Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Movie Review: Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation



Since Summer is almost over, so is the season of big block buster flicks. What better way to end these hot couple of months with a non-stop, action packed, adrenaline fueled movie like Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation? Well, let me tell you now that if you're a fan of the franchise you'll have plenty to love in Rogue Nation.

Rogue Nation continues with the adventures of Ethan Hunt, super  spy of the IMF as he squares off with a rogue faction known as The Syndicate. The gang is basically all back together, save for the female cast who always seems to have to be replaced after every movie. We have Jeremy Renner reprising his role as William Brandt from Mission Impossible 4, Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell and Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn. New to the franchise is Alec Baldwin as Alan Hunley (director of the CIA), Rebeccsa Ferguson as Ilsa Faust (New female good guy) and  Sean Harris as Solomon Lane (Rogue Nations bad guy). With veterans and new comers alike, Rogue Nation showcases a strong cast that deliver entertaining performances and fantastic on-screen chemistry. 

Friday, August 7, 2015

Movie Review: Ant-Man



Marvel movies continue to deliver some fantastic blockbuster films for all ages to enjoy. Whether you're a die hard fan of the comics or a new-comer for the films, there's no denying that Marvel throws out entertaining movies left, right and center. From big action, group movies like Avengers to character driven espionage like Captain America 2, Marvel pretty much has everything going on for them. So what about something on a smaller scale? Say...ant-sized perhaps?

Well, Ant-Man basically covers even more ground for Marvel in that it takes one of it's hardest to market character ever and puts him right on the big-screen. How can someone named Ant-Man be a cool super hero? Well, as it turns out, quite easily.
After watching Ant-Man, it has easily sky rocketed up my list of favorite Marvel movies, a feat that I was sure it couldn't do. I mean as much as I really like Ant-Man in the comics, I had a feeling they wouldn't be able to do him justice in the film. Fortunately, I was wrong and what I got was an incredibly funny, action packed adventure that goes to show that Marvel can still deliver a great flick even when the scale has been brought down a peg. 

God damn do I like Paul Rudd...oh and the Ant-Man costume is pretty fantastic too