Home Invasion Thursday: The Aggression Scale (2012)

HOME INVASION THURSDAY

Every third Thursday I'll comment on a
home invasion movie I've never seen before.
When I saw Kidnapped from Spain last year,
I decided to start a home invasion section for my collection.
Might as well do a special on this.


The Aggression Scale
This had a very good premise.
Lots of potential.
While I did enjoy the whole movie,
there were some parts that made me a little mad.
They made these characters stupid.
But, I love the "Home Alone" but deadlier idea.
This kid was like a disturbed James Bond.
He was doing all kinds of clever things.
There was a part in this story that would of made
this movie 100 times better.
It was the part where the kid was hiding above
the truck and then he held the shotgun to the guy's
face. It's kind of obvious what I would of wanted there.
But, there was some nice bloody surprises.
It gets more psycho towards the end.

Good for a home invasion movie. Could of been one
of my favorite movies this year, if they would of done
a few things different. But, good to check out.


A nice typical homemade meal goes good with this home invasion.
I had a chopped steak covered with mushrooms, onions, and gravy
with grilled corn on the cob, peas, and bloated mashed potatoes.
And of course, with a Sweet Leaf Iced Tea from Austin, TX.

Get The Gringo (2012)

Get The Gringo
Better than expected.
This movie was a lot of fun.
Mel Gibson kicks some ass like
his other action films.
We got mariachi music.
We got crazy gangsters inside a "mexican prison."
We got a bloody mess towards the end.
I thought this was going to be one of those
cheesy grindhouse tributes that ends being a little lame.
But glad this turned out pretty sweet and awesome.
The kid in the movie was cool and likeable.

Good movie to see.
And if you're a beer lover and you see it, make sure you
watch this one with a Modelo.

New Release Tuesday: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY


Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Movie was a bit sweet and a bit sour.
I like that the whole salmon fishing idea
is also a metaphor for these two love birds.
It went kind of smooth.
It was cool to see salmon jumping out of the
water enjoying the breeze.
Ewan McGregor does what he does best,
just a quiet charmer.
Emily Blunt, not so funny girl, does her usual
good dramatic performance.
Sometimes, I'm in the mood for a nice little independent
drama. And with this movie, I got just that.
Nothing else.

This went well with a grilled salmon topped with mango salsa:

Man On A Ledge (2012)

Man On A Ledge
This movie was two things:
Predictable and entertaining.
This is a lot like "The Negotiator."
Similar storyline but different situation.
Here, we are dealing with a guy accused of stealing
a diamond. He tries to prove his innocence all while
he's standing on a ledge.
Is he innocent?
Of course he is.
We know the bad guy halfway through.
A few predictable surprises and we are on the edge
of our seats. Could of been a lot worse.
I expected worse.
But I was entertained.
Good popcorn thriller.

If you like "The Negotiator" and you're wanting to see a similar
movie and you don't want to commit to a good storyline,
check this out at your redbox near you.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Cute pirate Animation.
Took my son to watch it today.
He was into it the first half and then he fell asleep.
I enjoyed some of the moments and music.
But, as a whole, it was somewhat okay.
I'm not into movies and story about pirates.
So, the idea was not that interesting.
Some of the moments made this movie pretty good.
Comparing this to the only other Animation I've seen
this year, The Lorax, I would say Lorax was better.

Okay to see if you're into pirates.

A Single Man

A Single Man
Okay, so this was sitting on the movies to watch
shelf. I had to see it one day.
And today was that day.
I put this one on early today around lunchtime.
It was pretty good.
Solid drama.
It was plain and simple about a gay man who loses
his love of his life and wants to commit suicide.
Colin Firth does his usual good performance.
I say usual because I've seen him in four other movies,
and he does pretty good.
This story takes place in the 60's.
Everything felt real.

This is not my kind of movie but
it was okay to watch when you're in the mood
for a solid drama.

South American Cinema Night: American Visa

SOUTH AMERICAN CINEMA NIGHT

Every 2nd Wednesday of every month
I'll be checking out a movie from any country in South America.
My goal is to see one movie from each country.
This excludes any films I see at film festivals.

Tonight's movie is from Bolivia.


American Visa
This Bolivian movie was pretty okay.
It was going good then it got a bit
stressful. I didn't like the way it turned out.
But, oh well.
It had a little bit of comedy, a little bit of suspense,
and some drama.
The director takes us to the streets of a Bolivian city.
It looked like Juarez to me in a way.
Everything was going okay until
the American Visa official came back towards the end.
We get it, there's corruption in the government.
They get the money and they still deny visas.
The point was made.
But still, they wanted to let the audience know once again
that they're corrupted (just in case, we were dumb enough not
to see it clearly in the beginning).

Next month, I'll be watching a movie from Peru for
South American Cinema Night. We'll see how that one
goes.