Filmz

It's been rare the last few weeks (X-Men Days Of Future Past a couple of weeks ago aside), that I watch a film, now I love films but I just haven't sat down to watch anything and have gone with a TV show instead, so it was a bit out of blue for me the other day to lay in bed and watch two films back to back (courtesey of Netflix).

Firstly, I watched The Big Year, which starred Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin, I have to give it credit for not once making birdwatching (or birding) a joke, I found it a likable comedy but not gut-bustlingly funny, there was a decent supporting cast too including the lovely Rashida Jones.

I followed it up with The Way Way Back, which is a film I actually knew very little about before watching it to be honest, I know it had a bunch of actors I liked in it and was co-written and co-directed by Jim Rash (whose in Community). This was the better overall film of the pair and was cool to see Steve Carell play somebody who is a douche, he's the main character's mother new boyfriend, the mother is played by Toni Collette who played Carell's sister in Little Miss Sunshine. Sam Rockwell shines in this movie. The movie also excelled at not once making a friendship in this film between a teenager lad and a grown man not.

I am going to try and get into watching films again more regularly.