Matt Damon and Jodie Foster are two of the biggest stars on screen and they are two of the biggest stars outside the big screen. You would think putting these two huge stars together on screen would be make a no-brainer first-rate hit movie, but Elysium is an okay but not an excellent movie.
Neil Blomkamp who brilliantly directed District 9 is now back to direct Elysium. He did a magnificent job with District 9, but in this movie I don't think he did enough to satisfy the audience.
It's 2154 and all the wealthy citizens have left an overpopulated Earth to enjoy a life of leisure. They enjoy luxury on a circular space station called Elysium. The population is consistently under control by the annoyance of this secretary of defense Delacourt (Jodie Foster).
Max played by Matt Damon is also in charge of taking care of childhood friend Frey (Alice Braga) and puts himself in charge of taking her to Elysium to cure her terminally ill daughter of Leukemia.
This is an okay movie but it just didn't blow me away. I think with stars like Matt Damon and Jodie Foster this should've been an excellent movie.
2 of 4 stars
Monday, August 26, 2013
Grown-ups 2
I have always been a huge fan of Adam Sandler, and while he doesn't always have great films, you sure have to respect some of the choices he made. I think that Punch Drunk Love is one of the best movies that he has ever made. I also thought that Click was terrific, then of course movies like Big Daddy, and his standup are hilarious to watch as well. And Grown-Ups 2 I thought was one of the best movies he's made in a long time because he Sandler also has made quite a few horrible movies.
Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Selma Hayek and many others all star in this movie that I think is as funny as the original. Sandler and Hayek moved back to their hometown because they think that it's a better location the raise the kids. So Sandler is reunited with all of his classmates.
There are special moments in this film are quite cool to watch but also there's a lot of nonsense, but it's a lot of fun to watch. The kids have grown up a lot even though Adam Sandler and the guys all cut out from work and run around and have a good time. The movie also stars Shaquille O'Neil, Colin Quinn, Steve Buscemi, and Stone cold Steve Austin as Adam Sandler's nemisis, but those are just a few of the stars the main entrances in this movie.
Grown-Ups 2 is an excellent movie where people act crazy and out of control and a great script makes it work. Sandler, Rock, James, Spade and the rest of the cast are all that is needed for a good time on screen. I think this movie is just as good as the first one because once you get in, just check your brain at the door and enjoy it.
3 of 4 stars
Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Selma Hayek and many others all star in this movie that I think is as funny as the original. Sandler and Hayek moved back to their hometown because they think that it's a better location the raise the kids. So Sandler is reunited with all of his classmates.
There are special moments in this film are quite cool to watch but also there's a lot of nonsense, but it's a lot of fun to watch. The kids have grown up a lot even though Adam Sandler and the guys all cut out from work and run around and have a good time. The movie also stars Shaquille O'Neil, Colin Quinn, Steve Buscemi, and Stone cold Steve Austin as Adam Sandler's nemisis, but those are just a few of the stars the main entrances in this movie.
Grown-Ups 2 is an excellent movie where people act crazy and out of control and a great script makes it work. Sandler, Rock, James, Spade and the rest of the cast are all that is needed for a good time on screen. I think this movie is just as good as the first one because once you get in, just check your brain at the door and enjoy it.
3 of 4 stars
The Conjuring
I have seen many scary movies over the years, but I found The Conjuring more frightening than many other films released recently. This is as true story starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine. They come in to help the couple who moved into a haunted house.
Carolyn (Lili Taylor) and Roger (Ron Livingston) and their kids all moved into a peaceful, out-of-the-way house outside of town. Despite the haunting, they must stay in the house because they can’t afford to even think about moving. Unusual and frequent violent occurrences take place, and Carolyn discovers marks all over her body. The family’s dog is killed and their two girls are taken over by a violent spirit.
Ed and Lorraine are brought in to investigate all on the strange occurrences that are happening in this house. They discover there are evil spirits that are in the home, and these two individuals plus their friends join together to rid of the house of this evil that has invaded.
The Conjuring is a fantastic horror film that has spectacular, complex scenes that I thought made the film very complete. Wilson, Farmiga, Taylor and Livingston are all fantastic in their respective roles. I most like Taylor because she perfectly portrays the tormented person possessed by the Devil. I've always been a huge fan of hers I just wish he would make more movies that I like the fact that everything she performed in this movie she is fantastic.
4 of 4 stars
Carolyn (Lili Taylor) and Roger (Ron Livingston) and their kids all moved into a peaceful, out-of-the-way house outside of town. Despite the haunting, they must stay in the house because they can’t afford to even think about moving. Unusual and frequent violent occurrences take place, and Carolyn discovers marks all over her body. The family’s dog is killed and their two girls are taken over by a violent spirit.
Ed and Lorraine are brought in to investigate all on the strange occurrences that are happening in this house. They discover there are evil spirits that are in the home, and these two individuals plus their friends join together to rid of the house of this evil that has invaded.
The Conjuring is a fantastic horror film that has spectacular, complex scenes that I thought made the film very complete. Wilson, Farmiga, Taylor and Livingston are all fantastic in their respective roles. I most like Taylor because she perfectly portrays the tormented person possessed by the Devil. I've always been a huge fan of hers I just wish he would make more movies that I like the fact that everything she performed in this movie she is fantastic.
4 of 4 stars
Red 2
In this movie, Frank (Bruce Willis) is living the easy life with Sarah (Mary Louise Parker). They are living a quiet, private life when suddenly Martin (John Malkovich), who comes along and they are being chased by underworld figures. But Frank in turn changes his plan suddenly Marvin is assassinated in the parking lot of the lumberyard. Frank doesn't believe that Martin is actually dead, so he volunteers to speak on his behalf at the funeral. Frank begins to say that Martin all over his body but because lies there live and actually dead.
This adventure takes place all over the world with sharp shooter played by Helen Mirren, a Russian spy played by Catherine Zeta Jones, and Anthony Hopkins plays a prisoner who has been locked up for 30 years.
Red 2 I think is just as good as the first movie. The cast is all terrific led by Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta Jones, Mary Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins, who plays a man who has been in jail for over 30 years. All of these people are just outstanding and very entertaining in their roles. Dean Parisot did a great job of directing all these talented characters and brought them all into one movie. But he directed direct galaxy quest and I think that movie had a big cast well.I thought this movie was really good.
3 of 4 stars
This adventure takes place all over the world with sharp shooter played by Helen Mirren, a Russian spy played by Catherine Zeta Jones, and Anthony Hopkins plays a prisoner who has been locked up for 30 years.
Red 2 I think is just as good as the first movie. The cast is all terrific led by Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta Jones, Mary Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins, who plays a man who has been in jail for over 30 years. All of these people are just outstanding and very entertaining in their roles. Dean Parisot did a great job of directing all these talented characters and brought them all into one movie. But he directed direct galaxy quest and I think that movie had a big cast well.I thought this movie was really good.
3 of 4 stars
We're the Millers
David (Jason Sudeikis)is a small-time drug dealer who wakes up every morning and waits for his phone to ring because there's always a customer on the other end of the line. He really doesn't have a job except for selling drugs. He has no family and no responsibilities.
One day, he gets home and he's approached by Kenny (Will Poulter) who asks him if he can have a job delivering drugs around the neighborhood. Suddenly he sees Casey (Emma Roberts) who is being attacked by the kids in the neighborhood. David finally decides to interfere and try out Kenny, and then he is attacked by the kids and taken up to his room. They steal all of the drugs that he has stored up as well as the cash.
Suddenly David is hiding away from those he owes money -- his old college buddy who is now the kingpin in the drug industry named Brad (Ed Helms). He kept with a plan for David to speak in Mexico agreeing the drugs act to the United States, but actually he has no choice but to go over the border to pick up the contraband.
David crafts a plan to move with a false family comprised of three other strangers down to Mexico to retrieve the drugs. He enlists Kenny and Casey to play his fake children, but he still needs a wife.
Rose (Jennifer Aniston) is a stripper that David meets and he invites her to go to Mexico in the guise of being his wife. She doesn't even think about going with this group to Mexico til she gets home and discovers that her apartment has been locked up and she can't even get into it. So she decides to surprise the family by showing up at the airport.
We're the Millers is one of the funniest movies that I've seen all year. The whole cast is hilarious and the directing is fantastic. You should go see this terrific movie. By the way, this movie is rated “R” because there is lots of bad language and nudity.
3 of 4 stars
One day, he gets home and he's approached by Kenny (Will Poulter) who asks him if he can have a job delivering drugs around the neighborhood. Suddenly he sees Casey (Emma Roberts) who is being attacked by the kids in the neighborhood. David finally decides to interfere and try out Kenny, and then he is attacked by the kids and taken up to his room. They steal all of the drugs that he has stored up as well as the cash.
Suddenly David is hiding away from those he owes money -- his old college buddy who is now the kingpin in the drug industry named Brad (Ed Helms). He kept with a plan for David to speak in Mexico agreeing the drugs act to the United States, but actually he has no choice but to go over the border to pick up the contraband.
David crafts a plan to move with a false family comprised of three other strangers down to Mexico to retrieve the drugs. He enlists Kenny and Casey to play his fake children, but he still needs a wife.
Rose (Jennifer Aniston) is a stripper that David meets and he invites her to go to Mexico in the guise of being his wife. She doesn't even think about going with this group to Mexico til she gets home and discovers that her apartment has been locked up and she can't even get into it. So she decides to surprise the family by showing up at the airport.
We're the Millers is one of the funniest movies that I've seen all year. The whole cast is hilarious and the directing is fantastic. You should go see this terrific movie. By the way, this movie is rated “R” because there is lots of bad language and nudity.
3 of 4 stars
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