New Release Tuesday: Le Havre

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY


Le Havre
This French Drama and Comedy was just the right measure.
Today was a challenge to pick a New Release.
All the movies that came out today weren't interesting.
Then I saw this on a list and I said, "Let's give it a try."
It was cool.
It deals with immigration, racism, and people
with a lot of heart.
It was short and sweet.
It was released under Criterion.
So, it has to be good, right?
Well, I've seen some Criterions that
are a bit boring for me.
This kept me interested.

Worth to check out.

Lockout (2012)

Lockout
This was an awesome sci-flick.
Good dialogue.
Lots of interesting not so boring scenes.
Crazy characters.
When I saw the pure CGI scene near the beginning,
I thought that was going to suck big time.
That scene made it seem like a video game and
not very good at all.
But, luckily, the movie wasn't pure CGI.
All the space stuff was good.
I could rewatch this movie just for the first
One hour and 15 minutes.
I didn't like the last part of the movie at all.
What was in the briefcase?
Why did they make this person the bad guy all of a sudden?
And no, I'm not talking about our main hero here.
I was disappointed.
But all the space stuff and Guy Pearce acting
like Bruce Willis in Die Hard and kicking ass
was awesome.

Okay to check out.
If the ending was better, this would of been a great buy
and a sci-fi classic in years to come.

Kung Fu Friday: Legendary Weapons of China

KUNG FU FRIDAY

Every fourth Friday of every month this year,
I'll be checking out a kung fu movie of any period.
Gives me an excuse to kick the walls and break
blocks of wood. Also gives me the excuse to
go to I Luv Video or Vulcan Video and catch up on
some great kung fu flicks out there.

Legendary Weapons of China
Awesome Kung Fu flick.
Lots of weapons.
Lots of action.
Lots of dubbed swings and chops.
It was almost two hours long but
the quality was pretty damn good.
Like most kung fu movies,
there's a lot of characters that it confuses me in the
beginning. After a while, I get the hang of it.
So fast.
I like the voodoo doll move.
Basically, a guy holds a voodoo doll
and has control on how this other guy fights.
It was cheesy and awesome at the same time.
This is from The Shaw Brothers and has Gordon Liu in it.

It was kicking good time. The only part was that this dragged on
a little bit for me but it might of felt like that because
I was watching this pretty late.

A must for the Kung Fu section.


I had me some homemade pork filled wontons
with orange sweet and sour sauce served
with a TsingTao. Match made in China! I think.

New Release Tuesday: Footnote

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY


Footnote
Pretty good movie from Israel.
I liked that this was part drama and part comedy.
Very original and clever story.
The ending left me incomplete, though.
That was probably the only flaw for me.
But, I get why they did that.
My favorite scene is when the dad starts
investigating several documents towards the end
and figures out stuff.

This was nominated for Best Foreign Film at this year's
Oscars. Being a fan of all kinds of foreign films,
my goal is to check out all of the nominated ones,
and see which one I would of preferred to win.
So far, I saw this one, In Darkness, and Bullhead for this year's nominees.
As of right now, my personal favorite is Bullhead.

Wanderlust (2012)

Wanderlust
This was pretty funny and little entertaining.
With these kinds of movies, one shouldn't expect a lot.
Just a simple story, a few laughs, and maybe a happy ending.
Nothing to make a big deal about.
I'm getting tired of Jennifer Aniston and her comedy roles.
I used to be okay with it, but now
comes a point where I'm not feeling it anymore.
My favorite character here is the nudist who makes
his own wine and he's a writer as well.
He was pretty funny.

Okay to check out. I wouldn't buy it.


Since these people in this community were mostly hippies
and they ate nothing but vegetables and other stuff,
I decided to make vegetarian fajitas and drink organic beer
for the first time.

Friends With Kids

Friends With Kids
This was pretty good at first but
then it turned out to be not that original
and tried to be a little too Hollywood with its ending.
We all have seen these types of stories before:
best friends of the opposite sex fall in love.
I was liking the concept in the beginning.
There were some good moments.
A lot of the cast here are people from Bridesmaids.
I would of loved to see more of Kristen Wiig, though.
Two favorite scenes are when the friends visit
for the first time after "the baby experiment"
and of course, the dinner scene at the lodge in Vermont.
Other than those scenes, the rest were okay.

As far as laughs go, this didn't deliver laugh out loud moments.
It was a bit of a smart comedy.
If you see this movie, don't expect to see anything new.
One movie that comes to mind is "The Switch" with
Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston.

Dark Knight Rises (2012)

The Dark Knight Rises
Speechless!!
Well, I got lots of information to process.
Don't worry, I don't give out spoilers,
especially to movies like these.
I loved the movie.
I enjoyed the hell out of it at the IMAX.
Beautiful!!
Well done, Mr. Christopher Nolan.
Well done.
A nice closure to the "Nolan" Batman trilogy.
Lots of emotions.
Suspense, surprises, and little bit of sadness.
But, above all, happiness.
I liked the story except for some things towards the end.
I rather not talk about it because
then I might spoil stuff here.
But nothing bad that takes away the magic of the movie.
I was truly entertained.

Must see movie for sure. That's a no brainer.
There's no way you should avoid this movie in 2012.
Very possible top 10 favorite movie for me.


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