Movie Night: Fury.

Review #694: Fury.

Cast
Brad Pitt (Don Collier), Logan Lerman (Norman Ellison), Shia LaBeouf (Boyd Swan), Michael Peña (Trini Garcia), Jon Bernthal (Grady Travis), Jason Isaacs (Cpt. Waggoner), and Scott Eastwood (Sgt. Miles) Directed by David Ayer.

Review
When it comes to World War II movies, we watch regardless of the era. Whether it is Patton, or Sands of Iwo Jima, or The Dirty Dozen, or various others, it's a subject that is endless. And this just happens to be another one, though this one is influenced by evens, which I guess makes the movie less susceptible to criticism of inaccuracy. And what we have here is a movie well fit for war. Watching war movies takes a little endurance because the subject matter has to hold itself to a standard while taking the brunt of horror. In that case, this movie works just fine for it. The performances are well done, and I like Pitt's tone. I was a bit surprised that LeBeouf does a pretty fine job, mostly because he really seems into this role. The action and effects are well done, which is good because had the effects not been up to par, it would've made for a distracting mess. The movie has just enough edge to make for a brutal, but ultimately functional movie. If you're not a fan of war movies or a fan of happier times, I'd suggest anything else. But for the rest of the audience at home, this is up their alley.

Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.

Movie Night: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Review #038: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Cast
Logan Lerman (Percy), Brandon T. Jackson (Grover), Alexandria Daddario (Annabeth), Jake Abel (Luke), Pierce Brosnan (Charon), Sean Bean (Zeus), Kevin McKidd (Posideon). Directed by Chris Columbus.

Review
This is the first film covered of the 2010s, a decade that just started last year, and the film made me have slight anger spots originally when I watched it. But I've realized that that's not exactly productive. Anyway, this film aspires to be the next Harry Potter. It tries to grab you in, make you care for the things in the movie. However, you realize who the director is, and now you wonder why he tries to make it like that. It sounds like it in the book, but it's more then that ,and that's the thing. It wastes an opportunity to do something else with a decent cast and alright acting that while not following the book much at least tries. That's my problem with it, it feels like it pulls half the work and expects the audience to just me attracted to it because of the "mythical magic, ooh!" Oh yeah, the book is butchered a bit in the film, with things that are either missing or changed out of what I have no idea.

Overall, I give it 6 out of 10 stars.