Texas Chainsaw 3D

2013

★½ Watched

HoopTober 11 Movie #23

“Do your thing, cuz.”

The only good parts of this where when the dude who looked like every early 2010s post-hardcore dude got sawed in half and when the person at the carnival dressed like they were in Saw got scared by Leatherface’s chainsaw. I know as horror fans we tend to be forgiving of bad movies if they’re fun but, to put it bluntly, this was dogshit and I simply can’t do it this time.

Now You See Me

2013

★★★ Liked Watched

“Too many French people in one room.”

Love the notion that there is a secret magician group (realm?) and that payoff for ing is riding a magical carousel.

Evil Dead

2013

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

HoopTober 11 Movie #9

“You shouldn't have touched anything from that basement.”

The first 15 minutes aren’t fantastic but once it picks up it’s gross and awesome. Natalie cutting her arm off is a great scene. The blood splatter when she does it? When it’s dangling by some skin? That’s the good stuff, baby.

Eric read the age and started this mess so it’s only fitting he gets his ass beat the most. The nail gun stuff ruled. Looked and…

Pacific Rim

2013

★★★★ Liked Watched

“Today, we are canceling the apocalypse!”

Turned my brain off and watched a couple of kaiju right a bunch of giant robots. What a perfect way to spend a Saturday night. I was so locked in! I thought the kaiju designs were stellar. Cool colors and even cooler powers. Some cliched performances from the cast but it’s fun as hell so who really cares? Not me, I’ll tell ya that.

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

“I ordered the sides, so…”
“Sides? Sides? $26,000 worth of sides? What are these sides? They cure cancer?”

Just as good as I ed. It starts out hot and never slows down. Top tier performances from everyone in it. Marty came to play and hit it out of the park.