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Spy is so hilarious and fufilled that it is now one of my favorite films of 2015 so far. I wasn't expecting that and in fact I wasn't planning to watch this movie. I wanted to see Tomorrowland but when I missed the last full show so I checked the reviews of Spy and saw that has such a high rating on rotten tomatoes (currently 96%) that I decided to see it instead. Thankfully I did. Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, and Rose Byrne all portray their well-written characters really well, as do their scene-stealing supporting co-stars Miranda Hart (Nancy) and Peter Serafinowicz (Aldo). There are so many laugh-out-loud moments and awesome action scenes but it also still has a lot of heart. I definitely recommend this movie.
Pitch Perfect 2
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One of two sequels I saw in the last few weeks, Pitch Perfect 2 is funny and entertaining, what with all the incredible a cappella performances. Their main competition - Das Sound Machine - was absolutely awesome and the first time they perform on stage was an absolute wow-moment. I do think that there were too many things going on in the early to middle part of the film that I felt weren't really bring the story forward but things started to come together midway for me and I started to enjoy it a lot more. I do think The first Pitch Perfect was better but this is still worth watching. Don't come in late when you watch this movie because if you miss the first couple of minutes, you will the key event that triggers the entire sequence of events. I also heard there is an end-credits scene which I missed so you may want to stay all the way until the end.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
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I was bound to enjoy this movie because it's a superhero film and I'm a sucker for superhero films. I think I may like this a bit better than the first one, probably because the Marvel films have already established an ongoing storyline so this sequel can be more focused on action and not spend too much time on establishing the characters. That said, Avengers: Age of Ultron does put forward a few new characters that make the overall storytelling of the Marvel movie universe a bit more interesting and it also build more interest in future installments. I'm still not really a fan of the fact that the Avengers movies are Iron Man-centric and there were a couple of twists and turns that I didn't particularly like. Nevertheless, Avengers: Age of Ultron is filled with amazing effects, fast-paced action sequences, and edgy fight scenes that make it a good movie to see.
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