Movies I Watched for My Challenge (August 2016)

A saw a bunch of new one, a few I rated very high. Ntot a lot of classics, that I will save for the month of September. Here are my favorite film for the month of August, that I watched for my challenge.

5. The Gift
A very exciting and surprising thriller, that sadly not a lot of people have seen. Good directorial debut by Joel Edgerton.

4. X-Men: Apocalypse
A very good superhero film, a good continuation of the prequel series. I really liked to see Sansa Stark in this ;)

3. Green Room
A disturbing and violent thriller, not for people with a weak stomach.

2. Little Shop of Horrors
Such a fun musical, with catchy songs and a lot of humor.

1. We Bought a Zoo
I LOVED this film. Matt Damon was really good in “We Bought a Zoo” and I liked him together with Scarlett Johansson. Okay it’s super sweet, but I enjoyed it sooooo much.

They Almost Made the Top 5: The Shallows, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Suicide Squad

100 Movie Challenge 2016 - # 105: X-Men: Apocalypse

Director: Bryan Singer
Genre: Action/ Adventure/ Fantasy/ Science Fiction
Runtime: 143 minutes
Year: 2016
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters, Sophie Turner, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Olivia Munn

Description: After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Review: With “X-Men: Apocalypse”, director Bryan Singer concludes the second X-Men trilogy. It’s Singer’s fourth X-Men film, but the first final film in a series. And Singer delivered a great superhero film.
This time the world’s first mutant comes back and wants to destroy mankind. The X-Men have to join forces again to try to defeat him.
Eventhough “X-Men: Apocalypse” is the final film in the trilogy, started by Matthew Vaughn, the story takes some time to introduce new characters. Well, not really new, because we already knew Jean Grey, Scott Summers and Nightcrawler. We meet their younger versions and how it started for them. This way it doesn’t only feel like a great finale, it’s also a fresh start.
James McAvoy is really good as Charles Xavier and Jennifer Lawrence can exploit her character more in this film. Oscar Isaac is villain Apocalypse and is doing a solid job. Bt none of the actors ever reach Michael Fassbender’s level, who plays Magneto.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” is an entertaining and action packed conlusion in a good trilogy. The movie is over two hours long, but the time passes really quickly. That’s a good sign. I really enjoyed “X-Men Apocalypse”.

Rating: 4,5/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (217)

Here are this weeks trailers.

The BFG

Description: A girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) encounters the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because unlike his peers refuses to eat boys and girls.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Penelope Wilson, Ruby Barnhill

Trailer: Trailer "The BFG"

Comment: This was one of my favorite stories as a kid!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

Description: The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat.

Director: Dave Green

Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Alan Ritchson, Stephen Amell, Wiliam Fichtner, Noel Fisher, Tyler Perry, Johnny Knoxville, Jeremy Howard

Trailer: Trailer "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2"

Comment: Yes, we really needed a second one (*sarcasm*). I'll stick to the '90s movies.

The Legend of Tarzan

Description: Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) , having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Director: David Yates

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, John Hurt

Trailer: Trailer "The Legend of Tarzan"

Comment: Okay, the synopsis sounds a bit strange but the trailer looks kind of amazing.

X-Men Apocalypse

Description: The plot is unknown at this time.

Director: Bryan Singer

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Rose Byrne, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smith-McPhee

Trailer: Trailer "X-Men Apocalypse"

Comment: Epic trailer!

Bad Roomies

Description: Two guys living together who lose their roommate and put out an ad to find a new one. After a series of disastrous interviews with potential roommates they settle on an apparently harmless but beautiful girl. All seems to be going well despite the simmering rivalry until one drunken night causes all three roommates to make a horrible mistake that start them on a downward spiral. A hilarious yet disastrous game of roommate versus roommate takes a turn that will change all their lives forever.

Director: Justin Mooney

Starring: Patrick Renna, Tommy Savas, Annie Monroe, Jackie Tohn, Kyle Howard

Trailer: Trailer "Bad Roomies"

Comment: Meh...