X-Men: First Class (2011)

Now I'm going to be the first to say that I went
to see all 4 previous "X-Men" films
I remember going to see the very first "X-Men"
opening night in 2000 and I have seen
all of them since and I have enjoyed each and everyone.

I don't have any complaints about them at all.
They were very good and I'll always
think they were good. I have also enjoy
the X-Men for many years in every media
be it comics, animation, video games or the movies.

I would have to say I was kind of concerned
about this whole "First Class" thing at the very start and whated to see how it
played out. After viewing the movie I would have to say those doubts were
greatly unfounded. This movie is excilent.

It is a Origin story of how "the X-Men" came to be. It starts off brilliantly with the
scene in the concentration camp much like the first did. There was alot of talk about
giving Magneto his own film, but I thought that would be unwarranted being this servers
the purpose. I like How they followed both Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto and Charles Xavier
separately right up until they met becasue both of them had there own story and unique
perspective on life and the people around them.

Also you get to see pretty much everything, The from the creation of Cerebro
to the blackbird, to How Magneto gets his helmet, to How the characters get
their superhero/villain names, why Mystique sides with Magneto, to the accident
that cripples Charles and the mistake Hank McCoy makes that turns him into "The Beast"

The movie covers so much ground but it doesn't seem to move fast it doesn't rush
things, this move gives everything it wants to say and do time to say it and do it.
also this film is not only a superhero film but some what of a period piece
being that it takes place in the 1960's (when the first issue of The Uncanny X-Men came out)
and uses the back drop of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a back drop to help propel the story.

But at its core this movie was a story about two friends of different points of view
and what they built together and the events that would that would break this friendship
and set off one of the greatest feuds and rivalries in all of comic book history...

Now with that said I would like to say this film was truly amazing the script
was impressive all the characters were pretty much as you see them in the books
the writing was amazing just the conversations of Erik and Charles were making me
smile so much. there was great dialog in this at times it can be very funny,
as they hint about what the future will hold. Also some very humorous scenes
such as the appearance of Wolverine.
I was kind of leery about him being in it, but then again my fears were put
to rest and the scene was very funny. I would have to say it was akin to the appearance
of Arnold in The Expendable. This is long before his appearance in X-Men and he is still
suffering the effect of loosing his memory at the end of "Origins" you just seem him of a
minute and he has one line and its funny.

Alone with the excellent writing was the excellent acting.. I loved everyone in their
part especially James McAvoy as Charles Xavier and more importantly
Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto. This guy was Magneto he owned
that part as a young Erik Lehnsherr and just exuded power and evil when he finally
embraced it. I thought he did an amazing job as one of the most Baddest
Bad Guys of all time.

Also lets not forget Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw. I have to mention him to be part of the
6 degrees of Kevin bacon, LOL! Now he was a good villain in this but then again
he is good in pretty much everything and was excellent in setting up the man
that would be come Magneto.

The Visual effects were of course spectacular, they refined Mystique's transformation.
and the "Teleporting" effect As well as I thought Emma Frost's Diamond form was very cool. I thought the Beast make-up was very well done, as well as things like Banshee's scream and Darwin's "survival skills"
I was just amazingly impressed with this whole movie from the costume design, to sets
to the comic and fan references like The hellfire club. I can't say anything bad about
it at all. This is one of the best movies this year.

The Roommate (2011)

Well I remember seeing the ads for this and
thinking it would probably be similar to films
like "Single White Female"
which I wasn't wrong.

Your basic story revolves around a girl named Sarah
(or Sara if you prefer) who is from a somewhat small
town who came to The University of LA to study
fashion design. She rooms up with a girl who at the
start seem a little be eccentric at first by the name
of Rebecca the two become friends but
as the story unfolds Rebecca becomes a little
bit more unhinged..

you can tell first off that this is going to be a slow
decent down when Rebecca is not very social and feels
possessive of Sarah when others are around.
and you can tell she is pretty crazy when she does her first
crazy thing by do the thing with the ear rings and not even flinching.

While Sarah is out doing the college things new life and new friends
Rebecca becomes more and more obsessed and stalkerish.
She even starts to eliminate and attack those who would
threaten her and Sarah's relationship.

Attacking the girl in the shower and the Teacher as well
and disposing of the poor little kitten! what was done
to the kitten wasn't the nicest thing.

You can tell Rebecca has gone completely nuts when she takes
out the knife and cuts her stomach with it after beating
herself up. In the end it has a classic ending the 2 girls
fight it out and one looses.

all in all the movie wasn't even scary. it did get slightly creepy
after Sarah finds out that Rebecca is not the greatestt person in
the world. the movie does use familiar things so it wasn't
very new if you see it all before. I can see some direct to
video sequels in this movies future.

two thing I notice though was Sarah's boyfriend Stephen
reminded me of Ryan Reynolds and that they actually used
Wikipedia in this and not something made up like "Infoshare"
like a lot of movies do. anyway this movie was ok but like I said
it was seen all before.

All Star Superman (2011)

Doomed Planet...
Desperate Scientists...
Last Hope...
Kindly couple..
SUPERMAN!

Sadly I have to say I didn't get to read the
actual books when they came out I would
have liked to. I heard they were really good
I'll have to at some point.

The books acording to Wikipedia:
All-Star Superman is a twelve-issue comic book
series featuring Superman that ran from
November 2005 to October 2008. The series was written by Grant Morrison,
drawn by Frank Quitely, digitally inked by Jamie Grant and published by
DC Comics. DC claimed that this series would "strip down the Man of Steel
to his timeless, essential elements".[1]

The series was the second to be launched in 2005 under DC's All-Star imprint,
the first being All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder. These series are
attempts by DC to allow major comics creators a chance to tell stories
showcasing these characters without being restricted by DC Universe continuity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Star_Superman

The basic story behind All Star Superman
Is Lex Luthor in his never ending conflict to best
the Man of Steel strikes not at Superman himself but
at the source of his powers..the Sun. Causing Superman to be poisoned by solar radiation.
As he is slowly dying Superman decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams, while at the same
time saving the Earth from various threats and with his remaining strength stop
Lex Luthor once and for all.

I would have to say with this New DC Universe Animated movie they seem to be getting
better and better. Being that I didn't have the chance to to read the books I felt the story
was kind of loose but still very good. I can't say I have any real complaints.
It has a very nice opening scene and I didn't think it had alot of music
when it did it was very subtle.

I would have to say that i like all the little fan moments in this it was truely
saturated with them, including a glimps of the Superman form the DC
story "DC 1 Million" which I'm apparently told this and the One Million
story are linked.

I also liked the Character designs and the animation was very well done
as well as the voice acting it for some reason made the characters
seem like they truly shared the same space.
I also like the depictions of both Luthor and Superman in this
it was a great version of Luthor he was in my opinion one of the best
renditions of the character I think I have seen. Also Superman
didn't come off a god like but he seemed more realistic more human
which was very nice.

There was some excellent action and I thought there were some
humorous moments as well like Jimmy's Cross dressing and Lois's
freak out at the Fortress of Solitude.

I would have to say this was one of the best so far the only
sad thing about it is it didn't some with a DC Animated Short
I wonder what happened there?

THOR (2011)

"Whosoever Holds This Hammer,
If He Be Worthy, Shall Possess
The Power Of THOR"

I honestly never thought I would ever see a
movie baised on Thor.
Nor did I thought I would see one so
excilently crasted and amazingly done.

Personally this film was for a lack of
a better term amazing! I can't say I'm the
biggest Thor fan, but I have read my fair
share of Thor comics and stories and true
I have always enjoyed the character.
He has always been and fun and interesting
character to read or watch (Mostly in animated form) and
I have to say that this movie does so much justice to the
character it was unbelivable.

They did everthing that Thor should do. I loved the look
of Asguard complete with Rainbow brige. All the characters
looked like they were pretty much ripped from the comic pages.

I was kind of concerned about the Helmets, being alot of the
production pictures you seen Loki and Thor weren't wearing them
but you see Thor in his and of course Loki wearing his with the horns
so that made me very happy that they didn't neglect that part of the
costumes. I know it is a very minor thing but you have to please
the fan like me and we do enjoy the minor little things.

As I said they looked like their characters, when I think of Thor
what I picture was up on the screen. Same with all the other
characters I think this was due to the brilliant casting.
Anthony Hopkins was very good as Odin as was Natalie Portman
as Jane Foster she was pretty wonderful in this part.

I would have to say I did like her interaction and
chemistry with Chris Hemsworth's Thor who also did
a very impressive job as his character. I can't really picture
anyone else that character now, He truely nailed it.
but as I was saying about the couples interaction
it was loose, flirty and fun.

Speaking of fun, This film for an action movie had plenty
of humor there were some good laughs especially when Thor
arrives on Midgard (Earth) some of the jokes had me laughing
many of them are "fish out of water" things as Thor adjusts
to live on Earth. There is also a couple of running
gags as well as the dry humor that is brought with
the character of Agent Coulson (played by Clark Gregg)

Now like i said this was an action movie and there
was plenty of it. The fights on Earth when Thor tries
to reclaim the Hammer ( Mjölnir) were excilent and the
the battles when he was fully powered were spectlar!
and I didn't expect anything less. Also the amazing
superheroics were aided alot by the impressive
Visual Effects.

When the Hammer was used or thrown
it moved and reacted just how I imagened it would
and just how it is done in the comics.
The Frost Giants both effects wise and make-up
were very cool and very well done as was the
mechnical monster "The Destroyer"

I can't say enough good things about this movie
I compleatly loved it, every second of it!
I this is what we have in store for the rest of the
Marvel films then I can't wait!

Also stay tuned after the credits for and
extra scene!

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Once again we hit the high seas with the world's
greatest pirate Captain Jack Sparrow! on his
next and some what solo adventure.

But will this new and 4th installment of the
once powerful franchise sail claim waters
or be a total shipwreck?

Personally I thought is was a very well done
film and you get what you pay for that is
Johnny Depp being all weird and odd as the
lovable and death defying Captain Jack.

The movie starts as usual with Jack in a
bit of a scrape in which he get out of with his signature style.
and he is off on his quest to find the Fountain of Youth which he started
at the end of the 3rd film.

Now you can tell that there is a laps in time in this film between the
two films (the 3rd and 4th) Personally I know there would be a 4th it
was just a matter of when. They don't say how much time has passed
but I think it is a realistic amount between the two films.
it has been 4 years since the end of the 3rd film so I would
think it would be about that story wise as well.

Also back again are some of the original cast like the loyal Mr. Gibbs
and Jack's rival Barbossa and also another appearance by
Keith Richards as Jack father Captain Teague.
I don't think they could have one of these movies with out some
of these characters. And as for the inclusion of the most famous
pirate of all not including Jack is Black Beard as the main villain
I didn't find he was as cool or as interesting as Davey Jones
but he was an excellent villain, ruthless and pure evil but
with a certain flair which made him very likeable and
enjoyable as a character.

Now as for the story I have no real complaints. It was
a quest to the ends of the earth and a race against time that's
what makes these movies good. there is always movement
always something new and something to see.

I would also have to say the scenery was impressive
plenty of sweeping and location shots. These movies are always
good for this like that as well as production design.
The writing was good as well and there were plenty
of nice tongue in cheek jokes in there that will give you
a chuckle or a laugh.

The music was the same as the others although there was
ar times a bit of a difference in it though.
and finally I have to say the stunts where of course
impressive to say the least but that is a given with this series.
You are eager to see what crazy thing/escape or daring do
jack will pull off next.

Effects wise it wasn't over the top like the previous films
The effects were I thought all were very subtle and somewhat
more realistic. There were not giant women made out of crabs,
maelstroms, skeleton crews or beards made out of tentacles.
But there were some very nice visual effects. I thought the Mermaids
were very well done and looked amazing. The whole "Mermaid battle"
was both a bit frighting and awesome at the same time.
They truly impressively done.
I also thought the Death of Black Beard and his "skeletonizing"
reminded me of the face melting in Raiders of the lost Ark
but is was very cool. Although I did expect more from the
Zombies, but they looked pretty good either way.

I must say I did like this movie and true I did miss Will's seriousness
playing of Jack's craziness but it was ok and I enjoyed it anyway
Now if you felt burned by the 3rd but still loved the series give this
a watch it is more a kin to the first with plenty of silliness and fun.

Also there is another bit of wackiness after the credits with
Jack and Gibbs.

Fast Five (2011)

The Engines race and its pedtal to the metal
in the 5th installment of the wildly popular
and sucessful Fast and the Furious Franchise!

Picking up where the fourth left off
(The movie actually starts at the ending
of the fourth as you see the out come of
the 4th again) and then we get sent to
beautiful Rio where we find people have
moved on, Have new lives but a job brings
everyone back together.

The whole train sequence was very cool
this series still manages to pull off the most crazy stunts and make it
all look so easy. I have to wonder if Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel)
is a descendent of Captain Jack Sparrow (LOL!)
But after the train job goes not as planed and the team comes under fire
from a vicious crime lord while also being blamed for crimes they didn't
commit they have to out run and out smart a special forces leader
(played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) who has been brought in
to take down Vin Diesel and Paul Walker's characters once and for all.

With a race against time to take down the crime lord and take everything
he has while at the same time out maneuver The Rock.
Do Dominic (Diesel) and his team have enough horse power? or are
they going to be left with their wheels spinning when this final job
goes from Mission Impossible to Mission Freaking Insanity?

Personally I loved this movie I thought it was fast, fun and exciting.
this is how you make the "Fast" movies work by going back to what made
the original so good. The main cast with some new faces along the way.

have plenty of action the fight scenes were pretty amazing especially
the one with Vin Diesel and The Rock I enjoyed that very much.
It was truly excellent.
Now that The Rock fought Riddick we have to get him to fight
a Predator! wouldn't that be awesome?

anyway the fights I really enjoyed and the stunts were also very
impressive its like they think "what crazy thing can we pull off next?"
Like I mentioned the whole train sequence was equally impressive
if not more so was the towing of the huge safe through the city.
That whole sequence was very wow inducing there much have been
alot of CG used for that I would think.
But all in all I enjoyed this. The story was pretty good
I felt there was some more character development and showing
some more of there pasts. There was also some good humor that
should give you a laugh or 2.
Also The Rock did a very good job in this. He was good in this role
as a cop that was very good at his job, but in the end his is like
Walker from the end of the first movie.
Now like I said I really enjoyed this, If you are a fan of the series
or just want something that is fast, fun and wild that this for a spin.

Also stay tuned for after the credits for an extra scene
that might lead to a ghostly return of someone who
was thought to be dead.

Scream 4 (2011)

Ah...Scream 4.
Well at first I thought this was never going to get made
and why should it? The series ended, The final chapter
took place and the Trilogy was caped off.

It was a good ending and Sydney was at peice with her
life. All was good then it happened..Scream4.
Why do we need a Scream 4?
The series was over and all was good or was it?

Now I didn't have much faith in Scream 4
"they'll ruin it!" I said "How will they do this with out
making it stupid?!?" I said. and the time came and
it was released and of course I went to see it...
Hoping against hope they didn't ruin it and I didn't have much faith in this movie
I was dredging it when the Dimension Films logo appear and the film started
and I watched....

Now I have to say, I was pretty impressed with the film..!!
that's right all my fears melted away while watching it, The film itself was
extremely thought out and very well put together.
From the opening scene which alone was amazing and funny, The story
captures you and you actually are left thinking: who is it? who is the Killer?
and the answer will surprise you.

Not only do the 3 main cast members return but you also have a few
more famous faces that you can see as well such as Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell,
Hayden Panettiere and Anthony Anderson to name a few.

Now even though this movie takes place 10 years after Part 3 the
original cast even though they look older don't miss a beat.
but some funny thing about the original cast that stood out
was Courteney Cox's face looks weird for the first part of the film.
people say she had a face lift and well it kind of shows, her face
looks lit it was stretched and she looks all weird.
Also Dewy's (David Arquette) limp and all that is gone?
I guess after 10 years nerve damage just disappears?
he must have had some amazing physiotherapy going on
becasue hey I'm no doctor but I wouldn't think after the
pretty much spinal nerve damage he suffered in the previous films
he would have the type of mobility he has in this one..
but then again that is just my opinion.

Anyway back to the the story of this film I would
have to say it is like half sequel and half remake in away
where it touches on all the elements of the original 3 films
while in introducing new things and new ideas.
It was I would have to say brilliantly written
all the referances and in jokes made me smile and laugh.

This film was well crafted and truly made for the fans
with plenty of love and I personally would like to thank
Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson for it.

As for the kills they were nicely done nothing over the top
or gory but they fit well in this film. The music was good
and welcomed and you can here the original theme
from the original movies in this as well.

but in the end I would have to say after all my fears and
all my doubts I was truly pleased with how this turned out.
All i can say if you were a fan of the original trilogy then give this
one a watch I don't think it will let you down.

Battle Los Angeles (2011)

I wanted to see this being the trailers looked amazing
it just gave enough away to make you interested.
Now I have to say that this movie does deliver on the wow effect.
I would have to say that is is a worth follow up to ID4.
I think it could be an actual sequel to ID4 if it wanted to be.
Being that the aliens in that were amassing for a
ground assault and I always heard that any Sequel
to ID4 would feature a ground assault.

Anyway this movie I would have to say was better then
Skyline which came out last year. Even though they are
similar Battle Los Angeles had a better story, a better
build up to the alien attack and I felt the story for
Battle Los Angeles was more fleshed out and
had more detail also Battle Los Angeles had one thing that Skyline didn't
and that was an Explanation.

They actually gave reasons for the alines being on Earth they didn't just
show up and start tearing up the place. True you an argue Skyline was
from the "Average Joe" perspective and Battle Los Angeles is not.
But still they could have thrown in some reason.
I just felt Battle Los Angeles left no lingering question and it
actually has a conclusion unlike Skyline which just stopped.
But as for Battle Los Angeles the music was fitting the action was
explosive (pun intended) The acting was impressive especially
from Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez.
The film even had moments of great drama and a slight bit of humor
in the beginning.
The visual effects were impressive and I also like the production
design, The creatures do remind me of the ones from ID4 and their
technology seems even Terminatorish but that is ok.
I thought as a whole the film itself was very good and I did
enjoy it greatly. I felt the camera work was very raw at times and
put you right in the action.
This movie is truely a edge of your seat thrill ride that I was
very happy to take a trip on.

Paul (2011)

First off I love these guys! (Simon Pegg, Nick Frost)
Every movie they put out is always so heart felt and
genuine and always so very much fun. All their movies
are extremely funny with out being or trying to be funny.
They are true masters and are very good at what they do.
and this movie is of course no exception.

I seen the trailers and this this could be and
interesting movie and decided to check it out .
The house at the very first
(and which they return to later on) was very familiar I
can't place it but it was.
At its core this movie is a buddy picture about 2 friends who
are sci-fi fans who go on a little adventure that becomes
one of the greatest adventures of their lives and end up meeting a new friend who is
literately out of this world.
Now i have to say there is not alot of action in this but when
thre is it is pretty good but the main draw of this movie would have
to be the visual effects that brings "Paul" to life.

Now first off when I first seen Paul in the trailers I said to
myself that is pretty much the same as the character
"Rodger" from American Dad and you have to agree that
there are some similarities between the two especially
when he was dressed up as the "little cowboy"
but that is another discussion for another time.
As for Paul I would have to say that I was very impressed.

The animation is so flawlessly perfect the lips sync,
every movement, twitch, eye blink, everything.
He is a truly perfect creation that you actually think is actually in the
frame If he wasn't voice by Seth Rogen (who does a brilliant job)
and voiced by some unknown in the same capacity you would think
Paul was Real as in a real living breathing being.

Other then the mind blowing effects.
The writing is top notch its witty and sharp the
humor just rolls out with such fluidness.
There is no gag set up or joke setup it is all very natural
and very funny. especially all the references to
things like Star Wars and Spielberg movies among many
others Sci-fi and fantasy films and TV shows those alone
will give you a great laugh.

Not only is this movie funny but there are plenty of heart felt
moments as these friends travel on there adventure to help someone
get back to where they belong.
In short Paul is a humorous tale about friendship
even if your friend happens to be a rude somewhat crude, foul mouthed
alien and also one of the best movies I've seen this year.

Rango (2011)

Well what can I truly say about Rango?

I'm not much of a fan of Westerns which I
would say Rango is in away. But ever since
I seen the very first Trailer I had to to see this
movie. Now what a movie it was all I can say is
wow!

From the very humor us opening to the action
packed end this movie wins! but in all honesty
the movie is truly something.
The animation and the effects are in fact breathing
taking.
The emotion and movements and every little twitch
and jerk from the character is unbelievably life like.
The voicing action is perfect you can truly feel that
these are the creatures voices especially Johnny Depp he
breathes so much life into the character of Rango is amazing.

The Environmental effects and animation were like nothing
you seen before . Its all so real. From the splinters of
wood, to Dust and Sand I was truly amazed!

Now just the animation but everything was pretty much perfect,
from set design to props all the models down to the tiniest detail was
expertly done.
The music fit the picture perfectly. The lighting was awesome and
the script was out of this world the writing was witty and funny the jokes
were hitting every time Especially the scene where Rango meets
"The Spirit of the West" and who that actully is was just funny
in itself.
I also can't say that any of the dialog was out of
place or didn't seem to fit. The action also was fast and amazing
this movie like I said was pretty much perfect.

You should see this movie and I think personally this will win
Best Animated next year and if it doesn't there is something wrong!

Sucker Punch! (2011)

Hmmm...How to talk about Sucker Punch?
its an oddly interesting movie but where do I
start? maybe at the beginning? sounds good!

First off I have to say I liked the opening logos in
the s curtans that was a classy touch I really liked that.
Now after the it has a quick start there isn't
anything spoken its all done with music which was
really cool all the music in this is pretty good it has an
amazing soundtrack but the music
fits everything as in what the characters are doing.

Now back to the start I liked the way the opening title
was displayed in the rain.
now I thought the story in the beginning was kinda wonky
like they were in the asylum then Bang they were
dancing girls in some club? I was wondering if I missed something or what?

Now I wrapped my mind around it quick becasue I thought maybe the music in the female
doctors treatments hypnotized or created this mass artificial world of the dance club..or
this was just the way that the character "Baby Doll" used to escape what was happening
to her in the asylum, but then that doesn't explain the action sequences...

I felt Sucker Punch was a movie similar to the likes of the Matrix and Inception where
it is all a dream with in a dream.. Also it has alot of Alice in Wonderland type of Ideas in
it and brings forth the "are you the dreamer of merely part of someone elses dream" type
of questions.

Now much like the music the action in this was purely amazing! as where the
visual effects I would have to say that this was pretty much a live action anime
as far as the action and effects go.
Also the action sequences had everything you could ever want.
Hot girls kicking ass, shooting guns, doing sword fights and Kung - Fu
Nazi Robot Zombies (yeah you hear me!) Dragons, Mechanized Robot Battle suits,
Giant Demon Samurai and pretty much anything else you could thing of...

Now personally I would have to say that is was like I said an oddly interesting movie
it is one of those movies where you like certain parts of it but not others
I felt that the action/adventure scenes were more interesting then the rest of
the film... Also this movie is a bit confusing becasue it seems to be taking place
in 3 different locations which are the Asylum, the Dance club and the "Dream scape"
where all the action happens when the character of "Baby Doll" dances
and speaking of which I don't fully understand the purpose of the dancing...
its one of the odd things about the film where she dances and everyone is transported
to this "Dream scape" This movie is one of those movies where the lines between reality
and fantasy blur. It seems to have an odd message about standing up for yourself and also
comes with some what of a bitter sweet ending..

I would have to say that it is a pretty Decent and some what
enjoyably fun movie but I also think it needs repeat viewings to truly
understand it.

National Lampoon's Dirty Movie (2011)

Sadly I'm surprised National Lampoon is still making
stuff when not really many of their movies are really
funny any more National Lampoon seems to have lost
all its power to make people laugh and then starts to
copy other successful films or series
I have seen a few that were trying to duplicate the whole
American Pie feel and now with this one they seem to
be now copying Dimension Films "Movie" idea such as
Scary movie and Superhero Movie.

Also this movie somewhat misadvertises itself
knowing nothing about it
and going by the front cover alone I thought this was going to be a
parody of the porn industry. I mean look at it. Its called
"Dirty Movie" and there is a hot girl on the cover so I thought
of course a parody of Pron films becasue alot of people call
porn films "Dirty Movies" so I was interested in
seeing it of course.

Now when I started watching it I did like the title cards with the
dog on them if they put those up in a theater people would actually
do what they suggest but in the first few minutes during the opening
I was thinking "wow this is pretty racist?"
and there in lies what the movie is about. Not Porn but actually
Dirty Jokes...? yes that is what it is about.

Basically a somewhat sleazy producer played by
Christopher Meloni (who can actually be very funny watch
"Wet Hot American Summer" he is hilarious in that, but sadly
not in this) goes to the National Lampoon's offices
and pitches a movie of nothing but Dirty jokes.

With that "Dirty Movie" is born
it is basically A sketch comedy film where the characters
play out each joke. from redneck jokes to blonde jokes
to Black, Jewish, Gay people jokes.

I can see they are trying to make it funny but I
didn't laugh at hardly anything in this film.
I only chuckled once the rest of it is just smirk
worthy but I mostly just shook my head at how lame
this thing actually was. Compared to the other recent
comedy I watched called "Bald" bald was
actually funner then this and that is saying something.
also being that it is a "Dirty Movie" there is plenty of
hot girls topless and in the tiniest of thongs jumping and
jiggling around.

But don't watch this for the nudity, only watch it if you
every pondered questions like this:
"What do you call a black hitchhiker?"
or if you just have to hear a 12 year old girl say stuff like:
"Whats the difference between my pussy and my mom's?"

This movie is pretty weak and lame, it also sadly stars
Cyndi Lauper who plays the mom of the foul mouthed Little Johnny.
but like I said this movie is not worth it.
I don't even know why it was made?

I am Number 4 (2011)

I remember seeing a few trailers and promo material
for this and thought it would be interesting and then I
actually heard some people saying that it was pretty good.

Now I have to agree with them, I myself thought it
was very good the story is as follows:

Extraordinary teen John Smith (Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events-his first love (Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

While watching it it felt very Superman or "Smallvilleish"
(probably due to the fact the screenplay was written by
Alfred Gough,Miles Millar)
where as in the guy was the last of his kind, he world
was destroyed and he is a Alien who wants to just be human..

Now don't get me wrong the movie being similar to Smallville
is not a bad thing being that I am or should I say was a
fan of the show, but it did remind me of it in that way
that it was very low key for a "Superhero/Sci-fi" movie.
Where its focused more on the story and the characters rather then
the powers and the epic battles. Don't get me wrong this film for all its
steady pace does have some actually spectacular stunts and action
as well as some very slick special effects, I liked how the main villains
the Mogadorian or "Mogs" looked but in a way they reminded me of the
"Kromagg " from the series "Sliders" also the giant lizard creatures
near the end were very cool I did like their design.
I also liked how the powers were used in this they aren't showy but
very good and fit in well with the rest of the film.

I thought the direction and the editing were very well done the writing
had a few cheesy lines but it is hardly noticeable
some might think the story was predictable but I didn't feel that
way. I also thought the acting was well done and they conveyed
great emotion in their parts. The explanation of what is going on
and why was good it didn't leave me with any questions.
All in all I enjoyed this one and wouldn't mind seeing the story continue.

The Green Hornet (2011)

Now this is technically the First review of 2011

Green Hornet 2011

Now I have to say I am not the most familiar with
the character, He was before my time back when
my parents were kids. But I am
familiar enough through the various intuepation
and reruns of the TV show to know enough about
the characters.

I remember this film was said to be released in 2008
and would be written and directed by Kevin Smith but
3 years later the long awaited
Green Hornet film arrives staring Seth Rogen?
What the Hell? That's what
I said becasue when i think of Superheroes I don't think of him.
But I would have to say he slimmed down, gotten fit and made this work.
The movie it self wasn't all bad it was pretty good I did enjoy it quite a bit
There was some nice biting humor some things where funny thought I felt
that Seth Rogen's father at the first was a bit of a dick for breaking his
toy in the scene where he was a kid.
but even with that it was pretty good there was of course some amazing
action and stunts speaking of which the guy play Kato (Jay Chou) did amazing
job. I did like the nod they did to Bruce Lee with Kato's sketch book.

The gadgets were great and some nice vechlicer action as well.
The acting was quite good not much can be said for Seth Rogen's performance
but everyone else was very enjoyable especially Cameron Diaz.
As for the Villain (Christoph Waltz) He was a very likable as a villain and did
look good in red. The effects such as kato's "Targeting system"
reminded me of the one used by the Predators.
one of the best scenes in the whole movie is the "piecing it together"
sequence at the sushi bar it was very cool.
So was the closing credits sequence. I also have to say I did like the music
in this as well.

Best of 2010

Now usually I would have posted this way back in January.. but being
that we had many other things going on as well as the back log created
by doing the Puppet Master project I could not most it until now.
so here you go the 2010 list.

Ladies and Gentlemen being that it is now 2011 I present you with Best films
I seen in 2010. This list is in no particular order this list is of all the Best Films that I
had the utmost pleasure to view this passed year There is no #1 film of 2010 this
is not a top 5 or a top 10 the film on the very top is just as good as the one on the
very bottom they are simply just in the order in which I typed them. Every film on
here is a Number 1 in its own right and should be watched at some point. So with out
further ado I present to you...

The Best of 2010

The Fourth Kind
The Book of Eli
An American Crime (2007)
Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Kick Ass
Iron Man 2
Shrek Forever After
The A-Team (2010)
Toy Story3
Predators
Bang Bang You're Dead (2002)
Inception
The Expendables
Scot Pilgram VS. The World
Machete
Resident Evil Afterlife
Megamind
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Tangled
Tron Legacy

Honorable mentions:
Faster
Skyline

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Now I have fond memories of the original Tron
it is something that you watched as a kid
much like Star Wars . I also know Disney has been
trying for many years to bring Tron
back and I think they did so in dazzling fashion.
Now you can't really compare the original to the new.
The original is laughable by today's standers it is not a
movie I would say aged well.
Comparing the 2 films is like trying to compare the original
NES to the PS3.
(no disrespect fro either Tron or the NES)

As for the new film I have to say it is truly impressive I must say they did
do alot for the fans and it does come off as familiar but different and the
different is good!
you get to see the creation of the Light cycles as every gear and bolt come out
of thin air and everything has a very realistic look to it and doesn't come off as
fake or "Animated" I loved the production design and the New look of everything
you kind of get the feeling that everything "evolved" or "Upgraded" over time.

I don't need to comment on the effects being that they are truly "Breathtaking"
I especially like how people get "Derezed" the turning into tiny little cubes was very neat.
People have complained about the story but I thing the story is great. Everything is
pretty much explained as it goes along I also like how they did the flash backs
so I have no problems with the story.

As for the acting I think Jeff Bridges was quite awesome His and Garrett Hedlund
(who Pays his son Sam) have some great moments. I also liked the character of Zeus
He was quite humorous.
The fights and stunts were pretty amazing the music was very stoic I honestly though
the movie was fantastic I have no complaints about it what so ever.

End of Line.

GAMER (2009)

This was a movie that had an interesting idea
as well as an interesting opening.

The film is where people almost have this
"Matrix like world set up" were video games
are played with real people as in people on the
outside of the game area control the people
on the inside of the control area.

They have this Playstation Home/Sims type of
set up which is called "Society" where you control
an actual person much like you would an avatar in the
Sims or PS Home.

Now even though that was apart of the story and world
of this film it focused more on the First Person shooter
aspect with games like Modern Warfare and Call of Duty
Now i would have to say that it does a good job of
capturing the "in game environment" with slow motion
scenes at points and the action as well as movement
of the characters including the NPC's (Non Playable
characters) for you not in the know.
Now the story revolves around Gerard Butler's character
has he is convicted of a crime and sentenced to the
"Game grind" so to speak and if he wins so many times
he will be set free and reunited with his family
and with the help of his "User" as well as others
such as Ludacris who comes off as a second rate
Morpheus.

The film in general reminded me of things like
the Running Man and The Condemned they share
that same Idea Where the "I-cons" as they are
called in this film are put in to some life or
death game situation where they must fight
their way out and the winner gets their freedom
but in this film the "players" are controlled
by an outside force in almost like a Xbox Kinect
type of set up.

I also found that the camera work and the
editing were a bit off it was alot of fast
cuts, zooms, pans and crazy popping visuals.
Alot of the movies action tries to be
stylized but I found it failed and just
ends up giving you whiplash.

Now some of the other action that wasn't all crazy
was pretty good and there was some actiony humor as well
one of the scenes that I found funny was the
interrogation one about the Sandwiches.

this movie also had I thought alot of famous faces
and of course it did have some nudity as well.
but as always if you watch this just for that then
your going to be let down.

Also some other things that were not good was I felt
the thing about the huge naked fat guy controlling the
sex woman in the "society" game was a bit cliche...

Also the dance sequence around the end of the movie was
a bit odd.. also How does puking in the gas tank of a
truck make it go?
anyway the movie was an ok action film but
in a way it seems like you see it all before when
it comes to things like the story.

Fire and Ice (1983)

Now I Always wanted to see this, but never truly
had the chance to. So when I finally had a chance
to sit down and watch it I was very excited.

I would have to say the opening titles were somewhat
bland being that is was just text on a black background
but the music itself truly made up for it.
That is one thing this film has is excellent music it can
be very dramatic.

I did find the pencil sketches during the prolog
very impressive as well as all the animation
itself. being that the animation was done through
the process of Rotoscoping which of course
gives the characters actions and movements
a very life like feel and look and helps
also in the movement of other things
such as the clothing and hair movement
as well a lip sync a more authentic look

I also like the character designs (especially the females)
they were a little bit more adult oriented in mind.
This isn't a little kinds movie it was targeted at adults.
Which I think there should be more of.
Animation alone is not just for children.

I don't really have any complaints
about this film I though all the
cityscapes were very well done as were
the Character Designs as I mentioned the
music and the scene with the skeleton
was really cool

But I must say The film itself was amazingly
good I enjoyed it and believe that is
is a perfect example of classic 80's Animation

If you like More adult animation such as
Heavy Metal then you should give this a
watch.