Maybe less serious than usual, but very entertaining!
Kung Fu Panda 2
This is one of the few movies that get a second part at least as good as the first one. There was an evolution in the story, not just a copy/paste with a different villain. Plus, it is funny!
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
Wits: 4.5/5
Story: 3/5
Perception: 4/5
Rating: 3.5/5
It seems that the first one will never be evened, but this installment seemed more funny that the last two. Even though the adventure backbone is almost unchanged and that the sentimental clichés are quite strong, the new addition to the 'crew' had some of the best lines (another proof that the fun comes from the sloths). Also the fact that there's a team of 'voiced bad guys' made the story more attractive, and gave a slight 2002 déjà-vu feeling.
Léon - The Professional
Acting: 4.5/5
Story: 4.5/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 4/5
a slightly uncommon story, with exceptional and thrilling performances by the three main characters. Each one of them has a particular side that give you shivers down the spine. Mathilda seems like an inspiration for Hit Girl in Kick Ass. There are some transitions that don't quite work for me but I'm being really picky. Besides the film has a solid plot that makes you get involved easily.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Acting: 4/5
Story: 3/5
Perception: 4.5/5
Rating: 4/5
A successful reboot, that falls nearer to the comics. Spidy's sarcasm is enjoyable and the couple's chemistry is not bad at all. There are maybe some emotional moments that tend to get long-winded or overacted. That and the obviousness of Parker's "evolution" in the way he behaves in school. The action scenes are bad-ass, but I just expected a little bit more of first-person shooting while he was swinging. So, quite physicked for the sequel.
Rock of Ages
Acting: 3.5/5
Story: 2/5
Perception: 4/5
Rating: 3/5
My first musical and if there won't be another one on rock, probably my last. The plot is more of a pretext for the music and especially for all the craziness. And I must say that I enjoyed both: for the first one I had no doubt...as for the second the humor, the complete exaggeration of the situations and the wild performances from all the top names delivered a hell of a show.
The Guard
Acting: 4.5/5
Story: 3/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 3.5/5
First thing to know: put on the Irish mode! and don't be surprised not to understand one third of the dialogues. Besides that, a very good Gleeson, solidly supported by Cheadle and Strong. The shooting and the editing seem a bit chopped, but that doesn't affect the humor of it all.
Piled Higher and Deeper: The PhD Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
Acting: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Perception: 5/5
Rating: 5/5
It is huge, surprising, epic! A final act that completes the trilogy! The movie is an unending source of unexpected changes and shifts, without loosing its coherence. Regarding the cast, the 'veterans' of the trilogy don't need any new eulogy, and the new arrivals fill in just perfectly as: a true Cat-woman, the muscle that would kill you just by looking at you and the hot-head fan-boy. The action sequences arrive at the perfect moment and get you 100% in. There are also some mini-monologues that serve very well in adding involvement to the story. There are a couple of scenes that could have been treated differently, but that less than 1% of the entire screenplay. Anyway the best way to enjoy it to the last detail is to make a short recap of the previous two installments, in the end it's the same world.
Carnage
Acting: 5/5
Story: 4/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 4/5
Pretty accurate depiction of the socially accepted hypocrisy. The story is based on a theater play, and that shows in its length and in the 'one room' type of filming; but the staging and the interpretation make it more than entertaining.
21 Jump Street
Acting: 3.5/5
Story: 2.5/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 3/5
A simple linear-plot light comedy. It is quite funny especially at some moment of 'self-irony', and probably that was the main idea that they wanted to get through.
This is one of the few movies that get a second part at least as good as the first one. There was an evolution in the story, not just a copy/paste with a different villain. Plus, it is funny!
Wits: 4.5/5
Story: 3/5
Perception: 4/5
Rating: 3.5/5
It seems that the first one will never be evened, but this installment seemed more funny that the last two. Even though the adventure backbone is almost unchanged and that the sentimental clichés are quite strong, the new addition to the 'crew' had some of the best lines (another proof that the fun comes from the sloths). Also the fact that there's a team of 'voiced bad guys' made the story more attractive, and gave a slight 2002 déjà-vu feeling.
Acting: 4.5/5
Story: 4.5/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 4/5
a slightly uncommon story, with exceptional and thrilling performances by the three main characters. Each one of them has a particular side that give you shivers down the spine. Mathilda seems like an inspiration for Hit Girl in Kick Ass. There are some transitions that don't quite work for me but I'm being really picky. Besides the film has a solid plot that makes you get involved easily.
Acting: 4/5
Story: 3/5
Perception: 4.5/5
Rating: 4/5
A successful reboot, that falls nearer to the comics. Spidy's sarcasm is enjoyable and the couple's chemistry is not bad at all. There are maybe some emotional moments that tend to get long-winded or overacted. That and the obviousness of Parker's "evolution" in the way he behaves in school. The action scenes are bad-ass, but I just expected a little bit more of first-person shooting while he was swinging. So, quite physicked for the sequel.
Rock of Ages
Acting: 3.5/5
Story: 2/5
Perception: 4/5
Rating: 3/5
My first musical and if there won't be another one on rock, probably my last. The plot is more of a pretext for the music and especially for all the craziness. And I must say that I enjoyed both: for the first one I had no doubt...as for the second the humor, the complete exaggeration of the situations and the wild performances from all the top names delivered a hell of a show.
Acting: 4.5/5
Story: 3/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 3.5/5
First thing to know: put on the Irish mode! and don't be surprised not to understand one third of the dialogues. Besides that, a very good Gleeson, solidly supported by Cheadle and Strong. The shooting and the editing seem a bit chopped, but that doesn't affect the humor of it all.
Can't really rate it as a 'normal' movie. It is based on a comic strip and it confruntes with the main issue of being based on a comic strip: lack of continuity. It looks like a short sketch after another. The cast is also different from a 'common' film, since they don't do acting for a living, but some of the them have real potential, and that helps. Anyway, as a fan of the comics I rejoice over the promotional power of motion pictures.
Acting: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Perception: 5/5
Rating: 5/5
It is huge, surprising, epic! A final act that completes the trilogy! The movie is an unending source of unexpected changes and shifts, without loosing its coherence. Regarding the cast, the 'veterans' of the trilogy don't need any new eulogy, and the new arrivals fill in just perfectly as: a true Cat-woman, the muscle that would kill you just by looking at you and the hot-head fan-boy. The action sequences arrive at the perfect moment and get you 100% in. There are also some mini-monologues that serve very well in adding involvement to the story. There are a couple of scenes that could have been treated differently, but that less than 1% of the entire screenplay. Anyway the best way to enjoy it to the last detail is to make a short recap of the previous two installments, in the end it's the same world.
Acting: 5/5
Story: 4/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 4/5
Pretty accurate depiction of the socially accepted hypocrisy. The story is based on a theater play, and that shows in its length and in the 'one room' type of filming; but the staging and the interpretation make it more than entertaining.
Acting: 3.5/5
Story: 2.5/5
Perception: 3.5/5
Rating: 3/5
A simple linear-plot light comedy. It is quite funny especially at some moment of 'self-irony', and probably that was the main idea that they wanted to get through.
