Recent movies and 5 word reviews...
Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 6:02PM I often take my 12-year old to see her movies...and her opinion might differ.
Red - funny old people with guns
King's Speech - inspiring, gorgeous, better than fiction
True Grit - minimalist, well-acted, dark, engaging
2012 - world ends, implausible, lacks tragedy
Avatar - beautiful, predictable story, shallow message
District 9 - shocking, captivating, but silly ending
Invictus - Eastwood's expert touch, almost cried
Rango - Engages adults, well written, unique
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoolie - Predictable, unimpressive 3-D, longish title
The Town - Director watches too many movies
Tron Legacy - The Dude reappears, total waste
Book of Eli - Formulaic, pseudo-religious, amusing trick ending
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - snoozer, Jake unimpressive, Gemma impressive
Green Zone - Liked story, topical, Damon unstoppable
The Last Airbender - Ruined perfectly entertaining cartoon series
How to Train Your Dragon - Excellent, funny, great voiceovers, worthwhile
Clash of the Titans - Total waste, no Harry Hamlin
Mars Needs Moms - Breathed's feel, angst, well done
Inception - Great: but won't tolerate distraction
Battle: Los Angeles - Surprisingly good; Michelle Rodriguez survives!
Hop - Hop(e)less waste; one trick bunny
Thor - enjoyably comical; shares Superman's curse
Argo - boring, tensionless Argo fucked up
Skyfall - exhilarating, fun tribute to maturity
Zero Dark Thirty - great; non-fiction's tension trumps fiction
The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey - exciting; but less cerebral than expected
The Avengers - good: rollercoaster between exciting, not.
Dark Knight Rises- above expectations; compelling, soulful, twisty.
Red II- great cast carried weak rewind.
Oblivion - modest Serlingesque film; very satisfying
The Butler - Zelig-like; too obviously fictionalized
Olympus Has Fallen - cartoonish, predictable, but hold attention
Hunger Games - cheaply made; J-Law too unstarved
World War Z - Exciting. Scary. Well-underplayed, Brad
Man of Steel - Cavill dweebish even before Kent
Star Trek: Into Darkness - OK, but script, continuity miscues
42 - Great. Needed more Robinson backstory
Pacific Rim - surprising entertainment; channels Godzilla flicks
Hyde Park on Hudson - unsatisfying, uneasy, uncredible period piece
Jersey Boys - film fails great story, music
Godzilla -
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes -
Into the Woods -
Exodus: Gods and Kings - Gods unreliable assholes; Bale unHestonlike.
How to Train Your Dragon, Two -
Edge of Tomorrow - 'Ground Hog Day' with aliens
Grand Budapest Hotel -
The Kingsman - Transparent attempt to launch series
The Intern - DeNiro comfortably out of character
Mission Impossible 4: Rogue Nation -
The Interview -
San Andreas - Million die! Two rescued? Silly.
A Million Ways to Die in the West - Acquired (bad) taste: Silverman wasted.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies -
The Theory of Everything -
Jupiter Ascending - Half-hearted acting, chaotic mess
Captain America - Captain annoyingly stiff-necked, faultless
The Imitation Game - Cumberbatch channels Sherlock, not Turning
Interstellar - Only physicists understand...like me!
Jurassic World - Opies' daughter creepy sexy/dumb.
Mr. Holmes - "Best Actor"; credible Sherlock legacy
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens - Seven is a lucky number.
Spectre - Middle-aged spies rock! Series favorite.
The Martian - "Fuck you, Mars," says all.
The Big Short -
