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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
What Fantasy Movies should be this Film
I really liked this movie from beginning to end. Although the special effects were good they did not have to make up for any flaws in this film. The story could be interesting to both kids and children, and has a good theme about how to move on in life when things change and how to deal with stress in the family,so maybe a good one for the holidays. There are some fight scenes but nothing too gruesome and very good role models and characters in both male and female characters. I just loved this movie and now need to read the books. I felt though some parts were really interesting and could have been developed more, sometimes the movie just moves along to quickly almost seeming to leave loose ends. Also more scenes with just the fantasy characters not interacting with the human characters. But this story was really heart warming and entertaining and reminded me of favorite children's books of my childhood.
Heist (2015)
Tolerably Awful Movie
If you want to watch a really great movie this is not a good choice. However for DeNiro fans and those who like action movies it was a good enough movie. I liked a lot of the acting and some very interesting characters with good motivations but the plot line was all over the place like a map drawn with a cocaine line. There was too much drama over load and not enough suspense caused by better plot. Too much violence that seemed to try and make up for holes in the plot. Casino crime is interesting so the premise is good but it just does not play out well. The number of story lines is distracting and it just seems fictional because it's such a basket of randomness.
War Dogs (2016)
A Good Movie that made me think!
This was a great movie I saw in the theater last night. Jonah Hill gives a manic and amazing performance and the woman who plays Isa is really good too. There movie I think centers on money and friendship and war and really makes you think about how personal values shape your loves and losses in life. The tension is thick and that makes it a good film. Some characters are flat and I think Bradley Cooper could have had much more screen time. If you like crime thriller type stories this is your movie. It was boring at the end but parts of it really gripping and lots of humor as well. I think the film took on too much narrative type story listing events and could have just let go more and let art speak for the details or look them up later online. I think the facts were to heavy handed presented and that bogged it down. The foreign minor characters were brilliantly played. Definitely a film about the Ugly American. Well played.
Lauf Junge lauf (2013)
run to see this film
I think this is a film on a difficult time in history that through the innocent eyes of Jurek the brave protagonist a young Jewish male trying to survive persecution from the Nazi regime. I liked how developed the story lines and characters were and how it all tied together at the end. The story was incredulous and you just feel yourself drawn in its a story of how ordinary people go through war and ethnic "cleansing". The movie remained true to the Ww2 time but did not seem corny or dated and there were really timeless ageless topic in this film. This film convinced me how we need to protect young people from the terrors of war and antisemitism and racism. The film of the polish nature and countryside is quite beautiful in itself.
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Great Summer Movie
I think this is an enjoyable cinematic film and as with other X Men movies the special effects are so well done. The actors save this film from being a flop because the story line is not that great. It kind of plods along there are one or two great surprising moments but it just never really goes that deep but the acting and special effects and if you love the X Men story like I do make this fun summer movie fare. I grade it enjoyable but needs some plot reworking to be great. I love Jennifer Lawrence in this movie wow is she great. I see a lot of potential with the younger actors and their story lines as well and I can't wait until the next X Men comes out.