Okay, let's do this. I've seen a good amount of movies since I last got to talk about them, so hopefully today allows me to BS about movies.
Category Archives: At The Movies
Third Monday Movie Day: I’m A Revenger!
I accomplished the rare feat of going to a theater to see a movie this weekend. We picked Avengers: Age of Ultron or whatever the subheading/punctuation combo is. I had seen a handful of reviews and "what does this mean for Captain America" etc. stories, and was kind of braced for the worst. I had largely avoided spoilers, so that was nice, but I was still ready to see something worse than the first one.
That was not my assessment. I really enjoyed it. Much more so than the first Avengers movie. Good action, good balance between characters, a really fun villain, a little bit of heart, a good amount of humor... a great popcorn flick.
So... what has everyone else seen this month? Tell me more about why I should go see Mad Max, since I'm hearing lots about that? Etc.
Third Monday Movie Day
Here you go. I saw a lot, but it's time to shower and go to work now. Sigh
Movie Day
I saw a lot of stuff - mostly TV this time. I'll get there, but it's late on the night before.
Movie Day
I had a decent month, and I'm off today to talk about it. Cool.
Movie Day
I saw a lot this month - mostly TV. I probably won't have much time to mention it before work, but we'll see.
Of course, the big movie news this month is the whole Sony thing and how a big-budget comedy is now going unreleased.
Third Monday Movie Day
It wasn't a bad movie month, dudes. Uh, that is to say, I saw a lot of movies. Many of them sucked, so I guess I'm not sure if it was a bad movie month or not.
Far and away, the best movie I saw this month was Snowpiercer, no small feat as I once claimed I'd never see a movie starring Chris Evans again after his putrid, borderline laughable performance in Fantastic Four. On the other hand, Fantastic Four somehow made Michael Chiklis look like a no-talent knob, so the problems certainly didn't start with Evans.
Anyway, Evans is a powerhouse here. The movie doesn't ask a lot of range of him, as he's experiencing lows most of the way, but he makes the most of every moment and draws the viewer in on a character level to a movie that's mostly plot, plot, plot (which isn't a criticism, exactly, but a movie that focuses so much on plot is often open to issues with the audience giving a damn).
I saw a ton of other movies, too, which I'll hopefully cover during this rare Monday off, but I had to get that one out of the way. What have you seen?
Third Something Movie Day
I'd planned a longish post but work ended up going long last night and I'll have to just post as I think of things today.
I had a triple-feature a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to see a ton of movies this month. I'm pretty sure they ended up being the only three...sigh.
Third Monday Movie Day
I spent a good part of this month on vacation or preparing for it. While on vacation, though, I took in some stuff.
Prometheus. Why is this movie so dull? Ridley Scott remembered to take a lot of pretty enough shots, but the story really takes its time, and the cast just doesn't become particularly engaging for the viewer, outside of lead actress Noomi Rapace and Idris Elba, who really can do no wrong. Also, clear this up for me: did people watch this whole movie unaware that it was a prequel? I remember hearing people say they were shocked by the ending setting up the Alien franchise, but I can't imagine being force-fed any more clearly. Maybe my memory on this is failing?
The only good thing I saw anytime recently was Django Unchained unless we add TV, and even that was pretty light of late.
What have you seen?
Movie Day
I saw Django Unchained and a few TV shows in this very busy month that was mostly spent on the release of my game. I continue to ignore superhero movies in theaters and lament my lack of movement on the classics.
...but maybe you've seen something?