Thought it would be nice to have people's reviews of movies they've seen recently in one thread, if possible - I would just ask that people please don't give away endings or key plot "twists" or similar stuff, thx. Doesn't have to be new films, could be ones you rented or (like me) saw on netflix etc. My latest:
Iron Man: a good movie but IMO not as great as many seemed to be saying. Good summer fun though, lots of action etc. I like Jeff Bridges a lot but he was kind of wasted here.
Odd Thomas (Netflix): Shamelessly quirky but it works here - it's rare for a film to have such a silly premise/approach but also have credibility, even integrity, but this one did. It was a bit unnecessarily graphic at time (they had a few pointless "gross out" scenes which were lame), but that's my only real complaint.
The Brady Bunch Movie: I actually saw this not long after it came out long ago but forget most of it, so saw again on Netflix. I think it would be hard for anyone who didn't grow up watching this show to really appreciate or "get" this movie - but for those who did, this movie is the best camp piece of entertainment since the original Batman TV show. The casting was incredible and the scenery and music was so laughably faithful to the TV show. The cameos by original cast members was also a kick to see. As a movie itself, it was OK, but it didn't really matter too much, because the main "story" was basically a tip of the hat to this innocent show in a much more innocent time.
Iron Man: a good movie but IMO not as great as many seemed to be saying. Good summer fun though, lots of action etc. I like Jeff Bridges a lot but he was kind of wasted here.
Odd Thomas (Netflix): Shamelessly quirky but it works here - it's rare for a film to have such a silly premise/approach but also have credibility, even integrity, but this one did. It was a bit unnecessarily graphic at time (they had a few pointless "gross out" scenes which were lame), but that's my only real complaint.
The Brady Bunch Movie: I actually saw this not long after it came out long ago but forget most of it, so saw again on Netflix. I think it would be hard for anyone who didn't grow up watching this show to really appreciate or "get" this movie - but for those who did, this movie is the best camp piece of entertainment since the original Batman TV show. The casting was incredible and the scenery and music was so laughably faithful to the TV show. The cameos by original cast members was also a kick to see. As a movie itself, it was OK, but it didn't really matter too much, because the main "story" was basically a tip of the hat to this innocent show in a much more innocent time.