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The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Makes me want a third.
After watching the first Purge movie I was sorely disappointed at what was missing. Mainly a story that was not so disjointed and lackluster.
Here we are, one year later and i see there was a second Purge made. My first reaction was, NO, I was not going to waste another 90 min. watching some wanna be movie. A few looks at the preview and I was hooked, just like the first.
So glad I decided to see this, It redeemed the name and the premise of the movie in my eyes. Such a good story line and characters who have you feeling for their situation
In general, a much broader view and deeper story then the first could have even have tried to attain.
Keep up with the roll on this one and I would highly recommend this over the first.
The Presence (2010)
Slow, progressing through slow and ending slow.
It is very unfortunate that I can't like this more. From the start, not knowing a thing about the movie, I was intrigued.
The movie starts out at a nice easy pace. Dim, still images set the backdrop of the story and it never seem to progress much beyond this pace.
Several plot holes and unanswered questions had me questioning the events so much that the story became a lost in the noise.
If you have nothing better to do and you need to fall asleep early, or you just like a story that keeps you guessing with questions that in no way, shape or form could be answered, then this is for you.
It is really too bad, for me it was the lack of concrete answers that really makes me want to forget this story.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Won four Oscars for what?
I don't get it. this movie was a total waste of two hours of my time. I heard it won some Oscars so I thought I may like it, that was a joke. The Oscars must have been for the worst movie ever thrown onto the big screen. It is slow, painful and at best disjointed in its story. Trying to souse out what is happening from one minute to the next is more like stressful work then any form of enjoyment I have ever found while watching a movie. IMHO, Not worth the Oscars, not worth the money spent on buying the movie and truly not worth our time watching it. The main character is very tedious to watch, his slow battle with his internal demons/mental illness is very weak in its basis. Then add a supporting cast of others that are also fighting their own demons and the movie quickly turns into a romper room of sorts. You never feel totally invested in the main character when all are vying for the lead dramatic spot and none truly fill the role. It really is sad that the story could not have felt more stable and solid. Michael Keaton seemed to be trying to make a character out of nothing. I commend his efforts but still, effort does not a movie make.