Jurassic World (2015)

This is the sequel to the 1st Jurassic Park movie.

A new theme park opens with a new experience and when a new attraction is introduced things don' t go as planned. That new species goes out of control and starts killing park attendees and other dinosaurs. The park staff turn to some trained dinosaurs to track the new one down and take him down, but trouble in sews.

I recommend this movie and give it a 4 out of 5.

Starring Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Her) as Owen, Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help, 50/50) as Claire, Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire) as Masrani, Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black) as Hoskins, Ty Simpkins (Insidious, Iron Man 3) as Gray, Nick Robinson (The Kings of Summer, Frenemies) as Zach, Jake Johnson (Let' s Be Cops, 21 Jump Street) as Lowery, Omar Sy (The Intouchables, Samba) as Barry, BD Wong (Jurassic Park, Mulan) as Dr. Henry Wu and Judy Greer (Ant-Man, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Karen.

 

 

Vacation (2015)

This movie is about how a grown up Rusty Griswold decides to get his family out of a rut and take them to Walley World just like his dad took them when he was a kid. But, things don' t turn out the way he planned and they decide to go see his sister and parents instead. But in the end, everything works out.

This is a hilariously funny sequel to the original National Lampoons Vacation movie. It has a great cast with new as well as old cast members. I highly recommend it. It is a great family movie, and I give it a 5 out of 5.

Starring Ed Helms (The Hangover movies, Love the Coopers) as Rusty Griswold, Christina Applegate (Married with Children, Up All Night) as Debbie Griswold, Skyler Gisondo (The Amazing Spider-Man movies, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb) as James Griswold, Steele Stebbins (Within, Metered) as Kevin Griswold, Chris Hemsworth (Thor  movies, Rush) as Stone Crandall, Leslie Mann (Knocked Up, 17 Again) as Audrey Griswold, Chevy Chase (Christmas Vacation, National Lampoon' s Vacation) as Clark Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon' s Vacation, Christmas Vacation) as Ellen Griswold, Charlie Day (Pacific Rim, Horrible Bosses movies) as Chad, Catherine Missal (Vijay and I, Movement and Location) as Adena, Ron Livingston (Office Space, Swingers) as Ethan, Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints movies) as Trucker, Keegan-Michael Key (The Lego Movie, Tomorrowland) as Jack Peterson and Regina Hall (Scary Movie movies, Law Abiding Citizen) as Nancy Peterson.

 

 

Earth to Echo (2014)

A group of friends on there last day living in the same neighborhood decide to investigate a strange cell phone problem. They discover an alien who crash landed on earth and needs help to locate his ship so he can go home.

This movie has great special effects.

This is a cute kids and family movie and I recommend it. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Teo Halm (Memoria, Lift) as Alex, Brian 'Astro' Bradley (A Walk Among the Tombstones, Red Band Society) as Tuck, Reese Hartwig (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest) as Munch, Ella Wahlestedt (BFF Zombie, Nellie) as Emma, Jason Gray-Stanford (Monk, A Beautiful Mind) as Dr. Lawrence Madsen and Algee Smith (Let It Shine, Sons 2 the Grave) as Marcus Simms.

The DUFF (2015)

A high school girl with popular friends is informed by her childhood friend she is the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend) and her world comes crashing down around her. She enlists the help of her old friend/neighbor to draw the courage to speak to a guy she has a crush on. But after going on a date with him, things don' t turn out how she had hoped but has a surprising end.

This is a cute movie, great for a date. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Mae Whitman (Independence Day, The Perks of being a Wallflower) as Bianca, Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People, Max) as Wesley, Bella Thorne (Blended, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) as Madison, Bianca A. Santos (Ouija, Happyland) as Casey, Skyler Samuels (The Stepfathers, Scream Queens) as Jess, Romany Malco (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Last Vegas) as Principal Buchanan, Nick Eversman (Wild, Pretty Boy) as Toby, Chris Wylde (The Revenant, Space Cowboys) as Mr. Filmore, Ken Jeong (The Hangover movies, Despicable Me 2) as Mr. Arthur and  Allison Janney (American Beauty, Juno) as Dottie.

 

 

Life Partners (2014)

Two friends relationship is tested when one of the girls decides to date a guy for the first time, and the other friend feels abandoned. But they are able to get there relationship back on track.

This is a funny movie and I give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Leighton Meester (That' s My Boy, The Roommate) as Sasha, Gillian Jacobs (The Box, Walk of Shame) as Paige, Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, Seven Psychopaths) as Jen, Beth Dover (The Ten, Leonard in Slow Motion) as Jenn, Abby Elliott (No Strings Attached, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Vanessa, Kate McKinnon (Ted 2, Toy Story of Terror) as Trace and Adam Brody (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Ring) as Tim.

Run All Night (2015)

A hit man gets into trouble and it affects his son and his family. He has to convince the mob boss not to kill his son and his family. He is trying to avenge the death of his son.

This is a good action movie with a good cast. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Liam Neeson (Star Wars; Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Taken) as Jimmy Conlon, Ed Harris (The Abyss, Gravity) as Shawn Maguire, Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, RoboCop) as Mike Conlon, Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl, Milk) as Danny Maguire, Bruce McGill (Collateral, Law
Abiding Citizen) as Pat Mullen, Genesis Rodriguez (Big Hero 6, Identity Thief) as Gabriela Conlon, Vincent C'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Jurassic World) as Detective John Harding and Lois Smith (Twister, Falling Down) as Margaret Conlon.

Open Windows (2014)

A blogger who one a meet and great with the subject of his fan blog is in a hotel waiting to meet her, but gets contacted by a mysterious man who lets him know that she canceled the meet and great but he was not aware. This strange person taps into private cameras and manipulates the situation to get the fan to do what he wants.

This movie does not end like you would suspect. It is a thriller and has many twists and turns. I recommend this movie but it is not for kids due to nudity. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings movies, The Hobbit movies) as Nick Chambers, Sasha Grey (The Girlfriend Experience, Would You Rather) as Jill Goddard, Neil Maskell (Kill List, Atonement) as Chord, Michelle Jenner (Isabel, Paco' s Men) as Possessed 1 and Julian Villagran (Extrerrestrial, Under the Stars) as Possessed 2.

Two Days, One Night (2014)

A woman finds out that she is sold out by her co-workers for a large bonus if she is fired. But she has a short window of time to convince them to let her keep her job and not take the bonus.

This movie was not that great and had English sub-titles. I give this movie a 2 out of 5, and I do not recommend it.

Starring Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception) as Sandra, Fabrizio Rongione (The Kid with a Bike, Rosetta) as Manu, Catherine Salee (Blue Is the Warmest Color, Ombline) as Juliette and Batiste Sornin (Menteur, Vampires) as M. Dumont.

 

 

The Rewrite (2014)

A screen writer takes a job as a college writing teacher in the northeast after having failures writing for other movies. He ends up falling for one of his students and realizes somethings about himself.

This is a great romance movie and great date movie. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Marisa Tomei (The Lincoln Lawyer, The Wrestler) as Holly Carpenter, Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows, In Time) as Karen, J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Spider-Man) as Dr. Lerner, Allison Janney (American Beauty, Juno) as Mary Weldon, Hugh Grant (About a Boy, Notting Hill) as Keith Michaels, Aja Naomi King (Hot to Get Away with Murder, Four) as Rosa, Olivia Luccardi (Lady-Like, It Follows) as Chloe, Chris Elliott (Groundhog Day, Cabin Boy) as Jim, Annie Q. (Breathe In, Innocence) as Sara Liu, Maggie Geha (Ted 2, Winter' s Tale) as Flo Bai, Caroline Aaron (21 & 22 Jump Street, Cellular) as Ellen and Nicole Patrick (Whatever Works, Breathe In) as Jessica.

Ex Machina (2015)

A computer programmer wins a contest and gets invited to his companies owners home, he learns that he is to try and test the function of an AI (artificial intelligence) robot. But during his test, he starts to question what is real and if the robot is pretending or real.

This is a great sci-fi movie with an awesome soundtrack. I definitely recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Unbroken) as Caleb, Corey Johnson (The Bourne Ultimatum, Captain Phillips) as Jay, Oscar Isaac (Drive, A Most Violent Year) Nathan, Alicia Vikander (A Royal Affair, The Danish Girl) as Ava, Sonoya Mizuno (Venus in Eros, The Theo Adams Company) as Kyoko and Elina Alminas (Residue, Cinderella) as Amber.

Area 51 (2015)

A group of kids decide to break into area 51 and see what the government has been hiding. They team up with a girl who' s dad had successfully made maps of the facilities before he died, but they were not prepared for what they found.

This is a sci-fi thriller and a great movie to watch. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Reid Warner (Small Gods, House of Manson) as Reid, Darrin Bragg (No Rub No Tug Challenge, After the Party) as Darrin, Ben Rovner (Erasing Eden, Beach Bar: The Movie) as Ben, Jelena Nik (P.L.U.G., Modern Family) as Jelena, Roy Abrahsohn (Escape from Tomorrow, Chreepshow 3) as Jim Nelson, introducing Frank Novak VIII as himself and introducing Glenn Campbell as himself.

 

 

The Immigrant (2014)

I Polish women arrives at Ellis Island with her sister when her sister is taken by officials for fear of her being sick and contagious. The women is taken in by a strange man who gets her into prostitution and dancing to earn money so she can get her sister the care she needs.

This movie takes place in 1921 and is great for anyone who loves movies of that era. It is not for children due to bad language and nudity. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception) as Ewa Cybulska, Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, Walk the Line) as Bruno Weiss, Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Bourne Legacy) as Orlando the Magician/ Emil, Dagmara Dominczyk (They, Kinsey) as Belva, Maja Wampuszyc (Mona Lisa Smile, Going Shopping) as Edyta Bistricky and Angela Sarafyan (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Paranoia) as Magda Cymbulska.

 

 

American Heist (2014)

An older brother visits his younger brother after ten years in prison, but he did not get the reception he expected. He gets his little brother involved in crime again after he had him do time. After rekindling an old flame he has to run because of his brother.

This is an action pact heist movie. I recommend this movie but it is not for kids. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II & III, Jumper) as James Kelly, Adrien Brody (King Kong, Predators) as Frankie Kelly, Jordana Brewster (The Fast and Furious movies, The Faculty) as Emily, Akon (Coach Carter, Karate Kid) as Sugar, Tory Kittles (Next, Phone Booth) as Ray, Luis Da Silva Jr. (Fast Five, 21 Jump Street) as Spoonie and Rachel Bilson (Jumper, Hart of Dixie) as Eyewitness.