Bure1994Mclean

Guardians 2 - 7/10. Good and enjoyable but can't say it was as good as the first one, which I thought was great.

Logan - 8/10. Don't recall watching any X-men movie previously and was honestly a bit reluctant and ambivalent towards watching it but I'm glad I actually did. It was captivating enough from beginning to end that I don't think I looked at my watch to check the time once.

The Peanuts Movie - 8/10. Absolutely beautiful animation, funny at times, charming story. Rogue One - 9/10. Loved the battle sequence at the end, and how menacing you-know-who was.

Finding Dory - 0/10? Don't really remember much from the first movie, but as a standalone movie you question why it was necessary for this character's backstory needing to be fleshed out, other than the obvious fact for a cash grab. It wasn't entertaining nor captivating and some parts were hastily written story wise that is uncharacteristic of a pixar movie, without going into specifics.

Zootopia - 8/10. Great movie with lots of great lessons. Kung Fu Panda 3 - 7/10. Enjoyable movie even without having seen 1 or 2.

This part exactly. The way they built up the story for Black Panther was great and great acting on the part of the actor really helped to buy into his character. And Spiderman, what can I say, they hit it out of the park having a younger and comedic spiderman which made him very endearing. This is also what stood out in stark contrast to Batman Vs. Superman, there were so many bad things about that movie but one of the bigger ones was the casting.......*cough.......*cough.....Lex Luthor.

Captain America: Civil War - 9.5/10. So many different characters and the pacing of their introductions was excellent. The movie had a really strong comedic side to it, brought by Spiderman who was probably the funniest, Antman, and the chemistry between Bucky and Falcon. Two particular scenes of the movie stick out to me, one involving Antman, - those of you who watch it will know which, and a twist involving Iron Man and Bucky. Overall, a very enjoyable movie which I felt was just as good as the Winter Soilder which I feel is probably the strongest of the Marvel movies.

The Departed - 7/10. Super intriguing premise - The mob has a mole inside law enforcement, law enforcement has a mole inside the mob, it's then a race to find out who the other mole is. But unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations, especially the ending. 21 - 6/10. Interesting premise again. Smart MIT student needs money to get into Harvard Med School and starts counting cards. but again fell flat and didn't live up to expectations. Memento - 10/10. Keeping with the theme of interesting premises - Man is incapable of having short term memories and has tattoos all over his body reminding him of what has happened. It is through these tattoos the plot unravels. I really enjoyed how good a job the movie did of keeping the audience in the dark until the very end; never quite seen a movie unravel backwards quite like this.

Deadpool - 7.5/10. Good movie but didn't live up to all the hype surrounding the movie.

Star Wars - 8/10

8/10 - Frozen. Might've been a bit overkill on the musicals but it was entertaining and sustained my attention throughout.

Inside Out 8/10. A feel good movie. Love their take on memories, personality, emotion etc. Also, how cute is Riley? Antman 8/10. Lived up to the promising trailer and worth a watch. Better than Thor (which I think is the weakest in the MCU) but not as good as other MCU films (i.e. Winter Soldier) but it definitely didn't exceed (what little) expectations as much as Guardians. Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Doesn't feel appropriate to give a rating but it was a good documentary on sushi.

Mad Max - 7/10. Enjoyed the badlands/nomad aspect of the movie, and enough so that I look forward to the next movie. Avengers 2 - 6/10. I agree with others that it didn't live up to the hype & wasn't as good as the first one, for that reason I can't in good faith rate it as high as the first (which I would rate at about an 8).

American Sniper - 5/10. Lost a bit of interest midway and to be honest had more fun reading up on/watching clips on youtube of Chris Kyle. Watchmen - 8.5/10. Pretty good movie; It's always interesting to see alternative superhero movies (i.e. Kick-Ass as opposed to mainstream DC/Marvel movies). The Hunt for Red October - 9/10. I'd characterize it as a stereotypical action thriller based on a (realistic in theory) cold war scenario. Personally found there to be some funny witty exchanges.

Gran Torino - 10/10. Outstanding performance by Clint Eastwood.