6 Souls (2009)
6 Souls (2009)
When I first watched the preview for 6 Souls (2009), I wondered why the film had not been released yet in the U.S. It was completed in 2009 and released in the UK in 2010. Finally, 3 years later, as far as I know it went straight to DVD in the U.S. I was curious as to why they would wait so long to release a movie that didn’t look half bad. It looked creepy. It got my attention. I was intrigued. Why was it withheld from release for so long?
My hypothesis at the time and I quote, “There has got to be something wrong with this movie otherwise you would think that it would have been released 3 years ago.”
6 Souls is about a psychiatrist (Julianne Moore) who assists her father (Jeffrey DeMunn) who is also a psychiatrist, with one of his patients (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). The patient has a sort of multiple personality disorder. She figures out that each of this man’s personalities is a murder victim. After further investigation, things get more complicated and more dangerous.
The movie is written by Michael Cooney and directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein.
The rest of the notable cast includes Frances Conroy, Nathan Corddry, Brooklynn Proulx, and Brian Anthony Wilson.
Well my friends, I am here to tell you why the film was withheld from release for so long. It was half bad. And it was the second half to be exact. The first half of the film was actually pretty decent. I was hopeful that I might actually enjoy this horror movie because for me that is a very rare thing. But alas, the story took a turn for the worse midway through and I was left suffering through the second half of the film. I stuck with it though so that I could pass the word along. 6 Souls is not worth wasting your time watching.
Julianne Moore played her character convincingly and helped make the first half of the film enjoyable.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers also was entertaining, at least for a little while.
After the story fell apart and
went tumbling down, there was no amount of acting that could save it. The movie achieved setting itself up to be eerie, but never quite made it there.
I rate this movie a 3 on a scale of 1-10.
Buy, rent, or run? Run.
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
A lot of people say that it was Billy Madison (1995) that put Adam Sandler on the map. Well, that may be so, but it was Happy Gilmore that was responsible for cementing him as an A-list star.
Happy Gilmore is about a wannabe hockey player (Sandler) who can’t hack it on the ice rink. When his grandmother faces financial troubles, he turns to golf to make some money and hopefully save her house.
The film is written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. It is directed by Dennis Dugan. Dugan also has a minor supporting role in the film. The rest of the notable cast includes Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Carl Weathers, Allen Covert, Joe Flaherty, Kevin Nealon, Bob Barker and Ben Stiller.
Sandler brought a level of craziness to his character that not many actors could come close to pulling off. His character is angry, sarcastic, violent, funny, and charming. He has a potty-mouth and a temper, but you root for him anyway. He says what is on his mind and acts impulsively. He is excellent as Happy Gilmore.
McDonald has been in tons of movies and TV shows, but I like his performance in this film the best. When you hate a bad guy in a movie so much, you know that he did an awesome job.
Bob Barker’s cameo appearance in this movie is priceless.
Ben Stiller is almost unrecognizable in his very small, but humorous part in the film.
I think it’s funny how much the Subway Restaurant got its products and logo all over this film. They must have spent a fortune.
“Tuesday’s Gone” performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd will forever remind me of Happy Gilmore every time I hear the song playing. Adam Sandler made sure of that. I’m sure that he had a lot of influence over the soundtrack of the film. I have noticed that most of his movies have similar genres of music.
I saw Happy Gilmore for the first time shortly after it came out on VHS. I have since watched it maybe 30 times. I admit that I have a lot of the movie memorized. The dialogue in the film is great. I find myself quoting the movie randomly in my everyday life. Does that make me crazy? Probably, but I don’t care.
Happy Gilmore is without a doubt, my favorite Adam Sandler movie. It is also one of my favorite sports movies. The film is a comedy classic. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who has not seen it, and to the people that have, well you know what I’m talking about.
I rate this movie a 10 on a scale of 1-10.
Buy, rent, or run? BUY!
Happy Birthday to Larry David
Happy Birthday to Larry David!
The comedy genius behind Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm turns 66 years old today.
Larry has a new television show coming out later this summer called Clear History.
He is known mainly for his television shows, but has acted in a few movies; most notably The Three Stooges (2012) and Whatever Works (2009).
Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm are 2 of my favorite TV comedies of all time. They are both shows that I can watch over and over again. Pure comedy!
13 Best Gritty Action/Thriller Movies Available on Netflix Watch Instantly
Netflix is constantly changing its movie selection. Here is a list of 13 of the best Gritty Action/Thriller movies that are currently available to watch on Netflix Watch Instantly. If you enjoy watching darker, intense movies, then you have to check out the movies on this list. They are excellent in one way or another, and I highly recommend all of them. Here is the list:
13 Best Gritty Action/Thriller Movies Available on Netflix Watch Instantly
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Grey (2011)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Face/Off (1997)
Warrior (2011)
Shooter (2007)
Bad Boys (1995)
Drive (2011)
Haywire (2011)
Oldboy (2003)
Next time you are sitting around trying to find a movie to watch on Netflix Watch Instantly, I recommend you choose one of these movies as part of your movie night.
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Are you thinking about seeing a movie that is currently in theatres?
Click here for Now In Theatres Movie Reviews August 30th – September 5th. You will find previews, poster artwork, and my full review of all of the movies that I have seen that are currently in theatres. You’ll be able to see which movies are out right now and it might just help you decide which movies are worth seeing.
Happy Birthday to Alan Ruck
Happy Birthday to Alan Ruck! The actor turns 57 today.
Ruck never really made it huge as an actor like his costar in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Matthew Broderick did. But, to me, Alan Ruck will always be remembered as Cameron Frye, Ferris Bueller’s best friend. He was always sick and his dad owned a Ferrari.
Teaser Trailer for The Counselor (2013)
The Counselor (2013) (Click on the title for my full review.)
A lawyer gets himself into a lot of trouble after he starts drug trafficking.
This film has an outstanding director: Ridley Scott and an amazing cast: Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Dean Norris, John Leguizamo, Goran Visnjic, Bruno Ganz, and Natalie Dormer.
The Counselor has my attention.
The film is set to release on 10/25/13.
The Heat (2013)
The Heat (2013)
The Heat is about a hard-working, by-the-book, know-it-all FBI special agent (Sandra Bullock) who is reluctantly partnered with a foul-mouthed, bad-tempered, Boston police officer (Melissa McCarthy) with a knack for breaking the rules. The completely mismatched pair work together to try to stop drug-runners in the Boston area.
The movie was written by Katie Dippold and directed by Paul Feig.
The rest of the notable cast includes Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, Thomas F. Wilson, Michael McDonald, Jane Curtin, and Taran Killam.
This movie showed shades of Miss Congeniality (2000) where Bullock played a very similar type of FBI agent. The main difference is that The Heat is way raunchier, obscene humor, mainly due to McCarthy’s character.
The pairing of Bullock and McCarthy is what really made this film work. Their personalities were so different from each other that they absolutely clashed. This resulted in roaring laughter. But, what really made the film was when McCarthy’s winning personality began to rub off on Bullock. Bullock has forever been known to take on the classier, more wholesome roles. Her comedies usually go as far as PG-13 rated humor. Seeing her in an R-rated comedy just made her part even more hysterical.
I will admit that I have only seen Melissa McCarthy in a few movies. She was pretty funny in the parts that I have seen her play. She reminds me of a female more vulgar version of Chris Farley. She is a bigger person like Farley and she always brings a ton of energy to her characters like he did. For a bigger guy, it was always surprising to me how Chris Farley was always all over the place bouncing around with tons of vigor. McCarthy is the same way. Throw comedy into the mix and it’s inevitable that you are bound to laugh uncontrollably. Her character in The Heat was no exception.
This is the best Melissa McCarthy movie that I have seen and perhaps Sandra Bullock’s funniest movie yet. I had expected basically another Miss Congeniality, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much funnier this movie was than that one.
In this world of endless number of sequels and remakes, it is no surprise to me that a sequel to this film is already in the works. Hollywood knows a goldmine when it sees one. They are cashing in while the getting is good. This is one of those instances where I don’t mind. Bring on a sequel. This movie was good for tons of laughs. The next one is bound to be almost as good.
I rate this movie an 8 on a scale of 1-10.
Buy, rent, or run? Buy.
Current Redbox Movie Reviews July 2013
Current Redbox Movie Reviews July 2013
Click here for Current Redbox Movie Reviews September 2013
Redbox changes its movie selection periodically. Out with the old and in with the new. I do not claim to have seen all of the movies that are currently available at the Redbox. However, I have seen 90 of them. Of those 90 films, I have written a review for 35 of them. My reviews will let you know what I think are the best movies currently available at the Redbox and what are the worst movies currently available at the Redbox.
Note: I will continue to update this list throughout the month of July.
Click on each title below for a trailer, my rating, and my review of that movie.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
If you like what you see then click on this link: www.brockingmovies.com to check out the rest of my site. Movies are what I do.
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Click here for Now In Theatres Movie Reviews August 30th – September 5th. You will find previews, poster artwork, and my full review of all of the movies that I have seen that are currently in theatres. You’ll be able to see which movies are out right now and it might just help you decide which movies are worth seeing.
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Happy movie watching!
Trailer for Escape Plan (2013)
Escape Plan (2013) (click on the title for my full review.)
Grandpa Stallone and Grandpa Schwarzenegger are both at it again. This time Sylvester plays a prison escape artist. After finding a way to break out of a number of prisons, he designed a new prison where escaping is near impossible. Of course, eventually he finds himself framed and locked up in the very prison that he created. Arnold is on the inside with him. Now Stallone must breakout in order to track down the party responsible for getting him locked up.
The film is directed by Mikael Hafstrom and the cast includes Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill, 50 Cent (lol), and Amy Ryan.
The movie reminds me a bit of Face/Off (1997) simply because in that film John Travolta‘s character (with Nicolas Cage‘s face) agrees to go under cover and be locked up in a high-tech prison. Eventually the only people that know he is undercover find themselves dead and he is forced to try to escape if he wants to get back to his real life.
How does 50 Cent keep getting parts in movies?
Although Stallone and Schwarzenegger are both maybe a little too ancient to be making this type of movie, I think that somehow they will pull it off. Either way, I will be there to give you my take on it.
The film is set to release on 10/18/13.
Now You See Me (2013)
Now You See Me (2013)
Now You See Me is a film about a group of 4 magicians brought together by an unknown person. They are convinced to become a team and eventually they land their own show in Las Vegas. When one of their tricks involves stealing a large amount of money, they become part of a cat and mouse chase with the FBI.
The film was directed by Louis Leterrier. The cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Michael Kelly, Common, and David Warshofsky.
Now You See Me hypnotized me with its excitement. It was certain to amaze. The cast of characters were all clever and quite entertaining. For a while I was caught up in the illusion of the promise of something great. Eventually I was let down. The ride was a thrill. The destination however, was a disappointment.
I enjoyed seeing Eisenberg and Harrelson teamed up together again for the first time since Zombieland (2009).
This is the 4th time that Freeman and Caine have been in the same film. The previous 3 films were The Dark Knight Trilogy.
Now You See Me could be Dave Franco’s best performance to date.
It was nice to see Laurent in another American made movie. This is the first film that I have seen her in anything since Inglourious Basterds (2009).
The story was unfinished and sort of lacked a point. The movie became dependent on sleight of hand in order to entertain. You can only one-up a magic trick so many times before it starts to get a little worn out.
The ending of the film acted like it was a big grand conclusion when in reality it just fizzled. Don’t get me wrong, the movie was fun and amusing. It was worth seeing, just not in the theatre. The film is like any magic trick, once you know the secret behind it, it is no longer exciting.
I rate this movie a 7 on a scale of 1-10.
Buy, rent, or run? Rent.
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