Friday, November 19, 2010
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows...I've mastered, five magicks
This review is on Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. In being a fan of the books and movie franchise I know as I am sure many of you know as well what is supposed to happen. But it has been so long since I read the last book that I didn't remember some of the stuff in the movie. Which led me to believe that the director changed the story...but unlikely and my memory is becoming shit in my old age. The movie starts off with Harry saying good bye to his adopted family. The same with the other two main characters, then the action picks up immediately. The first few minutes were fast paced and exciting, good enough to get you to grab onto the armrest and hold on for the ride. But then hits a snails pace and drags on. I know its how it is supposed to go and is very necessary for the story. The conflicts and constant shifting of emotions were acted out well by the three actors. Possibly there best work to date. The setting of the movie is very dark, the mood is dark, even the lighting during the day is dark. And it fit the theme of the story very nicely, I thought I would get tired of the constant gloom but actually was quite appropriate. Even though they didn't get as far as I would have liked I still very much enjoyed the movie. As gritty as the settings were the comedy that was few and far between was a hit every time lighting the mood just enough to carry into the next scene. I give Harry Potter a 3 1/2 out of 4. The main characters aren't quite there with their acting abilities. But close enough to make this the best Harry Potter movie to date in my opinion. The only thing that bugged me was the audience. They were complaining about having to wait until July to find out what happens. Pick up the damn book! Are they so sloth like that they are too lazy to read? Give me a fucking break!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Skyline. Don't look up...at the screen.
This review is on Skyline, and I actually feel obligated to write this review to give warning to all who read this. Skyline was so bad, so bad...after the movie ended it was like dropping an extremely heavy couch after climbing twenty flights of stairs with it. The relief of it ending was a god send in itself. Where do I begin? The movie starts off with this couple. The actors I don't really recognize, I think one of them was on Haven which is on the Sci Fi channel. They go to L.A. to meet their rich friend who is the actor from scrubs, I think he was in Clueless as well I don't know his name either. But I don't think anyone cares either. Any who. they go to L.A. and "party it up" then BOOM bright lights and everyone is going towards them. Did no one pay attention when your told NOT to go towards the light? Let alone a strange light that came from the sky? For fuck sakes people have some common sense! Well the main character looks at the light being captivated and gets pulled away which gives him "Powers" ...really? You don't see it until the end. But aliens invade, big surprise. The mother ships looked original in a sense that they didn't look like one of the droid vehicles from Starwars episode II. And the floating drones weren't knockoffs of the aliens from Independence day or the other floating drones from the Matrix. There was very little originality in this movie, and the bad acting didn't help anything either. I have so many complaints I don't want to name them all and I already feel like I'm nitpicking. But the icing on the cake was that they didn't even bother to end it. They probably just thought "Eh this is good enough we already know this is going to be bad who gives a shit." Show some form dignity. Skyline gets a 1 out of 4. With the money they spent making this they could have made an Independence day 2 and as bad as it would have been it would have been better than Skyline.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Human Centipede, lots of ATM
This DvD review is of The Human Centipede. I really only have a few words for it. This movie was F!@#$d up! But in all seriousness it was one of the better B-rated movies I have seen in a while. I have never heard of any of the actors before. But the acting wasn't bad, but then there wasn't much to the parts they had to play either. Movie starts off with two chicks driving through Europe get a flat tire in the woods and just so happen to walk to the only mad scientists house that lives in the neighborhood. Go figure...typical stupid Americans. I'm not gonna say much more about the plot, the title speaks for itself. I give it a 2 out of 4. If you love cheesy B-rated horror flicks check it out its definitely worth a rent. ...left a funny taste in my mouth though.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Easy A ...Dirty minds may think this misleading
This review is on Easy A. Before seeing this movie I had heard from a veriaty of sources that this was a good movie. Well...eh ok they were right this was a very funny movie. Emma stone plays kind of a quirky outcast in school who just wants to be noticed. In getting said popularity she pretends to sleep with numerious males for gift cards. Gift cards O.o ...right. Well upon recieving a fifty dollar gift card from said gentleman caller she shall either take them to a party or some kind of gathering and "have sex with them". Amanda Bynes whom should really stop playing highschool roles. I mean really your in your mid twentys if you can't get better roles or even be a comedian then stop, just stop. But back to Amanda Bynes plays this hyper religous girl that belongs to every club in school and has every intent on shoving her religion down everyones throats. My first thought was Mormon, but I was mistaken. I digress, her intent is to try and get Emma to see the wrong in her doings by ridiculing and publicly humiliating her. She was just shy of gathering a lynch mob I'd think. Oh well it all goes down hill when teachers get involved but I wont go into details. This movie was sidesplitting at some points, Emma did a very good job playing her role. I give it a 3 out of 4 I hope to see more promising work from her in the future.
Devil, going up please.
So this review is on Devil, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, but to save my fingers I shall just refer to him as M. Knight, or maybe just Knight? @.0...Anywho the movie Devil was...well kinda predictable, in some cases don't get me wrong it wasn't a bad movie in any sense. And for the most part it kept you guessing and on your toes, which is what the movie desperatly needed because the scary factor just wasn't there. And who knows maybe the aim wasn't met for scary rather than suspense. I did quite enjoy the slowly getting to know the people that were trapped in the elevator, and devulging their dark little secrets. There were a few parts that bugged me, I wont reveal anything for those who havn't seen it, and if you have you may know what I'm talking about. The thing that dissapointed me in this movie is that there was no twist! O.o What the hell Knight? I know your last few movies with "twists" were complete garbage but come on. I should have been releaved but the matter of fact was I was let down, I expected it, its his trademark, and the jerk did not deliver. ...Oh well it is definatly worth a one timer, would I buy it? Only if I had a real desperate need to increase the size of my movie collection. which I dont. I give it a 2 out of 4. Nice try M. M... M? What does M even stand for? >.< Try making Signs two or something...
Friday, August 6, 2010
The other guys, yeah that sounds about right
This review is on The Other Guys, with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Though they are quite mismatched the duo wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. This movie was very funny, I think Wahlberg was trying a little too hard with the comedy but other then that it was hysterical. The beginning of the movie had to have been my favorite part, I could not help but laugh out loud, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson and Sam Jackson were hilarious in the few minutes that they were in this movie. And my hat is off to the two of them, they made that movie for me, hell I wish the movie was about them. Though they were stupid I feel confident when I quote "There goes my hero, watch him as he goes." LOL n.n god that was funny. To me at least, that song was placed perfectly in its scene. The relationship between Will and Mark's characters kinda felt like an abusive husband and his abused wife, whom later comes out of her shell slowly. There was and wasn't chemistry between the two, I just didn't feel it. And there were some plot holes that I'm sure no one cares about because they were their for the laughs not the story. But analyzing the plot is kinda my thing, there for I must! The plot starts out with a jewelry store being robbed to avert the attention off of a bigger crime, an investor with plenty of clientele with him losses billions of dollars and tries to recover the money by taking it from another source. Yeah the plot is all well in good but it kind of lost my interest and I just wanted more jokes. I give this movie 2 1/2 out of 4 it's basically a long joke with a mediocre punchline.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Inception, the stuff dreams are made of
This review is on Inception, words cannot express the greatness that I saw in this movie. Christopher Nolan has done it again, creating the masterpiece that is Inception. This movie is full of twist and turns, that delves deep into the recessions of the mind having you think and still enjoy the movie. Inception is very complex giving layers upon layers of detail but allows you to easily follow. This movie reminds me of a 3D puzzle, when upon finishing the puzzle your actually starting to build a second layer of puzzle forming another picture, then adding other layers forming different pictures until it is complete showing the grand architecture of the puzzle. I had in the past made fun of "DeCrapio", in all honesty he is not a bad actor. The movies that he has starred in have been some of the greats in the past. Inception is no exception to the list of good movies that he has been in. Leonardo DeCaprio, playing roles like this, and showing how polished his acting skills are. He is definitely shaping up to be one of the greater actors of our time. Ellen Page has come a long way since Juno (which wasn't long ago) A movie of this magnitude, and the great work that she did will be key in landing her in bigger roles. Joseph Gordon Levitt, who I have not scene much of recently was absolutely remarkable. He played his role as if he had been acting with this level of skill his entire career. So it is safe to say that the acting was more than just spot on, there is little praise that I can give that could show the quality of the acting that I had witnessed. This movie can potentially be a large stepping stone for these two actors to further their careers. Inceptions plot line is simple but highly complex (if that makes any sense...) Leo and his team do certain jobs of invading peoples dreams and steal ideas from them. The world that is created by the architect of the dream is so real and life like that the person who is dreaming would never know they were asleep. But I don't want to give anything away, there is little that I can say that can explain without giving much away. The first ten minutes of the movie sinks you right into the world and throws your head for a loop. But is easily caught onto and even easier to follow. But this tool that Leo uses is not limited to just them, from what I caught onto anyone can use it which would be a scary and dangerous thought. Upon leaving the theatre I heard people say that they didn't like it, these people I would come to think had very little or lack of imagination. They need everything to be drawn out in crayon and numbered, they are to simple to think deeper about a story's meaning. Or even allow their minds to think for themselves and decide what to believe. People like that piss me off for their lack of vision. While still leaving the theatre I admit my eyes became slightly watery for the joy that I had felt for seeing this movie. It has been a long time coming where I can consider another movie to be added to my list of "Greats" and I will gladly clear a spot on my shelf for this movie. I have scene so much garbage to finally find the treasure that I had been looking for. I give this movie a 5 out of 4 I found my unicorn, it didn't take as long as I thought it would, but I found it. I encourage everyone to see this movie and open your mind to the endless possibility's that it possesses. Remember, the only thing that limits you is the vastness of your imagination.
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