Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher is good. It starts out a little slow. It is a bit long but not too long. It is based on a true story.

This is the story of three men, John DuPont, Dave Schultz, and Mark Shultz. The Schultz  brothers were Olympic wrestling champions and DuPont was a rich man with an interest in the sport.

DuPont hires Mark at first to train wrestlers. There is something odd about DuPont but it is hard to determine what exactly. There is a reserve to Mark Schultz. He is not very outgoing. Of the three men, Dave Schultz seems the most normal.

Dupont works on Mark’s resentment of Dave. As much as Mark has accomplished, he is always seen as Dave’s little brother. Dave is brought in as a coach later after something happens between Mark and DuPont. Later DuPont kills Dave.

Steve Carrell stars as John DuPont. He is unrecognizable under makeup and hair dye. At first it is a bit distracting.

Chaning Tatum stars as Mark Schultz. He is good. Tatum is probably a bit underrated at times.

Movie Thoughts 11-20-2014

Foxcatcher is not opening in my non select movie city this weekend either.  I still want to see it,  I have seen a few reviews that suggest the movie is trying to make a larger point and failing.  Maybe there is not a larger point to make.

Dracula Untold at least semi-bombed. Does mean bad things for the other Universal Monster movies? I am not sure and maybe no one else is either. I am not sure about moving the movies out of the horor genre.

The trailer for Fast 7 is out. I wonder how good the movie will be and I wonder if I will go. I actually liked the sixth movie in the franchise, and I think I liked it in an non-ironic way.

The Hunger Games Mockingjay reviews are not as good as I expected. It is only at 72% on Rotten Tomatoes (as I type this).  I thought it would be in the high 80s.   I thought the series was pretty well recieved by critics. I still plan to see it.

 

 

Movie thoughts 11-14-2014

Foxcatcher did not open in my non select movie city. I was hoping to see it. Reviews have been decent. Maybe it will get here later.  It looks good but probably not fun.

The Hunger Games Mockingjay opens next weekend. I think it will be good. I am not sure if I have re-watched Catching Fire. Maybe I should watch it next weekend.

Dumb and Dumber To is getting pretty bad reviews. Maybe the sequel came too late. The first movie was 20 years ago. There are rumors that Jennifer Lawrence had her cameo scene pulled. I am a bit surprised that she’d have that option.

Matt Damon has confirmed his role in Bourne Five or whatever it will be called. There is no news yet about Jeremy Renner being involved.

 

 

 

 

Movie Thoughts 11-08-2014

The new Star Wars movie is subtitled the Force Awakens. It is not a great subtitle but I guess it could be worse. The new movie comes out in about thirteen months.

Foxcatcher opens next week. Maybe it will be good. It will be interesting to see Steve Carell in a dramatic role. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo co-star.  It might not be a fun movie.

The Hunger Games Mockingjay opens soon. Previews look good so far. The early reviews should start comming soon. The first two films in the series have been good. Then there will be one more film next year.

I didn’t hate Interstellar and I don’t regret seeing it. I think it could have been better and maybe it would have been better if it were shorter. Also I still think at least one plot point was not a good idea.