(12-19-2014 01:31 PM)gdunn Wrote:  I haven't posted in awhile. I do have updates:

A Most Wanted Man- DVD- Not a bad movie, however, it's not one I'd tell everyone to watch. Good story line and excellent way for PSH to end his career on.

Wish I Was Here- DVD- Funny movie about a family that is struggling cause mom works and dad wants to be an actor. Grandpa pays for private school until he's diagnosed with cancer. It felt like an Indy, but in the end it had several good laughs and the story was good. The acting was pretty good as well.

Batman Begins- DVD- Continuing my Batman marathon. I like the re-boot. Watch the 1989 Batman and this one, and it feels like this one goes further in depth in the Batman legend.

I bought several Blu Rays on Black Friday that I've seen but are on deck, along with two Netflix movies. Here's what's on deck for the next few weeks:

Guardians of the Galaxy- Netflix DVD
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)- Netflix DVD
Dark Knight- BR
Dark Knight Rises- BR
Man of Steel- BR
Grudge Match- BR
We're the Millers- BR
Grown Ups 1&2- BR
Hunger Games 1&2- BR
The Departed- DVD
LOTRs- BR (This is all 3 LOTR movies)

I've seen all these movies, I'm going back to re-watch.

GotG I felt was a summer popcorn movie. I got the DVD because I love seeing Marvel Comics in live action but I think it ends up being the new ID4: great feel good movie upon release that you feel guilty for having enjoyed upon re-watch years later.

X-Men: DoFP I thought was wonderful. A great baton passing film from McKeller and Stewart to the new heirs. Plus the movie has to added bonus of retconning away X-Men 3 which was hot garbage. As a side note, I loathe Halle Berry as Storm and luckily her pregnancy during filming kept her screen time to a minimum.

I felt both Batman movie series suffered from the same thing: The repetitive nature of Batman's rogues. The Joker is a psychopath, and the Penguin's is typically portrayed as a mob boss. Catwoman is a thief while Ra's al Ghul is a terrorist. The bolded are ultimately the archetypes for most of Batman's villains.


I plan on watching the Europa Report tonight.