Fury

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 17 Oct 2014
Running Time: 134 Minutes
Staring:  Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman...
Rating? R
SPOILERS? NO

REVIEWS
IMDB: 7.6 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 77% Audience: 85%
MY RATING: 7 of 10. Maybe 7.5

MY REVIEW:
For a war movie, this was pretty decent. What I found to be the most appealing is that it didn't "pretty-up" the truth and call it the "fog of war." This was gritty and bloody but it was realistic. It was full of war movie cliches, but it felt right.

I read a lot of horrible reviews and most were talking bout how the movie was way off base or blood porn. I disagree. The acting was good, maybe a little to stereotyped in some ways, but it was good. I think there was real drama to the emotions of the soldiers who were out there living this.

It wasn't Gone with the Wind, but it was good.

The Monuments Men

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 7 Feb 2014
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Staring:  George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett
Rating? PG-13
SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.1 of 10 Link
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 31% Audience: 44% Link
MY RATING: 7

MY REVIEW:
I've read some really horrible reviews and it was basically critically shunned.

I got the feeling that I was thinking that I would get hearing the storied and seeing what these men endured. I think the ensemble was just strong enough to carry out the intended purpose of this type of movie. It's based on a true story and I think they did a great job with the casting. The real men who volunteered for this mission were not solders, so casting the likes of Bill Murray and John Goodman alongside Matt Damon and George Clooney seemed to be a good choice. Yes, the script could have been a little better and some of the scenes were really overdone,but it was good. Solid 7.