Sunday, March 5, 2017

Logan



Jean, This is the 10th  in the X-Men series of movies and stars Hugh Jackman. I found it had a very interesting plot, one of the best in the entire series. But it is so violent and bloody. Those sharp knives hidden in their fists slice up every one, cuts off arms and even beheads a number of people. Even the young girl has those kind of fists and wreaks havoc as good as does Wolverine himself. The actors are excellent including Patrick Stewart. But movie is quite long at 140 minutes and it begins to drag in the middle. I guess you have to accept all that violence for it to be an  X-Men movie. Dad

The previews:

King Arthur
Life
Pirates of the Caribbean
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
Alien Covenant
Deadpool

Collide




Jean, This is a sleeper of heist movie. By that I mean it has not received the  attention it deserves and it is not all that bad. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, Felicity Jones and Nicholas Hoult. When a heist goes wrong, the crime lords of Hopkins and Kingsley go after the young couple of Jones and Hoult. I had forgotten how scary Hopkins can be without raising his voice. Kingsley plays an ethnic character to the hilt as expected. But Nicholas Hoult is a very attractive and athletic hero, doing all the stunts required with such ease. The story takes you on wild and imaginative car chases along the autobahns of Germany as well as the most picturesque lanes of the villages. Hoult jumps into one super hot german car after another in the chases. The overall story is weak but if you are into reasonably well acted action films with a lovely European backdrop, this is the film.  Germany never looked more neat and attractive as the background of the movie.  Dad

The Previews were:

Kong Skull Island
Before I Fall