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• robj55

  

  hoops23;1451754 wrote:Hangover 3 was funny to me, better than the 2nd one, not up to par with the original.. It made me laugh, and with movies like that, that's all I care about.
  
  Fast 6 was enjoyable. Nothing worth writing home about, but I'm ok with it... Obviously over the top action, sexy women, and sexy cars...
  
  One movie I watched recently, albeit not exactly a new release, is "End of Watch" with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena. I never heard much about this movie, and the previews made it look decent when it released in theaters, but I never got around to check it out... Just watched it on Netflix instant streaming and I have to say, this movie is vastly underrated and ****ing terrific. The chemistry Jake and Michael had as partners in the LAPD was excellent and I read that they did extended ride alongs with actual LAPD officers to gain knowledge. I was literally hooked throughout the entire movie..

  Yeah I enjoyed End of Watch quite a bit as well.
• Trueblue23

  

  The Internship was okay. Typical Vince Vaughn movie of him trying to be whitty and cunning while winking at people. Wanted to see The Purge, but reviews haven't been too great.
• ironman02

  I think I'm gonna go check out The Purge tomorrow, despite the bad reviews.
• hasbeen

  

  Now You See Me was pretty good.
• lhslep134

  

  hasbeen;1455124 wrote:Now You See Me was pretty good.

  
  Good, I wanted to see it but am skeptical.
  
  Can't wait to see This Is The End
• imex99

  

  hoops23;1451754 wrote:
  One movie I watched recently, albeit not exactly a new release, is "End of Watch" with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena. I never heard much about this movie, and the previews made it look decent when it released in theaters, but I never got around to check it out... Just watched it on Netflix instant streaming and I have to say, this movie is vastly underrated and fucking terrific. The chemistry Jake and Michael had as partners in the LAPD was excellent and I read that they did extended ride alongs with actual LAPD officers to gain knowledge. I was literally hooked throughout the entire movie..

  Just watched last night on Netflix, really good movie.
• hasbeen

  

  lhslep134;1455127 wrote:Good, I wanted to see it but am skeptical.
  

  Acting is good and plot wasn't lame. You'll enjoy.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Saw The Purge on Friday and I enjoyed it, as did the other two people I was with. It gets points just for being an original idea, and it kept me entertained.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  I probably missed the Star Trek talk, but I saw it last week and thought it was a fun and entertaining movie. I'm a fan of the reboots.
• GoPens

  

  I know it's not the usual type of movie talked about on here, but my niece is staying with us for a few days so we took her to see Epic. My question is..are all children's movies this stupid these days? I never watch them because I don't have kids.
• hangonsloopy

  

  hasbeen;1455124 wrote:Now You See Me was pretty good.

  I liked it too.
• Trueblue23

  

  Anyone else pulling a double feature Wednesday? Superman and This is the End?
• ironman02

  Fab4Runner;1455170 wrote:Saw The Purge on Friday and I enjoyed it, as did the other two people I was with. It gets points just for being an original idea, and it kept me entertained.

  Agreed. I thought it was definitely worth watching.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Just got back from seeing NOW YOU SEE ME and AFTER EARTH. Now You See Mee was pretty good. Jessie Esienberg is becoming quite the star (tho his acting is pretty much the same role/style everytime). I tend to like "magic movies" (The Prestige, The Illusionist). I'm not going to go so far as to say Now You See Me was on the same level, but it was certainly good; just the ending was a little bizarre.
  
  [SP]I saw the ending coming the whole way. Figured it was either the girl or Mark Ruffalo, and figured it was probably TOO obvious that it would be the girl, so that kinda made it more easy to guess it was more than likely Mark Ruffalo.
  
  Also... What was up with the merry-go-round at the end?!? Weird. [/SP]
  
  After Earth wasn't as bad as the reviews suggest. It wasn't good, but it wasn't "awful". Side note: I had no idea After Earth was an M. Night Shamalan movie until the end credits. The "smart suit" was pretty cool.
  
  [SP] Also... what was up with the "whales" and the "jet" flying away at the end? Didn't seem to be any real point to that scene, other than they thought it would look cool, lol. [/SP]
  
  I'd give Now You See Me a solid 7 and After Earth a 4 or a 5.
• SportsAndLady

  

  ^You're giving After Earth a 4-5, and say it wasn't as bad as the reviews say. What the hell do the reviews say?!
• gport_tennis

  SportsAndLady;1455920 wrote:^You're giving After Earth a 4-5, and say it wasn't as bad as the reviews say. What the hell do the reviews say?!

  
  Pretty much worst movie of the summer. I have seen multiple 0 out of 100 reviews fr critics
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  SportsAndLady;1455920 wrote:^You're giving After Earth a 4-5, and say it wasn't as bad as the reviews say. What the hell do the reviews say?!

  gport_tennis;1455921 wrote:Pretty much worst movie of the summer. I have seen multiple 0 out of 100 reviews fr critics

  Yeah, many of the reviews would lead you to believe it's a 2, maybe even a 1 out of 10... but I think that's an extreme exaggeration. It wasn't THAT bad. Again... I think a 4, maybe even a 5, is appropriate.
• ohiobucks1

  

  I'm going to see The Internship Friday and This Is The End Saturday. Very excited
• friendfromlowry

  I really liked The Internship, but Vince Vaughn is one of my favorite actors. Will probably see This is the end sometime this weekend, and see if my dad wants to catch Man of Steel​ next week.
• friendfromlowry

  I think out of all the movies coming out this summer, I'm most looking forward to We're the Millers
• Trueblue23

  

  friendfromlowry;1456029 wrote:I think out of all the movies coming out this summer, I'm most looking forward to We're the Millers

  Jennifer Aniston. I'm in.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Man of steel for me. I've heard it's unreal.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Bout to hit up "this is the end" at 7pm tonight...pumped.
  
  Reviews are pretty good. As for Man of Steel, reviews are positive but not awesome like I was expecting. I really don't care for Superman in general, so I don't know if I will watch it or not.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  MoS only has a 60 on Meta. I'll prob pass unless I hear its phenominal from ppl I trust.
• lhslep134

  

  wes_mantooth;1456170 wrote:Bout to hit up "this is the end" at 7pm tonight...pumped.
  
  Reviews are pretty good. As for Man of Steel, reviews are positive but not awesome like I was expecting. I really don't care for Superman in general, so I don't know if I will watch it or not.

  I'm seeing it at 9:30. Cannot wait either. It got the Superbad treatment for me after I saw the original theater preview ages ago, meaning everytime a commercial played I changed the channel, covered my ears, or left the room. I haven't really been exposed to any scenes so I'm excited.