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This Is the End (2013)
Too awful for words
If this is what passes for comedy these days, count me out. There are a lot of words that describe this twisted film--moronic, juvenile, misogynistic, insipid and insulting are just a few. I knew I didn't like it about five minutes in, and why I kept watching I'll never know. I guess I was hoping it would get better, but instead it just got worse and worse. The script must have been pretty easy to write, as every other word started with "f," usually delivered as a scream. It got to the point where I was rooting for the invading monsters. Oh, and if this is the type of people I'll have to deal with in heaven, I think I'll opt to spend eternity somewhere else.
Year of the Dog (2007)
A "dog" of a movie
I found a DVD of this movie on the shelf at the library. I should have left it there. About fifteen minutes into the film I was somewhat intrigued. By the time I'd reached thirty minutes, I was gasping for air, but had to watch the rest to see if it would ever recover. It didn't. I still have a problem deciding if it was meant to be a black comedy or not. Surely, this story of quirky characters and the situation in which they find themselves was not meant to be taken seriously. I love animals as much as the next guy, but to see people who take their love of animals to such extremes just made for a bad movie. The best actor was Pencil the dog, who had the good sense to die early on.
Apocalypto (2006)
This film is simply without merit
I just can't find much to recommend about this movie. The plot is deplorably weak and predictable. Our hero is abducted, along with others, from his village in Mexico, and forced to march to another village, where he eventually escapes. Chased by his captors, he survives a series of contrived situations, manages to outwit and kill his pursuers one at a time, and finally arrives home just in time to save his wife and children. The first half of this two-plus hour film is taken up with the forced march, and is a real yawner. Once at their destination, there are some gruesome scenes of sacrifices, which at least arouse the viewer for the second half. Most chases in movies these days involve high-speed automobiles. This one involves men running through the jungle. Other than that, it's still just an hour long chase with no crumpled metal.
The movie ends with a shot of Europeans and their ships arriving on the shore, and one can only pray that Gibson and company are not setting us up for a sequel.