Into the Woods Review

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Into the Woods is about several different fairy tale characters, Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, all crossing paths in the mysterious woods due to a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) trying to lift a curse brought on them by a witch (Meryl Streep).

Cinderella's shade throwing game is on point!
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This isn't exactly the PG musical with classic fairy tales you would expect. There are actually several different darker tones going on. The main being "Be Careful what you wish for?" A majority of the characters get their happy ending half way through the movie and then realize that that's not what they wanted at all. Then there's some adultery, blinding, a giant who comes down from the sky going ape shit on the Kingdom, and people dying.

Boss Ass Witch!
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A large highlight of the film was the fantastic casting. Meryl Streep is outstanding as the witch. She's creepy, eccentric, an over protective mother, and holy fuck does she have an amazing voice! She will more than likely get an Oscar nomination for this. Anna Kendrick was awesome as always. Johnny Depp as the somewhat pedophile wolf was oddly uncanny. Newcomer James Corden was great as the central character, the Baker, and I look forward to him taking over the Late Late Show. And who knew that both Chris Pine and Emily Blunt could actually sing very well as the over acting Prince and Baker's wife respectively.

The Brothers Grimm, however, were not in the musical.

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Overall I really enjoyed this film. Though it felt like it was starting to drag on for a little (2 hour 5 min length) and slightly kidish at times, it is a family film after all, the amazing cast, adult themes, and enjoyable songs (ManChild is surprisingly a sucker for musicals) were more than enough to keep me interested and excited throughout the entire film. I give it 4 Princes tearing off their shirts mid-song out of 5.

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.