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J. Edgar 7/10

The Secret Agent - 4/5

Can't believe I've never heard of this film until now. 1996 adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel starring Bob Hoskins as Verloc, a Russian "agent provocateur" posing as an anarchist in London, 1886. Costars Patricia Arquette, Robin Williams, Gerard Depardieu, Eddy Izzard, and a young Christian Bale. Robin Williams is absolutely brilliant as the Assassin in one of his best and yet least known supporting roles.

Big hero 6 10/10 amazing movie
Into the woods don't waste your time 0/10 horrible love all the actors in the movie. Love me a good musical as well but it was just horrible

Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 6/10 - Didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as the first two. Not nearly as much action and wished they would have kept the 3rd book as one movie.

I blame Harry Potter and Twilight. They've set some kind of standard that movie series based on novels have to have the final novel split into two movies. That, and a way of milking more money.

I fully agree!

American Sniper - 9/10! Very good movie. Bradley Cooper did a great job.

Into the Woods - 1/10
This really isn't my type of movie to begin with, so it gets no bonus points for trying. In all honesty, I would've been happy with just the first half of that movie. A bit bizarre, yes, but completely tame compared to what nonsense happened in the second hour. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to think or feel, and I probably would have walked out if it weren't for the fact that I was with other people. I sincerely regret having spent money on this atrocity.

American Sniper - Clint Eastwood did fantastic directing job and Bradley Cooper was great too! Go Check it out!!!! 8.5/10

A Clockwork Orange - First time seeing this!! The first hour was insane and then I lost interest towards the end. Long movies aren't really my thing unless I see them in theaters. Still a great movie and loved how it was directed. 7/10

HESHER 10/10 ----- watch this people
Cloud Atlas 7/10
A Walk Among Tombestones 7/10
Doctor Who Planet of The Daleks 6/10

Last two weeks, ranked:

“Good to slightly above average films”

Magic Mike (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – I had some obvious reservations about this going in, but I thought it was a pretty good film overall. Yeah, they’re male strippers, so you can expect some of that, but there’s a better story in there, and the acting is excellent. I recommend it to anyone looking for something a little different.
7.5/10

Star Trek IX: First Contact (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – the second of the Next Generation films, which excluding the cast of the J.J Abram’s films, is my favorite time period of Star Trek. Patrick Stewart is great as Picard, and who can’t love Data. The story in this film is better than Generations; essentially the Borg time travel back into the past to assimilate Earth before the humans can make “first contact” with the Vulcans. It draws some nice parallels with the classic “Moby Dick”, and has good enough special effects to not jar you too much. These are very different from the new Star Trek films, but I like them.
7/10

Three Kings (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – As you can expect from David Russell, it’s something different, and a little quirky. Being a comedic war movie is a delicate balance, and I would say it’s pulled off well here, with just enough humor early on to hook you in and enough drama to make you realize it’s a better movie when it’s all said and done.
7/10

Bad Boys (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – It’s pretty much your typical Michael Bay film, which isn’t a bad thing when you know what you’re getting into. Lawrence and Smith are great in their roles, there’s plenty of action, and it never takes itself too seriously. I’m sure most everyone has seen this by now, though.
6.5/10

Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – Makes for a decent young adult fantasy adaptation. I think both this film and its predecessor are worth watching, as long you don’t expect the next Harry Potter or anything. I have to admit it’s a little difficult to take Alexandra Daddario in a role like this after True Detective (not to mention the fact that she’s 28 in real life). Anyway, the special effects are good, there’s some humor in there (mostly in part to the excellent Nathan Fillion) and it’s light and short enough to turn off with for a little while.
6.5/10

“Decent films”

Halloween II (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – Picks up right where the first film ends. It has significantly more kills than the first film, but lacks the dread and impending doom the original had. Michael still has plenty of great moments; it’s hard to top that expressionless mask.
6/10

Pompeii (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – Plays out sort of like a disaster film, but with the same gladiator/action feel that you see in Gladiator and 300. It’s not anywhere near as brutal as those films, and lacks any of the emotional resonance from Gladiator. Things pick up a bit when the volcano erupts at the end. Worth a watch, but check the brain at the door, and expect a smattering of unnecessary drama to move the story along to the eruption. 6/10
Runner, Runner (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – Was panned by critics and filmgoers at its release, but I thought it was a decent drama/crime thriller. Timberlake and Affleck are both good, and there’s just enough mystery to keep it going. Not anything I’d suggest going out of your way to see, but it’s better than the 9% it has on RT.
5.5/10

Brick Mansions (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – As with Vehicle 19, this will primarily be remember as Paul Walker’s last wide, theatrically released film. It’s a step over Vehicle 19, if only because it moves past the confines of a car. No seriously, Walker’s always been good in this sort of film, and it’s light and breezy enough to be worth a watch. It had potential, but unfortunately the limited production values, weak supporting cast, and not fully realized dystopian element prevent it from being a strong closing film for Walker. Overall a decent action film, but it’s not going to rise from the crowd.
5.5/10

“Below average to poor films”

Vehicle 19 (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – Will probably be solely remembered as one of Paul Walker’s last films. I watched this the night after watching Getaway (down below), and the two films have a very similar concept; the majority of the film takes place inside a car, and there’s a heroine, who are reluctant protagonist decides to help. Unlike Getaway, this one actually has some build up, and the characters are much better explained. Also, as much as I like Ethan Hawke, Paul Walker was excellent in these types of roles. It’s a decent, breezy 80-minute action film, but not much more than that. The first half of the film far outshines the hurried, hastily shot last half.
5/10

License to Wed (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – was critically and commercially panned, with William’s being singled out as a big problem. His character is admittedly over the top, and at times the film is a little jumbled in its tone (a little too creepy at times for a romantic comedy), but there are a few decent laughs.
5/10

Transporter 3 (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – I like the first and second film for their over the top cheese. This installment attempts to be a little higher-minded, which in my opinion just doesn’t work for the series. Statham tears up the screen as usual, but it just slides into obscurity within his filmography.
4.5/10

Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – has a couple of decent scenes, namely the opening, and the few scenes in the auto shop. Beyond that, it’s an obvious attempt to resurrect a series, after the terrible reaction to Season of the Witch. I thought the ending was pretty good, and a nice homage to the series, but unfortunately everything in between is formulaic, cheesy, and predictable.
4/10

Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – not a significant drop in quality from the fourth film, but a notch below. The gore is ramped up some here, there are more kills, and the story continues to grow more and more confusing. I’m not entirely sure what was going on with the ending either. Someone breaks Michael out of jail (guessing the same guy who was stalking about town), but it’s never explained who that person is, what their purpose is, etc.
4/10

“Bad films”

Left Behind (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – I’m not religious, but I’ve always found the concept of this story interesting. However, this was clearly directed by someone religious, as there are all sorts of scripture and religious clichés worked in. All of the interactions between the non-religious and religious characters are overdone to the ninth degree, and some of the acting is just downright cringe-worthy. With the right director, a better budget, and some better acting, I think this could make for a very compelling trilogy of films, or even a mini-series (probably would work best). I’m not sure if this was intended to be the beginning of a series, because they literally only concentrated on the vanishing and Nicolas Cage trying to land a plane – not the progressively worse events that take place, culminating with the rise of the anti-Christ.
3/10

Dracula 2000 (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – Has an okay premise, but it never comes to fruition. Dracula never has the opportunity to attempt integration with the 21st century, which would make for some interesting adjustments. One of those horror movies that doesn’t have enough action to work from that angle, nor does it have enough chills to be that scary. On the box it says “Scream like thrills, Matrix like action”; yeah, that’s a big nope. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone; also very sad to see that this has numerous sequels.
3/10

“Really bad”

Getaway (Blu-ray, 1st viewing) – This was one of the worst reviewed movies from last year, so naturally I had to see if it was really that bad. It’s definitely got its share of problems, namely being a 90-minute chase film that never lets up (not in a good way), but I’ve seen worse. Of all wide, theatrical releases, maybe, but these reviewers clearly didn’t check out any of the straight to video releases (looking at you Stranded). Hawke does the best he can, and including Voight can never hurt, but there’s just so little development here that it’s very hard to understand the motivation behind the villain, or really any of the characters for that matter. I’ve seen worse, but it’s definitely in there with lowest of the low.
2/10

Taken 3 - I think this will be the last one of the franchise but atleast it's better than the 2nd!!! Overally a pretty good action movie. 7/10