Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

This is the second movie in the purge movie series.

Three groups of people end up linked together during the purge. But one man helps them survive but they were in for a wild ride. Once a year everyone can commit a crime for twelve hours. This is a crazy movie.

I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Frank Grillo (Warrior, The Grey) as Sergeant, Carmen Ejogo (Selma, Away We Go) as Eva Sanchez, Zach Gilford (The Last Stand, Devil's Due) as Shane, Kiele Sanchez (A Perfect Getaway, The Glades) as Liz, Zoe Soul (Prisoners, Right Mind) as Cali, Justina Machado (The Call, Final Destination 2) as Tanya, John Beasley (Walking Tall, The Sum of All Fears) as Papa Rico, Jack Conley (Fast & Furious, Payback) as Big Daddy and Noel Gugliemi (Training Day, Furious 7) as Diego (as Noel G.).






The Lifeguard (2013)

A reporter from New York quits her job and moves back home with her parents. After linking up with some old friends, she gets a job at a pool as a lifeguard. While working at the pool, she meets a group of teenagers and gets in an intimate relationship with one of those teens. After getting found out and one of those teens dies she decides to move back to the city and start over.

This is a strange movie and gets off to a slow start. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Kristen Bell (Frozen, Veronica Mars) as Leigh, Mamie Gummer (The Ward, Side Effects) as Mel, Martin Starr (Knocked Up, This Is the End) as Todd, Alex Shaffer (Win Win, Runoff) as Matt, Joshua Harto (The Dark Knight, Iron Man) as John, David Lambert (Den Brother, The Fosters) as Little Jason, Amy Madigan (Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck) as Justine and Adam LeFevre (The Lucky One, Hitch) as Hans.



The Lifeguard (2013)



Saturday, February 20, 2016

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

A witch hunter is cursed with eternal life after killing an evil witch. When his friend is found dead he is assigned a new helper. He has spent his life hunting and killing witches. This is a strange movie but with great special effects.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious movies, xXx) as Kaulder, Rose Leslie (Now Is Good, Honeymoon) as Chloe, Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings movies, Green Street Hooligans) as Dolan 37th, Olafur Darri Olafsson (Contraband, The Deep) as Belial, Rena Owen (Star Wars: Episode I & II, Once Were Warriors) as Glaeser, Julie Engelbrecht (Before the Fall, The Red Baron) as The Witch Queen and Michael Caine (Inception, The Prestige) as Dolan 36th.






The Love Punch (2013)

A former couple has to team up to get the money back that they and others have lost from pension plans. They have to call in some friends and go to Paris to steal a diamond to get the money. This is a cute movie with a great cast.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Emma Thompson (Nanny McPhee movies, Love Actually) as Kate, Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, The World Is Not Enough) as Richard, Celia Imrie (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Highlander) as Pen, Timothy Spall (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Enchanted) as Jerry, Louise Bourgoin (A Happy Event, Le grand journal de Canal+) as Manon Fontaine, Laurent Lafitte (The Crimson Rivers, Tell No One) as Vincent Kruger and Marisa Berenson (S.O.B., Cabaret) as Clothilde.






Thursday, February 18, 2016

Everest (2015)

A group of climbers in the 90's are trying to summit Mt. Everest. On there journey though they get a lot of complications due to weather and altitude and not everyone makes it back. This movie is based off of true events of this expedition team.

This is an intense movie with a great cast and great footage. I definitley recommend this movie to everyone. I give this movie a 5+ out of 5.

Starring Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Rob Hall, introducing Ang Phula Sherpa as Ang Dorjee, Thomas M. Wright (The Bridge, Balibo) as Michael Groom, Martin Henderson (The Ring, Smokin' Aces) as Andy "Harold" Harris, Tom Goodman-Hill (The Imitation Game, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) as Neal Beidleman, John Hawkes (American Gangster, Lincoln) as Doug Hansen, Naoko Mori (Torchwood, Hackers) as Yasuko Namba, Michael Kelly (Changeling, The Adjustment Bureau) as Jon Krakauer, Emily Watson (War Horse, Red Dragon) as Helen Wilton, Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans) as Guy Cotter, Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean movies, The Imitation Game) as Jan Hall, Josh Brolin (W., Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) as Beck Weathers, Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code, Nightcrawler) as Scott Fischer, Robin Wright (Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride) as Peach Weathers and Mia Goth (The Survivalist, Nymphomaniac: Vol. II) as Meg Weathers.


Everest (2015)



Sunday, February 14, 2016

Tomorrowland (2015)

A curious girl sabotages construction equipment and gets put in jail. When she gets out she discovers an interesting token that gives her access to a special place. She meets a little girl that connects her with a man that can get her to a special location.

This movie talks about when Disney was a new park. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring George Clooney (Gravity, Up in the Air) as Frank Walker, Hugh Laurie (House M.D., Stuart Little) as Nix, Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, The First Time) as Casey Newton, Raffey Cassidy (Snow White and the Huntsman) as Athena, Tim McGraw (The Blind Side) as Eddie Newton, Kathryn Hahn (We're the Millers, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) as Ursula, Keegan-Michael Key (The Lego Movie, Let's Be Cops) as Hugo and Chris Bauer (True Blood, Face/Off) as Frank' s Dad.





Terminator Genisys (2015)

When the terminator is sent back in time, John Connor sends his best man Sgt. Kyle Reese back to save his mother Sarah Connor. But when he arrives things are different then he expected and he meets an unexpected person in the past. This is a great movie and its great to see an old character.

The special effects used in this movie are awesome but it does not have the same feel as all the other movies in the past.

I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator movies, Predator) as Guardian, Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Everest) as John Connor, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Spike Island) as Sarah Connor, Jai Courtney (Divergent, Insurgent) as Kyle Reese, J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Spider-Man) as O'Brien, Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games, Endless Love) as Danny Dyson, Matt Smith (Doctor Who, Womb) as Alex and Courtney B. Vance (12 Angry Men, The Hunt for Red October) as Miles Dyson.







Friday, February 12, 2016

The Signal (2014)

A group of friends are helping one of them move away to college and decide to pay a visit to a hacker who attack some of there servers at MIT. But when arrive at the location, an old abandoned house the unexpected happens.

This movie has a good story line and as it unfolds you don't expect what you see. It has some great special effects scenes and allot of flashback scenes. I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent, Oculus) as Nic, Olivia Cooke (Ouija, Bates Motel) as Haley, Beau Knapp (Southpaw, Super 8) as Jonah, Jeffrey Grover (Take Shelter, Compliance) as Gas Station Clerk, Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix movies, Mystic River) as Damon and Lin Shaye (Insidious movies, A Nightmare on Elm Street) as Mirabelle.


The Signal (2014)



Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Brick Mansions (2014)

A cop who is undercover is trying to prevent the destruction of a neighborhood behind a giant wall that a corporation wants to build on. He is also trying to save the ex-girlfriend of his friend who is being held hostage. This is a great action movie and one of Paul Walkers last movies.

This movie does however have the same feel and style of the fast and furious movies. I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring the late Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious movies, Hours) as Damien Collier, David Belle (Babylon A.D., District B13) as Lino, RZA (Django Unchained, Pacific Rim) as Tremaine Alexander, Gouchy Boy (Max Payne, The Last Kiss) as K2, Catalina Denis (Le mac, Coursier) as Lola, Ayisha Issa (Warm Bodies, Immortals) as Rayzah, Carlo Rota (24, Saw V) as George the Greek, Andreas Apergis (Riddick, White House Down) as Berringer and Richard Zeman (The Score, The Day After Tomorrow) as Major Reno.


Brick Mansions (2014)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Are You Here (2013)

This movie is about two childhood friends that are going through a rough time in there lives. One is a weatherman and the other is just drifting through life when he looses his dad. He starts fighting over his inheritance with his sister and his much younger step mom. This is a pretty funny movie with a great cast.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Owen Wilson (Cars movies, Zoolander movies) as Steve Dallas, Jay Gates (Transformers: Dark of the Moon, My Future Boyfriend) as Ramada Waiter, Melissa Rauch (The Bronze, I Love You, Man) as Marie, Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover movies, Due Date) as Ben Baker, Naomi Lavette (A Cross to Bear, Grace) as Erin, Lauren Lapkus (Jurassic World, Blended) as Delia Shepard, Alana De La Garza (Forever, Mr. Fix It) as Victoria Riolobos and Amy Poehler (Inside Out, Mean Girls) as Terry Coulter.


Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler in Are You Here (2013)