The Year of 50 Challenge – Movies #33 through #41

#33 – Dracula

Maybe it was because I was drunk watching it with friends and we were talking really loudly through the whole movie, but I didn’t think it was that great. I would give it another go because of the distractions going on when I watched it that first time. I thought it looked horrid though. Maybe we’ll count this as movie #32.5 and it can become #33 when I watch it again.

#34 – 50/50

Joseph Gordon Levitt is probably one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. The boy is insanely talented. His brilliant performance aside, the movie is a heartbreaking depiction of the struggles young cancer patients go through. I laughed. I cried. I loved it.

#35 – What’s You Number?

It’s a corny chick flick, but I liked it. Anna Faris can make even the most cliched script funny. The highlight of the movie for me was Chris Evans. He was funny and naked. That’s enough to make most girls satisfied.

#36 – Real Steel

Hugh Jackman overacts sometimes, but I think that’s pretty much the only downside to the film. It had a solid story, great special effects, and a good score. The ending is great because it’s really satisfying, but not overdone. It’s definitely worth a watch.

#37 – The Descent

If you have a fear of enclosed spaces, caves, darkness, crazy women, falling, and/or crazy zombies humanoids, don’t watch this movie because it will scare the shit out of you. I’m scared of going into caves, so I sat on the edge of my seat through the whole movie. The ending sucked, but I still walked away from the TV with chills.

#38 – Paranormal Activity 3

First of all, I didn’t watch the first two. I think that I should have because I would have better appreciated the story. I didn’t think it would matter, but now I see I was wrong. That being said, I got really sick of just sitting around and waiting for something to happen. It was annoying. The special effects were cool in places. The ending is one of the freakiest endings to movie I’ve seen in a while. The anticipation leading up to the end probably made it that much worse. I just don’t think it makes up for how sick of waiting I was by the time the ending rolled around.

#39 – The Three Musketeers 3D

I loved the special effects and the costumes. This is the first 3D movie I’ve seen in a long time that I actually think is worth paying the extra cash to see it in 3D. Other than that, the story was a little cheesy. And Milla Jovovich’s acting was so exaggerated it kind of got on my nerves.

#40 – Interview w/ a Vampire

Without a doubt it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in a really long time. The entire cast performed very well and the story couldn’t have been more interesting. This is what vampire stories are SUPPOSED to be like. *cough*Twilight*cough.

#41 – Footloose

I didn’t see the original. My cousin saw this remake with me and said that it followed the first one very closely. I didn’t matter to me. I had fun watching it without comparing it to it’s parent. It made me want to get up and dance! It had it’s cheesy moments, but movies like this do.

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