Thor && Fast Five

Last weekend my wife and I splurged some money to finally watch a movie 2 movies legitimately by going to the nearest neighborhood movie houses a.k.a. mall.

Thor's Day on a Saturday

Holy thunders! I got bigger bewbies than my leading lady!

I am personally not a fan of Thor (but I do like Marvel Comics) so I didn't know what to expect in the movie. I did read a lot of mythology when I was in elementary so Odin and Thor and Loki were all familiar names. Anyway, I don't know if it was the IMAX 3D experience that made the movie enjoyable or the fact that I was forced to enjoy it because I paid Php400 for it.

Anyway, the movie was enjoyable. The CGI sequences were superb, as what you'd expect from these Marvel movies, and the action scenes were okay. What I wasn't expecting was the the movie would have a great story behind it. It's not a typical superhero-kicks-ass-of-villain type of movie. It's actually about how a man (or god) was taught humility which gave him a different perspective about his existence. Of course, Loki was the villain of the movie but he also had some issues of his own to deal with. It's actually the first time I've gotten to know about this Thor character from the Marvel Universe. I hope the Avengers movie will be as enjoyable (or better) when it comes out.

If you haven't seen the movie, I wouldn't really recommend it. But if you grew up reading comics in general, then relax to this movie. And, as with most Marvel movies, stay till the end of the end credits, as you may miss a cut-scene.

A fast Sunday with the Fast Five

 

  Brian and Mia, that Asian dude with that hot biker chick, so I guess we're stuck with each other, huh? If you smell what I'm cooking?

This is one movie franchise that I personally love. Since the original came out, I didn't miss even one movie. Although I thought the the death of the franchise came with the Tokyo Drift movie, I somehow still found myself enjoying the Fast and Furious movie when it came out. Perhaps it's because the original crew were reunited.

I actually got into this movie series plainly because I was so addicted to the Need for Speed Underground games a few years back. Of course, I like Vin Diesel when he's doing an action flick and the Rock was simply great in this movie. Although there weren't many street racing scenes, I liked that this movie had a better story that the previous four that came before it. The movie felt like a typical Die Hard movie except with lesser gun fights. The fight scene between Dom and Luke was epic. I can imagine how a scene with two 6-foot+ behemoths would look in real life; it would really be exciting and scary. Dwayne's acting in this one was really good as I'm used to seeing him in funny movies so I tip my hat to him. If you like fast action scenes with a good story, then watch this movie. Oh, and I really can't wait for the next one to come.

So that's my juggernaut-filled movie weekend!