Are you staying cool, in this June heat, dear readers? I hope so. I’m eagerly awaiting the long, cold filled nights of fall. Not only because I CAN’T STAND the heat but it also means the release of not one but two major films I am excited to see. (Excited is the wrong word, anxiety riddled maybe more fitting). Those two releases are, of course, Spectre and Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
But that’s for tomorrow. After all this is my mid year ramble, a chance where I rewind on the last half year of movies seen.
I’ve enjoyed seeing a wide variety of films, some better then others.
Let’s start from the beginning. Blackhat being the first film of 2015 that really caused me to fall in love with this years flicks. To be fair it opened my birthday weekend and I had one hell of a time putting on my own birthday party, which concluded with the late night Saturday showing.
Kingsman: The Secret Service was one of the most fun films I have seen this year. The early February release was two hours of good times. I do recommend seeing this one with a group, because it plays well with a crowd.
The cold nights of winter turned into a few days of revisiting some old favorites on DVD when the snow fell. The original Shaft, Land Before Time, and Les Miserables all rewatched with much enthusiasm. By the time cabin fever set in I was watching Stanley Kubrick’s immortal The Shining. It was not the best choice in the world to watch but one I strongly stand behind.
The snow melted away and the Nevermore festival came to town. Dig Two Graves easily the best film of the festival.
Of course this meant it was also time for my annual Oscar party. What a night that was. This years was the biggest and best yet. A huge crowd of people came and seemed to enjoy themselves. Over all I agreed with most the winning titles. Yes to Birdman winning best picture. Yes to American Sniper being nominated. No to Citizen Four becoming an academy award winning documentary. That’s more of my personal feelings to its subject matter. It is a film I refuse to see.
Moving forward. March brought a lovely sci-fi film called Chappie. Also What We Do in the Shadows arrived this past March. That was one I can’t wait to see again on DVD. I missed parts of it laughing at some of the greatest jokes in recent cinema. I regret not seeing it again on the big screen.
Furious 7 then rolled in to theaters in early April. What a blast to watch. Again made better with a crowd. Ex Machina also came out in April and that is a must see for any film lover, sci-fi fan, and/or philosophy major. April also brought The Age of Adaline. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed that flick. I was expecting it to insult my intelligence more but it didn’t. The film also had a lot of charm to it.
Summer kicked off strong with a midnight release of Avengers: Age of Ultron. I love hanging out with good people, eating good food, and seeing good movies. That night I got to do all of the above.
The summer’s been awesome with releases such as Spy, Jurassic World, Pitch Perfect 2 (yes you read the right move on), Insidious Chapter 3, and Mad Max Fury Road.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings and hey let’s go to the movies.
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