Into The Woods (2014)
A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. Short synopsis of Into the Woods taken from IMDb.com
I thought "This is a good idea," when Into The Woods began screening on my TV. But what started as a good idea seemed then to drag itself to death, and bore me in the process. First of all, I know this is based on some Broadway play or something, and the idea is good, as I said. But really, there is WAY too much singing going on. The lyrics are very clever, and the characterizations of the fairy tale folk works nicely, in theory. But I got tired of the plot very fast. I thought it was too much of a good thing in places, and so it seemed to overflow its banks and get messy. The plot needed tightening up. Or lose a character. I vote we kick Rapunzel off the island. She doesn't do anything anyway!
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
Movie Review: Ouija
Ouija (2014)
A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Short synopsis of Ouija taken from IMDb.com
This one looked silly for even a cheap seats ticket, and now that I've seen it as a Redbox rental, I'm glad my instincts haven't entirely failed me. Ouija, with the tagline "Keep telling yourself it's just a game," was tepid at best. If you want to skip the rest of this review and hear my pronouncement up front, than here it is: This isn't worth the time.
A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Short synopsis of Ouija taken from IMDb.com
This one looked silly for even a cheap seats ticket, and now that I've seen it as a Redbox rental, I'm glad my instincts haven't entirely failed me. Ouija, with the tagline "Keep telling yourself it's just a game," was tepid at best. If you want to skip the rest of this review and hear my pronouncement up front, than here it is: This isn't worth the time.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
A young woman discovers her destiny as an heiress of intergalactic nobility and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and destructive industry. Short synopsis of Jupiter Ascending taken from IMDb.com
Jupiter Ascending... I recall my wife mentioning that she say the trailer for this one during the Super Bowl. I think it was the Super Bowl. And she said it looked really good. So I figured it must be one of the upcoming summer flicks that we'd have no money to go see. Surprise me when it shows up in February, which is traditionally only rivalled by January as the place where film studios stick their undesirable offerings.
After the film came out in the box office, I read a review saying that it was not that great, and since I have been busy with work and had no real time to take my wife to the movies, I decided to put it off until it finally "ascended" to the local cheap seats. A week or so ago, I took my wife and my eight year old daughter (she's getting old enough to go to this sort of fare, I suppose - my mom took me to action movies like this when I was around that age, though the content seems more adult than when I was a kid) to the movies. How did Jupiter do, for me? Read on and I'll elaborate.
A young woman discovers her destiny as an heiress of intergalactic nobility and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and destructive industry. Short synopsis of Jupiter Ascending taken from IMDb.com
Jupiter Ascending... I recall my wife mentioning that she say the trailer for this one during the Super Bowl. I think it was the Super Bowl. And she said it looked really good. So I figured it must be one of the upcoming summer flicks that we'd have no money to go see. Surprise me when it shows up in February, which is traditionally only rivalled by January as the place where film studios stick their undesirable offerings.
After the film came out in the box office, I read a review saying that it was not that great, and since I have been busy with work and had no real time to take my wife to the movies, I decided to put it off until it finally "ascended" to the local cheap seats. A week or so ago, I took my wife and my eight year old daughter (she's getting old enough to go to this sort of fare, I suppose - my mom took me to action movies like this when I was around that age, though the content seems more adult than when I was a kid) to the movies. How did Jupiter do, for me? Read on and I'll elaborate.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Movie Review: Lucy
Lucy (2014)
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Short synopsis of Lucy taken from IMDb.com
The review: The same day I watched Gone Girl was the same day I watched Lucy. In truth, Lucy was the object of my rental money on that day, when I stopped at the Redbox and saw it was available. My wife had remarked before it released in the box office that she thought it looked good, but was both uncertain about watching an "R" rated film and also wasn't sure she wanted to spend big theater bucks to go see it. She's the better of the two of us in regards to adult-type fare, on the norm. There are exceptions (see my review of We're the Millers as an example).
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Short synopsis of Lucy taken from IMDb.com
The review: The same day I watched Gone Girl was the same day I watched Lucy. In truth, Lucy was the object of my rental money on that day, when I stopped at the Redbox and saw it was available. My wife had remarked before it released in the box office that she thought it looked good, but was both uncertain about watching an "R" rated film and also wasn't sure she wanted to spend big theater bucks to go see it. She's the better of the two of us in regards to adult-type fare, on the norm. There are exceptions (see my review of We're the Millers as an example).
Monday, March 2, 2015
Movie Review: Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. Short synopsis of Gone Girl taken from IMDb.com
The review: I saw the trailer for this one when I went to the cheap seats to see Fury, and thought "Hmmm... That looks mildly interesting." So when I stopped by the Redbox on my way home from work on a Saturday afternoon, and they flashed that, "Wait, you can get another rental today for only fifty cents more"-bit, I decided to try it. When I started to watch the film, I noted the part at the beginning where the content rating info is shown, and the list of reasons why it was rated that way. I hadn't placed the film as being an "R" rating when I got it from the box, and I thought to myself, "Oh my." We've got strong sexual stuff, nudity, language and graphic violence.
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. Short synopsis of Gone Girl taken from IMDb.com
The review: I saw the trailer for this one when I went to the cheap seats to see Fury, and thought "Hmmm... That looks mildly interesting." So when I stopped by the Redbox on my way home from work on a Saturday afternoon, and they flashed that, "Wait, you can get another rental today for only fifty cents more"-bit, I decided to try it. When I started to watch the film, I noted the part at the beginning where the content rating info is shown, and the list of reasons why it was rated that way. I hadn't placed the film as being an "R" rating when I got it from the box, and I thought to myself, "Oh my." We've got strong sexual stuff, nudity, language and graphic violence.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)