The Dark Knight Rises

ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE

This was a tough one because 1) the movie was at 8pm, 2) the movie is nearly 2:45 hrs long, and 3) I had a glass of wine before the movie.  Except for a couple of very short 1-minute long "eye closures," I was awake for 99% of the movie.  Anyhow, 15 minutes into the movie, and a couple of things immediately popped up in my head - 1) why does Bane sound like a 70 year old British man and 2) I love the Catwoman role, but I don't know if Anne Hathaway was right for the role.  I love Anne, but she's too young for the part.  I would have liked to have seen an older actress (someone like Kate Beckinsale) play the role.  And my only gripe in the movie was how no one died when they were shot at.  It's like c'mon, if you're running 200 yards into a firing squad, more than 5 people out of 1,000 had to have been hit by a bullet.  Besides that, one of the top classic action movies of all time.

The Amazing Spider-Man 3D

Status - STAYED AWAKE

Remind me to be 30 minutes late to the next Spiderman "reboot."  Why?  Because it's the same first 30 minutes every time - wimpy Peter Parker getting picked on at school, goes on a field trip, gets bit by a radioactive spider, and then learning his newfound skills.  Seriously, I'm tired of the same 30 minutes over and over.  Other than that, I thought this version was just eye-candy.  I think the 3D did add to the enjoyment of the movie because if it wasn't for the 3D, I most likely would have fallen asleep.  And I think Emma Stone's stock didn't necessarily fall or rise with this movie (just like Kirsten Dunst's stock didn't necessarily rise or fall with Mary Jane).  All in all, I think I liked the other Spiderman series better (more meat; less eye-candy.)

21 Jump Street

I remember the first part of the movie being actually funny, but then Channing Tatum started to get annoying and then I dozed off.  Highly recommend the first 15 minutes.  You can sleep after that.