Edge of Tomorrow

This has, of recent times, been the movie that I almost always make people watch, solely because I want to see their reactions, because I think this movie is great. I've seen Edge of Tomorrow at least 7 times, probably more though. The time travel in this movie is pretty damn interesting, that saying, it is not without its flaws. This is one of the only movies I have seem with Tom Cruise in it; I've recently watched Risky Business and it did not convince me to watch anymore young Tom Cruise movies, so I think I'm going to stick with more recent Tom Cruise movies i.e. Edge of Tomorrow, Mission Impossible, Minority Report-- basically nothing before 2000. Anyway, I have been watching more action movies lately, starting with this one, and damn I actually don't hate them anymore.

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.