Movies

The Heat
   (see Miss Congeniality 2)

Kick Ass 2
   Maybe more violent than it needed to be?  (did I just say that out loud?)  Just seems like the Kick Ass franchise should be more "fun" than shooting people in the face and cutting off heads. Yeah?

Wide Awake (via Netflix)
   Independent film maker about my age talks about his lifetime of insomnia. Some I found interesting and could relate to, but the latter half of the movie was a bit self indulgent.  Worth while documentary though, helped me get to sleep. 

Dispicable Me 2
  Meh, pretty good. Better than expected. Minions make the movie. 

The Suspect
   Got 7 1/2 minutes into this one.  Nothing but stereotypical racial small town white people saying stereotypical racial stuff to a stereotypical black guy. Come on Hollywood, is that the best you got?  Pushing the agenda that all small town people are racist?  That's it?

Catch .44
   You can almost hear them say "I wish I was Quentin Tarentino."

The Wolverine
   I know this movie was showered in critical acclaim - basically saying "if you were horribly disappointed in the last Wolverine movie, you'll find this one to be less horribly disappointing. "  But I may have to go back and watch the other one just to verify which was less horrible. 
  The beginning was cool, a little (way) back story, becomes reclusive...  ...seeks a little revenge, hot chick shows up. So far so good. 
   About 16 minutes in hot chick reveals a universal truth about warriors. I found it honest and sound. 
   Then they go to Japan and the whole thing gets stupid. He falls for this bread pudding milque toast empty shell of a generic girl - and spends the rest of the show saving her (often from herself).
   Yeah, watch and enjoy. Just try not to get your hopes up. 

X-Men First Class
   Bumped into this while putting away The Wolverine above.  Just barely holds your attention. Doctor X is a priss, and it's off-putting.

Room 237
   Goofy theories about hidden meanings of 1980 movie The Shining. Expose on the genocide of the American Indian? The Holocaust? Minotaur in the labyrinth?  These guys think Kubrick is a god communicating in code.  Pretty stupid. 

2 Guns
   Great banter movie. You'll catch yourself chuckling at the back and forth. They use some sloppy cuts, out of focus shots, and a few blips and quips to give it a 70s b movie feel - but they don't overdo it. Both gritty and slick. Great movie. 

Turbo
   Basically like every other kid's movie you've ever seen. But solid voice acting from Paul Giamatti and a small roll for Hollywood's hardest working man Samuel L Jackson help make the movie enjoyable. 

Pitch Perfect
  OK, yeah it's a chick flick, and yeah I've seen it before.   But now and then you just want to watch something that in no way will stimulate your brain.   Pitch Perfect is the perfect movie for a time like this.