Ted 2

Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and co-star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital's follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time. Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films' Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.

I was not as big of a fan of the original as most were.  To be fair, I didn't see it when it first came out.  A couple of weeks went by with me hearing how great it was and I think it kind of ruined the movie for me.  That all being said, I found this one to be much funnier than the first one.  I was straight out belly laughing numerous times during this movie.  Without the story telling, they were really able to let the one liners fly and just ride the chemistry between the actors/voices.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It was raunchy as hell at times and lots of drugs jokes but I thought the movie was hysterical.

Inside Out

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Pixar has produced excellence yet again.  I was so excited about this movie since seeing the trailer for it. It reminded me of this show called Cranium Command at Epcot Center in Disney World.  You were watching a day in the life of a pre-teen from the inside with over the top personalities playing the different parts of the body.  Hans & Franz were the heart.  Norm from Cheers was the stomach.  Bobcat Goldthwait was the adrenal glands.  It was a short little movie but I would go out of my way to see it every trip to Disney.  This movie was very similar to that but focused on the different emotions instead of areas of the body.   The emotions were perfectly voice casted.  The story was tight and adorable on every level.  There were plenty of laughs and choke up scenes for both children and adults.  More importantly than anything this movie is going to help so many children psychologically.  Children that see this movie are going to understand so much better now to deal with their emotions and parents are going to have an excellent tool to help them do so or refer to,

I absolutely recommend this movie to everyone.  It is a very smart, funny, emotional and possibly educational movie for both kids and adults.  Outside of that Cars sequel this is another link in the long chain of Pixar's legendary level of excellence.

Jurassic World

This is a new sci-fi terror adventure set 22 years after the horrific events of the original Jurassic Park.

Do you really need any more of a synopsis than that?   This was easily the best sequel of them all to the original.  It had that same epic/event feel to it.  It had the same types of characters.  It had those same holy sh$t dinosaur moments.  Where the first sequel was a failed attempt at a continuation and the second one was a short but enjoyable adrenaline dinosaur chasing romp, this was a recreation of the original with the park officially being opened 20 years later and things going bad with the dinosaurs.  There were plenty of shout outs and references to the original that made the connection even better.

I would definitely recommend everyone checking this out.  It's what popcorn movies are all about.

Insidious Chapter 3

The newest chapter in the terrifying horror series is written and directed by franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell. This chilling prequel, set before the haunting of the Lambert family, reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl (Stefanie Scott) who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.

This movie makes a lot more sense to me now that I just read above that it was a prequel.  I watched the whole thing thinking that it was  a sequel and thought it was pretty lame that the only connection was the psychic lady.  And while it definitely makes more sense knowing this - was this franchise in need of a prequel?  Feel like they should have just continued the franchise instead?  That being said - the movie was okay.  They did a great job with the sight scares.  Definitely better than the last one.  But again - there was really no need for a prequel story and I wasn't really invested in the characters and there struggle.

I would somewhat recommend people checking this out - as long as they are aware it's a prequel.  It's got good scares and they show the other world well even if the story was lacking.

Spy

Susan Cooper (McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster. Written and directed by Paul Feig, the comedy also stars Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Miranda Hart.

Let me first say that I am a HUGE fan of Melissa McCarthy.  I think she is honestly one of the funniest people in the world.  That being said - maybe I'm a little biased but I really enjoyed this movie.  She was great.  Jason Statham was hysterical.  Seriously.  I was shocked.  Rose Byrne was great too.  The way that all of them played off McCarthy was so funny on every level.  The action was good.  The pacing was good.  Usually a two hour comedy tends to run out of gas but this movie definitely didn't.

I would absolutely recommend this movie for people looking for a laugh.  It definitely delivers.