Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier

THIS was a really good movie.

It lands off running, with an awesome action sequence within the first 10 minutes, which is something I absolutely LOVE. YAY, MARVEL! 4 for you Marvel, you go Marvel!

SO anyway, as a person who hadn't seen Capt. America part uno (don't judge me), I was a little worried I wouldn't get some stuff, and that I would be lost half way. But nope. Sure, I was probably the only one who didn't gasp out in utter disbelief when the Winter Soldier was revealed (Spoiler Alert? Nah), but I still knew how intense that plot twist was. Heck, there were enough, "Aw NOOO SHE DI'INT!" moments in that movie to keep me going till Avengers 2.
Also, there are TWO post-credit scenes. One has 'twins' in them and there's one RIGHT at then end.

Okay, so now to break it down:

It's based off a comic book, so I don't know what y'all expect when you go there; it's action-packed, the dialogues are limited and to the point, the movie was the perfect length for me, and I didn't even at ONE point think, "Ugh, when is this getting over?" There's a little bit of dry humor and a whole lot of "Omg, NOOO!" moments. There are a lot of references to the other Avengers (Stark and Banner especially) and the Black Widow is there throughout, so there's that. I really hope Black Widow/Natasha Romanov gets her own movie as well. I know that this might be the closest we get to one, and you know what? For now, I'm fine with that. The dynamic between the two is wonderful and I would love to see more Avengers team up for stuff. I would love a movie called 'Budapest' for example (um... EVERY ONE on Tumblr wants that?), with Hawk-Eye and her in it. Also, no matter what went on between Steve and Nat, their relationship is always just platonic to me, which is WELL DONE I MUST SAY. Kudos, you Marvel folks! Because you can never have Nat and Steve romantically involved with each other, it just goes against whatever was established in The Avengers, so even though there was some flirting (I don't think this a spoiler, ugh) it was still platonic. And well, this just reminds me of the Harry Potter franchise, where it IS a Romoinie thing, but people still kept shipping Harmony because the actors/crew/directors failed to make sure that the thin line between friendship and relationship was properly conveyed. I can pinpoint to exactly where it started to confuse movie goers: the Goblet of Fire when Hermoine unexpectedly hugs Harry just before the dragon task. I mean, COME ON, whyyyy would you dooo that? That went against the whole 'hand holding' thing in PoA between Ron and Hermoine FIRST of ALL, and by the time GoF (the movie) was out, we all KNEW it was Romoine canonically and YET. And YYEETTT. All this is really important to me, it just is. Establishing the kind of relationship between the characters involved is just as important as having a good script or having good actors in your movie.

ANYWAY.

The direction was alright, the script was good, I'm in LOVE with the actors, and the overall cinematography and the experience itself was very pleasurable. The graphics were amazing, too! The graphics in The Avengers was WAY below par. I was surprised when The Avengers was nominated for an Oscar for the same, but not Battleships (poor dialogue, OKAY acting, but DAMN the graphics were REALLY cool. Hasbro, I think. The same people for Star Trek, if I'm not mistaken; or maybe it's Hasbro because both of them are owned by Hasbro Toys, I don't know honestly).

I think my heart skipped a beat and I nearly yelled, "GIMME!" when I saw what the 'Falcon Project' was.
I DID scream when I saw Nick Fury... well, you'll know it when you see it.

I'm a fangirl. So yes, I went in excited and I came out excited.

All in all, 3.5 on 5 stars!

Bridesmaids (and a bonus rant!)

Okay, first off, I only watched this because people told me it was like the female version of The Hangover, and well, NOW I know that every SINGLE one of them HAVE NEVER SEEN THE HANGOVER (THEY DON'T EVEN GET TO VEGAS BY THE WAY). Because JEEZ, this was not what I expected it to be, and that's always a let down. ALWAYS. This one is no exception.
It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be except for that ONE scene which involved food poisoning, and well, that wasn't even funny funny, it was just something you'd laugh at because it was just that gross. All in all, it was just a typical rom-com, I guess. I don't understand why the newspapers and tabloids praised it so much. I guess the ONLY different thing was that all the lead characters were female. Then again, that's not really 'new' is it?
The lead (I literally just finished watching the movie and I've already forgotten her name) and her character is actually well portrayed--you can empathize with her quite well, mainly because the kind of stuff she faces is not so different form what everyone feels once in a while. We don't know much about her back-story which was a good thing because it would have only made what was already a drag, even more boring. I don't know why, maybe it's because I watch a TON of TV shows all the time, but A LOT of the movies I've been watching lately, feel like they could have been cut short and we as an audience would not have lost out on ANYTHING.
One of the most well filled out TV shows would probably be My Mad Fat Diary. More on that later (or soon).
BUT ANYWAY, getting back to Bridesmaids: why is the movie called 'Bridesmaids'? It should just be called Maid of Honour or something because that's what it was about anyway--the bride's best friend who's life is heading on a downward spiral. I really would have liked to have seen what happened to the OTHER bridesmaids too--the characters were so well outlined, and they would have made such a lawless group of bad-asses, but nope, the movie was heading in another way completely. I mean, WHY are you marketing your movie in such a way? LOOK AT THE POSTER FOR GOD'S SAKE:

So yeah, I was disappointed. Rightfully so, I think.
The other characters deserved more screen space. There was this one scene on a plane where we do get to see the other bridesmaid interact with each other and it wasn't too bad, it was actually quite entertaining. And that WAS IT. I would HAVE REALLY LIKED FOR THEM TO HAVE MORE SCREEN TIME.

There's nothing to delve into, nothing to dissect really. It was a simple movie in the end. I got bored a bit in the middle. I rejoiced when she finally spoke against the "antagonist" which was nice. I liked the wedding itself, like HOLY CRAP, how fancy all that was! And the dresses, oh sweet, gorgeous dresses!
There was a time though, when I got a little tired of how everything was going to shit for her. I mean, guys, I cannot stress this enough: I really thought this movie was going to be funny and just, provocative (?). It would have been refreshing to see a bunch of girls actually do some random shit once in a while. Annnddd I'm back again about how I don't like this film. Would not recommend to anyone looking for a good laugh actually.
It all works out in the end though, and the ending wasn't bad. It was obvious, predictable, and typical, but hey, by the time I got to the 25th minute of the movie, I knew EXACTLY what I was getting into... and I must admit, I kept watching it. So even though the movie itself was a let down because of my own expectations, it wasn't actually that bad. I would NOT watch it again, but I don't completely regret watching it either.
You know which movie I stopped halfway and decided I did NOT want to even KNOW what would happen after? The Ugly Truth. Every time something happened, I just went, "Oh for FUDGE'S SAKE!" because it was just that annoying. If I rolled my eyes even a little more than I did while watching that movie, they would have fallen right off. Oh, another movie was The Time-Traveller's Wife. That was just messed up, man. Like what even...? Why does she even like him? Why does he even like her? I don't get it. It was like River Song on Doctor Who... we don't know where she comes from or how she gets there, but she does and sometimes you don't know why she's there or how they're married, and it's just... I don't want to talk about Doctor Who. I have a WHOLE blog that I can ACTUALLY create about Doctor Who ALONE. I mean, seriously.
Okay, so now I've gone off course.

Bridesmaid, right. Rating: 2 on 5 stars. Maybe 2.5 because even though it was ugggghhh I still managed to sit through it.