kept moving on. That is a powerful message to the audience that luke may be faced with impossible odds, but he will keep moving on, he will not quit. But why is this powerful message movie fifth of six?! well I dont desire to see this one as much. There are not quick passed fight scenes, there is a space fight but the climax is what is interesting and it doesn't have yoda.
My first in theater star wars movie of coarse is going to be in the middle. With the last movie released being garbage, the world was sceptical, but they did have great promotion. They had T'shirts, Stormtrooper( clone) talking helmets and lightsaber pens in cereal boxes. When i got my mace windu lightsaber i lost my mind. Attack of the clones as a whole is not all that good,. But it has redeeming qualities. Like the origins of the stormtroopers, the CGI of yoda, which looks awesome. Count dooku, anakin losing his arm, ( the explanation of why death was a robot basically), showing the parallels to like and anikin, and lastly, Mace freakin windu doing something played by Sam L jackson. I understand this is not a great film but there is so much nostalgia for me that it cant go lower than 4.
Now for the better half of the franchise. For the longest time Empire strikes back was the lowest of the original trilogy to me. I was the lowest because I was a child who didnt understand what was going on. But now have seen the films post teenage years i can understand that these scenes hit home to people who saw it in the theater. Like the " luke i am you father" thing. They blew peoples minds in the 80s. But for me in the 2000's who has seen it parodied a thousand and a half times. it meant nothing. but objectively lets look at why it is so important. It introduced the fact there are other jedi out there (yoda) it revealed who luke's father was, expanded on han and leia's relationship, and lando.
Revenge of the sith is the most recent start wars film and i feel that it ended on a good note. more specifically the last 30mins ended on a good note. The epic fight between obi wan and evil ani has its own meme, parodied numerous times and was awesome. The last 30mins is why we needed the prequels. Not for the lame origins of darth vader they were trying to explore but the modern day animation to show how epic a fight cold be between two jedi. We couldn't get the full effect in the 80s. and hopefully episode 7 will countie to show epic fights. Also general grivus who i think was only mentioned in the 2nd movie makes his awesome appearance with 4 arms and 4 lightsabers. Also it is the film that rounded off start wars......until it was sold to disney, signs for 3 new movies, numerous animated series, and merchandise. so basically we will come to hate star wars do to over exposure
And my number 1 for now is Return of the Jedi which is an odd title becuz there was no return of any jedi, only the fall of the empire. Much like revenge of the sith, this movie rounded off start wars. it also showed us a resolution from empire strikes back where han was frozen. Also we got our last image of a hot carrie fisher in slave leia. Boba fetts death, darth vaders face, and identify in ghost forme, yodas death :(, another death star destroyed, and many other great scenes. the fact is while typing this i dont want return of the jedi to be number 1 an more but i have to stick to what i said.
If you havent figured it out, im a starwarys fan or a nerfherder.... but that is our word!
Disclaimer these movies are all watchable ( *cough* even phantom menace) but on some days i want to see one over the other so when I rank these films number may not be number 1 forever.
Lets start by ranking before discussing.
1.) Return of the Jedi
2.) Revenge of the Sith
3.) Empire Strikes Back
4.) Attack of the Clones
5.) A New Hope
6.) Phantom Menace
I can see it now... WHAT the original star wars is fifth! Now hang on, let me explain, ill work my way up.
Episode 1 Phantom Menace was such a let down. i was lucky enough not to be allowed to go to go and see it in 1999. When i did see it, WOW i was so lost, and bored, and annoyed! like this is start wars! what am i watching! The only goo part of this movie is darth maul, and the pod races. other than that it is practically 2 hours of crap. shame on you George Lucas,
The first time I saw A New Hope unfortunately it was when it was called episode 4. but that didn't take away its impact. Luke was a movie hero. WE ALL played start wars on the play ground. And if i got the choice i was yoda, but when he was taken I was luke. Luke showed us that everyone has a destiny for greatness, we just have to pursue it. He did luck into finding R2 and C-3PO. after that point he could have given up. When his aunt and uncle died, he moved on, when he was out numbered on the death star, he moved on. when he was the last pilot with a 2 meter hole to shoot at at he kept moving on. That is a powerful message to the audience that luke may be faced with impossible odds, but he will keep moving on, he will not quit. But why is this powerful message movie fifth of six?! well I dont desire to see this one as much. There are not quick passed fight scenes, there is a space fight but the climax is what is interesting and it doesn't have yoda.
My first in theater star wars movie of coarse is going to be in the middle. With the last movie released being garbage, the world was sceptical, but they did have great promotion. They had T'shirts, Stormtrooper( clone) talking helmets and lightsaber pens in cereal boxes. When i got my mace windu lightsaber i lost my mind. Attack of the clones as a whole is not all that good,. But it has redeeming qualities. Like the origins of the stormtroopers, the CGI of yoda, which looks awesome. Count dooku, anakin losing his arm, ( the explanation of why death was a robot basically), showing the parallels to like and anikin, and lastly, Mace freakin windu doing something played by Sam L jackson. I understand this is not a great film but there is so much nostalgia for me that it cant go lower than 4.
Now for the better half of the franchise. For the longest time Empire strikes back was the lowest of the original trilogy to me. I was the lowest because I was a child who didnt understand what was going on. But now have seen the films post teenage years i can understand that these scenes hit home to people who saw it in the theater. Like the " luke i am you father" thing. They blew peoples minds in the 80s. But for me in the 2000's who has seen it parodied a thousand and a half times. it meant nothing. but objectively lets look at why it is so important. It introduced the fact there are other jedi out there (yoda) it revealed who luke's father was, expanded on han and leia's relationship, and lando.
Revenge of the sith is the most recent start wars film and i feel that it ended on a good note. more specifically the last 30mins ended on a good note. The epic fight between obi wan and evil ani has its own meme, parodied numerous times and was awesome. The last 30mins is why we needed the prequels. Not for the lame origins of darth vader they were trying to explore but the modern day animation to show how epic a fight cold be between two jedi. We couldn't get the full effect in the 80s. and hopefully episode 7 will countie to show epic fights. Also general grivus who i think was only mentioned in the 2nd movie makes his awesome appearance with 4 arms and 4 lightsabers. Also it is the film that rounded off start wars......until it was sold to disney, signs for 3 new movies, numerous animated series, and merchandise. so basically we will come to hate star wars do to over exposure
And my number 1 for now is Return of the Jedi which is an odd title becuz there was no return of any jedi, only the fall of the empire. Much like revenge of the sith, this movie rounded off start wars. it also showed us a resolution from empire strikes back where han was frozen. Also we got our last image of a hot carrie fisher in slave leia. Boba fetts death, darth vaders face, and identify in ghost forme, yodas death :(, another death star destroyed, and many other great scenes. the fact is while typing this i dont want return of the jedi to be number 1 an more but i have to stick to what i said.
If you havent figured it out, im a starwarys fan or a nerfherder.... but that is our word!
Day 38 the men in white
Day 38
Careful for spoilers
Men in black is what everyone movie goer wants. they want comedy, action, romance. I argue that there is a romance in men in black but it is unaddressed because there was a more interesting story to tell. There is clearly comedy with 1990's will smith and a good amount of action.
Who ever decided to cast this movie was a genius. They created the ultimate odd couple. We have a young, black, smartalec cop in will smith and we have an older, white, by the book, agent in tommy lee jones. At first you would think they would conflict the whole time but agent K ( tommy lee jones) was open to J ( will smith). the resistance came from a natural " learning the ropes" period.
There is always the debate of what movie put will smith on the map. most would say independence day, other Bad boys. i say it is Men in black becuz he showed that he can produce movies that children could still enjoy. The first time i saw men in black, I saw it one day before i saw men in black 2 in theaters. While it does have a handful of adult jokes such as an alien pregnancy, suicidal jumps, and "the size of the gun", children could enjoy this more than indencedace day or Bad boys.
Just to cover the franchise im going to rank them and how the overall franchise ranks.
MIB2 7/10
MIB 6.5/10
MIB3 6/10
MIB 2 is the by far the best because it took the elements established in MIB and expanded on them. It also gave us a villain we could understand. MIB and MIB3 the villains are hardcore 1970s sci fi aliens the ones that look creepy but have no substance. MIB unfortunately just holds up as the starter it had great moments from an origins film but there was a lack of standing out. however! it does have some of the best comedic moment of the franchise. THE " we are the best of the best of the best sir!" i still use to this day. And not we must talk about MIB3 not a bad movie but after 10 years there were just money grabbing. there was no need for a third one and tommy lee jones is barely in the thing. Which upsets me becuz it was the chemistry of young and old that made K and J work. with the time travel aspect J was the old guy and josh brolin was the young which wasnt as good.
I do enjoy all the 3 films. as a whole the final verdict is 7/10 you ask " how is it possible to have a 7/10 when two movies were below that. ill tell you.... if some says " ive got MIB 1,2,3 i m watching them. They are enjoyable. some days they are 10s some days they are 5s but for today i say they are 7s.
Random recommendations: man of the house, ( both versions) Bad boys, The fugitive, Pursuit of happyness, Hitch,
Random recommendations: man of the house, ( both versions) Bad boys, The fugitive, Pursuit of happyness, Hitch,
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Day 37 cast away to the airport
Day 37
Careful for spoilers
Why the joke about cast away? I respect this movie and yet I joke. to a point The Terminal is a lot like cast away. It has Tom Hanks, stuck in one location, and the theme of the "film is sticking it out" (one case is values, the other is survival). But all jokes aside both have their own unique story which make you wonder, why? could I? should I?
The Terminal follows the story of a man without a country. while traveling to new york his country has a revolution thus, his country ( or passport) does not exist. Of coarse instead of just returning him or letting him visit ( when the passport was valid) An airport official restricts him to the terminal. While at the terminal tom hanks has to find a way to make it work until he can leave. And idk if this is a "first world problem" but I almost had a tear form from two scenes of his survival. One when he was collecting carts to get quarters; just so he could eat a real burger. Two when he is translating for a man smuggling drugs into the country for his father. /Both of these event were difficult becuz the official stopped him collecting carts ( his own source of food) and wouldn't allow the drugs in becuz of a form not being filled out.
I can ignore the bad accent in the movie. so becuz of that is give the terminal a 8/10 for a final verdict. It fails to have a leading lady i want him to be with, together or not i didn't care. I loved tom hank's performance and character. im glad this is a stand alone film and hollywood left it alone. Positively the terminal is a thought provoking movie that will make you appreciate what you have and that there is always a good friend in the airport ( this reviewer does not condone the making all friend at the airport).
Random recommendations: Cast away. toy story 1,2,3. Big. catch me if you can. Nope sorry just every tom hanks films is good ( omit cloud atlas)
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Bonus movie 3 not "tammy"
Today i saw Spy. It was really good. Not the best comedy ever but wow best one ive seen in theaters in awhile. Ill be generous and give it a 7/10 for now.
Similar to get smart a secret agent is put into the field well before they are ready this adpatation doesnt follow a series like get smart did so their story didnt have to force elemnts or easter eggs from the scoure material.
Comparing the two id say spy>get smart but I still need to see it again to be sure.
I loved jason Statham more than mellisa Mccarthy but who doesnt. Its fails to be suprising,but it is a comedy not an actual thriller. Go check out this movie before its a well deserved $20 at wal mart.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Day 36 the day the earth stood frozen
Day 36
Careful for spoilers
Snowpiercer
This is one of the original recommendations. Also an unknown film. Staring chris evans and other british stars This is a post apocalyptic society living on a train as a result of "fixing global warming" quickly.
*every movie gets 30mins before can label it as bad
Along with my 30min rule I am still hooked! but that is a BS problem. Honestly?! If you had real scientist they would know rapid changes in weather would destory the plaent for humans...regaurdless that is the only fault of the movie so far.
This movie follows class battle idea. I feel like if this movie was more popular this IMPORTANT message needs to be addressed. I mean do to class...they isolated a grouo of people where they can take their children at any point. Their world in the front train is unknown to the back and thats messed up.
Id like to say (in a good way) I loved the frozen arm scene! It terrible to love this guy losing his arm but it was done so well! And that is a real punishment for these people. Truely sends a message to the lower class. Heck I dont want to throw my shoe now after seeing that.
*sidenote can we all just take a moment and thank marvel for giving chirs evans the capt american role! Really made him a well known name versus the jock/idiot role. You know how BA he Is? He took a leap of faith much like indie in the last crusade and put a "loaded" gun to his head and fired it himself. Wow.
At 30min in im hooked and reall questioning why I havent heard of this movie.
Another question. And I hope this will be answered...what is in the protein bars? I saw like bugs. But he was discussed beyond all means. Maybe its something I dont understand.
Oh!!! Ninja gaurds it wouldnt be an epic fight without ninja gaurds! Thats sweet everyone pauses for the new year :)
There is a halorious and creepy elementary school scene which inthing you should all check out on youtube at the least.
Finally our hero arrives to the front of the train and reveals who willford is. Im not spoiling this becuz who it is,is perfect for the role
The finally is upsetting in regards to "I want more" fever but good stories cant be countined.
*btw no polar bears would be around if they were trying to fix global warming. They are almost gone...now. so just calling bull crap.
Final verdict: I agree with rotten tomatos 95% or my scale 9.5/10 almost a perfect movie. I highly recommend you all go and buy this movie. One of chris evans best. It only faults on the conclusion. I was hoping for a suprise at the end. But that doesnt hurt the film.
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Day 32 my bad day
Day 32
Careful for spoilers
Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no goof, very bad day
Side Notes 1.) Why does belle thorne always play the whore? 2.) When did the hot jennifer garner become a mom role actress? 3.) Can disney make a crappy movie? Is their scale "okay to super special awesome"
Lets do this like a trailer.. "follow the story of ALEX a 12yr old boy who is the namesake of the movie, but will only be in it for 1/4 of the time. And steve carell the famous and relevant celeb who will make your parents watch this movie. In their adventure of an extremely long title which is forced to be said within the movie 3x only.
Read all of the above in the honest trailer guys voice.
Dick van dyke!
There are handful of minor celebs in this movie I dont know if that makes it good. But it doesn't hurt it ether. (Girl who married nick offerman, stifler's mom, donald glover)
5/10 not good, not bad. I liked how it related so well with the book, but very predictable and unoriginal. But I could finish it, so its better than heat.
I recommend watching with the kids you babysit. They will love it.
Random recommendations: bedtime stories, mystery team, little miss sunshine, hook.
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