Movie Reviews

Hostage — 3/5 Liked It
Honestly I didn’t hate it but Bruce Willis has done better movies. Live Free or Die Hard and 16 Blocks were much better.

You Kill Me — 4/5 Really Liked It
This movie slayed me. Such a great story, and even better acting. A hitman at AA. So great. I was rolling at all the ironic humor.

Casino Royal — 3/5 Liked It
Not a bad movie. I’m not a Bond fanatic (I think this is the second or third I’ve ever seen) but the chase scene at the beginning was my favorite part. The rest was just alright.

Cloverfield — 3/5 Liked It
I loved the idea of this movie, and most of the follow through. I just found it lacking a bit in the script. Hopefully the sequel will make me feel better about it as a whole. I also wish I had watched it in the theater.

Flags of Our Fathers — 2/5 Didn’t Like It
I think I’m getting a little war movie fatigue. I kept thinking I was watching Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers. I’m still going to give Letters from Iwo Jima a look though.

Nim’s Island — 3/5 Liked It
They made this script way too complicated to be a kids movie, at least if they were supposed to understand what was going on at all. It kept mine and Tanners attention though, and Jodi Foster did alright in a comedic role.

King Kong — 2/5 Didn’t Like It
It has to be the fact that this movie was 3.5 hours long, but I just wasn’t feeling it with this one. I also don’t generally get into movies that utilize CGI to drive the movie. I liked Jurassic Park though. It must have been the 3.5 hours.

Confessions of a Superhero — 5/5 Loved It
Oh man this was great. Reality TV has nothing on documentaries like this. This is real and raw to go along with beautiful cinematography. Give it a watch, I’m pretty sure you’ll thank me afterwards. It’s now on my Amazon.com wishlist.

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Movie Reviews

I’m getting a little behind in these, so brevity ensues.

Live Free or Die Hard — Awesome. My kind of movie. The jet scenes could have been cut, but otherwise I loved it. The mac guy was a perfect addition.

The Mist — Not my genre but I tried it anyway. Eh. It was alright. I didn’t get freaked out, which was good, but I really hated the ending. What a downer!

American Gangster — Not recommended for anyone who might get offended by violence, drug use, language and nudity. Otherwise it was a great movie based on a true story. And at 2 hours and 40 minutes long, you sure get your money’s worth!

Army of Darkness — I know this was intended to be cheesy, but I must have been too tired to like this one. That “Gimme some sugar” line was great though.

Just Like Heaven — I enjoy most of Witherspoons work. This was alright. Way too predictable though. Jared Hess was a welcomed surprise.

Memento — This one will give your brain a workout trying to keep up. It wasn’t bad. Jason says you can watch a version that plays the scenes in chronological order. I think I’d like to try that sometime.

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