Limitless Review

Rating: 7.3/10 --> Good film, check it out when you can... 

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This review is gonna be short and sweet.  Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro and Abbie Cornish is a good movie.  Not a great movie, but a good movie.  The story is interesting and unique, Bradley Cooper delivers an above average performance, and the film is shot/edited really well.  The box office seems to prove my point too.  Limitless cost only $27 million to make, and it made $79 million domestically and $155 million worldwide.  I guess it helps that Cooper can speak French fluently and is really popular across the globe. 

The idea that a pill can allow you to access every part of your brain, ultimately making you 100% efficient is a great idea for a film.  Cooper certainly has the acting chops to pull off the transformation from bum to class act, and he obviously was the best part of the film.  It was a cool movie, and perfect for renting on-demand or from Netflix.  There’s a great balance of action, drama, and humor to keep you interested throughout.  Also, it only runs 105 minutes long, so it doesn’t drag on. 

My favorite part of the film by far was the stylized shots when Cooper was on the pill.  Director Neil Burger made a great choice by over-saturating the shot when he was on the pill, and using dark filters when he wasn’t on the pill.  The contrast between the two worlds was fantastic to look at, and really depicted how Cooper was feeling when he could access all parts of his brain.

Basically this is a good movie.  It’s nothing special, but if you’re a Bradley Cooper fan, you’ll certainly enjoy it.  If it’s available on On-Demand or HBO definitely check it out. 

Captain America -- Best Superhero Movie this Summer

Rating: 7.9 --> Better than Green Lantern by a LONG shot

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Director: Joe Johnston 

*NOTE* Sweet teaser for The Avengers after the credits 

This summer is overloaded with Comic Book Movies.  DC’s The Green Lantern was a total flop, making only $114 million domestically and $154 million worldwide… it cost $200 million to make the movie.  Marvel on the other hand has done pretty well for themselves so far.  Thor has made $180.5 million domestically and $447.7 million worldwide on a $150 million budget, and Captain America: The First Avenger has started off pretty strong in a very competitive market with movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2.  In just 2 weekends, Captain America has made a respectable $117.4 million and $170.9 million worldwide (remember unlike Thor this is a movie with a lot of AMERICAN pride and may not sell well to other countries), and the budget is $140 million.  Marvel has to be pretty pleased with themselves considering Green Lantern’s failure.  Despite the money, Captain America was my favorite super hero movie so far this summer, and is definitely worth checking out on the big screen.

I have to admit that I haven’t really read any Captain America comics, but as a fan of superheroes and the Marvel Universe, I know his general story.  From reading Wikipedia, Marvel.com, and talking to some true fanboys, I get the impression that Captain America comics are supposed to be campy, fun, and filled with clichés, so my expectations for the film were to be simply entertained and have fun watching it.  I saw Captain America the weekend it came out, in 3D and in Hollywood, are we having fun yet? Hell yeah I had fun.  Captain America was worth every penny.  It was exactly what I expect out of a summer super hero movie, and here’s why…

The film was really fun and entertaining.  Some people may knock down the the somewhat corny dialogue, and lighter plot, but that’s what Marvel comics are all about.  Captain America was written as a post World War II superhero.  The idea was to give people some joy and hope after a devastating war.  It evoked a feeling of pride into American youngsters for their country, and that’s what this film did.  It made me smile, it made me laugh, and you know what, there were some pretty sweet action scenes too.  Cap’s iconic shield was used a lot, and I was happy about it. 

Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving really stole the show for me.  Don’t get me wrong, Chris Evans, was a great Steve Rogers/Captain America, but I only really cared about him when he was suited up.  Tommy Lee Jones plays Colonel Chester Phillips, and he couldn’t be any more perfect for that role.  He provides the perfect amount of comic relief, as well as being the hard ass colonel you would expect.  Hugo Weaving is just an awesome villain, nuff said.  As the Red Skull, Weaving does a great job of being sinister and crazy.  The casting department did a great job on that part. 

Also, Hayley Atwell is a total smokebomb.  I use that word around here a lot… but I mean it. Thank you Barstool Sports for providing me with a new word for beautiful woman.  Besides  her absolute beauty, that English accent is very attractive. I don’t know what it is, but throw an English accent on to a total smokeshow and you have a recipe for ultimate hotness. 

Even if you’re not a big superhero or comic book fan you will like this movie.  There’s a little something for everyone in it.  There’s action, humor, a love story, and a cool twist on World War II.  Trust me when I say you’ll be happy to spend the money on Captain America, and if you don’t, well… I’m just an idiot and should probably stop writing this blog.