What was the last movie you watched?

Hot Pursuit. A very standard buddy cop movie. I thought it was still pretty funny, though, if awkward at times. I don't quite understand why some reviews are hating on it so much. It's certainly not original, and it's not going to win any awards, but it's still enjoyable.

 

Aloha. It has a great cast, so I expected it to be pretty good, but it wasn't anything special. Some parts of the story I really liked, and some were just really awkward and unnecessary. There were too many plot points and none of them were as fleshed out as I would have liked. I'd watch it again, if I didn't have to pay for it, just to see if my opinion changes at all.

 

Lol. I should do a lot of things. XD

I agree. I don't know why people bitched so much about the Amazing Spiderman movies. They weren't perfect, but I liked them and wanted to see where they were going with the series. And I thought Andrew Garfield was a perfect Spiderman. It's a shame he won't get the chance to keep playing the part.

 

Spy. I wasn't sure about this, because Melissa McCarthy is only funny sometimes, but this movie is really hilarious. All of the cast performs their roles perfectly, and while there's maybe nothing truly special about the actual plot, it's interesting and kept my attention the entire time. And Melissa McCarthy is actually a complete badass in this movie- I was not expecting that. The action is done surprisingly well. Would recommend.

 

Inside Out: Easily one of the best Disney/Pixar films to come out in a long while, and actually, I think, one of their best movies, period. It had a good balance of laughs and tears (yeah, I cried, sue me). The animation was beautiful (and looked fantastic in 3D), the voice acting was fitting, and the story was one of those that appeals to kids and adults alike. Everyone in the theater, kids and adults, seemed really into it. My nephew talked about it the whole car ride home. If you like animated films and Disney/Pixar in particular, I can't imagine that you would be disappointed in this film.

 

I just caught a double feature at the drive-in. First up, Jurassic World. I really enjoyed this. I don't know if it topped the first one (I haven't seen it in years, plus, you know, nostalgia glasses are firmly on), but I liked the story a lot. I also enjoyed that the score was similar- JP is one of those films with iconic music and it wouldn't have been the same without it. Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt (who, by the way, was really hot here for some reason XD) had good chemistry together, and the kid actors weren't horrific, as they so often are. I just wish Judy Greer had been in it a little more- I like her. Also, have people learned yet that a live dino theme park is a really horrible idea? Geez.

Second film- San Andreas. It was pretty enjoyable too. It's your typical disaster film, but I thought it accomplished what it set out to do. The acting was decent enough, even the kid, and while there's not much story, it kept me on the edge of my seat most of the time. There was one completely pointless character who should have been cut, but he wasn't really in it that much anyway. Effects looked pretty cool. The ending was a bit stupid and downplayed how absolutely screwed the country would be if this shit actually happened. But even so, not bad overall.

 

Terminator Genisys

To hell with the critics and haters, I loved this movie. To me, it really captured the feel of the original and T2, paying homage and recreating some moments without being a shot-for-shot rehash. There were some nice scenes at the start of the movie between Kyle Reese and John Connor that I was really glad to see; I always thought we never got enough future time in the first two movies. Arnold and Emilia Clarke were great in their roles (I loved the relationship that they shared), and I thought Jai Courtney was decent, too, although I didn't feel like he really looked the part. The action and special effects were good. The story kind of reminded me of T3 in some instances, but it was handled better, imo, with much more likable leads.

I would rank this movie just a little below T1 and T2. It's for sure better than T3, and probably better than Terminator Salvation, though I never got around to seeing that one, so I can't really pass judgment on that.

 

Ant-Man

I wasn't really that interested in this movie. The character's not one I'm all that familiar with, and despite it starring Paul Rudd, who I think is great, the production seemed like it was full of trouble and I was expecting a mess. But I was pleasantly surprised by the film. It feels less like a "superhero" movie and more like a heist film, which I thought was really cool. The movie had a good tone, with a nice balance between humor and more serious scenes. The cast played their parts well, and the action and effects were about what I expect from a Marvel film. This isn't my favorite of the Marvel films, but it's not towards the bottom of my list, either. It's worth a watch.

 

Just recently saw two movies, and I'm bumping this thread because even if no one else likes to ramble about movies, I do, so there. XD

Trainwreck: This one was pretty good, if not quite amazing. The story is cliché rom-com (though the roles are reversed), which could be a turn-off for some people. I love rom-coms, so it didn't bother me, and I really liked the parts featuring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader's characters actually just being in a relationship. It felt real. What I didn't care so much for- the movie was raunchy, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but in this case, it just felt raunchy just for the sake of being raunchy, and not because it was important to telling the story. Which, considering who all was involved, I wasn't expecting anything else, but it did take away a little of my enjoyment of the movie. Still, it was pretty funny, and sometimes touching, and the theater-goers all seemed to like it.

Pixels: I thought the premise of this movie was awesome, and then I saw that Adam Sandler was involved, and my expectations plummeted. For the most part, I find him a detestable actor, and he was one of the weak point of the movie, for sure, but the parts of the movie where the games are actually attacking were really cool. The other actors all seemed to be trying to give a worthwhile performance, especially Peter Dinklage, but Sandler was just phoning it in with no emotion, as he seems wont to do, anymore. I don't regret seeing this, as the parts that were fun were really fun, but it's probably more of a rent or wait for Netflix sort of film. Replacing Sandler with an actor who can actually emote would have made a huge difference.