Monday, October 26, 2015

The Road Within (2014) Delirious (1991) Divergent (2014) The Deflowering of Eva Van End (2012) The Final Girls (2015) Tales of Halloween (2015) He Never Died (2015) Trainwreck (2015) The Intern (2015)

In about a month, I watched 9 movies, not including shorts I watched at Mile High Horror Film Festival (forthwith referred to as MHHFF). Also not counting movies I've watched before (Hocus Pocus & Hotel Transylvania). Here goes!

  • The Road Within (2014) I watched this on Netflix. I really liked the actors ( of Slumdog Millionaire and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and sequel, of UK show Misfits, and , Lenny and Lisa Bonet's daughter) and I liked the unique characters - they all had some sort of social disorder and clashed wonderfully. Misfit group comes together to learn from each other. Allowed you to laugh at their disorders but feel for them too. Great situation that allowed for conflict, which is key to storytelling.
  • Delirious (1991) Andy wanted me to watch one of his favorite movies. Fun and kooky. Soap opera writer ends up in his own show.
  • Divergent (2014) Read the book and enjoyed the movie (both were rented from library). I noticed a few things different, but understand why. Good cast. Looking forward to the others.
  • The Deflowering of Eva Van End (2012) Found it on Netflix. The synopsis for this foreign film says it all: The members of a dysfunctional family begin to reinvent themselves thanks to the exchange student who moves in with them. I enjoyed it. A bit like Little Miss Sunshine, but a bit heavier.
  • The Final Girls (2015) Watched as part of the MHHFF. Was a very clever homage to horror movies. The cast was great. Highly recommendable.
  • Tales of Halloween (2015) Watched as part of the MHHFF (with one of the directors and actors!) Was a fun horror anthology. Lovingly done.
  • He Never Died (2015) Also watched at MHHFF. It was not what I was expecting and that was great. If you like , you are going to love this. It doesn't come out until December, so be sure to mark it on your list!
  • Trainwreck (2015) Watched in theater with a friend. I enjoyed it. The cameos were nice.
  • The Intern (2015) Watched in theater. Hmmm, I have mixed feelings about it. While I really love roles for senior actors (and am working on my own projects like this), this one felt preachy about letting seniors into the workplace/prove their worth. He didn't really have imperfections and was just there to make everyone's life better. What did people do for him? Part of the ending also didn't sit well with me because *SPOILER* movies always tell us that if someone cheats, you end it, and this violated that. It left me feeling yucky. *END SPOILER*

    I know I didn't go in depth, but hopefully I've at least piqued your interest a little bit for the majority of these films. Which ones?