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« on: August 27, 2013, 08:27:22 PM »
There's a lot of movies that I have not seen and really want to, so from what I have seen here's my list:
5. Kick Ass 2
I was very excited for this film. The first is incredible and easily in my top favorite films of all time. So when I saw the trailers for this I could not wait to see it in theaters. When I finally did see it, I left relatively satisfied. There were definitely some flaws with it, and it doesn't anywhere near live up to the standards of the first. Having said that, it's still very entertaining. I didn't regret seeing it and still recommend it to others.
4. Iron Man 3
A lot of people will probably disagree with me on this, but I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It's leaps and bounds better than than the second (which I also enjoy very much), and in my opinion it succeeds in taking Tony Stark and knocking him down a few pegs. This film was meant to show us whether or not Iron Man was the hero or Tony Stark. I think it was clever that he was not in the suit for the majority of the movie because he had to rely on his natural human instincts alone. As for the handling of the villain, I never read the comics, so I probably really can't comment on it. However, I didn't mind so much how it was handled, and it provided some extra humor to the film. I say if you liked either of the first two, give this one a chance.
3. The Wolverine
First off, WAY better than X-men Origins, even though I enjoyed that film as well. I knew the moment I saw the trailers that I was going to like this film, and I was not disappointed. Everything about it worked very well, and you could tell that this was meant to be a more adult film. I especially liked how they weaved Jean Grey throughout the film as opposed to only having only one quick flashback. Also, ending credits scene = mind blown! If you still have the chance to view this in theaters, do so! You won't regret it.
2. World War Z
I never read the book, but I had heard a lot of great things about it. So I was very intrigued to see this film. There really haven't been a lot of high blockbuster zombie films, but this worked very well. I was a little worried at first because zombies and PG-13 probably don't sound like a good combination, but it still worked. Brad Pitt was great in the role, and the CGI zombies didn't bother me at all. In fact, they were really only used in the few scenes shown in the trailers. Definitely one of my favorite zombie films and absolutely worth every penny.
1. Now You See Me
Honestly, I was not looking forward to this film. Call me crazy, but when I saw the trailers it just didn't look that good. Don't get me wrong, I loved the cast it was advertising, but something about it just didn't seem to mesh with me. When my friend asked if I wanted to go see it, I caved in and figured I would give it a shot. After seeing it, I can say without a doubt it is easily in my top five favorite films of the year so far. I could not believe how much I loved this film. Everything about it was amazing. Having said that, in order for one to enjoy it like I did, they really need to suspend disbelief, because there are quite a few things that may not seem plausible. At the same time, magic is a mysterious thing , so why does it need to make sense? Overall, I will be getting this on Blu-ray day 1.