Since the last update, I have seen:
Despicable Me 2
The Wolverine
Red 2
And they were all awesome! Time for some brief reviews:
Despicable Me 2
An animated movie, one of the few I've seen this summer, and it's awesome. It's not particularly deep or anything (the first one dealt with Gru, Steve Carell's character, adopting these three little girls against his better judgment, only to find that he truly loved them), with the plot centered on Gru finding someone to love (Kristen Wiig, who is just as annoying in her animated self as in real life). A pretty simple plot, but the real stars of this movie are the Minions. They are riotously funny; this is probably the movie I have laughed at the most this summer, and it's largely because of those little guys. They deserve their own movie, and they probably will be getting one (if it hasn't been greenlit already).
8.5/10
The Wolverine
Saw an advance screening of it; surprise, it's awesome too! It actually takes place after X-Men: The Last Stand, with Logan dealing with the haunting memories of having killed Jean Grey in that (awful) installment. Really, the movie is less of a super hero movie, and more of a drama/thriller. Indeed, for the majority of the movie, Logan does not have his fantastic powers of healing, which kind of lends more gravity to his situation. Anyway, to say any more would be to spoil it, but it's a great adventure where Logan truly becomes 'The Wolverine' again, healing his pain that he had experienced after Jean's death. Also, the after-credits scene is awesome.
8/10
Red 2
This movie wasn't spectacular, but it was simply a lot of fun. Everyone seemed to simply be having a good time filming it, and even the new additions were awesome. Bruce Willis lends his usual stoic hilarity to the role he plays as Frank Moses, retired CIA agent. John Malkovich is also the usual crazy guy here, and he's hilarious. The true scene-stealer, in my humble opinion, is Anthony Hopkins. We all know he's a terrific actor, but he plays the scientist here with delightful scenes of him being crazy one moment, and then sane the next. I don't think the ending is exactly the most surprising one ever, but it's still entertaining. I'd see a sequel to this movie.
8/10
I will say my list of summer movies, now that it's been shortened by three, I've actually added to it with some new trailers. I want to see 'Paranoia', '2 Guns', and 'The Counselor'. Those movies come out, respectively, August 16th, August 2nd, October 23rd. While 'The Counselor' won't be seen this summer, the other two will be! That leaves my list now at:
Monsters University (out, but not in theatres any more)
World War Z (out, but not in theatres any more)
2 Guns (August 2nd)
Elysium (August 9th)
Paranoia (August 16th)
The World's End (August 23rd)
I'm quite excited to see these films; they all look awesome. woo movies!
