Well, this month has been pretty nuts, to say the least. on the first day of September I was on vacation in Disneyland, and today I’m dealing with a poorly toddler and working out how to deal with the fact my office is moving in December. Oh life, how you love to throw curveballs at me. Did I mention that said toddler is going to be TWO this month? I cannot even.
Amongst all the fun, jetlag, illnesses and stress I still managed to watch a few movies. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found movies to be a good escape from the real world, even just for a couple of hours. I’m glad my movie mojo is back though because there are so many October releases I’m looking forward to!
First, the movies I watched but never got around to reviewing properly…
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
Okay, this was actually a rewatch, and I already did a full review back in July, but I needed to see Adam Driver in that smart car again and let me tell you, he didn’t disappoint. Still love that song, too.
Plus One (2019)
I saw the poster on Netflix when I was having one of those ‘ugh, don’t know what to watch’ nights and genuinely thought it was Joel McHale. I realised very quickly that it wasn’t (I also thought Dax Shepard and Sam Rockwell were the same person for years) but I was in the mood for a romcom so I stuck it out. It’s your average, boy and girl who are only friends go to loads of weddings together and fall in love kind of movie. Nothing to go crazy about, but an enjoyable watch nontheless.
Late Night (2019)
Despite the lukewarm reviews I was gutted to miss this in the cinemas. Emma Thompson seems to pop up in cameos in everything lately and she’s always the best part of whatever she’s in. She obviously has a bigger role in Late Night and is still the best part of the movie, but it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. I’m all for political jokes but they got old really fast, and this movie isn’t going to age well.
The Drop (2014)
What can I say? It’s a movie in which a scruffy Tom Hardy rescues an injured dog, adopts him and kicks the ass of anyone who dares to threaten said dog. If that’s not enough for you then ugh, there’s just no pleasing you!
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Yes, I was in a VERY odd mood the other night. Jim Carrey movies were my goto in my teens and yet I don’t know how I avoided Ace Ventura for so long! I loved it, it cheered me right up and I can tick another Carrey movie off my list. It makes for a funny watch in 2019 though, there’s no way a script like this would be greenlighted in this day!
And then, just in case you missed any, these are the movies I watched in September that I did write a full review for:
The Aftermath (2019)
It: Chapter Two (2019)
Downton Abbey (2019)
The Perfection (2018)
Ad Astra (2019)
Ready or Not (2019)
“Dax Shepard and Sam Rockwell” I still cannot believe you mixed them up lol The Drop is practically Hardy Porn of adorable 🙂 and Ace Ventura is hilarious
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I can literally still feel the shame when you called me out and I realised…the days of confusion afterwards!
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There’s no such thing as too much Adam. We’re so blessed this fall with what he has coming out. lol
I liked Late Night too. Not perfect, but I’d watch it again.
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So much Adam to come before Christmas! I’m so hoping we get to see him at the awards early next year, too 😀
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Ace Ventura is a film I grew up on as it also had a rare sequel that I thought was funnier than the first.
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Oh now that’s promising! I definitely want to see more of Ace 🙂
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The Drop sounds a little like John Wick–is it?
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It’s more of a quiet, mob/gang related movie than John Wick, but there should definitely be a genre of movies centred around men who would kill for their dogs!
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Especially if either Keanu or Tom are in them!
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I would watch anything with Tom Hardy. Especially a scruffy one. I still haven’t seen Late Night but I’ve cooled off of wanting to, which makes me sad. I love Emma.
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I did the same thing with Late Night. I was hyped, ended up missing it in the cinema, and only watched it in the end because I felt like I had nothing better to do 😦
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I finally saw The Dead Don’t Die which I found hilarious. Also, I went to the cinema yesterday to watch Downton Abbey. Man, I really was not the intended demographic for that: it was just me, an elderly couple and four elderly ladies…
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Yessss! I’m so glad you liked The Dead Don’t Die. It’s hella weird, but deserves more love.
And haha, I feel for you. Me and my friend were the youngest audience members by at least 30 years!
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Awesome rundown! I really need to see The Dead Don’t Die and Late Night, though I’m disappointed to hear that LN is not that good. You’re totally right about Ace Ventura – it’s hilarious but its script would never get greenlighted it.
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Thanks Katy! Late Night is still definietly worth a watch, for the leading ladies alone, but it just didn’t make me laugh as much as I’d hoped. The Dead Don’t Die is BRILLIANT but absolutely not everyone’s cup of tea!
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Cool month for you! I had high hopes for Late Night, Emma Thompson is great and I love Mindy Kalling’s style. Sad to hear it doesn’t live up to the expectation. I might catch it on VOD at some point.
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I think if you’re a fan of both leading ladies you’ll still find a lot to enjoy, but it wasn’t the non-stop laughathon I was hoping it would be!
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