TwitReview: Baywatch delivers the laughs while having a serious plot and not taking itself too serious. Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron work well as a comedy duo. Grade: 3.5 stars out of 5
Trailer News – Baywatch
Time to hit the beach for the highly anticipated “Baywatch” trailer. Zack Efron and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson star in this movie version of a show that was on for longer then anyone wants to remember.
Release Date: May 2017 (Memorial Day weekend)
6/20/2016 – Box Office Breakdown
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with Kevin Hart vs an animated blue fish voiced by Ellen Degeneres. A heavy weight battle of Strength, Wit, and Comedy. One made over $136 MILLION dollars and the other….not so much. The winner and by a lot of money…Finding Dory took the top spot with the Johnson/Hart comedy coming in second by $100 million dollars. Lots of other recent flicks dropped in the charts.
- Finding Dory (new): Disney’s long awaited sequel to Finding Nemo launched to a $126,183,170 MILLION dollar opening weekend. I think Disney may have made some money on this one. Read our review!
- Central Intelligence (new): Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart couldn’t compete against an animated fish. Look for word of mouth to propel this movie forward in sales and to keep it in the top five for the next few weeks. Read our review!
- The Conjuring 2 (last week was the 1st spot): I’m betting WB is soooo glad they released this last week.
- Now you See Me 2 (last week in the 3rd spot): Three weeks out and still holding it’s own.
- Warcraft (last week in the 2nd spot): Dropped 73% in ticket sales but is doing amazing over seas. Look for the sequel in three years.
News and Notes:
Welcome to the first day of Summer and the outlook ahead for Summer Movie Fun is shining bright.
- Independence Day: Resurgence drops on Friday June 24th
- The Secret Life of Pets drops on Friday July 8th
- Ghostbusters (2016) flies at you on Friday July 15th
- Star Trek Beyond continues the five year voyage on Friday July 22nd
- July ends with Jason Bourne making his return on Friday July 29th
Stay tuned in July for the August outlook.
Trailer News: Moana
Disney has released the first teaser for their upcoming animated feature, Moana staring the voices of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho’
Moana tells the story our titular hero (Cravalho), who teams up with Maui (Johnson), a sort of has-been demi-god, in order to complete an epic quest on the high seas. Monsters and various pitfalls will come between them and their endgame, with plenty of adventure and life lessons to learn from.
Moana hits theaters on November 23, 2016.
Movie Review – San Andreas
TwitReview – Dwayne Johnson stars in San Andreas – don’t throw a rock at The Rock! Intense sequences, lots of action, amazing effects! Oh, a damn good movie too!! Grade 4 out of 5.
Movie Review – “Fast and Furious 6”
I’m a fan of the Fast and the Furious franchise. You know what you’re getting when walking into one of these movies – fast cars, lots of action, and a plot that is simple with a twist at the end. To me, that’s not a bad thing. It means that I can check my brain at the door, sit back, and watch a movie without having to think too hard on what’s happening in front of me.
Fast 6 (or Furious 6 as the title on the print we saw had it listed) delivers on everything I listed above. There are fast cars and an incredible chase around the streets of London. There is lots of action and stunts that will blow your mind (and a few that may make you suspend reality for a few seconds, but again what were you expecting for this type of movie?). And there is a plot that actually takes plots points from the fourth, fifth, and sixth film making these a trilogy as well as answering some lingering questions that have been hanging around for a while.
Add all of this together and Fast 6 is one BAD-ASS movie!
Grade: 4 out of 5 stars
Review in the Round – “Jack Reacher”
Ever see a movie with a friend? Of course you have. Share your thoughts and see if you can come to a collective agreement on what you saw, how it flowed and how good or bad it was? Probably every weekend, right? We at Geek For E call that a ‘Review In The Round’ and this week it’s “Jack Reacher” with Rock & Alex. Overall Rating: A-
Movie Review: “Big Miracle”
Going into Big Miracle I can say that I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew that it was based off a real-life event from 1988 in which a family of gray whales get trapped in rapidly freezing water at the northern tip of Alaska. I didn’t realize that this man-vs-nature movie was going to bring a lot of emotion and heart that shows how determination can overcome any obstacle and how the best stories are those that happen closest to home.
