MOVIES 2015

Just saw John Wick… not as good as I wanted it to be, not as good as the equalizer which I didn’t write home about either, in comparison I thought it was going to be much like Jack Reacher which I really enjoyed, however… it was nothing like it. If you like a lot of action with guns, you might like John Wick, but the story was very John Weak.

Two of my buddies said the exact same thing about John Wick. I guess I’ll pass.

Now, on August 14th, the N.W.A. movie is set to be released. That along with Mad Max are the two movies I’m really stoked to see. The N.W.A. trailer really looks cool.

@General:

And while I can understand Disney’s decision to start from scratch with the sequels, it’s a shame the EU has been cast aside like some fan-fiction rags. Not that all of it was great, but Heir to the Empire helped keep the SW flame and fanbase alive during the late 80s/early 90s dark ages. Too bad it won’t get any acknowledgment.

Throwing away Heir to the Empire makes no sense. Even the Prequels acknowledged Heir to the Empire by using Coruscant as the official name for the capital planet. Sadly, the leaks on Episode VII don’t seem to agree with Heir to the Empire…

Anybody else interested to see CHAPPIE ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyy7y0QOK-0

Looks pretty good to me.

@LHoffman:

Anybody else interested to see CHAPPIE ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyy7y0QOK-0

Looks pretty good to me.

I plan to.

@aequitas:

I watched San Andreas today.
Good movie, I liked it so did my wife, even though we hated the Earthquakes in SoCal.
Reminded us on that 7.2 off of Mexico a few years ago were we still felt it shaking in Riverside County.
Earthquakes are one thing I can’t get used to ….

Dwayne Johnson is a good actor and I liked watching him.

I like Johnson too. More since I watched the Fast and Furious movies.

San Andreas looks ridiculous and totally unbelievable. Just seems particularly over-the-top, even for a disaster movie. I was very surprised that it went to #1 this past weekend. But people seem to like it… I don’t know.

@LHoffman:

@aequitas:

I watched San Andreas today.
Good movie, I liked it so did my wife, even though we hated the Earthquakes in SoCal.
Reminded us on that 7.2 off of Mexico a few years ago were we still felt it shaking in Riverside County.
Earthquakes are one thing I can’t get used to ….

Dwayne Johnson is a good actor and I liked watching him.

I like Johnson too. More since I watched the Fast and Furious movies.

San Andreas looks ridiculous and totally unbelievable. Just seems particularly over-the-top, even for a disaster movie. I was very surprised that it went to #1 this past weekend. But people seem to like it… I don’t know.

It looks like 2012 all over again, I’m hoping these kind of movies die out, but they continue to draw the masses due to the eye candy. I prefer post apocalyptic films where humans face more creative dangers other than mother nature.

@Young:

It looks like 2012 all over again, I’m hoping these kind of movies die out, but they continue to draw the masses due to the eye candy. I prefer post apocalyptic films where humans face more creative dangers other than mother nature.

Humans vs Mother nature is okay to a point. But when Mother is clearly on steroids and meth is where it gets utterly unwatchable. Something a little more nuanced and complicated would be best, but I don’t think that is the intent for San Andreas.

Agenda for this movie (from TV spots) seems to be:  Huge destruction, Dwayne J. Muscles, Peril&Action, Huge Destruction.

San Andreas is no different than Avengers, they both sell more soda, spicy Cheetos, and burrito’s to mind numbed fat people who want to turn off their minds while watching “movies”.

Pass the Mountain Dew…

@aequitas:

@Imperious:

San Andreas is no different than Avengers, they both sell more soda, spicy Cheetos, and burrito’s to mind numbed fat people who want to turn off their minds while watching “movies”.

Pass the Mountain Dew…

My wife and I had only popcorn and a coke zero. 8-)

:lol: Hahaha Bravo!

Coke Zero will destroy her Kidneys. The phosphorus should be avoided. No butter on Popcorn, no salt either

I went just to see the Golden Gate Bridge get destroyed since I work for the District, too cool. Now, the only movie I need to see other then Mad Max is the new NWA movie which should be amazing if you’re in your 40’s like me :-D

Saw Mad Max 4.

Meh…. very marginal thumbs up.

I think the screenplay needed a few more runs through the typewriter. Can anyone tell me what the Charlize Theron character’s motivation was? She wanted to get back to “green world” or whatever after she’s climbed the ranks to be a bad ass commander?  Really? What was going on with the “gas” town and some other town that were trading partners with the “water” town? Etc etc….  Not to mention for a world supposedly short on gas they seem to be using A LOT of gas. Plus the grannies on bikes was slapstick dumb. No reason for it. Also the ending was… well a non-ending. I guess it’s a set up for the next movie. But I don’t really care, for the fact is this movie is basically a reboot that negates all the other films but the first one narrative wise.

That all being said, I did like the action. No question it was well done. The bad guys were original if their motivations/originations were incomprehensible/unexplained.

I think George Miller flirted with the “George Lucas Syndrome” of losing control/sight of the underlying story when a director finally gets enough money to cram in every special effect/crazy character he’s always dreamed about.  Also one gets the impression he was reaching too far to try to out do his prior work.  The Road Warrior kicked ass from beginning to end–real people, real cars, real stunts. Thunderdome was a true mixed bag with the Barter Town stuff being great but the saving the kids stuff nose diving the film. The first film is a little more hard to quantify given it still had one foot in the civilized world.

I think this one ranks in between Thunderdome (the worst) and the first and second.

I enjoyed Jurassic World. Brought back some of those 1994 feelings as a 14 year old watching Dinosaurs eat park employees.

@ABWorsham:

I enjoyed Jurassic World. Brought back some of those 1994 feelings as a 14 year old watching Dinosaurs eat park employees.

I intend to see it at some point, but is it really as good as the record breaking indicates? My thought from tv spots and reviews is that it is a hollow facsimile of the original film. Both in content and novelty.

My cousin is trying to drag me to see JP, I’m sure I’ll see it soon.