Furious 7
Posted by
Eric
It was a little different watching this movie knowing that one of the main
characters had died in real life (Paul Walker).
Even how he died, crashing a high performance sports car like the ones in this
film, made it like there was something "more" to this than just a
normal movie. When it started, all I
could think about was the death of Paul every time he came on the screen. But, the more I watched, the more I was able
to get into the movie and allow myself to be distracted by the unbelievable,
over-the-top, almost ridiculous crazy stunts they were able to pull off and
cheat death over and over. There wasn't
much to the actual plot other than a guy wanting revenge for his brother, but
the plot isn't why people watch this series - they want to see fast cars and
action that could never actually happen in real life - and if that's what
someone is looking for, this movie definitely delivers! As the movie wound down, you could see it
turning into more of a Paul Walker tribute, which was nice. He has been a part of this movie series since
it started back in 2001, and it all seemed like a fitting way to allow everyone
- the actors and the viewer - a way to say "goodbye" to Paul and
thank him for his contribution to the movies and allow everyone to move
forward. It seems strange feeling that
way after a Fast and Furious movie, but I guess I do...
Mad Max: Fury Road
Posted by
Eric
Was
this a good movie? Not really. Did I enjoy it? Yes! I
think this is one of those movies people will either really like or really hate,
with not many opinions in between. I
have a soft spot for the Mad Max movies, so this felt like
kind of a “guilty pleasure” for me.
Charlize Theron plays a woman leading a rebellion against a tyrannical
leader, taking his favorite women, Max and others along with her. They are being chased across post apocalyptic
Australia by the ruler and his people with very cool souped-up muscle
car/monster truck type vehicles. There
were constant wrecks and explosions and all kinds of things going on almost the
entire time. It was quite an adrenaline
rush watching this one. It wore me
out. I normally don’t go for films that
are all action and not much else, but for some reason, I did enjoy this
one. Truthfully, I probably would have
liked it no matter what.
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