Lucy

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 25 July 2014
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Staring:  Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-Sik Choi
Rating? R
SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.4 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 66% Audience: 47%
MY RATING: 5

STORYLINE
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables of her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

MY REVIEW:
The premise seemed pretty solid at the beginning. A relatively sexy woman kicks the asses of a ton of people. Yeah, that's what I thought too. Kind of overplayed. Kind of just okay. Not great. Not horrible.

This is where the spoilers are gonna start. Scarlett Johansson is tricked into bringing a case full of drugs to some crime syndicate in Korea. She's supposed to collect the money and go, but that's when things turn for her. I still had some pretty good vibes at this point. Then the crime lords sew up a few kilo's of the drug in her gut in order for her to smuggle it out of the country. So, the drug bad break and this drug comes crashing into her system, and makes her mentally and physically stronger than ever before or even what she could ever think of. Then her entire goal is to race to a scientist who she thinks can save her.

This is where it starts to love me. I can't get past the premise. This whole 10% of the brain thing is such a giant load of crap that it took me out of the movie. I get they were pandering to the group of people who actually believe that they only use 10%. But no. That was it for me. I THOUGHT!

So, now with crazy brain, Scar Jo becomes a X-Man and goes medieval on a ton of people. She can knock people over with a wave of her hand. She can stop time. Ridiculous!

The last few minutes of the movie are the most head-shakingly horrible. This movie really sort of checkmates itself. It's just thrill-less, with no real danger or suspense.
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Come Back to Me

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 25 July 2014
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Staring:  Jon Abrams, Andrew Beckham, Jeanette Branch
Rating? R
SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS
IMDB: 5.8 of 10
MY RATING: 3

STORYLINE
Sarah and Josh are married suburbanites. After a car accident, Sarah suffers blackouts and ends up pregnant even though Josh is sterile. As her life spirals she hides a camera in her home and unlocks a horrific secret with far-reaching consequences.

Based on the Resurrectionist by Wrath James White

MY REVIEW:
This is a lukewarm version of a very nasty and twisted novel.  It was okay if I'd never read the book, but just knowing what was in the book The Resurrectionist by Wrath James White and seeing it not be exactly what was in the movie was saddening. It felt to me that it was stripped of so many things other than the basic plot line. Luckily for the film, it was redeemed by not discounting the end and completely changing the concept of the finale.

This is less of a horror movie and more of a lifetime afternoon scare fest. The main character, Dale {Nathan Keyes} is the creepy neighbor and the instigator of the unpleasant occurrences is underdeveloped on the screen. One little flashback and one discussion with Dales Mom.  I don't even think that you could put onto film the words from his book. We only know that Dale can bring back the dead. He uses his power to sexually assault people, kill them, and bring them back to life and have no memories of the assaults. Dale is twisted. Pretty intensely twisted.

It just feels like there is something missing from the movie. I guess had I never read the book, I wouldn't have missed these pieces. Between the plot holes and the lack of care for the characters.. just not what I had hoped for.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Date: 11 July 2014
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Staring:  Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, etc.
Rating? PG-13
SPOILERS? NO

REVIEWS
IMDB: 7.7 of 10 Link
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 90% Audience: 88% Link
MY RATING: 8

MY REVIEW:
You know, I was prepared to dislike this movie ever so mildly. I mean, I liked the first one, but it was not exactly my style. I was wrong.

I am typically ultra-ultra-judgemental of most movies, so when I say that hollywood has been putting out mediocre to abysmal movies, I mean, most of them are ehh.

The storyline is pretty interesting and the CGI is well done. The action scenes are really the piece that draws you in and they do feel realistic, even though you KNOW they are CG.

I won't go into any detail about the movie itself, just know that this was a pretty amazing film.

The Purge: Anarchy

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 18 July 2014
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Staring:  Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford...
Rating? R
SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.5 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 56% Audience: 57%
MY RATING: 7

STORYLINE
Sequel to The Purge. Three groups of people are trying to survive Purge Night, when their stories intertwine and left stranded in the Purge trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.

MY REVIEW:
This is the most un-sequely sequel that I ever seen! I did like the first one. It was anarchic, violent and fun. I feel that this was more along the line that I was hoping for in the first one. The director looks closely at the theme of class hierarchy that was completely void in the first.

It was a a pretty decent ride for the whole movie. I mean, it wasn't the greatest movie, but for what it was, it was good. (Hence the 7 instead of a 9).

In this sequel, we get to see more of what happens outside in the annual purge and it's awesome. There is definitely a sense of how the different classes are dealing with the purge. Some can afford the luxuries of bars and professional security and some, cannot and are the prey to wealthy.

The interesting part is the idea of the three groups eventual meeting. How they work together even though they are trying to survive. It's unique and it's definitely different from the other dumb horror movies out there. It was definitely worth a watch!