Markellus Ragans (markellus)
Alderaan
Markellus' Recent Reviews
Marvel's The Avengers
PG-13
Amazingly well crafted super hero epic. I honestly didn't know if all the other Marvel movies would actually amount to a successful finish, but they did. This is easily the most accomplished of all past Marvel movies, combining action, suspense, and some great humor into the perfect summer popcorn movie. Pulling all these separate threads together to make a cohesive and fun adventure seemed like an impossible task, but Joss Whedon pulled it off. Everyone gets their chance to shine separate and together. It's simply awesome.
The Raid: Redemption
R
Is there such thing as too much action in a movie? We may never know, but "The Raid" will push that boundary for you. It is full of amazing action scenes, but they do tend to go on a little too long. Seeing a bad guy getting kicked in the face 20 times is cool, after the 50th time, it gets a little dragged out. Other than that, it's full on action with some surprising character development thrown in.
Markellus' Favorite Movies
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
PG
This the one that started it all. If my parents hadn't taken me to see this, I would probably be a totally different person. And not for the better.
Serenity
PG-13
Thank goodness there's someone out there who understands how to make GOOD adventure movies! I think of what Whedon had to accomplish by making a movie that was a sequel to the t.v. show, that would get new people up to speed, and somehow be entertaining to everyone. The fact that he was able to pull it off makes this movie a miracle in more ways than one. Awesome.
