Life After Beth

GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info:  15 July 2014
     Watched on Netflix 1 Nov 2018

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Writer and Director: Jeff Baena
Running Time:  1 Hour and 29 Minutes

Staring: Chock full of recognizable people that I had to use the names of the people they had played in other movies to guess who they were... Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, Matthew Gray Gubler and Anna Kendrick

Rating? R

SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS

IMDB: 5.6 of 10

MY RATING: 6 of 10

STORYLINE

A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.

MY REVIEW

I wasn't hopeful after I realized that the plot was achingly similar to Burying the Ex. But I gave it a shot and I was pleasantly surprised. There was just enough humor to keep me interested and the story was actually pretty unique.

So, it is a little overreaching at a few different genres but overall it kinda worked, hence the 6 and not a 2! The humor alone was enough to keep me interested.  The best way I can describe this movie is a Zombie filled romantic comedy!

SPOILERS START HERE!!!
The premise is pretty generic. The dead begin coming back to life but have no idea that they are dead and go about their lives like nothing happened, at first. After a few days, they begin to get aggressive, decompose and well, eat people. Beth (Aubrey Plaza) had apparently went hiking and was bitten by a snake and died. Her distraught boyfriend Zach (Dane DeHaan) and parents (Molly Shannon and John C. Reilly) begin an odd friendship that ends abruptly for Zach. Determined to find out what has happened, he eventually finds out that Beth has returned from the dead along with a few other local folks.

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• My favorite part was new the end when Beths mom, Geenie (Molly Shannon) has Beth (Aubrey Plaza) chained to the stove and Zach (Dane DeHaan) asks where Beth's dad Maury (John C. Reilly) is and her response is "Well, Beth kind of ate his face."
• Aubrey Plaza dumps her typical snarkishness for this witty overdramatic character of Beth.
• Molly Shannon and John C. Reilly PURE GOLD! They were amazing!

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• Paul Reiser and Cheryl Hines are wasted. Not enough really for them. But in reality, it think the ensemble cast was just too big.
• Plot and story were predictable, funny, but predictable.
• And then Anna Kendrick shows up for pretty much no reason.....
• The end is really ridiculous. Just ends with the lights coming on and the news saying that the "thing" is over? What the literal hell was that?

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info: 8 July 2016
     Pre-Screening Event! 28 June 2016

Director: Jane Szymanski
Writer: Andrew Cohen and Brendan O'Brien
Running Time: 98 Minutes

Staring:  Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam Devine and Aubrey Plaza and a host of others

Rating? R

SPOILERS? NOPE

REVIEWS

IMDB: (It's not out yet, so no reviews exist as of yet!)

MY RATING: 8

STORYLINE

Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo. Written by 20th Century Fox

MY REVIEW

This movie was a laugh fest from beginning to end. There were some moments that were just a little too much, but for the most part, I really enjoyed this film. It's hard for me to give anything a 10, much less a 9, so an 8 is as far as I am willing to go. Yes, it did lack some real depth, but apparently, the REAL BROTHERS whom this movie was written about didn't pull too many punches! This is a good real funny movie. Definitely heavy on the adult humor so keep the kids at home!!

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• Director Jane Szymanski did a great job at keeping this lighthearted and silly WITH the plot and story lining up. Great Job!!
• It's good for a great laugh. I was laughing the ENTIRE time during this movie. It's not meant to be Ben Hur, it's a fucking comedy about two dork brothers who just can't get their shit together. 
• Well, obviously I liked it, the writers for this were the same ones from Neighbors, The 40 Year Old Virgin.... etc!
• Excessive use of the work FUCK. I felt like it was pretty consistent with the amount of times I say it in real life!!

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• It wasn't great, it wasn't a spectacular movie. It was what it was. It was never meant to be a critically acclaimed movie with oscars coming out of their ears.

On a more personal note.....We had a scavenger hunt at work today. The whole team got involved. There were some really obscure things on the list but we were able to find 95% of the items. No one seemed to have a pair of nitrile gloves! Seriously? That was pretty funny. This is Trey's desk filled with the items on the list which included items like a stuffed animal, framed photo, coupon, tissues, desk lamp, deodorant, toothbrush and a halloween decoration. Our team totally rocked it and we won a $100 Amex gift card.

Pitch Perfect 2

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 15 May 2015
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Staring:  Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Katey Segal
Rating? PG-13
SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.9 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 65% Audience: 71%
MY RATING: 8 of 10

MY REVIEW:
I feel like I should be honest about this upfront. I was an A Capella girl in late High School and in College so I have a hard time being 100% fair in the evaluation.

It was obviously not "Gone with the Wind" but it was not a horrible movie. I think there were some really hilariously awesome parts and when you combine the amount of laughs in the 115 minutes it equally to a movie that provided the bang for the buck!

The plot sets the so-loved Barden Bellas in a predicament.. poor Fat Amy has a nasty wardrobe malfunction causing her private area to be broadcast nation-wide causing the on-campus stock of the Bellas to plummet faster than David Caruso's career {Thank you South Park, I have been waiting for years to use that!} With the loss of their status and being barred from active recruiting, they decide to do the last thing that anyone thought was possible, win the International A Capella Competition that NO AMERICAN group has done before. Yeah, that was pretty obvious, even to me that they would win, but what a journey!

The Beca/Jesse and Fat Amy/Bumper love stories are widely different and amazingly awesome!

So many amazing mash-up songs. So many quotable lines. So many laughs!!

Into the Woods

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 25 Dec 2014
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Staring:  Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp...etc
Rating? PG
SPOILERS? NO

REVIEWS
IMDB: 6 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 71% Audience: 50%
MY RATING: 3 of 10. 
Maybe drunk.

MY REVIEW:
Truth- I gave in and vacated the theater with 20 minutes left in the film.

This was just painful! I felt like I was sitting in there for 10 hours. I kept looking down at my watch thinking that it was at least 3 hours since I looked last, but NOOOO! Ten Minutes!

So, this is based on a Broadway PLAY. Someone made a Broadway play into a MUSICAL. I like musicals, and I knew what I was getting into when I went. Not one real memorable song!

Johnny Depp is a pedophile wolf, well he's Jack Sparrow dressed as a wolf playing a pedophile. Weird sexual undertones, weird sexual encounters with the Bakers Wife... Not really fully understanding wha the hell was the point of this movie.



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This is my disappointed face:)