JoeMama's Movie Reviews

Grudge Match Starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kim Basinger, Kevin Hart Directed by Peter Segal Thirty years ago there were two boxing matches by rivals Henry "Razor" Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen (Robert De Niro).  The Kid won the first, and Razor won the second, and a grudge match - a third match to determine who was the best - was never done because Razor announced his retirement. Decades later both men are still haunted by what could've been, but in different ways.  For Razor he kept his issues inside and The Kid verbally expressed his frustrations.  In comes promoter Dante Slate Jr. (Kevin Hart), who wants the boxing legends to do some motion-capture for an upcoming video game.  The two meet for the first time in years, and a fight ensues, which lands on YouTube and makes both the men famous again. Both men agree to the grudge match and begin training to get back in shape.  Razor recruits his old traine...

The Lego Movie Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller The Wizard Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman) attempts to protect the "Kragle", a superweapon, from the evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell). He fails to do so, but warns of a prophecy where a person called the "Special" will find a Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle. Eight and a half years later, Emmet (Chris Pratt) is just an ordinary construction worker when he comes upon the mysterious WyldStyle (Elizabeth Banks) as she's searching for the Piece.  Emmet comes across it and Wyldstyle believes him to be the "Special" and takes him to Vitruvius, only to both discover that there's nothing inherently "special" about Emmet. Meanwhile, Lord Business is planning on destroying the Lego world because it's gotten out of control for him, and enlists the help of Bad Cop (Liam Neeson) to track d...

You're Next Starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen Directed by Adam Wingard It's a family reunion for the ages.  Crispian (AJ Bowen) brings his new girlfriend Erin (Sharni Vinson) to his parents' new house, where they reunite with his older brother Drake (Joe Swanberg) and his wife, his younger brother Felix (Nicholas Tucci) and his girlfriend Zee (Wendy Glenn), and his sister Aimee (Amy Seimetz) and her boyfriend. At a very heated dinner, things are going very bad, but is about to turn worse.  An arrow shoots through the window, and the family finds themselves under attack by an unknown number of killers.  As the family scrambles, Erin takes charge and emerges as a surprisingly powerful asset against the killers.  Still, the question remains...who is doing this, and why? "You're Next" is a compelling, gritty tale of a broken family trying to come together in the most deadly of situations, all the while raising suspicion...

RoboCop Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abby Cornish Directed by Jose Padilha In the year 2028, multinational conglomerate OmniCorp has manufactured a series of robotic soldiers that have been deployed all over the world - except the United States, where a Congressional ban has halted production, citing the dangers of robots acting as cops, lacking emotion and feeling. Meanwhile, policeman Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) is critically injured in a car blast, rendering his body useless.  OmniCorp's CEO, Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton) enlists Dr. Norton (Gary Oldman) to fit Murphy with a robotic suit, so he could put to rest the problems Washington has with his robots - making a perfect human/robot hybrid capable of emotions but also tactical planning and ceaseless fighting abilities. At first Murphy's wife Clara (Abby Cornish) is happy to have her husband back, but when he underperforms due to his human side, Sellars has Norton remove aspect...