The Imitation Game

My Thoughts:

-    This was a good movie. It was well done and had a lot going for it.

-    The casting was great! Benedict Cumberbatch delivered a stunning performance. It was a different kind a role for him, and he was amazing as usual.

-    I'm not a Keira Knightley fan, but she didn't bug me so much in this one. There was a moment when she jutted her pointy chin forward and talked through her teeth. But overall, I didn't mind her in the film.

-    I loved the two guys from Downton Abbey! It is always fun to see Downton cast in anything.

-    This movie really made me think. It boggled the brain a little. I didn't know the English cracked the German code earlier in the war. I can't imagine having to make to make the choices they did. I question whether they had the right to do it, whether it was ethical, and if it was necessary. Only can God can judge that I think. 

-    I love that the German's hailing Hitler is what brought them down. Oh the irony! 

-    I felt so bad for Alan. He had so much going against him. I really wish he had been treated differently. I can't believe the doctors and government used to treat people like that. It is really sad. 

-    I feel like the ending was a little weird. The bit of text at the end made me feel like it was making the movie all about Gay rights, but the movie was so much more than that. Yes, there is the message of equality and such, but there was SO much more going on in the movie as well: friendship, choices, knowledge, hope, etc. I don't feel like it was fair to wrap up the whole movie with one point. 

-    The young Alan was amazing as well. He really captured the mannerisms and everything of Benedict Cumberbatch. I wonder if they worked together to get the character down. 

-    Overall it is a great movie, and I'd definitely watch it again. 

Robin Hood

My Thoughts:

-    This was good! It wasn't as amazing as people were saying, but I still liked it.

-    There was a pretty risque scene with Prince John in the bedroom that I didn't appreciate. I probably would have bought the movie if that scene wasn't in it.

-    The acting was awesome! Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett are amazing together!

-    Russell Crowe was extra hot in this movie. I like Russell Crowe, but he was never super gorgeous to me. This movie has changed that! "Ask me nicely" is right up there with "look back, look back at me." LOVE IT!

-    The story was really complex. I didn't know it was a Robin Hood prequel. I was confused at first, but the story gets explained on the way. 

-    Action was cool and awesome! The violence didn't really bug me. The way Godfrey died was made me a squirm a little, but other than that it wasn't bad. 

-    Mark Strong is an awesome villain. You just love to hate his characters. They are usually a tad creepy as well. 

-    Cate Blanchett is my favorite Marion! She is so strong and lovely. I didn't understand or like her joining the battle in the end, but it was okay.

-    I didn't get the weird boys in the forest. I don't understand why they were there. They could have left them out of the movie. 

-    Great movie! One of my favorite Robin Hood adaptations! 

Green Lantern

My Thoughts:

-    I don't know as much about DC comics as I do Marvel, so I'm not positive, but I think they got a lot of things right about Green Lantern.  They did well with the guardians and how the rings work and everything.

-    The Green Lantern "theme" I kept hearing sounded an awful lot like the Superman Theme.

-    The "you look pretty" line in the bar was LAME!  No girl is going to go for that.

-    Hal's friend, I didn't catch his name, looked like a Moss wannabe.

-    The overall movie was really slow.  There needed to be more action and less boring stuff!

-    Hector looked like he got stung by Tracker Jackers.

-    The CG was good for some things, but wasn't great in other places.

-    Sinestro is a bad guy!!!  I didn't know he started out good, but if they end up making more Green Lantern movies, my bet is that it will be about Sinestro going bad.

-    Ryan Reynolds made a great Hal Jordan, but I think his talents were kinda wasted on this movie.

Tyson's Thoughts:

-    This movie was terrible!

-    Captain Planet was smug.

-    If I had a ring, I'd make a good cheeseburger.  A never ending always fresh cheeseburger.

Sherlock Holmes

My Thoughts:

-    This movie was a newer and fresher Sherlock Holmes.  I loved it!!  It was exciting!

-    I LOVE Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes.  He cracks me up! 

-    I thought Jude Law portrayed a really cool Watson.  I'm used to seeing an older pudgier Watson, and it was a nice change.

-    I don't like that everyone had an accent except Ms. Adler.  What is wrong with her?  Couldn't she pull off an English accent?

-    The action sequences were really good.  I loved how Holmes and Watson took down all the baddies.  

-    It was hilarious how Holmes got destructive when he got bored.  He is just like a dog.  When an intelligent dog gets bored, he destroys your house.  

-    It was good for me to watch this multiple times.  I caught on to a lot more and looked for different things.

-    I've heard a lot people say they didn't like this movie because it was dark.  I loved that aspect though.  It took place in Victorian England.  Things weren't all rainbows and sunshine.  I liked the the darkness and fear.  It added a lot to the urgency of solving the case.  

-    I'm way excited to see the 2nd movie!!

-    Confession:  I have never read any of the Sherlock Holmes books.  I desperately want to though, and I think I'll pick a copy for myself sometime soon!