A Quiet Place

GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info: Opened in the US on 6 April 2018
     Watched in Theaters 14 April 2018 

Director: John Krasinski
Writer: Bryan Woods and Scott Beck
Running Time: 1 hour and 30 Minutes

Staring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and Millicent Simmonds

Rating? PG-13

SPOILERS? JUST ONE!!

REVIEWS

IMDB: 8.1 of 10

MY RATING: 4

STORYLINE

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

MY REVIEW

I saw a lot of hype for this movie on social media. I mean even Chris Pratt posted on Instagram that we should all stop what we are doing and go see this movie. Thanks Star Lord. Thanks for that!

I love a good Sci-Fi/horror/psychological movie and this had the makings to be that movie. I liked the idea that the trailers were purporting. Silence is the only way they can survive. I gave it a shot. Luckily, I went during a matinee so I saved some money. It was a good concept with some disappointing choices

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• The use of silence was definitely well done with the sound design, camera angle choices and use of the characters motion to further the story. That being said, it DID make the story feel a little longer than it really was.
• Millicent Simmonds was pretty awesome. She really did a great job, in silence, bringing her character to life. 
• I did LIKE how the film did not spend 20-30 minutes explaining what the creatures were and where they came from and just got on with the show. Although it does become a little maddening at a second thought to not really know what brought there here. Are they terrestrial? are they extraterrestrial? Are they a scientific experiment gone terribly wrong? Was this just setting us up for a sequel? (Me thinks the sequel might be the most obvious option)

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• I WATCH movies. I pay attention and I see things that some do not. There were just too many plot devices used that just didn't make sense to me. I'll try to pass a few over without too many details to ruin the movie for you guys!
• So, the whole idea is that the "creatures" hunt with sound. W learn that the family is living in COMPLETE silence to stay alive. We learn roughly halfway through the movie of a place they go to that apparently blocks out the creatures hearing. Why don't they live there? Wouldn't that be a safer apace to live?
• They have a lot of power for a post-disaster sound hunting creature with no hint of a generator. Hmmmm.
• The nail scene. You'll see what I'm talking about. Carpenters daughter here. I know how nails work. That was not good, art/prop master. Not good at all.
• The rules set in the movie change too often. One sound brings a monster in 10 seconds and another seems not to make a difference. It's maddening at a certain point.
• ONE SPOILER!  Why the HELL would you watch your children in danger in this world gone mad and DECIDE to NOT use every precaution in the world to NOT become pregnant? I am dumbfounded by this fact! 

On a more personal note..... 

Spent some time with the kittens this afternoon. I love the little boogers!

The Girl on the Train

GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info: 7 October 2016 
     Lynnhaven AMC on the 8th.

Director: Tate Taylor
Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson (Screenplay)
Based on the novel by Paula Hawkins

If you have not read the book, I beg you, please go read the book before watching this movie! No, you don't NEED to, but I think it will make the changes THAT much better!

Running Time: 112 Minutes

Staring:  Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramirez, Laura Prepon, Allison Janney and Lisa Kudrow

Rating? R

SPOILERS? NO, because you should see this!

REVIEWS

IMDB: 6.7 of 10

MY RATING: 8

STORYLINE

This is the story of Rachel Watson's life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New York, and every day the train passes by her old house. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. As she attempts to not focus on her pain, she starts watching a couple who live a few houses down -- Megan and Scott Hipwell. She creates a wonderful dream life for them in her head, about how they are a perfect happy family. And then one day, as the train passes, she sees something shocking, filling her with rage. The next day, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, various wounds and bruises, and no memory of the night before. She has only a feeling: something bad happened. Then come the TV reports: Megan Hipwell is missing. Rachel becomes invested in the case and trying to find out what happened to Megan, where she is, and what exactly she herself was up to that same night Megan went missing.

MY REVIEW

Although it had some hiccups, this was a brilliant movie. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire film and was pleasantly surprised with the modifications made from book to movie. I thought that the casting was well-done. The piece that I loved, and this will not give anything away, was the story-telling piece that we nee Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) do while she is on the train. I myself play this game while bored in the car!  Loved that!

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• This movie has some pieces that are so reminiscent to real life that they are haunting. It deals with issues such as alcoholism, paranoia, infidelity, obsession, envy, lust, abortion and so much more. 
• Loved the twisty-turny nature of the book and they were able to bring it to the film. 
• Emily Blunt IS Rachel Watson. She took that character and made it her own. Wonderful! 
• Most of the remainder of the cast: Justin Theroux, Luke Evans (mmmm, Luke Evans), Allison Janney and Rebecca Ferguson. They were amazing and I loved their nuanced and interesting portrayals of them.
• I loved having the pieces, one by one, revealed a little, then a little more until finally, there is a sense of closure that is just then ripped away!

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• Scrambled chronology does not do it for me here. There is so much that was retold and seemed to be edited along the way. I usually enjoy when stories are told in an awkward reverse to reveal things that we didn't know. But this really didn't settle well with me.
• Just a bit more of the book from the ending would have been awesome!

On a more personal note..... On Monday, we went to Breakout again and WE DID IT AGAIN!! We broke out of the Kidnapping Scenario with 5 minutes to spare!! (Back row is Taylor, Me, Scott and Jon and kneeling is Ami and Chris) Wednesday there is a pic of baby Rocket! He's getting so big!! I love his little face! And finally from today, I am about 65% done with printing a castle on my 3-D Printer!! so fun!

Sicario

GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info: 2 October 2015

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
Running Time: 121 Minutes

Staring:  Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro and many more

Rating? R

SPOILERS? Not really :)

REVIEWS

IMDB: 8.1 of 10 / Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 92% Audience: 90%

MY RATING: 9

STORYLINE

An idealistic FBI agent {Blunt} is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border between the US and Mexico.

MY REVIEW

This was a deeply intense movie. There were so many moments that left me with an uncomfortable feeling, however, I'm sure this was intentional. It was dark, very dark. I not only think it was intentional, but necessary to be as such. The discussed themes delve into the depths on the extreme evil that is still happening in the drug trade in Mexico and in the US. Again, it's extremely intense and disturbing. From the opening raid on a house in Arizona to the night border crossing, to the final sequences... PURE awesome! GO see this movie!

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• The cinematography is stunning. There was a few scenes that I actually wanted to take out my iPhone and snap a shot. AMAZING! There was an eeriness about the vast nothingness that was in the imagery as they transition from the US to Mexico. The sharp distinction between the US homes and the Mexican homes is disturbingly real. Uncomfortably real. 
• The choices for the casting were spot on. Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toto are insanely great to watch. Emily Blunt played Kate Macer, a visibly internally tormented person who lives for her job as an FBI Agent in Arizona. She's been singled out by some government agency led by Josh Brolin, who at first seemed that he would be solely used for Comic Relief, but turned into so much more! And Mr. Del Toro. Wow! What an amazing character!

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• Plot- This is where I have to say that the movie fails to live up to the casting and intensity of the story. In some areas, the plot really didn't seem like it was as interesting as it COULD have been. What this movie least me with was an unsatisfied hunger for resolution. One is certainly left with some things to think about due to the themes, characters and ideas being levied, however, the plot leaves holes for me that go unfilled. 

On a more personal note..... Look at this little guy!  We've had him for about 2 weeks. His name is Dexter Morgan. He's half Domestic Shorthair and half Munchkin. He's so TINY!!!

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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:)