SPOLIERS for: Hick

We follow the daughter of two drunks, “luli”. After her father leaves her and her mother Luli comes to the decision to hitch hike from Nebraska out to Las Vegas. While hitch-hiking she meets Eddie, a drifter with a limp. After she insults him he kicks her out of his truck. Luli is then picked up by another drifter named Glenda who has a son she left with a close friend and is married to a rich developer named Lloyd. Who happens to be very particular of his soda brands, product placement possibly? Glenda and Luli rob a bank together and really have some serious bonding together. Luli has never really had a very close relationship with an adult before so Glenda's young audited and independent style really empowers Luli.
Until Eddie pops back up at Glenda’s husband’s residence where he persuades Luli to go into town with him. She is nearly assaulted in a bathroom stall, but Eddie saves her. But nearly kills the attacker in the process. Then Eddie takes her to a motel, where he gives her a pretty pink dress and tells her that Glenda entrusted her care to him. Luli goes out of the room for some air and ends up playing a drinking a game with a boy named clement, Eddie finds tipsy Luli and takes advantage of her. Luli then spends several days tied up in a cabin until Glenda finds her, sadly Eddie shoots her with Luli's revolver. Once Luli is free she battles with returning home to Nebraska or moving to LA.
This movie is heart warming, but has many adult themes to it so think twice about watching it with the family. Although it could be considered a coming of age film since Luli is only thirteen. But try not to pay attention to much to the side story that Luli draws, it does't really add to much to the plot except for Luli's parents.

"Hick" can be found on Netflix. 

SPOLIERS for: Lovelace

Amanda Seyfried is Linda Lovelace. We follow the story of Linda Lovelace’s claim to fame. She adores the freedom her fame provides when she's outside, but behind closed doors her husband Chuck not only beats her, but sells her to several men at a time and made her audition for a porno. Famously known as "Deep Throut".  A staple marking the beginning of the sex revolution.
We see Linda's mother refuse to help Linda and tell her to do whatever her husband asks, only to find out that it would lead to the movie and abuse. James Franco portrays Hugh Hefner by the way. Its quite amazing, truly spot on. While Seyfried's portrayal of Linda is really well done. Perfectly creating the innocent girl next door act and a girl wishing to break free. Chuck offers that to Linda as shown in the film.
This movie dives deep into Linda's history and how she gave birth to a son at 16 years-old, forcing her family to move. A lot of this movie is based off of the book Linda wrote in the eighties knowns as "Ordeal." Where we see how she recovers from the abuse and is able to move past the shame which has dictated her life due to the seventeen days she spent in the porn industry.

This movie was realized in August, but can be found to stream on Netflix.

Top Twenty Films of 2013!

   Happy New Year everyone! I hope that you had a movie filled year! I know that I did! So as a way to warp things up I though that I would share my top movies that I saw this year. In the order of when they came out.
   Now, disclaimer I didn't see all of them and these are personal favorites so if a favorite at yours did not make it onto the list feel free to leave comment down below!


1. The Sapphires, a fun Australian film taking place during the Vietnam war. A group of singing sisters are taken to the front lines to provide entertainment for the troops. It's sweet and very funny, with a dash of drama!

2. The Great Gatsby, an excellent movie adaptation of the famed book. Over the top and bringing the roaring twenties prohibition era to life with seamless CGI!

3. Star Trek: Into Darkness, the second installment in the rebooted series. It was fun and flawless.

4. The Heat, Sandra Bullock reminds me why I lover her so much in this cop comedy.

5. Pacific Rim, Has been added to my favorite movies of all time list, even though when I first watched the trailers I was convinced it was going to be utter shit. I was proved so wrong when I actually saw the film, it was not only beautifully animated, but the story and characters were really defined and not gleaned over so they could focus on the action.

6. The Butler, A theme that I have seen this year is films focusing on black history or equal rights movements. Also, the seventies. This is a film that is just out of the ball park!

7. The Book Thief, I honestly finished the book three days before I saw the film and cried along with some random guy because of it. The acting is superb and I got very connected with the characters and how the director added so much historical context, I was so flipping happy!

8. The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, I was a counting down the second until I could see this film and boy was I given gold, but that thrust into a pit of emptiness with that cliff hanger and Taruiel!!!! Now I wait until December 17 for the final installment....

Movies that came out in 2013 - http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/2013_movies/Movies_In_Theaters_2013.html

SPOLIERS for: Kite Liberator

   Extending the world which we came to know with the original movie, that was supposed to stay a one shot wonder from 1998 has received a complimentary sequel.  Which I have believed to be a reboot of the movie since the leading ladies and male love interest shared many similarities. Until Ms. Mukai was heavily hinted at for being a single mother, but with a husband who disappeared long ago. Also that Monaka's gun which is the same one which Sawa (Ms. Mukai's real name) used in Kite. Though in Kite Liberator a sci-fi twist has been added in seamlessly. Monaka lives with her uncle who is a trusting man who believes that Monaka is merely babysitting at late hours when in fact she is either working at a maid cafe or murdering perverts with a trail of dead little girls behind them. Similar targets to that of Kite. Though the real interesting job is the space agency in tokyo commissions a special job for Monaka to take out a monster, that had hitched a ride with the escape pod. Who just so happens to be her father, who recognizes her from the bracelet her had made for her for her birthday! And when Monaka is in the car of the scientist who had given her father the food which made his bones grow, contorting to the man into a beast, she point blank shoots the bastard.

   Now, something that we don't see in this sequel is how Monaka became an assassin, the "Angel of Death" who leaves behind silver feathers after each kill. That was a huge plot point the original special. Though it was not so missed that much, but how Kite Liberator was able to perfectly recreate the ending which Kite had created that left you very satisfied, but still aching for more. This show did exactly that and more. I really want to know how Mukai survived now, but that is just the mystery which the Kite series has given us. 

This 54 minutes show can be found on Netflix along with the first film. Now i warn you, sort of, that they tone down the blood splatter and the amount of nudity. But all in all really enjoyable. 

SPOLIERS for: Kite

   A classic anime movie from 1998 which I have be searching for for a rather long time.  So when I was on Tumblr and saw post by Meg Turney indicating that this film was on Netflix I clicked straight onto the app. I quickly became engrossed with the rugged animation and ample amounts of blood splatter. Holding off a crimson gun that only shoots exploding bullets.
   Sawa is our protagonist who has blood one her hands since she was 13 years old, but will not stop assassinating until she gets her revenge. Even wearing earrings made out of the blood of each parent to match her red pistol. Her typical victims are middle aged men who like little girls and disposing bodies. I would like to say that she is given these jobs out of irony of the man who took her in and abused her in a similar manner, but instead trained to kill. Her partner on one job, Oburi, is looking for a way out of this life with someone. He believes that someone is Sawa who has been commissioned to take him out due to the jealousy from Akai. Who is not only a cop, but on the side leads a company assassins. Akai also is the one who murdered Sawa's parents. Oburi will later tell Sawa about this, but she already knows and is only looking for the opportunity to dish of revenge. Thankfully this situation does present itself after Kanie is sent to take Obrui out, but Sawa protects her friend, then goes after Akai. Which is after Sawa slips up on a job and creates a scene while taking out a embezzling hollywood director, but leaving his brother a live. That fight sequence is gorgeous just so you know.
   The ending is something to behold. It seems to be like the end of a disney princess opening. The prince and princess settle down in there abandomed apartment with eight cats to feed and creating a murder free life. But oh no no no! Instead Oburi takes a single bullet to the chest on his way home from work, leaving Sawa alone at home, but then someone comes in. and fade to black.....

As I have typed previouslyyou can find this OVA to stream on Netflix, although this is a heavily edited version taking out a lot of the scenes with sexual intercourse in them. This doesn't take away from the show in anyway. Besides the a few insights to Sawa's character.

SPOLIERS for: Saving Mr. banks

    A title I did not understand until someone explained it to me. Hello there fellow movie lover, its Molly with a review on the interesting behind the scenes making of Mary Poppins. Based off the recordings made at each meeting. Which were played while the credits rolled. Now this film has been receiving excellent ratings from all sorts of reviewers,but I am just not agreeing with them. I do agree that Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson were very elegant and stupendous in there performances, but I guess you could say that the story was rather drawn out in a few areas. Which one could blame the audio of 47 Ronin which was leaking through the theater walls. Very annoying really.
      As funny as this film was. The main reason I was still drawn in was the long flash back sequences which were excellently done and I loved Colin Ferrell who played Travers Goff. He was spectacular! And the little girl who played "Ginty" was super adorable. Also the  small development between the Drive and Mrs. Travers was rather gravitating. Quirky, but shed light on a lot more of her character.
Though the thing which bother me the most was how long the movie felt and how I though "Oh dear god is it going to end!?" when Emma Thompson began sniffling in the theater while watching the film. I honestly believed that we were going to watch a reaction video to the fully Mary Poppins movie.
     Aside from my rather negative critique the movie is very good. Very funny with a side of an interesting dynamic story. Though more in a TV or DVD rental kind of way. Not exactly a big blockbuster. This may be because I just couldn't connect to it as much as some audience members could, but honestly wait to see it on TV or just rent it.

Emma Thompson definaitely deserves something for her acting in this film, it was so spot on and funny she really the reason to go see this movie.

American Hustle vs. The Wolf of Wall Street (SPOLIERS)

After seeing both films a week apart from the other I noticed tons of similarities. They are different, don't get me wrong, but what they do share is immensely prevalent.
While watching "The Wolf of Wall Street" I could not help thinking about how much it shared with "American Hustle". The big one being two cons getting caught and trying to save themselves. Also, the style in which each director tried to convey how in the hustling business you better be able to think quick in order to stay ahead. That and both protagonists commute from long island to New York city. Fun fact to point out. Obviously due to the decades difference, "american Hustle" taking place in the late seventies, while "wolf of Wall Street" is in the late 80s early 90s. We see a huge difference in what was used in excess one being cigarette the other cocaine. Thats sort of how it was historically, maybe not the the extent of over dosing like DiCaprio was portraying, but still in excess.
The thing that irked me most about Scoresse's film was that it tried so hard to capture how unpredictable a drug user and wall street can be, but honestly felt short. For me at least. He had tried so hard keep us guessing, but the plot was so diluted from the freedom which the cast was aloud it was not only predictable in many ways, but so unbelievable to be boring. And you could blame the insanity of Jonah Hill's character for that, he became rather obscene towards the end. Whilst "American Hustle" kept me guessing with a very complicated dynamic between each character and how they hustled each other to the point of you not knowing if someone was going to rat the other out.
Another similarity to point out is how neither movie was there some big gun fight and the FBI went after the little cons, not the big ones. Making be suggest "American Hustle" to you over "The Wolf of Wall Street".

Quicky Reveiw: American Hustle

"Some of this actually happened..."
The opening words to this fun film taking place in 1978. Featuring well styled and comb over Christian Bale, who we could very well understand, Bradley Cooper in curlers, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence. Perfecting capturing the 70s' scandal where two brilliant cons are forced by an FBI agent to take on the big leagues of taking out some Mobsters and government officials. No biggy for Irving and Sydney right? Wrong, since someone gets power hungry. Well, fame hungry really. The acting is phenomenal and pacing really keeps you guessing till the end. Perfectly capturing the aspect of how quickly things can turn sour and one must think quick in order to cover there ass. Not to mention down right hilarious. You will always be laughing, but still balancing it with a serious plot and under lying sense of chaos.
So if you like to laugh and love a small thrill ride you better check this movie out!

Quicky Review: The Wolf of Wall Street

A new film I have been dying to see by Martin Scoresse featuring talents like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and other fabulous faces. Even a naked Emma Stone! Deserving its R rating, maybe even on the verge of X?
This movie is super long, so be forewarned before you go out and watch the film. Its a good time. Fun with friends, definitely not a family film. And is extremely erratic with its behavior, since in fact a lot of the scenes the actors were given the liberty to improvise. This may because Scoresse wanted to really create a raw, crazy, atmosphere for the movie. In the end reaching that goal of a dream like high which quickly plummets. The story is there, but not so much developed. DiCaprio is a riot and captures Jordan Belfort very well. Jonah Hill is insane and very much over the top. The movie is funny, but not something worth racing to the theater to see. I honestly preferred the film "American Hustle"which captured certain aspects which "The Wolf of Wall Street" was trying to capture.