The Conjuring is the next horror film done by James Wan (Saw and Insidious). The film is about a house in Rhode Island. That is expecting a lot of odd things going in the house. So the family of 6 (that's a lot of kids) enlist the help of the Warren's a pair of ghost hunters. This film is also based on a true story.
So the first person I would like to mention is the director James Wan. This man has behind behind some of the best horror films past decade. I really haven't hated any of his films. This man has only have gotten better. This film has some the best just scares in a film. Also the film has some the best paced scares and just tense moments. By the third act of the film I was just on the edge of my seat not knowing what is going to happen. The tone of the film is perfect. Like it has some great old film call backs and feels a lot like the poltergeist. I also want to touch on the story and the acting that was done in the film. The acting in the film was top notch. All the actors in the film cared about the project and really wanted to see that the people that they were portraying with justice.That leads me to the way the story was told. I can tell that everybody just wanted the story to be told and done with serious intentions. Which really surprised me because most horror films just want to scare you. This really just wanted to tell the story that just happened to be very creepy.
Now the only thing that I can say about this film that is bad. Is the fact that it is very scary. The reason I say this because it freaked the shit out of me. So if you are just freaked easily you will leave the movies crying. The reason why this film is rated R is because it is just very scary. So I am going to give this film a
RATING
4 out of 4 Ticket Stubs. (one of my favorites this year)
July 19, 2013
July 9, 2013
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is the next attempt of a big action series for Disney. It stars Armie Hammer as the lead role and then Jack Sparrow in white face paint as Tonto. Now I was never the biggest fan of the Lone Ranger. I was always a Zorro kid but that just me saying that I really don't hold this close to my heart and I don't know much about the characters and there long history.
Now This film to has a lot of problems but you know how I do these reviews. I like to talk about the good first. The good in this film is that I think the film was shot very well. I really like the directors style the director by the way is Gore Verbinski. He is has made some really good films in the past those being The Ring american remake (that I still can't watch to this day), Rango, and the Pirates of the Caribbean (the first three) movies. His stamp and style are all over this film. You can really tell they were going for the same over the top and fun tone that was the first Pirates movie. So also didn't hate all of the actors in this film. I thought William Fichtner was a good bad guy and actually really enjoyed his character. Also the film leaves with a real good taste in your mouth. The last I would say 15 minutes when the actual Lone Ranger theme kicks in is when the film gets great.
Now to the bad. I hated the story and the pace of this film. This film is about 2 and half hours long. It really only need to be a hour and half at the most. This film had the worst pace I have seen a long time most likely since The Hobbit. It was so slow and really didn't go anywhere. The story and script were a pace of work. The story and then lines were not interesting. Like the story has been done before and done a lot better. The lines none of them memorable and all the characters the made are not very likable. That leads me into both the characters of the Lone Ranger and Tonto. I really didn't them. Hammer's Lone Ranger was the not likable. He is just a dick of a character plus he is kinda a wimp for most of the film. Then Tonto was just Jack Sparrow in face paint which I knew and was afraid that Depp was going to do. He really needs to get away from that character. I mean I love Depp but do something else for christ sake. This film is already being called a box office flop. I would have a hard time finding anybody really I would recommending it to. I would say wait till the last 15 minutes gets put up on YouTube and you won't miss much.
RATING
1 out of 4 Ticket Stubs
Now This film to has a lot of problems but you know how I do these reviews. I like to talk about the good first. The good in this film is that I think the film was shot very well. I really like the directors style the director by the way is Gore Verbinski. He is has made some really good films in the past those being The Ring american remake (that I still can't watch to this day), Rango, and the Pirates of the Caribbean (the first three) movies. His stamp and style are all over this film. You can really tell they were going for the same over the top and fun tone that was the first Pirates movie. So also didn't hate all of the actors in this film. I thought William Fichtner was a good bad guy and actually really enjoyed his character. Also the film leaves with a real good taste in your mouth. The last I would say 15 minutes when the actual Lone Ranger theme kicks in is when the film gets great.
Now to the bad. I hated the story and the pace of this film. This film is about 2 and half hours long. It really only need to be a hour and half at the most. This film had the worst pace I have seen a long time most likely since The Hobbit. It was so slow and really didn't go anywhere. The story and script were a pace of work. The story and then lines were not interesting. Like the story has been done before and done a lot better. The lines none of them memorable and all the characters the made are not very likable. That leads me into both the characters of the Lone Ranger and Tonto. I really didn't them. Hammer's Lone Ranger was the not likable. He is just a dick of a character plus he is kinda a wimp for most of the film. Then Tonto was just Jack Sparrow in face paint which I knew and was afraid that Depp was going to do. He really needs to get away from that character. I mean I love Depp but do something else for christ sake. This film is already being called a box office flop. I would have a hard time finding anybody really I would recommending it to. I would say wait till the last 15 minutes gets put up on YouTube and you won't miss much.
RATING
1 out of 4 Ticket Stubs
July 4, 2013
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim is the next film directed by Guillermo del Toro. What is this film about it is about huge Godzilla like monsters vs mechs. There is more of a story to this but does it really matter. I mean we go see this film for the giant monsters and the mechs and does it do this well.
The answer to that question is yes. These mechs and monsters look amazing. These are some the best CGI things I have seen in a long time. They look completely real and all that good stuff. The action in this film is top notch. I mean all the fight scenes are great there isn't a bad scene that has action in it. All the things are fun. The direction of the film is perfect. It is pulled back to so you can see the fight and there is little to no shaky cam. The tone of the film is perfect. It hits that tone that is perfect for just about anybody I mean if they really wanted to they could get this film to be PG instead of PG-13. It is perfect for anybody that is alive. This film is just one of those films that oozes fun. Another thing I would say see this film in 3-d. The depth of feel is amazing and when they do pop out at you it doesn't feel cheap at all. This is one of the films that is so good that it truly sucks you into the world that you are watching and makes you forget about the outside world. I would say if your one of the people that just want to see something very serious and has a really complex story. I would say stay away, but if your looking for easy the most fun I have had in the the theater so far this year (next to star trek) go see it you will not be disappointed. This film will turn you into a 12 year old again in no time falt.
Now this film does have its faults. The acting in this film is not the best. I am not saying everyone is bad, but the main problem comes form the male lead. You really don't feel for his character and the acting he does is just stiff. The female lead is better but still not that great. I will say that Idris Elba is amazing, but that is the only real good performance and the comedy done by Ron Perlmen and Charlie Day is just on point and very funny. My only real complaint with the film is not real acted well and has a little bit of corny all over the film, but that being said I think it is easy a lot of fun and should be seen in at the movies.
RATING
3 out 4 Ticket Stubs
The answer to that question is yes. These mechs and monsters look amazing. These are some the best CGI things I have seen in a long time. They look completely real and all that good stuff. The action in this film is top notch. I mean all the fight scenes are great there isn't a bad scene that has action in it. All the things are fun. The direction of the film is perfect. It is pulled back to so you can see the fight and there is little to no shaky cam. The tone of the film is perfect. It hits that tone that is perfect for just about anybody I mean if they really wanted to they could get this film to be PG instead of PG-13. It is perfect for anybody that is alive. This film is just one of those films that oozes fun. Another thing I would say see this film in 3-d. The depth of feel is amazing and when they do pop out at you it doesn't feel cheap at all. This is one of the films that is so good that it truly sucks you into the world that you are watching and makes you forget about the outside world. I would say if your one of the people that just want to see something very serious and has a really complex story. I would say stay away, but if your looking for easy the most fun I have had in the the theater so far this year (next to star trek) go see it you will not be disappointed. This film will turn you into a 12 year old again in no time falt.
Now this film does have its faults. The acting in this film is not the best. I am not saying everyone is bad, but the main problem comes form the male lead. You really don't feel for his character and the acting he does is just stiff. The female lead is better but still not that great. I will say that Idris Elba is amazing, but that is the only real good performance and the comedy done by Ron Perlmen and Charlie Day is just on point and very funny. My only real complaint with the film is not real acted well and has a little bit of corny all over the film, but that being said I think it is easy a lot of fun and should be seen in at the movies.
RATING
3 out 4 Ticket Stubs
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