Gone Girl

          I believe the last time that I saw a movie where everyone stood up and clapped at the end was Inception, and even though that did not happen tonight, I still expected it. Now, I know I can't ask the same thing of you as I did last time because this time you'd have to actually buy tickets and everyone knows it's pretty much impossible to just ignore the snack bar, but if you feel like you have some money burning a hole in your pocket and just want to throw it at something, I'd recommend throwing it at Gone Girl, or, you know, a theater showing Gone Girl. I also said in my last post that you should go into A Bag of Hammers blindly, but that has changed for this movie. You can feel free to watch the trailer here and read some reviews on the movie if you would like; just beware of spoilers, they'll be your undoing.

          When I went to see Gone Girl I was lucky enough to get the last ticket for this movie, and it was well worth it. I hadn't anticipated the movie to be sold out, so I ended up showing after the trailers started to show. I found a seat in front and on the side, but the theater was small enough that it was still a good seat.

          Gone Girl has it's fair share of laughs, along with a healthy dose of suspense. It's an incredibly smart movie in the way that it seems as though the characters are playing a game with each other, acting and reacting off of the others moves. They seem to enjoy the game; a game that has the potential to completely destroy the losing party. Throughout the entire movie I was drawing conclusions and grasping for straws that didn't really exist, trying to make sense of what was happening and anticipate what was going to happen next, as I'm sure you will, too. It's the kind of movie that may make you look at your boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse and wonder, "Are they psychotic?" 

Gone Girl Poster. 2014. IMDb. Web. 4 Oct. 2014.

          Summary:
          (Highlight the grey text boxes SPOILER with your mouse to see spoilers if you dare)

          It's the morning of Nick and Amy Dunne's five year anniversary, and as Nick returns home, a troubling scene awaits him. His front door is open, a glass table flipped and shattered, and Amy is gone. As police begin their investigation, and Amy's parents create a hotline to call for tips, it seems as though the whole town begins to volunteer to help find Amy. Nick keeps calm and collected through the case, putting on a face for the media and those around him. It is because of this that he begins to get eaten alive by the media. Things don't add up and Nick begins to be a suspect in the case of his wife's disappearance. It's not until about halfway through the movie that it takes us back to the morning of and we learn what really happened to Amy Dunne, making us, as the audience, one of only two that really knows what happened on that morning.

          Now, I could lay out the whole story and all the major events that take place in the movie, but I really think that I should avoid that for this one; what's the fun in that anyway? I said earlier that I was grasping for straws through the movie, and that's part of what makes it so great. I think that that is what makes movies so fun; going to see them, drawing your conclusions and connections, and being completely blown away by what is really the truth. So, I'm going to leave it vague in hopes that some of you will see it, at least when it is released from theaters.




          

A Bag of Hammers

          If you only listen to one thing I say, listen to this: watch this movie. Get on your Netflix account or however you watch movies, search "A Bag of Hammers" and watch the movie. At least throw me a bone and watch the trailer here. 

          BUT, before you do anything, (watch the trailer, read on, read about it somewhere else), if you plan on watching this, I'd recommend going into it blind. No spoilers, no summaries, no reviews, no nothin'.

A Bag of Hammers Movie Poster #2. IMDb. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

          Summary: 

          (Highlight the grey text boxes SPOILER with your mouse to see spoilers if you dare)

          The movie opens up with two friends at a funeral. Ben and Alan are their names, boosting cars is their game. Alan has a sister, Melanie, that works as a waitress while she attends school. Aside from taking cars like I do when I play GTA, Ben and Alan also rent out a house. This is worth mentioning because this is how they meet Lynette and Kelsey; a mother (Lynette) and son (Kelsey) that have landed on hard times. Despite her search, Lynette is unable to find a job, and being at the end of her rope, she decides to take her own life. Ben and Alan come across Lynette's body some time later and decide that the best option is to care for Kelsey themselves. They clean the house that the two were staying in and erase any trace of Kelsey, allowing them to move him into their house and care for him. It is revealed later that Ben and Alan both have been on their own for quite some time, but they've always had each other while Kelsey now has no one. Ben and Alan then have to figure out how to take care of Kelsey, and all the problems that come with it.

          In my own opinion, this is an incredible movie. There's quite a lot of comedy and jokes in this movie, which hits my fancy right there, but there's also a serious side to it. 

          And if you've read all this, you're already most of the way there. So just go watch the movie.