I don’t often say no to Gerard Butler or Morgan Freeman, so as soon as I saw Butler was playing the hero in this film, I bought in. The movie gets off to a very rocky start, and opens with Butler as Mike Banning, a personal security detail on the President (Aaron Eckhart), on Christmas […]
Archive of posts and reviews for 2013 releases
Review: The Lone Ranger
I don’t know what people are complaining about with this movie. This thing has 25% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and I can’t see why 75% of reviewers hated this movie THAT MUCH. (I looked up the stat, but I didn’t read ANY reviews prior to writing my own.) What People May Not Like It […]
Review: Now You See Me
Incredibly, I didn’t hear about this movie until about a week or two before it was released. I wasn’t sure about it until I saw Morgan Freeman go on The Daily Show to promote it. He didn’t spend much time talking about the movie, but it convinced me to give it a shot. I’m happy […]
Review: The Great Gatsby
I GOT IT WORKING!! If you’re following over at Still Insists, you may remember I mentioned how I shot a video review of the film, but it was showing up weird on YouTube, so I hadn’t posted it yet. I finally figured out what was wrong and it looks like it’s supposed to now. I […]
Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
This WAS my favorite movie of the summer, until I saw the new Superman movie, but it’s still really good. Possibly my favorite part? Another Beastie Boys song playing in Kirk’s room in the earlier part of the film. I love the scene in the first film where Kirk as a kid takes off with […]
Review: The Hangover 3
I’ll be honest: I didn’t see the second one. It looked a little stupid, but the previews for #3 looked really funny, so I decided I’d check it out. Worth it. While I planned to see while it was in theaters, I picked this when I arrived at the box office. I had left the […]
Review: Man of Steel
I do not have a single complaint about this movie. That’s how good it was. By far the best Superman movie I’ve seen, and most assuredly the least cheesy, and I saw the old films with Christopher Reeve, and the newer one with Brandon Routh. The film begins on Krypton, a dying planet, with the […]
Review: Oz, The Great and Powerful
I feel so horrible for not sharing this sooner, but since the DVD’s coming out soon, maybe the new timing is all right. While this movie is supposed to be a prequel to the beloved movie The Wizard of Oz with the wonderful Judy Garland, don’t be fooled. It’s nothing like the original, and yet, […]
Review: Fast and Furious 6
Of all the movies I saw in May this year, this was the big fan favorite. Not only did it kick butt at the box office, but the people in the theater when I saw it (at 11:30 in the morning on a Monday after opening weekend) actually applauded at the end of it. You […]
Review: Iron Man 3
First off, I’ll say I enjoyed it. I laughed, I almost cried, and it was pretty thrilling. There are SPOILERS below, so you may as well just skip to the end for the star rating if you don’t want to know what happens. The story It was actually pretty good. Sequels are always iffy, but […]