| MOVIES - JANUARY 2018 PART 1 |

HAPPY DEATH DAY

SYNOPSIS: A college student repeats the day of her birthday where she gets murdered.
RATING: 8.3/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

I honestly thought at first that I wouldn't enjoy this. I don't really like senseless deaths of characters in a movie but this one was really fun to watch. You would feel bad for Tree and you would grow to care for her. I love how things turned out and how she discovered the truth. I really liked the twist they added. Carter was a wonderful person and I found Jessica Rothe really pretty.

PS: The baby mask was really scary.
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• I felt really bad for Tree after she killed the serial killer and then the day just started all over again. I really didn't expect it to be her roommate because she was kind of nice in the beginning. Giving Tree the cupcake. I had no idea she had an ulterior motive.
• I really loved Carter. I loved his chemistry between Tree and the way he took care of her. I'm glad that they got together in the end though he was terrible when he played the prank on her the next day.
• I felt like the doctor/teacher was really creepy. I really thought at some point that he was the serial killer.
• I love how Tree used some of her lives to mess with other people, help other people and change her personal style. It was fun up until she realized getting killed took a toll on her body. 

HOME AGAIN

SYNOPSIS: Three guys move in the home of a mother with her two children. 
RATING: 7.5/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

The story is somewhat really weird but the cast made it work. Inviting three strangers to live with you is creepy and dangerous. However, if you don't overthink it, the movie was quite fun. I like Alice and I like how she managed her life. The three guys were also wonderful and helpful towards her and I love the bond that they created. I love each of the personality of the guys. They were also able to bond with Alice's children which was amazing. I was shocked to see Nat Wolff here and Pico Alexander was so handsome. I was also shocked to see Michael Sheen. 

• It's funny that Teddy punched Austen because he was worried for Alice but it was devastating that she told them to leave because of it.
• I felt sad for Harry after Alice stopped what they were doing because he didn't appear at her event.
• It was creepy that Austen just suddenly appeared again and it doesn't seem like he really wanted to get back together with her. He just wanted to be with them because he was comfortable there. 

TAKING LIVES

SYNOPSIS: Cops try to catch a serial killer with the help of a FBI profiler. 
RATING: 10/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

I have watched this before but I still cannot emphasize how much I love this movie. The story was very intriguing and very gruesome. This is one of the movies that has an amazing twist in the ending. It was just so awesome to watch. I love how the story panned out. Plus, Angelina Jolie was very pretty here. 

• I was really shocked when it was revealed that it was Costa who was the serial killer especially after he just had sex with Illeana the night before. Her whole world was shattered by that revelation especially because she really liked him. She couldn't believe how wrong she was. Ethan Hawke was amazing in his performance as the deranged Costa. 
• The scene where Costa beheaded his mother was so brutal. It was so gruesome.
• I was screaming in the ending part where Costa found the pregnant Illeana. Especially after he stabbed her in the belly. I was really devastated at that point. I really thought he wouldn't hurt his children. I was glad when it was revealed that she wasn't pregnant at all but she was just pretending to catch him.

ROCKETMAN

SYNOPSIS: A spacecraft designer was given the chance to join a team of astronauts going to Mars.
RATING: 9.5/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

My boyfriend made me watch this and I really loved it. Even though it is an old movie, this is the first time that I watched it. It was so fun. Fred's quirkiness made me laugh out loud so many times. He was obnoxious at times but he was also endearing. I enjoyed how ignorant he was to what he was doing and he just wanted to be himself. He was weird in a fun way and I loved seeing him fulfill his dreams.

• The Mars thing wasn't focused so much but Fred's action especially in the first part was very entertaining to watch. He was what made the movie really enjoyable.
• I love the bond he created with his fellow astronauts. Especially with the monkey. He was willing to share his oxygen as long as the monkey live.
• I love that he ended up with Julie. They were cute together.