The End of the Tour

Everyone's heard of the self-destructive creative archetype and how that story has been told a million times before in a million ways, but none of it really seems that different. The End of the Tour is another one of those stories, but somehow it did feel different, and maybe it wasn't and I'm placebo-effecting myself because I saw it in a small county theater that shows two movies a week that almost no one has heard of (the Google description says it focuses on "independent, art, and foreign films"), but even if it wasn't any different from the other movies that tell similar stories I still thought The End of the Tour was a great movie and a compelling story.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

The fifth and only installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise I've ever seen, Rouge Nation is fun, interesting, and funny, which is what sets it apart from its ultra convoluted and dull counterparts (James Bond/Jason Borne). Granted, I've never seen a James Bond movie and I'm pretty sure I've only watched one Jason Borne movie and I may have fallen asleep in the middle of it. Regardless, I don't need to see these other movie franchises to know I won't like them. The main reason I saw Rouge Nation in theaters (twice), was because the trailer I saw 1. highlighted the bomb-ass stunts Tom Cruise was pulling and 2. had Simon Pegg in it and, therefore, was funny. As an avid fan of Simon Pegg I was like "yeah, I would probably see that if I got the chance" but I wasn't about to go out of my way to see this movie because I'm not a fan of the spy movie genre, and luckily, I got the chance to see it. I usually find spy movies super boring, which is ironic because its action-y and thrilling and full of car chases and fight scenes. Nonstop gun fights and confusing plot-lines just aren't up my alley, crazy right? But for a few very obvious reasons, and in some very obvious ways, Rouge Nation diverts from what I believe to be the typical spy story line and it surprised me how much I liked it.

August: Osage County

Since I began with my favorite movie, it makes sense to follow up with my least favorite movie next. When I tried to think of my least favorite movie, August: Osage County was the only movie that came to mind, and I'm sure there's been another movie that I disliked more than this, but when I saw Osage County it made such a negative impact, it's the only one I can think of now. The main component that went into me finding this movie so unpleasant, was that my mom got me to go with her by telling me this was a comedy. If you Google August: Osage County the genre description tell you that it is a Drama/Comedy. That is an out the ass lie. Nothing about this movie was funny in any way, and I enjoy dark comedy very much, but this wasn't dark, it was just Meryl Streep being blatantly rude, mean, and selfish to her family. It was sad and painful to watch everything unravel. And I wish the acting was sub-par so I could have maybe not taken it too seriously but the problem was that the acting was good; it was really good, I mean it was Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts and Benedict Cumberbatch. The cast was really good, which made it worse to watch because it was believable that these insane situations were actually happening to this poor family. I've never walked out of a movie before because why do that? Movie tickets are $11, I'm gonna stay and watch the whole thing otherwise it's a waste of money, but hypothetically, if I could have walked out of any movie I would've choose this one; it's not worth staying for the whole movie since nothing changes and everything just gets worse for everyone.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

I thought I would start this whole thing off with a "review" of my favorite movie. I put review in quotes so you can keep in mind that this is completely biased and not based on any formal education about movies, with the exception of one elective film class for a semester in high school. So no, I'm not going to drop any crazy revelations on your brains or probably even use correct movie terms. What you are about to get (assuming the lack of formal knowledge doesn't completely disinterest you) is the opinion of someone who has immersed herself in every type of movie for the past 20 years. Now, given that you're still with me, let's get into it.