Hello Bloggers!
If you haven’t guessed by the title yet I had another movie day courtesy
of a great friend and co-conspirator. We
saw three new movies and had a great time so here are my thoughts on them.
First
we have The Raven, which is about
Edgar Allen Poe and a killer inspired by his writings. This movie is a dark mystery centered around
Poe and his works. A killer uses the
writings of Poe to lure him into a dangerous game of trying to figure it
out.
Poe
himself is played by John Cusack and I think he does a great job in the roll
and although I was never a huge reader of his work I knew some of the more well
known ones and some of the stories about him being very eccentric. Then
you have Detective Fields played by Luke Evans (Oh I love the accent) and he
plays the intelligent and intriguing character.
He and Poe have different methods but in the end the same goal, find the
killer.
Overall
I enjoyed the movie. The sets were
amazing, took you right back in time.
There is even a masked ball and well I’m a sucker for a masked
ball. The suspense in the movie and the
clues are cool and very eerie. I had the
killer figured out about a quarter of the way through and was with my friend
who is very quick to figure things out but shockingly enough she didn’t figure
it out until the last twenty minutes. I
was shocked I tell you. So if you like
mysteries/suspense movies then check out The
Raven.
Rating: 5
Stars
Next
we ventured into The Luck One, the
Nicholas Sparks movie with Zac Efron who plays Logan. Now my friend is not your average girl. She doesn’t really do chick flicks as she calls
them ‘estrogen inducers’ which I laugh at.
I can watch anything and for the second movie asked her if she wanted to
see this or The Five Year Engagement
and she knew full well that The Lucky One
was a Nicholas Sparks movie. I just may
not have mentioned the whole had Zac Efron in it part knowing she still
associates him with High School Musical stuff (as did I though I never saw one
it was just everywhere).
This
movie is about a marine who finds a picture of a woman that saves his
life. Literally, him walking over to
check it out keeps him from getting blown up.
He tries to find who it belongs to but no one claims it and he wants to
meet this woman and thank her. So he
goes to find her and as he’s trying to tell her she thinks he’s there for the
job posting. She runs a dog kennel
boarding/training place and he has his pup with him Zeus (I have to ass his
Zeus is a German Sheppard just like my old bebe Zeus). He takes the job, simple life and she needs
the help. Well he starts to get to know
her and in true Nicholas Sparks fashion he falls for her, Beth. Things aren’t easy of course there is
conflict and other things going on like her young son and ex husband who has
some issues.
I
liked this movie. Yes it touched my
inner girlie girl but didn’t make me cry like The Notebook or A Walk To
Remember. Even my friend who was
anti Efron said it was a good movie.
Predictable but good, that is high praise believe me. There were plenty of good things and so many
little funnies in the movie. I won’t lie
some of the time me and my friend were the only ones laughing, maybe an inside
joke but still. Oh and special note to
Beth’s grandma played by Blythe Danner.
She was such a great character and I couldn’t see it working without her.
Also
the ex-husband/cop I’ve read some reviews that say he is an unbelievable
character. He abuses his power and that
he wouldn’t be able to get away with that but living in a small town myself,
and having worked in the Sheriff’s Office I know that they can get away with so
much more than you would believe. I
thought that deserved special note because it does keep the good and bad of a
small town in mind. So if you like a
good romance/chick flick then check this one out.
Rating: 4
Stars
Last
but not least we saw Think Like A Man. This movie has a large cast full of a variety
of characters. It’s a funny movie. A great laugh.
Basically
the premises of the movie is about these girls who have had it with men and the
way they act. Either they’re in a long
term relationship and it just isn’t moving forward or they can’t find a man to
meet their standards. Then they see this
book written by a guy Steve Harvey who tells them how to act like a woman but
to think like a man so they can know how to get what they want. No on the flip side you have a group of guys
with different styles and problems and they meet these women.
They
start realizing the game is changing.
Things are as easy as they were before and if they want to get what they
want then they have to change. Until
they find out about the book. They then
decide to use the book against the women.
Overall this movie is just a hilarious take on relationships. I found myself laughing through most of
it. A great cast whom I couldn’t name
everyone if I wanted to but they did a great job with tons of laughs. The audience was a mix of men and women so it’s
great for either gender and I’d wager a great date movie.
Rating: 4
Stars
There you have it my views of three new movies. What do you think? Have you seen them yet? Do you want to? Tell me what you think.
