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A group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong.
See how simple that synopsis was? That's easily what made this movie so great. It had a short running time, didn't waste time with over development, and jumped right into the creepiness and thrills. The movie was very enjoyable and had you sitting on the edge of your seat plenty of times. Just when you think the movie is going to get a little played out, it switches gears and gets you hooked for the second part of the story.
I would definitely recommend this movie to thriller fans. Its short, well directed and paced in a way that keeps you hooked and makes you jump plenty of times.
Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato, Hashi and Kamekichi. But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey and Beetle, and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen - a magical musical instrument - Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King and the evil twin Sisters to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and fulfill his heroic destiny.
This was an awesome movie. It's not your normal animated movie for kids because the subject matter will probably go flying over their heads. But the animation was amazing and kept getting better as the movie went on. And the story of the boy and his parents and finding out about your ancestors and history was great.
I loved this movie and would definitely recommend people checking it out but it really is not a mainstream movie in any way. Kids won't necessarily like it because it is a pretty deep story overall but it was incredibly well done and told.
War Dogs follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.
This was a great movie due to the awesome chemistry between Miles Teller and Jonah Hill. I actually think this was one of Jonah Hill's better overall performances. The story was paced perfectly and was given the proper time to develop. You get really hooked by the friendship and it was a perfect balance between Teller's WTF type of reaction to everything and Jonah Hill's nothing to worry about reaction. Even though it really was a drama movie due to the subject matter and Jonah Hill's character development, there were a ton of laughs throughout.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out. It was a great watch and very surprising to find such a great movie in theaters in late August.
A reimagining of the 1977 Disney classic, Pete’s Dragon will blend live action and CGI to tell the story of the special bond between an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon.
The original Pete's Dragon was one of my favorite movies growing up. I used to watch it over and over again at my grandmother's house. I was a little worried about them messing the movie up by reimagining it. Thankfully, I was dead wrong. This movie was an awesome family film. It was the type of movie that made me fall in love with movies way back in the day. Sure it was cute and fluffy at times but it was all about imagination and love. I laughed, I cried, and I connected several aspects of the boy's adventure to moments throughout my life.
I would absolutely recommend people check this movie out. This is especially true for families looking for a great all around movie going experience.
Sausage Party is a raunchy animated movie about one sausage's quest to discover the truth about his existence. After falling out of a shopping cart, our hero sausage and his new friends embark on a perilous journey through the supermarket to get back to their aisles before the 4th of July sale.
The movie had several moments of absolute hilarity that had the whole audience laughing. The innuendos and references made were so well written and off the charts funny. But there were definitely times where I would have probably preferred the innuendos as opposed to them actually showing some stuff. At one point there was like an actual food orgy and it was weird as hell to watch. The movie was definitely raunchy as hell but like I said so damn funny at times. The only movie that I can compare this to with its laughs and wtf moments of what you were actually watching was Team America.
I would recommend people checking this out if they are interested in some big laughs and total raunchiness is not a turn off for them. Otherwise you should absolutely not see this. And parents of young teenagers be warned - this is absolutely a R rated movie that you don't want your kids to see or for you to foolishly go with them to see it.
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
This was a tough one to review as are pretty much all DC Comic films. Lets start with the positives. The characters were great. Will Smith was the best and was finally back to being the Will Smith of old. Didn't realize how much I missed him until seeing him in this one. Margot Robbie was great as Harley Quinn even if she was a little "softer" than the character usually is. Jared Leto was great as a mibster version of The Joker. The other characters were greatly too (especially El Diablo) as well as Viola Davis as the government official pulling the strings. The chemistry between all of them was awesome and the first 45 minutes of this movie really made you think DC finally got something right. And then came the villain. And thats where the cons start. The whole mystical and magical villain thing sucked. DC always screws the pooch with villains because they insist on having too many of them and going CGI crazy with them. Just like with Batman Vs Superman. Yes, Lex Luthor being overacted was one of the more annoying parts of that one but if it was just him versus the superheroes instead of Doomsday and all the chaos that brought it probably would have been a better movie. It was the same with this using Joker and the villain (without giving too much away). In all honesty - they pretty much forced Joker into this movie and they eould have been better off going all in with him or not having him at all until the end as a tease or something. It should have been Suicide Squad against Joker and his goons or them against the movie's main villain. It messed up the story by working towards the villain story but forcing the Joker in every once and a while regardless of how goid Jared Leto was as him.
My ranting is done now. I would still recommend that people check this movie out. It is definitely one of DC's better movies if not the best one. The characters were great and the movie was enjoyable. It just once again could have been better if DC would stop overdoing it every time on the villain front.
Based on a true story, Federal agent Robert "Bob" Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) and rookie agent posing as his fiancé Kathy Ertz (Diane Kruger), Mazur befriends Escobar's top lieutenant Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt). Navigating a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost him his life, Mazur risks it all building a case that leads to indictments of 85 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money, along with the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, one of the largest money-laundering banks in the world.
This was a really well told and acted movie. Bryan Cranston continued his excellence in the field and did a great job basically playing two parts between the actual character and who he had to become undercover. At no point did this slightly more than 2 hour movie drag or feel like the pacing was lame. I don't know why this got a quiet release in the crowded summer field. It could have done so much better given a more appropriate release date.
I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out if they have the chance. It is a high quality movie across the board and a great vehicle for Bryan Cranston to shine yet again.
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 action thriller. When the deceitful actions of a cunning but beautiful woman (Jessica Alba) force him to return to the life he left behind, Bishop's life is once again in danger as he has to complete an impossible list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world.
Pretty much your standard Jason Statham entry. Lots of action. Good pacing. No reason to bother with overdevelopment of story or characters. Some of the stunts and the inventive ways of him taking out the opposition were crazy and really hooked you a little more than just the usual hand to hand combat movies he churns out.
If you are a fan of Statham movies, you will like this one. Like I said - not much substance just more of the usual stuff from him. If that's your thing - check it out. If not - definitely pass.
