I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.
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| Mad Max: Fury Road - The must see action movie. |
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Watch Mad Max: Fury Road
Written by: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Directed by: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
Rated: R
Plot:
After escaping the Citadel, Mad Max becomes a key part in Furiosa's betrayal of the overlord Immorten Joe.
Review:
The hype surrounding this movie propelled me to go to the theater. Is this an action movie game changer? Yes, the movie is incredible. The two hour run time flies by. It avoids the pitfalls, mistakes, and cliches of many other action movies. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy do a great job in understated performances. It's Theron's character Furiosa's story more than it it Mad Max's. Production design is top notch. All of the vehicles look superb, as does the cinematography. The story is solid and sensical. I immediately wanted to watch it again, and that doesn't happen often.Simply incredible.
Watch it.
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| Outland - A Western set in space. |
Watch Outland
Written by: Peter Hyams
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Starring: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle
Rated: R
Plot:
Sean Connery, a police marshal for the mining colony on the Jupiter moon Io, uncovers a drug conspiracy, putting himself at odds with everyone else.
Review:
Shotguns in space can never go wrong. It's dirty, grimy, everything a western should be, but set in space. Connery plays a character at odds with everyone else. He doesn't stop until the job is done and the drug conspiracy eradicated. While decompression does not equal bodily explosion, there is a good fight scene. It's worth seeing. So many space movies are utopia. It's refreshing that this one isn't.
It depends.
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| Spare Parts - Build a robot, change your life. |
Watch Spare Parts
Written by: Joshua Davis (based on Wired Magazine article "La Vida Robot"), Elissa Matsueda (screenplay)
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Starring: George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis
Rated: PG-13
Plot:
Four undocumented high school students in Arizona form a robotics club, competing against top colleges on a shoe string budget.
Review:
It's an inspirational tale. While a bit heavy handed with many cliches, it is touching and gets better as it continues. Characters are developed throughout with many experiencing a winning moment in the end. It feels like a Disney movie, trying to be cute, lighthearted, and heart felt. Funny enough, nerds have a traditional look in film and the majority of the robotics club members at the competition fit the look with thick rimmed glasses. You will have a lot of fun rooting for the under dogs.
It depends.
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| Draft Day - It makes the NFL draft exciting. |
Watch Draft Day
Written by: Scott Rothman, Rajiv Joseph
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Kevin Costner, Chadwick Boseman, Jennifer Garner
Rated: R
Plot:
Kevin Costner is the general manager for the Cleveland Browns. Can he make his team a contender with just the seventh pick on draft day?
Review:
The movie is forced at times with unrealistic characters. It does make front office sports engaging. It works out a bit too perfect, but that's the kind of movie it was going to be.Costner gives us someone to root for as everyone around him second guesses his motives and decisions. Through wheeling and dealing Costner's character makes the moves his team needs. Who would have thought a movie could make the NFL draft exciting.
It depends.
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