Typical MI movie. I enjoyed Simon Pegg's contribution. He's always been a favorite of mine and was great at keeping the, otherwise wild and tense, movie a little easier to breath through. I also, surprise, surprise, liked the girl. I usually can't stand the girls in these movies but this one was likable. The Villain was a little too "comic book/evil genius" for me but all in all, the movie was enjoyable. If only the theater had turned the AC down. Seriously 85/90 degrees with about 150 people in the theater is just too damn hot!
Redbox
Ex Machina
Honestly, I only watched this one on the recommendation of my brother-in-law. I'm pretty sure I had a permanent expression of confusion on my face for the duration of the movie. It went right over my pretty little head. After talking to my BIL and hearing what he thought the message behind the movie was it made a little more sense...but I'm still not sure I agree with his assessment and I still wouldn't recommend this one.
Netflix
I saw this one on Netflix and thought, "well, I hated the book but what the hell." I'm actually glad I watched the movie. It made me really appreciate the book better. Something about seeing these characters go through what they did and seeing their emotions helped. I even teared up a bit. I will warn you it jumped around so much that it felt longer than it was, which is never a good thing, but I think it's worth the watch.
If I Stay (the book) has never appealed to me for some reason, but I keep wondering whether I should watch the film since a lot of people seemed to enjoy it! The trailer of Ex Machina looked really odd so I never really thought of going to see that. Glad you enjoyed the new MI film though!
ReplyDeleteYou should watch If I Stay, it was a good one.
DeleteI enjoyed If I Stay better than the book too. I have not been a Tom Cruise fan for a long time now, but the new MI does look good so maybe I'll give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand him but I can tolerate him in MI.
DeleteI liked the guy in If I Stay. I thought he was cast perfect. And I'm still curious about MI... not sure it's going to ever happen though...
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to redbox it. It won't be as amazing but still.
DeleteEven though I'm not a massive fan of Tom Cruise I really enjoy the MI movies. Though I think that might be because I just like action as a whole. I've only seen the movie poster for Ex Machina but my sci-fi brain thought it might be cool. I shall watch it and see!
ReplyDeleteYes, I like the action and that's why I go see them. If you do watch Ex Machina you'll have to tell me what you think.
DeleteTHANK YOU! I felt the same way about Ex Machina. My husband loved it and he can't figure out why I didn't. Plus, it's so depressing at the end!!!
ReplyDeleteI know! You should hear what my brother in law thought it meant.
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