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Watched 3 movies this weekend. I'll list them in order of how much I enjoyed them.
Looper
What a fantastic film. It has been a while since I ventured to a theater to watch a movie, but I am so glad I experienced this one at the big screen. The story was more in-depth than the previews lead on, and the plot ended up quite opposite from what I originally believed it would be. Which is a nice surprise. Since this is a recent attraction I don't want to give much away and want everyone to experience it for themselves if they haven't already.
I loved the cast. I've been a fan of Bruce Willis my entire life, so that's a no-brainer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt made an AMAZING young Bruce Willis. I thought I would be completely distracted by his blue contacts (I love his black-brown eyes) and makeup but it was done so well and so dead-on. I imagine anyone who has become familiar with Bruce Willis' facial expressions and mannerisms in other movies would agree that JGL did extraordinarily well mimicking him.
I didn't realize Emily Blunt was in it until the movie began (must have missed it in previews). She was magnificent as well and I loved her character.
10/10 for me.
Our Idiot Brother
Another movie with a great cast! Many times, these movies with a ton of well-known actors in it disappoint me. They're usually hyped up and then completely predictable flops. But I really liked this one. Paul Rudd is absolutely perfect as a likable hippie stoner. You can't help but adore him in this movie and keep hoping he gets a break of good luck. The 3 sisters were perfectly cast, I think. Zooey Deschanel is so adorable and plays her usual type-cast role (which she does well) alongside Rashida Jones as her girlfriend. Their chemistry was great. Elizabeth Banks is the uppity journalist who you sorta like but sorta cringe at. Emily Mortimer... I just wanted to hug her. She played the perfect "I'm so focused on being a mom and a wife now that I've let myself go and haven't realized it" sister.
The story is very simple, and mostly told from the angle of all the sisters and what they sacrifice for, and learn from, their idiot brother. All have their quirks and predicaments which he is involved in. His lack of common sense is hilarious and is the cause of so many hilarious problems. But, since it does focus on his 3 sisters and their personal lives, I would say this movie was more "chick flick" than Jawbs and I had expected. Which is probably why I liked it more than he did.
I give this 7/10.
Prometheus
I wasn't even planning to see this movie. I had 0 interest in it from the get-go. But Jawbs suggested we watch it. I sat through it hoping to enjoy it. I hardly did. If any of you have been reading/listening to my thoughts on movies over the last few years, you may have noticed that the cast is a big part of a movie's enjoyability for me. Given that I only recognized 1 person in the film (Charlize Theron) I had trouble connecting with the characters. The female lead (Noomi Rapace) was pretty, at least. And the muscle-laden alien men were interesting looking.
I know a lot of people were hyped about this movie due to the idea that it was connected to Alien (which I've seen parts of when I was a kid) and that may have increased their enjoyment of it. (And after seeing it, I wonder if people saw outright connections between the 2 films?) But I found the interaction between the characters to be awkward and unsupportive. The events seemed strangely timed and spaced out. It just didn't flow right to me.
I can't even discuss any other points of the movie because I really was just that disinterested in it. I wouldn't watch it again.
3/10. Bleh.
Feel free to reply with your thoughts and ridicules of my reviews! :handgestures-salute:
Watched 3 movies this weekend. I'll list them in order of how much I enjoyed them.
Looper
What a fantastic film. It has been a while since I ventured to a theater to watch a movie, but I am so glad I experienced this one at the big screen. The story was more in-depth than the previews lead on, and the plot ended up quite opposite from what I originally believed it would be. Which is a nice surprise. Since this is a recent attraction I don't want to give much away and want everyone to experience it for themselves if they haven't already.
I loved the cast. I've been a fan of Bruce Willis my entire life, so that's a no-brainer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt made an AMAZING young Bruce Willis. I thought I would be completely distracted by his blue contacts (I love his black-brown eyes) and makeup but it was done so well and so dead-on. I imagine anyone who has become familiar with Bruce Willis' facial expressions and mannerisms in other movies would agree that JGL did extraordinarily well mimicking him.
I didn't realize Emily Blunt was in it until the movie began (must have missed it in previews). She was magnificent as well and I loved her character.
10/10 for me.
Our Idiot Brother
Another movie with a great cast! Many times, these movies with a ton of well-known actors in it disappoint me. They're usually hyped up and then completely predictable flops. But I really liked this one. Paul Rudd is absolutely perfect as a likable hippie stoner. You can't help but adore him in this movie and keep hoping he gets a break of good luck. The 3 sisters were perfectly cast, I think. Zooey Deschanel is so adorable and plays her usual type-cast role (which she does well) alongside Rashida Jones as her girlfriend. Their chemistry was great. Elizabeth Banks is the uppity journalist who you sorta like but sorta cringe at. Emily Mortimer... I just wanted to hug her. She played the perfect "I'm so focused on being a mom and a wife now that I've let myself go and haven't realized it" sister.
The story is very simple, and mostly told from the angle of all the sisters and what they sacrifice for, and learn from, their idiot brother. All have their quirks and predicaments which he is involved in. His lack of common sense is hilarious and is the cause of so many hilarious problems. But, since it does focus on his 3 sisters and their personal lives, I would say this movie was more "chick flick" than Jawbs and I had expected. Which is probably why I liked it more than he did.
I give this 7/10.
Prometheus
I wasn't even planning to see this movie. I had 0 interest in it from the get-go. But Jawbs suggested we watch it. I sat through it hoping to enjoy it. I hardly did. If any of you have been reading/listening to my thoughts on movies over the last few years, you may have noticed that the cast is a big part of a movie's enjoyability for me. Given that I only recognized 1 person in the film (Charlize Theron) I had trouble connecting with the characters. The female lead (Noomi Rapace) was pretty, at least. And the muscle-laden alien men were interesting looking.
I know a lot of people were hyped about this movie due to the idea that it was connected to Alien (which I've seen parts of when I was a kid) and that may have increased their enjoyment of it. (And after seeing it, I wonder if people saw outright connections between the 2 films?) But I found the interaction between the characters to be awkward and unsupportive. The events seemed strangely timed and spaced out. It just didn't flow right to me.
I can't even discuss any other points of the movie because I really was just that disinterested in it. I wouldn't watch it again.
3/10. Bleh.
Feel free to reply with your thoughts and ridicules of my reviews! :handgestures-salute:
