Sorry for not posting for the past couple days. I've been on Fall Break and my internet back at home is not exactly the best.
ANYWAY :D
Here is a list of five really good movies I've watched recently that I believe everyone should watch (: Take note that this is not a ranking list; it's just some good movies that I recommend you go out and watch :)
5.
The Legend of Tarzan
The IMDb website gives this description:
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
The movie was awesome. I actually had very low standards for this movie, but it far surpassed my expectations. This movie occurs many years after Tarzan leaves the Congo. It then goes a little bit in depth with how the Belgian King had been mistreating the people in the Congo - enslaving them being the worst of his crimes. I thought that was a cool part to this movie - that it actually played off of some historical facts.
I was happy to see Christoph Waltz star in this movie, as well as Samuel L. Jackson. Anything these two actors are in is generally a good movie.
Here is the trailer:
More information on IMDb's website here
4.
Independence Day: Resurgence
IMDb says:
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
So this was another movie that I believed would be a serious disappointment - especially because I loved the 1996 Independence Day movie. This movie however far exceeded my expectations. I loved how they brought back many of the actors from the first movie to play a role in this one - and of course, Jeff Goldblum is in it (I love the characters he plays - his witty and sarcastic responses are great).
Here is the trailer:
More information here.
3.
The Jungle Book
IMDb says:
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo.
Again this was one of those movies that I thought would be awful. At of all the previous movies, this was the one that I thought would be the worst. Nope. This actually is probably the best one that I watched out of these films in my opinion.
This movie works as if it has been taken from the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling itself. This movie has an amazing story to tell. It also has an unexpected death around the middle of the movie, to which I am both surprised and happy that Disney allowed it to happen. (: Surprised because Disney has a bad habit of killing characters and bringing them magically back to life; but happy because in order for a plot to fully progress, I believe there needs to be some sort of tragedy that spurs the protagonist onward - this movie does that beautifully :)
Another awesome thing about this movie is how it brings multiple well known actors into this movie to voice the different animals in it. I loved that Bill Murray voiced Baloo and Ben Kingsley voiced Bagheera. I also think that Christopher Walken's portrayal of King Louis was perfect.
Overall, I believe this was a great movie, and I think that Disney has a good chance at making their future live action movies really good. I can't wait until the Lion King live action movie comes out!!
2.
God's Not Dead 2
Now I know what you are thinking. Why would I put this movie on my list of must sees? As a Christian I feel like I should put this one on here. But also as someone who loves plots and stories, I also feel like this one should be on here. More importantly as a future history teacher, the subject of this story hits home for me more so than other things.
IMDb says this:
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep trouble.
Now granted, most Christian movies - for whatever reason - are normally very cheesy and even I disagree with a lot of them - especially on a realistic story/plot. However there are a few exceptions that pop out every once and a while. Like this one.
I loved this movie far more than I liked the first one. This movie really dug deep into First Amendment - and you can just imagine me cringing as the prosecutor, who was against Christianity, twisted the United States Constitution - the Living and Breathing Document of our Land - to achieve his own ends. IT DISGUSTS me when people do that. If I lived back in the early years of US History, I would probably be a Federalist - someone who believes the Constitution should be followed to the letter, without a loose interpretation.
Overall I thought this was a good movie and recommend it to anyone who would be interested.
1.
The Magnificent Seven
Now in case you didn't know, I am a big fan of the Western Genre. I love those old Clint Eastwood's and John Wayne movies. So I don't exactly have the good, the bad, and the ugly with this movie. This movie has a great cast - Chris Pratt is awesome like normal :). It has an awesome story line with actually deep characters that you can get attached to. The Magnificent Seven was awesome.
IMDb says this:
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.
But yes to top this list off, I recommend popping some popcorn and watching this movie!! :)
More here
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