The Month of June brings with it 3 films to view the first being "The Purge" Starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headly and Max Burkholder.
Plot
"A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous
syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime
is legalized:.
My Thoughts
i first want to say that when I first saw the trailer for this film and read up on the plot for this film, I was hooked the idea for this film was something I had never seen done on film and I eagerly anticipated this film. Now that I have seen this idea executed on film I was left disappointed, the film wasn't horrible but it left a lot to be desired especially with the script. The acting in this film was for the most part unbelievable and poorly executed (except for Ethan Hawke and in some scenes Lena Heady), the actors who played the children where horrible for the most part and honestly served no real purpose to the film (and whoever wrote the lines for the son should be fired, all they did was make him extremely annoying). The whole premise of this film had so much potential in my opinion, if you think about it how would the real world be if for one day a year for 12 hours you could do anything you wanted and not have to face any repercussions (I know most people would say they wouldn't do anything different but I think its always how you act in the moment, it is easy to say you would never commit a crime in fear of going to jail, but what if you wouldn't go to jail) the while idea was fresh and I really liked the idea, It played out how i thought the filmmakers would have it play out on the screen, and I was horribly off what I envisioned was nowhere near what I saw on the big screen. There where not many bright spots in this film for me the huge bright spot was the main villains who who up to the doorstep of the family's house looking for their "target" the actors did a really good job making them seemed like affluent, educated people who for the night had decided to let loose and "let it go" so to speak, they all did a masterful job in their portrayals. their is a scene at the end of the film that involves the neighbors, I don't want to give anything away but this was a clever twist that is mildly given away earlier in the film if you catch the hint you may not be surprised by this scene at the end, I thought this was a good scene and added a nice twist to the film.
Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 41% saying "Half social allegory, half home-invasion thriller, The Purge attempts to
use thriller formula to make an intelligent point -- but ultimately
only ends up sinking in numbing violence and tired clichés.". I agree overall I really wanted to like this film I loved the idea of it but it was poorly done, for the most part terribly acted an overall fell flat.
Rating
Very interesting Premise, Disappointing execution 6.9/10!!!!!!
The Second film for the month of June is "This Is The End" Starring James Franco, Seth Rogen and Craig T Robinson.
Plot
"While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay
Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse".
My Thoughts
I am going to keep this very short and to the point if you like comedies see this film it was really funny and enjoyable great performances by all of the cast.
Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 85% saying "Energetic, self-deprecating performances and enough guffaw-inducing
humor make up for the flaws in This Is the End loosely written script"I agree completely great film for a comedy.
Rating
If you are a fan of comedies and/or any of the actors in the main cast you will like this film 8.0/10!!!!!.
The third and final movie for the month of June is "World War Z" Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and Daniella Kertesz.
Plot
"United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against
time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and
governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself:.
My Thoughts
When I first read about the plot on this film I was on the fence, from what I could gather from reading on it the film did not sound that interesting. That all changed once I saw the trailer, it provided me the final push I needed to show me that this was a film that I needed to see. I am a huge fan of Zombie films and try to see as many as I can and this was a i interesting take on the genre. I have to say I have not seen many of brad pitts's films but in this film he did a very good job as the father who was suddenly thrust into a role that he thought he left behind in order to save the world from this plague. The pacing of this film was very good for a horror/suspense film I commend the director for that. Other than Brad Pitt the actor who stood out to me was Daniella Kertesz who played the role of Segan a member of the Israeli army who joined pitts character in his quest, I do not know anything of her other work But I look forward to seeing things from her in the future, the rest of the cast did a good job in their roles and there was no one performance I would criticize as bad. The cg in this film was very subtle which I really liked you only really noticed its use fr some of the Zombies and only when a mass amount of them where on screen at one time. This was a really solid film I had no huge complaints other than the fact that I felt Brad Pitt's family served of no real use other than to give his character the audiences sympathy, I honestly felt the film would not have been much different if they would have just had Brad Pitt not have had a family and had him just continue his job and continue his quest, but I am just nitpicking it s not a major problem
at all.
Rotten Tomatoes Gave the film a 67% saying "'s uneven -- and fans of the book may be annoyed by how thoroughly it
diverges from the source material -- but World War Z still brings smart,
fast-moving thrills and a solid performance from Brad Pitt to the
zombie genre". I agree somewhat but I felt a 67% was to low the film was better than that and I agree Brad Pitt's performance was solid he did a good job as I mentioend before the film was all around solid.
My Rating
Solid Film anyone who likes Zombie films and wants to see one done on a big budget scale with solid acting should see this 8.5/10!!!!!!
