Yesterday I sat down to watch Sack Snyder’s Army of the dead. I enjoy the majority of Snyders work, the thing that kept me from watching it, was the run time.
So I finally got around to it. I really enjoyed it, it was a fun zombie flick with some robot zombies among the mix. Was it the Godfather? no, does it need to be measured against that film? no, for what it was, it was fun zombie film. Might be a more fun watch then his 2004 Dawn of the Dead.
The Gorge
A pretty straightforward action/romance about two elite snipers assigned on opposite sides of a massive gorge to stand guard and keep monsters from escaping. After a few months, they break the no contact rule and start a long-distance relationship. They eventually get together in-person and afterwards they involuntary end up going into the gorge. From there it’s a fight for survival as they try to escape and learn the truth. Good chemistry from the leads and good action. Solid film all around. 7/10 
A suspense thriller/comedy about a woman meeting the love of her life fairytale style, then her world is turned upside down as she gets unknowingly roped in a murder plot by her boyfriend and learns a shocking secret about herself. That’s all I can say without spoilers but I highly recommend this. 9/10
Well I just got back from watching the new Captain America: Brave New World.
It was fun. I had fun.
Was it a good movie? Uhhhm no. It was… pretty messy.
There were good ideas and details and themes in this movie, but yeah from what I’ve heard the movie was shredded in the editing room. Fully cast, filmed characters/actors not appearing at all. Character design changes in reshoots (for the worst according to fans idk)
Lingering loose ends, inconsistencies, or just strange exposition blunders permeate this film.
Gosh, yeah, I had a good time. I came for the Red Hulk fight and cool Falcon flying fights and Giancarlo Esposito, aaaand… yeah we got that. Those were in the trailers. C’mon, they knew you and I wanted that and I got it and I had fun.
(I think it’s hilarious the marketing team had such a “fuck it” energy after the first teaser, just… putting the whole “Harrison-Ford-Red-Hulk” climax teases in every trailer and poster. Like, the IMAX poster is legit just Cap vs. Looming Red Ford-Hulk. No secrecy or anything.)
Ford may have no interest or care for this movie at all given the press interviews. He’s just here for the paycheck, that’s fair. But I’d say he earned his paycheck! I liked his performance and dialogue, and he was cool!
Was it… good cinema though? Meeehhh no I don’t think so.
The beginning had some great camera angles and framing. Cool, cool. Then they didn’t really have anything eye-catching in the middle IMO.
However, I thought the Red Hulk climax was very fun in a silly “oh boy The President is a Hulk!” goofy way. The shot of Ford-Hulk standing over the President’s Seal Podium and then doing a King Kong rampage across the White House with American Flags behind him was fun to watch.
(…Probably because of IRL America being run currently by an idiotic President with many malicious Right-Hand-Men and it’s SO mind-boggling how much they’ve metaphorically destroyed in just 2 months – there’s some fun I guess in seeing “Hey, at least the MCU now has to deal with a Hulk President Rampage!” Wow!)
…anyway probably wait for streaming/yo-ho-ho-ing. Or if you can save money with gift cards or points or whatever, it’s a fun watch for pretty cheap if you have no better plans.
I’m still excited for Thunderbolts* though.
That movie at least looks very fun in a clearly “this is a big action movie with lots of action” kind of film. You aren’t here for the interesting narrative. You’re here for the stunts.
