THEATERS
'Non-Stop' (PG-13) **1/2
Found a gift card in my wallet and decided to go see the latest Liam Neeson action movie. An air marshal (Liam Neeson) springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account. Includes Lupita Nyong'o ('12 Years A Slave') as one of the flight attendants, and Julianne Moore and Corey Stoll from "House of Cards" among the many passengers on the flight. Overall it's a solid, but ultimately kinda forgettable thriller. It did have it's suspenseful moments and the twist was one that I didn't really see coming, but it also tends to drag. As far as comparisons to other Liam Neeson action movies go, it's better than 'Taken 2', on par with 'Unknown', but not as good as 'Taken'. 'The Grey' doesn't count. If you've seen that movie, it is clearly not an action movie like the others listed.
TRAILERS
'A Million Ways To Die In The West' - This trailer was a bit hit and miss but as a fan of "Family Guy" and 'Ted' I'll still go see this movie.
'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' - This sequel looks like it could be even better than 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.
'22 Jump Street' - This is the same trailer that's been showing the last couple of months, but it still looks pretty funny.
'Edge of Tomorrow' - Not really interested, but who knows maybe it'll be good.
'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' (PG) ***1/4
The time-travelling adventures of advanced canine Mr. Peabody (voice of Ty Burrell) and his adopted son Sherman (voice of Max Charles), as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created. Meanwhile Mr. Peabody has to deal with a CPS worker who wants to remove Sherman from his custody, and deal with Sherman getting into a fight at school. Also features the voices of Ariel Winter, Leslie Mann, Stephen Colbert, Allison Jannet, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stanley Tucci, Mel Brooks, Patrick Warburton, Dennis Haybert and Lake Bell. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the trailers for this, but after hearing enough positive things about it I decided to go see it. Even though I've never seen any of the original 'Mr. Peabody' cartoons, I still thought this adaptation was a lot of fun. The animation is pretty good, the voice acting is also good and never distracting, the story itself is a lot of fun with all of the time travel and the various historical figures they meet, and it's also very funny. There are a few adult-oriented jokes in the movie, but they'll sail way over the kids heads and they aren't blatant enough to make an adult feel uncomfortable. Overall, I had a blast with this movie and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it.
TRAILERS
'Bears' - Another year, another Earth Day, another documentary from DisneyNature, this time narrated by John C. Reilly ('Wreck-It Ralph', 'Step Brothers', 'Walk Hard'). I've never seen any of the other DisneyNature documentaries. They don't look all that bad, I just don't watch a whole lot of documentaries.
'Muppets Most Wanted' - I liked the previous one enough so I'll see this at some point. Maybe it'll be a lot better than what it looks.
'Rio 2' - The first time I've seen a trailer for this. The first one was all right. This one looks like it'll be on par with the first.
'Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (IMAX)' - Another documentary, but this time only being released in IMAX and narrated by Morgan Freeman. It looks okay, but like I said I don't really watch a whole lot of documentaries.
'How To Train Your Dragon 2' - The first time I've seen a trailer for this. I thought the first one was great, and this one looks like it won't disappoint.
'Annie' - The titular red-headed orphan gets a 21st Century update, with Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ('Beasts of the Southern Wild') as the title character, Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx in the Daddy Warbucks-inspired role of Will Stacks, and Cameron Diaz as the cruel orphanage owner Miss Hannigan. Rather than write out how I felt about this trailer, I'm going to let my good friend Emperor Palpatine say what I thought about it:
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'Inside Llewyn Davis' (R) ***
The latest from the Coen Bros. is a week in the life of a young singer (Oscar Isaac) as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Also features Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan as a husband and wife folk singing team, John Goodman as a jazz musician, F. Murray Abraham as a Chicago music executive, and Garret Hedlund as John Goodman's valet.
This was one that had a very limited release last year for awards contention and finally opened wide earlier this year in January. I was interested in seeing it for a variety of reasons: I've liked some of the other Coen Bros. movies, it was getting all sorts of acclaim, and the trailer had an incredibly catchy folk song that I downloaded after it became available on iTunes.
Overall it's a fairly good movie. Much like 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' the main highlight for this movie is the soundtrack. I don't really listen to a whole lot of folk music, but every song that was performed in this movie I thought was really good. The performances are also good for the most part, although I couldn't hear a single word that Garret Hedlund was saying in his few scenes. Llewyn Davis isn't exactly the most likeable character in this movie, but it is a relatable character to anyone who has a set goal in mind yet keeps struggling to try and fulfill that goal. Sometimes it's funny (in a dry sort of way, more chuckle worthy than laugh out loud funny), but it's mostly a drama. I didn't think it was a great as many have said it was, but to each their own.
Here is the song that accompanied the trailer for this movie: 'Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)' performed by Marcus Mumford (from Mumford & Sons) and Oscar Isaac. Mumford was also an associate music producer for this movie. Incredibly catchy and just overall a great song.
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