Movie Review: This is the End (2 stars)

 This Is The End is an apocalyptic comedy about the end of the world.  It joins the Pineapple Express crew with the Super Bad crew to make a bad movie.  My inner 12 year old boy still enjoys bathroom humor but this movie really falls flat.   The start of the movie is pretty funny but once they get through the first 10 minutes of the world ending they run out of funny materiel.  It really would make a great 10 minute SLN skit but for a two hour movie they really wasted everyone's time by extending the same running jokes for the last 90 minutes of the movie. 


It's a shame too, they really had a lot of great talent that could have made this movie the Hangover of 2013. 

Movie Review: Superman Man of Steel (3 stars)

 It's been a long time since I blogged a movie review.  Always the 5th thing on my list but never get past the third.

I was pleasantly surprised by Superman.  I wasn't a fan of the other movies but this one was well done and I enjoyed it.  It's the same story as the first Christopher Reeves Superman movie so you don't have to worry about the plot....everyone should know it by now.    Amy Adams does a great job as Lois Lane and they give her more to do in this movie.   She is only one of many excellent actors in this movie that really make it a quality production.   Russell Crowe is Superman's father and is in the whole movie, not just killed off in the beginning (don't worry, no spoiler alert necessary).   The evil villain is played by Michael Shannon, one of my favorite actors, last seen in the move Mud (outstanding movie, you should see it).   He gives the villain depth and a great justification for being evil.

There is some silliness though, because it needs to be interesting to 10 - 12 year olds.  Too much of the movie is devoted to superman and the crew of the evil villain hitting each other with trains, automobiles, buildings etc.   They are all invulnerable so all the fighting has not impact except is looks cool to a young child.



Even with that, this movie is definitely worthy of your movie dollar.