Ricki and the Flash
Posted by
Eric
I'm
not sure why I wanted to watch this movie so much. Maybe that it had to do with rock
musicians? Or that Meryl Streep was
playing one in it? Maybe it was just
that I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Streep plays a woman who gave up everything for her dream of being a rock-and-roll
star, which never really happened. She
never seems to have quite gotten over that dream and still plays in her local
bar, where she is the “star.” But to her
family, she is someone who ran out and left them to fend for themselves. So, when there are family problems and she returns
home to help, everyone tries to make nice, but she is definitely not welcomed
with open arms and the tension just builds and builds. The more she realizes what she’s done to
their lives, the more intense everything becomes. It was a lot of family drama, but in a way,
felt very real and like it could all happen to anyone. I thought Meryl Streep did a good job, but
overall, I’d say the movie was just alright.
The Intouchables
Posted by
Eric
I don't normally watch many foreign films, but this one was highly recommended to
me by a friend of mine, so I gave it a shot.
I’m glad I did, because I did enjoy it.
Driss is an ex-con from the projects who manages to get hired to care
after a French aristocrat who has become a quadriplegic after a paragliding
accident. They are about as opposite a
pair as you could imagine, but somehow, their friendship evolves and there is
an unbreakable connection formed that totally works. Through all of their adventures together,
they both learn a lot about life, preconceptions and working through adversity
in all shapes and forms. After watching
this, I feel like I may have, too. It
was definitely worth watching!
Trainwreck
Posted by
Eric
What
an appropriate title for this movie – Trainwreck – because it was
one! It was a mess. I’m not even sure what I was expecting, but
this wasn’t it! Amy Schumer plays a
woman who doesn’t think monogamy is possible and seems to want to sleep with as
many men as possible without ever having a real connection to any of them. She doesn’t even know what it is to have a
normal relationship with someone who likes her for “her” and who she really is. There were a few funny lines, but every scene
just seemed to go on longer than it should.
There were also a lot of crude and vulgar jokes that weren’t really that
funny. I don’t know why Hollywood thinks
this is humor anymore! The movie tries
to go from dumb to being serious and heartfelt when she finally meets a good
guy and realizes maybe that’s not the worst thing in the world, but it doesn’t
really succeed. It was over 2 hours long
and it’s sad that the best thing about the movie was LeBron James – and I don’t
even like him! Overall, this movie is almost a
complete waste of time and has the perfect title! I’d skip it!!!
The Gift
Posted by
Eric
This
was one of those movies that makes you think about how much you really know
people. Even if you think you do, you
may not at all. It also shows that your
past can have a way of catching up with you, even if you've tried to leave it
all behind or start a new life. This was
definitely a creepy, intense thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the
whole movie! Jason Bateman plays Simon,
a man who has just moved with his wife back to where he grew up and runs into a
guy named Gordon that he went to high school with, who wants to catch up on
their lives and be friends. That's all
good and well, but it starts getting uncomfortable when "Gordo"
starts showing up a little too often and strange things start happening to
where they can't decide if they should be afraid or if they're all just
paranoid. And that is where everything
starts unraveling for Simon. Who is
Gordo, really? And who is Simon,
really? I liked that it wasn't that
far-fetched or over-the-top. Everything
in the movie could easily happen, so maybe that made it feel even more
"real" watching it all. It was
a good movie, but may not have been the best movie to watch just before going
to bed, though!!!
The Gift
Posted by
Christy
Creepy – that’s a good word to describe this film that you
may not have heard of. Jason Bateman
plays a regular guy named Simon, who with his wife, Robyn, moved back to his home
town for a new job. Along the way he
meets a childhood friend named Gordo.
Gordo the weirdo. And that’s
where the story gets interesting. This
film is a psychological thriller that kept me very involved and wondering who
or what was around the corner. Gordo is making
his presence known in Simon’s and Robyn’s life but why? Why is Gordo always there?
Why is he always dropping off presents for them? What is it about Gordo that
just gives you the chills every time you see him? There is a huge twist at the end of the movie that will take you aback. Not to spoil anything – but it left me
wondering – who is the bad guy? One of the tag lines for this movie is, “the sins of your past will become your
present.” Just
because you’ve forgotten what you may have done doesn’t mean the other person has! Check it out!
Glen Campbell . . . I’ll Be Me
Posted by
Christy
This is a beautiful documentary about Glen Campbell and his
farewell tour after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The Campbell family opened up their lives while
they toured with Glen for 151 dates over a year and a half of doing concerts. They gave us an insight into what their lives
and Glen’s life is like living with this awful disease. They are very open and honest about the slow
decline of Glen’s memory and we get to see how a worldwide star struggles with
his highs and lows. One thing that just
amazes me – he may forget the lyrics, he may forget names and people, but he
didn’t forget how to play guitar. If you
were in any of those audiences – you still would’ve been at a great concert
because his love of his music still came through when everything else was
fading. Truly a film I really enjoyed,
even with tears in my eyes.
San Andreas
Posted by
Christy
This movie has got to be the end all to disaster
movies! Get ready to shake, rattle and
roll as you go on a rollercoaster of craziness with this movie! A 9.0
earthquake has struck California along the San Andreas fault and all h@ll has
broken loose! Buildings are collapsing,
explosions, tsunamis, cats and dogs living together! (had to throw that in for
all you Ghostbusters fans!) But the fault has opened up and it’s swallowing
everything whole and we need a hero to save the world! Dat da da
daaa – in comes our hero – Duwayne Johnson
to save humanity or at least his ex-wife and daughter. In all seriousness – don’t take this movie
seriously. It was so over the top - I mean really
– can a boat get enough power to crest over the top of a tsunami? If you’re looking for a movie that’s full of
CGI effects and a whirlwind of crazy stunts – this is the one. I didn’t mind going along for the ride though because overall, it was fun and worth 2 hours of my time.
Southpaw
Posted by
Eric
It was nice to finally watch a movie that felt like a real “movie” to me! Jake Gyllenhaal plays a champion boxer that
is on top of the world and then out of nowhere, has a tragedy suddenly tear his life
apart. After losing everything important
to him, he must find a way to deal with it all and make his way out of the
depths to which his life has sunken. It
reminded me of the Rocky movies with him having to overcome some obstacle to get
back on top, but felt more realistic with the real-life things he had to get
past and work through. There was a lot
more blood, language, and violence than those movies, too, but that seemed to
make it a stronger movie rather than take away from it. I guess I would call the movie this
generation’s Rocky. It was definitely
worth watching!
Pixels
Posted by
Eric
I loved this movie! It was silly, but it
was just so, so, SOOOO ridiculous that it was funny! If you don’t worry about how unrealistic it is,
it’s a blast! The Earth is being
attacked from space by aliens using code from arcade games of the 80s that was
sent out in a capsule back in the day. The
only way we can fight them is with people that know how they think – the arcade
game champions from 1982, of course!
They were the unpopular nerds and geeks when they were gaming, but now
they have the chance to save the world!!!
It’s like all of the arcade games have come to life and need to be
beaten in order to win the battle. It
was great seeing Pac-Man, Centipede, Galaga, and Donkey Kong again, among others
from that time. I’ve been pretty
disappointed with Adam Sandler’s movies lately, but I really enjoyed this one!
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