tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post4470892869529451701..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: 10 Movies from 2015 That I Liked a LotMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-31744652977892314092016-01-27T15:35:01.100-06:002016-01-27T15:35:01.100-06:00CONFIRMED! CONFIRMED!!!CONFIRMED! CONFIRMED!!!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-37749480867633857942016-01-27T14:40:26.652-06:002016-01-27T14:40:26.652-06:00I got choked up during the final competition in Pi...I got choked up during the final competition in <i>Pitch Perfect 2</i> as well. I don't even especially like that song, but the way they performed it murdered me.<br /><br />Siskoid, I took a guess at which one you might have hated, then confirmed it by re-reading that entry on your blog. We can talk about it on Friday. :) Not that I'll have a strong defense. My love of that movie is visceral and also tempered by some of the same issues you have with it.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-77356058312245498712016-01-27T12:57:15.877-06:002016-01-27T12:57:15.877-06:00Well, haha, yeah. But I'm always ballin'....Well, haha, yeah. But I'm always ballin'. Even when I'm bawlin'. <br /><br />Ya feel me?<br /><br />-PaxPaxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883124901219059661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-54523258610343760522016-01-27T10:02:22.943-06:002016-01-27T10:02:22.943-06:00Pax: I hope you meant bawling and not balling... ;...Pax: I hope you meant bawling and not balling... ;)Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-27052488570622887762016-01-27T09:59:22.607-06:002016-01-27T09:59:22.607-06:00Creed: Missed it, in part because I didn't thi...Creed: Missed it, in part because I didn't think I needed another boxing movie, but kind of regret it now.<br /><br />The Martian: I liked it, but feel like they hyped it way too much. I'd have to check, but as far as this kind of story goes, I'd probably rather rewatch Apollo 13.<br /><br />Trainwreck: Yeah, it was fun. Didn't know Amy Schumer's stuff before, so perhaps seemed fresher for it.<br /><br />Ant-Man: Fun flick. Sure it had a weak villain/plot, but it did what it had to do, and that's make shrinking an awesome freaking power!<br /><br />Spectre: It was fine - I liked a lot of things - but largely a disappointment for me. I found Spectre's plot to be a dull and straightforward string of incidents, and the attempts at Roger Moore era humor (by which I mean cuts to bystanders doing double takes) grating. I did like that Bond's "team" had stuff to do, and the tentacle visual motif was excellent, maybe it suffered from being too long, I dunno.<br /><br />Pitch Perfect 2: Never seen a single one of these.<br /><br />What We Do in the Shadows: I love Flight of the Conchords' brand of comedy, but I know what you mean. Every mockumentary ever, even the ones I hold up as the epitome of the genre, seems to go on a bit long for me.<br /><br />Maze Runner: Never seen a single on of these. I feel kind of blah about YA SF adaptations in general. You encourage me to see them some day though.<br /><br />Spy: Wow, crazy Japanese poster! Loved loved loved Spy. Statham is hilarious, and the superspy stuff actually legit, especially once McCarthy is out of mumsy identities. Agree on the marketing, totally made it seem stupid and remedial, but I liked it better than Spectre (in fact, I liked most spy films I saw this year better than I did Spectre).<br /><br />Black Sea: Never even heard of this! Will be on the look out for it.<br /><br />(Oh damn, the one movie I hated still hasn't shown up on the blog...)Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-21566817063298371642016-01-27T09:24:49.686-06:002016-01-27T09:24:49.686-06:00Okay, here we go again. ;-)
Creed - 100% loved t...Okay, here we go again. ;-)<br /><br />Creed - 100% loved this movie. I cried through easily 80% of the movie. When Rocky is getting chemo and he starts making Adonis do push ups in the hospital room, and the bell ringing Rocky theme starts, I couldn't even see the screen I was crying so hard. Just an amazing movie that I liked BETTER than Rocky Balboa.<br /><br />The Martian - I'm ashamed I haven't seen it yet. I've eyeballed the novel for at least the last 2 years but this movie looks amazing.<br /><br />Trainwreck - I haven't figured out what I think of Amy Schumer. Sometimes I think she's hilarious and sometimes I think she's kind of annoying. I'll eventually watch this.<br /><br />Ant-Man - <em>"...but the bar on Marvel movies has been raised so high at this point that I'm sort of disappointed if I'm not losing my mind over how awesome they are."</em> You are 100% right about that. I really like Ant-Man but I feel bad that I'm not just losing my damn mind over all these movies. It's okay that I just really enjoy them, but I feel like I should LOOOOOOVE them. It makes me worried for Civil War because I am WAY too hyped for that movie right now. I need to dial it back a little.<br /><br />Spectre - I liked Spectre. Lots of good action and Waltz is amazing. But I had some issues. I have issues with the whole Bond falls into bed with every woman for no reason anyway, but since Pierce Brosnan they've started having the woman protest for one scene, then have Bond fall into bed with them about 15 minutes later. It bothers me. It probably shouldn't, but it does. Also, I felt the Blofeld reveal was very much along the lines of the clunky Khan reveal in Star Trek Into Darkness. Don't get me wrong, I like that Waltz is Blofeld, but the actual reveal felt weird.<br /><br />Pitch Perfect 2 - I love this franchise. I was balling all the way through the final competition. Hailee Steinfeld was great. Das Sound Machine. Just amazing. Loved it. But I felt the boys group was sort of shunted to the side. I liked them.<br /><br />I need to see What We Do in the Shadows. It looks pretty great. I'm interested a little bit in Maze Runner, but I'm still not sure.<br /><br />Spy - Agree 100%. It's amazing. McCarthy is great. Statham does a great job making fun of himself. Jude Law is perfect. Loved it.<br /><br />Black Sea - What?! Never heard of this. I'll have to check it out.<br /><br />PaxPaxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883124901219059661noreply@blogger.com