I am going to change the rating system again. Yes I am sorry but I promise this one is staying for a long time. The only thing I am changing is the total amount of ticket stubs. It's going to be 0-4 now. If your wondering about the other reviews. Here is like a cheap chart. If I give it a 3 out of 5 ticket stubs rating it is now a 2.5 out of 4. I bet you guys can figure out how it's going to work form their. So my next review will be The Hangover Part III. See you guys next time
May 22, 2013
May 21, 2013
Texas Chainsaw 3d (spolier heavy)
Okay first off I am sorry this review is so late. Well I am not gonna lie you readers I wasn't planning on doing a review on this film, but after I saw how awful this film was I had to do one. Well this is going to be more of a rant so super amount of spoilers in this review. I am going to give you guys a little background on why this film is so bad. I love the first Texas Chainsaw massacre . I am not talking about the bullshit 2003 one. I am talking about the old school Tobe Hooper one. The reason why I mention that one is because this film starts off with images form that film making this film its sequel reboot of type thing. That movie takes place in 1974. Keep that in mind people.
So the film opens. First shot of the film there is this huge family of like 5 or 6 people. Which doesn't make any sense because there was no big 5 or 6 member family in the first one. (Kyle begins to bang his head against the stone wall in front of him) Well their was they were all killed mostly. Then these guys from "town" come in and kill off all the members of the family except for 2 people a baby (not in the in the first one) and leatherface of course. These guys that kill the whole family just kill them. So I am sitting here watching the movie and was like are they serious about to do this. Are they about to make the big bad guy of Hooper's film a good guy. Yes everybody they do they make him the good guy, but I am getting ahead of myself. So after the family is killed the film goes forward lets say 20 or so years. Making it around 1994. The little baby girl grows up into the real main character. Heather played by Alexandra Daddairo who is the best part of the whole damn movie. Just because i can look at her for a hour and half. She finds out her grandma dies and finds out she is adopted and all the cliche horror movie stuff. So we go to the house which has leatherface in the basement. Shit happens and people start to get killed. You will not care because the characters are complete bullshit and horribly acted. Also you won't be scared once and if you are scared its because of stupid freaking jump scare (which aren't even that good).
Then we get to the second half of the film and some how the movie gets worse I honestly don't know how they did that. Heather is running from leatherface and gets to a carnival. In which form some odd reason nobody really freaks out that there is a mad man with a chainsaw. She gets away form him. Thank god because then the movie would be over. We get all this dialogue about how nobody went to jail for killing that family and Heather figuring out who she is. During the scene were Heather is figuring out who she is a cop goes and looks at the house where Leatherface is. He pulls out a Iphone so we can see is happening to him and so the the sheriff (who is the worst sheriff of all time) at HQ can see. But wait isn't the fucking 90's. How the fuck is there a Iphone the fucking 90's. Sorry got off track. The cop of course gets killed. Then Heather leaves the police station and gets to a bar and figures out more information and after that she gets capture by the leader of gang that killed the family at the beginning. So guess who comes to save the day. That's right ladies and gentleman good old Leatherface. He comes in and kills the man that killed his whole family and almost killing Heather but only doesn't because there is a burn mark on breast. Which tells Leatherface that she family. The sheriff also sees this whole thing goes down. Just lets them go. So he can live with himself about letting the family die at the beginning of the film. So Heather returns with Leatherface and takes care of him. Fade to credits. ( Kyle is dead form head trauma from hitting his head against the wall)
I am sorry how the hell did this movie get made. Like were they just put something on the screen it will sale. Its a horror movie and only teenage boys are going to this movie and guess what it went to number one. Why do we let this happen. This why Horror films get a bad rep. I love horror films good horror films. Like Insidious or Sinister or for those true horror fans that liked The Innkeepers. Those are what horror films can be and instead we get this shit. I am sorry for all the cursing, but my god this movie made me so mad. For the love of god don't pay money to see this. Don't even see it for free. Just run away from it.
RATING
1 out of 5 Ticket Stubs ( the first 1 I have ever given out)
So the film opens. First shot of the film there is this huge family of like 5 or 6 people. Which doesn't make any sense because there was no big 5 or 6 member family in the first one. (Kyle begins to bang his head against the stone wall in front of him) Well their was they were all killed mostly. Then these guys from "town" come in and kill off all the members of the family except for 2 people a baby (not in the in the first one) and leatherface of course. These guys that kill the whole family just kill them. So I am sitting here watching the movie and was like are they serious about to do this. Are they about to make the big bad guy of Hooper's film a good guy. Yes everybody they do they make him the good guy, but I am getting ahead of myself. So after the family is killed the film goes forward lets say 20 or so years. Making it around 1994. The little baby girl grows up into the real main character. Heather played by Alexandra Daddairo who is the best part of the whole damn movie. Just because i can look at her for a hour and half. She finds out her grandma dies and finds out she is adopted and all the cliche horror movie stuff. So we go to the house which has leatherface in the basement. Shit happens and people start to get killed. You will not care because the characters are complete bullshit and horribly acted. Also you won't be scared once and if you are scared its because of stupid freaking jump scare (which aren't even that good).
Then we get to the second half of the film and some how the movie gets worse I honestly don't know how they did that. Heather is running from leatherface and gets to a carnival. In which form some odd reason nobody really freaks out that there is a mad man with a chainsaw. She gets away form him. Thank god because then the movie would be over. We get all this dialogue about how nobody went to jail for killing that family and Heather figuring out who she is. During the scene were Heather is figuring out who she is a cop goes and looks at the house where Leatherface is. He pulls out a Iphone so we can see is happening to him and so the the sheriff (who is the worst sheriff of all time) at HQ can see. But wait isn't the fucking 90's. How the fuck is there a Iphone the fucking 90's. Sorry got off track. The cop of course gets killed. Then Heather leaves the police station and gets to a bar and figures out more information and after that she gets capture by the leader of gang that killed the family at the beginning. So guess who comes to save the day. That's right ladies and gentleman good old Leatherface. He comes in and kills the man that killed his whole family and almost killing Heather but only doesn't because there is a burn mark on breast. Which tells Leatherface that she family. The sheriff also sees this whole thing goes down. Just lets them go. So he can live with himself about letting the family die at the beginning of the film. So Heather returns with Leatherface and takes care of him. Fade to credits. ( Kyle is dead form head trauma from hitting his head against the wall)
I am sorry how the hell did this movie get made. Like were they just put something on the screen it will sale. Its a horror movie and only teenage boys are going to this movie and guess what it went to number one. Why do we let this happen. This why Horror films get a bad rep. I love horror films good horror films. Like Insidious or Sinister or for those true horror fans that liked The Innkeepers. Those are what horror films can be and instead we get this shit. I am sorry for all the cursing, but my god this movie made me so mad. For the love of god don't pay money to see this. Don't even see it for free. Just run away from it.
RATING
1 out of 5 Ticket Stubs ( the first 1 I have ever given out)
May 17, 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness is the follow up to the 2009 J.J. Abrams update of Star Trek. This film picks up after a few of years of the crew been going on missions and now they really feel like a crew, but the real story of movie picks up after there is a terrorist bombing at a London archive. So the crew is chosen to go after the said terrorist.
Now with the story all put away. What did I really like about this film and there is a lot that I really loved. This film to say is a so much fun all the way thought. It gives that old star trek feel of adventure but also it has some great parts of sadness thrown in there. Like I am not gonna lie to guys I teared up twice in the film. The acting is almost perfect in the film. It is a repeat of last time with all the main stars. They all know what they need to do and how to get these characters across. The thing that I really want to talk about is Benedict Cumberbatch. This dude kills the character that he plays. It his intense and is just pure evil. Definitely one of the best bad guys of the summer season so far. Now another thing that wanted to talk about was the script. The story and the lines that are in this film are perfect. I loved all parts of the story it goes thought twists and turns that are very welcome. J.J's style is absolute perfect for the film. That includes all the lens flares which I loved all the way thought the film. The dude has not made a bad film yet in his career. The way the CGI looks is great all the things look great on screen and the film itself looks great. There are so many things about this film are great. The pace and tone of the film are perfect. It hits the same tone that is just all around fun, but still can be very moving when it needs to be and super serious. The pace is perfect it never is not moving forward.
Well form all that positive most people can tell what I am going to giving this, but before I want to do this. This film is also going to piss off a lot of fanboys of the series. The thing that I don't understand about people being angry about the film is this. Those first films are still there for you to watch and the more important thing is that they are still cannon. This Star Trek series is happening in a completely different timeline. So that means JJ and his team can do whatever they want and it will leave both this and the old versions cannon. So people who get pissed about some changes just remember that.
That needed to be said sorry about the little rant there people, but this is a perfect summer movie and easily the best and funniest so far. My rating is going to be
RATING
5 out 5 Ticket Stubs.
Now with the story all put away. What did I really like about this film and there is a lot that I really loved. This film to say is a so much fun all the way thought. It gives that old star trek feel of adventure but also it has some great parts of sadness thrown in there. Like I am not gonna lie to guys I teared up twice in the film. The acting is almost perfect in the film. It is a repeat of last time with all the main stars. They all know what they need to do and how to get these characters across. The thing that I really want to talk about is Benedict Cumberbatch. This dude kills the character that he plays. It his intense and is just pure evil. Definitely one of the best bad guys of the summer season so far. Now another thing that wanted to talk about was the script. The story and the lines that are in this film are perfect. I loved all parts of the story it goes thought twists and turns that are very welcome. J.J's style is absolute perfect for the film. That includes all the lens flares which I loved all the way thought the film. The dude has not made a bad film yet in his career. The way the CGI looks is great all the things look great on screen and the film itself looks great. There are so many things about this film are great. The pace and tone of the film are perfect. It hits the same tone that is just all around fun, but still can be very moving when it needs to be and super serious. The pace is perfect it never is not moving forward.
Well form all that positive most people can tell what I am going to giving this, but before I want to do this. This film is also going to piss off a lot of fanboys of the series. The thing that I don't understand about people being angry about the film is this. Those first films are still there for you to watch and the more important thing is that they are still cannon. This Star Trek series is happening in a completely different timeline. So that means JJ and his team can do whatever they want and it will leave both this and the old versions cannon. So people who get pissed about some changes just remember that.
That needed to be said sorry about the little rant there people, but this is a perfect summer movie and easily the best and funniest so far. My rating is going to be
RATING
5 out 5 Ticket Stubs.
May 10, 2013
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby this is the fourth attempt to put this classic American book to the big screen and did they do what they were set out to do. The answer to the question is yes and no. The story centers around a group of characters the three leads being Jay Gatsby (Leo DiCaprio) Nick Carraway (Tobey Magiure) and Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan). The story if you don't is mainly about a love triangle between Jay and Daisy and the person Daisy is married to.
This film has a lot to talk about first the CGI in the film is great it looks really great and you get to see some amazing scenes and some amazing looking sites. Also I really enjoyed Leo he play Gatsby very well I thought. He was very likable and very fun to watch on screen like he always is. I do believe his acting was better in Django, but that is most because he was such a good bad guy. Sorry got off topic there. I also thought that Joel Edgerton (plays Mr. Bucahana) he was a great dick(for lack of a better word). I really didn't like him by the end of the film. Also I thought the script was very good. The part where they are just sitting around and talking is very good and interesting. The film was filled with a lot of really good lines. After watching the film I really would like the read the book. It makes you want to go out and read the source martial.
Okay this film has some problems and they are big ones. I think the biggest was the Direction and the editing. Baz Luhrmann has a very specific way he wants his films to look. The film is a visual onslaught. After away the film gets to your head and it give me a little bit of a headache, but then you finally get used to all the CGI and over the top set pieces. This is the biggest problem with the film. Luhrmann was so into his visuel aspect with the film. That a lot of things don't mix well. The style of Luhrmann doesn't fit the script. Most of the time I love super stylized movies but this film not so much. Also the editing felt really choppy. Their is a lot of super fast edits and he doesn't anything really soak in. Also I don't Magiure did that great of a job. I don't think he was bad but his character could have been played by almost anybody I felt. This film is very decent. It has nothing really memorable about it. So for that I am going to give the film.
RATING
3 out of 5 ticket stubs.
This film has a lot to talk about first the CGI in the film is great it looks really great and you get to see some amazing scenes and some amazing looking sites. Also I really enjoyed Leo he play Gatsby very well I thought. He was very likable and very fun to watch on screen like he always is. I do believe his acting was better in Django, but that is most because he was such a good bad guy. Sorry got off topic there. I also thought that Joel Edgerton (plays Mr. Bucahana) he was a great dick(for lack of a better word). I really didn't like him by the end of the film. Also I thought the script was very good. The part where they are just sitting around and talking is very good and interesting. The film was filled with a lot of really good lines. After watching the film I really would like the read the book. It makes you want to go out and read the source martial.
Okay this film has some problems and they are big ones. I think the biggest was the Direction and the editing. Baz Luhrmann has a very specific way he wants his films to look. The film is a visual onslaught. After away the film gets to your head and it give me a little bit of a headache, but then you finally get used to all the CGI and over the top set pieces. This is the biggest problem with the film. Luhrmann was so into his visuel aspect with the film. That a lot of things don't mix well. The style of Luhrmann doesn't fit the script. Most of the time I love super stylized movies but this film not so much. Also the editing felt really choppy. Their is a lot of super fast edits and he doesn't anything really soak in. Also I don't Magiure did that great of a job. I don't think he was bad but his character could have been played by almost anybody I felt. This film is very decent. It has nothing really memorable about it. So for that I am going to give the film.
RATING
3 out of 5 ticket stubs.
May 3, 2013
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3. Let the summer movies begin. Iron Man 3 is next and possible last Iron Man movie. Was it good? I will touch on that more later. Tony Stark (Robert Downy Jr.) is having some issues form his experiences in New York. When the next super villain comes and that is Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin.
Now with this movie we have got a new Director at the helm and that being Shane Black. This movie really is his baby. Form the way this movie begins to the way this movie ends. You know he had his hands in the writing (Which he did) and his very cool style (the dude is obsessed with christmas). His style was about to match the Iron Man universe very well. His pacing is really good he keeps the film rolling along very well. The tone is very cool. Black's odd sense of humor fits perfect here, but I did feel that there was a lot of humor in this one. Which is odd because this is also the most story driven one and darkest one of the 3 Iron Man movies. All the acting in this film was great. Ben Kingsley was awesome and Robert Downy Jr. is Tony Stark so he of course just as good as he always is. Without giving anything away this films best scene to me was the Airplane scene and if you seen the trailer you know what I am talking about. Also this film is the most comic booky of all the Iron Mans. Which to me is a big plus and the last I would say 20 to 30 minutes has some very cool and great action.
Now not spoiling anything this film is going to split a lot of fans into two different camps. It changes something and if your a fan of the books your gonna be seriously pissed off, but if you can ride it out I think you will have a good time still. I really did enjoy the movie and almost everything in the film and it is a lot better than Iron Man 2. Actually this maybe my favorite Iron Man. Now saying that well thinking that is going to be a 5 out of 5 right here, but there is some problems. The problems in the film are actually very hard to fine. The problem is that some of the stuff they do is just okay. Its not bad, but its just underdone. It could have just been done better is what I am trying to say so with that being said I think my rating for the film is going to be
RATING
4 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
Now with this movie we have got a new Director at the helm and that being Shane Black. This movie really is his baby. Form the way this movie begins to the way this movie ends. You know he had his hands in the writing (Which he did) and his very cool style (the dude is obsessed with christmas). His style was about to match the Iron Man universe very well. His pacing is really good he keeps the film rolling along very well. The tone is very cool. Black's odd sense of humor fits perfect here, but I did feel that there was a lot of humor in this one. Which is odd because this is also the most story driven one and darkest one of the 3 Iron Man movies. All the acting in this film was great. Ben Kingsley was awesome and Robert Downy Jr. is Tony Stark so he of course just as good as he always is. Without giving anything away this films best scene to me was the Airplane scene and if you seen the trailer you know what I am talking about. Also this film is the most comic booky of all the Iron Mans. Which to me is a big plus and the last I would say 20 to 30 minutes has some very cool and great action.
Now not spoiling anything this film is going to split a lot of fans into two different camps. It changes something and if your a fan of the books your gonna be seriously pissed off, but if you can ride it out I think you will have a good time still. I really did enjoy the movie and almost everything in the film and it is a lot better than Iron Man 2. Actually this maybe my favorite Iron Man. Now saying that well thinking that is going to be a 5 out of 5 right here, but there is some problems. The problems in the film are actually very hard to fine. The problem is that some of the stuff they do is just okay. Its not bad, but its just underdone. It could have just been done better is what I am trying to say so with that being said I think my rating for the film is going to be
RATING
4 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
April 26, 2013
Pain and Gain
Pain and Gain is the next film by Michael Bay now Bay has made some not great movies, but he has made some great movies such as The Rock and my guilty pleasure movie Bad Boys II. So I was hoping this movie would be on along of those type of movies.
This movie stars Mark Wahlberg and The Rock (in his 3rd movie of the year). They plan to kidnap a rich jerk and make him sign all of his money and things over to them. This movie is based on a true story. Here is the biggest problem with this movie. It is one of the oddest things I have ever seen. The movie plays like a comedy a dark comedy mind you, but still a comedy. So the material is so dark and evil that I feel that this story needs to be told, but not in the way that Bay did it. So another thing is this I thing the only real movie that this can be compared to is Fargo. I am not saying that this is better than Fargo, but it is in the same idea that Fargo had. That the events that happen on the screen are so nuts that the only way that you would believe it if it actually happened. Fargo actually didn't happen . So right there this is different form the movie and in the fact that this did happen.
Well now that is done I can tell you want I actually thought of the movie. This is a Bay movie it has all the staples. All of his favorite shots. All the slow-mos. All the crazy high constant colors. The movie is actually entertaining to a point. Like The Rock is great in the movie and he is really the only good person out of the main three that you like because the other two are dirtbags. I am not saying that Marky Mark was bad in the film, but you are supposed to feel bad for them and you really can't because of the characters they play. Also this film has problems with length and some of the writing. The movie is about 2 and a half hours long and really didn't need to be that long. It could have been count down to a 1 hour and a half. The writing of the film is all over the place sometimes its actually kind of funny but I think the credit goes to The Rock playing such a odd character for him.
Now there was a lot of negative in that first paragraph. I still really enjoyed the story of the movie. Like I really wanted to see how this story was going to end. I can't believe I am saying this but I enjoyed a Michael Bay story, but I think it was the fact that it was true and if I would have just read this in a newspaper I think I would have been just as invested. So I think the biggest problems I have stated, but since I did enjoy the film I am going to give it
2.5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs.
This movie stars Mark Wahlberg and The Rock (in his 3rd movie of the year). They plan to kidnap a rich jerk and make him sign all of his money and things over to them. This movie is based on a true story. Here is the biggest problem with this movie. It is one of the oddest things I have ever seen. The movie plays like a comedy a dark comedy mind you, but still a comedy. So the material is so dark and evil that I feel that this story needs to be told, but not in the way that Bay did it. So another thing is this I thing the only real movie that this can be compared to is Fargo. I am not saying that this is better than Fargo, but it is in the same idea that Fargo had. That the events that happen on the screen are so nuts that the only way that you would believe it if it actually happened. Fargo actually didn't happen . So right there this is different form the movie and in the fact that this did happen.
Well now that is done I can tell you want I actually thought of the movie. This is a Bay movie it has all the staples. All of his favorite shots. All the slow-mos. All the crazy high constant colors. The movie is actually entertaining to a point. Like The Rock is great in the movie and he is really the only good person out of the main three that you like because the other two are dirtbags. I am not saying that Marky Mark was bad in the film, but you are supposed to feel bad for them and you really can't because of the characters they play. Also this film has problems with length and some of the writing. The movie is about 2 and a half hours long and really didn't need to be that long. It could have been count down to a 1 hour and a half. The writing of the film is all over the place sometimes its actually kind of funny but I think the credit goes to The Rock playing such a odd character for him.
Now there was a lot of negative in that first paragraph. I still really enjoyed the story of the movie. Like I really wanted to see how this story was going to end. I can't believe I am saying this but I enjoyed a Michael Bay story, but I think it was the fact that it was true and if I would have just read this in a newspaper I think I would have been just as invested. So I think the biggest problems I have stated, but since I did enjoy the film I am going to give it
2.5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs.
March 31, 2013
Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead is the remake of the 1981(i got that wrong in my video) horror film The Evil Dead. In this one 4 friends go up to a cabin in a woods and try to get there friend to quit doing drugs.
Now I am a big fan of the first film. It was over the top and a lot of fun and actually really good at scaring people. This film biggest strength is that the film stay so true to the first movie. The Director of the movie really made a great film with a perfect tone. Also you can really tell that Sam Rami and Bruce Cambell where on set everyday watching there once baby film get made into this big budget remake. The thing about the tone that is so great as that it ever lets up after it starts. Also another thing that i enjoyed was the way the film was shot. This film looked amazing and yeah its in a horror film. When you get a good DOP and really solid director for a horror movie that is a huge plus in my book. Now there was one really good actor and that was the person who was playing Mia her name was Jane Levy I thought her performance was the best of the bunch, but she out of all the characters had the most character for lack of a better word.
Now this film had a few problems for one. It didn't scare me. Not to the extent I thought it would. I thought it would be able to scare me just as much as Sinister did and Insidious did. It in this area it did let me down which is sad. Also with the great performance done by you have a bad and awful performance by the actress playing Daniel's girlfriend this girl was awful. I just didn't know why she was in the movie. Oh wait I figured it out. She was there to watch her die (that is really dark). She really didn't need to be in the film.
Now with all that done and said. This film is the best horror remake I have ever seen. It pays true to the frist film a lot and any fan of it will feel right at home. So for all the good this film has I am going to give this film a over all rating of
RATING
4 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
Now I am a big fan of the first film. It was over the top and a lot of fun and actually really good at scaring people. This film biggest strength is that the film stay so true to the first movie. The Director of the movie really made a great film with a perfect tone. Also you can really tell that Sam Rami and Bruce Cambell where on set everyday watching there once baby film get made into this big budget remake. The thing about the tone that is so great as that it ever lets up after it starts. Also another thing that i enjoyed was the way the film was shot. This film looked amazing and yeah its in a horror film. When you get a good DOP and really solid director for a horror movie that is a huge plus in my book. Now there was one really good actor and that was the person who was playing Mia her name was Jane Levy I thought her performance was the best of the bunch, but she out of all the characters had the most character for lack of a better word.
Now this film had a few problems for one. It didn't scare me. Not to the extent I thought it would. I thought it would be able to scare me just as much as Sinister did and Insidious did. It in this area it did let me down which is sad. Also with the great performance done by you have a bad and awful performance by the actress playing Daniel's girlfriend this girl was awful. I just didn't know why she was in the movie. Oh wait I figured it out. She was there to watch her die (that is really dark). She really didn't need to be in the film.
Now with all that done and said. This film is the best horror remake I have ever seen. It pays true to the frist film a lot and any fan of it will feel right at home. So for all the good this film has I am going to give this film a over all rating of
RATING
4 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
G.I Joe: Retaliation is the sequel to the awful G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra. Now I personally didn't really enjoy the frist movie so I was hoping that this one was going to be better. Now I am happy to report that this film is a lot better then the frist. Not saying that this film is great but better
This film takes place right after the first one with the President still being capture and all the leaders of cobra commander still captured. This is a great place to start off the film. Now they delayed this film to "make the 3-D better" but we all know it was to add more Channing Tatum scenes. Now I was actually happy they add more scenes with him. The Rock and Tatum had a lot of really good chemistry. This is a big plus for me and I wish there was more of it (sorry if that is a spolier to you). Now good thing they did to this film was they changed the tone of the film it was less Transformer like and more on the tone of action film form the 90's. Also the film look pretty good not as bad as the last but pretty good, but the best part of the film is the Rock. He really saves the movie for me. Watching him kick some serious ass all the way thought the film was great. He was the only real reason I wanted to go see the film.
Now this film still had a lot of negatives mainly with it. The film had not the best pace. It was pretty slow. I think that was because of side story Snake Eyes. I really wasn't into it and they also never explain why Strom Shadow is actually dead, but guess it is more to the "reboot". Also the film had one really great action scene in the beginning of the film and it slowly goes down hill form there, but I still enjoyed stuff blowing up and all that jazz. They also casted Raz as some ninja master and i thought he was so bad. I really didn't enjoy his part and his acting.
Now i really did enjoy the film for the fact I just turn my brain off for a few hours or so and enjoy what's on the screen, but if your going to see like the next Skyfall or Avengers you will be disappointed. So my final rating for this film is going to be
RATING
3 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
This film takes place right after the first one with the President still being capture and all the leaders of cobra commander still captured. This is a great place to start off the film. Now they delayed this film to "make the 3-D better" but we all know it was to add more Channing Tatum scenes. Now I was actually happy they add more scenes with him. The Rock and Tatum had a lot of really good chemistry. This is a big plus for me and I wish there was more of it (sorry if that is a spolier to you). Now good thing they did to this film was they changed the tone of the film it was less Transformer like and more on the tone of action film form the 90's. Also the film look pretty good not as bad as the last but pretty good, but the best part of the film is the Rock. He really saves the movie for me. Watching him kick some serious ass all the way thought the film was great. He was the only real reason I wanted to go see the film.
Now this film still had a lot of negatives mainly with it. The film had not the best pace. It was pretty slow. I think that was because of side story Snake Eyes. I really wasn't into it and they also never explain why Strom Shadow is actually dead, but guess it is more to the "reboot". Also the film had one really great action scene in the beginning of the film and it slowly goes down hill form there, but I still enjoyed stuff blowing up and all that jazz. They also casted Raz as some ninja master and i thought he was so bad. I really didn't enjoy his part and his acting.
Now i really did enjoy the film for the fact I just turn my brain off for a few hours or so and enjoy what's on the screen, but if your going to see like the next Skyfall or Avengers you will be disappointed. So my final rating for this film is going to be
RATING
3 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
March 24, 2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Who would have thought with the four big action movies to come with great stars. That Gerard Butler would be in the best and most fun one. This movie is like a combo of Die Hard and Air Force One. It made for a great mix. It has a simple plot which is good for this type of movie. It's about how terrorists take the White House and now Gerard Butler has to go and take it back and also save the president.
Now what I enjoyed about this movie was the fact that it was a 90's action film. I mean you have all the great one liners and so of the best action scenes I have seen this year. I really enjoyed the film. This film really could have been a summer blocker buster if this was few years ago. I don't know why Gerard Butler always picks those not so great Rom Coms, but in this Gerard really kick so serious ass. I really enjoyed his character as well. Like he wasn't a superhero like you can tell he is going down after awhile and he is having trouble. Also the direction of the film was perfect it for what it needed to be. I am happy they keep the film rated R because it gave it that extra like "cool" factor.
This film was not perfect by a long shot. The biggest was the CGI ( I don't know what is with CGI with the past movies). It wasn't the best CGI ever done and you can really tell that is CGI a lot of the time, but the film is so well done and so cool to watch that I personally didn't really mind the bad CGI. Now also I think there is a few bad actors in this bunch. Now the Bad Guy in the film was not the best Bad Guy he is no Hans Gurber, but he is okay and gets the job done. So with all that being said this film is a perfect thought back to the Die Hard and stuff of that era. I really liked and if you want to see a good action film and have a good time at the theater.
Rating
3.5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
Now what I enjoyed about this movie was the fact that it was a 90's action film. I mean you have all the great one liners and so of the best action scenes I have seen this year. I really enjoyed the film. This film really could have been a summer blocker buster if this was few years ago. I don't know why Gerard Butler always picks those not so great Rom Coms, but in this Gerard really kick so serious ass. I really enjoyed his character as well. Like he wasn't a superhero like you can tell he is going down after awhile and he is having trouble. Also the direction of the film was perfect it for what it needed to be. I am happy they keep the film rated R because it gave it that extra like "cool" factor.
This film was not perfect by a long shot. The biggest was the CGI ( I don't know what is with CGI with the past movies). It wasn't the best CGI ever done and you can really tell that is CGI a lot of the time, but the film is so well done and so cool to watch that I personally didn't really mind the bad CGI. Now also I think there is a few bad actors in this bunch. Now the Bad Guy in the film was not the best Bad Guy he is no Hans Gurber, but he is okay and gets the job done. So with all that being said this film is a perfect thought back to the Die Hard and stuff of that era. I really liked and if you want to see a good action film and have a good time at the theater.
Rating
3.5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
March 22, 2013
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March 10, 2013
Dead Man Down
Dead Man Down is the film by the director who brought us the first Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Also stars the frist girl to be Lisbeth. So the film is actually just to put it simply without giving away anything is a revenge tale.
Now what was good about this film was the acting done by the main two characters. Colin Farrell plays Victor are main character. I enjoyed his character all the way thought the film. He was the best part of the film for me. Without his actting I think the film would have really fallen apart. Then the other lead was Noomi Rapace who has been damaged and she also puts on a really good performance. Now beside those facts the director did okay. He had a good visual style and I enjoyed what he did with some of the camera moves and shots. He also hits a very good tone all the way thought the film. I say this and I mean he stays with one type of tone the whole time which is good. I did enjoy it for that.
Now this film does have its far share of problems like for one the pace. The frist act is okay at best and at least got me into the film. The second suffers so much. It is so slow. It could have been a lot better like there a few really good scenes and moments in the second act. Just few and very far between. Also almost everyone else in this movie was not a good character. Like the bad guys are just not good. I ever felt any real tension when the scenes were the Farrell and the bad guy meet. He just felt like he was in control the whole time. Also this film also has a few holes. Which i can tell was form a lazy writer. Now this film was okay and some good moments and for that my rating is going to be
RATING
2.5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
Now what was good about this film was the acting done by the main two characters. Colin Farrell plays Victor are main character. I enjoyed his character all the way thought the film. He was the best part of the film for me. Without his actting I think the film would have really fallen apart. Then the other lead was Noomi Rapace who has been damaged and she also puts on a really good performance. Now beside those facts the director did okay. He had a good visual style and I enjoyed what he did with some of the camera moves and shots. He also hits a very good tone all the way thought the film. I say this and I mean he stays with one type of tone the whole time which is good. I did enjoy it for that.
Now this film does have its far share of problems like for one the pace. The frist act is okay at best and at least got me into the film. The second suffers so much. It is so slow. It could have been a lot better like there a few really good scenes and moments in the second act. Just few and very far between. Also almost everyone else in this movie was not a good character. Like the bad guys are just not good. I ever felt any real tension when the scenes were the Farrell and the bad guy meet. He just felt like he was in control the whole time. Also this film also has a few holes. Which i can tell was form a lazy writer. Now this film was okay and some good moments and for that my rating is going to be
RATING
2.5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs
March 8, 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful is the story of how the Oscar Diggs gets to the wonderful land of Oz and becomes know as the great Wizard of Oz. The film stars a lot of big name actors like James Franco, as Oz along side greats like Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis and Michelle Williams as three different witches.
What was good about the film was the direction of Sam Raimi. He really was able to blend his style really well into this place called Oz. I really is his version of Oz, but it to me still felt like Oz even with all the CGI. Which to me was actually really well done. It adds a another realm of magic to the film. He also was able to hit a great tone of the film. It had that great fun, but fully heart felt tone which I can tell Disney really wanted and worked perfectly for this film. I was really into the first 1/3 of the film. I forgot I was watching a movie for a bit, but then the pace goes odd and it slows down in the middle for a little bit. The film does pick back up and the climax of the film which is good. Now what else I really liked was characters of the film. I am not talking about the main 3 I am talking about the side characters. Thats what made the first Oz so great was the side characters. They give you 2 great side characters in Zach Braff as a Flying Monkey and this little China Girl voiced by Joey King. I fell in love with these characters. Braff was funny with everything he said and I just really close to that monkey. Then the China Girl had such a good back story and just loved the character as a whole.
Now the acting done by the main 3 was okay. I really like James Franco he sold the movie. I really believe in him by the end of the film. He was very charming and he understood the character very well. As for the Witches my favorite has to be Michelle Williams she was by far the best actress of the film and I really enjoyed what she did with her role. As for the other two Weisz I enjoyed but I think she could have done better. She was really smart bad guy and I think that is what they were mainly going for so thats good, but Mila Kunis in the movie I was enjoying her performance and after I got some sleep on it. She was just so over the top and was having way to much fun in her role. The fun part isn't a bad thing not so much. Also there are a few scenes were i wished they would have explained what happened but they really don't. The big one is the transformation scene. So with all that being said and done my rating is going to be
RATING
4 out of 5 (A high Recommend)
What was good about the film was the direction of Sam Raimi. He really was able to blend his style really well into this place called Oz. I really is his version of Oz, but it to me still felt like Oz even with all the CGI. Which to me was actually really well done. It adds a another realm of magic to the film. He also was able to hit a great tone of the film. It had that great fun, but fully heart felt tone which I can tell Disney really wanted and worked perfectly for this film. I was really into the first 1/3 of the film. I forgot I was watching a movie for a bit, but then the pace goes odd and it slows down in the middle for a little bit. The film does pick back up and the climax of the film which is good. Now what else I really liked was characters of the film. I am not talking about the main 3 I am talking about the side characters. Thats what made the first Oz so great was the side characters. They give you 2 great side characters in Zach Braff as a Flying Monkey and this little China Girl voiced by Joey King. I fell in love with these characters. Braff was funny with everything he said and I just really close to that monkey. Then the China Girl had such a good back story and just loved the character as a whole.
Now the acting done by the main 3 was okay. I really like James Franco he sold the movie. I really believe in him by the end of the film. He was very charming and he understood the character very well. As for the Witches my favorite has to be Michelle Williams she was by far the best actress of the film and I really enjoyed what she did with her role. As for the other two Weisz I enjoyed but I think she could have done better. She was really smart bad guy and I think that is what they were mainly going for so thats good, but Mila Kunis in the movie I was enjoying her performance and after I got some sleep on it. She was just so over the top and was having way to much fun in her role. The fun part isn't a bad thing not so much. Also there are a few scenes were i wished they would have explained what happened but they really don't. The big one is the transformation scene. So with all that being said and done my rating is going to be
RATING
4 out of 5 (A high Recommend)
March 5, 2013
Cinderella (Disney Collection)
Cinderella is the next Disney princess movie. It is about the story of a young girl named Cinderella who was in a loving family but when her mother dies and her father remarries she is taken care of by her evil stepmother. Now that the basic story is set up everyone knows were this story goes.
This film feels a lot like Snow White version 2.0. It restarted doing bigger higher budgeted films then they were doing during the 40s. I to start off really enjoyed this film. We are starting to get into films that I personally haven't seen a long time or seeing for the frist time. This is no way my frist viewing of Cinderella, but I really haven't this film in a long time. What I really enjoyed about this film is it felt for like lack of a better term more modern. It had this way about it like it had a very well thought thought story and good side characters that you can fall in love with. Like my favorite characters in the whole movie were the Mice (seriously disney we get you guys love mice) and the king. I was actually laughing at the jokes they were saying and what was happening to them. Also I another thing that i really enjoyed was the music in this film. I really enjoyed a lot of the songs in this film. Like Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo and I think its called the work song on the cd. Everything really just works in the film it has just a certain type of magic around it which is great.
This is easily one of the best Disney films and is really going to stand the test of time. This movie is 63 years old and it still works. I loved the villain in this movie, but if there is one thing I will take away form this film is the Step Mother. She is a really good bad guy. Like form start they way they made her face and how they make her look at the camera is actually brilliant. There is a shot in the film were everything goes black and all you get is a shot of just her green evil eyes. I was just shocked how good it was and effective it was. So my rating on this film is going to be this
RATING
5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs.
This film feels a lot like Snow White version 2.0. It restarted doing bigger higher budgeted films then they were doing during the 40s. I to start off really enjoyed this film. We are starting to get into films that I personally haven't seen a long time or seeing for the frist time. This is no way my frist viewing of Cinderella, but I really haven't this film in a long time. What I really enjoyed about this film is it felt for like lack of a better term more modern. It had this way about it like it had a very well thought thought story and good side characters that you can fall in love with. Like my favorite characters in the whole movie were the Mice (seriously disney we get you guys love mice) and the king. I was actually laughing at the jokes they were saying and what was happening to them. Also I another thing that i really enjoyed was the music in this film. I really enjoyed a lot of the songs in this film. Like Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo and I think its called the work song on the cd. Everything really just works in the film it has just a certain type of magic around it which is great.
This is easily one of the best Disney films and is really going to stand the test of time. This movie is 63 years old and it still works. I loved the villain in this movie, but if there is one thing I will take away form this film is the Step Mother. She is a really good bad guy. Like form start they way they made her face and how they make her look at the camera is actually brilliant. There is a shot in the film were everything goes black and all you get is a shot of just her green evil eyes. I was just shocked how good it was and effective it was. So my rating on this film is going to be this
RATING
5 out of 5 Ticket Stubs.
March 2, 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer is the next fantasy adventure movie by the person who brought us the frist 2 great X-Men movies Bryan Singer. It is the same tale that everyone knows. Jack played by Nicholas Hoult who sells his horse in trade for some magic beans.
Now what I really liked about this film was the adventure itself. I loved the world they created. It was a lot of fun and really cool set pieces when they were climbing the bean stalk and in the giants world. The soundtrack was also really good, but the theater I saw it in had the music really loud and at points in over powered the actors on screen so I actually couldn't hear what the people were saying. Now to the acting. I think Hoult was great and along side Ewan McGregor. Those two to me were the stand outs they did the best with the material that they were presented. I think the weakest people actually were Stanley Tucci and Ian McShane. Now I am not saying they did a bad job in there roles I am just saying they should have switched roles. McShane is a great crazy bad guy. Like sometimes his villain makes a movie work or TV show for that matter. Tucci I feel would have played a better king, but I think that is mostly personal stuff with me. Now the CGI worked for what was in the film. We aren't talking Life Of Pi CGI, but it still works on screen.
Now Bryan Singer Direction I think is like the elephant in the room. We could get Superman Returns or we get X2. Now we didn't get full X2 Singer, but it is in no way a badly directed film. The shots are all nice. With a few excepts, but mostly good. The way he shoots the Giants works. The tone was really good. I think it hit that middle ground were both adults and kids can like which is always a big plus in my book. It does drag at points not for to long, but it does happen. I also had one minor problem with the film. It has this like twist ending which I really didn't like so no spoilers, I just really didn't enjoy that part. So with all that my final rating will be
RATING
3.5 out of 5 Ticket stubs.
Now what I really liked about this film was the adventure itself. I loved the world they created. It was a lot of fun and really cool set pieces when they were climbing the bean stalk and in the giants world. The soundtrack was also really good, but the theater I saw it in had the music really loud and at points in over powered the actors on screen so I actually couldn't hear what the people were saying. Now to the acting. I think Hoult was great and along side Ewan McGregor. Those two to me were the stand outs they did the best with the material that they were presented. I think the weakest people actually were Stanley Tucci and Ian McShane. Now I am not saying they did a bad job in there roles I am just saying they should have switched roles. McShane is a great crazy bad guy. Like sometimes his villain makes a movie work or TV show for that matter. Tucci I feel would have played a better king, but I think that is mostly personal stuff with me. Now the CGI worked for what was in the film. We aren't talking Life Of Pi CGI, but it still works on screen.
Now Bryan Singer Direction I think is like the elephant in the room. We could get Superman Returns or we get X2. Now we didn't get full X2 Singer, but it is in no way a badly directed film. The shots are all nice. With a few excepts, but mostly good. The way he shoots the Giants works. The tone was really good. I think it hit that middle ground were both adults and kids can like which is always a big plus in my book. It does drag at points not for to long, but it does happen. I also had one minor problem with the film. It has this like twist ending which I really didn't like so no spoilers, I just really didn't enjoy that part. So with all that my final rating will be
RATING
3.5 out of 5 Ticket stubs.
February 17, 2013
A Good Day To Die Hard
A Good Day To Die Hard or Die Hard 5 for those who have been keeping count is the next John McClane story and this time he is on another man hunt and he is with his son and they most stop these guys form getting some file and then it turns out there is no file. The story to say the least is a bit of a mess, but we will get to that later.
The things that I enjoyed were mainly two things. Bruce Willis you get some of his McClane like things so for that you find some enjoyment. Also the action in the film is okay, but I do take issue with the action in this film because the scenes are so long and sound guys don't make you feel like your there awful sound effects.
Now if you notice in the paragraph above is really short. That means I really didn't like this film. I mean guys don't get me wrong I really wanted to like this film I love the Die Hard series. This film is so bad. Like I really was thinking about walking out at some points. The film is so slow and its only a hour and a half long. I don't know how the Director let this happen. You made a slow short film. WHAT!?!?!?!? The acting in the film is really bad. I have seen worse, but no one cares and it really shows. Like Willis kinda cares, but thats about it. Also I am so sick of people using shaky cam in dialogue scenes for the love of god put the thing on tripod. The DOP also tried to do some lens flares, but it donen't work at all. Its a horrible shot film. Then now to my biggest problem the script. First off the script story makes no sense. Your watching the film and for like the first 45 minutes you have no idea what your watching. Most of the movie you are just like who is the bad guy right now. Second problem the dialogue is equally as bad like mean come on give something that is good and fun to watch. I really wanted to see a fun and good and intense action film and what I got was a big mess. People I can now say that I enjoyed a film called Beautiful Creatures more then a Die Hard film. Thanks John Moore for ruining this series.
RATING
1.5 out of 5 Ticket stubs. (second to lowest rating I give)
The things that I enjoyed were mainly two things. Bruce Willis you get some of his McClane like things so for that you find some enjoyment. Also the action in the film is okay, but I do take issue with the action in this film because the scenes are so long and sound guys don't make you feel like your there awful sound effects.
Now if you notice in the paragraph above is really short. That means I really didn't like this film. I mean guys don't get me wrong I really wanted to like this film I love the Die Hard series. This film is so bad. Like I really was thinking about walking out at some points. The film is so slow and its only a hour and a half long. I don't know how the Director let this happen. You made a slow short film. WHAT!?!?!?!? The acting in the film is really bad. I have seen worse, but no one cares and it really shows. Like Willis kinda cares, but thats about it. Also I am so sick of people using shaky cam in dialogue scenes for the love of god put the thing on tripod. The DOP also tried to do some lens flares, but it donen't work at all. Its a horrible shot film. Then now to my biggest problem the script. First off the script story makes no sense. Your watching the film and for like the first 45 minutes you have no idea what your watching. Most of the movie you are just like who is the bad guy right now. Second problem the dialogue is equally as bad like mean come on give something that is good and fun to watch. I really wanted to see a fun and good and intense action film and what I got was a big mess. People I can now say that I enjoyed a film called Beautiful Creatures more then a Die Hard film. Thanks John Moore for ruining this series.
RATING
1.5 out of 5 Ticket stubs. (second to lowest rating I give)
February 14, 2013
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures is a film based on the book also named Beautiful Creatures. Remember how a few weeks ago I compared Twilight to Warm Bodies. Yeah, this film has a lot more in common with Twilight then Warm Bodies. This film is about a family of Casters (not Witches or Wizards). It is about this girl Caster named Lena. Who is turning 16 and her powers I think will be there highest and be forced to be claimed by the Dark or the Light. We see this mostly through the eyes of a boy Ethan.
Now going into this film I am not gonna lie to you guys I was not expecting much. Actually I was thinking I was going to hate it, but actually it wasn't half bad. What I liked to begin with was the acting done by the whole cast. I mean the film also stars Jeremy Irons and Viola Davis. The film better be well acted. This was true. I even really enjoyed the male lead played Alden Ehrenreich. I was surprised by him. I thought he did really good. His character was really well written and thought out. Now sense this is like Twilight the girl and the boy are gonna get together. Like you know its gonna happen. What I liked was there relationship on screen they played very well off each other. A very believable high school romance. Now what I also liked was just the over all story of the film. It was really cool and some pretty awesome scenes in it. I really liked the scene were you meet Jeremy Irons for the first time and the dinner scene.
Now this film I think a lot of problems like the pace. This is was the biggest problem with the film. It is around 2 hours long and the first 45 minutes flowed really good. I really enjoyed that part. Now the last half or so of the film I feel really slowed down. Also I think like the whole Dark caster thing really needed to be explained. Like I didn't really understand what it meant to be a Dark caster. Like does that mean you just kill everyone or like you just driven mad by power. They needed to just be a little clearer. I don't if the screen was messed up or it was the way it was shot because the night scenes in the beginning were super dark. So I not its not gonna hurt the film just a heads up I guess. My final thoughts on the film were that if you liked that whole Teen romance with that supernatural element. Your going to like the film a lot. If you are being dragged to the film your not gonna what to pull your eyes out of your head. So my rating will be
RATING
3 out of 5 stars. (this is a solid rent)
Now going into this film I am not gonna lie to you guys I was not expecting much. Actually I was thinking I was going to hate it, but actually it wasn't half bad. What I liked to begin with was the acting done by the whole cast. I mean the film also stars Jeremy Irons and Viola Davis. The film better be well acted. This was true. I even really enjoyed the male lead played Alden Ehrenreich. I was surprised by him. I thought he did really good. His character was really well written and thought out. Now sense this is like Twilight the girl and the boy are gonna get together. Like you know its gonna happen. What I liked was there relationship on screen they played very well off each other. A very believable high school romance. Now what I also liked was just the over all story of the film. It was really cool and some pretty awesome scenes in it. I really liked the scene were you meet Jeremy Irons for the first time and the dinner scene.
Now this film I think a lot of problems like the pace. This is was the biggest problem with the film. It is around 2 hours long and the first 45 minutes flowed really good. I really enjoyed that part. Now the last half or so of the film I feel really slowed down. Also I think like the whole Dark caster thing really needed to be explained. Like I didn't really understand what it meant to be a Dark caster. Like does that mean you just kill everyone or like you just driven mad by power. They needed to just be a little clearer. I don't if the screen was messed up or it was the way it was shot because the night scenes in the beginning were super dark. So I not its not gonna hurt the film just a heads up I guess. My final thoughts on the film were that if you liked that whole Teen romance with that supernatural element. Your going to like the film a lot. If you are being dragged to the film your not gonna what to pull your eyes out of your head. So my rating will be
RATING
3 out of 5 stars. (this is a solid rent)
February 8, 2013
Side Effects
Side Effects stars Rooney Mara and Jude Law. The story is about how Rooney Mara is a depressed after her husband gets out of jail and she needs from help form a doctor. The doctor being Jude Law he gives some medicine that will help, but inside does some pretty bad things to her.
Now what I really enjoyed was the actually making of the film and story, but I also have to give a hit for its film making and story. I will explain this. The tone of the film is great. It hits this tone that stays its very serious all the way thought and never really goes anywhere with that which is good. Now the acting is great. I mean really good both Mara and Law can act the socks off. I really enjoyed both there performances. Now what I meant about the film making is the film is really slow. Now saying that this film needed to be a bit slow. It sets up the story and super well written. It sets up the character and what your supposed to think and then it pulls the rug out form under you. So you really got to want to ride out the slowness of the film and be okay with the switch in story. So if you don't go with the story switch your gonna be a little upset. I mean it starts off with this commentary on drugs and then goes to a thriller. Now the cinematography in this film is so good. It is really well light and very well shot.
Also this film I feel really would have fell apart without Steven Soderbergh directing. He like I said above really knew what he was doing with this film. I really did enjoy this film as a whole piece of work. Now this film well be very interesting to see how it does at the box office because I don't think interested in seeing this. Even thought this has a lot of star power and it also has a great story. I feel like this film is going to go under the mass publics radar. I mean last night there was only three people in the theater last night. Seriously people if you want to see a slower paced film and great work of art. Go see Side Effects so I think I am going to give it a
RATING
4.25 out of 5 Ticket Stubs (I really don't like giving things that rating)
Now what I really enjoyed was the actually making of the film and story, but I also have to give a hit for its film making and story. I will explain this. The tone of the film is great. It hits this tone that stays its very serious all the way thought and never really goes anywhere with that which is good. Now the acting is great. I mean really good both Mara and Law can act the socks off. I really enjoyed both there performances. Now what I meant about the film making is the film is really slow. Now saying that this film needed to be a bit slow. It sets up the story and super well written. It sets up the character and what your supposed to think and then it pulls the rug out form under you. So you really got to want to ride out the slowness of the film and be okay with the switch in story. So if you don't go with the story switch your gonna be a little upset. I mean it starts off with this commentary on drugs and then goes to a thriller. Now the cinematography in this film is so good. It is really well light and very well shot.
Also this film I feel really would have fell apart without Steven Soderbergh directing. He like I said above really knew what he was doing with this film. I really did enjoy this film as a whole piece of work. Now this film well be very interesting to see how it does at the box office because I don't think interested in seeing this. Even thought this has a lot of star power and it also has a great story. I feel like this film is going to go under the mass publics radar. I mean last night there was only three people in the theater last night. Seriously people if you want to see a slower paced film and great work of art. Go see Side Effects so I think I am going to give it a
RATING
4.25 out of 5 Ticket Stubs (I really don't like giving things that rating)
Bambi (Disney Collection)
Bambi is the reason why daughters hate there fathers for hunting. This is the story in short about a deer named Bambi who is born and this is his life story basically.
Now Bambi is a little longer then Dumbo, but I think that this movie and Dumbo are good side by side films. Like they don't have anything to do with each. Its not like a baby elephant is just gonna wonder into the forest were Bambi lives, but they both have similar stories and similar tones. They are both coming of age stories for animals. Now I am just gonna start off with I liked Bambi a lot more Dumbo. You can tell a lot more thought actually went into this film. It has a lot more side characters that are actually good. Also the main character is just better. I would also like the animation is a lot better in this film. My all time favorite scene in this film still holds up. I don't know if this is your favorite scene reader but this is mine the ice skating scene is just so freaking adorable. Speaking of a adorable Thumper oh my word I mean just look at the guy. ^ Dude is cute beyond cute.
The things that I didn't like about this film was that the over all story much like Dumbo I did not like it. Yes this film is paced better. I just really didn't like the story. Also I have problems with like some of the darker scenes. This film is super dark for a Disney movie. Now I mean Disney films that go dark do it right, but this one is really dark and doesn't really need to be. They do it to try and save some of the "story". Now even thought it has its issues still far better then some of the other films during this time period. My final thoughts just for the lovable characters of the film.
RATING
3.5 out of 5
The things that I didn't like about this film was that the over all story much like Dumbo I did not like it. Yes this film is paced better. I just really didn't like the story. Also I have problems with like some of the darker scenes. This film is super dark for a Disney movie. Now I mean Disney films that go dark do it right, but this one is really dark and doesn't really need to be. They do it to try and save some of the "story". Now even thought it has its issues still far better then some of the other films during this time period. My final thoughts just for the lovable characters of the film.
RATING
3.5 out of 5
February 6, 2013
Bullet to the Head
Bullet to the Head is the next action film done by Sylvester Stallone. The dude is 66 and can still kick some serious ass. Now the story of the movie is pretty simple Stallones pattern was killed and he wants to get revenge for the set up. He meets this cop that is also on the case and they need to team up to take the bad guys down.
What I liked about the film was that it had some cool action and the title of Bullet to the Head is a very good title for the film. Stallone was one of my favorite actors as kid. I loved Rocky and still do. I really want to revisit that movie series. He still has that I am gonna call it Stallone speech and you can't understand a word he is saying, but the film still has some really good lines. Also this film is total 80's. Now I am gonna put that in loved it, but others may not like that. So the tone of the film is absolutely perfect for the film. It has those crony one liners that don't always work, but sometimes they do. Also the bad guy played by the barbarian in Game of Thrones was so cool. He was this huge force that you would not want to mess with and he has this sarcasm that I loved.
Now to what I didn't like about the film. The pace in the film was awful. The whole movie had a hard time to that flowed together. You could really feel in the intro of the film and the just the over all pace. The film felt really slow. Also the characters besides Stallone and the bad guy the characters were very flat and not the best. Also this film had a lot of shaky cam. I hate shaky cam. I really want directors that don't know how to shoot this style of to stop doing that. I mean Stallone can throw some punchs and you don't really get to see the full thing of that punch. This film was over all not completely awful but I would say if you want to go see a movie go see Warm Bodies right now.
RATING
2.5 out of 5
What I liked about the film was that it had some cool action and the title of Bullet to the Head is a very good title for the film. Stallone was one of my favorite actors as kid. I loved Rocky and still do. I really want to revisit that movie series. He still has that I am gonna call it Stallone speech and you can't understand a word he is saying, but the film still has some really good lines. Also this film is total 80's. Now I am gonna put that in loved it, but others may not like that. So the tone of the film is absolutely perfect for the film. It has those crony one liners that don't always work, but sometimes they do. Also the bad guy played by the barbarian in Game of Thrones was so cool. He was this huge force that you would not want to mess with and he has this sarcasm that I loved.
Now to what I didn't like about the film. The pace in the film was awful. The whole movie had a hard time to that flowed together. You could really feel in the intro of the film and the just the over all pace. The film felt really slow. Also the characters besides Stallone and the bad guy the characters were very flat and not the best. Also this film had a lot of shaky cam. I hate shaky cam. I really want directors that don't know how to shoot this style of to stop doing that. I mean Stallone can throw some punchs and you don't really get to see the full thing of that punch. This film was over all not completely awful but I would say if you want to go see a movie go see Warm Bodies right now.
RATING
2.5 out of 5
February 1, 2013
Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies this is what Twilight should have been. This is the story of a zombie named R and Julie a human and how they saved the world form the zombie apocalypse. The film was made by the Director of 50/50. Now, to what I thought about the film.
In the intro I said that this is what Twilight should have been. Okay I am just making a joke. This has more in the roots of ZombieLand then Twilight. A good place to start talk about the film is the tone. It is a great tone. It hits that very cool and funny tone that Zombieland hit and doesn't let it up. I really enjoyed it for this. Also I think the acting in the film was really good. I loved to the two leads a lot. The actor playing R was played by the guy who plays beast in x-men frist class (Nicholas Hoult who has another movie coming out later this year Jack the Giant Slayer). Then Julie was played by Teresa Palmer who has stared in I am Number Four by far her best performance was in this film. I also really just enjoyed the story and actually the romance of the film. It was just a good story and very fun good movie. I would also like to talk about the practical effects. For a PG-13 zombie film they were very well done the zombies looked very cool. Also I would like to talk about the Director this guy is totally the next big thing he has had two really good films in a row now. This guy knows what he is doing behind the camera. So I can't wait to see his next film. DOP was very well done as well. It was lit the way I like with all the dark tones and stuff along that way. So it made all the sun and brighter shots look just that much better.
Now this film does have its problems. I think besides the leads some of the acting could have been better. My main actress that I didn't like was Analeigh Tipton I didn't like her. She had some odd moments that were supposed to be funny but came out stale. Also pace is not bad its just not great. I think it slows down for me just a little, but it is still a great pace just a little problem, but not huge at all. The CGI in the film was not that great. It wasn't awful but I can tell this was a lower budgeted film. The thing that I hated the most about this film thought was the trailer. I hated the trailer to this film. It gave away so much of the action parts and even some of the jokes are ruined. So I am not going to post a trailer in this review just read my review and hopefully go in kinda blind. So after this is all said and done this is easily the best film of 2013 so far, but we are only in February. My finally rating is going to be
RATING
4 out of 5 Ticket Stubs.
In the intro I said that this is what Twilight should have been. Okay I am just making a joke. This has more in the roots of ZombieLand then Twilight. A good place to start talk about the film is the tone. It is a great tone. It hits that very cool and funny tone that Zombieland hit and doesn't let it up. I really enjoyed it for this. Also I think the acting in the film was really good. I loved to the two leads a lot. The actor playing R was played by the guy who plays beast in x-men frist class (Nicholas Hoult who has another movie coming out later this year Jack the Giant Slayer). Then Julie was played by Teresa Palmer who has stared in I am Number Four by far her best performance was in this film. I also really just enjoyed the story and actually the romance of the film. It was just a good story and very fun good movie. I would also like to talk about the practical effects. For a PG-13 zombie film they were very well done the zombies looked very cool. Also I would like to talk about the Director this guy is totally the next big thing he has had two really good films in a row now. This guy knows what he is doing behind the camera. So I can't wait to see his next film. DOP was very well done as well. It was lit the way I like with all the dark tones and stuff along that way. So it made all the sun and brighter shots look just that much better.
Now this film does have its problems. I think besides the leads some of the acting could have been better. My main actress that I didn't like was Analeigh Tipton I didn't like her. She had some odd moments that were supposed to be funny but came out stale. Also pace is not bad its just not great. I think it slows down for me just a little, but it is still a great pace just a little problem, but not huge at all. The CGI in the film was not that great. It wasn't awful but I can tell this was a lower budgeted film. The thing that I hated the most about this film thought was the trailer. I hated the trailer to this film. It gave away so much of the action parts and even some of the jokes are ruined. So I am not going to post a trailer in this review just read my review and hopefully go in kinda blind. So after this is all said and done this is easily the best film of 2013 so far, but we are only in February. My finally rating is going to be
RATING
4 out of 5 Ticket Stubs.
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