Movies

I saw The Crazies with my awesome friend Juan yesterday. I liked it, I think it was a good remake and loved the parts involving gore or blood, I’m a sucker for those (no pun intended). I wanted to see this movie for a while, although it’s not a zombie movie per se, it is very similar. So, if you enjoy zombie movies I think you’ll like this one.

Timothy Olyphant is the lead role in this movie, and if you know me well, you comprehend that I love that man. So, it was very nice watching him on the big screen again, I last saw him in A Perfect Getaway so I was having withdrawals from watching him, hehe.

Anyways, the performances by the actors were pretty good, considering the genre of the movie. The action/confrontation sequences were entertaining, and the gore presented was pretty cool. The run time of the movie was 1:41, which I think is perfect for these kinds of movies. Not too short, not too long. I like when they don’t extend the run time and add scenes that don’t really contribute to the plot, and usually what they do is bore you. I don’t think this movie had that.

The plot of the movie, for those of you who don’t know what is it about:

David Dutten is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house-after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. The few still sane find themselves trapped: Sheriff Dutten (Timothy Olyphant); his pregnant wife, Judy (Radha Mitchell); Becca (Danielle Panabaker), an assistant at the medical center; and Russell (Joe Anderson), Dutten’s deputy and right-hand man. Forced to band together, an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for survival as they do their best to get out of town alive.

Have you seen ‘The Crazies’ or do you plan to see it? If you’ve seen it, did you like it?

I saw Shutter Island earlier today with one of my good friends, Juan, and I really loved the movie. Martin Scorsese is an amazing director, he has done many excellent movies, and while many people might not find this movie spectacular (from what I’ve read and heard), I liked it a lot. If you like psychological thrillers, then you will probably like this movie.

It’s dark and surreal, which is something I really like seeing in movies, it sort of haunts you in a way that you sometimes feel like you’re there, experiencing it all. Surrealism should be presented more, it’s amazing. I think the movie was beautifully shot, and the performances by the actors were really good. I’ve always said Leonardo DiCaprio is an underrated actor, he’s done wonderful movies and his acting abilities should be recognized more. Also, that man is almost 40 years old and still looks almost the same as 8-10 years ago.

I’m looking forward to watch it again, probably when it comes out in Blu-Ray, so I can analyze it better. With these types of movies, you have to watch them a few times to understand everything, sometimes you forget about bits and pieces that help you figure out the storyline better.

Here’s the plot of the movie, for those of you who don’t know what is it about:

In 1954, U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are assigned to investigate the escape of a patient at the federal maximum security hospital/prison for the criminally insane located on Shutter Island. Once on the island, they find that the hospital and prison staffs aren’t really cooperating with their investigation. It seems that the staff is hiding a big secret and Teddy is going to uncover it. Teddy believes that if he can see the records that he would break the case. In the meantime, the island is hit by a hurricane, and more dangerous patients escape and must be captured. This gives Teddy and Chuck the opportunity to check out some of the buildings that they were denied to go. What Teddy finds is the answer he was looking for. Remember, things aren’t always what they seem to be.

Have you seen ‘Shutter Island’? Did you like it?

This movie was filmed here in Puerto Rico, and I really can’t wait to see it! I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoe Saldana, I’m looking forward to seeing them kick butt! Here’s the trailer, for those who haven’t seen it.

Do you want to see this movie?