The Avengers

I have never really been a fan of the Marvel comics but my brother-in-law is and one day while he was watching "The Avengers", I sat with him and watched the last part of it (I think this was some time last year). I did not have any expectations of the movie seeing that I don't have much interest in it. Anyway, I watched the last part of it (the last big battle) and quite enjoyed it. So I became curious of how it got that far and told myself that I would take the opportunity (when it came along) to watch it from the start. And that opportunity came over the weekend...

My boyfriend and I wanted to watch another movie in our "movie marathon weekend" and came across "The Avengers" on Netflix. My boyfriend has not seen it (he is a fan, though) and I was still curious about how it all began, so we decided to watch it. My expectations were now quite a bit higher than the previous time and I was a little disappointed because the first part bored me a bit. But, the antics of Iron Man and the final battle made up for all of that and I consider the movie a good one.
Favorite part of the movie? Where Hulk "plays" with Loki like a spoiled kid throwing a tantrum *great laugh*

If you are into the Marvel comics or like super heroes, I recommend you watch this movie.

Bullet to the head

After sleeping late on Sunday, we got up and decided to watch a movie (it was a "laze about at home" weekend for us). My boyfriend has wanted to watch "Bullet to the head" for quite a while now, so we decided to watch it. At last! We both like Sylvester Stallone (I'm crazy about "Rocky") and it didn't seem to be a very intense movie.

And that it wasn't. I've never heard of the movie before so did not have any expectations. And I was quite impressed: the story is good, it has lots of funny moments and the acting isn't half bad. There is quite a bit of violence in the movie (lots of blood) but not so much as to put one off. And it is not drowned in too much cursing (like lots of movies these days).

Stallone plays Jimmy Bobo, a hitman who, together with his partner, kills an ex corrupt cop. But when his partner gets killed in a bar, he goes on a hunt for the killer (and whoever called the hit). Meanwhile, a detective from Washington (played by Sung Kang) shows up to investigate the murder of the ex cop and find whoever he was blackmailing. Bobo and detective Kwon end up working together in their attempt to find the same person.

"Bullet to the head" is based on a french novel, Du Plomb Dans La Tete, and was released in 2012. It was Stallone's worst opening gross in 32 years and was not well received, it seems. But I do not really agree with the critics. Like I've mentioned, I am a fan of Stallone. He is not the best actor in the world but I appreciate his work. It was fun to see him in something different than "Rocky" but this did kind of feel like a more modern version of "Rambo". If you haven't seen "Bullet to the head" and enjoy action movies, I would recommend you watch this.

The Fugitive

This has been a movie marathon weekend for my boyfriend and I. It started with "Burn after reading" Friday night followed by "The Fugitive" last night (Saturday night). We wanted to watch a movie but couldn't decide what,  so we checked the imdb's list of Top 500 movies and together we decided on "The Fugitive". Both of us have seen it (although not together) and the 2 lead actors are masters in their field.

The movie was released in 1993 and stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, two veterans in the movie industry. Ford plays Dr Richard Kimble who is wrongfully accused of murdering his wife. On transit to prison, an accident happens and 2 of the prisoners escape, one of them Dr Kimble. He wants to find the one armed man who really killed his wife but he has a very determined US Marshal (Jones) on his tail...

This is a typical action movie with a good performance from Jones. It does not contain excessive swearing or violence and is good entertainment for a Saturday night.