Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Edge of Tomorrow REVIEW:

("Live and Let Die... and then do it again")




During a planet wide war with an alien race, a military officer, Tom Cruise finds himself stuck in a time loop where every time he dies during battle he wakes back up on the same day at the same time. As his experience dying in battle increases, so does his fighting skills and when he joins up with a special forces officer, Emily Blunt, who had experienced the same thing, he might finally find a way to beat the enemy for good.











(Why the hell are there aliens on Groundhog Day?)



Edge of Tomorrow, A.K.A. Groundhog Day During an Alien War, was a pleasant surprise this summer. Usually sci/fy war movies are just for the graphics and actors phoning in performances, but this one had much more. The battles were intense and visually amazing, Blunt was an awesome badass you couldn't help but fall in love with, Tom Cruise was on target by being witty and in Action Jackson mode throughout, and the film was actually emotionally powerful at times. It didn't even seem like they were stealing the Groundhog day concept, but instead were reinventing it for a new age.





(Me during most of the battle scenes)

Overall it was one of my Top 5 Films of the summer and will most likely make it into the Top 10 at the end of the year. You don't have to buy but I highly suggest you at least Netflix or Redbox it and make sure to enjoy it on the the biggest TV with the best sound in your home. Because we don't do the decimal system... partly because I don't math well, I rounded up my rating up. 5/5.

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