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llcoolvadFEBRUARY MOVIES
3. Prisoners, Redbox. Grim. Two girls disappear, one comes back. There is a creepy kid that's clearly mentally challenged in some way that seems like a likely suspect. Desperate dad does desperate things. Truth is eventually revealed. Honestly, too grim for me. Unrelenting. A meditation on desperation and taking things too far, but it's not one I really needed to see.
4. Rush, Redbox. James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth, is a glamorous race car driver who bangs a lot of chicks. His nemesis, Niki Lauda, is not glamorous and does not bang a lot of chicks. They race each other. Eventually Lauda gets hurt during a race, then time passes and he sort of heals and they race again. James wins, but then retires and Lauda has the last laugh through his fairly horrible scars. (not really a spoiler, as this is a true story) Great storytelling and acting. No one is truly good, no one is truly bad. Thumbs up.
5. Closed Circuit, Redbox. Mostly slow moving British terrorism/courtroom/conspiracy drama. Good while you watch, largely forgettable after. Eric Bana is mostly inert. There's some running and stuff, but mostly it was a gorgeously filmed something about something? Pretty people. Glossy haircuts. Great clothes. And plot. I think.
6. Fruitvale Station, Redbox. So sad. We watch Oscar live the last day of his life. He tries to get his job back. He picks up supplies for a party with the family. He throws away his stash and doesn't sell it even though he has a buyer. He spends some good time with his daughter. He's pretty charming and he's trying to get his life together, but he's definitely a work in progress. And then he gets into a fight on a train with a guy he brawled with in prison, and the police take him into custody and shoot him. And it's clearly a horror and a huge injustice. And of course it's a true story. Big thumbs up. Excellent.
7. Escape Plan, Redbox. Sylvester Stallone is the foremost authority on prison security: he basically gets paid a lot of money figuring out how to break out of prisons. Then he gets a real challenge. He's to be dropped into a new prison that he doesn't know anything about--where it is, how it's set up. Treachery follows, and he's forced to team up with another con to survive. That con? Arnold! And "Person of Interest" Jim Caviezel plays the evil prison warden, so that's fun. It was ridiculous, but really kinda good. Arnold and Sly have good chemistry and feel like the old pros they are. Good to see them both shine, really.
8. Wolverine, Redbox. Better than I thought it was going to be, but my expectations were not high. Logan heads to Japan to say goodbye to a man whose life he saved decades before. There is a bunch of plot, pretty girls, and rock 'em, sock 'em robots at the end. And of course a fabulously old sword, because Japan. Also some sciency mumbo jumbo. And running on rooftops. Ok, I think that's everything.
9. Europa Report, Redbox. So a mega corporation decides to fund a trip to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to discover if there is life inside Europa's frozen seas. Various things happen and the crew gets whittled down, but they eventually discover the answer to the question. It was much better than I expected. Cast was good, Sharlto Copley and Michael Nyqvist especially. And the storytelling style is interesting; lots of documentary style combined with regular filming. Good tension, decent science, and lots of realism. Big thumbs up.
10. Enough Said, Redbox. One of the last things James Gandolfini filmed. Romantic comedy, but a grown-up, low-key quiet comedy about dating in your 50s and previous baggage. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Gandolfini have a surprising chemistry, and she's uncertain and nervous and he's easygoing and calm and somehow it's just all excellent. Big thumbs up.
3. Prisoners, Redbox. Grim. Two girls disappear, one comes back. There is a creepy kid that's clearly mentally challenged in some way that seems like a likely suspect. Desperate dad does desperate things. Truth is eventually revealed. Honestly, too grim for me. Unrelenting. A meditation on desperation and taking things too far, but it's not one I really needed to see.
4. Rush, Redbox. James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth, is a glamorous race car driver who bangs a lot of chicks. His nemesis, Niki Lauda, is not glamorous and does not bang a lot of chicks. They race each other. Eventually Lauda gets hurt during a race, then time passes and he sort of heals and they race again. James wins, but then retires and Lauda has the last laugh through his fairly horrible scars. (not really a spoiler, as this is a true story) Great storytelling and acting. No one is truly good, no one is truly bad. Thumbs up.
5. Closed Circuit, Redbox. Mostly slow moving British terrorism/courtroom/conspiracy drama. Good while you watch, largely forgettable after. Eric Bana is mostly inert. There's some running and stuff, but mostly it was a gorgeously filmed something about something? Pretty people. Glossy haircuts. Great clothes. And plot. I think.
6. Fruitvale Station, Redbox. So sad. We watch Oscar live the last day of his life. He tries to get his job back. He picks up supplies for a party with the family. He throws away his stash and doesn't sell it even though he has a buyer. He spends some good time with his daughter. He's pretty charming and he's trying to get his life together, but he's definitely a work in progress. And then he gets into a fight on a train with a guy he brawled with in prison, and the police take him into custody and shoot him. And it's clearly a horror and a huge injustice. And of course it's a true story. Big thumbs up. Excellent.
7. Escape Plan, Redbox. Sylvester Stallone is the foremost authority on prison security: he basically gets paid a lot of money figuring out how to break out of prisons. Then he gets a real challenge. He's to be dropped into a new prison that he doesn't know anything about--where it is, how it's set up. Treachery follows, and he's forced to team up with another con to survive. That con? Arnold! And "Person of Interest" Jim Caviezel plays the evil prison warden, so that's fun. It was ridiculous, but really kinda good. Arnold and Sly have good chemistry and feel like the old pros they are. Good to see them both shine, really.
8. Wolverine, Redbox. Better than I thought it was going to be, but my expectations were not high. Logan heads to Japan to say goodbye to a man whose life he saved decades before. There is a bunch of plot, pretty girls, and rock 'em, sock 'em robots at the end. And of course a fabulously old sword, because Japan. Also some sciency mumbo jumbo. And running on rooftops. Ok, I think that's everything.
9. Europa Report, Redbox. So a mega corporation decides to fund a trip to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to discover if there is life inside Europa's frozen seas. Various things happen and the crew gets whittled down, but they eventually discover the answer to the question. It was much better than I expected. Cast was good, Sharlto Copley and Michael Nyqvist especially. And the storytelling style is interesting; lots of documentary style combined with regular filming. Good tension, decent science, and lots of realism. Big thumbs up.
10. Enough Said, Redbox. One of the last things James Gandolfini filmed. Romantic comedy, but a grown-up, low-key quiet comedy about dating in your 50s and previous baggage. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Gandolfini have a surprising chemistry, and she's uncertain and nervous and he's easygoing and calm and somehow it's just all excellent. Big thumbs up.
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