Month: September 2012

Looper

“Looper” is a Suspense/Thriller that starts a bit slow, but like a locomotive picking up steam it speeds up to give you a thrilling ride. You must pay close attention because there are so many twists and turns that you will get lost. The movie keeps you guessing and waiting to see what happens next.

“Looper” is about Time Travel that is illegal except on the Black Market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone they send them back 30 years to the past where a “Looper” takes care of the target.

At some point a “Looper” becomes a target and knowing how the system works a “Looper” tries to avoid their fate. The story unfolds from there…

Very “Mind Bending, Intriguing, Intense and Suspenseful” with a moderate amount of action. The movie does get a bit bloody at times. This is one of the best Suspense Thrillers since the movie “Inception”. The way the movie ended was a bit weird.

If you like “Intense” and can stand the “Bloodiness” then “Looper” is your movie.

End of Watch

“End of Watch” is a very gruesome and realistic view of what two LA police officers deal with on a daily basis. Patrolling the mean streets of Los Angeles is no joke and the LAPD put their lives on the line every single day to try and keep the good citizens of Los Angeles safe.
The movie is so realistic that at times I covered my face because what was being shown would make me ill.
“End of Watch” is very bloody, realistic, and gruesome and in its own way awesome because it’s not sugar- coated. It’s the real deal.
The on-screen chemistry between Gyllenhall and Pena is really good. The scenes with them in their squad car really gives you a great understanding of what police officers deal with while cruising the streets. With everything that goes on in “End of Watch” the movie is really good, but it loses steam at the end and that’s what will keep it from being a great movie.
If you can stand the bloodiness and the gruesome factor, “End of Watch” is worth seeing.

Future Movie Reviews in 2013 and Beyond

Here is a List of movies that I plan to see in the coming months. This list may change over time. It will be republished as needed.

The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Emma Stone, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield, Shailene Woodley

 White House Down – Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins, Joey King

Red 2 – Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Mary-Louise Parker

Last Vegas – Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen

Now You See Me – Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg

Baggage Claim – Taye Diggs, Paula Patton, Adam Brody, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Djimon Hounsou, Christina Milian, Trey Songz

The Best Man 2 – Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan

Thor: The Dark World – Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, Tom Hiddleston, Zachary Levi, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Stan Lee

The Fast & The Furious 6 – Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriquez, Luke Evans, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson

Peeples – Kerry Washington, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, S. Epatha Merkerson, Melvin Van Peebles

Tyler Perry’s: Single Mom’s Club – Amy Smart, Tyler Perry, Terry Crews, Eddie Cibrian, Nia Long, William Levy

The Lone Ranger – Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, Barry Pepper

Killing Season – Robert DeNiro, John Travolta, Milo Ventimiglia, Elizabeth Olin

Man of Steel – Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Christopher Meloni

Bad Ass – Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Joyful Drake

Life Happens – Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Rachel Bilson, Geoff Stults

Brake – Stephen Dorff, Tom Berenger, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne

Playing the Field – Jessica Biel, Judy Greer, Dennis Quaid, Gerard Butler, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Cogan’s Trade – Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Sam Shepard

Elysium – Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Alice Braga, Sharlto Copley, Talisa Soto, William Fichtner

Kane & Lynch – Bruce Willis, Jamie Foxx, Jon Lovitz

Soldiers of Fortune – Sean Bean, Christian Slater, Ving Rhames, Dominic Monaghan

Better Living Through Chemistry – Michelle Monaghan, Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Garner, Judi Dench

One in the Chamber – Dolph Lundgren, Billy Murray, Cuba Gooding Jr., Leo Gregory, Louis Mandylor

Man of Steel – Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Christopher Meloni, Julia Ormond

The Son of No One – Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Brian Gilbert, Jake Cherry

6 Month Rule – Jaime Pressly, Martin Starr, Natalie Morales, Dave Foley, John Michael Higgins

Justice League – Common, Adam Brody, Megan Gale, Armie Hammer

Star Trek 2 – Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton, Yelchin

4Chosen – Laurence Fishburne, Rita Moreno, Billy Zane, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Gossett Jr, Danny Aiello, Ne-Yo

Trouble With the Curve

“Trouble With the Curve” is not Clint Eastwood’s best movie, but it’s not his worst. The movie is slow and a bit dry. If you are expecting a movie solely about Baseball, forget it!!
Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of Baseball’s best scouts for many years. He has aged and his eye sight has deteriorated to the point that he can hardly see a pitcher pitching. Even when his bosses question his judgment, Gus refuses to quit.
Gus’s daughter (Amy Adams) is a high powered workaholic attorney living in another city. One of Gus’s bosses contacts her and asks her to come and see about her Dad. The story unfolds from there…
Often times slow and quiet, you are not sure where the movie is headed. There is more than one story going on in the movie. Gus Lobel’s (Clint Eastwood) grumpiness will wear you down, but there is a Father/Daughter story in this movie just trying to break free.
The acting and on screen chemistry between Eastwood and Adams is great and that is what makes the movie plausible.
“Trouble With the Curve” is passable as movie entertainment

The Words

Bradley Cooper plays Rory Jensen who perpetrates a writer. While on his honeymoon in Paris, his new bride (Zoe Saldana) purchases an old leather satchel for Rory as a gift. Hidden in one of the pockets of the satchel is an old manuscript.

Rory finds this manuscript and reworks the story a bit. It is then published and becomes a best seller. The original writer (Jeremy Irons) of the manuscript recognizes his tragedic story. He finds Rory and tells him the details of his story and Rory then realizes he made a HUGH mistake in publishing the manuscript as his own work. The story unfolds from there…

“The Words” is a very boring movie. There are a lot of heavy hitters in the movie, but none of them resconate on the big screen. The movie is disjointed and contains a lot of holes.

I found “The Words” to be a complete waste of money.