So I haven't seen a lot of films this year due to school and all but I have seen a few. Mainly either big films or films that I just wanted to see. I also worked on a movie reviewing show for the news channel here at my school so I have also seen some movies that I didn't really want to see. Here is what I felt about those films, (I'm doing this by when they came out).
Warm Bodies-The first new movie I saw in 2013 ( I had to catch up on the oscar bait of course), and this was the first film I was super hyped for. I thought a zombie rom-com was an interesting and the fact that unlike Twilight it wasn't taking itself to seriously. Now when I saw it...it was as great as I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong I still loved the hell out of it but I did definitely overhype it. Well let's talk positives, The acting was great by everyone (points to Nicholas Hoult and Rob Corddry cause I feel it's really hard to play a zombie with feelings) and all of the humans (Teresa Palmer, Dave Franco, John Malkovich) were also really good. I liked the idea of getting a humans memories when you ate their brains, that was pretty cool. The movie also looked good, gritty at first and kind of dark but as the zombies became more human the movie got brighter which I thought was really smart. My problems were the fact while I understand why R (Hoult) was becoming more human because he was falling more in love with Julie (Palmer) I didn't understand why it was happening to the other zombies, Also the last say 15-20 minutes while still good weren't as good as the rest of the film (at least to me). Overall this is probably my favorite film I've seen so far this year, and I will definitely buy it on DVD...whenever it comes out.
Beautiful Creatures-Watching the trailer for the first time I was thinking what a lot of people were thinking. Oh look heres the new Twilight since Twilight has just ended. well honestly...yeah it is Twilight but with witches, and in the south. Okay there are some good (actually really good) things about this movie. The main characters are way more likable then Bella and Edward, especially the guy Ethan, (ok he's the likable one out of the two), The girl is ok, not as bad as Bella but she still doesn't seem like she's care all that much (I blame more the writing then the acting though). The best part is without a doubt the supporting cast. Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, and Viola Davis were a lot of fun and were great every time they were on screen. I will say that while Emmy Rossum did okay and had some nice clothes, she was really pointless to the story. Also after Ethan (spoilers)...looses his memory and is no longer super important to the plot the movie goes down a couple of pegs a bit. It's a movie I'm sort of glad I saw but I feel no need to see it again.
Jack The Giant Slayer-This movie...well I wouldn't call it good, however I would call it fun. The plot is really simple, not bad but simple. The acting overall was really good especially with the fact that the characters sucked (expect for Ewan McGregor, cause he is awesome and had a awesome character). The CGI for most the most part was..bad, but the bean-stock looked pretty good. The princess bother me a lot. Not necessarily the actress she was fine, but it was the fact that she was all "I want to go on adventures and stuff," but didn't do anything. I don't mind a damsel in distress but if you say you want to go on an adventure and you suddenly find yourself in one then actually work. I feel this is a nit pick since it's not her story, it Jacks, so I just leave that there. Also Stanley Tucci who was good was such a stupid villain, he wash't even useful to the plot as a villain, there are giants, and they are the villain. Despite all of this compared to Beautiful Creatures, This is a movie that if it was on TV I would watch it, and I would enjoy it. Like I said it's fun not to long, (doesn't feel to long either) and just a good way to relax and have a good time.
OZ: The Great and Powerful-I was not looking forward to this movie when I first saw the trailer. Yes it looked really really pretty, but the story didn't look that interesting to me. When I saw it I still didn't find the story super interesting, and the film was very very pretty, but there was also a lot to like. First the monkey and the china doll were awesome, no questions asked. Michelle Williams was perfectly casted and did a amazing job in the role of Glinda, James Franco was also pretty good, he definitely got better as the movie went on I think. Rachel Weisz was okay, nothing really special. Mila Kunis on the other hand...I thought she did pretty good at first when she was just a naive girl but when she went full evil, she felt very mis-casted, and wasn't a great villain, which sucks cause I think she's a great actress. I think this movie is a great family film and I was glad that I saw it. And I'm not against a sequel (which there will be).
Ok that's it for now. If I see any more movies I will definitely give my opinion. and if you have anything to say about these movies, let me know. Take care :D
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