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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
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Well... I have been having trouble updating this recently. Oh well, they are just movies. Anyway, I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on last Friday the 9th and I have to say that I wasn't that impressed. It is clearly better than Superman Returns but it is definately not better than the first Pirates of the Caribbean. I just didn't think there was enough here to make this a good film. Don't be confused here, the SE and CG work was top notch (ILM of course) and some of the sences were very convincingly realistic, but I just couldn't get my head around this movie. It took directions that made no sense and in the end just leaves you hanging (like the Matrix, but not nearly as bad). So with that I leave this one with a 7.5 out of 10. A good movie if you are a fan of the 1st movie, but just not enough for me to say it's spectacular. Others may feel different about this film, but trust me, I don't care what they think.n
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National Treasure
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I saw Disney's National Treasure this weekend and I have to say I was quite surprised. I thought the movie was better than I thought it would be. Nicolas Cage makes a good treasure hunter, but he is no Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford). Justin Bartha, the computer geek of the movie, did the geeks of the world proud. I guess I should have known I would be surprised, its a Jerry Bruckheimer film (I like JB films). Some of the movie seemed predictable, but on a 10 point scale I give it a 7, well thought out movie, good plot, but the sappy love interest was just not needed; this is an action film people!! :)
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Inside Man
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On Friday my brother and I went and saw Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, and one of my personal favorite new actors Chiwetel Ejiofor who was the villian in Serenity. This is a very clever movie, and the writing is quite good. I can't believe Ebert didn't like this movie (Roeper is my hero), maybe he just doesn't like Spike Lee movies. Anyways, I thought that this movie was well filmed and it kept me engaged all the way to the end, which was also very good. It reminded me a little of a M. Night Shyamalan type of a movie which you find out everything at the end, thinking about the movie well after it is over. I must see this again so I can see it in a whole new light. I give this movie a 8 out of 10. This is a film that both male and female audiences will like (or at least I would think), and I dare say one of Spike Lee's best movies.
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V for Vendetta
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Yesterday, my twin brother, Marcus, and I went and saw V for Vendetta and I would have to say this is the best film I have seen all year. I was quite surprised at the greatness of this film (they used the 1812 Overture in the Soundtrack). I caught myself several times saying to my brother, that I have to get this film when it comes out on DVD. Being that this was a little bit different movie I really like the originality of the film in comparison to other action sci-fis. I give this film an 8 out of 10. The Wachowski Brothers did an excellent job in filming this and really made it great for viewers to watch. The acting was superb and I loved Evey (Padme in Star Wars) in this film (marry me Natalie). My brother said he liked Ultravoilet better, which I haven't seen, but after hearing the reviews of that and watching this film I don't see it. Or maybe it has just been a long time coming since I have seen a good film and overinflate my take on V. Either way... not a disappointment; go see it if you love Sci-Fi action.
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Cellular
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Went and seen Cellular starring Chris Evans and Kim Bassenger this weekend. It is an alright movie. Good action, decent plot and filled with suspensful moments. I give it a 7 out of 10 because it was just a slightly above average movie. There was some good comedic parts and the car chases were cool, but bottome line not the movie of the year or anything like that.
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Star Wars Music Video
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I did a bad thing today. I watched the Episode III music video. A Hero falls is possibly the best SW song I have ever heard. John Williams, as always, has done an excellent job of putting the emotion on the screen in the song he composes. It gave me chills. I want to listen to the whole Soundtrack so bad, but I cannot because it tells too much of the story for me. I listened to the soundtrack with AOTC and I was surprised at how much of the movie I knew because the titles of songs give away the scences in the movie. Well... less than 2 weeks away now, I can survive hopefully.
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Polar Express
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I also saw Polar Express with Tom Hanks and I thought it was also a good Christmas film as well... BUT here's my beef with it. I thought it really tried to kill the magic behind Christmas, without really telling what Christmas is about. I thought it touched a fine line and well... in the end it was okay. It gets a 7 out of 10 because it had great music and the CG was incredible. I thought they really did some good motion capture and modeling work as well. However, it was nowhere close to Pixar and the Incredibles.
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The Game Plan
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Well... I have been really bad about updating this thing in a LOOOOONG time. But after 2 different hosting companies and various problems with email forwarding I haven't felt like I could easily make posts. Anyways The Game Plan with "The Rock" and Madison Pettis is your classic family movie. Disney did a great job of telling this story and Dwayne definitely had fun making this film. He has come a long way since his first years in film after wrestling. Elicia and I liked it and I will give this film a 8 out of 10. Great family movie to go see with the little ones. And the best part, Kingman's crib is sooo awesome.
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Spiderman 2
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I went and saw Spiderman 2 yesterday with my cousin Cara and my twin Marcus, and let me tell you it was pretty good. On a 1-10 scale I give it an 8. It had a good plot, however, I kind of already knew what might happen. But after thinking about both movies put together I have to say that Spiderman has some good things to think about in terms of life and how you should live it.
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Snakes!!!
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Well... its been a while since I have gone and seen a movie and with work, my house, and my trip to Vegas I haven't had time to even think, let alone watch a movie. Despite that, I couldn't miss this... It's Snakes on a Freaking Plane, with the man, Samuel L. Jackson. If you have been following anything about this movie, you know that the title is what makes this film. Samuel Jackson also threatened to quit the production when he heard that the producers were going to change the title to Pacific Air Flight 121. I don't blame him Pacific Air Flight 121 is lame. So anyway, he also got the Internet community involved because the producers were shooting for a PG-13 rating. Well, that of course didn't happen.
So... on to what I thought about this film. Snakes on a Plane was so mother f****** awesome. Supposedly IMDB says this is an Action/Horror/Thiller, but I would disagree and say it is more of a Action/Comedy with a little bit of scary moments mixed in. There were some obsene scenes that lacked taste, but I guess an R rating takes a bit of work. Samuel did an excellent job, of course and the supporting cast was also good (Kenan and Kel are in this movie). Okay, with that said, I give SOAP a slithering 7 out of 10. Just enough of a plot to understand why they were on the plane to begin with, but that was pretty much it. Go see this film if you want a good laugh and aren't scared of snakes jumping out and killing people in funny, grusome ways :)
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