- The Darkest Hour - AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID.... This was horrible. Yet another reason why Emile Hirsch is on my "do not like" list. F-----
- Liberal Arts -Very enjoyable indie movie. Not Segel, not Patrick Harris (or is it just Harris), but the other guy from How I Met Your Mother was in this and was great. I'm pretty neutral to that show (and him), but this movie may have won me over. Maybe this idea has already been out there, but is he the next Braff? He (Josh Radnor) wrote and directed both this and Happythankyoumoreplease ... I'll have to check that one out. PS. I'll take this Olsen over her stick sisters.
- Fat Kid Rules The World - Umm... probably most won't enjoy this one. I somewhat did... and that was about it.
- The Cabin In The Woods - For basically hating the horror genre, I did somewhat enjoy this one. Seemed to make as much fun of the genre then it did to play to it.
- This Is The End - One of those "exactly what I thought it'd be" type movies. It was funny but some scenes got old. Even though he wasn't in it a ton, Michael Cera might have been my favorite.
- Death Of A Superhero - Surprise movie of the week! I had this in my Netflix queue for a while and always overlooked it. I never read the description for it... so of course, I just assumed it was about a death of a superhero. Wrong. I would very much recommend this one. Looks like Netflix has it on instant viewing, but has not been released on DVD here in the states. Here is the IMDB and Netflix descriptions:
- IMDB: A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
- Netflix: Sick of chemo -- since it hasn't cured his leukemia -- 15-year-old Irish lad Daniel is full of fear, anger and worry. Concerned about dying a virgin, he's sent to a therapist whose compassionate yet pragmatic attitude helps him face his fears.
- A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III - I guess this would be the somewhat disappointment of the week. I did enjoy it, but I was really hoping to love it. Carlos Estavez was ok... Jason Schwartzman was good. Bill Murray was of course great. For those who like Wes Anderson movies (he and Roman Coppola are buds), you might like this.
- ParaNorman - A bit surprised that it was a bit more "grown up" than I would imagine. It was ok, but my favorite stop motion/clay animation of 2012 goes to The Pirates! Band of Misfits
- Smokey And The Bandit - Well, this was a surprise. I actually really liked this one. Figured it would be boring and way too country for my tastes. Wrong... well, it was a lot country, but I overlooked that. Saw this at an outside screen with the Austin skyline in the background... maybe it was the environment that made it better. PS... Sally Fields was a hottie back then.
- World War Z - The zombie movie that isn't a zombie movie. Probably why I liked it so much. There's a lot of chatter online about die hard zombie fans thinking this is a blasphamy because there isn't the normal blood/gore/zombie'isms that there should be. GREAT! I hate zombie movies. This had a I Am Legend type feel to it... dealing with Zombies, but didn't really feeling like a zombie movie. I really enjoyed it and suggest seeing it. The only showing I could get into on opening night was 3D... do not see it in 3D. Even though I loved the movie, I found it EXTREMELY pointless that it was in 3D. No need for it.
- Career Opportunities - John Hughs written/produced early 90's (felt more like an 80's flick). Guy locked up in Target at night with Jennifer Connelly... sounds like me fantasy. Too personal? Stars Frank Whaley, who I find pretty annoying (in basically everything). I think I saw this movie back in the day because everything seemed familiar, or it could have been because of my days at Target. Who knows.
- The Kings Of Summer - I'd call this pretty close to perfect. Went to the art-house theater (don't tell the drafthouse), about 20 people at my showing and I was that lone guy laughing at stuff no one else was. Maybe I just get it. I'm not on the Nick Offerman band wagon like everyone seems to be these days, but I was laughing (sometimes cracking up) at every one of his scenes. The idea is simple: 3 teenagers runaway from annoying parents into the woods for the summer. Build a house. Live like kings. This also had the most surprising/hilarious character, Biaggio... weird loner who joins the 2 others in the woods for the summer.
Ok... I lied. Not short and sweet.
Next time: HALFWAY POINT - My personal top to bottom list of releases for the first half of 2013
The time after next: A few foreign flicks, The Heat, maybe White House Down, my first book review'ish... if I can finish it by then, and maybe something else
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