Sausage Party -- 2/10
Significant amounts of weed must have been involved in this movie's creation...even by the financing people. I feel like everything in the script involved somebody going, "Dude, wouldn't it be funny if a [insert random food item] did...", taking a deep puff, then going with the first stray thought that popped into their head. Mix in some mostly failed attempts to tackle bigger themes like group think and self delusion. It ends up being 90 mins of middle school humor built around easy, tired stereotypes and lame food-related puns.
Dead Snow -- 6/10
Dead Snow 2 -- 7/10
Fun, silly, very gruesome Norwegian movies with some fast undead *****. First one is a little film schoolish but has some surprises. Follow up takes it to another level. Frequently would think, "nah they're not going to go th...ooookaaay they really went there." Some Evil Dead vibes (though Raimi is better).
Magnus -- 5/10
Pretty watchable doc about chess prodigy and grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Looks like he just rolled out of bed most of the time.
The Impossible -- 8/10
Thought it would be standard Roland Emmerich-level disaster movie fare. Aims much higher and often hits. Amazed the visual effects went without acclaim. Not even an Academy nom. The 'behind the scenes' on youtube is worth watching.
