The Shallows
Posted by
Eric
This movie didn’t live up to my expectations, but I think I liked it a “little”
better than I originally thought. Nancy
Adams is a medical student that has lost her mother, is getting overwhelmed by
life and just needs a vacation to get away from everything for a while. She decides to travel to a secluded beach
she’s heard about to enjoy the sun and get in some great surfing – alone, of
course. What she doesn’t count on is
being attacked by a shark! After
escaping, she’s able to eventually make her way to a raised rock that she can
sit on to get away from the killer shark, but is still 200 yards away from
shore. She’s also injured and starts
suffering from the heat, along with lack of food and water, all while trying to
“outsmart” the shark. Overall, I just
didn’t buy it. I’d heard it compared to
the movie Jaws, but it was nowhere near that level! And the longer it went, the cheesier it was,
and the more overacting there was! I
liked the scenery and filming, but the story just got old and didn’t go very
far once it was all set up. It had
potential, but didn’t live up to it for me…
The Shallows
Posted by
Christy
It was billed as the “next
Jaws” as “fearless” and “terrifying” . . . did we see the same
movie??? I was thinking more along the lines
of “I don’t think so” “laughable” and “oh please – did you even see Jaws?”
I found nothing new or fresh about this movie or terrifying none the
less! A woman, played by Blake Lively,
goes back to the beach where her mom use to surf to deal with the death of her
mom. She is basically alone, on the
waves, where she runs into a . . . shark!!
Who would’ve thought that would’ve happened??? She manages to make it to a lone rock with a
gash her in thigh from the nip that the shark gave her. She’s only 200 yards from shore – she can
make it – but wait . . . the shark is reading her mind!!! It knows what she’s thinking and no matter
what she tries – he’s always there. . .waiting for the taste of her flesh and
the lust of her blood!!!! Whatever will she do?? (Que the dramatic music) She comes up with a plan – one that will rock
her world and the shark!!!
REALLY?? I saw Jaws! It was far more superior than this film and I
already knew the ending before she even dipped her big toe in the water!! I
guess you can assume what I thought of this movie . . .
Parental Guidance
Posted by
Christy
Love, love, loved this movie! Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play
grandparents who are asked to come babysit their grandkids that they don’t see
very often. There are 2 helicopter
parents with a new age way of parenting, 3 kids that have their rules of
governing themselves, and 2 old school grandparents who are in for the ride of
their lives. There is a lot of crazy
stuff that happens, a lot of laughs as we see Billy and Bette trying to copy
their daughters ways of parenting and kids that really don’t know their
grandparents and aren’t thrilled about being with them. The three kids all have personal issues they’re
dealing with and along the way we see them getting closer to their grandparents
and the family overcoming the obstacles that first separated them. I am very sentimental about this film because
I am a grandma of 9, so forgive me if I get a little weepy, but it really is a
heart-felt movie about the little things in our lives that create the bonds and
the memories that we will always have of our family.
The Good Neighbor
Posted by
Eric
This movie was a little different. The story
is about two high school kids that are attempting to scare their old, cranky
neighbor into believing his house is haunted.
They set up all kinds of props to get his attention along with sneaking
into his house and installing cameras so they can watch and record everything
from home. Besides recording everything
not being the best of ideas, each attempt to frighten him seems to bring out
some hidden emotions from his past that end up to be much more than either of
the boys bargained for! The more they
watch, the more they wonder about what he’s doing in areas they can’t see on
their cameras, and the riskier their own behavior gets until it all comes to a
head. James Caan plays the neighbor and
does a great job in his role. It’s a
simple story overall, but was pretty intense and felt like there was a lot more to it than there
appears to be on the surface. This one
can cut deep if you let it…
Central Intelligence
Posted by
Christy
Kevin Hart – Duwayne “The
Rock” Johnson . . . what more could you ask for? I know, you’re probably thinking dumb –
cheesy – been there, done that before movie, but it was a good movie with a lot
of laughs. Kevin Hart plays Calvin
Joyner, an all-around popular jock from high school. Duwayne plays the overweight, nerdy kid that
everyone made fun of. The opening scene
is set in a gym where we see them as seniors.
As Calvin is receiving his award, we see Duwayne’s character being
humiliated in front of the school.
Calvin is the only one to rush over to help him. Fast forward to 20 years, class reunion time
and Calvin is looking back on his life and wondering how he went from hero to
zero as he’s just an accounant now. When
Duwayne’s character calls him up, he has changed his name to Bob Stone and he’s
no longer the nerdy kid we know, but more like “The Rock” as we know him.
The story goes that Bob is really a C.I.A. agent and needs Calvin’s help
to break a crime ring. But – Calvin
doesn’t know whether to believe him or not because Bob Stone is into unicorns,
Pretty in Pink reruns and fanny packs.
These two are great comedic actors together and each of them plays off
each other so well. It’s just a fun
movie to sit back and have some laughs and to see a little action along the
way.
Pete’s Dragon
Posted by
Christy
This is such a sweet, sentimental story. Pete is left alone in the forest by a car
accident that kills his parents. He has
no one to protect him and the wolves are circling him. In comes Elliot, a beautiful, soft, dragon
that saves him. As the story goes, we
know that Pete and Elliot became family.
But one day, Pete is seen in the forest by a local forester and they
want to save him. This begins another new story of what it means to be family
and to believe in what’s not seen. We go
on a great adventure with Pete and Elliot and I loved every minute of it. One of the actors in this movie is Robert
Redford, who plays the grandpa. He was
such a delight to see. This film is for
all ages and it will make you cheer and maybe even shed a tear. Just a terrific film.
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