Plot
"The class of '99 returns for their high school reunion".
My Thoughts
I will not say much here when it comes to comedies you know what to expect, If you have seen the first two films in the series (wast a huge fan of American reunion) you know what you will see. I will say that when I heard that this film was coming I decided then and there that I would see this I was a huge fan of the first two films and this was a great entry in there series,And I am hoping there is a fifth Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 43% saying "It'll provide sweetly nostalgic comfort food for fans of the franchise, but American Reunion fails to do anything truly new or interesting -- or even very funny -- with the characters". I disagree with what they are saying here, it all depends on what you expect if you are used to the American pie series you know what to expect and will be pleasantly enjoyed by this film, What I think they are looking for is a different type of film and if that is what they are looking for then it is right that they were disappointed.I thoroughly enjoyed the film for what it was a funny,rude,sometimes crass film exactly like the original and the second film in the series
Rating
Was great to see the old gang back together a great entry into the cult classic comedy series 7.7/10!!!
The next movie for the month was "The Cabin In The Woods" Starring Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson and Kristen Connolly the film opened on the 13th.
Plot
"Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods".
My Thoughts
I did not know much about this movie when I first heard about it ,after viewing the trailer I felt I knew even less about the film, I decided to do some digging into information for this film and found that the film on paper sounded like it could be complicated, but the film did intrigue me very much. I will say that if you think this film is the run of the mill " friends go to cabin and killer comes out and does his business" you saree wrong, this film goes much deeper than that and it unravels itself very slowly and you must pay attention to keep pace with what is going on, I do not want to give away much but there is an element of "evil corporation trying to keep peace" element in this film, it works very well with what the film is trying to do. The casting choices I felt where very good choices and everyone who was cast did an excellent job (I want to give special mention to Kristen Connolly who played Dana, not for her acting but she was very cute in the film and I enjoyed all of her scenes). Chris Hemsworth (Thor) was better in this than he was in "Thor" (though this film was made in 2009 and not released until 2012 which would mean he actually got worse after making Thor), the one other cast member I will mention is Fran Kranz who played the character of Marty, he was great comic relief and brought a sense of "Level-headiness" to the group of friends, The setting for this film was perfect fore how the film played out a dark Forrest surrounding the cabin was the perfect setting and really brought the film together. The special effects in this film for its budget where very good and without giving away to much to the plot I will say there are some crazy things in the woods and the cabin.Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an outstanding 91% saying "The Cabin in the Woods is an astonishing meta-feat, capable of being funny, strange, and scary -- frequently all at the same time".
Rating
This was a very good film, and honestly I could find nothing wrong with it other than its running time I felt wasn't that long (95 minutes) but for this film it seemed the perfect length 8.6/10!!! best movie I have seen this year so far!!!.
The third movie for the month of April is "Lockout" Starring Guy Pearce. Maggie Grace and Vincent Regan, the film opened on the 13th.
Plot
"A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates".
My Thoughts
I will not say much about this movie, other than that I did not have much expectations going in and after seeing this film it is good that my expectations were not to high, this film fro the get go just had an odd feeling to it. whether it was the acting (I will say Guy Pearce did an okay job, nobody else in the cast needs to be mentioned) the movie from my perspective was filmed with a CGI city background which made the film feel fake to me, to top the film of some of the actors in the film were British and had very heavy accents and most of the time when they spoke it was hard to understand which took away from the experience.Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 35% saying "Guy Pearce does the best he can with what he's given, but Lockout is ultimately too derivative and shallow to build on the many sci-fi thrillers it borrows from". overall this was a very underwhelming film and the only bright spot i can honestly say was Guy Pearce and his role of the character snow other than that this film is unforgettable.
Rating
Forgettable film, not many bright spots, if you have time to waste this film will definitely waste it 6.2/10!!!.
