Minions
For the past week, everyone’s been going crazy over the Minions toy that you get in a McDonald’s Happy Meal, and now you can finally get your fix of the annoying yellow things.
It was cute at first, but after two movies it’s about time to stop trying to capitalize off adults who think it’s cute to hear yellow banana-looking creatures yell random gibberish in a high pitch. Hopefully this trend dies soon because it’s gotten to the point to where I heard two office ladies trying to talk to each other in Minions-speak.
Magic Mike XXL
Never really watched the first one because male strippers aren’t really my thing.
After watching about half of the trailer (because I couldn’t finish it), I get the feeling that this series is slowly turning into the “Step Up” series. Maybe in 10 years we’ll have Magic Mike 5XL with some Caucasian dude who sort of looks like Channing Tatum.
I’m totally not going to watch this because I feel like a part of my manhood will be taken away after watching this film, but this one is definitely for the ladies. (and dudes too, if you’re into male strippers)
Danny Collins
Another-music related film coming to theaters this week and this one doesn’t look half bad.
Al Pacino stars as Danny Collins, an aging rock star who receives a 40-year-old letter from John Lennon which inspires him to turn his life around. He starts trying to write music again and tries to reconnect with his family which he left in order to pursue his rock career.
The film is inspired by a true story which makes it all more interesting, but I think this is one of those movies that you wait for it to come on DVD.
The Gallows
Taken place 20 years after an accident in a small town school play, the students try to honor the anniversary of the event by performing the same play. But things go wrong as they realize that they shouldn’t have brought back the play.
The plot of this movie seems somewhat interesting but the fact that this movie is another one of those “found footage” films makes this sound like Paranormal Activity. Nothing to see here except a bunch of teenagers screaming at random noises.
F. Hilaire
“F. Hilaire,” a French reverend who wrote Thai language textbooks, becomes the topic of a man’s thesis for his master’s degree. The man must try to find information about F. Hilaire from his past students in order to dig deep and find out the reason why he was so interested in writing Thai books.
I’m feeling quite neutral about this film because I have nothing bad to say about it other than the fact that this movie is about a man trying to do his thesis.
