Thoughts about Films

The Great Debate Star Wars Vs. Star Trek

2011-12-19T20:49:00.003-04:00

With this Video the debate continues what is better: Star Wars or Star Trek?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYNdTHjstI

So I think I'm going to weigh in on this thing
I also have various Ideas about the 2. Personally I always felt
that Star Trek was very claustrophobic at times were most of it
took place on the Enterprise or some other ship. True they did go
to different worlds and had different things going on but still the
majority of it took place in this enclosed space. Now I can't say that
I ever been a true fan of Star Trek I do like many of the ideas that it
puts forth like replicators, HoloDecks, characters such as Data and
the idea that humanity put aside its pettiness and is work toward a
common goal. But as a whole I can't say I truly enjoyed Star Trek.
in my opinion the saving grace of the franchise was the new movie
by jj abrams I greatly enjoyed that movie and it was amazing I think
that one movie was better then all the other Star Trek movies combined.
becasue it didn't have that feel of claustrophobia and was fast, fun
and exciting.

As for Star Wars I always felt that is was far more open they don't
spend all there time on ships. Also I felt Star Wars was more imaginative
with thing like all its creatures and aliens, In Star Trek everyone looks
humanoid. In Star Wars you have bug guys, Lizard guys, people like the
gungans and all that fun stuff.
Also Star Wars has more "personality" where things look used ships
have dings and scratches, paint scuffs, things are hanging off them.
It makes it more realistic where Star Trek is all clean and smooth
and molded round plastic.

Also timeline wise, the fun thing of Star Wars is that it could be
happening right now somewhere out there is the depths of space
which is a really cool idea. where Star Trek is in humanities future
like what the 23rd century and beyond.

Also Star Wars has a very interesting "mystical" aspect to it that
also ads to its fun, where Star Trek is pretty much straight forward
Science Fiction.

In the end its like trying to compare apples and oranges they
are both similar but different also this debate is is similar to the
one fans fraught over for year which is better Marvel or DC?
both have there strengths and their weakness it all comes down
to a personal choice.

The Muppets (2011)

2011-12-17T18:17:00.006-04:00

I remember watching the Muppet show when i was a kid.
it was great I have many memories of it and how I enjoyed it
they were big when I was little. I remember watching the movies
"The Muppet Movie", "The Great Muppet Caper",
and of course The Muppets Take Manhattan

But as time goes on things do go out of style somewhat
I remember when Jim Henson died.. one of the images I'll
never forget is I think it was from either Life or Time Magazine
on the over it had a directors chair that said Jim Henson on it
and Kermit hang off the top of it.

In my opinion He was a great man and a true visionary
as well as a creative genius the world needs more people
like him. Also in the film this is a scene what plays
tribute to him that made me smile. I think he would
have loved this movie.

But as I said as time goes on things go out of style
the Muppets had a few features in the 90s but I think
they did poorly and alot of them were direct to video.

They were all but forgotten then a few years ago
the Muppet Show had a anniversary it was something
like 30th? I'm not sure but there was renewed interest
for a while and then it faded off again.

The Muppets were pretty much forgotten..Until now.

The movie basically centers around two brothers
(one who is apparently a Muppet) who are life long
fans who take a trip to LA to visit Muppet Studios
and find out that an evil oil tycoon is planing
to tear now the beloved studio which has gone
into disrepair. The young Muppet Walter (voiced by Peter Linz)
must gather the Muppets (who have disbanded) together
again for one final show and reintroduce them to a world that has
moved on and pretty much forgotten them.

The over all story for this is simplistic but at the
same time it works so brilliantly for this movie
becasue this movie focuses more on the comedy then
anything else and I would have to say that this
film is funny, there were so many good jokes and
gags in this film. I don't want to give away anything
if you haven't seen it yet, but its not short on the
hilarity there was very little time that I wasn't smiling
and/or laughing at this. This film was also filled
with plenty of fond happy memories.

Like always with the Muppets there is singing in this
and the songs are not over done but are well put together
and at the same time funny. also what would the Muppets
be with out Celebrity guests the the list of names are
very long with people like Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong,
Sarah Silverman, Whoopi Goldberg,Neil Patrick Harris,
Selena Gomez and on and on one person I thought for sure
who would be in this was Justin Bieber but he wasn't
I guess he doesn't like the Muppets..
The only thing I didn't like about this movie
was the scene from the Trailer featuring Danny Trejo

The acting was perfect the comedy was a hit each time
and funny, The Muppet puppeteering and effects were
the best and any and all visual effects were seamlessly
excellent

This film was nothing short of amazing! Like I said it was
filled with fun, laughs, plenty of fond happy memories.
It shares a lovely message about the importance of
family and friendships and what can be done when we work
together and introduces a whole new generation to what the world
need more of, which is togetherness. It also shows you that even if you
feel out of place there is always somewhere that you'll fit in and were
you feel like you belong.

So I highly recommend this film, if you grew up with them
or just want to introduce your kids to the zany wackiness
that you enjoyed at a kid then, take them to see this they'll
lovely it, and you will too.

but sadly not everyone likes the Muppets...

Immortals (2011)

2011-12-17T17:56:00.007-04:00

One man must rise against an unstoppable army, lead
his people and become Immortal...

This is loosely based off the stories of Theseus as
he goes on a quest to find the Epirus Bow and stop the
Evil King Hyperion. I wanted to see this becasue
the trailers looked very cool and I'm a fan of all the
Greek Mythology. Now this was quite the film all the action
and effect shots were amazing. The fights and the action were

very quick and brutal. This movie for one doesn't
pull any punches. Its uncompromising, Unflinching, vicious,
bloody and basically gory. Some scenes might make
you want to turn your head and wince, namely
the "Ball Busting" scene.

There are exploding heads and bodies in slow motion! Even though the
slow motion fights were very impressive they are extremely graphic
and...in 3D! with blood splashing towards you.
Speaking of 3D it was pretty good effect especially in the fast and
slow paced fights and yes there was even nudity..Nudity in 3D!

I would all so like to say I liked the production design as well as the
costumes they were excellently done. I loved all the various masks
Hyperion and his army wore. The Designs were all Unique and interesting
especially the one for "the Minotaur" Even though the production
design was very good they didn't do alot on a big scale it seemed that this
all tood place in the same general area. There was some Interesting landscapes
but not much. I think alot of the production went into the fine details.

One of the things That I thought really sold the movie was the music .
The Sound Track for this was incredible! The acting wasn't bad either
Mickey Rourke does a great villain and the guy soon to be the
New Man of Steel (Henry Cavill) was very good as well I would have to say
I believed in this anger and this reasons for rising up. as for Freida Pinto
she did well also especially in one key scene, you'll probably know the one
I'm talking about...

As for the story I felt it was kind of loose it reminded me of things like
Gladiator and the Scorpion King. The whole film seemed like it was a cross
between 300 and Clash of the Titans (2010). One of the major problems I had
with it was the depiction of the Gods to me they didn't seem very God like..
I for some reason expected something more I felt the Gods in movies like
Percy Jackson and Clash of the Titans (2010) were better compared to the ones
in this, but in the end..

If you are looking for some deep hysterical epic this is not that. If your looking for
something driven by pure action and visual effects then I think this is the one for you.

Puss in Boots (2011)

2011-12-17T17:32:00.005-04:00

I remember there was talk about making a
solo Puss movie since the release of Shrek 3..?
and it finally arrived. I wanted to see it
becasue the character of Puss was such a
great character in the Shrek films I wanted to see
how he would be on his own.

Now I have to say it wasn't a bad movie
Antonio Banderas is truly the one who brings this
character to life. The films was superbly voiced by
Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis who of
course play the character of Humpty Dumpty
and yes they continue with the fairy tales featuring the
above mentioned Humpty as well as Jack & Jill, little boy Blue
and the Bean stock complete with Golden Goose.

There wasn't alot of music in this like there is in Shrek.
There was some but in but it was very low key. Also it did
of course have some humor and odd funny moments such as the
"Dance Battle" and the action was very good, you did get to see
Puss flying all around and doing alot of Jack Sparrow style
stunts and sword fights.

As for the story I think this was meant to be possibly what happened
before he met Shrek. You see this "Origin Story" and he goes on
an adventure that makes him the famous/notorious character seen in
Shrek 2. All in all this wasn't a bad movie it was fun and exciting,
but I don't think it was as good as the Shrek Films but it is still worth
a watch if you liked them.

Real Steel (2011)

2011-12-17T17:11:00.007-04:00

First off the main reason I went to see this
is becasue I like robots. and this has plenty of them!
and I would have to say that they make this movie
drip with cool but this movie is not only cool but it
is heart felt as well the human aspect is just as important
as the flashy robots duking it out.
the story is basically about this down and out
boxer (played by Hugh Jackman) who is trying to make
a living with a broken down old robot on the fringes of
the Sport. Then he finds out that the mother of this son has
passed away and he is the sole guardian of the young
boy (played by Dakota Goyo). he makes a deal with his
sister in law's husband to take the boy for the summer
while they go on vacation, as well as some money for signing the kid over to them.
both father and son are not thrilled to be together
but they try to make the best of it.
During a scrounging mission for parts in a junk yard
for parts they come across a broken down old robot named Atom
and take him back were they are staying at and have him fixed
up by Jackman's mechanic/roommate/childhood friend/Love interest
Bailey Tallet (played by Evangeline Lilly) the robot Atom
comes off as something special, something worth keeping and
the father and son go on the road and fight there way up
the ladder to an actually main event title shot for the
robot boxing league and along the way the boy learns more
and more about his father and the two bond over this shared
experience and Jackman's character learns that there is more important
things in life then money.

Now I know the story seems somewhat simplistic and it is
true, while watching this I leaned over to my friend that
went with me and said "I know where this is going, I know what
is going to happen" and sure enough I was right.
Now even with that I can't say it took way from the movie
at all. because the old saying goes "its not the destination
that matters its the journey" and I thought going from the
opening to the end credits was a very nice journey.
I would have to say that the movie itself was well crafted
it was excellently written as well as acted. I felt this
was a very powerful movie aside from all the robot action
which of course was expertly done and overly exciting
the Robots and the robot effects were jaw droppingly good.
but the human element was well handled. this wasn't
a movie that was all about the flashy robots but actually
had emotion and a very human feel to it.

Around the end of the movie was this really touching moment
where the boy gets to see how great this father was as a boxer
while he uses Atoms "Shadow Mode" (The robot mimics what the
control person does) and Evangeline Lilly character
gets to see him pretty much "fight one last fight"
that moment is so emotionally charged you want to jump up and
cheer.

Also talking about emotion I thought at many times the
robot Atom was developing a personality, as if he was becoming
alive with thought and feeling all its own..
There was a scene were Atom is sitting on a table and his
body is a bit slumped forward but its head is tilted towards
a full length mirror and it looks like it is looking at itself
as it is looking at its own reflection.
I thought for sure at that moment that the eyes would flash
or blink or it would say something or move in someway that
would show you that it had a spark of life.
It didn't of course but it makes you think that it did.

In the end this film was very good from start to finish
and alot of people were saying that it was just like
"Rocky but with Robots" and I would have to say that
the comparison is pretty correct, that is how I would
describe it its this generation's "Rocky" but that
aside this movie was amazing and I would have to say that
it is a must see.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

2011-12-01T11:19:00.003-04:00

Now I wanted to see this due to its prequelness
How did it become a Planet of the Apes?
it all apparently started with a brilliant young scientist played
by James Franco who is the leading expert in all things
to do with the brain as he works to solve and cure the mystery's
of Alzheimer's disease. What he is doing is very noble and
come from the heart because he wants to save his father
(played by John Lithgow) from the crippling disease.

He Develops a cure which seems to work on a Ape which
has been dubbed "Bright Eyes" but after and tragedy
in the lab they loose the ape, but Franco is left
with a small baby ape who is the new born son
of "Bright Eyes" Franco's character brings the
baby ape home to his ill fathers delight and
the two of them name the small chimp Caesar.

They soon find out how special this lil chimp
is as the experimental drug has been passed on
from mother to son and as Caesar's intelligences
grow the two men begin to raise his as a human child.

As Caesar becomes more intelligent by the day
and proves how much of a miracle the drug is
Franco's character uses it on his father which
in turn reverses the effect of Alzheimer's
for a short time.

After a incident with a neighbor involving
Caesar and his growing curiosity Faranco's
character along with his new Girlfriend and
veterinarian Caroline Aranha (played by Freida Pinto)
come to the decision that it is not right to
keep Caesar cooped up in the house and decided
to take him to a local national park and
show Caesar the beauty of the world and
and what it is like to be...free.

But sadly not everything goes so smoothly
as Caesar begins to question his place in
"Man's World" as well as the
treatments no longer having any effect
on Franco's father and after a second
incident with a neighbor Caesar
is taken from everything he has know
and is put in a Animal shelter.

Caesar quickly becomes displeased with humanity
and feels as though Franco's character has turned
his back on him even though he does do everything
he can to bring him home. Caesar rises to the
head of the other apes and starts a revolt while at
the same time franco tries to fix his
miracle cure with disastrous results...

First off I though this was an amazing movie.
it is truly one of the best of the year.
I liked how they included things such as lines and
saying from the original films. The acting
on this was no less then perfect. I really enjoyed
the performances from everyone especially
Andy Serkis who truly brought the ape of
Caesar to life. The writing was very good and
there was some "monkey business" going on
as in some jokes by the CG Apes.
But I would have to say the effects were
breathtaking and showed true emotion in their
presentation and animation.

Now I did want to say that the neighbor guy was a
real jerk. I felt that he was a total hot head in
both instances with Caesar. The first
one where he was going to hit him with the bat was
in my view uncalled for.
Also for the second with the car was as well he should
know that the old man (John Lithgow) was not well and
has Alzheimer's and that is no reason to be a jerk to him
Also true having Alzheimer's is not excuse either but still
the guy next door could have been a little more understanding.
As for Caesar attacking him well Caesar was protecting
his "family" from someone who was being overly aggressive
and yes that is no excuse either but still
I think the guy next door brought it upon himself.

Also the young guy at the animal sanctuary I believe he got what
he deserved as well. he was the greatest example of being a jerk.
If you want respect from the animals you have to show them respect.
that is why Caesar didn't want the other young guy hurt becasue he
didn't do anything to the apes unlike the one that was spraying
them with the hose and using the cattle prods on them.

Now even though this movie had a good story and I enjoyed
it, it does leave mw with a lot of questions..
mainly how does this fit into either version of "Planet of the Apes"?
it doesn't seem to line up with either the Charlton Heston version
or the Tim Burton version featuring Mark Wahlberg.

Both take place in the future where both Heston and Wahlberg
are space explores who get sucked into a lets say
"Time Anomaly" which shoots them into a even further future
where earth is apparently ruled by a society of super
intelligent talk apes.
But then again this movie take place in present day...
How does this fit into the already established continuity?
Personally I thought this in a way synced up with
the Tim Burton version best due to the ending of that film.
and I was told there was a scene in after the initial credits
so I thought you would see the main ape from Burton's appear in the
POD and changing the past leading to the end of Burton's version but
that didn't happen instead you get a somewhat explanation on how
the human population declines, but that still doesn't explain
how the intelligent apes from San Fransisco get to places like
Australia and Japan? Also how do you get back to the first
film? Where astronauts crash on "the planet of the Apes"?
If your really paying attention there is new footage on a
TV in the background about the first maned mission to Mars and then
in a following scene you see a Newspaper headline saying the
shuttle has been lost in space. Which you could say is an
explanation and how this links up but I feel that it is so off
to the side and "blink and you'll miss it" that is feels more like
they are just covering their ass story wise then anything else.

But other then that is this an amazing movie and is worth seeing
it has a good story, some nice action and amazing effects. you shouldn't
be dis a pointed.

Cowboys and Aliens (2011)

2011-11-27T03:50:00.006-04:00

Now the title alone screams watch me!
So I had to, I thought the concept of this was
very interesting and different and I wanted to
see how this all worked out.

Now I have said to people many times that
I'm not a big fan of westerns probably because
they were pretty much before my time. Now I have
watched plenty of westerns but they just never clicked
with me, I'm a child of Star Wars and like my
"space stories" as the older generation calls them.
I'm more Buzz Lightyear then Sheriff Woody.
Now I seen some interesting movies
similar to this so it is not a totally new idea but still
as I said interesting and different.

As for the movie itself I thought it was pretty good, I felt it became
better as it moved along and you had the chance to learn more about
the characters and the situation. I felt that it focused on
pretty much i would say classic character archetypes.
but that is not a bad thing.

Also at the first of the movie I felt the dialog and acting was very
stiff and what what staticey but the movie looses this as it progresses.
There was some slight "action movie" humor that gave me a chuckle.

Overall I thought the acting was pretty good I thought it was a
bit funny watching Harrison Ford as a villain around the first of the film.
he seemed to really play it up, but I did like alot of the moments he shared
with Daniel Craig. I also like the performance by Olivia Wilde (Quorra from
Tron: Legacy) she is somewhat mysterious and you don't find out her true
purpose until the middle of the movie.

Like I said there was some nice humor, one of the best jokes is when the
characters find out what the aliens want and Ford's Characters reaction
to it is very funny. Speaking of aliens I did like the creature designs
in this I thought it was very cool and liked the look of the creatures
I would have to say I was impressed by them they had a nice design
and I did thing the "chest arms" that they had were a very cool idea.

I also liked the designs of the little ships or "scout ships"
that would snatch up the people I thought those had a very unique look.
The visual effects, the stunts and the action were all nicely done.
Even the music was very good.

I have to say I enjoyed the film and if your looking for something
fun, entertaining with a little different concept then give this a try.

Conan the Barbarian 2011

2011-11-27T03:08:00.007-04:00

By Crom its Conan!

Yes I went to see the new Conan movie
Now Conan has had quite a history in the
entertainment industry much like the history
of Tarzan and Sherlock Homes
Now I'm not going to delve into that history
being that it would take probably to long and
involve plenty of copy and pasting here
Also we are not talking about "the literary History"
of the character but this post is on this movie itself if
you wish to know all there is
to know about Conan you can read it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian

Now on ward to this movie.. I have enjoyed the original films
which started Arnold they were exciting and fun and at times
really funny and featured such scenes as Arnold as Conan punching
out a Camel (LOL) and they were great for being PG-13

Now with this new Conan comes the brutality of the heavy R-rating
and I do think that benefits this movie alot were you can have the
brutality of the extra violence and yes this film is especially violent..
probably a bit more then I think I thought it would be.

Now I know alot of people have been throwing alot of negativity at
this film and I can't say I share that view. I personally
rather enjoyed it.. Now true I am not the biggest Conan
fan I never read any of the original stories or the comics or
anything really.. My main and only exposure to the character
was through the original Arnold movies.

Now with that in mind and sure this was not "King Conan"
the film that was repeatedly promised for many years but
I thought this was a pretty good movie. True it wasn't the greatest
movie of the summer by far but it was a very enjoyable film.

I felt in away it it fleshed out
the younger character more. More of his childhood
Also the opening sequence was good and the narration by
Morgan Freeman didn't hurt. but like I said I though
it put alot of effort into the character's younger years
and somewhat drove home the idea that this boy born of war
was special and would go on to become a king.

I thought the times he spent with his father
(played by Ron Perlman who was great in this)
were very important and the scene around the first
where young Conan takes on and takes out the group
of "Wild Men" set the movie up for what he will become.

I felt the loss of his people especially his father
gave him a greater sense of purpose and made him a
more powerful character.

As for the person play Conan Jason Momoa (of Stargate: Atlantis
fame) did a really good job as this character I enjoyed
him as Conan he seemed to fit this part very well
and was comfortable in this role and did not seem
awkward or out of place.
I felt he had a great comradely with the other
male characters and could feel that chemistry between him
and Rachel Nichols (Tamara)

Also I though Stephen Lang who played the main villain
Khalar Zym did a excellent job of that as well he
played a good some what arrogant villain confident in
his own skills and ability which would lead to his
own down fall I also have to say I liked the
double bladed sword he had that could be detached
and do various combinations with.
Also there was a point in the film where it seems
to be allude that he may or may not have been having
a incestuous relationship with his daughter Marique
(played by Rose McGowan) who had a very interesting look.

Speaking of interesting looks there were of course
plenty of beautiful women in this as well and some
very nice T&A I might add (LOL)

as for the rest of the film I thought the music
was fitting and the action as I mentioned before
was sometimes graphic and intense there were times
where I would have to say "Ugh.." or "Oh, that doesn't
look good.." when a henchmen/warrior was dispatched.
but the action was very good some nice stunts and
and sword fighting and brawls.

The visual effects were pretty good also I liked
the "finger in the noise" scene that was some what cool
and I did like the effect for the I guess you would call
them "Sand Zombies" they were an interesting character
but the one thing I was kind of disappointed about
I thought for some reason there was a Dragon in this?
but there wasn't, I wonder where I gotten that Idea?

There was also a few humorous parts in the film
such as the scene with the catapult and the interactions
with Conan and Tamara they played off well with each other.

But in the end it had great production design and
some nice scenery shots which were very good
it was a pretty classic and fun action/adventure movie
and if people try to look beyond that to see something
with a greater deeper meaning then they are going to be
disappointed this is not Shakespeare, Its not going to
win the Oscar for best screen play or best picture
this Is Conan: The Barbarian.
and I would have to say I did enjoy it.

Colombiana 2011

2011-11-27T02:28:00.006-04:00

I had a More detailed review of Colombiana but
sadly I can't seem to find the Text Document that it was
typed up in... but anyway I hope this is good enough:

I would have to say I really enjoyed this film I seen
the few trailers that were shown and I thought
that it might be a good movie and I wasn't wrong.
The story basically follows the character of
Cataleya (played by Zoe Saldana who played Neytiri
from Avatar) it starts out as she is a little
girl and her father is working undercover for the
US government, and he is found out and
he and his wife are killed but Cataleya escapes and makes her way to the US embassy
and from there to the US to live with her Uncle who is actually a high level Hitman.

With revenge in her heart and mind, re reluctantly trains her to become an
assassin for hire known as "Colombiana", when she is older she starts picking off
various people in hopes that the people who killed her family surface, which they
eventually do and she begins to take them out one by one until she gets up to the
head boss.

Like I said this was a really good movie, I enjoy and support the female
action heroes. I find they at times can be just as good if not better
then a movie staring a Male lead. I liked the various scenes
where you can see her struggling to lead a "normal"
while at the same time persuading this job of killing
people for money. It was very interesting to see the conflict
between her having a day to day life and her job.

I also thought that the acting was very well done as well
as alot of the action and stunt work, was pretty impressive
especially the whole sequence in the police station.
I thought that was pretty cool.

In the end I thought this was a very good action movie
and also a really good revenge story as well it was some what
classic in a way but it didn't feel like it was, it felt like a whole
new concept.

If I were to sum this movie up and relate it to something
I would say it was similar to The Punisher (2004)
being that it had almost the similar themes.
but like i said I thought it was really well done and was a very good watch.

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

2011-09-15T12:48:00.006-03:00

I was overly excited to see this I couldn't wait and
I would have to say it was worth the wait! this movie
in one word is spectacular!
ok i can't use just one..it was uplifting and in
a away inspirational.
Inspiration as in one man can make a difference and
that being a true hero doesn't come from fancy powers or
flashy weapons but it comes from with in.. it comes from the
heart.

I would have to say I loved how this film started
and where it quickly started to go..
It is excellent in its execution, It take place during
World War II and follows the story of Steve Rodgers
and how he became Captain America
as he tries and fails to enlist in the army but is deemed unfit for military service
due to his size and medical problems and is turned down but gets invited to
take part in the secret Super Solider Project.
And becomes the only person who successfully does survives the procedure
of the ill fated program and with his new found strength goes on to fight
the Nazis and The Villainous Hydra lead by the Evilly Ruthless Red Skull.

I felt this was a perfect adaption of Captain America
It couldn't have been any better!
I liked how they used the "Original costume"
in the the USO sequences and those sequences
alone were very funny and somewhat showed how
he became know as "Captain America"

I have to also say I like how they handled The Red Skull
also the Make-up and effects were truly amazing
and Hugo Weaving's portrayal of the character was perfect!
He was truly the Red Skull in look and fell I was very pleased!

I was somewhat concerned about Chris Evans as Steve Rodgers
but after seeing him in action I would have to say my
worries melted away he was perfect for this part.

I also loved the nods of bucky (soon to be Winter Soldier)
played by Sebastian Stan)
and the punching of Hitler in the Jaw during the USO show was just like
the actual first issue. (which they do show in the film)
I also liked how they showed how he received this
actual suit and shield and the motorcycle.

I even like how they worked in "the Howling commandos"
but there was no cameo shot of Hugh Jackman.. becasue
Captain America did Meet Wolverine in World War II (lol)

Like I said about Evans and Weaving the acting and portrayals
in this film where really genuine and heartfelt especially
from Dr. Abraham Erskine (played by Stanley Tucci)
as well as Tommy Lee Jones who plays
Colonel Chester Phillips

The visual effects, the stunts, music, the writing
and simply the action itself were all very impressive
and were crafted with such heart that this movie
wins on so many levels.
there truly was not a moment in this film
where I was not smiling.
I can't say enough about this one
it has humor, laughs, emotion, hard hitting action
and heart.. Hats off to you Marvel
I can't wait until next summer where it all comes together..

and speaking of which, don't forget to watch after the
credits for a glimpse of what this is all leading up to.

Also this poster is just so amazingly good I had to share it

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

2011-09-15T11:20:00.003-03:00

again for the third time we follow the war of the
Autobots and the Decepticons. In what many are
saying is the last film of the series.
I went to see this and of course in 3D (OoOoOoO...!)
I would have to say I did quite enjoy this, I thought it
was truly a spectacular film and was pretty much happy
with all of it. They open with Optimus Prime telling a story
much like in the previous films and from this sequence you
can tell the visuals will be spectacular
and tie in the moon landing into this vast but very
engaging film. After that bit of explanation we find our
hero Sam living with a new lady. I'm not sure if I like
her more then Megan Fox..
this Rosie Huntington-Whiteley I think she does a very good
job I do like her especially her accent. Although you would have to get use to her
being she was only in the one movie were Fox was in the first two. but I would have to
say I did feel this Rosie Huntington-Whiteley did seem to have a little more chemistry
with Shia LaBeouf though.
Anyway, you can feel Sam Witwicky's frustration at the first of the film where
he is having a hard time adjusting to just being a regular guy again, and getting a job after
he saved the world twice in fact, but as Optimus Prime
said in the second one (Revenge of the Fallen) "fate rarely calls upon us at a
moment of our choosing." and is pulled back into the world of excitement.

I would have to say that the over all plot of the film itself is more in tune with the
actual show there is even a two part story in the original Generation 1 (G1) animated series
that is very similar to this. I also like that they brought more of the fan favorite things
into the films such as Optimus Prime's trailer, The cyclopic Decepticon Shockwave
and the winged Lazerbeak. it was also great to see Soundwave in his robot form.
Also Leonard Nimoy as the voice of Sentinel Prime was very well cast and for those
who don't know this isn't his first time as a Transformer he also voiced Galvatron in
the 1986 Animated movie. There were some nice moments with Sentinel and Optimus
and when Sentinel's "deception" comes to light I was thinking to myself "you don't deserve
the title of Prime"

Also yes what would Transformers be will out some great humor, the jokes
were of course very well crafted and I would have to say witty and they do invoke
some nice laughs out of you two of the most odd characters were the wacky
Jerry Wang (played by Ken Jeong) and sams boss Bruce Brazos (played by John Malkovich) .
also the Charlotte Mearing or just Mearing as she is know in the film
(played by Frances McDormand) came off as a bit hateful but she does have
some humor in here as well and we can't forget Shia who is always funny in these
and with the awkward moments with Sam's parents (played by Kevin Dunn and Julie White ).
I also think this film was nicely shot with great cinematography, with many beautiful shots
and I do think brilliant directing. I know alot of people crap all over Michael Bay and I don't
see why?

He makes movies that are fun and exciting, movies that people can enjoy and
which are pure escapist entertainment becasue isn't that why we go to the movies to escape?
this isn't a documentary and you have to say that they take it as serious as they can
I mean how serious can you take a story about giant robots from outer space who are locked
in a brutal civil war? I mean come on! I think Bay was the perfect person to handle these
films, becasue that is what you want to see, robots fighting, and Laser beams and gun fights
and explosions becasue that is what you had in your imagination when you were a kid on the
living room floor playing with the toys.

This just brings that to life on the screen and does it ever! the action was amazing
spectacular! there were some awe inspiring stunt work and practical effects in this that
only heightened the visual effects experience. The visual effects them self were amazing.
I find with each new film the transformations seem to become more complex looking and
more detailed,

So do the Transformers themselves I find that the 3D characters are more detailed then
the originals from the 2007 or even the 2009 movie. I also think that the facial animations for
say Optimus Prime have become more human and expressiveness where you can see and
notice suttle things that ad to the over all I guess you would say "performance" of the CG
created character and that makes them more believable.

All in all I felt this film was truly amazing, with its nice score and music usage
to its excellent writing with very good heroic lines and cheeky humor.
To the impressive practical stunts and visual effects, to the feeding of the fans of
The Transformers and giving them exactly what they want.
To finally the continuing story of finding your
place in this world and the Universe at large.
This film in my opinion is a must see and is a true Summer Movie spectacular.

Green Lantern (2011)

2011-09-10T19:36:00.011-03:00

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!"

Now this one was talked about for meany years
and there was some pretty stupid Ideas out there
like Jack Black in the lead role..
but thankfully none of them came to pass.

Just like Iron Man I would have to say I always
knew that this one would be made but I was more
of a not if but when will it be made.
and it looks like now is the time, Now is the time
for Green Lantern to shine and shine it did!

Personally I thought this was a very well done and put together film for
it first outing tackling the origin story and they did hit all the key point
and there was some good explanation in there for people who would not
be familiar with the story of Green Lantern.

The story in my view was pretty simple but some what classic in away
This hot shot guy is chosen and given a great responsibility, He faulters
and succumb to some self doubt about who he is and his abilities after
becoming a small fish in a big pond, but in the end rises to the occasion
and saves all life and earns his place with his new found strength.

I felt there was some nice acting in here but it has to get rolling.
At first I didn't like Blake Lively (Carol Ferris) I felt she was kind
of stiff at the start when we first meet her but as the film goes on
she shakes some of that stiffness off and does become likeable.

As for Ryan Reynolds I never pictured him as Hal Jordan I always seen
him as more as Barry Allen aka the Flash then Green Lantern but I would
have to say he did do pretty good in this role and I did like him as Hal and
he did look the part.

Peter Sarsgaard (Hector Hammond) as well as Mark Strong's Sinestro
were impressive as well. Hammond's pain and suffering is very well
done in he sells me completely on the torment he is feeling
even thought his origin Differs from his Comic Book origins slightly,
he was in my view well portrayed.
As for Strong's Sinestro he is very well played and portrayed just the
way I would think he would be as a respectable member of the Green Lantern Corps,
who is dedicated to his duty with benevolent intentions to defeat Parallax.
After facing defeat from the Monster he Implores the Guardians to construct
a yellow ring to fend off the Parallax creature but when it not needed
it is put away. but..it is not forgotten especially by Sinestro and
with in his hands it leads to his fall from grace.

Now I didn't want to jump right into this right away but I must say
The visuals on this film were amazing, but surprisingly I didn't find
it was over loaded with visuals and CG sure there was alot you couldn't do in
this film with out it, but I felt the effects were either story or scene driven.
I did feel that it wasn't "flashy" for the sake of being "Flashy"
feel it didn't come off as that.

Now speaking from a purely fan point of view the visual effects did kind
of hinder the rest of the movie just a touch becasue like I said from
a fan and design point of view I could care less about what was happening
on Earth I wanted to see more of the crazy creatures
and more of the aliens and all that stuff I wanted to see everything
up close an in amazing detail, All of Oa and all the members of the Core.
and the film is trying to tell you a story and all you are thinking is
go back and show me more of this and that, so it does hinder
it in that way.

Because the design of this film as well as the visual effects were
I hate to use this term "out of this world" but they truly were.
Personally I loved Hal's suit alot of people complained about it
but I thought it was impressive especially when it was "alive"
and the energy is flowing off it or coursing about it.

I thought that was an very good effect it gave it more weight
and made it feel more like it was alien technology.
Also the looks for familiar characters such as the Guardians and
Tomar-Re, Kilowog were very well done I was very impressed
and one of the things I was looking forward to was Kilowog
calling someone a "Poozer" (which means "useless rookie")
and when he did I was happy at that and it did make me smile

Also there was a bit of nice humor in this and a few nice jokes
but there was more action and battles with some slick effects
then comedy. but in the end I enjoyed the movie it was
fun and exciting and pretty much how I seen Green Lantern in
my head so that is all good for me.

Also Watch after the credits, for a bit of a tease.

Super 8 (2011)

2011-09-10T19:14:00.007-03:00

Now I wanted to see this being that the trailers looked
amazing and it just captured my attention. I must say that
if you go into this looking for a straight out Horror film you
might be somewhat disappointed. I can't really say that
this is a Horror picture I know it might seem that way from
the trailers and that but what it actually is...Is a
Thriller/Mystery that becomes
a out of this world adventure.

The film itself takes place in the 60s-70s and revolves about
a group of preteens/teens who are trying to make a monster
movie in there small sleepy little town
after the tragedy of the main characters mother. Its gets his mind off his loss
and spends time with his friends doing this project. This is all going as planed
until they are filming at the wrong place at the wrong time... when a train
is detailed caring a alien creature who just wants to go home and has some
sort of Electrical powers to go with its impressive size is accidentally unleashed
on the unsuspecting town. the young film makers go from making a monster movie
to being in one, as the military rolls in to try to capture the creature.

While at the same time the small group of friends must race again time to
save one of there own who was taken by unknown being from beyond the stars.

I must say I did enjoy film quite a bit it had that spookiness about it
with some jumps and scares along the way but also had some wonderful humor
that was all in the writing as well as some very nice action
it also had some nice touching scenes also having to do with understanding,
forgiveness and letting things go so that you can move on.

This was indeed very well crafted nicely shot and edited. The music was
prefect where it needed to be. The acting was very good and very believable
these kids were absolutely perfect. the action was fast and quick
and the effects were truly impressive.

The train crash I think was the main set piece of the movie itself and
that alone carries the wow effect. I was so amazed by that alone.

As for the creature you don't get to see it much at the start you
see a flash here and a glimpse there, a reflection or a swish of a
tail (it looked like it had some sort of tail) but as the movie rolls
on you get to see more and more an arm, the torso I think that this
piece by piece was very good way of doing this. You don't get to see
it close up pretty much until the very end. The only problem I thought
was its color its a smoky black and its usually in low light that you
see the creature. sure that makes it more mysterious and would hide
any possible imperfection in the creature design but on the other hand
it makes it harder to see it in full detail.

but you see enough were your satisfied with what you saw so its not
a real dower. But with that said this movie was fun, fast had humor and
heart. I don't want to say to much if you haven't seen it and you should.

Also stay and watch the credits you actually get to see the completed
film the kids made which is funny and adds to this films over all charm.

X-Men: First Class (2011)

2011-08-28T23:00:00.007-03:00

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)

2011-08-28T22:39:00.004-03:00

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)

2011-08-28T21:08:00.004-03:00

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)

2011-08-27T16:44:00.004-03:00

"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)

2011-08-26T22:30:00.006-03:00

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)

2011-08-26T21:46:00.006-03:00

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)

2011-08-26T15:33:00.004-03:00

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)

2011-08-26T14:48:00.007-03:00

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)

2011-08-26T13:46:00.009-03:00

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)

2011-08-25T23:32:00.007-03:00

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)

2011-08-25T22:48:00.006-03:00

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)

2011-08-25T22:06:00.007-03:00

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)

2011-08-25T21:14:00.004-03:00

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)

2011-08-24T15:53:00.006-03:00

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

2011-08-24T15:40:00.003-03:00

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)

2011-08-24T15:19:00.003-03:00

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)

2011-08-23T23:21:00.003-03:00

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)

2011-08-23T23:15:00.002-03:00

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.

Captain America (1990)

2011-07-24T21:36:00.006-03:00

In antisapation of going to see Captain America: The First Avenger.
I thought I would sit down and watch the original Captain America Movie.

I know what you are thinking right now, "What are you talking about?
there was never a Captain America movie.." sure there was and as you can
see to the left that is the actual case for it. Yes there has been a Captain America before this came out in 1990 and here is a link to the actual movie poster! Movie Poster! Now I would have to say I have view this movie
many times and I think it is great for the time it was made.
It stars Matt Salinger as Captain America and Scott Paulin as The Red Skull
Now I thought and have always thought that the make-up effects used in this were quite excellent for the very early 90s to pull this off.
Long before what we can do now with digital technology.
I also thought the the costume that was used in this for Captain America looked pretty close to what was see in the comics at the time.
Here is a picture for what both characters looked like in the 90s Film:

True it doesn't or didn't have the coolness that the new film will have and like I said it was
great for the time it was made. There were some nice action scenes and a pretty good story.
The main story quickly hits on the key points of the two characters origins.
Sadly this doesn't take things slow and explain alot of Where Captain America
gets the shield and the uniform. It runs under the assumption that you already know this
which is something I'm looking forward to in the new Film as you can see from the trailers
they show all this which is good. With this movie you do expect more from it but
you don't get what your expecting. Also yes the characters look like their comic counter
parts but only for a short time. The actor only wears the "Red Skull make-up" for about
5 mins or so which is disappointing, becasue after he sends Cap to an icy grave he gets
plastic surgery and looks like a regular guy throughout the rest of the film and is played off as
some type of second rate Lex Luthor/Wilson Fisk.
Also Captain America himself spends more screen time out of the suit then in it.
I hope these things are not the same in the Newer movie you want to see Captain America and
the Red Skull not Steve Rodgers and second rate villain with plastic surgery.

But like I said I can't truly complain becasue back in 1990 Super Hero movies like we
have today were just a dream... One thing I was wondering about the new film is now that they
are linking all the films together (like they should be, being all these characters live in the same
space and see each other regularly) Is how they are going to explain why Johnny Storm
aka the Human Torch and Steve Rodgers aka Captain America look identical!
(being that both were played by Chris Evans) Which is funny in itself
Because in this film they mention the character of the Human Torch which Evans played
in Fantastic Four and this is a movie about a character he ends up portraying as well.

Now like I have said in the prelude to Thor I mentioned that Chris Hemsworth was
not the first to play Thor and the same goes for Chris Evans as well as Matt Salinger
when it comes to Captain America there was this guy!

Yes that is actually Captain America from the 70s TV Movies.
he was played by Reb Brown And surprising enough he wasn't the first either
The very first Captain America was actually This guy!

The Very first Captain America was Dick Purcell
from the 1940 serials , Now true Chris Evans is going to go down in history
as Captain America but like the many who played Batman over the years
there have been many who have been Captain America.

In closing I'm going to leave you with the trailer for the 1990 Captain America
Captain America!

Mothman (2010)

2011-07-17T00:40:00.008-03:00

For those of you not familiar with the legend of the "Mothman" you should go here
first http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman

Now this was one of those made for TV movies.
now this was a pretty good watch, but it didn't really have alot of
facts about the actual events I think this was more fictionalized
"lets make a fun/spooky movie" type of thing and adds in some thing
that have nothing to do with the actual legend of the creature.

Now i felt this movie was very similar to the Jennifer Love Hewitt
spooker "I Know what you did Last Summer" which in my view is
a very good movie.. sadly this one was not as good.

The reason I said it was similar was the plot was
it was like they took pretty much the beginning of "I know what you did"
and changed it around to fit their film.

The movie had a pretty good start but you can see the similarity
in the first few scenes. A group of kids are partying and through
their "fun" they "accidentally" kill one of the main characters brother.
and then they go on and do the cover up..
I felt they ripped this scene right from "I know what you did"
after they "accidentally" kill the brother they have the whole
scene were the group of friends make a pact to never speak of this again
there is some resistance from Katharine (who is similar to
Jennifer Love Hewitt's character in "I know what you did")
but they eventually convince her to go along with this.

I sitting there thinking these people are crazy! and I can't
believe that this guys brother is so cold hearted to go along
with this..You just killed your brother and you fine with just
disposing of the body?!? this is your brother what are you
going to tell your parents when they ask where he is?
I'm all what? but the story goes on..

Katharine moves away and starts her own life
and is a reporter for some TV station and comes back to
town to cover the Mothman festival and meets up with
her one time friends. Who are now living shitty lives

Her one time boyfriend invites her to a get together
of the group that they have every year.
Now this get together is disturbing in itself as the group
gets together to to celebrate the anniversary of the day they
killed someone!! yes that is true! Also Katharine's one time
friends give her a hard time for moving away and becoming
successful..

Now Katharine's return home not only reconnects her
with the town and her one time friends but triggers the
Mothman attacks. Because this film the Mothman
is portrayed as some type of Spirit of Vengeance who comes
and avenges those who were killed in the same manner the
guys brother was.
Why did it wait all this time to do this? apparently all the
guilty parties have to be president in the general area that
this crime took place and when Katharine moved away
Vengeance could not be served. Basically in this
movie the Mothman is turned into a second rate
Ghost Rider and it goes on and begins to pick off
the Teens one by one and there is the race agsint time
to stop it.

Like I said it wasn't a bad movie it was filled the time
even though the acting was kind of bad at times
and the effects were pretty good for this. Give it a watch if you
are curious but if you want to see a amazingly good movie
about the Mothman then Watch The Mothman Prophecies

Milf (2010)

2011-07-03T22:56:00.011-03:00

Oh those wacky bastards over at The Asylum are at it again.
Now I have said that alot of the time their comedy & Thriller
movies are usually alot better then their Sci-Fi/Action films
but I don't really think this one is truly that case.

They basically took the "Stifler's Mom" idea from
American Pie and made it in to and entire movie. Here is the
plot according to IMBd:
"A group of nerdy college guys who can't seem to
connect with girls their own age discover the
excitement of hooking up with sexy older women."
that's it simple as that.

Now it did have a few humorous scenes, such as the whole how
shall we say the whole "Jerk off/cum shot" scene was some what funny, the wacky dream
sequences and the whole underwater fight scene! was...different.

Also some of the acting was off and seemed a bit weird at times the character of
Anthony was somewhat funny but for some reason came off as gay in a way
I don't know why but that is how I seen it, also the guy with the English/British
accident (I forget which he was) also was somewhat funny.

There is also another character that comes off as a second rate "Stifler " which
was pretty stupid I can see that conversation for motivation:
Actor: Who is my character what is his motivation?
Director: Did you ever see American Pie?
Actor: yes
Director: you're basically our version of Steve Stifler
Actor: Oh ok, I gotcha!
This movie even though it has some funny scenes, it is far from being funny
I found alot of the movie just a bit eyebrow raising weird and other parts
just simply awkward.. One of the pest things about this movie was the
nudity! but I wouldn't recomend watching this just for that.

Gladiatress (2004)

2011-07-03T21:51:00.010-03:00

I thought I would give this movie a chance from the case art which isn't much.
but something just said watch me in it. To sum up this movie in a few words it is basically Ridley Scott & Russell Crowe's Gladiator done in the style of
Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

The story is basically about 3 sisters and the quest
to save there village and also for the youngest and
looked down upon sister who is ironically named
"Worthaboutapig" to find her dream husband. When Caesar
continues his push in to conquering Britain one little village stands
in their way and the village elders send the bumbling but well meaning
"Worthaboutapig" off on a grand quest to find the Eldest
sister who is a brave and noble warrior. She is later joined by the middle
sister as they recruit the eldest and bring her home.

I would have to say this movie was funny, It truly made me smile at many times
and I would have to say I did get a great laugh out of the whole thing.
the writing was very good and very funny. The music was great and the use
of cartoonish sound effects added to the humor of this film.

There were many great scenes in this that should have you laughing. its
one of those films that is silly but at the same time plays it off as being serious
while watching this I would thinking that the character of "Worthaboutapig"
which is played by Sally Phillips and who is probaby the best character in this
whole film, started to remind me of another character Anna Faris' Cindy Campbell
from the Scary Movie series. I was thinking that Cindy Campbell was probably
one "Worthaboutapig"s descendents being that they came off a somewhat similar
they probably share a branch on the family tree..

but all in all I would have to say this was a pretty good movie I did enjoy it alot
and thought it was rather well done and was alot of fun, So if your looking for a
few laughs and like films like Gladiator, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and
Scary Movie I would give this a watch.

Faster 2010

2011-06-22T23:49:00.005-03:00

The Rock is back in action! *que Heavy metal guitar riff*

The first thing I noticed about this film was the opening logos
(yes the logos again) the first one was CBS Films and I was
thinking CBS Films? CBS as in the TV Channel??

Anyway after thinking about that I would have to say
this movie lived up to its name it was pretty fast. Your basic
story is just this: The Rock who's character is just called The
Driver (that is one think I liked about this was the main character's
names are more like titles The Driver, The Cop, The Killer..)
and his brother were bank robbers and they end up getting screwed
over by someone and it results in the Rock's brother getting killed.
After he gets out of Prison for the bank robbery's He goes on a mission to hunt
down the people who screwed him over and killed his brother.
The story is simple as that.

You end up finding out all the back story though flashback and there is 2 second subplots
from the main story involving as I mention above The Cop and The Killer. As the movie
rolls on you find out all the little details like the importance of the One Dollar Bills
(you have to watch to understand it). As for the movie itself it was quite good it was a good
revenge movie, The one man alone against the world to avenge a wrong done to him or
someone close to him. It reminded me of stuff like Walking Tall or Get Carter
(The Stallone version, I never the original) It has some very nice action as well as
some great car chases.
No real stunts I found it was pretty down and gritty not alot of Flash.
The music was pretty good also it was also very dramatic and Emotional at times I thought
it was a very well rounded and enjoyable watch.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010

2011-06-22T23:14:00.004-03:00

Well I finally seen the 3rd Narnia Film.
I have to say I never read the books I had only seen the movies.
Now I did like the first one it was easy to follow, I liked pretty much everything about it I'd say. Also for the second I'd have to say I didn't really enjoy the second I felt that it was the opposite of the first where it wasn't easy to follow and the story seemed to be everywhere and from what I remember it just seemed to be some what of a mess.

Now the Main reason I went to see this was that I had seen the other 2 and you can't leave things undone. I would have to say that it was a return to the first where where they actually have a quest and a some what straight forward adventure.
An Evil has griped Narnia and the heroes must journy to the heart of such evil and stop it
before it destroys everything. The one thing that I didn't like was there was no explanation
on where the "Evil" came from? it was some what like "The Nothing" in the Never Ending Story.
It's just there and is swallowing up everything.

Also there were a couple of thing I felt that were somewhat cliche like the Bratty
"know it all" cousin who doesn't believe in fantastical fairy tale things and through the
course of the film the experience of the adventure changes his mind and be becomes a
better person becasue of it. Another thing was the appearance of the sea serpent it reminded
me of the scene from Ghostbusters where Gozer says "Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!"
and Ray thinks of the the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.. I felt that it worked the same way.

Now the movie as a whole was pretty good, As I said above the story has a nice flow to
it there was a bit of humor and of course the production design was impressive as were
the creature character designs. The one footed elf like people where very interesting as
well as the Minotaur (who was of course in the previous films) and the Dragon.

There was done beautifully with as well as the rest of the Visual effects in the film.
The movie had some really nice action pieces mixed in with the questing story.
So it was an enjoyable watch and a nice closing to the series.

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers! 1988

2011-06-22T23:03:00.003-03:00

Now by that title it just screams Watch me! doesn't it?
I actually ended up watching this becasue some people I know were
talking about it being released on DVD so as you can see from some
of the previous posts I do like to watch some of the
more "different" movies

According to IMBd the main plot of this film is as follows:

"Jack Chandler is a private eye tracking down Samantha the runaway. In his travels, he comes across a gang of chainsaw wielding prostitutes that like to carve people up for their cult."

Now first off a cult of chainsaw wielding prostitutes is funny in itself!

Now this film was filed with plenty of camp and loads of laughs
I don't know if they tried to be cheesy and campy becasue at times
it did seem that they were trying to be serious at times but I think
that just made it more funny.

but like I said this movie was pretty funny from the title to
a Disclaimer that reads:
"The CHAINSAWS used in this Motion Picture are REAL and DANGEROUS! They are handled here by seasoned PROFESSIONALS. The makers of this Motion Picture advise strongly against anyone attempting to perform these stunts at home. Especially if you are naked and about to engage in strenuous SEX. My conscience is clear, (signed) Fred Olen Ray."

The writing in this was funny especially alot of the Narration
there is rubber body parts flying about with buckets of fake blood.

There is scenes in a bar/strip club and one of the things I noticed
that was kind of funny is there's a kid sitting at the bar?
which is something out of play and that is something that this movie
like to do is have thing out of place.

Now being that there is Hookers in this and like mention before
there is a strip club type of bar and I would have to say there
was some nice nudity in this and some plenty of nice look
tits especially on the character of Mercedes (Michelle Bauer)

But all in all this movie would I say ahem..."Climaxes"
with what is called the "Virgin Chainsaw dance"
which is then followed by a actual Chainsaw Duel!

but like I said this move isn't anything serious if you want
to watch something that is completely off the wall then watch this.

End Credits:
Coming Soon! Student Chainsaw Nurses! "Bad to the Bone!!"

Tangled 2010

2011-06-06T20:26:00.000-03:00

Biased on the original story of Rapunzel comes the Disney adaptation "Tangled" of course in 3D!
Now I know what you're thinking. This is some piece of "Disney princess crap" why are you watching it?
Well you would be wrong on it being crap and the reason I went to see this is because the trailers and previews looked funny and it is no lie this movie was hilarious! I felt that every joke and gag was a hit it will have you laughing out loud that's for sure. I would have to say probably 2 of the funnest characters were the little chameleon "sidekick" Pascal and the ever faithful and Mighty horse Max (or Maximus). Not only did I find this movie funny but this movie has a fair bit of action which is really well done and very quite exciting which brings me to the animation.

I would have to say the animation alone is amazing its is very fluid and life like I was just somewhat blown away by that alone. You could probably watch this with the sound off and still get that wow effect. I would have to say that it was all the little things character wise that really sold this to me. Such as the scene in the woods where Flynn Rider is telling Rapunzel the story about his childhood and she kind of scoots her butt towards him more and puts her head in her hands eager to listen. I felt that was very life like and very realistic in the animation. It was all kinds of stuff like that the little thing that really sold this for me.

Personally I would have to say this was one of the absolute best animated films I seen in 2010, I would also go so far and say it was also one of the best animated films I have seen ever!

As for the Character modeling and design it was excellent. I did like how everything looked and the whole feel of the world I can't really complain. I also thought at first they were going to over do it with the music and make it bloated like the previous film The Princess and the Frog (its the fifth one down on the link) but it is nice and evenly spaced out.

The voice acting was great Mother Gothel (voiced by Donna Murphy) some what made me think of a Female version of Jafar from Aladdin. I also thought the voice for the Captain of the Guard was Robert Remus (better know as Sgt. Slaughter) but in fact it was M.C. Gainey.

In the end I greatly enjoyed this movie. I have to say I loved it quite a bit and that is pretty much all I have to say.

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

2011-06-06T20:22:00.000-03:00

This Space is reserved for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

I'll be posting the one that was written for part 1 at the same time as Part 2

The Social Network (2010)

2011-06-04T22:49:00.000-03:00

First off I have to say I'm not a big fan of the whole Facebook thing. I am not on Facebook and I feel there is no need to be on Facebook to begin with I find it at this time a waist of time I know people who spend countless hours on there its just not for me. what would I write about? and who would actually care about what I'm doing. Now true it does have some benefits but in my view the other stuff out weighs the good. Like with this (the blog) what I am doing here I have some thing to write about I have a goal, on Facebook what is the goal?
Speaking of which we should get back on track..

Now first off David Fisher Directed this and well I did like this other movies like Se7en and Zodiac but a movie about Facebook?...ok?
and I was also surprised that Keven Spacy was a producer. When it comes to movies like this I always wonder how much of it is actually true and how much of it is was just I guess you would say "made up for the movie" much like the film "Pirates of Silicon Valley" which is about the creation of Microsoft if you ever get a chance to see that one you should do so.
anyway I was very pleased how this movie turned out the one thing I really liked that actually caught my eye was the editing and how it was done it was very interesting it seemed to jump back and forth from the passed to the present/future like the characters were actually telling the story of how this all came about and everything leading up to that point. One main thing I did find odd about this was the background music I felt that it didn't really fit into the over all film the music to me sounded so foreboding at times like it was this ominous thing that was suppose to happen, it was suspenseful I didn't understand why it was used for this film what can I really say it probably wouldn't have been my choice.
One of the things I like about the movie was the character of Zuckerberg the way he was presented in this film made me laugh about becasue he reminded me a lot of myself in various situations which brought up the question does he have ADHA or possibility Asperger's Syndrome?
I don't know if he does or not you could probably easily find that out but from this it makes me think that he does.

I also liked how the University president handled the complaint from the Winklevoss (that name in itself is a crime, it sounds like some type of elf) I don't believe that they had the right to sue Zuckerberg over Facebook from what I know which was presented in the film, I don't think they had an offical contract with him to make a social network site. From that I remember the Winklevoss asked Zuckerberg to help them with a "school project" and they tell him their idea which was basically a rip off of Myspace (which is of course mentioned in the movie) and he takes that idea and doesn't really do anything for them and builds something of this own based on that idea that they shared with him they can't really sue him. Now if they had stuff already made and copyrighted then sure but from what I could see in the film I don't think they did . They were just doing a thing for school and Zuckerberg made it global.

Also speaking of Pirates of Silicon Valley there is a scene in here of "Bill Gates " talking to students about the next big computer idea during a lecture at the University that this takes place at.

Now another aspect of this was the breaking up of a friendship which is not always good what happened to Eduardo was very sad and shouldn't have happened , especially not the way it did. you have to feel sorry for him especially when you see him with that Christy he was dating she was one crazy ass bitch! but still he was screwed over by what I could see as his best friend.
Now with something like this there are usually two types of people there is creative people and there are business people. Zuckerberg is creative and Eduardo is business. Also from time to the time business and creative don't get along all creative wants to do is create and business is worrid about money and they but heads alot over costs of doing projects.
Now these two were good friends and they would have remained that way if there wasn't outside interference Sean Parker of Napster fame who became some what of Zuckerberg's mentor and who is portrayed as this crazy/paranoid guy who thinks everyone is out to get him . Now the problem with Parker is that he is also a creative guy and does have some influence with Zuckerberg, 2 creative guys on the same page they usually form a fast bond and that isn't good for Eduardo who is the lone Business man. Eventually being that they are "best friends" now Parker starts becoming a bad infulence and begins to start talking Zuckerberg into doing things that he really shouldn't and that is when Eduardo starts to loose control of the situation which leads to this explousion from the company being from what I could see Parker starts telling Zuckerberg he is better off with out him which isn't true and leads to the sad conlusion.
But in the end the film was very good and was of course deserving of all the praise that it was given.

Mazes and Monsters 1982

2011-05-29T22:44:00.000-03:00

How many have seen this? This was a tv movie way back in 1982.
and it stared a young Tom Hanks.
I remember seeing the last little ending piece of it and have been looking
to watch the whole thing for quite some time.
This is one of those cautionary tales that is put out when some thing becomes
very popular and it shows that the "popular thing" has a dark side.
the films message is basically in my opinion is "don't take part in the popular thing,or this will happen to you just the same way it did for the main character!"

It is kinda of a scare tactic. in a lot of ways like the film below this one called
"Catfish" where the message was "every woman you meet online is not who she says she is..." they try to make it look like this is a dark side to it. I'm temped to say "They" being no one really knows who "they" are. I will say "People" so people have been doing this for years. with everything from Horror movies, to video games, to even Pokemon cards.

This movie is no different. It basically follows the story of Robbie(Hanks) who apparently was kicked out of this last school for this obsession with the game Mazes and Monsters (which of course is a Dungion and Drangons table top style RPG (Role Playing Game)
so he tries to start in a new school after kicking his habit.

This is where he meets Kate, Daniel and Jay Jay who are players of the game and need
a 4th person to play. Unbeknown to them they sign up poor Robbie.
all things are going well and the group is having fun, now things don't get bad until
the character of Jay Jay introduces a LARP (Live Action Role-Playing Game for those of you not in the know) aspect to the game where they leave the board behind and start playing it in the local caves
that have been condemned and at this point this seems to start to push Hank's Robbie of the edge
and he starts to loose grip on reality and begins to think the evens in the game are real
and disapears and goes off on a "quest" fulled by visions of his long lost brother
letting his friends and the town think he had died in a horrible death in the caves
but instead he is rescued by his friends in the end before jumping off the roof of one
of the Twin Towers in New York, believing he could fly.

Now this was an alright movie for its time especially on tv.
The acting was pretty good but you don't get to see much out of Hanks at least I didn't think
so he being pretty much the main character he didn't have as I seen it a big role in this the film
was pretty much carried by this co-stars the people who played his friends.
The creature effects were some what neat and the music at times had a very scary tone
it was either light and beautiful or some one spooky and frighting.

Now it does put a negative light one the whole RPG style of gaming
as if it is to say "if you play this stuff you will become crazy and suicidal"
which is not true Hank's Robbie went insane not because of the game but more
from the the issues he had before playing like those of the guilt of this brother.
Yes there have been cases where people have taken things a bit to far but
you can't blame a hand full of cases and then stamp it dangerous.

Now I personally enjoy enjoy some role playing i don't do it the same why
they do it I do like things like Final Fantasy and am currently playing
DC Universe Online I also role play on the Internet and Have a couple of characters
I use for that as well. It is plenty of fun and I do enjoy it greatly and there is times
where you can get carried away but you must always remain that focus
it is fun to live in a fantasy world for a couple of hours a few nights a week
but you can't let it take over you life.
The way I see it It is alot like acting, your playing a role hence the title
Role playing Game.

Now even though this move does bring up real dangers , it also exaggerated
them to the extremes. RPGing and to an extent LARPing can be fun and exciting
as long as it is not take to seriously. So in the end the movie was alright
but I don't believe it was a fair account or a fair representation of the RPG
gaming community.

A Farewell to Smallville.

2011-05-15T00:29:00.000-03:00

About 10 years ago a little show call Smallville hit televisions all about the world. The premise of the show was quite simple. It was going to tell the story of how a Teenage farm boy by the name of Clark Kent became the worlds greatest Hero know to one and all as Superman.

Now before the show started I was quite skeptical at first being a long time
fan of Superman and probably one of this greatest fans. I did not want it to be
done poorly or cheesy or have anything that would tarnish how I looked at the character. Like all fans I don't really like to much change but I like to
be open minded.

Now sadly I did not get to see it when it premiered being when it started
(in September of 2001 where I live) being that I was just went away for
college but a friend of mine tapped the first few episodes of it for when I
came home for Thanksgiving. I started watching it and I remember saying
"Wow, this is really good!" and it was it was taken seriously and was
fun and interesting. So I was hooked and I had viewed every episode
for the series 10 year run and I would have to say I enjoyed every
second of it.

Now true when the series started and went along I did have a few upsets
in the beginning. One was with faithful Chloe Sullivan.
"Chloe wasn't part of The DC Continuity she has no right to be there
rah rah rah" Yes that was me at one point Chloe to me seemed like
she was half Lois and half Lana.
Now it is true thought out the years she grew on me and I did
come to respect her as a character and did see her as an important
part of the series. This appreciation for Chloe probably came around
season 3 and into Season 4 I think and of course later on into series.

Also speaking of Season 4 when none other then Lois made her appearance
and again I was all "Its to soon for Lois in The DC Continuity she doesn't
meet him until after he becomes Superman so she has no right to be there
rah rah rah" yes its true I didn't think she was Lois until I gave her
a chance. Now after all these years later I would like to personally
say thank you to Erica Durance for being Lois Lane for being My Lois.
she became how I always pictured the character with her brash toughness
and her ability to easily get in to trouble and not be afraid to fight her way
out. for having that sassy brat attitude where if kicking you in the balls
got her the story then you better be wearing a cup, but at the same time
having that vulnerability that hides behind the toughness.

Now as for Lois and Clark together after I had gotten over the
whole her being there I started to see it and feel it and I thought
they had real chemistry it didn't feel fake it actually felt like these
two people were together and belonged together. The seemed like they were
a team like Lois and Clark are and should be, it never felt forced like it did
in say Superman Returns.
Also I did like the aspect of her knowing he was "Super" before actually
becoming Superman. I thought that was an interesting aspect to the over all
story that Lois had more of a hand in crafting Clark's dual identity then
just giving him the name.

Not only the women but everyone did so well at their parts they truly
defined these roles. Tom Welling was truly a Super man.
he in my opinion showed just how well this character can be played
even though he wasn't "Superman" until the very last episode of the
10 year run he was an excellent Superman regardless if he had a costume
or not.
Michael Rosenbaum was a brilliant Lex Luthor cold calculating, driven
and truly evil and I am so please that he returned for the final episode
it wouldn't have be able to end with out him.

Also this wasn't just a show about Clark Kent's journey to become Superman
it was a journey about the rise and creation of not only Superman but of
the DC Universe itself. With in its 10 year run we were able to see many
DCU characters enter a Live action world with in the confines of Smallville
character we would probably not be able to see anywhere else.
Characters like Zatanna, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, The Wonder Twins,
The Legion of Superheroes, Booster Gold, The Female Furies,
Green Arrow & Aquaman, Black Canary, Silver Banshee, Darkseid and
even Doomsday.. and things like the formation of the Justice League, as well as
Earth 2 and Apokolips!
That is only to name a few things.
Everything was taken seriously from Toyman, to Brainiac, to Supergirl
and that is one of the reasons why it was so good.
it was more then a show it was a fan experience and the show was truly for the fans.

So in closing I know I'm probably leaving something out or forgetting
something that I wanted to say, but I can always come back to this and
edit it later. but like I said in closing I just wanted to thank you
Smallville for the the laughs, for the smiles, for the enjoyment and
for making dreams come true.

Again Thank you.

Bald (2008)

2011-05-15T00:23:00.001-03:00

This was one of those direct to video movies that you see at the video store your basic plot is as follows:

Its basically one of those ones that looks like a bunch of film students gathered together and made this . Now there was some good to this movies there was alot of nice nudity right from the start and that is basically all that this movie has going for it is the nudity. I would have to say the character of " Shirtless Cynthia " was my favorite but other then that the rest of this move was pretty much crap.

Most of all the characters come off as stereotypical there is is guy who is all just smoking huge joints and there is alot of just plain random shit going on that is not even funny

Now some of the internal monologs by the main character were a bit humorous at times but pretty much the movie wasn't . Some of the outtakes at the end of the movie were funnier then the entire movie itself .

There is a scene where they have a infomercial and that was just weird.
One of the people playing a parent in the movie looks like Pro wrestler DDP (Dimond Dallas Page for you not in the know) and one of the funny thing of this is when the Main character and his friends gather in the " war room" for a scene where they plan on taking on the parents you can notice the blue screen effect for the aquarium becasue it glitches and moves oddly and the shark keeps resetting itself which is rather funny.
also the paint ball scene was very stupid.
Like I said this while movie was not very good for a comedy it wasn't very funny and if you were to watch it for the nudity alone that would be a waist of time.

Cujo (1983)

2011-05-15T00:18:00.000-03:00

Now Honestly I never Truly actually sat down and watched this until recently I have seen bits and pieces of it here and there over the years but never truly the whole thing I personally thought the dog would be bigger but this was pretty much before what we can do in the movies now if. If they were to do a remake of this film now a days they would probably make the dog a fully CG creature to ass more size and monstrosity to it.

Now personally I thought this movie was amazing it truly personified the term "Survival Horror" the Directing was very skillful and there was not very much music but when there was it was perfect, truly spooky and fearful. Also speaking of fearful the acting was brilliant! you can see the true terror in the faces of the mom and son the reactions were beyond impressive and very truthful. This was fear in its truest form it was desperation and horror about a situation that they would probably actually die, that there was no hope left.
During the scenes in the car and the kid was passing out and finding it hard to breath I was wondering did he have Asama or some respiratory problem or was it just heat stroke or something along those lines.

One of the thing that bugged me was when the cop showed up and see the blood on the door handle with that evidence that something was going on he should have then and there drawn his gun . and announced that her was there. like they usually do "This is Officer such and such from the sheriffs department" the sound would have drawn out the dog and he could have shot it right then and there. I mean that is what I probably would have done.
Also the ending to this was really really good but it came really quick.
Anyway it was a excellent and very terrifying movie to say the least.

Megamind (2010)

2011-05-15T00:08:00.000-03:00

I wanted to see this since the trailers appeared it looked funny and of course I did go and see it in 3D OoOoOoO...

It is basically the story of lets say Superman & Lex Luthor but told from the Villain's perspective (on a side note there was a Superman story told from Luthor 's perspective called Lex Luthor : Man of Steel, you should check it out anyway) the basic plot is of course Hero VS. Villain where Megamind couldn't be the hero so he eventually becomes the villain and apparently achieves whet every villain strives for the otter destruction of the hero.
but the celebration is short lived when Megamind realizes his grave error and tries to rectify it with disastrous results. Sadly even though Megamind is an evil genius he isn't so smart with this super-sized blunder he creates but in the end with a little help from friends Mega Mind gets his wish and proves there is a Hero in all of us even the Villain.

As for the film itself it was of course brilliantly done the animation was flawless the voice acting was excellent and the character designs were great . I especially liked the character simply know as "Minion" He would have to be my favorite. As for the writing it was pretty good there were some great jokes and some funny references and many of the Superman related ones were very good especially the parody of marlon Brando's Jor-El simply know as "Space Dad" that also made me laugh. Although there were some good laughs I didn't think it was as funny as people are saying it is or was meant to be. But in all fairness the movie was good and I really did enjoy it .

Skyline (2010)

2011-05-14T23:47:00.000-03:00

Well there isn't much to be said about this one. I went to see it basically becasue the trailers looked cool. It is basically across between ID4, the remake of War of the worlds (staring Tom Cruse ) and has a little pinch of Cloverfeild and a pinch of District 9 to round it out. your basic plot is as follows:

"Jarrod and his pregnant girlfriend Elaine travel to Los Angeles to meet his old friend and successful entrepreneur Terryand his wife Candice. After a night of partying the group is woken up by strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth and this group must survive an alien invasion that they seemingly are thrust into."

As for the movie itself there isn't much explanation I think that was done for a reason also the same reason the movie just ended the way it did by just stopping at one point I think that this is being set up as a possible series and the actual back story will be explained in up coming films. Because the way I see it the aliens aren't just going to drop out of the sky for no reason and start tearing the place up, they want something and it will probably be reviled later on. Will Smith said it best " Look, I really don't think they flew 90 billion light years to come down here and start a fight. Get all rowdy. "

Speaking of Aliens the creature designs and ships were very impressive, imaginative and interesting . The effects as well as the action was very well done , At one point I thought the aliens were kinda stupid having not shielding on their ships and were easily taken down but these ones proved they do have some tricks of their own .
There were some nice shots and cinematography it was a bit light on story but like I said I think its the first chapter of something bigger. Also it wasn't long as long in run time as I thought it did feel longer .
I also was thinking about the alien powers wouldn't a very dark or mirrored glass/lends protect you from their "weapon"
Also I kind of understand the thing with the brains but would like to know more about the creatures anyway. This is a interesting film with nice action and good visuals I would like to see how the story unfolds.

Follow up:
While getting this post ready to put up I was on IMDb and yes this is a listing for Skyline 2
apparently it is listed for release in 2012.

Red (2010)

2011-05-14T23:35:00.000-03:00

R.E.D which stand for Retired and Extremely Dangerous

Now I did get a chance to read the books when they came out which of course was a shame I had seen them but didn't get a chance to pick them up.
Now the film starts out kinda slow with Bruce Willis character not really enjoying retirement and finding it hard to fill in the days after a life of action and adventure and ends up having a over the phone relationship with a female operation (played by Mary-Louise Parker) at the agency he use to work for. The film begins to pick up speed when operitives are sent to kill Willis after taking them out he goes on the run and gets his "old" team back to together and takes along Sarah Ross (the operator played by Mary-Louise Parker) that he was talking to becasue she may be in danger. With the team back together the group goes on one more adventure.
This action comedy comes along the lines of other films such as the A-Team and the Losers.
Some notable scenes where the Duct tape one after Wills' & Parker's characters meet and the whole stunt you see in the trailer of him stepping out of the car while it was still moving which was very cool when you watch the whole thing also the scene in the elevator with the "contact lens" was very funny you can tell that Parker's character was just happy to be there and taking part in this adventure . The movie itself was fun, exciting and very enjoyable the music was great and the editing and transitions were cool one of the best parts of the movie was the character of Marvin he was one of the best in the whole movie itself especially with the stuffed pig I didn't know why it was so important until I found out. All in all the film was good and do recommend giving it a watch if you want to have some laughs and some nice action.

Thor and the Hulk

2011-05-09T21:16:00.000-03:00

Now, while getting some stuff ready for more updates I thought I would take a breakand have something to eat and in anticipation of Marvel Studios big budget Thor I would watch the original Live action Thor.

Now i know what your thinking "There wasn't a Live Action Movie about Thor before?!?"
and that is true, but that doesn't mean there wasn't a Live Action Thor.
Way back in 1988 in "The Incredible Hulk Returns" Thor was a guest star and Teamed up in classic Marvel style with the Lou Ferrigno Hulk.

You can see him to your left. Yes that is Thor. Now as a kid I thought that was
a pretty good version of Thor and I still do think for the time it was a good Thor.
Now of course this New Thor is more comic book inspired and be able to do things
that Thor can actually do thanks to the achievements in digital technology.

Speaking of which I do thank Odin for the achievements in digital technology.
especially when it come to the Hulk, I so enjoy the Digital Hulk from say
The Incredible Hulk (2008) so much more then watching a green painted Lou Ferrigno
snarl and flex and cower from bullets and who doesn't seem to be able to pull down
one helicopter. The Hulk doesn't cower and could actually throw that Helicopter to the
Moon! That is why the Digital Hulk will always be superior to Ferrigno simply becasue
you can have the Digital Hulk rip apart tanks with his bare hands, demolish buildings
and leap great distances in a single bound and do things the Hulk actually does.

But of course this isn't about the Hulk he is just part of it, this is more about Thor
and yes Chris Hemsworth will be the one who will be recognized as Thor
but he was not the first, not the original Eric Kramer was.

Also as a side note Ben Affleck wasn't the First Daredevil
Rex Smith appeared in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
as the Blind Lawyer Matt Murdock and Super Hero Daredevil.
also John Rhys Davies appeared as Wilson Fisk aka The Kingpin if you can
believe that.

Black Swan (2010)

2011-05-01T13:57:00.000-03:00

Well Now this should be an interesting one..

First off I'm not into ballet I never was its not really my thing
but being that everyone talked about this movie there was so much said and it went to the Oscars and won some awards (now winning doesn't automatically make it good) but wit hall that said and don't I thought
I would give it a watch.

This stars both Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and various thing that they did in this film were highly talked about and publicized.

from what I figured is that Portman who plays this very shy and
innocent girl lands the role of a life time by playing the lead
role in a stage production of Swan Lake. but as opening night
draws closer she seems to descend into some type of madness
like I'm talking totally crazy with of course apparently some help
from Kunis who shows her how to be a bad girl or maybe it is all just
in Portman's head?

Now with in the first 20mins of this film I was saying
"this is one odd movie" I didn't know what was going on.
When Mila Kunis shows up Portman seems threatened and fearful
of Kunis, who doesn't seem to acknowledge Portman until the first
25mins.

While watching this I like trying to figure it out
and I'm thinking is portman's character actually crazy
or this is a decent into madness. She starts to see
all kinds of crazy stuff and I begin to wonder what is
real and what isn't? like the old guy on the subway
was he really there? also she keep seeing people who
look just like her everywhere.
and there are painting laughing at her and what appear to
be ghost following her, as well as her growing wings and feathers?!?
and that part where she apparently kills Mila Kunis but doesn't...?
I'm all "what, the what?"

Now I might not catch all the little subtle nuances and symbolism
and all that is this film that apparently make it a brilliant masterpiece
but come on I would like to be able to understand what I'm watching.

The best way I can describe this film is that is it a female version
of Fight Club. Yes Fight Club staring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt
none other.
where Natalie Portman would be Edward Norton and
Mila Kunis would kind of be like Brad Pitt.
Now I know some might not agree with that but just thinking about it.
watch one then the other and you can kind of see where the two are some
what similar.

Now I can see why the film won and Oscar with its masturbation scenes
as well as its make-out sessions and lesbian sex scene lol
but seriously yes Natalie Portman was very good in this and you can
truly see her go through a vast array of emotions and does truly
amazing performance and her win was well deserved.

Also this film does have some very nice camera work in it
and its not one that you would thing would need or have
visual effects but when things do start to get crazy
and weird the visual effects were nicely done.

but in the long run this movie has plenty of "WTF?!?"
and that is pretty much it. some are calling it a drama
but I would put it in that one I think it leans more to being a
thriller then anything else...

Catfish (2010)

2011-05-01T13:06:00.000-03:00

before doing anything lets start off with what a "Catfish" is in Internet Terminology A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they're not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances.

Now professional critics have claimed that this film was "Jawdrobing", "Gripping"
and "More Killer Suspense then you'll find in a Dozen Thrillers!"

I personally did not think it was any of these. For people to say it was
they must not use the internet an awful alot or just be new to the internet itself.

Also I have seen this film marked as based on true events and called
"the most shocking, horrifying thriller of the passed decade!"

I don't agree with that either, like I said above sure if you don't use the internet
an awful alot or just be new to the internet itself I guess you could say it was..
personally I think this movie like many movies of its type suffer from BWP Syndrome
which stands for Blair Witch Project Syndrome. Basically what that is that they
put out one of these "Reality Thrillers" or "Reality Horror" movies as they seem to be calling them now becasue I guess they didn't like the term "Mockumentary" and the marketing
is very good but the movie itself is not and it feels like its in the wrong gene and
doesn't live up to what they said it was. Blair Witch was a prime example,another example
I would have to say was the First Paranormal Activity and of course this one.
let me set it up what this film is basically about:

In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most exhilarating and unsettling months of their lives. A reality thriller that is a shocking product of our times, Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue.

That is the official Plot Summary from Universal.

But basically what happens is Nev receives a painting from a 8 year old girl named
abby based off a photo he had taken. So he and Abby start up a friendship through
facebook and soon there after adds all of her apparent family members (which he then dubs
the Facebook Family) including Abby's very attractive older sister Megan, who Nev
of course starts up an online relationship with that seems to go quickly south (quickly
in movie terms apparently they were chatting for 8 Months) and him with his film maker
brother and brother's partner in film making the 3 set out to discredit Megan and her
family and discover the truth!!

when they started talking about this I knew what the story was going to be
this guy starts talking to this girl they get into a relationship and he
finds out that she is someone else. It was quite simple really to figure out
the only reason I watched the movie is I wanted to know what he finds out
is she a guy? or some 500lbs woman who can't get out of bed or what.

Now first off if some little girl messages you on the internet
don't start up a conversation with her and become "online pen pals"
chances are this isn't a little girl, I guess these guys doesn't
watch alot of TV and never hear of a little show called "To catch a Predator"
and the thing is the "family" didn't have a problem with him talking to
their 8 year old daughter. Now if some strange little girl messages me,
and said they did a painting of a photo I took and sent it to me
I would thank them but not maintain the communication for the fact
that she is a 8 year old girl. Also he is talking to the mom "Angela"
on the phone and she couldn't be happier of his interest in her daughter.
I don't know about anyone else but if someone is taking an interest in
my 8 year old I would want to know what is going on especially online.

Then shortly after (in movie time of course) he starts up an apparent
relationship with Megan and they chat for a while and then she tells
him a "fib" involving some music files and the whole lid blows off this
thing this is with in the first 20-24mins of the movie (up to this point
the Characters of NEV & Megan have been talking for about 8 months)
so everyone gets in this big up roar and Nev even exclaims and succumbs
to the cliche and says some thing like "have I been chatting to a
guy all this time?" Now I think some of the
reactions in this movie seem phony and somewhat staged.
were re shot, pre planned, and not all filmed spontaneously.
I don't know but it just seemed that way then at the time
I was thinking if she isn't who she says she is where did she
get all the photos and videos and all that stuff?

So Nev being lied to by someone on the Internet (Heavens no!
people lie on the Internet?!?) wants to stop the relationship
but the other 2 don't and actually push him to continue doing
it. Now if I had doubts about it I would have ended it
say that I feel it wasn't working out and I was having
different feelings.

Not only did they push him to continue but they set out
to disprove and dis credit this person that he met online
they end up going back and looking at some of the chats
and finding a few more fibs and the 3 of them come up
with a brilliant idea lets go to Ishpeming, Michigan
and confront this person face to face with cameras rolling!
to which I thought,"ok.. What?"

so I was thinking as these guys made their trip there
how wonderful it must be to have all kinds of money
to just drop everything and drive the 19 hours
from New York to Ishpeming, Michigan that's 1,154 miles
just becasue someone lied to you on the internet?
and I bet your thinking what does money have to do
with it? well u have 3 guys need gas for the car
and if they don't have a car they would have to rent one
round trip have to maybe stop to eat and other meals
and hotel room(s) all that that.
Hell if I could go and confront ever one who lied to
me on the Internet it would be like the end of
Jay and Silent Bob strike Back, I'd be all over the place.

Now honestly spending all this money and time
to go to Michigan to "learn the truth" X-Files style
is a waist of time in my view if they felt things
were not right Nev should have just stopped talking to
"Megan" I mean come on he was being told that
the little girl Abby had her own art gallery on
downtown main street and had sold paintings for $7000
(that's an actual price quoted in the film) No one is going
to pay some little girl $7000 for a painting she did
unless she is an artistic genius and the paintings
in the film are not worth $7000.
Also a very wise woman once said "if it doesn't make
sense it probably isn't true"

Away they arrive at "Megan's" house/horse ranch that
she supposedly bought and it looks deserted like
no one lives there so the guys get a hotel room and decide
to crash the "Sunday morning breakfast" and just show
up at the family home unannounced and demand they produce
"Megan" and come the next day that is exactly what they
do.
And to the utter surprise of the 3 guys Angela (the Mother)
doesn't look anything like her facebook picture! (gasp, shock!)
and neither does her Husband/boyfriend Vince(?)! (gasp, shock!)
rather then being the attractive facebook couple they
are presented as which was no real surprise.
Angela is actually a somewhat short, chubby woman in
her say mid 40s and the husband/boyfriend is a disheveled
scruffy looking fellow and they live with their 2
mentally & physically challenged sons.
The guys request both Megan and Abby to which a real little
girl is produced who is Abby Angela's daughter
and while speaking with Abby and her friend it is
reviled that Abby doesn't paint it is her mom
who does all the paintings (gasp which is more of a yawn
mild shock) So unable to produce an actual Megan
Angela (who is actually Megan, no shock there) being faced
with Nev and his friends being there in person tries to get
rid of her fake identity by saying she had checked into some
type of clinic for alcoholism! LOL!!

but in the end she comes clean about who she is
and all her secrets about the world of Megan
the actual "Facebook" Megan is some model from Washington
that is where she had gotten all the pictures from.

After the big reveal which wasn't big at all it was suspected
from the beginning. I was thinking about the motivation why would
she do this? what was her reason? but then I thought of the
quote from the Dark Knight the story that Alfred tells Bruce
about the Bandit in Burma stealing the rubes.
and he tells Bruce after he questions why steal them if your
just going to throw them away he tells him:
"Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't
looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought,
bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the
world burn." Which means people will do things just for the
sake of doing them there doesn't have to be a reason.

Now after thinking about that they do come up with a reason
apparently she was using it as an escape from her real life
she apparently was unpleased with some of the choices in her life
that were made some of the things she did or didn't do, so she apparently
was living vicariously through this "Megan" creation becasue she had
the life that Angela wanted and wished she had.

During the end of the move after all things were
reviled Nev seemed to have this sense of pride like he
solved one of mankind's greatest mysteries by exposing this
person for the fraud that they were. he was asking her questions
like "were you hoping you would get caught"
he was acting like he was the worlds greatest detective
and trust me this Nev guy is no Sherlock Homes
and he is surely no Batman. If he was truly so smart
it wouldn't have taken him 8-9 months. hell it took
the 3 of them all that time. He could have
done many things to figure out the truth if he really
wanted to in the first month or week instead of embarking
on this stupid crusade.

Also I found it quite odd that out of all the millions and
millions of people on Facebook that she picked him?
and I also found it odd that she was somewhat so close to him
they just lived like a days drive away? isn't that kind of
convenient? What would he have done if she lived in Texas
or Los Angles? or hell in Vancouver, Canada? or even
over in London England? would they hop on a plane
and leave the USA just to prove someone on Facebook
is not who they say they are?
Also what is up with that Nev guy there were quite a
few times he was on camera with his hand down his pants?
what the hell man? I don't need to see you touching you
junk on camera.

In the end this movie was yes, stupid.
predictable from the get go.
this was not:
"Jawdrobing", "Gripping", it was not a
thriller and did not have one lick of suspense.
it was not "Marvelous" or "Engrossing".
its certainly not the "Most intriguing film of the year."
it definitely wasn't "full of surprises"
and surely not "One of the most haunting movies around"
in short this movie is none of the above it is just
a very sad and rather pathetic film.

Sure its all that stuff if you don't use the internet
at all and you don't know anything about it.

they seem like they are trying to expose some sort
of seedy underbelly type of thing but this is
far from it, people do this all the time. I know
people who do what she did and are far better at it
then she could ever hope to be.

Also the people in this film don't come off as being
all that intelligent. She was in my view smarter then
him and his friends put together.
He has to learn how to use the internet property
I for one take it all at face value, if someone I'm talking
to online says they are this, that and the other thing
I'm not going to go out of my way to discredit or disprove
what they said, I'm not going to mount a crusade to
this persons house just to prove that what they say
is untrue. That in itself is crazy.
So in the end I say the guys were more crazy then she was

My final opinion This movie was actually nothing..its basically
a movie about 2 people meeting on Facebook and one of them
is not truthful (Now I'm sure he told her alot of stuff that
wasn't truthful) and one of them setting out to prove
that the other lied and getting it all on camera.

also this movie from my view has 2 messages one good and one bad
1. Be careful who you talk to online, which is true.
but
2. it gives the wrong impression that everyone will or anyone online
will lie to you and anyone who is for example attractive is actually
either a fat guy or some middle age woman. Which is unfair to a
certain point.

but as always if u want to watch go ahead but it was nothing I
haven't seen before.

Monsters (2010)

2011-04-30T12:31:00.000-03:00

Now I wanted to see this for a while I remember seeing the very first trailers
for this and thinking wow! this looks so cool! so I recently had a chance to
view this film and I have to say I am somewhat disappointed.

First off the opening text was very slick and gave a good
explanation about what is going on in the film.

you basic Storyline is as follows:

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...... Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.

Now the film did have an explosive start but then quieted right down
sadly for a film called Monsters there wasn't very many in this movie
I was expecting alot more action and maybe some frights but this had
none of that really. Like I said it had an explosive start
where it showed them quickly fighting one of the creatures. then you
don't really seen another creature again until an hour later
and then again about 20 mins after that.

I can't really comment on the creature design, you never get a
a really good look at them, they only appear at night time in
the dark you never see them walking about in the daylight
I would have like to have gotten a good look at them.
I can't even tell you what they are they looked like giant
squids with crab legs. I thought there would be all different
sizes and shapes of creatures running around but there is just
these giant crab legged squids things...?

Now the movie itself was alright, I felt the acting
to be very believable and realistic as these two people
made there way to the US border. it didn't feel scripted
it was just like 2 people just talking in general and
getting to know each other.

One of the things I thought was funny was the scene with
the ferry tickets where the guy is like it will cost $5000
dollars I was thinking that's alot. and then the "ferry man "
is talked down to $3000 by the male lead Andrew Kaulder (played
by Scoot McNairy) also who names there child Scoot?
anyway.. that night he and female lead Samantha Wynden
(played by Whitney Able) head out on the town and get drunk
as she goes back to her room and his advances are shot down
he goes out and gets more drunk! why is this important?
well lets just say after getting drunk he ends up having
"a problem" with their passports and they have to go back
to the "ferry man " who tell them no passport no ferry
yes this is even after they have payed this guy the money!

So they ended up with the option stay there for 6 months
or pay this guy $10,000 now!(crazy I know) for someone to take
them threw the "infected zone" they end up working something out
and they are off.

Now there isn't really much going on in the "infected zone"
you would think this would be crawling with creatures
but nope they just mosey on through.
there was a scene where they are on a boat and it breaks down
in the middle of the river at night fall. and there is an
eerie scene with a submerged fighter jet which was somewhat cool
and then they are on their way again.

One of the nice things about this is while they are
going through the the "infected zone" there are plenty
of nice scenery shots which were very impressive.
they have their Monster encounter and that doesn't last long
and that is about it.

Once back in the US there is a scene with some crazy
homeless woman which was kind of strange and kinda funny.

Now like I said I was somewhat disappointed with this I
didn't think it was as good as I thought it would be
I thought there would probably be more creatures and more
action and just generally more going on.
I did like how the 2 main actors fit together I felt that it
was good casting and that they made a good couple.

I just wish this movie had more. it was alright but I
probably wouldn't watch it again.

Salt (2010)

2011-04-30T12:17:00.000-03:00

I had wanted to see this for a while it did look good from the various
trailers and TV spots I seen so I wanted to give it a chance.
and I finally did. I would have to say the opening scene was a bit crazy
but you quickly move past it and I would have to say I did like
the opening title it was pretty cool.

Now this film is some what of an action/ spy thriller
that has plenty of twists and turns. through out the
back story you find out that Russia had created a program
to turn out the ultimate spy (who turns out to be Angelina Jolie)
in kinda of a "Reverse Captain America" type of way
now that might not be an accurate way of putting it but that is
what came to my mind when I thought about it.
Now with this super spy they plan to trigger a
series of events that will probably bring about World War 3
as Salt (Jolie) races against time to to figure out this
mystery and prove her innocence.

This also stars Liev Schreiber (who I always refer to as Cotton Weary, lol)
and he seems to have nice chemistry with Jolie in this film when
they share a scene together. which was pretty cool.

Now I felt there was some predictable things in this film
while watching it. I was thinking "such and such is going to do this"
and they did. I'm not going to tell you which scenes I found predictable
I just want you to enjoy this film.

Now like I said this was very action packed and it does have some great
action in it some nice fights and stunts such as Jolie scaling the
apartment building and descending the elevator shaft as well as
the jumping from vehicle to vehicle on the free way.
that was all pretty cool. I also think she can pretty much still
kick plenty of ass.

this also had some nice make-up effects the part where she was
dressed and made to look like a man was pretty impressive.

I also didn't see the twist coming near the end.
which was pretty good. this also had some nice music to it as well

One thing that bugged me while watching this was in the initial
chase scene I was wondering "what does she have on her feet" while
she was running through the city and it seemed like she was wearing
some heeled boots? I would think if you were going to be running
for your life you would have something less strenuous on your feet
something like sneakers but I guess not. also I thought she would
cut her hair at some point after or before she dyed it.. they would be looking
for someone with her hair length and then it wouldn't be whipping all over the
place but I guess that's just me..

anyway this was a pretty good movie like I said it had some nice
action and a good story that does keep you interested.

I Spit On Your Grave (2010)

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This film is of course a remake of the original 1978 film
of the same title aka Day of the woman. the controversial film that pretty much shocked the world and was banned in many countrys for its scenes of the main character being repeatably raped and then getting her revenge in brutal fashion. after many years of searching for the original film I finally was able to view it and it was an ok movie, sure the rape sequences are nasty and ugly and the revenge
sequences are just the same. I still have the movie here on a disk
somewhere it was a pretty good watch, so I couldn't complain.

Now when this remake came out I thought it was kinda of odd to be remaking
this movie, its funny being that this movie achieves both angles it is
both obscure and famous at the same time..
But being that I seen the original I thought I would give this one a watch
also. Now other people were saying that this movie is so sickeningly brutal
its not to be watched if you have a weak stomach, its Genuinely repulsive.
and all those flashy buzz words. So I took up a viewing of this.

The story is pretty much the same as the original: An aspiring writer
heads out to a cabin retreat to crank out her next book hoping the piece and
quiet helps the writing process but is then set upon by some of the locals and she is
raped, humiliated, and left for dead by her attackers but she comes back and
systematically hunts them down to seek revenge.

Now while watching this if you seen the original you will notice plenty
of similarities in the both film which is very good. That is a good
way of doing things it just has enough that it seems familiar but at the
same time has enough to make it seem different. and true this
does have enough to make it different.
also one thing I liked about it before I seen the movie itself was the poster
designs for the original and the remake are almost identical I thought that
also was a great touch.

Now while watching the movie itself I would have to say that pretty much the
first half reminded me of recent films such as the remake of "Last House on the Left"
and "The Strangers" which were both pretty good movies. Now while watching this
I would have to say that what made this movie famous which was of course the
rape scene. I personally I don't think the actual rape scene was any less
or any more violent and nasty in the remake then it was in the original
I think they were pretty much the same. True the lead up to that scene in the
remake is a little more disturbing then it was in the original but still I think
the actual thing was about equal in both version.

Now one thing I didn't really get in the remake is the time laps after the
guys leave her pretty much for dead she disappears for over a month?
where did she go? did she live out in the woods for over a month plotting
her revenge? I didn't get that part. from what I understood in the original
it all happened over a matter of a few days but in this one it takes a lot longer
I just thought that was a bit odd and pretty much the only problem I had with this
movie.

Now one thing that is different about this and the original was the kills.
I would have to say that they were far more brutal and horrible then the original
ones. Especially the thing with the guys eyelids that was pretty crazy
but what made it worse was when the crows show up and started pecking way.
but the kills were far more interesting then in the original and they even
bring back the hedge clippers and yes they are used in the same fashion
I also think the Remake had a somewhat better and more evil ending
it seem more satisfying in a way.

Now all I can say is I didn't think it was a bad movie if you seen
the original then give this a watch. if you are squeamish and can't
handle the simulated rape then don't watch this.

Devil (2010)

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Now I kind of wanted to see this it looked pretty good
and I would say it was a pretty good movie, I did enjoy it
Now I'm not going to say to much about it I don't want to give
anything away. I do have to say it was a very nice mystery.
That kept you guessing. I did like the opening monologue and the
voice overs that followed. The opening title sequence where
everything is upside down was a nice touch and somewhat symbolic
of what the film was about. The film was beautifully scored
the music was excellent and very ominous and suited this
perfectly. I would have to say it was well written and well acted
and did have some nice camera work the down side is that it wasn't
really scary but instead supremely creepy and pushed the bounds
of paranoia which was really good. the film also had a nice climax
and a good twist it wasn't who I expected but the end almost reminded
me of the same feeling you had gotten the first time you seen Seven
staring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. This was a good one you don't know who to
trust and everything is not what it seems. Now like I said it was a nice thriller and a
good mystery so give it a try.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

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"Time to Die Man of Steel"
-Darkseid

I picked this one up on Blu ray when it came out as I so with all the DC Animated films and would have to say that this one like the others does not disappoint. Superman & Batman team up again with the inclusion of Wonder Woman as they battle pure evil itself the always malevolent Darkseid. As the New God himself tries to take a young woman who turns out to be Superman's long lost cousin Kara Zor-El and twist her in his evil plans to take out the Man of Steel. Biased on the award winning Superman/Batman comic book series this animated feature packs one hell of a punch with is slight humor and explosive action that should please fans the world over.

Featuring a familiar voice cast as well as Summer Gaul as Supergirl/Kara
filled with an engaging story, perfect animation , wonderful designs and like
mentioned before Jaw Dropping action you don't want to look away from.
This movie is a must watch/have for any fan young or old.

Also this one came with another DC showcase short featuring the Emerald Archer
Green Arrow.

I thought this was good it was just as good as the others from the previous
DC Animated Adventures. The Style was very similar to that which was used in
The Johna Hex Animated short were I have to say Black Canary looked almost
the same as the Hooker voiced by Linda Hamilton. But I do have to say
that I did like this style though.
Also Malcolm McDowell as Merilyn the Magnificent was pretty cool also.

The Puppet Master Series!

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Well here it is the entire Puppet Master Series
if I known what type of undertaking this was going to be
I probably wouldn't have done it the way that I did.
being the way I did it held everything else up.
Also If I never watch another Puppet Master movie ever
again it will be to soon.

Now the way that this was done Is I watched
each movie individually then wrote up a few things
about it before starting the next one.
I did not watch them all then write later on.
I watched Part 1 then reviewed it before
starting Part 2.
what I should have done was typed up my thoughts
instead of writing them out that was my biggest
mistake in doing this..
anyway I watched them in order in which they
were presented 1, 2, 3, ect.
anyway here you go..

Puppet Master (1989)

Now I remember watching Toy Story 1 for the first time
thinking it was the most frighting movie of all time
probably becasue I'm surrounded by Action Figures
so this movie would be nothing really.

Now the opening titles were interesting the
music kind of reminded me of a carnival side show
it was a very good feel.

with the first movie I was surprised to see it was made in 89
I thought this was from early 80s maybe 81?

the start of the film there is not really any explanation
the old puppeteer is reminded me of the older guys who fixes
Woody in Toy story 2. I was wondering was he a magician
or have some type of magical powers?
then he shoots himself? presumably becasue the "men in black"
wants his secret? who are these "men in black" anyway?

I did like the puppet POV but there is one running about
in the lobby and no one noticed it until he get upstairs
and some fat woman does.

The basic story is Neil has found the old puppet masters
puppets but apparently died mysteriously so his friends
a group of psychics led my a professor named Alex
come to investigate what has happened and are greeted
by Neil's wife and soon there after they are set upon by the
puppets.

Some of the dream sequences in this are weird much the the puppets
themselves especially the female one that seems to puke up
leaches.

the one thing that kinda through me off what there was no real
reaction to the puppets other then that one scene at the first
of the movie. The movie is kind of slow after the first 45mins
it picks up speed and just barrels along and the deaths by
puppets come really fast like I said
when they start killing people there is not reaction to the puppets
i was expecting more of a "omg what is it!" but there is none its
all very serious.

at the end of the film it has a very happy end Alex and the
woman who was running the hotel survive the puppet attack
and Alex leaves happy and she is left alone and in charge of
the puppets. it had an alright ending it seemed like a pretty
stand alone movie but of course along came...

Puppet Master II (1991)

The opening music was good it was the same as the first but the
opening titles were kind of boring it was just a black background

this second one was pretty much similar in a why to the first it
featured paranormal investigators instead of psychics.
(I guess being that the investigators are more current then
psychics) anyway the Hotel is shut down and remains abanoned
being that the woman who was running it died in a rather
horrible grizzly death. Now I don't know if the puppets
killed her but as it is explains in the first that the
puppets share the personality of the person who controls
them so the lady who was left in charge seemed nice I don't
see the puppets killing her? also it is mentioned that
apparently Alex who left at the end of the first
in good spirits has gone totally bat shit crazy!
and is locked up in a mental institution?

the basic story of this film is the group of investigators
come to the hotel to check on the strange goings on and
get more then what they bargained for. Also the puppets
seem to bring the puppet mast back to life with the
use of some type of green fluid that give the puppets
life. This marks the introduction of the green liquid
which is not even mention in the first film.
The newly brought back to life Puppet Master sets out on
a Nefarious scheme to turn himself in to an immortal puppet
and bring his wife back to life so she can be a puppet also
but of course nothing truly goes to plan.

One of the things I thought was odd was there seemed to be
a scene missing in this. There is a scene of a physic making here
way to the hotel and she gets lost and stops to ask for directions
then the next scene she is at the hotel sipping a martini or something
with no mention of how she arrived or that she was lost I thought
there should be a connecting scene of her arriving and being all
"so I had gotten lost on the way" you know one of those scenes
that fills in.
Another odd thing was the "death" of the female puppet as she
is burned in a old time coal stove by the hick neighbors
of the hotel.

Now a few things that I liked about this movie is that the puppet
animation continues to grow and look more realistic in this second
chapter also there was a better reaction to the puppets where
the people have that "Oh shit! what is that!" moment.
the make-up effects were pretty good also and there were some
nice tits in this as well lol.
but this was a pretty good follow up to the first film I would
consider it the Evil Dead II of the series.

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)

Again this isn't that long of a movie much like the others it like
an hour to an hour and 20mins.
The music in the opening credits is the same which is good it suits
the series but the opening credits are the same as 2 they are just
black screen with text.

This movie goes back in time it follows the story of the Puppet Master
from the first film when he was younger (as seen in the Flashback in
part II) It takes play during Wold War II as the Nazis try to
create some type of zombie solider.
Basically they want to reanimate there dead solider and make them into
a type of puppet (get it, lol) and that brings a brilliant puppet master by
the name of Toulon to the Nazis attention becasue he seems to have the
ability to animate inanimate objects.

this continues on the idea that the puppets need injections of the green goo
to live but that doesn't really explain how they could be locked up in a
trunk for 40 years and then be up and running around I guess it is to be
assumed that when they were found in the first one they were injected
but anyway..

The Nazis troops are lead by a very evil man by the name of clouse
and he is pretty much the reason for the Puppet master sending out
the puppets to get his revenge for Krauss killed the Puppet masters
wife when he came to take the green liquid from him. the scene
with her death Krauss refers to her as a "Jew" which I was thinking
who does he know she is a "Jew"? but I guess being a Nazi in his
eyes everyone is a "Jew"
The sequence after that where they are taking Toulon away to the
Nazis base he sicks the drill headed one on one of the Naziss and
he drills right through his stomach which was kind of cool
so was the death of Krauss himself once Toulon gets his revenge.
You notice the puppet effects growing and becoming more fluid and realistic
and the puppets even begin to show emotion!! and are also vocal in this
they grunt and sigh and make all kind of little noises.
also there is a scene during Toulons getting his revenge
where he uses the cowboy puppet and the thing climbs the outside wall of a
building it was I would have to say an impressive effect for the time.

I felt this chapter answered alot of the questions I had
becasue it shows where the black coated skull puppet came from and way
he is so vicious as well as You find out the background of the puppets and
learn that they were once real people at one time.
where the female puppet came from and why it has the ability to puke leaches.
and showed why the men in black coats were after the Puppet master
in the first film and the tragedy that befell him.
at the end of the movie the scene in train station was
funny I don't think it was meant to be but it was
also I thought this one had more nudity then previous.
at the end I thought this was a great film and left me satisfied.

Puppet Master IV: The Demon (1993)

We go Back to the Future in this new chapter of the Puppet Master Saga!
and as a side note this is where everything continuity wise starts to get
totally messed up...

Gone is the familiar theme of the passed 3 movies and is replaced with something
more foreboding and sinister. The opening credits are a little more interesting this
time with some scenes of the previous films.

your basic story in this is as follows the hotel is no longer deserted and is
now owned by a young scientist by the name of Rick Myers and he and his colleagues
in other areas are working on Some type of A.I. Robotics project trying to duplicate
pretty much what the puppets can do. During this this girlfriend comes to spend
the weekend and invited a friend of hers who in turn is dating the rival of Rick
go goes by the name of Cameron. Meanwhile..
an actual race of demonic puppet people/creatures known as totems that
live in some underworld type of place set out to kill all who tries who apparently
are trying to lean the secret that was stolen from then by Toulon and a
climatic battle takes place using the "unfinished puppet" that is apparently
powered by the spirit of Toulon himself...

I was a bit lost in this one what did this have in common with the previous 3?
so does it take place after 2? how did they get back to the hotel and
back into the trunk and be locked away for like 45 years (from the beginning of the
first one to this one) when we clearing see them go on a road trip at the end of 2 ?

also being that the Totem creatures are arctual demom things does that mean
the little green guy from the flashbacks of 2&3 is also a demon?

they also bring back the psychic angle with a girl by the name of Loren
who is exceedingly attractive! but a shame that she is Cameron's girlfriend
becasue he is a total douchebag. there is a scene where Rick is showing
them where he is working and Cameron tries to get into the computer system
where he is shut out and tries to weasel his way into to probably steal
ideas and claim them as his own but I wouldn't Cameron that
dick anything and just to show how much of a idiot he is when the totem
creatures start attacking he tries to make a run for it and pull Loren along
they head out in the driving rain but can't get the car going so
he is also an asshole for making Loren get out and push the car!
who does that? a little thing like her is not going to
be able to push that car! but luckily a totem creature jumps up and
bites his crotch! and then continues on to kill him
all I can say is it serves him right for being an ass.

Now in this one they are officially given names
the Black suited on is called Blade, the cowboy six shooter
then Tunneler and pinhead is the burly one.
Now after the other puppets are found (apparently Blade was fee to
wonder the hotel for 45 years) all the others had to be injected
with the green stuff to bring them to life which brings up the
question Why do the other puppets need green stuff injections and not Blade?
as for the puppets they are back to being good hearted and somewhat humorous
hero types now I thought The totem creature animation was very good but I
don't think the puppet animations was as good as in 3
there were some scenes before that final battle where there was this
ghost of Toulon lurking around and it seemed to be communicating to
the blade puppet being that he was nodding alot these were pretty
cool scenes but in the end after the totems were defeated
the spirit of Toulon passes the torch and Rick
becomes the one true puppet master and must use his powers for good.

Puppet Master V: The Final Chapter. (1994)

If only that title spoke the truth..

Well there was the return of the original theme music in this
but sadly it was the plan black background.

They did an entire recap of the 4 movie kind of like a
"Previously on Puppet Master.." the recap was kind of long
it was like 20mins! that is a little long for some recap/flashback
I mean this films run time was about an hour and 20mins and the
20 minutes was eaten up by a flashback of the previous film
you could have done a good one during the opening credits
which they should have did.

Now basically Rick has been arrested for the murders of his
colleagues and the asshole Cameron basically he is blamed for
everything the totem creatures did in part 4. But of course
the cops don't believe him and call in Rick's boss who is of
course a greedy business man Rick explains all he knows about
the puppets. After hearing this Rick's boss as well as some
goons he hired head to the hotel to capture the puppets for his
own nefarious plans.

Blank is released on bail and he as well as The puppet blade
return to the hotel to collect the others. Meanwhile...
in their Underworld place the Head Totem not pleased with
failure to get back what was apparently stolen, brings forth
this ultimate totem creature!
Now the funny thing about this is that the Head Totem
sounds so perverse when he talks. while bring to life
his ultimate weapon he is saying things like
"Oh yes!, feel my power filling you!, throbbing inside you!" &
"giving it to you, there is now a part of me
in you" I had to laugh I was all what the hell?!?

So in the end the puppets and totems take out everyone
then the puppets take out the totems once and for all with
the help of Blank and the "unfinished puppet" powered by
the spirit of Toulon and it is the end.

the animation was the same as 4 the whole movie itself was
pretty lame the Directing and camera work was kind of shoty
and of course there seemed to be quite a few 90's references.
personally the movie wasn't that good but ok i was happy when it
was over.

You thought that was the end? yeah that's not going to happen
because wait...there's more!

Puppet Master VI: Curse of the Puppet Master. (1998)

I'm going to say it right out first it was probably one of the
worst of the series. like what the hell man it didn't make
any sense. also it must have had the worst ending of all of them.
it was overly predictable.
very little effects to hardly none there were no puppet animations
if the things had to walk in camera it was like they were using
actual puppets someone would put the thing on a stick and bob it
up and down. Also if the puppets had to move their arms
or run anywhere it was taken from the previous films!
you would be in a open field and the puppet Blade had to attack u
he would be lunging at you from in a darkened hallway?!?
where is this hallway in this open field? oh were to cheap and lazy
we'll just take the scene from Puppet Master 1 and edit it in
it won't make sense but it doesn't have to!

talking about cheap and lazy film making you can noticed the errors
while watching this they are so blatant its not funny like boom mics
dipping down into the shot and this is the shot they use for the movie
what the hell man!!

Also what is up the weather where this takes place every night seems to
be a heavy thunder and lighting storm.

well just like the movie not making sense you don't need any continuity
either being that leech woman was destroyed in part 2 but she appears
in this one. The one good thing is the familiar theme song is still in use
and for the first time since the first film the opening credits were actually
interesting as they show various scenes from the previous movies.

Again I don't know what is going on in this you see the puppets in cages
and they are owned by this old guy who is apparently from what I can tell
is independently wealthy who lives with his attractive yet seemingly promiscuous
yet innocent daughter who hires a from what I can tell mentally challenged boy
who goes by the name of Tank. The reason the old hires Tank is becasue
of his proficiency in carving and whittling and wants him to create the
ultimate puppet and by doing so turn Tank into that puppet.
while watching this I was wondering who are these people? and where
is Rick and his girlfriend from 4 & 5?
in the end The old guy achieves his goal not before his daughter who
exudes sexuality seduces Tank and sexes him up good!
but after Tank is turned into a puppet he kills the old man and movie stops.
there is no ending it just stops and credits roll.

Puppet Master Part VII - Retro Puppet Master! (1999)

We go back in time again to the 40s just before Toulon makes his way to
America. it takes place in I guess a series of Flashbacks d
where on a cold night hiding from the Nazis Toulon tells the
puppets the story of how he acquired this powers and how the puppets
came into being.

The original opening song was not used in this one either
it is actually replaced with something a little more boisterous
but I would have to say it did have a nice opening credits sequence.

So while watching this I was thinking does this take place after
part 3 becasue it feels like it does and if so where is the
young apprentice the boy peter that he took under this wing at
the end of 3?

Anyway in the Main part of the movie it shows Toulon in his
20s as he is a young puppet master with his friends who put on a
show and are touring this also show how he meets his wife.

the one thing that bugged me is that the young Toulon has a
french accent and the older one doesn't.
Also why do they always portray Egypt in a blue filter
in all the puppet master movies? personally I would
probably you a orange one myself it would make more sense I think

anyway alot of the "origin" story that is shown in this
contridicts what was told in the previous films which
is not surprising to me when it come to this series.

All the stuff that had to do with "the mummies" was pretty
funny. But I would have to say that with this film
it wasn't bad it was surely way better then the previous
one. I thought the acting was quite good and the visual
effects were actually pleasing, especially the puppet
effects and animation there were actually some in this
that was original. and was almost on par with the first couple
of films which was very good in my view.
Also the the I guess you would call them the "retro" puppets
had a great look to them they were actually more frighting and
scary looking then the original ones.

All around this wasn't a bad movie and I actually enjoyed
it quite a bit.

Puppet Master Part VIII - The Legacy (2003)

Now after being treated to the pretty good movie
in Part 7 we are give this piece of garbage. its basically
a "clip show" that recaps all the previous movies and tries
to make sense of the continuity that it set up
but it doesn't work being that 1-2-3-7 don't mesh with 4-6.

the film starts with a logo "Shadow Entertainment"
which i though? huh? I thought this was a full moon production

anyway the there is once again the return of the familiar theme
and an interesting opening title effect.

but the movie itself is in my view a big waste of time
in the first few minutes I didn't know what the hell is going
on I was all were back at the hotel?
who is this guy? is this peter from 3?
who is this girl who is the Lara Croft wannabe/rip off?
what the hell is going on?

it didn't make much sense. The the current resident of the Hotel
plays these recording for the woman and it is Toulon
recounting the events on the previous movies.
that is where the "clip show" aspect comes in they are like
10min recaps. in case your wondering yes that is the movie.
I fast forwarded passed that stuff being that I already seen it
all and just stopped when there were scenes of the other 2 were
talking. After he goes through 1-3 & 7 the guys says
"but wait there is more!" and pulls out a second tape
of Toulon recounting the events of 4-6 to which
I thought "How could he make a second tape if he is
dead and also give a first hand account of what happened
in 6? he wasn't even in 6?"
so this movie isn't even worth the time I put into watching
it the only good thing that came out of it was you find out
what happens to the boy Peter.

but anyway this movie is probably the worst of the series
this is beyond the laziness of 6 and defines a new standard
for lazy film making.

Puppet Master Part IX - VS. The Demonic Toys (2004)

Now I know this is not an "official" puppet master movie
and not really part of the continuity of the series but the list
I received said this was Part 9 and well this series has shity
continuity so I don't really think it is going to matter to much.

I would have to say that this is one of the worst Christmas
themed movies of all time and I feel sorry for anyone
who was exposed to Puppet Master via this movie.

Basically this stars of all people Corey Feldman (who is a horrible actor in this)
as Robert Toulon, the great-nephew of the Original puppet master Toulon.
who runs Toulon's Doll Hospital (form what I know you get your
toys repaired there) with his daughter Alex.

Basically Robert(Feldman)'s former boss the evil and greedy
Erica Sharpe (Vanessa Angel) wants the secret of Toulon's
magic and gets help from the demon know as Bail
who gives here some Demonic toys to help achieve her goals.

This movie in general wasn't all that bad but it definitely
wasn't great. There were some good stuff in it
such as the make-up for the Demon Bail was pretty good
as well as the puppet effects and animation although the
puppets themselves looked like cheap knock offs.
The eye exploding scene was kind of neat but that was
pretty much about it.

There was alot of other stupid stuff in this like some
of the Dialogue was overly cheese like "Blade's about to get an upgrade!"
its is groan inducing. Also the music was weird
it was Christmas music mixed with something more
suspenseful. It must be one of the worst Christmas themed movies
of all time and I would have to say I'm glad it is officially left
out of the Series.

And Lastly..

Puppet Master Part X - Axis of Evil (1010)

when the movie starts we are treated to a brand new fully
computer generated Full Moon logo which was very nice
Also there is a nice new remix of the original theme
with a really good opening title sequence.

The Movie itself goes back to the past and basically
fills in the missing time after the Puppet master shoots
himself at the beginning of the first film.
which they use footage form and you also find out that
the Black suited men form the first film are in fact
Nazis.

It goes on with a young man who worked at the Hotel
who has befriended Toulon finding the puppets and taking them
home.

The over all movie was pretty good I don't really have to
many complaints other then the acting was a bit cheesy
and that the puppet effects were at times good and at times
not. I also don't think these were the original puppets
used in this film they look similar but I don't think they
are completely the same ones.

there also was a nice Ripley's Believe it or not reference
and the scene with the head drilling was somewhat cool.

But it doesn't explain how they were put back in the trunk
in the Hotel for what was it 40 years? or how the
Japanese woman takes some of the puppets with her if they
appear later in the story?

This was left pretty much open ended so there will
probably be a Puppet Master 11 that explains how everything
gets back so it can continue with the story and fit in with
the other chapters.

All and all this wasn't a bad movie it was better then the
previous few that is for sure.
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Now that concludes the entire series of The Puppet Master (thank god!!)

now if you watch them in a different order like watch 1 then 10 then 3
then 6 ect. It does make more sense but that is not how it is presented.
but also its seems 1 puppet is destroyed in one move and then the movie that
take place like 5minutes after the previous ended that puppet is up running around
its seems like they completely erased certain points
of the previous film and that is what screws up the
series. Also there is not much to them they seem very short.
Some of them are just a tiny bit over an hour others are just
and hour and 15minutes or so, while watching them after the 3rd it was all
"we don't need any continuity!" becasue the series if you watch it just 1-10
it doesn't make any sense like the Terminator time line makes more sense then
this, hell even the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes time line makes more sense then
this. But honestly I would have to say mostly the first couple were the best
the other were either just retarded or a cash grab.

WERE BACK!

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Wow. October 14, 2010 that has been a long time I didn't expect to be gone that long!
well were back! and we have plenty to post! and we'll be starting with the thing that took me away first!
but were back and we'll hopefully be able to post things on a regular biases again.

Update.

2010-10-14T21:25:00.000-03:00

Haven't posted in a while? I know. I have been busy with some other things plus I have been watching the Puppet Master Series. I wanted to view all the films before making a post. once that is done I'll post it in one big thing also I have a few others to put up here so I'll see you then.

Boo (2005)

2010-09-26T00:42:00.000-03:00

Well first off that is a very simple title for a somewhat average movie.
True there isn't going to be much said about it.
It has the story you have seen before that is pretty typical
a group of friends plan to have some spooky fun in an abandoned
Hospital/Asylum that has a urban legend about it being haunted
and they quickly find out how true the legend is.
Also it appears that one of the group has somewhat of a link
with the Hospital/Asylum's past.
First off one good thing about this movie is that it didn't
look or appear cheaply done the production set up and design was
actually quite good. The characters were likable for the most part
and also the acting was pretty good as well.
This didn't have alot of effects or gore in it either
there were some gooy scenes and some nice practical effects
but nothing you really haven't seen before, As well as
the visual effects they were pretty standard "ghostly" ones
but nice all the same I felt there were more near the climax/ending
of the movie. Also the opening scenes before the main title
kind of reminded me of the opening scene of the fist Scream.
but all in all it wasn't a bad movie but not the greatest as well.
if you like the " Group of teens/20 somethings trapped in a haunted
house/Hospital/Asylum/cabin/whatever" type of movies give this one a try.

Cop Out (2010)

2010-09-26T00:38:00.000-03:00

The Kevin Smith directed but not written by him police comedy
You can tell that Smiths hands are on this with thing with
comic book and star wars references and other Director Trademarks
even some of Smith's friends appear as usual.
Now I thought this would have promises and thought it would be good
and it did have some nice directing as well as music and the writing was
pretty good but I didn't feel this feel as a whole was all that good..
There is some nice references in here one of the best is one to
do with "Die Hard" and Wills character reply's "I've never seen that movie before."
Now it did have some humorous scenes like the above mentioned and the one with
the kid car jacker but I don't think this movie was funny until Seann William Scott
ended up in the car with Willis and Morgan. Every scene with Seann William Scott
it was awesome and funny. Scott and Morgan have an amazing chemistry together
and just seemed to bounce off of each other you can watch the scar scene and
almost tell that Willis is trying so hard not to crack a smile or laugh.
but that is about it the movie was alright but I don't think it even came close
to being as fun or funny as "The Other Guys" and they are similar movies.
There is also a funny scene during the credits as well but the only thing that
really saved this film was Seann William Scott alone or in the scenes with
Tracy Morgan. Other then that I didn't find it was all that good. it was ok
but not good.

The Other Guys (2010)

2010-09-25T15:24:00.000-03:00

The Other guys

I remember seeing the trailers for this and thinking it would be a funny movie
and I would have to say I though right.
It is I would say an Action comedy with buddy move elements
and has a very good cast who I think really shine in this.
Your basic story is as follows Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
are your stereotypical Action Hero Cops who engage in over the top stunts/explosions
gun fights, One Liners and Sexy Women. They are the Heroes of the city everyone
loves them and they are on top of the world...and then there is the Other guys
Will Ferrell who plays a some what odd yet nave Detective who would rather
enjoy his desk job then be out in the field and this partner played by
Mark Wahlberg who is somewhat hot tempered and has anger issues but dreams
of being in The Rock & Jackson's spot. (Wahlberg & Ferrell come off as the
stereotypical buddy cops) After the humorous demise of The Rock & Jackson
in one of their over the top stunts Wahlberg & Ferrell end up stumbling on
to a big case and have their chance to be the heroes and save the city.
Now personally I thought this move was incredibility funny
There was some narration by Ice T that adds so much to this and makes
it so funny. The action and stunts were all done with a comedic
feel to them even the as I mentioned above he humorous demise of
The Rock & Jackson's characters. The music in this I felt fit
and added to the humor at time.
There were alot of very funny parts that you have to laugh becasue
they were at time a bit odd like the singing parts and the weird
type of drinking/ getting drunk montage where it look almost like
a beer commercial. Also the bribe scenes with Wahlberg & Ferrell
were great fun. Also the visit to Ferrell's character's ex's house
was kinda weird but the recounting of his past was rather funny and
just highlights how clueless he is.
all in all this was a great movie it starts off with a bang and then
rolls out the laughs.
also the statistics during the end credits were cool and also there
is a scene after the credits as well.

Splice (2009)

2010-09-25T14:48:00.000-03:00

Didn't this come out a few years ago and was called Species?

Now with that being said it does share some similar ideas
with the above mentioned film, Instead of using of using
alien DNA they use some kind of animal DNA I think it was
maybe some type of reptile where the creature (who becomes
know as Dren) seems to move in almost a lizard like fashion
I would think.
Anyway to start off I am an enjoyer of logos when I watch anything
a nice logo says alot about people and the one for Copper Heart was
pretty nice. The opening title sequence was pretty cool it in
a way reminded me of Hollow Man. That is what I would people
consider this a cross between Hallow Man and Species
where they are working with cloning instead of invisibility
I found this to be a classic story where scientists
(played by Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) create a creature
who eventually gets out of control and people are all
"What has Science done?!?" and they are forced to face down
the creation and stop it.
A couple of things made me snicker while watching this
one being where they work which is called N.E.R.D
(which stands for Nucleic Exchange Research & Development)
but seriously, Nerd? they couldn't come up with something
better then nerd? also that is where the creature get its
name Dren is just Nerd slept backwards.
One of the other thing that kind of made me snicker is
the slug creatures that are used in the movie looked
like Penises! am I the only one who thought that?
take a close look at the creatures (refereed to as Fred and Ginger)
and you well notice that they look like a large penis.
a few other things is you would think they would understand
The whole thing with keeping it confined that they would know
that the creature would have basically human curiosity
being that it was part human and is willing to lean and want to
explore and that it would develop some type of verbal skills
but doesn't actually talk until the last few minutes of the film.
There was a interesting almost role reversal in this as well
where the guy wants nothing to do with the creature but
the woman becomes attached to the creature and treats her like
a daughter until it attacks her and knocks her down. Then
it changes she is more of the aggressor and shows anger toward
the creature and the guy becomes more attached and begins to
show affection towards the creature going so far as to have
sex with it.
All in all this wasn't a bad movie the effects both
visual and practical as well as make-up were pretty good
there was some slight nudity in it and the ending
leaves it open to a sequel (think kind of what happened
in the fly and where the Fly II started)
but like I said it wasn't bad it does have a bit of a
flare of originality but at the same time you feel like you
seen it before.

Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

2010-09-17T15:26:00.000-03:00

Not just Zombies but Zombies in..3D!!

Filmed using the same technology James Cameron pioneered to bring the world
Avatar is used in the newest chapter of the Resident Evil saga which explodes
to brilliant life on the screen as we follow Alice (Milla Jovovich) as her and a band
of surviors enjoy their afterlife.
Taking place a few months after the Third film (Extinction) we team up with Alice and
her clone army to take down the Umbrella HQ and then set off to what out what happen
to her friends who made their escape to Alaska at the end of the 3rd film.
She is shortly joined by new and old friends as they try to survive in a world over run
by the Undead.
I felt this movie didn't focus solely on the zombie aspect which was somewhat good
since that is what the previous films had done. This one is more about survival and finding
a place in a world over run with flesh eating monsters.
The Zombie make up and effects were very well done as well as both the physical and
and visual effects were very good.
As for the 3D? well that alone was truly impressive! it gave a true feeling that things such
as bullets and debris were actually flying at or past you, also stuff like blood or
water seemed to splash on your face.
The 3D was so good on the action scenes it was something that was beyond cool.
As for the action itself in general it was fast and furious at times and at other it was slowed
right down and very stylized. I personally think this movie is dripping with cool.
The story was good and can see this film being the wrap up for the series
(I heard they were only optioned to do 4 films) The action was pretty good you felt
and understood the characters especially Alice who feels she is responsible for everything
that has happened and is trying to atone for it. In the end I loved this move its a bit quick
with its run time (97 minutes) but I felt like it was longer probably becasue I was enjoying
it so much. Anyway if you enjoyed the previous ones you'll probably love this.

Only one question remains: Who would win in a fight between

The Axeman
(representing Resident Evil: Afterlife)
VS.
Pyramid Head (red)
(representing Silent Hill )

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

2010-09-17T14:25:00.000-03:00

its Documentary time!

In this serious but fun Documentary about how the MPAA rates the various film
you and I watch and examines the mysterious process on how its done and also
looks at various films such as "Boy's Don't Cry", "Jersey Girl", "But I'm a Cheerleader",
"The Cooler" and many other and discusses why the films received the ratings they
did and talks to the filmmakers and critics to get their point of view and how they believe
the system doesn't work for them being they feel censored or down right forced to change
things that under mine the story or narrative because someone somewhere deems it
"offensive"
Now I thought this was a pretty good and it had a very good opening credits.
I also thought that the film makers, critics and film historians have
very valid points, as well as some humor. The film goes in to the history
of The MPAA and the ratings board as well as talks about its creator Jack
Valenti and the Iron Grip he hand over it.
Probably one of the The funnest scenes in the film is when the guy
who is making this submits a copy to the MPAA for a rating
and they call him and give him the rating of NC-17 for
graphic sexual content! he tries to talk to them on the phone
about how they came to that and what their decision process
is and they are not having any part of it and don't want to
answer any of his questions. It is a nicely filmed scene
and like i said probably the funniest part of the whole film.
In the end this was a very good Documentary it was serious
at times but was also light hearted.
It does have some nudity in it though and in the
end credits there is a scoreboard table that shows how many
nipples, asses ect that were in the film.
but it was good I like it it.

Halo Legends (2010)

2010-09-16T22:03:00.000-03:00

Now I bet people are thinking I have watched this in gleeful
anticipation of Halo:Reach (OMG! Halo:Reach!) the apparent final game
in the series. They would be wrong in that assumption being that I'm not
a fan of Halo (Gasp! Blaspheme!) and I do not even own a Xbox (because its huge?)
I did though play some Halo 3 at some point and am familiar with the characters and story
but like I said I'm not a fan.

I mainly watched this mainly becasue it was animated, That's it.
Now this is one of those Anthology things with a collection of stories
similar to Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) and The Animatrix (2003)
but it has more in common with the The Animatrix.
Where it shows thing that I believe you do not see in the games
like the History of Halo in the first 2 shorts which are called
"Origins" . Each Short has it own unique style as it tells its story
with in the Halo Universe. Many of them are very Dramtic, serious and
action packed where as the I believe the 5th one (there are 7 in total) called
"Odd One Out" is more comedic and will probably get a chuckle out of you.

The the shorts were very well done and each ones different style was
very good and it felt like it really lent itself perfectly to that particular piece
the animation was good as was the music and I think any fan of Halo would
really enjoy this.

Vampires Suck!

2010-09-15T23:34:00.000-03:00

With a name like that it is true on many different levels. I don't have to much
to say about this other then it was absolutely hilarious! I laughed and laughed.
Basically this is somewhat of a parody of the first two Twilight movies (Twilight&New Moon)
and also throws in a few other thing as well. The story is basically Becca moves to the town
of Sporks to live with her father, she soon falls in love with the vampire Edward while
being "hounded" by a native American boy Jacob and the bits and pieces this love triangle
brings.
Personally this is pretty much how I remember the first 2 Twilight movies.
But seriously I felt this was well written the jokes and references were funny and hit each
time and some of the gags were great like the fight scene at the first between
"Team Edward" and "Team Jacob" was the first big laugh. Then there were scenes
like the Sleepwalking one, as well as the Dancing Wolf Pack.
and the Ghost Edward was great every time he tried to do something and failed
it was all "Meh, I tried" . I just thought it was a funny movie. It did have a kind of an
abrupt end to it. While watching this I kept wondering if the Becca character was in anyway
related to Anna Faris' character of Cindy Campbell from the Scary Movie Series.
But like I said I thought this was funny and it was well done in my opinion and worth a
watch if you are tired of the whole Twilight Mania give this a peek it might just have you
laughing.

Machete (2010)

2010-09-15T17:41:00.000-03:00

I Remember going to see the "Grindhouse" Double feature
and seeing the orginal Fake trailer for the movie Machete and thought to myself
if that was a real movie I would probably go see it!

Fast forward a few of years and it brings us to here..

Machete! the actual movie!!

So true to my word I went to see this movie and how did I think it was?
I personally thought it was wonderful! It was truly awesome.
Right from the start it has the 3 things every kickass action movie needs
Babes, guns and plenty of violence. (especially the one girl at the beginning
that he is trying to save, she was crazy hot!!) With an all star cast his one was
truly great.
It does have that wacky retro look with the film grain and frame jumps and
a bit of what looks like wonky editing just the like the Grindhouse films had
which adds alot to its charm and presentation. One of the things I was thinking about
with this film would it be a Spin off being that is came material created for another
movie or would this be just considered a part of a series?
As for thing like the writing it is laughable and everyone's acting is a bit goofy
and over the top but that is what it is suppose to be in this being that I see it as
somewhat more of a Satirical Film and pokes a bit of fun at how movies use to be
and at some serious current issues.
The action as well is good but at the same time it is so over the top to the point
that is is almost cartoonish and you have to laugh at it but at the same time you have
to acknowledge how cool it is .
One thing that really caught my attention was the music, The music alone was
amazing. I was thinking every time something played I was thinking "wow that's
really good!" But the action and humor are what is the winning combination.
The bit with the weedwacker was great, the political commercials were funny,
as well as the thing with the hospital gurney was a nice trick and the thing with the
guys intestines was funny as hell! also what was up with the guy who drew everything?
I also liked how Michelle Rodriguez's characters house was a total dive on the outside
but was really nice on the inside.
Now also we can't forget Lindsay Lohan naked in this and then her as the
"Machine Gun Nun" just Lohan as a nun? that is pure comedy gold right there!
But yes like I said this movie was great fun and yes it had all the scenes from
the original trailer so it all fits in together.
But yes the movie was awesome especially at the end, it was a silly film
that will make you laugh and keep you entertained.

Coming soon.

Machete Kills and Machete Kills..Again.

Side note:

Yes on a side note involving Alex Jones, Yes everyone's favorite
conspiracy theorist and all around nut job is taking this movie a
little bit to seriously and is saying that this movie will with a
"90% chance" start a race war! now if you think I'm making this
up there is the link where he is of course shouting at Robert Rodriguez
through youtube blaming him for starting the race war and being a pawn
of the global elite. That is all we need is crackpot Alex Jones to ruin
everything fun. I'm surprised that being Resident Evil: Afterlife is now
playing he is not blaming Milla Jovovich for the coming of a Zombie
Apocalypse. but hey there is still time maybe he didn't see that one yet LOL.
anyway the above mentioned link is here.

G.I. Joe

2010-09-10T21:38:00.000-03:00

Just a side note I recently finished watching the entire G.I. Joe 80's Animated Series
including both the Animated Movie as well as G.I. Joe: Resolute

G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

With its recent release on DVD I picked a copy up and being that
I haven't seen it in years it would be quite the watch.
It is of course wonderfully animated and features a new opening theme
different from the show but not as good as the theme for the
Transformers Animated movie.
also I noticed there was some music used in this that was used in the
Transformers one. The Cobra-La chant is still stupid after all these years
and one of the funny thing is in the opens credits is where it lists
Sgt. Slaughter as Sgt. Slaughter
honestly who else is going to be Sgt. Slaughter?
but this was a great DVD transfer the only thing that it lacks was some
special features like a "why we did a movie" that type a thing but it is
good all the same.

G.I. Joe: Resolute

I must say I was extremely impressed by this.
it was beautifully animated and felt more like a live action feature
then an animated project. It is more for the adult fan then for little
kids there is plenty of violence and blood. Its pretty much I think
on pare with the DC and Marvel animated features when it is more grown up.
It does feature all the familiar favorites and even some familiar voices
Steve Blum (Wolverine in both Wolverine and the X-Men & Hulk VS.)
plays Duke. There is a few changes in it such as Dialtone is a Woman in this
as well as some references to the series.
In short if the Live Action Movie "Rise of Cobra" is how everything started
then this would be how everything ends.
All in all I loved this it was perfect and wouldn't mind seeing more like this.
Also there is a Scene After the end credits.

Now you know and Knowing is half the Battle.

Robin Hood 2010

2010-09-10T20:13:00.001-03:00

In this re-teaming of Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe come a grim and
gritty adaption of the legendary character of Robin Hood. Now personally
I know of the story much like pretty much everyone else
I have never read the "original" story it was always through various media
that I learned of the character hand the world he inhabited being real or not.
I grew up with the Animated Disney film and then in the 90s was wow by the
amazing Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves which of course stared Kevin Costner.
I personally think Prince of Thieves is the definitive version of Robin Hood,
some might disagree but that is what I think anyway so when I first started
seeing the trailers for this new Robin Hood I wasn't really speak to me and
I usually like these types of movies but it didn't click so I said pass when
it hit theaters. So I had the chance to view it recently on video and I would
have to say I was not very pleased.
Now I don't know if this film was based on the original story or not
but Robin Hood to me has always been a light hearted character Grizzled
hardened ex-military who just really cared only about money and sometimes
the well fair of the men under his command. Also he is Not Robin of Locksley
(or Loxley as the case may be) in this he is Robin Longstride who somewhat
becomes a "Loxley" later on in the film. That is one thing I felt was different
all the names especially the last names are different in this version for the story
Now the title cards at the begin where it gives a bit of background before
the movie begins was a interesting thing. One of the things that I thought
was cool was the scene at the beginning of the film where the the woman
(who apparently turns out to be Marion) makes a pretty good shot with a
arrow to scare off some intruders from her property.
The film itself had some good points such as the production design was
quite impressive and the cinematography was very good there were some
very nice shots in this both scenery wise and action wise.
also the action was very good as well it was fast paced at times and very
hard hitting, But that also didn't work in the films favor as well the pacing
I found in the first hour I didn't know what the hell was going on? its like I
was all what are they doing? who is this guy? what the hell are talking about?
it wasn't until the actual second hour (the films run time is 2 and a half hours)
when Robin and company arrive in Nottingham that the movie even
seemed enjoyable and moved a bit more slowly in pace where you could
grasp what is going on. Another aspect of of the film is I didn't find anyone
really recognizable other then Friar Tuck I couldn't tell who was who until
someone said this is "such and such" and you have that "oh..ok?" type of
moment like for example I noticed Kevin Durand (who played Fred Dukes / Blob in
X-Men Origins: Wolverine) was in this and and he seemed to be Robin's right
hand man and Robin referred to him as John a few times so I said "I assume
this is Little John then" another thing was the dwellers of "Sherwood Forest"
are just kids kind of like the "Lost boys" from Peter Pan. Now some would say
that my complaints are invalid becasue this is the beginning of the story nothing
has reached that familiar point yet. Which is true and the end of the movie is where
it is most familiar you can see the I guess you would say the journey of the Hero
when Robin of the Hood as he is referred to in this goes from being this somewhat
hardened self centered person to someone who has compassion and is willing to
stand up and fight for the people that can't fight for themselves it is in a way
kind of like Batman Begins crossed with Braveheart.
In the end I felt like I didn't really enjoy this movie as much as I should have
like I said it wasn't really enjoyable until the I'd say second half also like I
said Robin Hood is always seemed more light hearted to me where he relied
more on being smart and crafty where this one
seems to be more about being able to punch harder and out fight everyone.
I'm sad to say I'm happy I didn't waste the money to see this in the theater.
but also it did have a very neat closing credits where it had this animation effect
that looked like an animated oil painting. that was pretty cool.

Twilight: ECLIPSE

2010-09-04T14:36:00.000-03:00

The 3rd chapter in what some call the greatest motion picture
saga of all time...TWILIGHT!

Now I will have to say I'm not a big fan of the Twilight saga
I never read the books I'm not all OMG! TEAM EDWARD/JACOB!
I'm a dude who of course is straight I could care less about this
I only watch it becasue it is popular and I am just trying to
assess why it is so popular.
Now surprisingly this will not include any jokes, puns or jabs
to the series like my toughs on the Second (New Moon) did
becasue this was of course surprisingly better then the first 2
especially the second one.

This one had a pretty good start to it almost on a horror
level which was quite interesting. After the opening title
we meet up with Bella and Edward as she is still pushing the
issue of being turned into a vampire and he does spend most
of the movie trying to dissuade her from making that choice.
and not only he is doing it by Bella had a what I felt was
a real heart felt talk the blond vampire Rosalie about not
becoming a vampire.
Not only is various vampires trying to dissuade Bella, but also
Jacob is as well but as I watch I feel that he is somewhat doing it
for selfish reasons also most like he only wants her to to stick it
to Edward and be able to say that he won. That the way I see it
anyway. I also found there is alot of awkwardness between
Bella and Jacob you can see that she does like him and does care for him
but at the sometime she doesn't care for him as much as he does for her
and any romantic affection does feel forced.
Also there is an abundance of scantly clad men running around in this
I know this is primarily for women but holy crap! In like I'd say
90-95% of the the time Jacob was on screen he was shirtless wearing
some shorts. its like wow.. there was a scene where is was snowing
and he was running around in just shorts.
There is a scene with Jacob and Edward are trying to protect Bella
and Edward turns to her and says "Doesn't he own a shirt? "
which made me laugh becasue I couldn't agree more.
One thing I did really like in this was the flashbacks
The one about how the Vampires meet the Wolves and the story
Rosalie tells Bella and the one about Jasper I felt that they
actually fleshed out the characters more for someone who didn't
read the books which was very good.
I also like the scene where Bella is visiting her mom
I that that much like the scene with Rosalie was very heart felt
her mom was excited about Bella's future but at the same time
Bella is in a round about way trying to say good bue to her.
it is a bit of a sad scene but doesn't look overly sad
As for the rest I thought it was quite nicely filmed
there were some very nice scenic shots as well as the effects were
better in this then in the previous 2 especially the wolves I found they
were more realistic in this.
The battle where the Cullen's and the Wolves team up to take on the
"New Borns" was nicely done as well. but one thing had me thinking though
whenever a Vampire was hit it sounded like glass breaking or grinding?
also when a vampire lost a limb it was very crystal like on the severed
end? why is that? that is one thing that hand me thinking...
Anyway as I said this was quite good, it was better then the first 2
and especially better then the second. It had some humorous parts as well
as some nice action through out.

Videodrone

2010-09-03T18:56:00.000-03:00

Actually a Canadian movie staring James Woods!!

Now everyone talks about this on and I didn't have the opportunity
to watch it until now and I would have to say it was a pretty interesting
weird little movie.
If you haven't see it before its basically about
this guy named Max (Woods) who owns a little TV station
in Toronto which is basically a station that shows alot of
trash tv and he is out looking for the next big thing to
air on his station when he stumbles across something called
Videodrone (its basically a show where people get snuffed
thinking of what happened to the backpackers in Hostel
and then having those torture events streamed live on tv)
but unbeknown to him he does know that the signal carries
a subliminal message and shows it to his girlfriend and
tries to get it for his station and that is where is all
goes wrong and he begins to succumb to the the madness
and crazy hallucinations as the Videodrone takes hold of him
and it becomes a race against time to find out what it is and
how to stop it!
Personally I thought it was a pretty different movie
it was odd and interesting, but I found that it wasn't
a very long movie though.
Also it was one of those ones that does challenge
your perception of reality and what is actually
real, also the movie does a good job of making you
question what is happening and what is going on
through some nice editing and giving it a sense of
confusion.
The effects in this were pretty wild but also
somewhat cool like the whole scene of Max
touching and kissing the TV that was all
pretty neat with the screen effect as well as the
sides and panels throbbing and pulsing.
along with the pulsing Videodrone tapes were
cool also. But I was wondering about a
few thing like the ear piercing scene
what that real or was that fake?
and what about the gun? where
did it go when he stuck it in the stomach slot?
was it there the whole time right up until
he pulled it back out? or did he not stick it
in there at all and that was just a dream?
also some weird things while watching this I kept
thinking to myself that the apartment of James Wood's character
had a very nice layout..I know its an odd thing to think about
also there was a sign in the glasses store that read
"we accept personal cheques" its odd to see a business doing that.
anyway this was a pretty good watch it made me thing
it was a bit like a cross between "The Ring" and "8MM"
but it was pretty good if you like the crazy mind bending, reality
warping movies give it a watch.

Also after watching it I took a look at the trailer
and there is nothing that has to do with the actual movie
in the trailer other then a couple of still shots
the trailer is completely animated with 80s CG effects. lol

MacGruber

2010-09-03T17:49:00.000-03:00

MACGRUBER!!! *que explosions that sound like a panther or other large cat roaring*

Now I have heard alot of negative things about this film but
like always I would rather experience
it for myself before I form an opinion, I know I'm crazy like that.
anyway... This is a SNL (Saturday Night Live) movie that is a
parody of I would say the 80s action-adventure films and TV as you can
tell in the main character is a parody of
the character Macgyver (which was played by Richard Dean Anderson)
which I myself did watch as a kid.
Now I would have to say that this film had a good start to it and the opening
titles and theme where pretty funny but I would have to say that is where it
pretty much stopped, becasue there wasn't many or even hardly any laughs
after that, the movie itself was somewhat stupid and I kept wondering if the
MacGruber character was retarded in a servery mentally challenged type of
way and was actually wondering about the competency of the people
who were entrusting him with the fate of the world.
I personally would rather Austin Powers on my side then MacGruber.
Also a in 80s action movie fashion the "hero" get some love from
his love interest which I didn't need to see in this case being the scene
MacGruber looked like he was a chimp being electrocuted in some way
and to make things worse after that awkward scene the has another
with the apparent ghost of this dead wife! which was twice as worse
also the running jokes of the celery stock up the butt and MacGruber
being a little to eager to suck everyone's dick weren't funny at all.
I have to feel sorry for Val Kilmer who played the villian in this
he was great as the villain too bad the hero came off as someone with the
IQ of a sponge.
One of the funny parts in the film as the cameos of WWE superstars
(Chris Jericho, Mark Henry MVP, The Great Khali, Kane and The Big Show)
who were MacGruber's unit before retiring and now live civilian lives
MacGruber seeks them out to help him with the mission, but after getting them
back together and being an idiot he blows them up.
that was funny but I didn't much care for the scene of The Big Show kissing
another guy. All in all this film is rather stupid, its not really funny at all
its more I'd say uncomfortably awkward then funny or even good.

Suburban Secrets (2004)

2010-08-28T22:48:00.000-03:00

One of the reasons I decided to watch this was that redheaded girl
on the cover was hot!
Now i know picking movies based on the hotness of the girl on the
cover is not the best way in doing things but in this case I wasn't going
to pass up a hot redhead girl.
Now I have to say I have watched plenty of Erotic Thrillers in the
past but this alone just just erotic and no thriller. Its like something you
would see on late night cable on second thought I don't think it is even good
enough for late night cable.
at a surprising 2 and a half run time there is about I'd say 45mins of actual story the
rest is just all Softcore sex!
That's right this has nudity and lots of it! with plenty of bumping and grinding to boot.
Basically Laura a world famous nude model (the redhead) find out from
her sister that her cougar aunt Cynthia and the one who is running the
local news paper is having wild sex with her an ex boyfriend by the name
of Nelson (who is also banging his sister?) so Laura apparently hops on the
bus (yes the bus, you would think a a world famous model wouldn't be riding
the bus and would have a car and driver or at least a car) and heads home to
see about this mess and then the sexing begins!
personally the opening titles and the music wasn't bad when there was music
and the woman were attractive it was kind of hard to believe that aunt Cynthia
was older then redhead Laura but then again you never know.
Like I said there wasn't much in the way of the story but there was this
odd incest subplot were the character of Nelson is fantasying about his
sister after she constantly flirts with him then he ends up having sex with
her and also Laura has wild lesbian sex with her aunt Cynthia after her aunt
reviles that she had a sexual relationship with Laura's mom for over 20 years!
Now your first response should not be to also have sex with her..
also there is a scene were after Nelson and Laura are reunited and have sex,
Nelson's sister is pissed off at Laura so what does she do as a revenge? why have
sex with her of course!
This movie is truly twisted and very awful the acting is horrible the worst
of the bunch had to be Chelsea Mundae who played Laura's sister Winnifred.
she was so bland you could have put one of those cardboard cut-outs in her place
with someone saying her lines off stage with a megaphone and that would have
been a better performance. Also in this people are obsessed with nipples there are
all kinds of conversations in this about nipples. Now I like nipples also and nipple
placement is important but but do you need like 5 fully fleshed out conversations
about nipples?
anyway this is kind of horrible camera work isn't that good, writing isn't that
much better (how can we fit more nipples in?) and acting isn't that good (some are
better then others) but I would say pass on this unless you are hurting bad for some
nudity and softcore situations.

The Expendables

2010-08-28T22:36:00.000-03:00

This Passed Tuesday (Aug 24, 2010) I went and did a Double Feature at the Movie theater
First film that was screened was Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables.
So Part I go!

The Expendables

what would happen if you put all the great action stars past and present in one movie?
you get the Expendables!!

I wanted to see this becasue I grew up with alot of these guys kicking
ass solo but to see them all in one movie together is like having the planets align!
it is something that comes along once in a life time. When I went to see this it
was a sold out crowd by the time the lights went down and it started.
The movie itself had a quick start and suttle opening titles with very non
intrusive letting but this one gets straight to the action.
It has great music almost classic action movie music through out pulse
pounding when it needs to be and dramatic when it needs to be and there
was even some country thrown at a couple of points which makes you smile.
The scene with Arnold alone was worth the price of admission it was awesome.
The jokes alone in that one scene made me laugh as he and Stallone's character
trade barbs back and forth it was just perfect.
Also the relationship between Stallone's character and Statham's was great
also with Jet Lee's and everyone else for that matter, you did get that feeling
that that these guys all worked together and were pretty much a team.
No one felt like they stood out from the other you could see them all as a cohesive
unit.
Even Mickey Rourke was great especially when he tells Stallone the story
from his past it was greatly delivered, he keeps proving how amazing he is.
Eric Roberts is also a good villain he was very cold and was very well done as the
ruthless "Mastermind" type of villain.
In the end this is the Quintessential action movie. Guns, girls, amazing action,
stunts and fights. Also there is humor it was very funny and even had some
soon to be classic one liners and all that it was hilarious when it wanted to be
I thought it was basically perfect well acted, filmed everything.
If you love action, you'll love this!

Scott Pilgrim vs. THE WORLD

2010-08-28T22:20:00.000-03:00

Part II of our Double feature

Scott Pilgrim vs. THE WORLD

Now everyone talked about this one so I don't have to much to say that
hasn't already been said but here is what I thought of this charming and
funny film.
Based on the popular comic book series of the same name (which I sadly
didn't get the opportunity to read) features the story about a nerdish guy who
finds the girl of his dreams and is thrown in to an unbelievable situation where
he has to fight and defeat her the seven evil and apparently super powered ex boyfriends.
This film is filled with 8-16 bit video game references as well as ones from
pop culture you can tell it is going to be different when the first thing you see
is the 8bit universal logo which was funny in itself.
The whole film is a great laugh with its wacky situations, sharp wit and over
the top battles. The visual style of this film is wonderfully fresh and pulled off
brilliantly, I couldn't see it done any other way. I also like the flashback
that were done in an animated style.
The visual effects where quite amazing the whole thing where you could
see the sound effects the "Bif" "Pow" "Boom" thing gave it a nice and
interesting feel as well as look and made me thing of the Adam West Batman.
Alot of people have said the video game references felt forced, but I don't
believe that at all. I felt that they were well done and where an important part
of this film. being that video games where a part of the characters lives. I in a
way almost pictured it as what the characters were thinking or seeing in there
minds eye a good example would be the "pee bar" it wasn't really there
but it was in the imagination of Michael Cera's character while he would use the
bathroom he would visual the bar.
As for the acting it was very good at times a little over the top here and
there but it would have to be for this. I believe I have mentioned before I
like Michael Cera, he is very good at play that odd but regular guy everyone
seems to know in their life and I would have to say he does shine in this. All most
to the point where you can say that he was born for this part. Also this movie features
appearances by Chris Evans (Johnny Storm & Captain America)
and Brandon Routh (Superman) as two of the evil exes.
The fights and choreography were also excellent.
t in the end this is a crowd pleaser for the nerdish/gamer type of people
(which I am one of) I could go out and and say it is kinda like "kick ass" but
for video games. So if you weren't part of the Super Nintendo Generation and
don't like video games or pop culture then don't watch this, But if you want to see
something fresh, fun, original and funny with a charming story and interesting
characters (I mean come on who names their kid Knives?) then give it a watch.

Joysticks (1983)

2010-08-28T22:09:00.000-03:00

With a title like this it sounds like a porn movie, lol

Now this is a movie that is truly showing it age, I remember
going to the arcade when i was a kid, there was a actual functioning
arcade like in this movie where I live straight up to the year 2000 I believe
but of course it finally lost out to the home console market.
Now the only "arcade" around here is the small corner in the movie theater
and the one in one at the bowling alley.
The basic story line of this is the classic "kids like something and the
parents don't" where they try to shut down the arcade being that it is
a place perceived to house many perversities.
The parents are lead on this crusade by Joseph Rutter (Joe Don Baker) to shut
down the arcade reminded me alot of the crazy anti-video-game
activist/Lawyer Jack Thompson who is on a crusade to shut down the video game
industry itself. It made me laugh because that is the first thing that poped into
my mind while watching the Joseph Rutter character I was all "that's Jack Thompson!"
it couldn't have been anyone else but him.
Also it was odd the person who played King Vidiot (Jon Gries) I swear he was the guy
who played Bub the Zombie in Day of the Dead (1985) but as it turns out Bud was actually
Sherman Howard (who is credited as Howard Sherman) which is weird becasue
they just seemed to look so much alike.
I also didn't like the Eugene character I found him rather annoying most of the time.
Also the character of Dorfus, was he suppose to represent the average gamer?
a representation of the "fat unwashed masses" as it is commonly referred to.
Also this had alot more nudity then I thought it would, also the theme to this
was funny, this whole movie was quite humorous, there were some funny moments
like Vidiot and his gang on the little bikes and even a rocky style montage.
all in all this was a pretty good movie, I rather enjoyed it.
so if you like movies like The Wizard (staring Fred Savage!) as well as
Scott Pilgram you might like this one also.

H.O.T.S (1979)

2010-08-28T21:58:00.000-03:00

A wacky college exploitation film about a sorority gone wild!
When one of the main characters is not excepted to a sorority run by
the snobby rich girls. She and her over sexed friends decide to start their own
and shortly after the hilarity ensues!
Now I didn't think it was all that funny it might have been in the 70s with its
slight racial stereotypes and predictability. It did have a very interesting
opening opening titles .
Now this movie did have some nice "cinematography" with all with all the tits
and asses shaking and running around and the movies ahem...climax ends with a
big rousing game of Strip football!!
Now like I said there were some predictable moments as well as some stereotypical
things like having one fat girl in the sorority surrounded by all the playboy bunnies
and of course having her fall in love with the only nerdy looking guy on campus
who of course is a member of the neighboring frat.
Now there was very little non sexual action like a car chase and a bar fight.
But of course there is all kinds of wacky antics and even a bear! who seems to
switch from a real bear to a guy in a suit and back to a real bear again!
While watching this the character of Ritchie stood out and I kept
thinking "I know him!" and it turns out that it was none other then
Danny Bonaduce. But in the end if you to see some tits and maybe get some
laughs this is for you.
Basically I think I would describe this as the female version of "Animal House"
or a similar type of movie where the women are doing all the stuff like "jockstrap raids"
instead of panty ones.

Meet the Robinsons

2010-08-21T21:03:00.000-03:00

This Animated adventure was very good, it was kind of similar to
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in that is has a story about a
young inventor who feels like an outside and is trying to find his
place in the world. There is not much t say about this one other then it
was Fun, Imaginative and quite funny.
the random zaniness in the story is what kept the movie funny for me.
This one also had great music, wonderful animation and excellent voice work
I found the "future" looked very "Seussian" but it was good I like the designs
of the characters and production. Also the character of Bowler Hat Guy was
one of the funniest characters in this and one of the funniest I've seen in a while.
This whole "why I am evil" story was hilarious
but I was thinking if Lewis was keeping him up working on the bran scan thing
why didn't Goob ( Bowler Hat Guy) just go and sleep in another room or
downstairs or somewhere? it was funny all the same. I also like the quote at the end.
This movie was a great animated feature and has a nice message to it.

Ong Bak 3

2010-08-20T20:46:00.000-03:00

The craziness continues!

This picks up right after the events of Ong Bak 2 (so if you didn't
see the second you should probably do that first) and Tien (Tony Jaa)
after fight to the end and being beaten is captured and torchered. I thought
there were some especially brutal scenes in the torcher sequence with the guy
taking huge hammers to Jaa's joints.
After that he is sentenced to death but is rescued and take to a village
where he is put on the path to recovery. While this is all going on some
memorable characters from the second make some appearances.
such as the crazy guy with the crazy hair and the weird Crow person
who as a bigger role in this one. A lot of the humor is handled by "Crazy hair guy"
while Crow Person is set up as the main villain after they behead the emperor during
a fight scene when Crow uses their supernatural powers
to take out all of the empiors men and the empior letting Crow take over.
Meanwhile.. through the miracle of eastern mystical medicine Jaa is brought
back to life yet some what crippled, he then with the help of a monk goes
on some sort of vision quest which heals the rest of his body and his mind.
Which of course leads to a... training montage!!!
after the miracles of the training montage he is a great a powerful warrior
who can take out 10 guys with the flick of a wrist! with this strength
he goes to confront Crow. Now the fight sequence during the eclipse was
probably one of the most craziest of all time!
it was truly awesome and at the end Jaa get stabbed through the heart
with a spear and you think its the end but he some how pulls a
Christopher Reeve's Superman and some how reverses time
ending the eclipse and removing Crows supernatural powers.
Once that is done Jaa lays into Crow and it becomes a Light (Jaa) VS. Darkness (Crow)
type of fight which I don't think was as good as the one before he reversed time.
in the end Jaa wins and everyone is happy.
This was a quick movie and was a basic "Hero Returns" type of story
where the second one left on a somewhat of a cliffhanger where you see
him get his ass handed to him. The sets were simple but cool , the music
was great and very dramatic and the stunts/fights
were of course beyond impressive you just want to watch this movie just to
see Tony Jaa doing all kinds of crazy stuff. It was a good fun watch though
and finished off the story from the previous film which was its main goal

Inception

2010-08-20T16:09:00.000-03:00

"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if
you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference
between the dream world and the real world?"
-Morpheus
The Matrix, 1999

With a masterful vision and an expert hand we get Inception.
Of course much like the movie the quite above is from we are asked
"What truly is Real" and of course there can be many parallels drawn between
this and the Matrix.
of course I'm not going to delve deep into what they are I don't think you want
to spend hours reading them any more then I want to spend that time writing them.
But enought about that were are here to talk about Christopher Nolan's stunning
new masterpiece.
I'll have to say the film is nicely cast and of course Nolan brought some
friends with him from Gotham City (Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Michael Caine)
and speaking of the Batman, The sweeping beautiful score of this film which
sadly I thought over shadowed the dialogue at times does sound like what we
heard in the Batman films. I'm not saying that's a bad thing its just something
I noticed is all. As for the films story it is so complex and multilayered that I at
times think it was struggling beneath its own brilliance.
I personally think with a film such as this you would have to watch it a couple of
time to truly see everything and to truly grasp the film as a whole and I don't think
the average movie goer would maybe have trouble completely comprehending
what they are watching.
Now with that said in my opinion at the very core of this movie it's a story about a
man who is lost (not physically mind you but more emotionally and mentally) and
trying to make up for past mistakes and gets the opportunity in doing so.
That is were the ending comes into I felt it was kind of a cheat the not knowing
for sure but I think he (DiCaprio's character) achieved his goal and found redemption
and his way home.
Now the one thing I had a problem with was the "how they could do what they did"
it was all "hey we can enter people dreams" but there was in my opinion no real
explanation about how that came about there is a quick explanation but I expected a
bit more. Also when it came to the ability to enter the dreams is it only certain people
who have this ablity? or can just anyone do it?
becasue DiCaprio's character just goes and like picks up Ellen Page and he is all
"we can mess with peoples dreams, we are doing it right now!" and then she is all
"seriously? cool!" and then she starts doing all kinds of crazy stuff and being all Neo
and shit and he is all "She is The One" and at that scene which was cool and all but I was
thinking she took to it a little to quickly. That also brings into the question of the
technology are part of the quick explanation I mentioned above they don't really go
into where it came from they do the whole "Milaraty devemopment" thing but that
makes you wonder did DiCaprio's character develop it or design it? if not where and how
did he get his hands on it? you really don't find that out.
Now another big draw of this film behind its story was the effects.
This film is a visual masterpiece in itself the effects were purely astonishing
and are pulled off with jaw dropping brilliance which you have to see this just for
that alone it was truly impressive.
The action was good, nice fights, fast paced. i did find the movie work quite fast it
seemed slow at first but picked up speed. Some scenes that stand out and where some
what humorous where the van falling into the river every time it cut to that it was kind
of funny in the slow motion way.
Also the snow sequence was kind of funny it seemed like something out of
James Bond or G.I. Joe but was cool and just different for this I guess.
In the end this was a great movie I wouldn't recommend it to everyone it
might go over some peoples heads but I thought it was excellent on all aspects.
this will probably be nominated for a few Oscars and most likely will win.

Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal

2010-08-16T21:31:00.000-03:00

This was one of those Lifetime movies Where I live we don't have
lifetime we have a similar thing called Slice which stands for a "Slice of life"
I believe we also have the W Network which of course the W stands for
Women but its all pretty much the same thing. Anyway... I am not a woman,
but I don't mind watching these movies from time to time some of them can
be very good.

Now apparently this is Based On A True Story where in a High school
in Texas a coach is hired to teach cheer leading and she get more then
want she bargained for when a few of the girls know as the "Fab Five"
seek to have her fired because she tried to being in some discipline and
didn't let the girls run wild like everyone else.
We start off with an excited and happy woman Emma Carr (played by
Jenna Dewan, who is quite attractive might I add) who gets what I guess
is her dream job but she soon runs a foul of Brooke (played by Ashley Benson)
who is a super bitch and the one who believes she is running the school along
with her pack of vicious friends who are also Spoiled little bitches who believe
they deserve special treatment and think they can do whatever they please.
Emma tried to bring in some discipline and actually help out the girls and
their squad but the "Fab Five" seem to not want any of that and set out
to ruin Emma's efforts and make her quit, there is even a scene where
Emma seems Talk some sense into Brooke and actually appears to be a
Moment of triumph in getting everyone on the same page
but it is a fleeting moment as the girls begin to take the term
"Mean Girls" to a whole new level with a racy internet video (if its on the
internet someone would have found it eventually) and beating up and
threatening the other cheerleaders who side with Emma while at the same
time making her life a living hell even the scene where they are wasted on
school property and get off scott free because there is no proof! to wich
I was No proof of drinking? couldn't smell it on them or their breath?
Emma tries to get the school administration to have with punishments but
the Principal (who is Brookes mom) is more concerned about being her daughters
friend and being popular with the girls then doing whats right not only that
but the Parents of the "Fab Five" are crazy saying that Emma is harassing their
children which it is in fact the other way around everyone tries to tear her
down and persecute her and tried to make her look mentally unstable and
she is eventually fired from her job.
But in the end the girls started a war and lost becasue the truth come out
through an independent investigator and Coach Emma is vindicated of any
wrong doing Principal is suspended and the girls removed from school and
the cheer squad goes on to greatness with out the rule of Brooke and her goons
and in the end Emma is reunited with the lives she truly touched.

With that the movie was pretty good, I thought it was nicely shot as well as
edited the music was overly noticeable and it did kept me interested. Not just
becasue of the whole cheerleader angle but of the story. I found it rather shocking
that they did nothing to help the Emma character when she was having a problem
with the girls they would rather turn a blind eye to it rather then fix it. I have heard
stories about stuff like this happening to Sports teams like football and basketball
"as long as their winning, who cares if their passing their classes" well they should
care because the school work is just as important as the "Big Game" or even more
so with out a proper education they are really doing a dis service to the students.
But all in all this was a pretty good movie I'd have to say I did enjoy it.

The Turn of the Screw (2009) BBC

2010-08-13T21:32:00.000-03:00

The reason I watched this is I read a Graphic Novel of the same
name a couple of years ago and when I seen the title I thought to
myself "That sounds familiar" Upon watching the movie It was
similar to the thing I had read but with some minor differences.
As for the movie itself it wasn't all that bad it was a pretty good ghost story
in a way it slightly reminded me of the Nicole Kidman film
the Others in the way that you know something is going on but
don't quite know what it is. Also the house this takes place in the
exterior looks like the place they used for Croft Manor in Tomb Raider.
Also there was a slight bit of nudity and a touch of eroticism in this
as well, but like I said it wasn't a bad movie
had some nice acting as well as some good camera work I
thought, But nothing to special about this one.

The Losers (2010)

2010-08-12T21:05:00.000-03:00

Now sadly I didn't get a chance to read the book series this is biased
off of before I watched this but i might do it later on. I would have
to say it wasn't a bad movie, had some nice action, a few cool stunts
some slick effects, plenty of humor (which was mostly provided by
Chris Evans) some interesting twists. It was quite fast paced I didn't
find that in lingered to long on any given spot.

I did like the opening title that was pretty cool and I also
like the "location text" it was similar to have it is done on the
TV series Fringe. There were some predictable moments like
the helicopter blowing up I knew that was coming.

While watching it I was thinking that is was similar to
the "A-Team" basically the same story but the, lets say
villain or "Bad Guy" of the film who goes simply as
"Max" seems like he is right out of a James Bond movie he
is that type of "Super Villain" so basically from my
perspective its "The A-Team meets James Bond" in a way.
That is not really a bad thing it creates
a fun, enjoyable action packed watch.

Mega Man

2010-08-12T20:41:00.000-03:00

Again I know what your thinking " Mega Man? the video game? They
never made a movie about that!" and my response to that is "Yes they
did!" or at least someone did! Now I have been a somewhat fan of
Mega Man (or Rocket Man as he is know in Japan) for a long time I played
the first one on the NES and most of the orginal series right up to
Mega Man X on SNES it was always a fun game. Now I was surprised
to see this movie. True it wasn't a big Hollywood Blockbuster it is
more of a little independent thing like something you would see from
Aslyum pictures. But.. that being said it wasn't to bad it was pretty
much a origin story, about how Mega Man was created and why
Doctor Wily is evil.

There was some cheesy effects and some bad acting and speaking
of bad acting the person playing Dr.Wily (Dave Mulbeck) was so
over the top it was laughable. Not only that but I couldn't stop
looking at the huge pimple on this forehead (lol). Also the one
playing the character of Roll was a little annoying, she somewhat
what bugged me a bit but I guess that was just me. I also seen
Mega Man as being very futuristic like in the games but this seems
to take play in modern day New York City (being low bidget you
don't have much for sets and production design) but that is not
necessarily a bad thing now.

Also the Evil robot master where pretty cool especially Cutman
and Gutsman they looked very similar to their game counter parts
it was quite awesome. As for the Mega Man and Protoman (yes Protoman)
were actually pretty good for this. This also had some
excellent music and a lot of game referances as well as
Dr.Wily's floating island!
If you were/are a Mefa Man fan seek this out and give it a watch
you might like it, if your not a fan pass on it.

Tooth Fairy (2010)

2010-08-10T21:22:00.000-03:00

Staring a whole host of familiar faces such as Julie Andrews, Ashley Judd
and Billy Crystal (who had some funny scenes) and even Seth MacFarlane
has a quick scene in this but mostly is a vehicle for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
to dazzle use with his comedic skills and wit.
basically this is one of those moves where they take a well known "Action Star"
and place them in a family/comedy movie environment. Many action type actors
have went down this road from Vin Diesel in the The Pacifier , to Arnold in
stuff like Kindergarten Cop and Twins and even Sylvester Stallone with
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot and yes even the Immortal Hulk Hogan went
down this road also Santa with Muscles, anyone?

Anyway this film has a pretty classic story the main character doesn't
believe in something and then ends up becoming what they don't believe
in or finding out the truth in some way. Kind of similar to the The
Santa Clause with Tim Allen.
There where was some nice acting in this and I do like The Rock, but
I don't really favor all these family comedy's he has been in they were
ok mind you and the Rock is a funny guy but I would rather see him
cracking jokes while kicking someones ass rather then cracking jokes
while dancing around in a pink tutu.

I found the whole thing with "the girlfriends son" a bit awkward,
you can tell Rock doesn't want to get to close to the kid becasue
the kid is jaded and wants to keep any man seeing his mom at arms
length which is understandable but you can tell that Rock is actually
trying to warm up to the kid if he just gives him a chance, which comes
in the scene at the music store when Rock stand up for the little guy then
it seems that they became friends too fast, I don't know maybe its just me
but also you only have 2 hours to do this story. The scenes in the
"training montage" kind of help that out.

The effects in this were pretty good the stinking and invisibility stuff
was pretty fun and the scene with the googly eyed dog was pretty funny.
This does have some great moments that do make you chuckle
but I wouldn't consider it overly funny.
Also what about the ending? After he went through all that with the
fairies they just erase his memory?!? which left me thinking, what
was the point of going through all that? was it to say don't give up
on your dreams? or if you have dreams you are a happier better
person? or was it just to motivate the Rock's character out of a slump?
They said he had to be a fairy for the allotted amount of time as punishment
but how is the punishment suppose to stick if they just erase your memory?
I don't know... anyway it wasn't a bad movie, it was pretty alright and
it is worth a watch so give it a try.

Tekken

2010-08-09T22:49:00.000-03:00

I know what your thinking "Tekken? the video game?" and yes the very one!
This is the Live action Film adaption!

I would have to say I was very please with it, it is done similar to the way
Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter where done (more like the first Mortal Kombat
film and way better then Street Fighter and of course way better then DOA: Dead or Alive)
They pretty much explain everything at the start and then get right into the tournament
I Found the characters looked like their game counterparts and acted like them
as well. I thought this was a very faithful adaption of the game series . It was nicely
shot , well edited and the music was even very good. The fights were cool and
enjoyable to watch. I didn't find it lagged anywhere and the story was kinda loose
and not to serious this was a high energy action movie from start to finish.
I would have to say I liked it, it was a good watch and it was left somewhat open
at the end for any possible sequels plus there is a bit of a reviling scene after the credits.

Willow 1988

2010-08-09T22:24:00.000-03:00

Staring Val Kilmer, Directed by Ron Howard and with the magic of Lucas Film comes
a great adventure for all ages.
I remember when this opened in theaters way back when and re watching it now
in a time where Lord of the Rings has become a big commercial success and you can
see some of that in here probably influences from the original J.R.R. Tolkien
novels the little people the Nelwyn would easily be the Hobbits at least I think so.
Also I believe a Live Action Hobbit if done around the same time would look very similar.
But this is a fun adventure that can be greatly enjoyed some of the acting at times
is a little laughable but still good. It has some good action and some cool effects for
the time (apparently this was the first feature length film to use the "morphing"
process) it has some wonderful scenery and a nice story.
The music does remind me a bit of Indiana Jones with that big boisterous
orchestral score also the "shield ride " down the mountain makes me think
of the scene from Temple of Doom with the life raft.
One of the other cool things was the dragon it was pretty neat. There is some
humor mostly provided by the little forest fairy things called "Brownies" but
this was a cool movie and still pretty much is.

The Abyss 1989

2010-08-04T22:29:00.000-03:00

This is for the 1993 Special Edition that clocks in at almost 3hours!

This is also the movie that made the T-1000 from Terminator 2 possible!

I would have to say being that this is the first time I have ever seen this I would have
to say it was quite the film it was truly vintage James Cameron.
It was exciting, suspenseful and had a seance of wonder and discovery. Now being this
was the first time I had watched this it made me kind of think of Michael Bay's
Armageddon, but underwater! Now that is what I thought anyway.
but the movie is fantastic The title fade animation for the logo was pretty cool
The stuff with the sub at the beginning of the movie was pretty cool
I personally think all the underwater action was amazing. The production design
was impressive yet familiar The suits and equipment had a good look I would say
that this was in a near future but not to far where everything still look like things
in the modern day. The effects were impressive (for the time) The look of the
alien beings was pretty good so was the look of there technology, the big ship Lindsey
see in very manta like but the little one that is buzzing around look like of like a
penis! which made me laugh.
While I was watching and the whole crane breaking sequence I was wondering
when the thing started falling into the abyss you would think they would have some
type of control in big rig they were living in to be able to detach the cable in case an
emergency, I guess that Lindsey one didn't think it was a good idea to ad that
feature when she was designing the thing.
Also much like Avatars environmental message This also carries one as well
a message against war and the atrocities we perpetrate on each other as a people
which I can always get behind. Think of what we as a race could achieve if we actually
worked together! but no we are to busy being engaged in petty squabbles and
trying to destroy each other rather then working towards a greater good for all man kind.
Anyway this was a truly amazing enjoyable film and after watching it I wonder why I didn't
see it sooner.