Monthly Movie Madness: August 2014

I really need to get to the multiplex more this month. As of this writing I have seen exactly 0 movies from my July list... But there's still time. On to August's flicks which is full of Comic Book adaptations.

5. The Expendables 3: Yeah, yeah I know, these movies are pretty much the most redundant things that have come out in the last couple years but really when you get down to it, The Expendables doesn't take itself too seriously, so just grab your popcorn and shut your brain off for 1.5 hours... Okay?

Synopsis: In THE EXPENDABLES 3, Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet

4. Let's Be Cops: Okay so in the grand scheme of things, Let's Be Cops has a better chance at being a stinker then being an honest to goodness "good comedy" that being said there are a lot of elements that lead me to take a chance on it hoping for the later. Firstly anyone who has seen the TV show New Girl knows our two leads Damon Wayans Jr and Jake M. Johnson have tremendous chemistry. It's also directed by Luke Greenfield who brought to life the hilarious Role Models. I'm not saying rush out and see this movie but I think we'll be pleasantly surprised when reviews and word of mouth starts to spread.

Synopsis: It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighbourhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: (Bashing Michael Bay Comment) Good! Now that we got that out of the way, this is still the Teenage Mutant Ninja Frickin' Turtles we're talking about here, even if we get given the Godfather III here we're still gonna smile reminiscing about the good ol' times.

Synopsis: The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O'Neil (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan. Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Characters Created by PETER LAIRD and KEVIN EASTMAN with a Screenplay by JOSH APPELBAUM & ANDRÉ NEMEC and EVAN DAUGHERTY, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is produced by MICHAEL BAY (director and executive producer of the blockbuster Transformers franchise), Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Galen Walker, Scott Mednick and Ian Bryce, and directed by JONATHAN LIEBESMAN (Wrath of the Titans).

2. Guardians Of The Galaxy: The reviews are amazing, the word of mouth is amazing, the visuals look amazing and the cast seems to be firing on all cylinders, this could be the best original MCU movie yet.

Synopsis: From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team-the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits-Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

1. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For: Completing our Comic Book Trifecta is the sequel to Sin City, coming an unbelievable 9 years later, however like a fine wine Sin City gets better with age and A Dame To Kill For returns some important cast members along with some great newcomers that can result in the sleeper hit of the summer, well maybe Maleficent has that wrapped up, but still!

Synopsis: Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller's visually stunning "Sin City" graphic novels back to the screen in SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. Weaving together two of Miller's classic stories with new tales, the town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR is the follow up to Rodriguez and Miller's 2005 groundbreaking film, FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY.