two by two for the a*list to finish april

 

That's partly due to the AMC 11 not having enough new movies.

Wait, let me amend that statement.

It isn't that they had no new films, but most were horror movies.

Nope!

If only they had been more like that one, I would have gone.

As for the two movies in my A*List this week, those are shown above.

"Michael" was about the King of Pop, and follows him from his childhood days as part of the Jackson 5 up through his heydays in the 1980's.

He would have been in his 20's then, just like me.

This year, he would have been 68 years old, just like me.

However, he died in June of 2009, two months before his 51st birthday.

I admit to liking the latter half of the movie more so than the first half.

I'd liked watching the family performing on TV in the film, as it brought back memories of watching those same exact scenes when I was a kid, too.

However, the music from the 1980's was fabulous, made even more so by the actor portraying him.

That was his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson.

I thought it was nice to have someone related to MJ playing that role.

As for "Over Your Dead Body", I saw that purely because of Jason Segel.

I had always liked him in "How I Met Your Mother", but I started outright loving him after "Forgetting Sarah Marshall".

What deadpan comedic chops he has!!

The movie has a couple who've gone to a cabin in the woods as a vacation, though their real intent is to kill each other.

That goes out the window when three murderous fugitives go after them and the couple end up defending each other against the outsiders.

Really has a lot of laughs mixed in with the action!

Both were seen on Tina Tuesday as a double header.

The week before, I only saw two movies with my A*List, and those were also as a double feature for that Tina Tuesday.

No, I don't have a photo for that, as I somehow forgot to take one.

The first of that duo was "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie".

That featured Mario and Luigi venturing into outer space with Princess Peach to rescue Princess Rosalina.

As far as I know, the two women are not related and rule in different areas in the video game world.

It was entertaining, but would I ever see it again, on purpose?

Nope.

However, I did see another movie set in outer space, and it was my second time viewing it.

"Project Hail Mary" was absolutely as attention-grabbing as it had been the first time a couple of weeks ago.

At 45 years old, Ryan Gosling is at the right age to portray an intelligent science teacher who is well aware of his own limitations and willing to learn from others, and that would include the Eridian on the spaceship that comes across his path.

Both of them are sole survivors of the long trip sent to find a cure for the astrophage that is threatening their worlds.

I do wonder one thing: is the fact that the initials of his character's name are the same as the actor's name meant as an inside joke?

'Ryland Grace', Ryan Gosling... see what I mean?

Being that Gosling put a lot of his own money into bringing this film to life, I'm inclined to believe that is a nod toward humor.

Very nice!

Now, I'm going to watch some "R.J. Decker", which has a bit of humor, too.

Plus, I like its lead actor, Scott Speedman!

He happens to be 50 years old, which no doubt helps that attraction...

just sayin'. 

Later!