Dumb and Dumber To - 3/10?
I kept going back and forth if I should rent this or not. It's not on Redbox yet and you have to pay those greedy studios $5 just to rent it. It's like robbery.
I kept thinking that it looked like the first one so how bad could it possibly be. I told myself I had a hard day and needed to laugh. Felt like I need to watch a comedy. Don't do this!
Well, it's possibly the most unfunny movie i've seen in my life. I think I laughed a few times here and there but that's it. I tried to enjoy myself but it's impossible
The comedy is like meant for a 12 year old or something. Except for the "diamond" scene which wasn't even remotely funny.
I actually don't mind dumb comedy. When I was a kid I must have watched the original about a hundred times. I could even remember all the lines.
I don't like it as much now but I still like it a lot and still find it funny.
This sequel is just a mess. About 75% of the way through I just laid down and tried to close my eyes and fall asleep. Not much luck there.
Was two seconds away from renting "The Judge" instead. Wish I did!
Someone needs to offer a service with fair digital rental prices. $5 is just ridiculous. Maybe you're all rich and $5 is nothing. I miss the days of 99 cent rentals for old movies and $4 for a new release.
Wish physical video rental stores could make a comeback, but probably impossible. They still have some in small towns. One near a college campus here that's 3 stories and has a tanning salon and cafe inside.
Born on the Fourth of July - 9/10
Really liked this one, but it sure was sad what Ron had to go through after the war. Too much to think about it. I imagine some people in certain political parties would hate this movie. I could care less if a movie doesn't share my views on things like war etc. It reminded me a little of my grandfather who was a WWII vet at Anzio and lost both legs after his truck went over a mine. He had to stay at the VA hospital twice in his life. Luckily his experience there was much better than in this movie. I really miss him and regret not being very close to him really. I'm sure he would have had some interesting stories to tell. I was never interested in WWII or war in general until I was at least 21.
Oliver Stone films are a bit hard to WANT to watch. They generally tend to be excessively melodramatic and his movies are not even remotely subtle in any way. I couldn't stand "Heaven and Earth" because of that. His movies about the presidents are much different though. Some of the stuff in this one is just way overdone. Reminded me a little of the movies by director David O. Russell where everyone is constantly over-acting and yelling at each other. Too much going on all at once usually gets on my nerves. Some of Ron Howard's movie like "Beautiful Mind" are just almost meant to be like oscar bait. He manages to be good at making movies that nearly always do well at the box office. This movie is sort of like that too, but doesn't mean it's bad.
This one also reminds me a lot of Forest Gump. Did you know that "Forest Gump" was written in 1986? This movie was released in 1989. It's book in 1976. Remember how some studios have a blueprint at what ideas are going to make a movie a winner?
My one complaint is that the early scenes in this movie were ultra cheesy. So many different early America cliches like baseball games, parades, etc. Stuff i've seen in a million movies. The scene with the crowd cheering as the son hit a home run (in slow mo) had me laughing. Oh and of course you have that nice "inspirational" or the stand up and cheer movie soundtrack blaring.
BTW a bit off-topic, but I heard the book sequel to "Forest Gump" is actually pretty good!
Apparently he gets a job in a strip club. I'm sure the studios will leave that out of the movie...
IMO Tom Cruise deserved an oscar for his role in this movie. He did get a nomination. Surprised at seeing such a dramatic change in his character from the start to the end. More so than even in "Rain Man". Well, he's one of my favorite actors, but not the BEST. He never deserved all the negative publicity. The media and people in general can be stupid. Yes and I know he said a few dumb things. I would have jumped on Oprah's couch too
