The 1-2-3 Killam
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WE'RE THE MILLER. It's really just your average formula comedy. Ron Swanson provides a few laughs. I like Jennifer Aniston, but only as a huge FRIENDS fan. Still not sure Ed Helms know how to not be Andy. Meh. My friend really loves this movie, and what's weird is he's super picky and very pretentious. I have no clue why this movie appeals to him so much.
UP ON POPPY HILL. Solid. Really, really solid. Proof that Studio Ghibli has a shot at remaining culturally relevant sans Hayao Miyazaki. I love when they make movies without any real conflict. Not quite the quality of their mega hits, but still quite enjoyable.
NOW YOU SEE ME. I enjoyed it. Funny, slightly dramatic, pretty clever. Jesse Eisenberg is Jesse Eisenberg. He's like the more dramatic Michael Cera. Not sure if he can act outside his type-cast, but he's really good at what he does. Love Woody Harolson. Not sure I enjoyed the ending. Mark Ruffalo always looks like he's taking a giant, painful dump.
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE. I wanted this to be good. Steve Carrell is great, but he has no chemistry with Steve Buscemi. Their scenes togethe are painful. Their scenes apart are pretty decent. Olivia Wilde is wonderful, as per usual. It's just the two of the lead actors that can't quite fit together well - It's actually kind of sad. There's a few laughs to be had, but I wouldn't recommend it to anybody, unless you pick up for cheap on Redbox, or it goes up on Netflix.
THE WORLD'S END. One of the best movies of the year so fun. So, so funny. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost pull no punches. They take risks with their movies, and do ridiculous things for the sake of telling the story they want to tell. Pretty much the whole Hot Fuzz camp is back too, which is great. It's Pegg and Frost that make the film though, once again. Love their knack for dystopian endings.
PAIN & GAIN. I liked this movie...I think. Marky Mark and The Rock showed depth I didn't think they had. Michael Bay made a serious movie without 10 tons of explosives; I was in shock. So going in with those kind of standards, I was quite impressed. That being said, I'm not sure they accomplished what they set out to, unless what they wanted to accomplish was me being physically uncomfortahle for a good part of the film. It was supposed to be satirical at the beginning, but came off serious. I think you were supposed to be laughing at all the characters from the start, and then watch them slowly go bad as the movie broke down into being a serious drama. Which it did...but I just wasn't aware there was satire going on for about 15 minutes at the start. Maybe I wasn't paying good enough attention. The Rock was great. His best movie yet, I think.
WE'RE THE MILLER. It's really just your average formula comedy. Ron Swanson provides a few laughs. I like Jennifer Aniston, but only as a huge FRIENDS fan. Still not sure Ed Helms know how to not be Andy. Meh. My friend really loves this movie, and what's weird is he's super picky and very pretentious. I have no clue why this movie appeals to him so much.
UP ON POPPY HILL. Solid. Really, really solid. Proof that Studio Ghibli has a shot at remaining culturally relevant sans Hayao Miyazaki. I love when they make movies without any real conflict. Not quite the quality of their mega hits, but still quite enjoyable.
NOW YOU SEE ME. I enjoyed it. Funny, slightly dramatic, pretty clever. Jesse Eisenberg is Jesse Eisenberg. He's like the more dramatic Michael Cera. Not sure if he can act outside his type-cast, but he's really good at what he does. Love Woody Harolson. Not sure I enjoyed the ending. Mark Ruffalo always looks like he's taking a giant, painful dump.
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE. I wanted this to be good. Steve Carrell is great, but he has no chemistry with Steve Buscemi. Their scenes togethe are painful. Their scenes apart are pretty decent. Olivia Wilde is wonderful, as per usual. It's just the two of the lead actors that can't quite fit together well - It's actually kind of sad. There's a few laughs to be had, but I wouldn't recommend it to anybody, unless you pick up for cheap on Redbox, or it goes up on Netflix.
THE WORLD'S END. One of the best movies of the year so fun. So, so funny. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost pull no punches. They take risks with their movies, and do ridiculous things for the sake of telling the story they want to tell. Pretty much the whole Hot Fuzz camp is back too, which is great. It's Pegg and Frost that make the film though, once again. Love their knack for dystopian endings.
PAIN & GAIN. I liked this movie...I think. Marky Mark and The Rock showed depth I didn't think they had. Michael Bay made a serious movie without 10 tons of explosives; I was in shock. So going in with those kind of standards, I was quite impressed. That being said, I'm not sure they accomplished what they set out to, unless what they wanted to accomplish was me being physically uncomfortahle for a good part of the film. It was supposed to be satirical at the beginning, but came off serious. I think you were supposed to be laughing at all the characters from the start, and then watch them slowly go bad as the movie broke down into being a serious drama. Which it did...but I just wasn't aware there was satire going on for about 15 minutes at the start. Maybe I wasn't paying good enough attention. The Rock was great. His best movie yet, I think.
