No, I'm just kidding. It wasn't really prepping, it was just a way for me to get out and see three films that I have been wanting to see. Those three films in order of seeing them were This Mean's War, The Vow, and Safe House. Out of the three, This Mean's War and The Vow were my favorites by far with Safe House not too far behind.
This Mean's War stars Tom Hardy, Chris Pine, and Reese Weatherspoon, and the chemistry between all three was really good, more so with Hardy and Pine. If Hollywood was smart they should consider teaming these two up in future comedies. Both Hardy and Pine play CIA agents, whom fall for the same girl. They make a bet where the best man wins, but their ego's soon get in the way, and from there the fun starts. There were more people seeing this film (that's not saying much as all three auditoriums pretty much had scattered seating. This film is more along the lines of a new type of romantic comedy (the film delivered in a big way on the comedy). In my opinion, this film will appeal equally to the guys and girls, and next to the Vow, makes a pretty good date night movie.
Next up was the movie I had been looking forward to ever since I saw the trailer, and that was The Vow. Normally this movie is one you take a girl to go see, but seeing as how I like these type of flicks, and I don't have a girlfriend, I still decided to see it. Plus, not to mention, I actually do like Channing Tatum and more so Rachel McAdams. The premise of the movie is pretty straight forward. Leo (Tatum) and Paige (McAdams) are in a car crash, and Paige gets the worst of the car accident, and the result is a loss of her memory. The film then centers around Paige's efforts to regain her memory, and ultimately the journey they both take to rediscover their love for one another. I have to say this movie did not disappoint me, and I really enjoyed it.
Last, but not least was the action/thriller Safe House starring Denzel Washington (my favorite actor) and Ryan Reynolds (one of my favorite actors). For what the film was, I have to say it was really good (outside the extremely predicable who the bad guy is in the film). Actually it was so predictable, the writers didn't really put much effort into the guessing game to try and get you to think otherwise. It was too obvious. Having said that, Washington and Reynolds put forth really good performances (granted not performances that would win awards, but good nonetheless).
My recommendation is see The Vow and This Mean's War (in any order) first, and see Safe House last. If your not a fan of movies like The Vow, then go with This Mean's War. You really can't go wrong with any of the three movies.
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