300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE
ACTION/REVENGE
PLOT: Sequel to the highly successful film 300.
After the brave solders
of 300 were killed, Themistocles wants Queen Gorgo (Leonidas’s wife) played by
Lena Headey to join him for the God-king Xerxes won’t take over all of Greece. It is like a prequel and sequel at the same
time. The action and slashing is just as
good as 300 but the best addition is Artemisia played by French actress Eva
Green. She is pure evil and proud of it!
She is just not evil for evil sake she has a back story and she is not a wicked
lover, girlfriend or wife she is a naval commander!! She needs award for BADASS BITCH OF THE
YEAR!! She is AMAZING!!!
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN
ANIMATED
PLOT: A reboot of
cartoon classic.
In the 60’s there
was cartoon that was on with Bullwinkle called Mr. Peabody and Sherman created
by Ted Kay about a very smart dog and he adopted a human boy named Sherman. Now they updated the story and it is
GREAT. The voice of Mr. Peabody has
changed to Ty Burrell (Modern Family) but he is still a smart dog and his
greatest creation is called WABAC or time machine. It is well done kids and adults who remember
the series will love it. GO!!!
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
ROMANCE/COMEDY-DRAMA
PLOT: Remake of
the same movie in 1986 with a black cast.
I didn’t see the
movie 1986 that had Demi Moore and Rob Lowe but I have seen this one and it is
outrageous and funny and at times poignant.
It is about two couples trying to make a relationship last after meeting
at a bar and having sex on the first date.
Michael Early and Joy Bryant are the sweet couple while Kevin Hart and
Regina Bell are the freaky and funny couple.
Guess what couple is more interesting?
It is good if this is the kind of movie you are looking for.
VERONICA MARS
THE MOVIE
COMEDY/CRIME/DRAMA
PLOT: Trying to leave her home town to start in New
York Veronica helps an ex-boyfriend who is accused of murder.
I have never watched
an episode of Veronica Mars, the teenaged private eye now a grown woman wanted
to become a lawyer in New York yet helps her ex boyfriend and goes to her high
school reunion. The script is very witty
and the fans should be proud they got the movie made. It is amazing the power
of fans. It is worth a look just how the cult favorite came on the big screen
by the power of the loyal fans.
NON-STOP
ACTION THRILLER
PLOT: A marshal has to stop a madman from killing
people on a plane.
Liam Neeson is
Bill Marks a grieving alcoholic who is also an air marshal. He gets on a plane and has to find out who
and why he wants to kill someone every twenty minutes. The story is outrageous
but Neeson acts well as a flawed but good person who knows his job. It is very good. It also stars Lupita Nyongo
who won the Oscar for supporting actress for 12 Years a Slave but she had
nothing much to do in this film. Hopefully he’ll be in Expendables 4.
ENDLESS LOVE
ROMANCE/DRAMA
PLOT: Hot rich girl meets handsome but poor bad
boy.
Love it or hate it
the Twilight saga made Hollywood knows young girls go to the movies so they
take a title of a successful book (there was a movie in 1981) and give it more
of a teenage girl fantasy and call it a remake.
Jade (Gabriella Wilde) is rich girl and David (Alex Pettyfer) a handsome
trouble guy and they fall in love despite her father’s objections played by
Bruce Greenwood. He is not the evil,
controlling father to be that way he does have a reason. Mr. Pettyfer is a good actor I hope he does
better parts. In this version David is a
more caring guy than in the 1981. He
seemed like an over the top lust fiend. Who is outstanding is his black friend
Mace (Dayo Okeniyi) as comic relief and he is so funny. I also hope betters parts for him.
DIVERGENT
ACTION/SCI-FI
PLOT: Teenaged girl must decide what fraction she
belongs.
This is a low-rent
Hunger Games. The meaning of divergent means to be develops in different
direction. In the distant future of Chicago teens are divided into different
groups and Beatrice (Tris) Prior (played very well by Shailene Woodley) is
happy to go to the military group when she meets and falls in love with Four
(Theo James). The good: Female lead and can defend herself. Action is very good when it happens. The Bad:
Usually a white girl as the lead-never a minority but Zoe Kravitz
(daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz) is what else her friend. The movie is based on a novel by the same
name and it is a trilogy so expect two more movies if not more.
CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 : THE WNTER SOILDER
ACTION/FANTASY
PLOT: The sequel to Marvel’s first avenger.
Captain America
(Chris Evans) still has to deal with his new modern environment, face a person
from his past and gets a sidekick The Falcon (Anthony Mackie). The plot is better than usual comic book
movies and the action sequences are just fantastic!!! It is surpasses the original!! If you love superhero movies this one is for
you!! Don’t jump up after the credits!!!
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