21 Jump Street, Hilarity!!!

21 Jump street is a hilarious film that is excellent. It is hilariou all of my friends agreed also, however from my parents they said it sucked. The reason being is that the original show is not a comedy. This is something I understand a show you hold dear manipulated into a spoof adaptaion is ridiculous. However for the new generation with no connection to the show it is a hilarious film. Channing Tatum is just unbelievably funny which is a depart from his Dear John and GI Joe image. Also paired with Jonah Hill is ridiculously compatiable with eachother and have awesome on camera chemistry you may not see to often.

One Day

One Day is a romantic Movie about two friends that fall in love. The basic plot line is that we as the audience visit these two people on a specific day out of the year over 13 years. This makes for an interesting movie that really does feel real in a sense. The reason being is they are not necessarily together on that specific day. The actress Anne Hathaway is particularly excellent I can't believe it's the same woman who did the Princess Diaries. And the actor mainly I know from 21 was excellent as well in this male lead. The onscreen chemistry was felt throughout the film which made it even better. The color tones of the film were cool and not outrageous although this is expected from a romantic movie such as this one. I find it calming and quite romantic. There wa an excellent art director on this movie in my opinion.

The Debt

The Debt is an action thriller that is filled with excellent story and intrigue. The storyline follows three Mussed  agents that have kept a secret for many years. Finally though their secret is going to be exposed. This storyline is very exciting because of the amount of surprises the audience has particularly about a specific point in the film you expect one thing to happen but that doesn't happen it is  really suspense I was almost yelling at the screen. But that is what this movie really brings you to do is practically getting out of seat. The camera in this movie is very third person but also from afar because this is a spy movie. The camera seems hidden at times this is when they are in public on the mission which gives that secret agent man feel. But when in private the camera is very intimate which gives it a stir crazy cabin fever type feeling and also I find enhances the romance of the movie. Bottom line of the overall review is a definite rent with a timid buy because of the the rewatchability which I find with spy movies very lackluster.

J. Edgar Hoover was incredibly terrible?!?

   J. Edgar is the story of the former director o the FBI J. Edgar Hoover, this movie is a dram an excellent one at that, I found it very interesting. I know I say interesting a lot when judging movies but it is mostly because I legitimately do find these films interesting. Anyhoo, Leonardo De Caprio stars as the former director of the FBI and his performance as usual is awesome. What I found cool is the storyline which of course follows J. Edgar Hoover but it follows him through the underground tunnels of the actual man. Or at least the speculation that people have had about Mr. Hoover.
   The general feel of the movie is dark and you find yourself enthralled in the story. The camera is an objective viewpoint but has a feel of a wiretap sorta angle. That is to say you are spying on J. Edgar rather than experiencing these things with him. That couple with interesting darkness which gives the film a tone of despair and slyness. Which actually helps the movies plot move forward and such.
   Somethings I didn't like about this movie were the cut scenes it seemed choppy and a bit rushed. The story is constant flashback and so that is something I have found annoying but in this movie since it is required I found it actually not as annoying.
   Finally I highly suggest this film I would say a timid buy because rewatchability is not as there as you would want but I would say definite rent.

In Time to watch another movie!

In Time is a movie about a dystopian society where the people are genetically engineered in order to not age past 25 years. While on the surface this may seem great the fact is that " many must must die in order for a select few to be immortal". This is the prevailing idea of the film that in my mind is a commentary of the current economic state of the country. This movie is a commentary on the discretion of economic classes even more so because of the "time districts" which are basically the ghetto and richville. Whatever the meaning behind this movie I found it was lOst on through the bad script and unfortunate lackluster suspense. Justin Timberlake is at least in my mind an actor who has earned my respect however I think the cheesy tone of the protagonist was just to much for me. I would say watch it but rent because the problem is this is no way the worst movie but it isn't worth buying in my opinion.

Anonymous? Shakespeare didn't write this!

Anonymous is an interesting drama on the controversial subject of Shakespeare not writing a single word of the work he lays claim to. This is an excellent drama with more twists and turns than you can anticipate. The actors in this movie are excellent and what is interesting is the lack of focus on Shakespeare's character. They rather made it about the man the film claims wrote all of the works. I really don't want to ruin anything so I will merely say that this a definite movie worth seeing although there some scenes that scene unusual and unnecessary the excellent story however far outweighs these flaws.

Tekken BOOM!

Tekken is a movie that takes place in the video game world of the classic arcade game Tekken. I personally like Tekken the video game due to the Interesting characters and the 2D in 3D if that makes any sense. The movie though was ok overall. I really like the rundown look and feel of the movie as a whole. The story however is lackluster due to its overuse. The son/daughter is not allowed to fight by the parent however the parent dies due to some foul play and the son/daughter avenge them in some way. This has been done before and just seems wornout. The real kind of star in this movie is the fighting which I personally appreciate for the ring and kind of Mortal Kombat feel. Also Mortal Kombat is a great parallel due to the similar story and video game origins. Tekken could have been an awesome movie however the story is just not there. What I would suggest is if you like fighting movies just for the fighting and don't really care about story I say watch but rent.

Win Win Win!!!

Win Win is an excellent drama and comedy package that touches your heart and also your sense of humor. The story begins with a down and out lawyer and wrestling coach, Paul Giamatti, who takes in an elderly client, Burt Young, in order to recieve payment for his family to live. The client gets a visit from his grandson, Alex Schaffer, a young man trying to get away from his mother and who also happens to be a champion wrestler. This movie to me was really well done because it found the perfect balance of humor and heartfelt scenes.Win Win is a great flick with a great story and cast I highly recommend watching this movie.

Haywire- Gina Carano and Antonio Banderas's beard

This was a movie that is hard to pinpoint this movie due to its interesting visual and action sequences. Gina Carano plays a spy who gets burned by her private company. Miss Carano is a champion MMA fighter who's action sequences are killer and just plain awesome. The overall plot is solid and isn't really subject to the confusion that some spy movies seem to sometimes get wrong. The talent in this movie is incredible, Channing Tatum, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGragor they were all excellent in this movie. The style of the movie to me was very close at least musically to Oceans Eleven and the plot seems to follow that "you dont always know whats what". I really liked this type of movie because it always seems like each scene is important. There were really interesting fight scenes because there was no music which seemed interesting and that was soimething I liked about the movie. All in all this is a movie I highly suggest that anyone sees mostly due to the interesting fight scenes and overall storyline of the film.

Real Steel = Rocky with Robots?

This movie was very interesting because of the great story that just comes along with it. The Rocky movies were great examples of the comeback kid and underdog storyline. The fighting scenes in the Rocky were great examples of cinematography of fight scenes, the first steady-cam was invented on the set. This is important to note due to the parallels of the boxing and ring scenes. Real Steel, is the story of a man down on his luck in the robot fighting game who has to take responsibility of the son he abandoned. They are able to dig up a bot, Atom, they are able to win fights until they get the championship fight. In the championship fight they fight the champion, Zeus, to the limit and come out on the bottom. This movie was surprisingly good for the whole Rock'em Sock'em Robots idea. The actors Hugh Jackman, Charlie Kenton, and Dakota Goyo, Max Kenton, were very believable as son and father because of their performances. The effects were spot on in terms of realism and no excess CGI. The overall review is great story however just to kiddish for it to be a serious action/drama. I would suggest renting this movie for families because the rewatchability is just not there.

Red FAIL!!

Look before I say anything about this movie I am merely giving my opinion of this movie and the portrayal of the characters. Okay first of all Red Tails is about the Tuskegee Airman who fought in World War II. George Lucas has been wanting to do this movie for a while. All of the characters are based on actual veterans. The story is excellent without a doubt. However the telling of the story was just lacking in the characters. In the movie I simply did not feel enough for the characters to actually care about the lives of these soldiers. The soldiers that actually do die in this movie the deaths are just not dramatic or heart wrenching due to the lack of the emotion felt for the characters. The real problem is just the cinematography  the lack of practical effects and excess use of CGI. The dog fights were just unexciting and all around not suspenseful. In conclusion the movie was lack luster, I was expecting this movie to be action packed drama, however what I got was less than special effects and incomplete story.

Ip Man, what can I say?

Ip Man was Bruce Lees kung fu teacher in China. This movie is the story of Ip Mans trials and tribulations during the occupation of China during WWII. What this movie does well is it gets the time period just right from the set. Visually this movie doesn't make flaws. This is very important to the story because this movie must say WWII occupation and depression. This movie has great story plus the choreographed fighting is excellent which is essential. We had to see Bruce Lee and we did through the fighting style. I highly recommend this movie because without fail this movie is an excellent story.

xXx Not What You Think

Now I am reviewing the move XXX which is an action movie with Vin Diesel. This movie was a great action movie. The premise was basically put hardened criminals into a James Bond type job. This movie doesnt exactly get an award for best script but it certainly achieves the goal it set out to do. Make a bad ass action film in the former Soviet Union. The whole nice cars and sexy ladies theme is good. Look if you haven't already seen this movie I suggest a rental. I bought it though because well I like pointless action movies every once in a while you know. Please post your thoughts on XXX.

Green is the New Awesome sorta

I watched Green Lantern last night and it was meh. The Green Lantern is a superhero I have followed and appreciate the incredible backstory so I'm going to go hard on this one. Look the script was just ridiculous to many one-liners. The fact is though the visuals are excellent and they achieve an acceptable backstory. The very bare minimum though. The love story is thin and the training was nil. More Kilawog! The final word is that this is a decent rental and if your a comic book fan then this is going to be a disappointment. Please comment and tell me what you thought.

Hack The Planet

Today I am reviewing Hackers which is maybe one of those movies that just really shows its age because of the clothing and technology. A basic summary is this kid Dade Murphy who basically shuts down Wall Street and Just does a lot of damage. He is not able to have access to computers or touch tone telephones until he is 18. Once his time is up he is the new kid at a school and he finds others just like him, hackers, well they stumble upon a conspiracy and are framed. They have to get out of trouble using their skills. Look this movie was so cool because of the incredible story and the actors are great. If you really love the tech then you will love this movie. Please comment about your opinion.