Re: What movies have you seen recently?
I've watched a handful of movies from
DRUMROLL
the 2010s (I know shocker) So here's a short thought on each:
Arbitrage (2012): This is a pretty small movie budget wise but it's a well told story of Richard Gere being an investment/capital management guy whose trying to sell his company but has to cook the books on the other hand he ends up crashing and killing his mistress and tries to cover his tracks. It's a well done film with very good acting across the board. Gere can be very hit or miss but had his "A" game here.
Run All Night (2015): Was this movie a box office hit? I didn't hear TOO much about it but if it wasn't then I blame it for being part of the "Liam Neeson protects/saves his family" cycle of films because on its own merits this is a very good action film. Neeson captures the broken down, loser ex hitman character well. There's actually some depth to the character and it makes the film stand out as his son hates his guts but he still will do what he can to save him. I also want to mention the scene transitions in this flick. I don't know if some of the people involved were fans of GTA V because the transitions from one character to another especially early on was EXACTLY like the video game. In fact, a lot of the movie felt like a video game but it was done in a way that isn't too grating.
Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014): I decided to catch up a little on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I'm a bit sad that it took me so long to see this one as I LOVED IT! I love how Cap is torn and disturbed by the modern world's shades of gray but he fights on for the good of the people the only way he knows how. The interaction between Cap and Falcon was well done as well. I think I will enjoy those two as a team for a while. The film makers billed this as a "70s political thriller dressed up as a superhero film". I can see that but it still tilted a little too much towards the comic booky feel to me but that's alright as they at least tried to do something different.
Ant-Man (2015) I LOVED THIS! I had my doubts coming into this one but it turned out quite well. Scott Lang is a bit of a quirky/comedic character and so they kept the material light enough to suit him. In fact, the comedy was sprinkled liberally throughout but it didn't feel overwhelming and was actually an extension of Scott Lang's character and friends. I also marvel at technology the anti-aging VFX at the beginning with Michael Douglas was mind blowing. He looked EXACTLY like himself in '89. Overall I thought this was great and with Deadpool being a huge success as well it seems that the more comedic heroes of the Marvel U if done properly will be good film properties.
I've watched a handful of movies from
DRUMROLL
the 2010s (I know shocker) So here's a short thought on each:
Arbitrage (2012): This is a pretty small movie budget wise but it's a well told story of Richard Gere being an investment/capital management guy whose trying to sell his company but has to cook the books on the other hand he ends up crashing and killing his mistress and tries to cover his tracks. It's a well done film with very good acting across the board. Gere can be very hit or miss but had his "A" game here.
Run All Night (2015): Was this movie a box office hit? I didn't hear TOO much about it but if it wasn't then I blame it for being part of the "Liam Neeson protects/saves his family" cycle of films because on its own merits this is a very good action film. Neeson captures the broken down, loser ex hitman character well. There's actually some depth to the character and it makes the film stand out as his son hates his guts but he still will do what he can to save him. I also want to mention the scene transitions in this flick. I don't know if some of the people involved were fans of GTA V because the transitions from one character to another especially early on was EXACTLY like the video game. In fact, a lot of the movie felt like a video game but it was done in a way that isn't too grating.
Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014): I decided to catch up a little on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I'm a bit sad that it took me so long to see this one as I LOVED IT! I love how Cap is torn and disturbed by the modern world's shades of gray but he fights on for the good of the people the only way he knows how. The interaction between Cap and Falcon was well done as well. I think I will enjoy those two as a team for a while. The film makers billed this as a "70s political thriller dressed up as a superhero film". I can see that but it still tilted a little too much towards the comic booky feel to me but that's alright as they at least tried to do something different.
Ant-Man (2015) I LOVED THIS! I had my doubts coming into this one but it turned out quite well. Scott Lang is a bit of a quirky/comedic character and so they kept the material light enough to suit him. In fact, the comedy was sprinkled liberally throughout but it didn't feel overwhelming and was actually an extension of Scott Lang's character and friends. I also marvel at technology the anti-aging VFX at the beginning with Michael Douglas was mind blowing. He looked EXACTLY like himself in '89. Overall I thought this was great and with Deadpool being a huge success as well it seems that the more comedic heroes of the Marvel U if done properly will be good film properties.
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