List of movies i saw in December 2015
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- DirectorJon FavreauStarsDaniel CraigHarrison FordOlivia WildeA spaceship arrives in 1873 Arizona to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. All that stands in their way: a posse of cowboys and natives.Watched: December 5th 2015
My Thoughts: I give points for originality and for style and for casting and for acting (Daniel Craig is great and so is Olivia Wilde and Adam Beach and Harrison Ford) but I give no points toward character development, thrills (not too thrilling), alien design (pretty boring and unoriginal) and story (pretty predictable).
Verdict: C+ - DirectorDean IsraeliteStarsAmy LandeckerSofia Black-D'EliaVirginia GardnerA group of teens discovers secret plans for a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.Watched: December 5th 2015
My Thoughts: I really liked this one. I think that making the film found footage was a outdated technique and a mistake by the film's makers but other then that I thought this was a fun film. The cast is likable and give realistic performances and the visuals are good. The film has some narrative flaws and the character development is pretty weak (outside of the main character played by Jonny Weston). The story is very predictable too.... The thing is, everyone involved in the making of this movie looks like they had fun, the performances were fun and energetic and the visuals were fun too... The score was fun and quite honestly I was very entertained by what I saw. The last half hour is not as good as the first hour but no matter.
Verdict: B- - DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.Watched: December 7th 2015
My Thoughts: Iconic movie with memorable scenes and dialogue and characters and performances. Sylvester Stallone gives this film his all and it shows. I wish the character of Paulie was exercised (I found him quite unlikable and annoying) but other then that everything was good here.
Verdict B+ - DirectorCraig GillespieStarsJon HammAasif MandviAlan ArkinA sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.Watched: December 9th 2015
My Thoughts: Second time viewing this film and I like it alittle more then I did the first go around... Its a nice yet forgettable baseball movie with a good cast, good filming and score. The script wasn't all that inspired and neither were the characters but no matter. Its a nice movie.
Verdict: B- - DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary ClooneyA successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.Watched: December 11th 2015
My Thoughts: Great Christmas music, great vocal (and otherwise) performances from the cast and a overly happy tone make this a Christmas favorite.
Verdict: A- - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsHenry CavillArmie HammerAlicia VikanderIn the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.Watched: December 12th 2015
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Verdict: C- or C - DirectorSpike LeeStarsJosh BrolinElizabeth OlsenSamuel L. JacksonObsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.Watched: Deceber 15th 2015
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Verdict: C+ - DirectorJudd ApatowStarsAmy SchumerBill HaderBrie LarsonHaving thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.Watched: December 17th 2015
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Verdict: B- - DirectorErik Van LooyStarsKarl UrbanJames MarsdenWentworth MillerFive married guys secretly share a penthouse loft in the city where they can carry out hidden affairs. The fantasy becomes a nightmare, however, when they discover a dead woman in the loft and realize one of the group must be involved.Watched: December 18th 2015
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Verdict: F - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.Watched: December 18th 2015
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Verdict: B- or B - DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.Watched: December 18th and 19th 2015
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Verdict: B+ - DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.Watched: December 19th 2015
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Verdict: B- - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.Watched: December 19th 2015
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Verdict: B- - DirectorGary ShoreStarsLuke EvansDominic CooperSarah GadonAs his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.Watched: December 21st 2015
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Verdict: C - DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayPaul ShafferMichael CeraBill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a terrible snowstorm in New York City.Watched: December 22nd 2015
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Verdict: D+ - DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJude LawScoot McNairyBen MendelsohnIn order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.Watched: December 22nd 2015
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Verdict: B- - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames MasonA New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.Watched: December 23rd 2015
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Verdict: A- - DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.Watched: December 23rd 2015
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Verdict: B - DirectorAntony HoffmanStarsVal KilmerCarrie-Anne MossTom SizemoreAstronauts, and their robotic dog AMEE (Autonomous Mapping Evaluation and Evasion), search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.Watched: December 23rd 2015
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Verdict: D- - DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.Watched: December 25th 2015
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Verdict: B+ or B - DirectorRobert LorenzStarsClint EastwoodAmy AdamsJohn GoodmanA daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.Watched: December 27th 2015
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Verdict: C - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardTy SimpkinsA new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.watched: December 27th 2015
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Verdict: C+ - DirectorEtan CohenStarsWill FerrellKevin HartAlison BrieWhen millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.Watched: December 28th 2015
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Verdict: D+ - DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsNatalie PortmanAshton KutcherKevin KlineA guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.Watched: December 29th 2015
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Verdict: C - DirectorMichael BayStarsMark WahlbergDwayne JohnsonAnthony MackieA trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.Watched: December 29th 2015
My Thoughts: I liked this one more then I thought I would've... This is definitely one of Bay's better films. This is an entertaining, well shot, well directed, and well acted film that could've been better had it not been bogged down by so much violence and a punishingly cruel tone.
Verdict: B- - DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsJude LawEd HarrisJoseph FiennesA Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.Watched: December 30th 2015
My Thoughts: I didn't expect to dislike this movie as much as I did... Its has a suitably grim and dirty look and feel (its a war movie) but the script is confusing and boring. The action isn't thrilling and you could care less about the characters outside of Ed Harris and a young Keira Knightly. I found myself wanting to turn the film off, half way through the bloated runtime.
Verdict: D - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsDustin HoffmanRene RussoMorgan FreemanArmy doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.Watched: December 30th 2015
My Thoughts: Its a very enjoyable popcorn thriller starring a very great cast of Dustin Hoffman (excellent as always), Rene Russo, Cuba Gooding Jr and Morgan Freeman with supporting performances from Patrick Dempsey (very good in a small role) and Donald Sutherland and Kevin Spacey. The story is original and well written and Wolfgang Peterson really knows who to get the audience tense and biting their nails! The dialogue and character development are less then thrilling (as expected of a Wolfgang Peterson production) but no matter. This is WAY better then the very disappointing(and similarly themed) movie 'Contagion'.
Verdict: B - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsDenzel WashingtonMark WahlbergPaula PattonTwo hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.Watched: December 31st 2015
My Thoughts: Its better on the second viewing. The chemistry between Washington and Wahlberg is bursting (Wahlberg has chemistry with every actor he works with). The story is OK (a little bit of the same old - same old with a twist). This film is enjoyable because of some fun and clever dialogue and the chemistry between Wahlberg and Washington... Everything else is forgettable.
Verdict: C+ - DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsLiam NeesonEd HarrisJoel KinnamanMobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.Watched: December 31st 2015
My Thoughts: I ended 2015 with what I thought would be a blast; "Liam Neeson action thriller costarring Ed Harris?! HELL YES!" The film ended up being a less then good Liam Neeson movie. I really liked the brotherly relationship between Ed Harris and Liam Neeson that was displayed in a handful of scenes before all the action began plus I really liked seeing Liam Neeson playing a very flawed individual; everything else was hit or miss. The script lost all its and tension after the action begun. The story was interesting but it slowly deteriorated into a mindless action movie with no heart. Joel Kinnamen is pretty annoying in half of this movie and Ed Harris/Liam Neeson's relationship isn't milked for all its worth. The script could've also done a lot more with Common's assassin character. All I know is that there was a lot of potential that went nowhere.
Verdict: C