Monday, July 22, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
WWZ, The Lone Ranger, & Monsters University
These reviews have been a long time coming! The next one will be up much sooner. I am making that vow as of now!
World War Z
Let's get real here, 2013's best zombie movie was Warm Bodies, but that's a matter of opinion.
Brad Pitt stars in this apocalyptic film that explores yet another zombie takeover. If you can't get enough of The Walking Dead, maybe this will be your new favorite movie.
One of the impressive features of this film was certainly the portrayal of zombie mobs. Sometimes zombies are portrayed as being slow, but this film puts that idea to rest. These brain-eaters could outrun a cheetah! Okay, so that's a bit extreme, but when you throw together masses of running zombies, it makes for a truly frightening experience.
Another factor of this film that was great was the various "cures" for the spread of the disease, which I won't spoil for you here.
If you are looking for a thrilling apocalyptic flick, look no further!
The Lone Ranger
If you haven't yet had your fill of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter being their usually unusual selves, this is one just for you!
This Disney film has been marketed as being a family-friendly film but it leans a bit too far on the violent side to be truly appropriate for the whole family. At times, viewers and critics described the 149-minute film as being slowly paced, which may help to add enough room for young minds to process so much violence, but I'm not so sure Disney found the right balance.
As a more mature viewer, however, I want to express that this movie was a really fun summer release with great action scenes, good acting, and a pretty interesting story. I don't typically give ratings, but I would give this a 8.0 out of 10.0!
Monsters University
I'll be totally honest here, out of these three movies, this one was my absolute favorite. Plus, I think it was better than the first Monsters movie AND totally family-friendly.
As usual, John Goodman and Billy Crystal were great as the voices of Sullivan and Mike, respectively, but the whole cast of this movie was really what made it worth the watch. The voice actors include (but are not limited to): Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Sean Hayes, and Aubrey Plaza.
If you are looking for a feel-good, clean comedy to watch on one of these hot summer days, I think you've met your match.
As always, thank you for reading!
Feel free to comment with any suggestions, questions, etc.!
World War Z
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| This poster is property of Plan B Entertainment, et. al. |
Brad Pitt stars in this apocalyptic film that explores yet another zombie takeover. If you can't get enough of The Walking Dead, maybe this will be your new favorite movie.
One of the impressive features of this film was certainly the portrayal of zombie mobs. Sometimes zombies are portrayed as being slow, but this film puts that idea to rest. These brain-eaters could outrun a cheetah! Okay, so that's a bit extreme, but when you throw together masses of running zombies, it makes for a truly frightening experience.
Another factor of this film that was great was the various "cures" for the spread of the disease, which I won't spoil for you here.
If you are looking for a thrilling apocalyptic flick, look no further!
The Lone Ranger
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| Property of Walt Disney Pictures |
This Disney film has been marketed as being a family-friendly film but it leans a bit too far on the violent side to be truly appropriate for the whole family. At times, viewers and critics described the 149-minute film as being slowly paced, which may help to add enough room for young minds to process so much violence, but I'm not so sure Disney found the right balance.
As a more mature viewer, however, I want to express that this movie was a really fun summer release with great action scenes, good acting, and a pretty interesting story. I don't typically give ratings, but I would give this a 8.0 out of 10.0!
Monsters University
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| Property of Walt Disney/Pixar |
As usual, John Goodman and Billy Crystal were great as the voices of Sullivan and Mike, respectively, but the whole cast of this movie was really what made it worth the watch. The voice actors include (but are not limited to): Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Sean Hayes, and Aubrey Plaza.
If you are looking for a feel-good, clean comedy to watch on one of these hot summer days, I think you've met your match.
As always, thank you for reading!
Feel free to comment with any suggestions, questions, etc.!
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