Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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

Saturday, April 3, 2010

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.

Friday, April 2, 2010

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.