Rated: R - Runtime: 120 min
tesg's Rating: Three stars (out of four)
Based on a true story, six hostages attempt to escape Iran by posing as a Canadian film crew. It's really good, even though I fell asleep in the middle of it. But I felt loads better after the gunshot woke me up.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Rated: PG - Runtime: 101 min
tesg's Rating: Two and one half stars (out of four)
I realize this is a kids movie, okay? I get that.
But considering it's marketing largely revolves around the idea of an 8-bit video game from the eighties, a game that would have been played by people now in their forties, did it have to be SUCH a kids movie? A LITTLE kids movie???
The movie actually takes place largely in a game called "Sugar Rush", a girly version of Mario Kart. It may set the record for product placement of food items in a single film. And Jane Lynch's character ends up married to Jack McBrayer's character at the end. Imagine the irony.
But the little kids in the audience (and there were a LOT of them) really seemed to enjoy it.
tesg's Rating: Two and one half stars (out of four)
I realize this is a kids movie, okay? I get that.
But considering it's marketing largely revolves around the idea of an 8-bit video game from the eighties, a game that would have been played by people now in their forties, did it have to be SUCH a kids movie? A LITTLE kids movie???
The movie actually takes place largely in a game called "Sugar Rush", a girly version of Mario Kart. It may set the record for product placement of food items in a single film. And Jane Lynch's character ends up married to Jack McBrayer's character at the end. Imagine the irony.
But the little kids in the audience (and there were a LOT of them) really seemed to enjoy it.
Flight (2012)
Rated: R - Runtime: 138 min
tesg's Rating: Two and one half stars (out of four)
This is a movie about alcoholism and substance abuse. Sure there's a cool plane crash, but after that it's all Denzel Washington and his addict girlfriend moping and drinking and moping and drinking and moping and drinking and moping and drinking. We don't even get to experience the crash investigation...just lots of moping and drinking.
Watch the crash, then go home. You'll have a far higher opinion of the movie that way.
tesg's Rating: Two and one half stars (out of four)
This is a movie about alcoholism and substance abuse. Sure there's a cool plane crash, but after that it's all Denzel Washington and his addict girlfriend moping and drinking and moping and drinking and moping and drinking and moping and drinking. We don't even get to experience the crash investigation...just lots of moping and drinking.
Watch the crash, then go home. You'll have a far higher opinion of the movie that way.