Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Step Brothers

REVIEW: Pleasantly surprised! Much better than Ferrell's last one, Semi Pro. Keeps you laughing the whole time, but if you don't like mindless, vulgar humor, you won't dig. Ferrell and Reilly make for great 13 year olds who are really 40. The most important factor is they are believable. You can actually see them still living with there parents. Many great one liners too.


Spoiler: I thought the scene where they hopped on stage, was going to crash and burn this film. Just be over the top cheesy, BUT when they busted out with Ferrell singing Andre Bocelli it was awesome. Didn't see that coming and I liked it.


Overall this wasn't as good as their past films, but entertaining enough.


RATING(of 10): 6.5


You can wait to rent this one.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

New Rating System

It has been brought to my attention the 5 star rating is no good. So i am using the 10 scale like IMDB. This should leave room to better differentiate between Movies.

Monday, July 21, 2008

The Hulk

REVIEW: Not an upgrade at all from the first one. If anything Ang Lee's version was much more visually appealing. The story was good the acting was fine, but the film making is what just ruined it. Ideally you take Norton and Roth, put them in Lee's version and you have the best Hulk movie to date. Instead of a great superhero movie you have an ok action flick.... Oh well, third times a charm?



RATING(of 10): 6.5



You can wait to rent this one.

Wall-E

REVIEW: Pixar does it again. They are pumping movies out so fast over there, and they are actually good! This one is no exception. Right up there with the rest. Great story, with a good/positive message I might say. The animation is fantastic, very visually appealing. Not only will kids love it, but adults too. Honestly we as grown-ups should understand it better. Solid movie overall.



RATING(of 10): 8.5



Go see this in theaters.

Hancock

REVIEW: Ok so this movie is not great or a masterpiece, but it's a decent summer flick. Will Smith is good as usual. Plot needed some work, and the special effects were nothing to write home about. But overall it was mindless entertainment. Which sometimes is necessary. If you don't ever watch this movie, you didn't miss much.



RATING(of 10): 6.8



This one you can wait to rent.

Friday, July 18, 2008

The Dark Knight



REVIEW: Did not disappoint. It was everything I thought it would be. Great acting, great directing, simply a great piece of film making. One of the best movies I have seen made in our time. Heath doesn't let you down one bit with the horrifying reinvention of a classic bad guy, the Joker. Bale, Caine, Eckhart, and Oldman are spot on. Morgan Freeman, despite the small part, is still vital. And subbing in Gyllenhaal for Holmes was a wise move, which everyone pretty much expected.

I love the realism approach Nolan is taking with these films. This is a psychological crime saga, as apposed to a typical superhero movie. The story is menacing and chaotic, but cohesive. "It's all part of the plan." Truly, a must see.

RATING(of 10): 9.5

Definitely check this one out in Theaters, preferably IMAX.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Wanted

REVIEW: Bold, daring, adrenaline rush. That about sums it up. Good twists and turns in the story and creative film making with tons of style. I mean ultimately its ridiculous, but still fun to watch.


RATING(of 10): 8


Not for everyone, but worth a watch in theaters.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Hellboy ll: The Golden Army

REVIEW: I am not going to lie, very disappointed in this movie. I was excited reading the reviews on RT, but after seeing it, was wondering what they were thinking to rate it so high. Did I miss something? Was I not watching close enough? This movie was all over the place and way more far fetched than the first one (believe that or not). Don't get me wrong I am a fan of fantasy but this film mad no sense to me. At best it was just okay, first one was better.

Basically it was too cheesy and slow at times, but had solid effects and good fight scenes.

RATING(of 10): 6.5

This ones hit or miss for the theaters.

Where I'm Coming From

As this is my first post I would like to tell you a little about myself. I have two hobbies in this world, baseball and movies. I will watch just about anything and like all kinds. Chick flicks, action/adventure, horror, sci-fi, murder mystery.... if it's made well I'll enjoy it. I did not major in film or anything like that, so I am not some type of authoritive figure here. I simply have a passion for movies and want to share my opinion with others who feel the same way. So I encourage those who read this blog to write something. Don't be bashful. And if you attack an opinion of mine that's fine too, just keep it clean and educated.

I will post opinions weekly and you can look for three things: Review, Rating, and whether or not to see it in theaters or wait for DVD