Iron Man 3
My most anticipated movie of the summer, and also the worst. I already wrote about how much I utterly hated this movie, so I won't go in too much further. I don't want to seem like I'm just piling on to those fanboys who are complaining about the Mandarin twist. My problem was that they threw out an interesting, compelling villain and replaced him with a less interesting villain whose powers and and abilities bordered on laughable at times. A poorly written mess that's shaken my faith in Marvel Studios. The new Thor movie had better deliver. 0 Stars
The Hangover Part III
I really haven't spoken about The Hangover movies before, so very quickly: I like the first one a lot. I think it's very funny. The second one is nowhere near as good, but still has a few moments that made me laugh, even if it is a carbon copy of the first one. This one continued the downward trend. It wasn't the "epic conclusion" promised, although it didn't need one. Does a movie series called "The Hangover" need an epic conclusion? This had maybe two scenes that made me chuckle, and nothing that really made me laugh. The story was bland, John Goodman was wasted, and I found this to be the least interesting of the three. Alan was never my favorite character, so seeing him be basically the sole focus annoyed me. Still, it was good to see the Wolfpack again, and I will miss the chemistry Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha (Yes, I do consider him part of the Wolfpack) and Zach Galifinakis have. That alone keeps me from totally hating this movie, even if it was a trainwreck. 1.5 Stars
The Lone Ranger
...Yup. This was the first movie I saw after two seeing two others that I hated. I didn't have a great summer at the movies is what I'm trying to say. To be fair, this was nowhere near as bad as the critics said. Is The Lone Ranger a bad movie? Oh yeah, for sure. But it's not terrible: the action scenes were very well done (For the most part), there are some funny parts and I actually thought the acting was good. Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and Tom Wilkinson were all good, and I thought William Fichtner was very good. The William Tell Overture playing throughout was wonderful and made everything epic and fun. It was a huge boost to the movie. Was Depp's portrayal offensive as some people said? I don't know, maybe. It depends on the person really. The story was all over the place with plot holes aplenty. The movie was waaaaaaaaaaaay too long. The pacing was off throughout, several characters were totally wasted (Helena Bonham Carter comes to mind) and the story overall was weak. With a better script, they could have had something. What we're left at is a mildly entertaining night at the movies, but absolutely nothing beyond that, and certainly nothing memorable. 2 Stars
Man Of Steel
Already spoke about this garbage. Awful direction, awful script, good cast. Better than Iron Man 3, but only slightly. And no, I could not care less about the upcoming sequel with Batfleck. I honestly don't even know if I'll see it. 1 Star
Pacific Rim
I really tried to write a review for this, considering how hyped I was for it. Yes, it was giant robots fighting giant monsters. But it was a lot of fun, and respected its audience. It took itself seriously enough, which made it a welcome change from Michael Bay's Transformers. It wasn't perfect, but it was a good action movie and a fun ride. 3.5 Stars
Monsters University
Leave it to Pixar to save my summer movie journey! This wasn't perfect, and not really Pixar's best, but this was still an excellent movie. It was great to see Mike and Sully again after Monsters Inc, which I always loved. There was good comedy, a good story, and a surprisingly harsh message for children. It teaches that sometimes our dreams are unattainable, no matter how bad we want them. That may seem wrong, but it's a slice of life kids need to learn. I think it's important for us to remember that, and I appreciate the fact this movie reminded us of that. It's not a downer, but it is realistic in that sense. Realistic: a word I use to describe a movie about monsters. That my friends, is the magic of Pixar. 4 Stars.
The Wolverine
I'm not a huge X-Men fan, so it took me a while to see this. I enjoyed it. Hugh Jackman owns it as Wolverine, as always. Its great to see such a great actor starting to get the recognition he deserves. I'd say the first two thirds were really good and interesting, but the last third suffered, turning into a generic final battle. The addition of Jean Grey was brilliant in my opinion. It's probably the last time we'll see Jean in this series, and I thought she was used great. Some flaws, but a solid effort overall. 3 Stars
Some good movies here, but no gems really. This was a disappointing summer at the movies for me, and I hope next year is better.
No comments:
Post a Comment