Movie

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Director:

Marc Webb

Starring:

Andrew Garfield

Emma Stone

Rhys Ifans

Plot:

Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner.

Review:

I’m not a Spider-Man fan, not since I read Spider-Man: One More Day. Who in their right mind chooses to save a hundred year old woman over your supermodel wife who gave birth to your child? Lost all respect for him with that decision and he will forever be referred to as the pussy superhero in my household.

So take my review with a barrel of salt.

Andrew Garfield made a better Spider-Man than Tobey Maguire, and I liked the first two movies in that arc. I also liked Emma Stone as Gwen Stacey, but I like Emma Stone. Really the casting was perfect and there wasn’t an actor I didn’t like.

I thought the music during the crane scene was over the top.

The story was a lot bigger than just an origin story and I liked the bioterrorism part, though overall I felt it moved too slow.

I didn’t hate the movie, but I don’t think it’s up to the other Marvel movie standards. I will be watching the next one, but it’s not a movie I plan on buying.

3/5

The freeze frame at the end was some Twilight level of awful.

The Other Woman (2014)

the other woman

The Other Woman (2014)

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Starring:

Cameron Diaz

Leslie Mann

Kate Upton

Plot:

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he’s been betraying. And when yet another love affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.

Review:

The other woman is a good title for this. You’d think in a movie where a woman finds out her husband is cheating she would be the main lead, but she nope.

I liked the movie up until the end. I thought the scene with the cheating husband running into glass walls/doors was stupid and pointless. I also found it hard to believe that Leslie Mann’s character was smart enough to be a CEO or multimillion dollar corporations.

The movie was ok. Just ok.

3/5

Divergent (2014)

Divergent

Divergent (2014)

Director:

Neil Burger

Starring:

Shailene Woodley

Theo James

Kate Winslet

Plot:

In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it’s too late.

Review:

First off I have not read the book. I read the sample but wasn’t compelled enough to purchase it or request it from the library. Came off as too teen for me, I can only take so much angst before my eyes roll out of their sockets. So I watched the movie.

I was pleasantly surprised. I went in with low expectations and now I want to read the books. There were a few places where my eyes were rolling, but the story was still compelling and interesting. I liked that she didn’t have two guys after her like in the Hunger Games.

It moved a little fast in places and I’m assuming there was a lot cut, story wise. The part with the kids jumping off the train and laughing was not cool looking, like I it was supposed to be. There were a few cheesy lines and I didn’t cry when the parents died so I wasn’t invested in the movie emotionally. Still I liked it and I look forward to the next one.

3.5/5

Robocop (2014)

Robocop

Robocop (2014)

Director:

José Padilha

Starring:

Joel Kinnaman

Gary Oldman

Michael Keaton

Plot:

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.

Review:

This movie is shit. It’s so slow and somehow boring. How the hell do you make Robocop boring? Watch this movie and find out.

It was an hour into the film before it actually started to pick up pace and even then there were too many emotional scenes with the wife and scenes with people saying he’s undoing what we did. It was just too cliché and I don’t even mind cliché.

The ending was the best part of the movie and it did not make up for the first hour and change.

1/5

Cuban Fury (2014)

Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury (2014)

Director:

James Griffiths

Starring:

Nick Frost

Rashida Jones

Chris O’Dowd

Plot:

Beneath Bruce Garrett’s under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

Review:

Cute comedy that I wouldn’t quiet label a romantic comedy though it does have its romantic moments. It was a movie about a man who finally figured out who he was, a salsa dancer. It was pretty funny.

Chris O’Dowd played a great asshole.

When Nick Frost was making the mix tape I told my husband exactly what was going to happen next and I was right. He was naturally very impressed.

Nice movie, love Nick Frost, awesome Simon Pegg cameo.

3.5/5