Recently Watched Films

The Hateful Eight is pretty much QUentin Tarantino doing what he does best, which is make his actors look like all stars by giving them some of the most natural feeling dialogue ever. It also had a good plot, and hile some found the twist predictable, I was quite pleased with it and never really figured it out until close to when it was revealed. 

The Force Awakens seems to be divisive between those who love it for the nostalgia factor and those who feel it goes way too close to the originals. I can see the points the detractors have, but personally I got so much enjoyment out of it that I could care less if it feels a bit familiar at times. Plus, it handles action the way I love it, in that the sequences are constantly advancing, so you're never stuck at one scene for too long, and the special effects are absolutely gorgeous. Easily my Favorite Star Wars since The Empire Strikes Back, and I like Revenge of the Sith more than most people do. 

Deadpool was pretty funny, but didn't really think much of it beyond that. Wrath of Khan was good, although I do prefer The Next Generation and some episodes of the original series to it. The Next Generation is easily one of my favorite TV shows.

Ted 2 - I wasn't that fond of the first Ted film but I decided to watch this anyway because I saw the DVD cheap and I figured since it's still quite new I could get my money back easily enough on ebay. To my surprise I kinda liked it. I mean it's that totally off the wall kind of comedy (what can you expect from a series about a teddy bear who was brought to life and then grew up to be a drug addict?) that is of course completely ridiculous but it kept me laughing. 

The House Across the Street - shit film IMO. The DVD box style makes it out to be a horror film but it was actually more of a psychological thriller. The real problem though is that it just seemed so poorly done. I think the idea was to make the viewer wondering just what actually was happening and what was in the main character's head (she was on anti-psychotics) but the presentation just came off as naff. 

The Hunger Games Mockingjay part 2: I don't think I've enjoyed either Mockingjay film as much as the original and Catching Fire, but I dd think it was good. My only issue was that I really lost track of the plot near the end. I don't want to post anything too like a spoiler but there was a scene approaching Snow's mansion to kill him and there was an explosion and then suddenly Katniss's sister was there and we were all totally confused about what the hell she was doing there in the first place.