Episode 20: LOOPER TRAILER #2- Movie Trailer Review
So, I was checking some things on YouTube and just saw the offical international trailer for the movie Looper. When the first official teaser trailer was released for Looper, I was interested and this trailer explained more of the plot and more of the awesome story. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is younger Bruce Willis and is a looper. A looper is a person who kills people sent by the future mob. This concept is so original and it is good to see an original science fiction movie once and a while. Looper is probably my most anticipated for the fall of this year. This trailer gives more of the future world that is portrayed in this film which looks very realistic and awesome. It looks like the kind of vehicles that we would have in 2042. I am extremely excited for Looper and I am going to give this trailer a 5/5.
Since June is coming to an end, I wanted to say what is coming along in July. The first week of July is the Amazing Spiderman and I am looking forward to this movie very much. I feel like this movie will be the 'X-Men: First Class' of 2012. Half the people think that this movie won't be that good but it probably will be good like X-Men: First Class. The next weekend I will be reviewing John Carter which I borrowed from my local library. Then, I will be reviewing The Dark Knight in honor of the Dark Knight Rises coming out. That movie looks pretty awesome. I don't think there are that many other good looking movies coming out in July. Anyway, I hope you look foward to these reviews and stay tuned for the Amazing Spider-Man review!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Episode 19: MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED- Movie Review
Afro Circus Poka Dot...
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and also has the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, and Bryan Cranston. The animals are back and are in Monte Carlo running from this huntress. This huntress has the head of every animal on her wall except for a lion, which is why they are on the run. They are forced to join the circus and they must try to get back to the zoo. I was planning to see Madagascar 3 but I missed the showing and saw Rock of Ages instead. This is better than Rock of Ages. I like the first Madagascar movie and the second one but the problem is that they have really only kid jokes. This movie has very funny jokes that adults and kids will like. However, this movie also has jokes that will go over very young kids' heads but that will make adults laugh. Those penguins are hilarious and have great comedic timing. The animation is also pretty great and detailed. Every hair on each animal looks so real even though it is an animated movie.
You are going to be introduced to some new characters such as the tiger, played by Bryan Cranston, who was my favoite character. He had the most interesting backstory and the one that explained why the circus is kind of terrible now. The circus that the animals perform in is perfect because you have all these neon colors everywhere and it was a very fun experience. But then again, they used the song Firework so that isn't good. Madagascer 3 is a suprisingly good time for adults and a great time for kids ,which is why I'm going to give Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted an 8/10.
Afro Circus Poka Dot...
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and also has the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, and Bryan Cranston. The animals are back and are in Monte Carlo running from this huntress. This huntress has the head of every animal on her wall except for a lion, which is why they are on the run. They are forced to join the circus and they must try to get back to the zoo. I was planning to see Madagascar 3 but I missed the showing and saw Rock of Ages instead. This is better than Rock of Ages. I like the first Madagascar movie and the second one but the problem is that they have really only kid jokes. This movie has very funny jokes that adults and kids will like. However, this movie also has jokes that will go over very young kids' heads but that will make adults laugh. Those penguins are hilarious and have great comedic timing. The animation is also pretty great and detailed. Every hair on each animal looks so real even though it is an animated movie.
You are going to be introduced to some new characters such as the tiger, played by Bryan Cranston, who was my favoite character. He had the most interesting backstory and the one that explained why the circus is kind of terrible now. The circus that the animals perform in is perfect because you have all these neon colors everywhere and it was a very fun experience. But then again, they used the song Firework so that isn't good. Madagascer 3 is a suprisingly good time for adults and a great time for kids ,which is why I'm going to give Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted an 8/10.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Episode 18: BRAVE- Movie Review
Incredibles Sequel? Come on, Pixar! We're still waiting...
The only problem that I had with Brave was that it felt just a tiny bit rushed. I felt it could have about ten or fifteen minutes added to it. This is why I am going to give Brave a 9.5/10. I just can't push it up to a perfect score. I also saw it in 3D and most animation movies are great in 3D and this movie had some pretty good 3D. I think if you will see this movie which you should, it won't hurt to see it in 3D. The 3D was pretty good in this movie. I highly recommend to see Brave because it is a great movie.
Incredibles Sequel? Come on, Pixar! We're still waiting...
Brave is the latest Disney Pixar movie and it is directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and has the voice talents of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, and Robbie Coltrane. It focuses on Merida, a Scottish princess who wants to be a hunter instead of a queen with makeup, dresses, and other royal stuff. She goes to a place to change her fate and she must fix a certain situation. I was looking foward to Brave very much and it exceeded my expectations. Brave was awesome. The voice talents were very good and all the voices matched the characters perfectly. The animation is some of the best that Pixar has produced. Every detail on Merida's hair were fantasticly done. The character of Merida is very well developed and there are some scenes where you could care for her a lot. Her parents are also cool because her dad is awesome and she has a great relationship with her mother. Her three brothers stole the show and were so funny.
The only problem that I had with Brave was that it felt just a tiny bit rushed. I felt it could have about ten or fifteen minutes added to it. This is why I am going to give Brave a 9.5/10. I just can't push it up to a perfect score. I also saw it in 3D and most animation movies are great in 3D and this movie had some pretty good 3D. I think if you will see this movie which you should, it won't hurt to see it in 3D. The 3D was pretty good in this movie. I highly recommend to see Brave because it is a great movie. Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Episode 17: ROCK OF AGES (2012)- Movie Review
Rock and Roll!
Rock and Roll!
Rock of Ages is directed by Adam Shankman and stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, and Paul Giamatti. In this movie, a small town girl and a city boy meet up and try to pursue their Hollywood dreams. I actually wasn't planning on seeing Rock of Ages today because I missed the showing for Madagascar 3. I wasn't looking foward to this movie not only because I didn't plan on seeing it, but the trailers didn't make me want to see it.
I actually kind of liked this movi,e which suprised me. The best thing in this movie is Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx. He is just sucked into the role and is perfect. Tom Cruise is probably one of the best actors we have today. Julianne Hough is also pretty good and so is Diego Boneta. They have a pretty decent relationship. You also have some other good performances like Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand which bring most of the comic relief. The songs are also pretty awesome and since the movie takes place in 1987, these songs haven't come out yet so these characters made them up in the movie. I love how they introduce most of the songs. For example, the city boy played by Diego Boneta gets angry before performing and sings "I Wanna Rock!" and a reporter asks Stacee Jaxx what it is like to be him and he sings "Wanted Dead or Alive." Also, the second act of the movie where something makes the two leads go seperate ways, was boring. There isn't much to say about this movie so I'll just go ahead and rate it by giving Rock of Ages a 6/10.
I actually kind of liked this movi,e which suprised me. The best thing in this movie is Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx. He is just sucked into the role and is perfect. Tom Cruise is probably one of the best actors we have today. Julianne Hough is also pretty good and so is Diego Boneta. They have a pretty decent relationship. You also have some other good performances like Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand which bring most of the comic relief. The songs are also pretty awesome and since the movie takes place in 1987, these songs haven't come out yet so these characters made them up in the movie. I love how they introduce most of the songs. For example, the city boy played by Diego Boneta gets angry before performing and sings "I Wanna Rock!" and a reporter asks Stacee Jaxx what it is like to be him and he sings "Wanted Dead or Alive." Also, the second act of the movie where something makes the two leads go seperate ways, was boring. There isn't much to say about this movie so I'll just go ahead and rate it by giving Rock of Ages a 6/10.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Episode 16: WRECK-IT RALPH TRAILER #1- Movie Trailer Review
This trailer came out like two weeks ago but I wanted to post something and I felt like talking about this one. A new Disney animation movie that is not a Pixar movie, Wreck-it Ralph is coming out and the trailer is below.
This trailer came out like two weeks ago but I wanted to post something and I felt like talking about this one. A new Disney animation movie that is not a Pixar movie, Wreck-it Ralph is coming out and the trailer is below.
Wreck-it Ralph is an upcoming Disney animation movie that looks like a mix between Monsters Inc, Toy Story, and video games. Now, the best thing about the trailer would have to be the scene where all of the classic video game villians such as Bowser are sitting together talking about how Ralph wants to be the hero now. John C. Reilly's voice fits perfectly with the character of Wreck-it Ralph. There are also a few other voice actors like Jane Lynch in the trailer that look okay. I also like how Ralph goes to all these generic games after leaving his game like in the trailer. He goes to "Heroes Duty" which is like a science fiction Call of Duty and he goes to "Sugar Rush" which is like a racing game such a MarioKart. Wreck-it Ralph looks like a great movie and ismy most anticipated animated movie for the rest of the year. I am going to give this excellent trailer a 4/5.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Episode 15: PROMETHEUS - Movie Review
This weekend will truly separate the boys from the men. Boys will see Madagascer 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Men will see Prometheus. I'M A MAN!
This weekend will truly separate the boys from the men. Boys will see Madagascer 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Men will see Prometheus. I'M A MAN!
Ridley Scott has now returned to direct a movie of the genre that he defined in 1979. Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott who has also made two of the most famous science fiction movies, Alien and Blade Runner. This highly anticipated movie stars Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, and Guy Pearce. It is about a group of explorers that find a clue behind mankind's origins and set out on an adventure to space. When they reach a distant planet, things go wrong with aliens and crazy stuff.
Prometheus was my third most anticipated movie of 2012 and it did not disappoint. I adored Prometheus for many reasons and now we will get on to them. Michael Fassbender as David was like what everyone says, the best actor in the movie. He has given the best male performance I've seen this year so far. Noomi Rapace who most people recognize as the original Girl With the Dragon Tatoo was also amazing in this movie. Some other great actors in the movie are Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. The person who looks like Tom Hardy, Logan Marshall-Green was not as good and sometimes I thought he was overacting. The best thing about this movie would probably be the visual effects. These were some of the best visual effects I've seen in a long time. Speaking of long times, if you were to make a top fifteen list of science fiction movies from 2002 to 2012, this has to be on the list. This is the second best movie I've seen this year and will probably make my top ten favorite movies of this year. The only problem that I had with the movie is a question I will discuss in a spoiler-filled section. Anyway, I am going to give Prometheus a 9/10. Now the next paragraph will be a little spoiler-filled disscusion if the film so if you haven't seen Prometheus, don't read the rest and see the movie.
***SPOILERS BELOW***
I stated that this will have spoilers twice above so don't say I didn't warn you. I said that a problem I had with this movie was a question that I'll state right now. Why did David put alien bacteria in Dr. Holloway's drink? It just shows that he puts it in there without any reason of doing it. Besides that, I thought that Prometheus was outstanding and I hope that you see it also.
Prometheus was my third most anticipated movie of 2012 and it did not disappoint. I adored Prometheus for many reasons and now we will get on to them. Michael Fassbender as David was like what everyone says, the best actor in the movie. He has given the best male performance I've seen this year so far. Noomi Rapace who most people recognize as the original Girl With the Dragon Tatoo was also amazing in this movie. Some other great actors in the movie are Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. The person who looks like Tom Hardy, Logan Marshall-Green was not as good and sometimes I thought he was overacting. The best thing about this movie would probably be the visual effects. These were some of the best visual effects I've seen in a long time. Speaking of long times, if you were to make a top fifteen list of science fiction movies from 2002 to 2012, this has to be on the list. This is the second best movie I've seen this year and will probably make my top ten favorite movies of this year. The only problem that I had with the movie is a question I will discuss in a spoiler-filled section. Anyway, I am going to give Prometheus a 9/10. Now the next paragraph will be a little spoiler-filled disscusion if the film so if you haven't seen Prometheus, don't read the rest and see the movie.
***SPOILERS BELOW***
I stated that this will have spoilers twice above so don't say I didn't warn you. I said that a problem I had with this movie was a question that I'll state right now. Why did David put alien bacteria in Dr. Holloway's drink? It just shows that he puts it in there without any reason of doing it. Besides that, I thought that Prometheus was outstanding and I hope that you see it also.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Episode 14: SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN- Movie Review
Now that we've got that out of the way, let's get to the performances. Charlize Theron was pretty good as the evil queen. Sometimes, I thought she was acting a little over the top in some of her line deliveries, . Chris Hemsworth is, in my opinion, the best actor in this movie. He had an accent that I wish Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart used instead of the British accent. Kristen Stewart was really good also and even though I have never seen Twilight, she doesn't show much emotion like in Twilight. Except now it pays off for no emotion due to the fact that in this movie, Snow White was traumatized when seeing her dead father. That's not a spoiler because it is in the trailer. The film was also boring in the middle and was too long which is a problem I had with the film. I think that ten or fifteen minutes could've been cut out. However, that was the only problem I had with this movie.
Is this better than Mirror,Mirror? Probably.
Snow White & the Huntsman is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Clafin, Ian McShane, and Nick Frost. It is the second and darker take on the Snow White story this year. The first one, Mirror Mirror, is the one of which I was not a fan. Now, the evil queen, Ravenna ,must drain the life of Snow White in order for her spell not to break. Snow White has been trapped in the castle for years until she escapes and travels to the dark forest. The queen then hires a huntsman to go to the dark forest but after the huntsman finds out that he was tricked, he decides to help Snow White by training her to defeat the queen and lead a rebellion. Snow White & the Huntsman was my second most anticipated movie for June, number one is Prometheus. Anyway, I really enjoyed this movie and that suprised me. The thing about Snow White & the Huntsman is that it is not afraid to be darker as the trailers made it look . The briefly used comic relief mostly comes from the dwarf played by Nick Frost. It is hilarious how Nick Frost was a dwarf with all this makeup.
Now that we've got that out of the way, let's get to the performances. Charlize Theron was pretty good as the evil queen. Sometimes, I thought she was acting a little over the top in some of her line deliveries, . Chris Hemsworth is, in my opinion, the best actor in this movie. He had an accent that I wish Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart used instead of the British accent. Kristen Stewart was really good also and even though I have never seen Twilight, she doesn't show much emotion like in Twilight. Except now it pays off for no emotion due to the fact that in this movie, Snow White was traumatized when seeing her dead father. That's not a spoiler because it is in the trailer. The film was also boring in the middle and was too long which is a problem I had with the film. I think that ten or fifteen minutes could've been cut out. However, that was the only problem I had with this movie.
The visual effects in this movie are superb. A scene where the evil queen takes broken glass and turns it into an army of knights just blew my mind. Most of the visual effects take place in the dark forest, like the troll whch looked so real. I enjoyed this movie and is the fourth best movie of the year, I will give Snow White & the Huntsman a 7.5/10.
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