Everest

LOGAN ***
"Everest" does not push any new boundaries when it comes to these types of survival thrillers.  The story starts out pretty slow and the pacing is not very balanced.  One moment the characters are in a village in Nepal talking about how they're going to climb the mountain, then literally the very next scene, they'll be halfway to the top.  Suffice it to say, nothing really happens in the movie until they actually reach the top.  Before that, the emotional moments are very quick and feel unimportant to the story.  However, when disaster does strike on the mountain the movie really picks up and becomes pretty exciting.  With intense and memorable music, impressive visual effects and high tension in the second half, I would recommend watching this movie.  Bear with the first half, it pays off in the end.  Overall, it's a good movie.

Shaun the Sheep Movie

CHASE ***
"Shaun the Sheep Movie" is one of the simplest movies you'll ever see, but that simplicity really works to its advantage.  Created by the same guys who made "Wallace and Gromit," "Shaun the Sheep Movie" is a new claymation movie based on the hit TV show in Britain by the same name.  The story is about the farm sheep and the dog Bitzer, led by Shaun the Sheep, who are trying to find their owner who is lost in the big city.  One important thing to know going in to the movie is that none of the characters have any dialogue whatsoever, including the human characters, who can only communicate through mumbling.  But because of the way that they are able to express their emotions, this really works well and ends up contributing to the film's charm.  As you might expect from Aardman Animations, this is a really funny movie with some really clever gags and physical humor throughout.  With that said, this is not a film that's going to break any new ground, as it's supposed to be a really simple movie.  It's not great by any means, but it didn't need to be as it has a lot of charm that carries the whole movie.  This is a movie that a lot of people can really enjoy.  "Shaun the Sheep Movie" is a lot of fun.

BRYCE **1/2
LANDON *** 
LOGAN ***

BANGERANG SCORE: ***

Terminator Genisys

CHASE **
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the veteran Terminator as we have our fifth installment in the franchise: Terminator Genysis.  The first two movies were really good as they were influential to action and sci-fi movies.  This movie, however, is nowhere near as good as the first two.  The story in this movie is extremely confusing to the point where I wonder if the screenwriters have any idea what's going on.  Not only is the plot super convoluted as the story goes on, but it's not really that interesting.  The characters doesn't really do a whole lot for me, even though I know that the actors are trying their best.  The best parts of the movie is that Arnold Schwarzenegger is entertaining as the aged Terminator and some of the action scenes are actually well handled and nice to look at.  But it's own script and story doesn't really help it a whole lot and it comes off as just uninspiring.  While not the worst movie, it could've been a whole lot more.  This is definitely a skip.