Watched: Kingsman: The Secret Service

Matthew Vaughn directs fun action movies, yes/yes? This one, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Stardust... not to mention a few other gems that he's produced. The guy knows his way around an action romp and I enjoy that this one so thoroughly celebrates its Britishness (although could I do without the only minorities in the film being the two non-British antagonists? Yes probably). The plot is not some labyrinthine beast nor is it a mind-numbingly dumb insult to the viewers. It's enough to justify the forward movement of the movie which is about as much as I would ask of a movie like this, that so confidently knows what it is and where its place in the hierarchy of movies is. I've seen in a few times now and it holds up (although I suspect its references to celebrities kidnapped and imprisoned may not).

Watched: The Hateful Eight

I liked the slow build-up and establishment of all the characters. I liked the cinematography (I mean how could I not?) I liked the performances. I even liked most of the writing even though I feel like Tarantino has been treading this "it's supposed to be kind of hokey or staid because it's an homage to exploitation film" sort of thing for a few movies now. All that being said, and even with the dramatic reveals/twists that come later in the story, I don't think I'll be re-watching this one.

Watched: Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Silly escapist fun, at least for me. I don't know that I laughed out loud all the much, maybe once or twice, but I still enjoyed this. Especially the end credit sequence.