Monday, June 15, 2015

100 Year Old Man Climbs out of a window and Disappears

  100 year old man about to celebrate his birthday decides to leave his nursing home and sets out on  funny, wacky comedy. At a defunct train station he encounters a biker gang member who entrusts him with a suitcase as the biker goes to the bathroom. Unkown to the 100 year old as he wanders away with the suitcase is that it holds $50 million dollars of a underworld money. As the 100 year old man goes from crisis to crisis, picking up new friends and thinking back to hysterical events in his life this movie should become a classic. May be hard to find, only in an Art Theater but worth the trouble.  4 bananas

Friday, June 12, 2015

Jurassic World

Updated version of the original Jurassic Park. A new amusement park has replaced the old one, and to bring in a new generation of people a genetically improved species of dino is developed. Well what could possibly go wrong? Just about everything including sinister elements running amoke. Great special effects make up for a stale plot and bad acting. 2 bananas

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Entourage

Comedy spinoff of an HBO TV series has a movie star and his 3 buddies involved in making a movie but running over the budget of 100 million; thus requiring going back to the money well with some unpredictable results., Some very funny parts sprinkled with a lot of sex, make this a movie not to be missed. Try to keep tabs on all the cameos through out the movie.  3 bananas

Monday, June 8, 2015

Spy

Hilarious spoof on the James Bond movies. Melissa McCarthy stars as a CIA office worker who goes undercover to seek out a nuclear device that is up for sale. Along her way, she out does Bond in some of the funniest action scenes in a long time. Very raw language only makes for more fun. 3 1/2 bananas

Sunday, June 7, 2015

San Andreas

The Rock stars in this action packed disaster movie. California is once again being ravaged by multiple 9+ earthquakes but the Rock is able to pilot helicopters, planes and boats into the teeth of a crumbling California to save his wife and daughter; what about every one else? Great visual effects make this a fun movie to watch but the plot is so bad that this drama should be called a comedy. 2 bananas

Monday, June 1, 2015

Tomorrowland

Disney Sci-Fi drama starring George Clooney and two very cute young girls who together are able to transport themselves to a world free of all that is  bad in today's world; however all is not as rosey as it should be in Tomorrowland either. Not at all as to  what I was expecting in this movie as the mysterious plot is more geared to adults with a very strong message. 3 bananas

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Mad Max, Fury Road

Tom Hardy stars as Mad Max a loner who is held prisoner because he is a universal blood donor and is used as a blood bank for a group suffering from post nuclear destruction. Escaping his captors he pairs up with Charlize Theron, one bad babe, who is smuggling out   5 women who are being held   to produce babies and milk.. This all takes place in the first 10 minutes; the balance of the two hours are spent racing across barren dessert fending off multiple bizzaro groups bent on their destruction. Non-stop action makes for fun watching but Mel Gibson and the Original Mad Max still rules!! 2 1/2 bananas

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Woman In Gold

True story of a woman, portrayed by Helen Mirren, who decides to try an recover a famous painting from the Austrian Government. The painting is of her mother and was stolen by the Nazis during WW2 and since has been a national treasure of the Austrian Government, which did want to acknowledge its ownership. Mirren comes through as usual with great acting. 3 1/2 bananas

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Tony Stark and the Avengers are out to destroy an AI robot that is equipped with stolen technology from Stark Industries and wants to destroy mankind. 2+ hours of non stop carnage introduces a couple of new members to the Avengers as the group battles to save earth.  The Avengers series is getting a little long in the tooth but still enjoyable with more on the way.  2 1/2 bananas

Monday, May 4, 2015

Ex Machina

High tech visionary developes Artifical Intelligence(AI) being who seems to be human. To test whether the AI can simulate a really person in thought and deeds a computer nerd is brought in to run a series of thought provoking tests on the AI. Much to everyones surprise the AI may be the more intelligent person. Interesting concept in that this is not to far down the road. 2 1/2 bananas