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Central Park (1989)
Mildly interesting doc from a no-talent director
If you're expecting a history of the park, talk of attractions, or even narration of any kind, you'll be disappointed. The talentless director basically just set up his camera at random spots and filmed whatever was happening at the moment. I'm not really disappointed in how incredibly dull it is, so much as how little effort was put into the making of it. In modern times, I could just wander around with a GoPro on my head and get similar--or better--footage, upload it to Youtube and have put as much effort into the project.
On the other hand, if you're feeling nostalgic about late-80s/early-90s NYC, and just want background noise, this would do the trick.
The Interview (2014)
I thought this was supposed to be a comedy...
I know everyone is going to watch this movie due to the controversy around it, and I don't blame you, since that's what I did. The problem is, it's just not a funny movie. It's basically what you get when a couple of creators who aren't inherently funny try to make comedy: garish jokes, 8th-grade humor, boobies, and a bunch of instances of shock humor that are meant to get a reaction. Probably an awesome movie if you're either high, or a 14-year-old, and definitely if you're a high 14-year-old, but not for anyone who enjoys great comedy.
Watch it so you can say you did, but don't expect to be entertained. Really, the best part of this movie's existence is that it upset the real Kim Jong Un, and for that, I have to give it an extra star (it really just deserves 2, and those are only for the production factor, which is quite good).