DVD Review: The Other Guys and Inception

Hey, this month two great movies come out on DVD & Blu Ray. Be sure to check out my reviews to see if you should buy 'em.

The Other Guys





Inception

Tron: Legacy

Alright, alright i'll write a review. School's over, so i'm going to be seeing some movies. And this weekend started off with Tron: Legacy. SPOILER ALERT

Synopsis: It starts off with Jeff Bridges telling his son Sam a basic recap of the previous movie. If you haven't seen this movie; 2 things. First, it doesn't matter, as it tells you everything about it and second, it's a horrible movie anyhow. After that night, Sam's father disappears. Skip forward 15 years, and now the major corporation the Jeff had built is being run by a bunch of hipster evil titans. Every year, Sam visits to pull a massive prank. After getting a mysterious page from a dead phone line, Sam goes to the arcade where the company started and is sucked into Tron. From then on out his main focus is to defeat an evil program and get out of Tron.

Review: Tron was an interesting movie. It seemed like it pulled an Avatar and tried to distract the viewer from the crappy plot with amazing visuals. That's not entirely true because Tron did manage to have a decent plot. My main problem with it was that the last 45 minutes of the 2 hour movie was that it was a chase scene. This may be true, but it was still a great, suspense filled chase scene. But action and adrenaline can only get you so far. In between action scenes, you were often given some time for the characters to progress. But... they really didn't. My greatest pet peeve was Sam. He was a bad actor who wandered about the whole movie with a big stupid look on his face. He seemed so disinterested, like a 14 year old hipster at his parents high-school reunion. Olivia Wilde (hothothothot) managed to effectively play a bad-ass, naive woman in a hostile environment. A huge problem was the character the movie was named after, Tron, had a few only a few minutes of screen time with 2 lines, and an unexplained villain role. Now poor characters aside, the set-pieces were amazing. The environment was detailed and intricate. The whole thing felt like being in a loud rave. Although there was a lot of brightness, there weren't that many colors. It was extremely monochromatic with the biggest colors being blue, red and black. Even when they weren't in the computer the set-pieces were dark and colorless. Now aiding these action sequences was an amazing score by Daft Punk. It electrified the action and provided a fast tempo that the scenes managed to keep up with without a problem. I highly recommend checking out the score, as well as this great movie. And with flops like yogi bear out, there isn't a lot out there this December. Overall it was a great movie with a fun ride that's well worth the money. Well that's what I thought about Tron, and I hope you liked this review.


And here's the trailer.

iPad

Thought I would do an actual blog post today. As I was surfing the internet while waiting for my dinosaur printer to print of my history notes, I went over to one of my favorite websites, Gizmodo. For those of you who don't know what that is, you could go to the website since your on the internet. But if you don't want to do that, it's basically a tech-news website. Over time, i've noticed it has released literally dozens of articles about the iPad. And every time this topic comes up in conversation, I say the same thing. Don't buy it. It literally does not do anything. Let me be more specific, it doesn't do anything any other device can. It is a gigantic piece of metal that you can touch. Your fingerprints cover up the screen your looking at. It costs at minimum 600 dollars. At that price, you get a wifi only device with a mere 16 gigabytes of storage, and a 1 gigahert processor. Wee. My laptop cost 325 dollars. It has a 2.3 gigahertz processor, 2 gigs of ram, an actual keyboard, and 250 gigabyte hard drive. All for one third the price. But because Apple released it, and because it has a big touch screen, people shovel out loads of cash for it. Do yourself a favor and spend that money on a really nice laptop. That's all I've got to say about that

Late Review: Red

I'm sure like everyone else when they saw the commercial they immediately thought of A-Team or The Losers but I was happy with this movie.

Synopsis: You begin following Frank Moses, a retired CIA agent who pretends to have problems with his retired pay so he can talk to a girl he likes at her job. After he is attacked by a team of mercenaries, he gets his colleagues together from years before. After several attacks, and some digging, he finds out the more sinister plot as to what is happening.

Review: First of all, that was a terrible synopsis, but I don't want to ruin this plot. While I was worried it would be a copy-paste of A-Team or the Losers, it didn't disappoint. Granted it was very similar, but it wasn't the same thing. The thing that really made it stand out was its cast. It starred Bruce Willis, who knows his way around an action movie. John Malkovich played a crazy, paranoid survivalist, and he did it amazingly. Although one would expect such great work from such a seasoned actor. Other actors made small appearances and the chemistry was magnificent.
I highly recommend this movie as it blends action and comedy beautifully. 23/25 just for the plot


P.S. I don't think i'm going to do a breakdown anymore. I'm going to more a little more in depth reviews in place of the breakdown. Tell me what you think. I'm pretty sure you can comment on it below.

Late Release; Scott Pilgrim versus The World

Ack, I know most of my posts begin with apologizing for not posting very often, But i fear I must state it again. School started, and I'm a rather busy man. Anyhow, I know this is kind of late, but this is a review of Scott Pilgrim versus The World.

Synopsis: In boring old Canada, 23 year old Scott Pilgrim sits alone, still depressed about a break-up with a now famous musician. He is on the rebound, dating a high-school girl for kicks, and then he meets...her. Her name is Ramona Flowers, and she is the most beautiful girl he has ever met. Making his move, he realizes she is the love of his life, but with some complications. Seven, to be exact. She has seven, evil, ex-boyfriends who Scott must defeat for the future of Ramona Flower's love life.

Review: Walking in to this movie, I literally had no idea what to expect. But, I must say I was not disappointed. This movie starred Arrested Development's Michael Cera, and he did fantastic. This movie was hilarious, fast-paced, with seamless transitions, and quick, witty humor I hadn't seen in any other movie. Combine this with the fantastic visuals, and the video game like fighting sequences, and you have one great movie. Michael Cera finally had an almost, outgoing role in this movie, and his frustration with the situation was portrayed beautifully. Minor characters included his witty, gay, roommate played by Kierran Culkin, who had a minor role in Home Alone. Anyhow, this movie was colorful, fast, funny, and fresh. I imagine it to be a dawn in a whole new line of comic book based movies.

Breakdown:

• Acting: As mentioned earlier, the movie focused primarily on Michael Cera and his female counterpart, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, with some minor appearances from band members. There wasn't a lot of chemistry between Cera and Winstead, but this is mostly due to their situation in the movie. One thing I remain disappointed about is Michael Cera's acting. He was in an action movie, and he was just...boring. But that's really just how he is. 4/5

• Directing: Shaun of the Dead's Edgar Wright was the director of this movie, and he has maintained his position as one of my favorite directors. He constantly manages to make new and fresh ideas to movie-making and Scott Pilgrim was no exception to this. 5/5

• Script: I've already mentioned most of this section above, but I'll keep going. This movie featured a hilarious script, with loads of witty one-liners. 5/5

• Cast: This movie had actors that were well known, but didn't have a lot of roles under their belt. Never the less, they did a great job in keeping up with this break-neck speed movie. 5/5

• Plot: Well I can't give this a 5 only because it's not original. Only because it is based on a comic, so the writers didn't come up with this one on their own. Though I must tip my hat to Bryan O'Malley, the original writer of the comic. 4/5

So, to wrap things up, Scott Pilgrim verus The World scored a great score of 23/25. It's only downfalls were Michael Cera's boring countenance, and it's plot line being based on a comic. Even with this minor downfalls, this movie was a great addition to this relatively boring summer of cinema. This one gets my seal of approval.

DVD Release Kickass

Oh the age old question, "What do you want to watch tonight?" Well tonight's movie is Kick-ass. I actually saw this movie in theatres, but I had forgotten to write a review, so you get the DVD version. Sorry.

Synopsis: Have you ever asked " How hard could it be to be a superhero?". Well on one momentous day, Dave decides to act on it. After experiencing brief fame and success, he is riding on Cloud. But after a "mission" for a friend goes wrong, he is saved and intercepted by a much more serious duo, who turn out to be after a powerful drug lord. What originally, was an innocent attempt to be a superhero, has now turned out to be a violent spree of death and destruction.

Review: This movie was a splash in the face. I believe this movie represents a new, violent, and gory phase in the Superhero phase. I did thoroughly enjoy said movie, but I was disappointed in several aspects of this movie. First was the horribly misleading ad campaign. I was lead to believe this was an all out comedy, but I could not have been farther off. While It did have the occasional comedic quip, it was a violent and very serious movie. But this does not make it a bad movie, it was just unexpected.


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Acting: This movie featured several new stars, and I expect them to have a lot of roles in the future. The star of Kick-ass was Aaron Johnson, actually a British actor, but did a fantastic job at a nerdy, American boy. Though it did seem like he was acting very similar to Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland). Otherwise a fantastic job. 5/5
Directing: Kick-ass was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who has not directed much else, this being his first major role. This was a good movie, but I was disappointed with the highly typical character development, and misdirection. 4/5
Script: There was a new type of script to this movie, as it was vulgar and comedic. There was significant controversy behind Hit-Girl's dialogue, as there was much cursing, which disappointed me. The reason for this, is because it seemed like they were stooping to a 10 year old's humor. 4/5
Cast: As I'd said earlier, there was not a lot of stars in this movie. This being true, I was still not disappointed with the selected cast. They all managed to do a fantastic job, and were quite funny on many occasions. 5/5
Plot: This movie plot was not completely original, it was still well done, and provided many dark twists and turns. I must admit, I did not expect several of the plot changes, which pleased me. 5/5

Kick-Ass performed admirably with a 23/25. This is rather good, and it was a fresh page in the superhero genre. All in all, a good movie, and this is why I recommend it for your movie night.

DVD Release (The Losers)

Find yourself wondering, " Oh should I rent this movie?" " I don't know, I haven't heard anything about it". Well, now you will know. Tonight's movie, The Losers.

The Losers' theatrical release was April 9, 2010, and is just now coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Synopsis: After a team of mercenaries are sent out on a mission, they are framed by a mysterious man on the radio. The rest of the movie is them trying to exact revenge on this man. Sound familiar?

Review: Though this movie got mixed ratings, I thought it was fantastic. It was a fast paced, and violent movie, with a tinge of comedy. If you're in the mood for some good action, this movie will satisfy your hunger. Though the acting was mediocre, and the plot was, err, recycled. *Cough A-Team Cough*

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Acting: Well it was meh. Most of these actors starred in B movies, or didn't star at all, but they performed their best. Which is always admirable, but I want a good movie. 3/5
Directing: Sylvain White was the director, and has had almost no directing experience at all. Now this isn't a bad thing, every director has to start somewhere. Unfortunately, it is never good to start on a high profile action movie, based on a comic. He was unable to bring the comic to life, which was a disappointment. 3/5
Script: Though poorly directed, I was impressed with the humor in this movie. Mr. Sylvain managed to keep a constant stream of amusing quips and funny scenario. Admittedly, being funny, it was still not enough to counteract the cliched blurps or recycled material. 4/5
Cast: Most of the cast were no pros, like Keanu Reeves or anything, but they performed admirably. But this rating is for cast, and it wasn't that great. 4/5
Plot: This movie was based off of a comic, but even though the comic came out long before the movie, the movie came out now. This is a problem because the plot is old, repeated, and seen before. MEh. 3/5

So "The Losers" got a 17/25 . This isn't terrible, remember it is a point higher than "Alice in Wonderland" which I did not enjoy at all. I recommend renting it, but I wouldn't buy this movie, as you couldn't watch this more than once. So, check it out!

The Other Guys

Well it's out, And even If you aren't A Will Ferrel Fan, chances are you are gonna like this one.

Synopsis: After the high profile cops of the precinct die in a completely avoidable accident, the opportunity to be the the new heroes of New York City arises, giving Will Ferrel and mark Wahlberg their opportunity. Unfortunately, after they blow a mud case out of proportion, things get complicated.

Review: Going in to this movie, I had mediocre faith. I mean, c'mon, after Wahlberg's disaster of a movie "The Happening", I don't think I could take him seriously. And Will Ferrel, though funny, he does the same thing in almost every movie, which is act ridiculous. But, I fear that my fears were ill-conceived. This movie was fresh and old at the same time. Mark and Will did a fantastic job, and in this case, Will Ferrel played the calm and understandable character in the movie. And It was absolutely fantastic.


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• Acting: Will Ferrel and Mark Wahlberg had the lead roles in this movie and did a great job. As mentioned earlier, I was worried that Mark would be a boring addition to this movie. But he did well, but he did play a very confused officer, which was hilarious. These two actors were featured so extensively, that almost all other actors were in shot for maybe 5 minutes at a time. But the chemistry, or lack there of, balanced it out. 5/5
• Script: There were tons of laughs in this movie, but none of them were flat out jokes. In fact, most of it was ironic situation, but it was hilarious. 5/5
• Directing: Adam McKay was the director of The Other Guys, along with every other Will Ferrel movie ever. Okay, maybe not every other movie, but he has directed 7 movies so far( Anchorman, Talladega Nights), and they all have Will in them. So they do know each other, and not only was it a funny movie, but the action was well done. Although, there were some attention to details he missed. 4/5
• Cast: Well, I had already said it, but there wasn't a lot too this movie. They had some other people, but only for minutes in total. Though they did a good job, it would've been nice to see some fresh faces. 4/5
• Plot: This is just another underdog story, where the people you don't expect to do well actually do well. 3/5

So "The Other Guys" got a 21/25, which is still a great score. It was marked down for its small cast, and basic plot. But otherwise, a great addition to a somewhat laugh-less summer. Sooo Go see it!

Predators

This is a little outdated, but I still wanna do the review.

Synopsis: A group of elite killers find themselves on an alien planet that they find out is also a game reserve. Once the hunting begins, the problems escalate exponentially, and it turns in to every man to himself.

Review: This movie turned out to be an exciting update to the Predator series, especially since the horrific atrocity called Alien versus Predator. This movie was gory, but in a beautiful way. It was elegant and gruesome. The main character was heartless and calculating, and some other characters brought some exciting twists in. Also, extra points are awarded for making references to the original movie.

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Acting: This movie featured 7 heartless people who they themselves were hunters. They all did a great job showing a terrified but violent class of hunters. Although, I was disappointed with some of the forced emotion, and predictable character development. 4/5
Script: I was happy with the ominous undertones, mixed with hints of complete hopelessness. Also, there were many direct quotes from the original Predator, and references to it as well. 5/5
Directing: Predators was directed by Nimród Antal, a little known director, with only 3 other movies under his belt, most of which were unsuccessful (Armored). The directing was nothing fantastic, but this movie was salvaged by the acting abilities. 4/5
Cast: I was impressed with the unknown director but the almost all-star cast. It had some of the greats like Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Danny Trejo (Con Air), and Adrien Brody (King Kong).Laurence played an insane veteran of the planet, where Adrien Brody played a merciless mercenary, keen on survival. A surprising fantastic performance by Topher Grace (Eric, that 70's show), who plays a comedic, supposedly misplaced doctor.5/5
Plot: The plot was obviously not new, but was a fantastic adaptation of an old story. 4/5




It got a 22/25, it's downfalls being it's old plot, and cheesy character development. I still recommend seeing it.

Inception

Alright, before I begini must apologize for not posting. I will be posting about 3 more reviews in the next few hours, so be patient. And thanks for reading

Synopsis: A military program creates a device that allows people to enter the sub-conscious of a dreamer. A team of professional thieves use this device to steal things like trade secrets, and sell them to large corporations. When a man wants these thieves to plant an idea in a mans mind to destroy a corporation, things become incredibly complicated.

Review: An absolutely mind-blowing movie. Christopher Nolan creates another movie that makes you think about the way the human mind works. This movie makes you question reality itself, and this is primarily achieved with incredible effects, and stunning performances by both Leonardo DiCaprio AND Ellen Page.

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Acting: The cast in the movie provided a highly suspenseful, nail-biting movie with pure and raw emotion. Leonardo did a fantastic job in providing a man with a horrific and troubled past. 5/5
Script: This story was fresh and new, originally proposed 10 years ago with an 80 page script on defending from dreams. Watching this movie constantly reminded me of The Matrix, as well as several types of time traveling movies. So if you are easily confused, I wouldn't recommend this movie. 5/5
Directing: I've already said the Christopher Nolan directed this movie. Yes, we're talking about the same man who directed The Dark Knight, one of the darkest and most successful movies ever created. Mr. Nolan did a fantastic job in convincing the audience that things were dire, and keeping you on the very edge of your seat. 5/5
Cast:As mentioned earlier, this movie has an outstanding cast. Ellen Page plays a highly intuitive architect, and Leonardo DiCaprio brings a genius with a troubled past to the table. Christopher Nolan also brought back Michael Caine and Cillian Murphy, both of which were in the first Batman Movie. 5/5
Plot: A fantastic, and new idea, never before seen or heard of. 5/5



Alright so it got a 25/25 but this is one of the best movies of the year. I think I did a skimpy job on this review, but I tried very hard to not repeat myself, or give away anything, because I do not want to give anything away. GO SEE THIS MOVIE>

TOY STORY 3!!!

I waited 11 years for this movie to come out and dear god it was well worth the wait.

Synopsis:(Spoiler Alert) As expected, Andy has aged and grown away from his toys, and is now 18 and headed to college. While packing up, he finds his old toys. During a coincidental set of events, the toys are almost thrown away. Indignant at this event, though an accident, they decide to be donated to a daycare. Upon arriving, they soon realize their dream come true is a complete nightmare. From then on, they try to escape from their prison.

Review: I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I love Toy Story. I grew up with Toy Story, I had all the toys, my first words were from the movie, and i can still quote the whole thing. And the third movie was just as amazing as the previous 2. The acting was fantastic, and the emotion was pure and beautiful. This movie almost put me to tears, and it put adults around me to tears. This is undoubtedly the greatest movie of this decade, and the previous decade as well. I will never forget just how amazing this movie is. Now, I have been informed the 3d was amazingly immersive, and that you forget you were wearing the glasses. Now I haven't seen it in 3d yet, But I am going to now. Let's see the breakdown.

Acting: Well, It's voice acting, but it is still amazing!! Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are still as amazing as ever as well as bringing in new actors like Michael Keaton and Ned Beatly. 6/5

Script: This movie maintains it's amazing script. It's witty, it's funny, and it contains beautiful raw emotion that makes you cry. 6/5

Directing: Lee Unkrich, who was basically the director of almost every Pixar movie ever. He has really outdone himself this time. 6/5

Cast: Well I sort of gave it away up there, but It's still amazing. The actors were great, and they brought in many new ones. On the down side, they lost actors too, like Bo-Peep, and Wheezy. (Wheezy's voice actor, Joe Ranft, actually died in a car accident), but the movie was still amazing.6/5

Plot: Well, Pixar has always had the most imaginative plots to have graced the movie industry, and they have yet to fail us. So, 6/5

So overall this movie got a 30/25, which I know is unfair, but this movie was just beautiful. The emotion, the animation, the acting all joined together for the greatest movie combination I've seen.

Get Him To The Greek

Get Him To The Greek is my subject of choice. I had been wanting to see it since I first saw the commercials as I love Russel Brand as well as Jonah Hill. Be warned, there are some spoilers, a little. I think.

Synopsis: After Sergio (P. Diddy) announces that the music industry is failing, he calls for a meeting with his associates. At his meeting, Aaron Green (Superbad's Jonah Hill) comes up with an idea to invite Aldous Snow(Forgetting Sarah Marshall's Russel Brand) to a reunion concert to boost sales. Aldous used to be the pinnacle of rock until the release of his album African Child. This album was actually rated as the third worst thing for Africans. It was below famine and war. Anyhow, the rest of the movie involves Aaron trying to get drugged up Aldous to this concert, on the way he gets drugged, hit by cars, and just run into the ground.

Review I LOVED THIS MOVIE. This movie was absolutely hilarious. Russel Brand does a beautiful job of playing this drugged up, washed out, rockstar. Even Better was Jonah Hill's work. The man was so funny just trying to keep up with the crazy things that Russel threw at him. I was annoyed though. The ad campaigns were horrible. They had all these scenes that weren't even in the movie. Not in the credits, or after or anything! For example: This commercial.

There was absolutely no scene where P. Diddy says anything about the adrenaline needle. Anyhow, that aside, It was a good movie. Let's see the breakdown.

Acting: As mentioned numerous times before, Jonah Hill and Russel Brand were a fantastic duo. They just did an absolutely superb job. 5/5

Plot: Though I can't think of any examples, I seem to recall this idea being recycled, but it managed to keep it interesting. So 4/5

Script: This movie had hilarious dalogue with some great catch lines. My favorite is when after being told to smoke this weird drug, he then strokes a furry wall. It was awesome. But, I was annoyed with the excessive swearing. So 4/5

Directing Style: The director.Nicholas Stoller, is the same director of forgetting Sarah Marshall. So naturally, the directing style is quite similar. Both of these movies have a lot of sex references but are still really funny. 4/5

Cast I've already mentioned this but the cast was outstanding. They all did great, but I was a little surprised at the new Jonah Hill. He really grew up, but also got much fatter. But I suppose that happens with age. Russle, though, has managed to stay the same as he was in Forgetting Sarah Marshal. They even make several mentions to that movie. 5/5

So overall Get Him to The Greek got 22/25, which is still a great score. The only downsides was the constant obscenities, making a movie you wouldn't see with your mother. I highly recommend this one

Am I the only one?!

This review is going to be about the worldwide success known as Avatar.

Synopsis: These movie is about a far off world that is inhabited by the locals known as the Na'Vi. After humanity has used up its resources it ventures to the far off land of Pandora to mine it of the resource known as unobtanium, But the locals disagree, and the whole plot goes from there.
Sorry that was so short, but I've been told that I give away the plot, and that wouldn't be too hard on this movie.

Review: I despised this movie. It cost too much and it had too much hype. The movie had a boring plot, the technology in the movie was completely unoriginal. The whole point of the movie was to distract you from its cheesy plot with extreme graphics.

Ratings:

1. Acting: This movie would have been great if there was acting. All of it was voice acting to its 3D rendering. The only redeeming factor was the main antagonist, the general. 3/5
2. Plot: Geez, don't even get me started. The plot of this movie was Pocohontas. Yes, that's right. Disney's Pocohontas. Just think about it, and you will understand. 2/5
3. Script: This movie was filled with cheesy one liners, and for that matter almost no dialogue. It was all visualization and extended scenes. 2/5
4. Directing Style: James Cameron is quite the visionary and succeeded in making a visually stunning movie. 5/5
5. Cast: This movie had a great cast. Featuring a great like the fantastic Sigourney Weaver. Also, the general was pretty awesome, but this movie had a small cast and it consisted mostly of voice acting. 4/5

16/25. Yeah, that's right it isn't a perfect score. I honestly did not like this movie, as it combines what I hate about what moviemaking has become. They figure you just throw money at it, and it will do great. Go figure

Up in The Air

Before I being, you are going to notice that my ratings have changed. The reason for this, is over and over I have found certain movies don't apply to certain things. So instead of camera quality, you will see directing quality. I will explain when you get down there.

Synopsis: In the move Up in The Air you follow the story of Ryan Bingham( played by George Clooney), who travels 300 days a year for his job. His job is to fire people. Along the way, he meets a spectacular woman named Alex. When Ryan meets Alex, he realizes that instead of living a life of connections, he should do the exact opposite.

Review: Wow. I now understand why this movie was so called "critically acclaimed". This movie does what most dream to do, which is touch you. It makes you think about what you are doing with your life, and what you could be doing. George Clooney did the job of a lifetime in portraying this, and what it would be like to go through such an uprooting idea. This movie was funny, sad, tragic, and uplifting all at the same time.

Ratings: I ope now that you will see I have changed my rating style, just because sometimes it does not work for certain movies.

1. Plot: This movie had a great plot that was filled with twists and surprises, that kept you enthralled throughout. 5/5
2. Directing Quality:(See the change?) Up in The Air is directed by Jason Reitman, who directed Juno. Jason Reitmans directing style applied flawlessly to the movie type. He managed to keep it funny, while it stilled maintained an almost uplifting story line. 5/5
3. Cast:(I'm getting rid of music. Just didn't seem important as far as movies go) This movie had stars such as George looney, Jason Bateman, and Anna Kendrick. This was one of Anna Kendrick's first roles, and one of the best. 5/5
4. Script: This movie featured witty dialogue that was combined with modern times, showing you how much the work environment has changed.
5. Acting: As mentioned earlier, the cast in this movie all performed superbly. Anna Kendrick played a new but unsure woman who learned that she had a lot to learn. All actors did fantastic.5/5

Sigh, another perfect score. I apologize, but this movie was truly fantastic. It kept you guessing, and really changed your perception on life. This was possible only because of the amazing acting ability, as well as the great directing styles.

I apologize, but I can't put a trailer in this one, for legal purposes.

Back To The Future

Today, I am going to a friends house, and he has committed a crime that is completely unforgivable in the movie watcher world. He hasn't seen Back to The Future. Just the mere idea of someone not watching that movie is completely audacious, so we will watch it tonight. Hence this review.

Synopsis: This movie is about a teenage boy who lives in a small town in the 80;s. His mad scientist friend has built a time machine, and Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox), has been accidentally sent back in time. In the 50's, he must make his parents meet, or he will cease to exist.

Rating:

1. Plot: This movie was not the first of its kind as far as time traveling goes, but the plot itself was Grade-A fantastic.This is the movie that revolutionized the sci-fi genre. So 5/5
2. Camera quality/Shots: This movie was packed with tons of amazingly memorable scenes, such as the famous 88 miles per hour. So 5/5
3. Music: As most movies in the 80's it featured a spectacular soundtrack. 5/5
4. Script: Back to the future is filled with non-stop quotes that are used to this day.It contained such memorable ones as"Great Scott" and "This is heavy" 5/5
5. Acting: This was one of the first Michael J. Fox films, and it put him straight on the map. This movie also included greats like Christopher Lloyd and LEa Thompson, all who performed magnificently. 5/5

This concludes this review, and Back to the Future scored another Perfect 25/25. This movie had great special effects, a fantastic plot, and excellent work by the actors.

P.S. I know I haven't written many reviews, but most of the ones I have, have scored perfectly. This is not a pattern, I just don't watch movies that suck. If I ever get a following of some sort, I will probably start a crappy movie review every week, just to spice things up.

Alice in Wonderland

Well this movie isn't really new per say, but It's recent, and I thought I would express my opinion on it.

Synopsis: This movie is a sequel to the famous Alice In Wonderland. Now, Alice, being plagued with nightmares and dreams of her last visit, returns to Wonderland again, now much older. This time, she must help the mad-hatter escape from the clutches of the evil queen.

Review: Ugh, what a genuinely boring movie. This movie just seemed to lull on with absolutely nothing intriguing. No edge on your seat, no particularly witty dialogue, no character progression. Just nothing. This movie is just boring.

Rating:
1.Plot: This movie had a horribly boring plot, that seemed to lack the wonder of Tim Burton's previous films. It just seemed to go on and on, and there is no twist, no change, or anything. 2/5
2.Camera Quality: This movie was primarily animated, but the animation was superb. Though I didn't see it in 3D, because I never do, I had read it was very shift, but I can't include that. So quality, 5/5
3.Music: This movie didn't have anything that really caught my attention, or that I can remember, so 4/5.
4.Script: Amazingly boring script. No wittiness, or the "epic-osity" of most Tim Burton films. So 2/5
5.Acting: The actors in the film stunk, they seemed downright bored. Kind of like Kristin Stewart. The only redemption was Johnny Depps creepy acting ability. So 3/5

This movie scored 16/25, which is an OK movie. It had several downfalls, it's major two being its poor acting and boring plot.

How to Train Your Dragon 2D!

Before I begin this review, I decide to take this opportunity to give you my opinion on 3D movie viewing. I hate it! I think it's the most distracting thing in a movie, and it is usually used to make people not realize how stupid a movie is. Granted, some movies are good, even with 3D, but its still bleeding annoying. I never watch movies in 3D, for two reasons. One, I don't have a job, so i have no money, and 3D costs more. Second, It is distracting, and you wear big goofy glasses. Anyhow, back to the review

Synopsis: How to Train Your Dragon is about a small viking boy (voiced by Tropic Thunder's Jay Baruchel), who is quite different from the whole village. This boy is constantly in the shadow of his father ( voiced by Gerard butler), the greatest dragon killer of his village.One fine night, he finally manages to find a dragon. Unfortunately, unable to kill the dragon, he quickly befriends it and starts to lead a life full of complication.

Review: I was very interested to see if Dreamworks had anything interesting to contribute, especially after their last success of Kung Fu Panda. As the movie starts, you can tell that Dreamworks has stepped things up. The animation is superb, with FANTASTIC visuals. But, as Avatar has showed us, visuals don't make a movie. Luckily, the viewer is provided with excellent story telling and great characters. The plot is as cookie cutter as it gets, and predictable too. But, because of the great characters and the humor, it proves to be appealing to both adults as well as children. 20/25


In conclusion, the movie performed well, marking it above most films with a score of 22/25. Its major downfalls was the cookie cutter plot as well as the standard background music.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ok so this is my first review so I will give you the basic layout.

Synopsis: (This is the part where I give you the basic plot of the movie) This movie is a stop motion, animated film about a clever fox (voiced by Mr. George Clooney) who after leaving a life of crime, settles down and has a kid with his wife( voiced by Meryll Streep). Feeling poor, he decides to buy a new home that overlooks the factories of 3 mean farmers. Unable to resist the urge he decides to resort back to a life of crime. From then on, its chaos and hilarity.

Review: ( This is where I say my opinion on the movie) This movie had an animation style similar to Wallace and Gromit, but had its own special touch, giving the movie a warm feel to it. The animation is a bit jittery but the whole thing is stop motion, made by one man, so I excused it. The movie had great humor to it, as well as a great set of characters. This made for an hour and 30 minutes of pure fun and joy.

Rating: (Where I give it a score out of based on certain factors)

1. Plot: The plot is the most important part of a movie as It keeps you interested or it bores you to tears, so it is very important.Luckily, this one had a great one, though similar to old fables. But since it is a new take on it, 5/5
2. Camera quality: This rates how well the animation appeared, or the camera style showed up. This movie had a new animation style that was fresh and fun. 5/5
3. Music: This rating is about the music in the movie. This movie wasn't heavy on music, but the music in it was light and fit the scene well. 5/5
4. Script: This rating is a rating of the dialogue of the film. In this case, it performed superbly with witty responses and an interesting way to cover up obscenities. 5/5
5. Acting ablity: Well this movie used voice acting, but they performed superbly with a great cast, so 5/5

So all in all, this movie did great with a 25 out of a possible 25.

Warming Up

Hello who ever is following this. I am a Kansas boy who has the passion for movies. I myself have seen thousands of movies, and I thought it would be interesting to see how many people agree with my opinion. Hence the creation of this blog. I will try to do modern movies, but every once in a while I will review an older one, or one I would recommend. So, any helpful criticism, movie ideas, or uplifting comments are appreciated. I will start posting right after this