Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

20140825:
As of 20170307, I recall liking the first movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), better.

Trailers: The Maze Runner (2014), The Equalizer (2014), The Judge (2014), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014) (teaser), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) 9:23PM PT

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Released 20140711.
Watched 20140825 Theaters.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Matt Reeves. 130 min

Relevant Links:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (IMDb.com)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (RottenTomatoes.com)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Wikipedia.org)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

20140818:
As of 20170307, I don't know what I should say about this movie except that I'm sure I enjoyed it.

Trailers: Into the Storm (2014), The Expendables 3 (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014),* Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
*Having seen the movie, I thought the trailer was a bit misleading in terms of plot. "But heroes are not born. They're created. That's what your father and I were trying to do. Create heroes."

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Instant Comments:
I wonder if the ending with the river implies that Wolverine doesn't have metal claws. 9:48PM PT
Way to retcon the entire X-Men trilogy...

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Released 20140523.
Watched 20140818 Theaters.
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Bryan Singer. 132 min

Relevant Links:
X-Men: Days of Future Past (IMDb.com)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (RottenTomatoes.com)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Wikipedia.org)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

20140814:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was fun and action packed. Unfortunately, Megan Fox's performance was disappointing. Plus, she's not even that good looking in this movie.

I did, however, like that the different turtles had different personalities.

As for the new origin story, I thought it was alright. 20140816 2:49AM PT

Trailers: Annie (2014), Interstellar (2014)
3D Trailers: Big Hero 6 (2014), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) 10:03PM PT

[20140814 Assumed Post Date][20180722 Edit]

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Instant Comments:
Haha, the elevator scene.

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Watched 20140814 Theaters.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Jonathan Liebesman. 101 min

Relevant Links:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IMDb.com)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (RottenTomatoes.com)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) (Wikipedia.org)

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

20140808:
This was an awesome movie. 11:11PM PT

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Instant Comments:
"Fuck. Shit. Jesus."
"This is the Kansas City Shuffle." Huh, I've seen this one scene before. I wonder where.
The buck teeth makes it extra funny.
That sucks on the twice broken nose.
Oh, maybe Nick was the guy at the airport.
Its not clear to me why he accepts to be Nick.
Yay, apparently I was probably right (elevator).
Lucy Liu's personality in this movie is neat.
I like that: "he wasn't Nick Fisher" - The Rabbi.
To the right or to the left (Kansas City Shuffle)
Haha, the backdoor.
Great storytelling.
Of course, this whole time its not clear what skills or profession Slevin is into.
Bond references. [IMDb.com lists the follow Bond references: From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Live and Let Die (1973), Never Say Never Again (1983), Licence to Kill (1989)]
Haha, the only Bond.
North by Northwest (1959).
What a thriller.
Everybody is wearing black.
Lucy? Kansas City Shuffle. 11:11PM PT

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Watched 20140808 (DVD? Blu-ray?)
Lucky Number Slevin (2006) Paul McGuigan. 110 min

Relevant Links:
Lucky Number Slevin (IMDb.com)
Lucky Number Slevin (RottenTomatoes.com)
Lucky Number Slevin (Wikipedia.org)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

20140803:
I watched this film today with Josh and Danny.

I really liked the movie. It had a great balance of laughter and action. There was great chemistry between the characters, it had a great story, and it had a great ending. As far as I can tell, everything was great. 20140804 9:01PM PT

Trailers: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), Interstellar (2014), The Maze Runner (2014), Into the Woods (2014).
3D Trailers: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014), Big Hero 6 (2014). 1:51PM PT

[20170307 Edit][20180722 Edit]

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20160103:
Today I watched this movie again with my dad - the film was my Christmas present to him. Overall, the movie was fresh enough in my mind that I remembered most of the overarching story, but long enough that I had forgotten many of its subtleties.

One scene which I remembered differently was the last scene with baby Groot and Drax. Perhaps due to the trope of such a scene, I remembered Groot stopping at least twice during the scene. However, Drax only looks over once and so Groot only freezes once.

In any case, it's hard to say whether I like Guardians of the Galaxy or The Avengers (2012) more. I would lean towards Guardians of the Galaxy, because the members of Guardians of the Galaxy are equally interesting while I enjoy The Avengers primarily for Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.).

[20160103 Assumed Entry Date][20180722 Edit]

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Released 20140801.
Watched 20140803 (Theaters)
Watched 20160103 (Blu-ray)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) James Gunn. 121 min

Relevant Links:
Guardians of the Galaxy (IMDb.com)
Guardians of the Galaxy (RottenTomatoes.com)
Guardians of the Galaxy (film) (Wikipedia.org)

So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)

20140802:
Overall, So I Married An Axe Murderer is funny.

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Instant Comments:
Lol, all those things fall in the closet.
Haha, needle in the ear.
That office scene with Michael Richards's outburst was hilarious. 8:55PM PT
Haha, I like how her friend reached down and grabbed his ass.
Lol, his dad rapping at the wedding.
Hahahaha, only you... . Je mon toi...
Hehe, the ending. 9:46PM PT

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Watched 20140802 (DVD).
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) Thomas Schlamme. 93 min

Relevant Links:
So I Married an Axe Murderer (IMDb.com)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (RottenTomatoes.com)