movie day!
End of Watch
decent little cop movie. trailers are misleading as they paint the plot in a different light as it actually is in the movie. Lots of slow character building between the two leads. Problem is, it's pretty hamfisted and cheesy. There's some good moments, specifically with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Kendrick. The way these two cops seem to continuously stumble on bad stuff is pretty funny. As I mentioned, the trailers portray the events in weird orders so the way you think it plays out is not actually the way it does. Overall it's predictable but enjoyable for the most part. 3/5
Doomsday Book
a weird korean anthology comprised of 3 short stories all having to do with the destruction of humanity. It's pretty cool. Each of the three stories have their own merit. It's got some funny bits to it as well. I dunno, don't really have much else to say about it.
REC3 Genesis
This movie! The events of the original REC continue to be expanded as we see more places affected by the demonic infection. I love that the movie scrapped the found footage concept and I LOVE the way it scrapped. It starts out just like the previous 2 movies with a dude filming everything and at one point it makes a transition, it's an awesome transition. Don't wanna spoil it. From there we get a really well made Zombie flick that has an actually story being told inside. The events of the movie take place at the wedding of Koldo and Clara. During the outbreak they get separated and over the course of the movie, they attempt to reunite. It's simple and straight forward, but it's still SOMETHING. It's not just "WE HAVE TO GET OUT!". It's a thing to hold on to as you watch the movie. They do a pretty good job at building the relationship of the two leads so when you watch them attempt to get back together, it has meaning and substance. Now, it's not all serious. There's a subtle thread of humour throughout. It's not laugh out loud but it's some of the situations that they present are pretty funny. I also enjoyed the fact that the character of Clara, a female obviously, isn't made into a damsel. Sure Koldo is trying to "save" her, but it's because she's his wife. It's natural for him to want to find her. On the flip side though, Clara is actively attempting to find Koldo. She also has a few triumphant hero moments to boot.
The REC series is unique in one aspect because the zombies in the films are not generic undead. They are actually "demonic" in nature and all spawn from a possessed source that started the "infection". This movie keeps that and event adds another layer to it. It gives the movies something fresh about them and even uses that idea as a means of providing our heroes reprieve.
I really enjoyed REC3. I really enjoyed all three of these movies. They're smart when they need to and dumb when they need to. This movie was more dumb, but it worked for the tone and style they are going for.
Alright. I just wanna take a second here and say that the actress that played Clara is goddamn beautiful. Straight up, it's unbelievable how amazing she looks. This is one of those situations where a guy see's a chick and takes a for a moment, can't really think of anything else.
