Caught up on some movies recently and here are the verdicts for the ones we saw!!
Captain America– Silly. Expected more of a comic remake after X-men, Spiderman, Hulk, even Thor was way better then this one. Actor looked like superhero and played the part well, but the story was just kind of…silly. Hayley Atwell was good, really the only female actress and she owned her part. Hated his costume. So corny. I guess you have to be into comic books to full appreciate this movie. I give it 2.5 stars.
Conan the Barbarian– Husband loves the old one, for reasons that I do not understand. I mainly got it for him but also for me to see if it was better updated. YES, YES, YES! Jason Momoa as Conan, thumbs up! He was so good and I don’t know if he always looks that ripped, but he looked better then the original guy. The actress stealing the spotlight was of course, Rose McGowan as Marique. She made evil so incredibly sexy. But I love Rose so I’m biased. The sex scene between Conan and Tamara… made the movie! Yum, yum, HOTT! Action was awesome and didn’t look at all cheesy. They even threw in some humor with a thief that got introduced at the beginning and he was pretty damn funny. This movie 4.0 stars.
Snow Flower and the secret Fan– Ok. Would have been so much better if so much of it wasn’t in Mandarin. Loved the history aspect of it about the binding of Chinese women’s feet. Good actors, good story, a little emotional. It was an interesting perspective on status reversals in society. One started poor and ended up being the wealthy one while the one that started wealthy ended up being poor < that was not a spoiler>. I give it 3 stars.
Good Neighbors– Kind of gave away the ending from the very beginning. The acting sucked. The story sucked. the ending sucked. You know what, they movie just sucked. It would have been a good if it was done differently. They had the right concept, just the wrong execution. I give it 1 star.
Trespass (2011)– A list actors Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage did not disappoint! Started off really good and kind of had you guessing about what was going on. But then when you find out what was going on it was not at all what you had guessed which sucked because what you were guessing would have been better then what actually happened. Ben Mendelsohn (Elias) was really good as a bad guy (one of the robbers) and it would have ended better if he had stayed as such and not turned into a crazy towards the end. I give it 3.5 stars because had the main actors not been Academy award winners the movie would have been pretty bad. The two of them made the movie. PS- no sex scene. BOO!
Super 8– Not bad. The majority of the actors were children and they were all really good. The special effects were well done and had a really good story line. Not sure about what the “mysterious creature” ended up being at the end. It was a little much and kind of ruined it for me. At least it was at the end though so you watch most of the movie before you end up going “really?”. Overall not a bad film, definitely worth the dollar. I think Older kids, like preteens would get a kick out of it and parents could watch with them without getting bored. I give it 3.5 stars because it was a Steven Spielberg film
The Smurfs– Don’t like them, so I didn’t watch it but since it did not hold Amayah’s attention at all, I give it 2 stars. I hate movies with animated characters in the real world. It’s either an animated movie or a regular film. Don’t mix them, it’s annoying.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2– LOVED IT!! They really followed the story line and all the Actors are so great! They have been great since the beginning but have really evolved into even greater Actors. Daniel Radcliffe, I have no idea how old you are now but you’re a little hottie 🙂 Again I’m biased because I’ve read all the books and loved them. You’re either a Potter fan or you’re not. Chances are if you didn’t read the books then you won’t like or understand the movies. I give it 5 stars.
The Undying– Started off with a really good plot and some jumpy moments. It got you interested even though the acting was mediocre at best. It quickly lost that though as it went from the ghost story to more of a creepy love story. The actors were not very convincing at all… which made you lose interest when the story started getting a little more complicated. I say see it if you have nothing else you want to see or just to check it out… but it wasn’t worth the $1. I give it 1.5 stars
Fright Night (2011)– Again started off really good and then just lost it and got kind of cheesy. Colin Farrell which is the vampire, looked awesome and has always been a good actor. This movie did not do anything to showcase his talent. All the girls in the movie were hott, hott, hott! Especially the French one. So guys if you see for anything I can give it that. “McLovin” was hilarious as usual! We laughed when we say him before he even said his first line, but when he did… he delivered. Anton Yelchin who was Charley was pretty good. I can’t remember seeing him in anything else but he’s a cute little actor. I guess the story line or the directing is what made this movie kinda… suck. The action scenes were not really action and the special effects were lame. Ending could have been better. Kind of made a mockery of such good actors towards the end. Glad it was only $1 and I give it 2.5 stars only because it would be offensive to give any lower for such talented actors.
Kung Fu Panda 2– Amayah liked it. I actually was able to watch some of it. Not a fan of Jack Black though, so hearing the panda talk is already a deal breaker for me. Based on the movie itself, annoying voice aside… it was pretty good. Amayah liked it and it had some good kiddie action. I give it 4 stars.
Next review will include.. The Help, 11/11/11, Water for Elephants, and Change up.
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