Movies
Four Christmases (movie review: Comedy)
Brandee, Jack, Bella and I watched the movie Four Christmases (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369436/) yesterday and this will be my first movie review in the Comedy genre. This was a good flick if you are looking for a decent comedy. It was very slap-tastic at points but humorous and a well thought-out plot. It was quick moving as to not bore me like so many other movies do that don’t have enough good…
The Cabin by the Woods (2011)
This was surely “one for the ages”. The wifey and I decided to order a pay-per-view ‘horror’ movie tonight and just relax. Cool and cool, and horrific is absolutely what we got! This movie started with no clear plot that I could figure out what-so-ever. It was just plain gratuitous violence. Blood and guts, severed heads, screaming and yelling and all the typical things you’d see at the END of…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
UPDATE: I finally watched this movie a few times, accidentally, and my initial reaction was correct in that this flick is nothing more than a stupid thriller. No interesting plot, no good storyline, and just lots of gore. If you are looking for a mindless waste of 2 hours or so, then this is right up your alley. Overall, I didn’t expect much so I’m not disappointed in Texas Chainsaw…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
I’ve been a casual “Apes” fan for decades but never truly a hard-core fan because of the mindless plots or poor costumes that were obviously fake. They were always entertaining for me a bit but I quickly got bored with most of the movies of series. However, I found this movie entertaining and surprisingly well-written. In particular, the acting with the human lead characters and especially the “Apes” was moving. …