Watching the previews for the movie I started to think about what I would do if all hell broke loose.
1. Get a gun (can't be that hard, I live in Chicago)
2. Learn how to shoot a gun.
3. Make my way to the people I know who were former police or military.
4. Build an arsenal/fort (shouldn't be too hard, it's chicago)
Or just hold up at James Franco's house
Going into this I had expectations of this either being ridiculous, funny or both. It is both with an emphasis on both. It has every comedian and actor 6 degrees to Seth Rogan. So imagine the end of the world and these guys held up in James Franco's house...keep going, nope more ridiculous...nope your not there yet....maybe you need to get high...ok getting there...nope, funnier...well you'll just have to see the movie to fully understand what I just experienced.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Summer Action
I'm talking about movies, get your mind out of the gutter. The last three weeks we've had three major action movies come out: Iron Man 3, Star Trek 2 and Fast and the Furious 17 - I mean 6. Here's your guide to them all.
Iron Man 3: Loved it. Out of the these three movies it was my favorite, a must see. Most people have said it was definitely better than the 2nd movie, a few - including me- think it was right up there with the first one. I think the whole series was well done - awesome writing and great acting. This one had a great mix of action and Tony Stark comedy.
Star Trek 2: Even if you are not a Trekkie you will enjoy this movie. Anne has only seen the new one and she really liked it, even though the connections to the original series were lost on her. I was really appreciative that the previews didn't give away the story line. I won't ruin it for those who have not seen it, but if you are a fan of Star Trek, you will experience a moment where the entire theater goes, "oh!" Overall you should see this movie.
Fast and the Furious 6: If you liked the last 5 then you will enjoy the 6th (well except Tokyo Drift...I mean, really that one shouldn't count in the series). It was cheesy in parts, unbelievably unrealistic in almost all the action scenes (I think a few went against the law of physics), but that's what you expect with this movie. My favorite comment was follow one such action scene where Anne said, "How is he (Vin Diesel) even walking?" In the real world he would have died three times by now. Girls - It's the biggest eye candy movie since GI Joe. If you are a die hard fan of the series see it now, otherwise this one can wait for that $5 movie special.
I hope everyone gets enough action this summer...there's more to come.
Iron Man 3: Loved it. Out of the these three movies it was my favorite, a must see. Most people have said it was definitely better than the 2nd movie, a few - including me- think it was right up there with the first one. I think the whole series was well done - awesome writing and great acting. This one had a great mix of action and Tony Stark comedy.
Star Trek 2: Even if you are not a Trekkie you will enjoy this movie. Anne has only seen the new one and she really liked it, even though the connections to the original series were lost on her. I was really appreciative that the previews didn't give away the story line. I won't ruin it for those who have not seen it, but if you are a fan of Star Trek, you will experience a moment where the entire theater goes, "oh!" Overall you should see this movie.
Fast and the Furious 6: If you liked the last 5 then you will enjoy the 6th (well except Tokyo Drift...I mean, really that one shouldn't count in the series). It was cheesy in parts, unbelievably unrealistic in almost all the action scenes (I think a few went against the law of physics), but that's what you expect with this movie. My favorite comment was follow one such action scene where Anne said, "How is he (Vin Diesel) even walking?" In the real world he would have died three times by now. Girls - It's the biggest eye candy movie since GI Joe. If you are a die hard fan of the series see it now, otherwise this one can wait for that $5 movie special.
I hope everyone gets enough action this summer...there's more to come.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Movie Review: Now You See Me
Caper movie and magicians I'm in! That's what Maryellen said to me when we got to the theater. If you are intrigued by this as Maryellen then you are going to like this movie. Actually that was similar to my first thought, so I did enjoy it.
You have 4 bank robbing magicians, the Four Horsemen, who set up amazing heists while keeping 1 step ahead of the FBI. It has an amazing cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franko... the list goes on. As you watch the movie more and more of the illusion is revealed. I think the best part of the movie is summed up in the movie. "Look closely, because the closer you think you are, the less you will actually see."
"First rule of magic, always be the smartest guy in the room." Are you the smartest guy in the room? Just when you think you figured it out, they are one step ahead of you.
You have 4 bank robbing magicians, the Four Horsemen, who set up amazing heists while keeping 1 step ahead of the FBI. It has an amazing cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franko... the list goes on. As you watch the movie more and more of the illusion is revealed. I think the best part of the movie is summed up in the movie. "Look closely, because the closer you think you are, the less you will actually see."
"First rule of magic, always be the smartest guy in the room." Are you the smartest guy in the room? Just when you think you figured it out, they are one step ahead of you.
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