Watching ‘Baby Driver’

Hello people,

Who doesn’t like Edgar Wright movies? People with no class that’s who. Or maybe just people who aren’t digging what the man is cooking. I don’t know, I like Edgar Wright, but it is reasonable that there are people who don’t like this guys movies. Some people only like girly, girly movies with lots of kissies and touchies. Gross man, I want some other stuff.

That aside the new Edgar Wright movie is quite a ride (car reference). This film was good and from what I am hearing a lot of people are saying a lot of good things about it. Was it his best movie, no way. That’s a three way toss up between Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim which depends on how I am feeling at the point of time they are on. I can watch them every other day because that is how good those movies are.

Should this film be stacked alongside those flicks on the shelf of super cool flicks you should watch?

Maybe on the farside, next to the pornographic section of your library. Or you can put it next to your other crime movies about driving and music.

This film has a style to it, which was very cool. A lot of it revolves around music. Entire scenes are sort of choreographed and edited around the beat and tempo of a song. This works for action scenes as well as simpler scenes, there is a constant stream of music through everything in the movie.

This kids obsessed with music that sounds lame and stupid as shit. Why?

Well they explain it in the movie with a few reasons, but beyond that, I don’t know. Put it down to music being cool and the style of the movie making people act weird and strange. Just about every character in this movie acts weird. There is even a vigilante character that pops up for one scene who seems to be building up to something but just disappears.

This film is full of weirdos, but if you like realistic, non stylistic stuff then you probably won’t like Baby Driver. This film is about quirks and being quirky. You can imagine being like the main character because you like music and dancing down the street don’t you? Because you are cool. All the tough guys make fun of you, they dismiss you, but that’s cause they don’t know that you are actually bad ass and can do this one thing that can smash their little nips in.

As far as weird characters go, I don’t care. The people, though eccentric, and you can literally look at how everyone acts in the movie yourself to see, even the children are odd, are just quirky and don’t diminish the film.

The action is very fun, especially when coupled with the music. The driving scenes are exceptional. I just kind of wish there were more of them earlier on because the first sequence of the movie is so fantastic. But still there were sombre and emotional scenes that were also good.

The one point of the movie that I found a little off putting is its final act.

Things become chaotic and a whole bunch of action occurs, but like I said the action is great. The weirdness I saw came from the characters and events. A particular one is Kevin Spacey’s character and decisions made relating to the final mission.

In total, I am not someone to say that anyone is weird or whatever, that’s like a fish making fun of a squid or something (I don’t know), but it seemed that everyone was super quirky which gets more strange as the movie goes on. If you like music and style, and a little driving, this film is pretty good. Another fun one from a cool director.

Thanks for reading and good luck with everything.

Watching ‘Spider-man Homecoming’

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If there is one kind of flick that I can’t really avoid it is comic book movies from the big two.

There are enough of these out that this rap about whether this was any good won’t really matter to you. It will depend on whether you have finally gotten sick of superhero movie after supermovie, all coming in the same year, and still coming year after year. Your tolerance for these kinds of films may supercede any kind of quality the film may have. Like a dejected super sinic ready to take up full blown cinematic nihilhism. You may be on a plane beyond, far away from the entertainment this kind of movie can give.

But maybe you aren’t so far gone, maybe another iteration of Spider-man seems exciting. But only if it is good enough. For you on the threshold I am happy to say that this new movie was pretty good.

This was a fun, funny cool movie. Does it bring new things to the table? Sure, there is a new suit, but the biggest is probably the connection to the other Marvel movies, which is pretty significant. It is not overwhelming, but plot and character stuff is pretty well connected. There are thematic differences which are heightened by changing the age of Spiderm-man to a high schooler as well as a rookie superhero in a world full of well known professionals.

Is it enough?

 If you hated the Amazing Spider-man 2, I can tell you that this is not the same movie. There is no spy stuff, no ghosts, or melodrama or sap. Not that I would have minded them, I liked that film. This reboot isn’t for people like me, I love these movies and Spider-man in all his forms. I can say that it didn’t really feel the same as any of the other movies and a big part of that is humour.

There was a lot of humour in it, so much so that it is probably more of a comedy than anything else. There are only a few scenes that aren’t comedic. I think the comedic parts work very well, but the straight scenes, particularily an intense scene between Spider-man and the Vulture, work just as well. 

Tom Holland as Spider-man was good, as was Michael Keaton as the Vulture, and the movie is good enough that I think people who are tired of Spider-man movies as well superhero movies should enjoy the thing. But whatever, watch it if you want, or I don’t know, go to the park or something.

Thanks for reading and good luck with everything.

Watching ‘The Mummy’

Hello people,

Another movie trip this week. This time I watched another monster movie, which if you read or looked above was the film The Mummy. Starring Tom Cruise.

I liked this film, but that goes without saying. I like just about all movies. But what matters is whether or not I think you like this movie. Uhh… I think you can, if you want to, but it may be tough.

What are the good things about this movie?

The mommy is creepy at times, especially at the beginning and menacing when it needs to be. There are also a deal of underlings that the mummy can spawn using its powers which are also cool in how they move. 

I liked a lot of the Egyptian mythology stuff, which includes the god Set and an underground tomb/prison set in Iraq. Action pieces were also good, especially in the beggining with the warzone and the aeroplane stuff.

The things that I see being troublesome with this movie is the ambition. Some of the shots and sequences aren’t worked on as carefully as they could have been. Some make up effects, character stuff, special effects related and a plot line about Cruise’s connection to the Mummy. The quality of a lot of things shift through the movie where one second they will be very good to the next where there are noticeable differences. The ending portion is a clear indication of this. Things happen in quick succession and alot of interesting ideas are devoured by their execution.

This film sets up what the studio has titled the Dark Universe. What does this mean? Well there are easter eggs that point to the old black and white universal monster movies. The universal monster movies are great and the idea that they will be bringing them back is cool, but watching this movie it seems pretty clear that they aren’t making the same kinds of movies. People who love flicks like Creature from the Black Lagoon or The Wolfman, probably won’t like this movie, at least not for the same reasons.

In total, I am looking forward to more Dark Universe movies, but I think I’m in the segment of people who can enjoy have lower standards. Any monster movies coming down the pike get me pretty excited so a film where the Mummy goes up against Dracula, oooh boy. I remember when Frankenstein, the wolf man and Dracula got into it with those greats Abbott and Costello. 

Thanks for reading and good luck with everything.

Watching ‘Wonder Woman’

Hello people, 

I watched the new DC comics movie this week, you know, the one about that lady superhero. Ugh, what was her name? Not Supergirl, or Powerwoman, not Black Canary. Not Bat woman, or Batgirl, and it wasn’t Huntress or Star Sapphire, or even Starfire. She was like Greek or something.

Wonder Woman, that was it.

I watched the Wonder Woman movie this week, and it was a really good flick.

Wonder Woman is almost always great, whether she is in her own comics, the Justice League comics or even the cartoons, but I guess people were nervous about this movie. I liked the new DC movies (the ones starting with Man of Steel) but I can understand why people may not have, they are instantly comparable to the Marvel movies and the older DC one’s and are not on that level.

This movie was very good and was lots of fun. It isn’t overly complex, and won’t require viewing too many other movies. A basic understanding of Greek Mythology and World War I may be beneficial, but whatever. This movie can stand on its own. You don’t even need to watch the DC movies or read the comics if that sounds like a horrible time so thats good for you guys.

What’s good about this movie?

The action is exciting, lots of bright gunfire and special effects for people who like their superhero movies to be superheroey. Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) is great to look at, which is reiterated by almost every character in the movie and there are conflicts of morality and fish out of water humour sprinkled into the works.

The thing is set right at the end of the first world war and there is some period piece stuff, not as much as in Captain America, but it was still cool. It is also set on the Paradise Island (Themyscira) and that was a fun part of the movie.

There is some hooplah about lady stuff in this movie, but I don’t look into any of that, if gender issues are big for you then you should probably look deeper into this before watching it. I don’t think anything happens at the expense of the ladies that isn’t justified, but I also don’t know what to tell you that won’t end with you hating me. So you may want to look into it more. Plus I’ve seen too many kung fu movies to get excited seeing another action movie starring a lady who beats the crap out of everyone.

I’m so past the point of caring or thinking about movies that I would be happy with just about anything on the screen. Cardboard boxes could be bashing into each other and I’d be all over that movie. But for softer and  cooler people there are also a lot of significant emotional beats. You will notice when they happening because they are all pretty big events. As such enjoyment may also depend on how gooey your innies are.

Thanks for reading and good luck with everything.