Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Only Yesterday: This is a Studio Ghibli movie, it's different than many I've seen but it's an interesting movie, a slice of Japanese life.

Florence Foster Jenkins: This was an interesting movie, I like Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep. It's an odd story but in some lights, very heart warming.

Ben-Hur: This is the more recent version of the movie. I haven't read the book or seen the original movie(s?), so I don't know how closely it follows the story. It was very interring and very vividly filmed. I think liberties were taken in some respects, a lot of pants were worn and by women too, as far as I know pants weren't really a thing in the Roman empire.

Moana: This isn't the best Disney movie ever but it's still pretty good. I enjoyed a Polynesian "princess" even though I think they blended Polynesian cultures (Hawaiian, Maori, etc.)

The Magnificent 7: This is also the new version, it's not bad and I enjoyed the faster pace but while Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt are great, they cannot replace Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen.

Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children: I kind of liked this movie but the more I think about it, the more plot holes I find. Obviously it's a movie where reality must be suspended but this pushes that a bit far.

Airplanes and transatlantic flights are good for catching up on movies.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Ghostbusters (2016): I've never seen the original ghostbusters and I was skeptical about this one but overall I really liked it. It's kinda dumb but in a good way.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Love and Friendship: I loved this movie, it was solo well done! In all fairness I must say that the male viewer in our party hated it. It's based on a Jane Austen novella called Lady Susan. It's interesting, if I think about it, I shouldn't like it but I loved it.

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: So I fell off the Harry Potter band wagon years ago but we went to see it as a family. I really enjoyed the movie, it's disconnected enough from the rest of the HP series that you can just jump in and as the title suggests, it's a fantastical world.

Love and Mercy: I don't know lot about the Beach Boys, I enjoy some of their music occasionally but this was a very interesting movie about the band's founder, Brian Wilson. It was a very interesting and well made movie but I don't know that I'd watch it again, Brian Wilson had a lot of horrible stuff in his life, it was a hard movie to watch.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Zootopia: I saw this over the weekend, it was a fun movie but I felt a little beat over the head with the message, I prefer a little more subtlety.

Saturday, July 16, 2016

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: This may be the best action movie I've ever seen, I'm sure many may disagree with me but it's so well made! I highly recommend it.

Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: I really enjoyed this movie, I was worried but it's the same kind of fun as the first movie.

Monday, June 27, 2016

The Pink Panther Strikes Again: There are about three of the Pink Panther movies that I feel are worth watching: the original, naturally, Shot in the Dark (the second) and this one which may be the third. Already in this movie there are some reused gags but it's so wacky and out there. It's not a cinematic masterpiece but it is fun.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Star Wars - The Force Awakens: I finally got to see Star Wars, I have many mixed feelings on the movie but over all I like it. I see this movie like the Last Crusade in Indiana Jones, you have the original Star Wars Trilogy (obviously the best) like unto Raiders of the Lost Arc (IJ), then there's episodes I, II, III - not so great in general consensus like unto Temple of Doom (well known to be the worst of IJ) and now The Force Awakens, like Last Crusade (we go back to a Nazi plot etc. and order is restored). I like and don't like the obvious similarities to original Star Wars, but I understand the motive. I think Rey and Finn are awesome characters. *spoiler* I'm bummed about Han and I don't really enjoy Kylo Ren/Ben *end spoiler* I like powerful women characters etc. It's a goods movie and I look forward with curiosity.