In order to please my dear and sweet father, I will add some good summer movies to my list of things to see. As summer winded down and we had a little more free time once summer school ended we have some more films to recommend:
1. Dark Knight Rises was a great conclusion to a series. Only wish is that Nolan would change his mind and press on with another one. I fear whoever takes up where he left off will only bring ruin. Hathaway was surprisingly bearable and while Bane's voice was over-magnified, he was creepy and massive beyond belief.
2. The Odd Life of Timothy Green was a sweet way to end the summer. Luke guessed the conclusion super early, but we still enjoyed watching the cute little family on screen.
3. The Bourne Legacy (as my dad pointed out) is a good one to see, but it does lack that certain Matt Damon quality the other flicks possess. Renner does a good job on the action sequences, which seemed too few, but his character seemed a little off. Renner isn't completely to blame because of some poorly written lines and cues.
4. The Campaign... eh. Will needs to find another way to make people laugh. Galifianakis was the best part about this humorous take on current politics. Make much else to say about it though.
5. And last of the "summer" movies... Lawless. I'm a fan of period pieces and a fan of movies about rule-breakers because I will never be one! There is an element of a tall tale, but I rather liked that. Interesting fact: the author of the book and family this movie is based on works at UT Dallas where I am an alum. Too bad he wasn't there when I attended. Tom Hardy does another excellent job in this film and even made me laugh out loud which I didn't think would be possible at the beginning of the movie. While Luke and I watched this movie at Valley View Mall, a popcorn machine overheated and caused the fire alarms to go off and resulted in our evacuation. After 15-20 minutes of watching and picking up a free vochure to AMC theaters, we were able to complete the movie. All in all, not a bad experience since we liked it AND got paid back for it. We plan on using the free tickets on the upcoming LINCOLN film in Novemember. I figured this way we wouldn't have to pay to see Luke in the film. (He is an extra in this one... crossing my fingers that we may see him in the fuzzy background)
2012 had a decent summer viewing list... can't wait for some fall Oscar contenders, though!
