JoeMama's Movie Reviews

#10: Saving Mr. Banks A stirring true tale of how Mary Poppins came to being, brilliantly acted by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, that contains humor, heart, drama and redemption. http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/01/saving-mr-banks.html #9: Captain America: The Winter Soldier One of Marvel's best, filled with nonstop action as well as wit and humor. http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/04/captain-america-winter-soldier.html #8: Fury Another gripping true-life tale, not to mention amazing tank action and a compelling storyline. http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/10/fury.html #7: X-Men: Days of Future Past My favorite X-Men movie to date, which takes a complex tale of time travel and is able to make sense of it all. http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/05/x-men-days-of-future-past.html #6: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Another brilliant prequel that shows man is sometimes worse than beast. http://joemamamoviereview.blogspot.com/2014/07/dawn-of-plane

Ouija Starring Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff, Bianca Santos Directed by Stiles White Synopsis: After the apparent suicide of her best friend, Laine (Olivia Cooke) decides to communicate with her dead best friend through the Ouija board with her other friends, and instead of communicating with her, they open a door for evil to come through, and now the friends are being haunted by an evil presence that resided in the house.  Now it's up to Laine to discover how to stop the spirit before she and her friends become the next casualties. Review: I want to play a game.  Let's see how many PG-13 horror cliches are found in this film... Does it have... -random interchangeable characters whose names you never care to know? Check -said random characters being known for their roles ("main girl," "best friend," "sister," "boyfriend," "grieving boyfriend," "slutty friend")?  Check -lots of jump scenes yo

Dumb and Dumber To Starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle, Laurie Holden Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly Synopsis: Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) are up to their old antics twenty years after the original comedy hit.  Now they're traveling the country in search of Harry's estranged daughter in hopes of a good reunion as well as a kidney for Harry.  Along the way they become unwitting pawns in a dastardly plan to score millions from Harry's daughter's adopted father. Review: Twenty years after the original, "Dumb and Dumber To" brings back together the comedic geniuses of Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and the Farrelly Brothers, in a film that harkens to the older style of comedy, where there are still several crude jokes, there's also surprisingly intelligent humor coming from the two best friends who probably share one half of a working brain between the two. While the film doesn't travel into any new terri

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom Directed by Peter Jackson Synopsis: Having regained their mountain, the Dwarfs, led by Thorin (Richard Armitage), are basking in the glow of their victory, while Thorin basks in the vast gold found within the mountain, which turns him into a greedy backstabber.  Bilbo (Martin Freeman) senses this change and goes to Bard (Luke Evans) and the Elvin king Thranduil (Lee Pace), who are planning on waging war against the Dwarfs for their share of the gold. Meanwhile, after escaping Sauron, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) learns of an Orc army that is marching toward the Lonely Mountain, and also travels there to warn everyone of the upcoming battle, but it's too late as armies of Dwarfs, Men, Elves and Orcs have converged on the site, for one final battle for control of the Mountain - and the gold inside. Review: "The Lord of the Rings" is my favorite movie s

The Purge: Anarchy Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez Directed by James DeMonaco Synopsis: The annual Purge is about to begin.  One night out of the year where all crime is legal, including murder.  The New Founding Fathers of America see this as a way to reduce crime rate and unemployment, but people know that it's just a way for the privileged and wealthy to kill those they deem as not worthy to live. For Leo (Frank Grillo), the Purge is a night to get revenge on a man for murdering his young son.  For Eva (Carmen Ejogo) and her daughter Cali (Zoe Soul), the Purge is a night to secure themselves in their apartment and survive.  For fledgling couple Shane (Zach Gilford) and Liz (Kiele Sanchez), it's a night to try to survive the streets as their car breaks down right before the Purge begins.  These strangers' lives will intersect in a night filled with terror, violence and the darkest side of humanity. Review: I never saw the