Movie Night

Well, I finally sat down and watched a few movies over the weekend and picked one that was ok and one that sucked.

First, let’s start with what sucked – Cube 2. UG.  Years ago, I truly enjoyed Cube and thought it was a very clever and entertaining movie. The second one was aweful.. was I just too young or dumb at the time that Cube was released to realize how crappy these movies are, or was it actually done much better than the second?  Hell, I don’t know. What I do know is that I’ll have to punch you in the neck if you go out and watch Cube 2.  I love the theme behind the movie (ability to manipulate multi-dimensional space), but the execution looks like they had 50 bucks to work with on special effects. 1/2 star outa 5.

The second movie was The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Ok, this was better.  I enjoy any movie Denzel Washington is in.  He’s got a simple, calming, relaxed demeanor and he always delivers as expected. Not an amazing performance, but strong.

Same could be said for John Travolta.  Solid actor offering a performance you would expect.. good, but not great.. He’s had some ‘greats’, but this wasn’t it.

As a stock trader, I got a kick out of the movie and found it entertaining.  There were not any surprises or ‘ah hah’ moments. Instead, it was one of those movies you would watch on TNT one night and feel somewhat fullfilled.  Worth a rental if you split the cost with someone. 3 outa 5 stars.

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Movie Time

OK. I’ve seen a quite a few movies lately.

Star Trek – 4/5 stars.

I’m a sucker for heavily laden CGI movies. I’m not a trekkie, so I have no idea if the latest release ties in nicely with the original series… and I don’t care. Movie kicked buttox.

Angels & Demons – 3/5 stars.

I struggle with this one. I liked it and always enjoy Tom Hanks, but there was just something missing -  I just can’t put my finger on it.  I ‘felt’ the first movie more than this one.  Worth watching, but didn’t hit me or conjure up conversation as much as the first.

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Saw Bangkok Dangerous. UG.

Ok, I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting much out of this movie.  I was really just hoping to rent something that tests my home theater and shakes the windows.  Well, I guess the sound was ok, but overall, not that great.  I really wanted to like it, but just couldn’t talk myself into it.  Worth renting – maybe.  My Rating B-

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Saw Happy Feet

OK, I have to admit it – Happy Feet (the movie) in Blue Ray was quite an experience.  I thought the movie was well worth watching and the soundtrack showed off why I have home theater.  It was my first online rental from the Play Station store and everything went really well, except I had to wait quite a while for the movie to download to the PS3 hard drive.  Grade: A-

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Finally Saw Tropic Thunder

Overall, I have to say that I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would – maybe because my friends have been constantly pumping it up as one of the greatest movies in years.. I don’t think so.  Robert Downey JR was good, as was Tom Cruise.  Outside of that, I thought it was fairly average. It’s worth a rental.  Grade: B-

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