Most of the time when a movie review is in the works, it just flows. So this post is very unusual. I am writing mini reviews of movies I watched during the latter part of the summer. I’ve been working on this post, mentally or actually typing, for weeks. There is still time to see most of these movies on the big screen, even if at your local dollar cinema– or certainly on demand! Check them out this Labor Day weekend! Or not… Here they are, in no certain order:
Ghostbusters (2016)
I mentioned this movie in a recent sermon, so if you were here that Sunday this may sound familiar. I am a huge superfan of the original Ghostbusters, and when this was announced I had mixed feelings. I was glad for the all-female cast but didn’t want the studio to mess with a cherished memory! The new movie is fun. It’s good. It’s worth seeing. What an amazing cast, and it looks fantastic. But the box office has been so disappointing that evidently Sony is not planning on developing the franchise further. This shows the sad power of online sexism and racism. Trolls went to the movie’s imdb page and gave it low ratings– even before seeing it– resulting in a low 5.5/10 score. The movie is not great, but it is way better than 5.5! And Leslie Jones has been shamefully targeted online. It’s a real testimony to how broken we as a people can be. Ghostbusters was once one of the funniest, most joyful franchises. Now because of the actions of some terrible people the franchise itself has been tarnished.
Jason Bourne, or as I call it “Jason Boring”
Why was this movie made, again? The first three Bourne movies were great; the fourth, starring Jeremy Renner, was not. So why bring back the same crew again? Oh yeah: $$$. There is nothing new here. The entire movie, start to finish, is a Jason Bourne cliche filled with Bourne cliches. Save yourself $12 and just watch this honest trailer instead.
Or if you insist on seeing the movie, watch the video first, then laugh out loud, like I did, when you see every cliche on screen. If you have time today or tomorrow, check it out at the brilliant Odeum Cinema in Whitewright, TX!
