Sunday, 13 October 2013

"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"



I'm pretty sure this movie is a some sort of classic, but still, I hadn't seen it before. But then again, there are so many movies which I haven't seen, but I should've. Like Lord of the Ring -movies. But let's not go there. Let's talk about Princess Bride.

The plot wasn't anything special, and changed through the movie, I mean first it's this, then after this it's that. You can't explain the plot easily, unless you give something away. Also, got to love those tacky effects and music. My dad came in while I was watching this and he said it looks like a B-movie. Well, what do you expect, it's made in the 80s. 

But also, the movie was sort of amazing. Not in the way that it becomes your favourite and your whole life revolves around it. No, it was amazing in the way that it was somehow sweet movie - sweet and funny. Every part of it. Especially the parts where the grandfather was telling this story for his grandson. ("Is this a kissing book?") Also now I can recognise so many references. Seriously, that's the greatest part of seeing a popular film. Same goes with Mean Girls.

Sunday, 6 October 2013

"I like to ride. Fixed gear. No brakes. Can't stop. Don't want to, either."



You think the scenes where people are driving cars recklessly, chasing someone or fleeing from someone, are intense? Wait until you see Premium Rush! There's nothing more intense than riding a bike! Don't believe me?

Riding a bike is way more physical than driving a car, so when people are scorching down the road, it's not very challenging for them - physically. Riding a bike is totally different, and way more intense, especially when they are chased by someone, who is driving a car! 

I really liked Premium Rush. It was really, really... intense. I was sitting on the edge of my chair whole time and being like "shit oh shit oh shit oh shit". And you know, when usually people are running out of time in a movie, and you just think "Of course they are going to make it!", here you don't think like that. You are so certain they are gonna fall over or something like that. And that keeps you tense for the whole 1,5 hours.

Also, the movie had the best kind of a bad guy: a white, male cop. Because whenever a cop is the bad guy, it's really mind blowing. Because you're supposed to trust police officers, they are supposed to be the good guy, but when it's not so, it's really weird. But seriously, are cops just good people, not having any problems in their life? Nope. 

I'm definitely going to watch this movie again, and again! I think it's gonna be rated really high when the year ends, and I'm giving out ratings for the movies. 

Saturday, 5 October 2013

"Stupid child. I already saw how you die." "Then you know it's not here, and it's not today."



I've wanted to see Push ever since I saw it's trailer in... probably 2009. Woah. Anyway, even before I saw this movie, it gave me inspiration for a story that I later found terribly clichéd and I wanted to rip everything I had created into pieces. Which was impossible, since all the text was on my computer, so I could only delete it.

The whole movie sort of reminded me of another movie I've seen... Think about this: Main character being a loner, suddenly visited by a girl who sees the future and uses cool clothes. Most characters have different abilities. Story takes place in the east (here China, the other one is in Japan) and also, Hal Yamanouchi in both movies. Basically, if you don't know what I'm talking about, just go to Yamanouchi's IMDb page, and you'll see.

Anyway, I liked this movie a lot. Maybe it was clichéd, but I'm willing to overlook that. I mean it's hard to make a movie that's not a cliché, but still. Push was amazing. I don't know if it was as good as I expected, since I can't remember what I expected four years ago, but it was really good. 

One thing that I liked was that Nick, the main character, played by Chris Evans, wasn't especially good with his telekinetic abilities. I mean he was "second generation Mover", whatever that means, I mean actually, so he wasn't so good. But during the story, he got better. He wasn't always good with his powers, but he got better, which was nice. I mean there's too many movies where the main character is the best at what he does (uh oh). But like Cassie, the Watcher, the girl who sees the future, they weren't so good. Cassie's mother was the best Watcher there is, but Cassie wasn't her. That's what made everything very interesting. Probably the only one who was best at everything was Kira, and mostly because that was the point - she had the injection which boosted the powers, and was the only one who survived it. It's like... it was the character's point. 

Anyway, uh, the plot was ruined with unnecessary romantic plot, but not too ruined. I mean it wasn't all like "omg Kira and Nick are so sweeeet and they love each other", no. There was more important things to do. Also, why was the bad guy black? They could've have other characters being black, why the bad guy? Seriously? 

Also the ending was nice. Mostly because it was a bit open. Not in the way there's gonna be a sequel, those open endings suck. But the way that you know how it ends, but you get to decide something yourself. That's a bit nice. Also I love how the plot had parts where it really fucked up your thoughts. Like woah, it's like this and not like that? Woah. It was great. It works in movies like this.

Anyway, if you like science fiction, watch Push. Maybe it's not gonna be your favourite movie, but it's totally worth watching.

Sunday, 29 September 2013

"You gonna be okay?" "Yeah. Yeah, I just... I had a date."



I hate Captain America with a burning passion. Not the movie, the movie was alright. I hate the character. Mostly because he's always so righteous and so purely good inside and all that shit. He's one of those superheroes that are way too heroic for my taste. Heroic in the way that they do nothing morally wrong. I like superheroes that are more like humans.

Yeah, the movie was alright. Not the weakest movie in the Avengers series (come on, Iron Man 2), bur still, not as good as it could've been. The plot was kind of jumpy, and they made Steve Rogers Captain America too quickly. Like remember X-men Origins: Wolverine? We were about half way through the movie before Logan was made Wolverine. So yeah.  

Also people have been like "it's great that they made us love Steve Rogers even before he was Captain America!" Well, if you mean him being extremely righteous and obnoxious then yes.


Saturday, 28 September 2013

"Bianca said that Kat likes pretty guys." "Are you telling me I'm not a pretty guy?"



Uh, Tumblr's been all about this movie, 10 Things I Hate About You. Like... all the time, every day, etc, etc. I thought I'd watch it, mostly because of Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Heath Ledger being a big plus.

Anyway, I didn't like this movie. At all. I mean the idea itself sucks. And the plot wasn't anything special. Also, I hated how in the beginning it looks like Cameron (played by JGL) was the main character. But no, it changed when Patrick (Heath Ledger) started to date etc. Kat, and so on. I don't mean that the main character has to be the same from the beginning, like come on, Pulp Fiction. But in this movie it totally didn't work. Pulp Fiction is full of smaller stories that make the big picture. But this movie didn't have any reason for misleading us in the beginning.

Misleading is good, if you do it the right way.

Anyway, I've seen loads of movies much better than this. So don't watch it, even if you want to know if it's any good. It's not. Except if you want to watch movies about teenagers, romantic comedies with just a hint of drama. This movie is not worth it!


Tuesday, 3 September 2013

"When life gives you lemons, just say 'Fuck the lemons,' and bail."



So, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Why did I watch this movie? Mostly because it had Jason Segel in it. Also I thought that the movie would be something completely different. That's mostly because I hadn't read anywhere that part that said "From the guys who brought you blablabla". I thought this would be a completely serious movie about breaking up, but no. It was hilarious.

Anyway, I don't know how to put it in the words, how that movie ... felt. I don't know. It took place in Hawaii, so um... Actually the movie was quite relaxing. I don't know, if Hawaii had anything to do with it, but yeah, the movie was actually really relaxing. It's probably partly because of the environment, I mean yeah, Hawaii, and partly because it was a comedy... Kind of. But yeah, you didn't have to think much while watching it.

I really liked the casting though. I mean everyone did they part just fine, and the movie was filled with semi-known actors even in small parts, I guess that's great. Also the music was pretty amazing, especially that song from Dracula musical that Peter played in the bar because Rachel requested so. Also woah, Russell Brand's accent. ...If that even was real. Also whenever Russell Brand was on screen, my head just went "it's that guy, it's that guy!" Yeah, I couldn't remember his name. But also, watching the movie because of Jason Segel was really weird. I mean I've watched HIMYM for so long that whenever I see Jason Segel, my head goes straight to  Marshall Eriksen, and I don't know. His character was so much like Marshall, but then again they are completely different.