Timecrimes is good
Triangle is not that good
About Time was good for most of it, but the ending I didn't like. More romantic comedy than science fiction.

I can tell you what I'm NOT going to see: A Dog's Purpose.

A movie about a dog dying and being reincarnated as another dog multiple times? My dog is 15-years old. I'm not about to see a movie that will have my crying from the opening credits. I mean, wtf.

Give Primer and ARQ a go.

Moon is also great

http://www.imdb.com/list/ls009670122/

I think every "dog" movie ever made is specifically a tear jerker.

True, I never cry at movies but was bawling like a baby at the end of My Dog Skip.

I drafted A Dog's Purpose on my box office fantasy team, so I hope it's a profitable lil tealjerker

Anyone see patriots day yet?
Can't decide if I want to go today.

Thanks for the time loop suggestions, guys. Definitely adding Deja Vu, Timecrimes, and ARQ to the watch list. Already seen the other suggestions except for Triangle which I'm not going anywhere near based on the universally awful reviews.

Marky Mark saying "THEY MESSED WITH THE WRANNNNNGGG ****ING CITY" clinched it for me. uhhhhhhhhh Baaawston kill yourself

I got 99 problems, but crying at a bitch movie ain't one.

War Dogs

This is Diet Wolf of Wall Street. A disappointing movie, where the characters become charicatures, the action stays tame, and the twists are completely unsubstantiated.

Todd Phillips (The Hangover) directed this flick, based on a true story. Miles Teller plays David Paskouz, a broke masseuse/linen salesman with an unbelievable hot wife (Ana de Armas). He meets his old grammar school buddy Efraim Deveroli, played by Jonah Hill, who gets him involved in his not completely legitimate business of being a middleman towards getting weapons to US troops.

They middle of the movie goes through them figuring out how to get Italian weapons to Iraq even though there's an embargo on the weapons, scoring a huge contract to deliver 100 million rounds of ammunition, and figuring out how to deal with the fact that the ammo isn't authentic. Along the way, they meet Bradley Cooper, who plays a guy named Henry Girard who can supply them with a bunch of ammo, but it seems that Bradley's in the movie just so he could also get a production credit.

The tone of this movie is all over the place. It's got moments of intense seriousness, like when one of the fellas has a gun put to his head. There are moments of slapstick hilarity, mainly coming form Jonah Hill, in a performance somewhat similar to his role in Wolf of Wall Street who just doesn't give a **** what anyone else thinks. The problem is, I didn't know what this movie was trying to be. Was it a comedy, a drama, a buddy story, a cautionary tale, a romance? I wasn't sure, but I'm pretty sure it failed on all fronts.

David's relationship with his wife was completely unbelievable, and carried absolutely no weight to me, other than seeing her eyes, which are completely gorgeous. http://wallpapersqq.net/ana-celia-de-armas-caso.html (for reference). Efraim had a little more to offer, but takes a completely unnecessary turn towards the end. There was no buildup to it, other than some initial foreshadowing, and that twist wasn't some jaw dropping moment, it was just frustrating.

There are a few completely wasted moments. At one point, the two guys enter an intimidating boardroom with a bunch of intimidating people to try and win the big contract, and they are completely stoned. That seems like a set up to a great scene, but it went absolutely nowhere. There are some cringe worthy moments as well, mainly with voice-overs and cliches that just didn't work. The most egregious I'll put in spoilers.



The movie is mildly amusing, mildly interesting, and mildly entertaining. For the cast and premise involved, that makes it more than mildly disappointing.

Sweet Smell of Success just started on TCM.

One of your best.

tyty John. Honor and a privilege to be here.

One of my favorites

Patriot's Day

This was way better than I expected. Solid performances all around and a far more subtle investigation into the event than one would expect from a big budget Hollywood film. It's even does some to explain the rationale of the bombers, however misguided.

I learned some things I didn't know even though I followed the hunt pretty closely.

It has the requisite capital P Patriotism but is not jingoistic.

Like other great historical films, even though we know how it ends it manages to create real tension.

Grade: B

old yeller... hachi..

A Monster Calls

*Special treat preview: there's going to be a Lego Batman movie. Looks great! I don't go to enough kid's flicks, so I seldom get treated to the kid's previews.

Really cool monster: Check.

Scariness at Midnight: Check, but it's actually 12:07.

1930's monster movie music: Nice touch.

Sigourney Weaver's perfect accent: English; Australian; Canadian -- one of those places.

Animated Tales: Mushi-Puro-esque.

Casio 3-Button Classic: A168W

Mother promises to become a zombie: I'm really not sure I understood this correctly. I was distracted by a really cute waitress.

Excellent Life Coaching for young and old alike: Check.

Excellent flick. Check it out.

This will come out all wrong, but I believe the audience must suffer through this movie, and it's a better movie as a result. The events we witness are hardcore. It's amazing what people will do in the name of religion. Both sides were hellbent on declaring the truth, but how can either side prove that? They can't. I appreciate the sincerity in this film, and the dual of wits between the Japanese Inquisitor and Rodrigues. It's an experience. I enjoyed the film, but can't say I walked out giving my brothers high fives.

I didn't come out of Sid & Nancy giving anybody high fives, but thought it was a great flick. I enjoyed Silence and it didn't drag for me, but some people won't like it. Different strokes etc.

Days of Heaven I'm having trouble coming up with a good plot synopsis but I'm assuming most have seen this so I'll just move on.

This is a first watch for me. I know there's been a lot of malick discussion here and I haven't really liked some of his stuff although it's been a while I should probably rewatch.

But I loved this. Although I'm a big fan of dialogue, I liked this minimalist approach. The imagery was fantastic and didn't detract from the story at all. The cast was great but I particularly liked the young girl.

The negative for me was the initial premise. Posing as brother and sister didn't make sense on any level to me. But it didn't really ruin the movie for me.

Oh, geez.

King Jack - bullied kid and his cousin coming of age movie. It's a little slow and not all that much going on. Not great.

Flock of Dudes - lots of comedians in the cast. Acting fairly bad, as expected. Plot is not great. Worth watching if just looking for a dumb comedy to watch while hungover.

Woodlawn - good high school football movie featuring Rudy as a religious dude. Movie is too religious, especially at the end when you find out it is in fact a religion sponsored movie.


Trifecta of based on true story movies I just watched:

Deepwater Horizon - This was my favorite of the bunch. It is sad and more emotional than the other two. Also shocking to see some decisions that were made.

Captain Phillips - Finally watched this. It was enjoyable and definitely worth a watch. Didn't know the story.

Sully - I remember this event but I do not remember the attack on Sully that is portrayed in the movie. Maybe that was all behind the scenes and all we saw in the media was that he was a hero. Good heartwarming movie.

I guess next up is to go see Patriots Day in theatre.

Substitute "behind the scenes" for "completely made up by the filmmaker" and you'd just about have it.