OWN IT! March 25th, 2014

March 25, 2014 0 By Sean Skywalker

Wolves, dinosaurs and babies, Oh my! Which of these great movies will you be adding to your shelf this week?

The Wolf of Wall Street

Genre: Drama
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Director: Martin Scorsese

Nominated for multiple Oscars, including Best Actor (Leo DiCaprio) and Best Picture.

Based on a true story by former Wall Street securities broker Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street focuses on Belfort’s life and his involvement in securities fraud at the end of the twentieth century; crimes for which he was eventually prosecuted. It gives an inside look into the modern banking world, and the shady practices that helped cause a global financial crisis in 2008. Belfort also discusses how the mob tried to gain influence in the banking business. Belfort is eventually hunted down by police and sentenced to prison for the securities fraud he committed, and is ordered to pay back many of the people he defrauded.

Delivery Man

Genre: Comedy
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smudlers
Director: Ken Scott

David is an aging slacker and underachiever with basically nothing going for him. His ordinary life gets turned upside-down one day, however, when he discovers that he is the biological father of 533 children through sperm that he anonymously donated to the local fertility bank over twenty years ago. Now, 142 of these children have come forward to file a lawsuit to learn their fathers true identity. David, who owes money to the mob and has a pregnant girlfriend that hates him, now must make the decision about whether or not to reveal his identity to these biological children of his. As he begins to consider letting the truth come out, David will realize that sometimes the very best fathers are the ones that may initially seem unfit to be parents. And as he struggles with this choice, he will begin a journey that will lead him to discover his true self and the father he could become.

Walking With Dinosaurs 3D

Genre: Animation, Family
Starring: Charile Rowe, Karl Urban, Angourie Rice
Directors: Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale

For ages untold, people have wondered exactly how it was like when the dinosaurs existed, as well as what it would be like to live and walk with them. Now the ultimate experience is available for those who wish to witness this, but in a way that gives people a realistic perspective living in a time millions of years ago. Not only are people able to witness the ways that dinosaurs lived, moved, and ate, but also to see different types of dinosaurs who may have started out as the underdogs, but ended up being some of the most feared, renowned, and respected creatures in history. The world of dinosaurs was a terrifying and awe inspiring place, and now people are able to witness it in a never before imagined way by following the life of a young dinosaur as he lives out his life in a world so different from our own. His experience through a dangerous world allows people to see the trails he faced, the dangers that were normal for him, and his eventual success. However, many twists and turns, as well as dangers and traps lay in wait for him if he is to achieve his goals.