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The Martian (2015)
Book vs Movie...
Saw this in theatres opening weekend. Left impressed but not quite sold on the direction the directors went.
I first saw this book on Google Play as a new read. The idea sold me 100% and I downloaded instantly. I was on deployment at the time for 7 months so I did a lot of reading on my down time. Let me just say this. I could not put the book down and I couldn't read it fast enough. It was that good!!! I was even more excited when I saw that the movie got a green light.
OK, the movie. Obviously, it would be impossible to cram every bit of detail from the book into the movie. But the film adaption was great. I did feel like as an audience member that we (the viewers) were just along for the ride. We were being shuttled from one event to the next. There was key things missing from the movie that explained a lot of the decisions the main character was making.
Overall, great movie, better book. You should watch this and then read it after. Otherwise, like me, you will notice all the gaps that didn't make it to screen.
We Are Your Friends (2015)
Surprisingly good despite that it bombed...
Its no secret this movie bombed in the box office. That didn't stop me from watching it. Zac Efron has done a lot of good movies IMO.
I really don't care about the politics of the story. Some say its just a recycled idea. Kids want to be famous, have troubles, guy wants the girl, want to get rich, blah blah blah.
I watched this with an open mind and was pretty impressed. The damn soundtrack was on point!! The music was so good that I just kept watching to listen to the music. The story was good and the acting was good as well.
For someone to say "Never watch this movie" is absurd to me. Its worth a watch or two. I plan to re-watch it with my wife. (She was sleeping at the time.) The ending of the movie was down right pleasurable and I really connected with the main character at that point.
Watch this movie and then judge. Don't ever take someone else's word on a movie until you've watched it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
400 Days (2015)
Surprisingly good...
!!!Spoilers!!! So keep in mind I watched this movie with a 3 out 10 alcoholic buzz. I think that's what affects this review for the better.
So after watching the trailer for this movie, I was excited to see what it was really about. The trailer really set it up to be an exciting thriller.
So as I was watching this, there were a few questions that popped into my mind.
Q1. What's really going on here? Are they really doing this exercise or is it made up.
A1. The female doctor keeps injecting them with "Immune system boosters" but you never see here taking them at all. Is she drugging them? I did feel like this movie kept the characters in a ship underground. I never suspected that they left earth at all.
Q2. What's up with the moon? Is it gone or not? and if so, why, when it shows the moon, does it look like there is an icy glaze on the sky obscuring the moon from sight.
A2. This was a serious plot hole in the story. You never get a definitive yes or no on what's going on and the whole movie you are just watching events unfold for the sheer sake of watching it. Due to my buzz, It was easily overlooked. And for there to be moon dust all over the ground is confusing now that I think back on it. Moon dust travelled that far in space and settled on the earth. How does this deplete oxygen and how are people still living in that town if this is the case.
Q3. WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE ENDING?! A3. The ending leads you to believe that it was all in their head the whole time. Because when the hatch opens up, sunlight comes through when only seconds ago, there was no sunlight at all. There had to have been 4 people the whole movie, otherwise the 2 survivors would have been crazy the entire film even before going into the ship. You never know what happens to the other 2. You are led to believe that they were killed off but you never actually see the act itself.
Note: Tom Cavanagh (<- Think I misspelled his name.) Superb performance as a villain. He has garnered a lot of attention since his role as a villain on the TV show "The Flash" and he definitely goes down in my book as a great actor. He was probably the best thing about this movie if you ask me.
All in all, I watched this movie start to finish with an overall good feeling despite all the 1.0 reviews. There are a lot of plot holes and unanswered questions but I think having those questions in the back of my mind is what kept me watching despite the fact they never got answered. Would I recommend this movie? Yes, watch it one time at least. I might not go back and watch it again, its worth 1 watch, then forget about it.