(76) Planet 51 (2009)
This was a random I was at home and Anne and I wanted to watch a movie together. Just like most previous movies that were on the list it ended with me awake watching it and Anne passed out on the couch. This movie is a run of the mill cartoon. It didn't have anything outstanding in it. I liked the premise of it. The Humans land on a planet of other beings and they are in their planets 40's, maybe 50's. Very cool Idea. I liked the homage to the Alein series The dog was very cool. The story line wasn't the problem, I don't know what the problem was exactly it just wasn't that amazing. It was rather plain and it's not like it didn't have good jokes either, it just didn't stand out among the pack. so therefore saying that it wasn't bad, it wasn't that great either. So a plain ol' 3 out of 3.
(77) Robotech: Shadow Chronicles (2006)
Ok So, I am an Anime fan I have stated this in the past. Occasionally I look for new series to get into. I don't always succeed. My problem lies in the face I always look at series that are older. Like Robotech. There is so much of it that you just shouldn't jump in at 2006 which I did. So therefore I didn't like it. The reason I think is more than likely because I didn't understand what was going on. This lends itself to anything. If you don't know what is happening you are more than likely to not care. I think this overall was my problem here so I think my rating might be a little skewed. However, when making a movie, even it's a specific series you have to make it watchable to people who might be interested in getting into your work, so not making it watchable to a complete outsider I think is a huge disadvantage to this being good. I got through it all, it was engaging, but I never knew what was truly going on. So therefore I will give you a heads up and tell you to either watch the series before hand or read some Robotech stuff, otherwise prepare yourself to have no clue what is going on. The animation is top notch. Which will lend this movie the only point that I will give it. 1 out of 5.
(78) Kick Ass (2010)
I heard mixed reviews about this. From Cody I heard it was amazing, as well as from Dustin. From other's I heard it was terrible. This guy Ken who is like 50 always comes in and talks movies with me, He liked it too. He said it was a good shoot em up type movie with fun action. Well, I agree. Anne did not. I thought the acting and casting was great. Aaron Johnson was pulled off pathetic geek really well. Lyndsy Fonseca was as sexy as you could get as the lady friend. I like the bad guys I liked Stu Riley with the bazooka. Fun stuff. However, the show stopping show stealer was in fact my fantastic favorite revenge passionate purple princess HIT GIRL. Chloe Moretz Made it happen. Nick Cage, eh. I think they could have cast it better. Maybe not, I don't know just not a huge Nick Cage fan. I think he has played to many roles and tends to be the exact same person in all of them. This movie was amazing to the time spent in the comic book store to the hot girl action to the geeky moments. It was a bit vulgar, that may turn a few people off, and that I understand. There were times when I thought, They could have cut that. I liked the violence and the fight scenes it made the movie worth watching, It was the selling point of this film and the trademark, I mean it's called Kick Ass some some Asses are going to get kicked. I liked the whole take on Super Hero It was rather good. It was paced well It seemed like they didn't keep you out of action with storyline, even though the storyline was important and was great in its own right I thought the development of the characters and plot was quick enough and really well placed that I got a really good feel for both, while not loosing the action. I thought as far as the overall pace of the movie and feel of the movie. I thought the characters and the sub characters interacted really well together while at the same time letting you know who was who. I really like Mark Strong he makes a great Mobster, he has been in several Mobster type roles, not always serious, but he makes me laugh and convinces me that he is tough. So I guess he pulls it off. I don't think I will take off any points for the scenes that were a little unnecessary because there were only two and quite frankly I thought one of them was really funny, so I will leave it alone and give it a 5 asses kicked out of 5
(79) Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
I did go see this in 3D, after Avatar I was skeptical to be honest, however, I did throughly enjoy this one. Even Anne mentioned that she liked this one and her whole Idea about the 3D thing. I loved this one. It was the first Resident Evil Movie where I felt it drew influence heavily from the game. I saw stuff from 3,4, and 5. Not to mention, Jill, and Chris as well as our beloved Alice. Milla once again did a great job in this I have seen every installment of this series and I have to admit I like them all very much. This one was by far the most impressive for me. It breathed a new breath into the dead lungs of the previous installments. Not that they were bad, the just weren't doing that well in the box office and people have started to skip these films, thinking they aren't going to be any good. I have news for you people who like the first one and think the rest suck. This isn't Saw. This is Resident Evil and they are all worth watching. This one is exceptional. I loved the Shower Scene, who doesn't love a shower scene with two sexy ladies!! Sorry pervs! not that kind of scene, however the axe! WOW, a testament to 3D I will say. overall a 5 zombie kills out of 5.
(80) It's kind of a funny story (2010)
I really wanted to see this movie because lets face it i like movies that have a queer twist to them. This movie did have that. Essentially the plot set up is This kid commits himself into a mental ward. He isn't really mental (or is he), but he can't get out because once your in you have stay an alloted amount of time. Here he runs into many people who change his perspective. People who are actually sick. Craziness starts from here. It's brilliant Zach Galifianakis is amazing in this. He is good in pretty much whatever he is in, but not like he was here. It was life changing really. So good. I haven't even thought about it before, but maybe he is really challenged. I don't know. That's just how good he was in this, it makes you wonder if Zach actually belongs in an institute. Zach isn't the main guy though the kid is, It opens your mind to how much people can put themselves through when really they don't have a lot going on. Mental Anguish can come from anywhere and anybody. It's an Illness and it can cripple people. This movie, however is very light hearted and although it shows you the dark side it only doesn't it in a glance so that you don't forget the point of the movie overall. It's a great story and one of the best movies I saw all year. I was disappointed that it got snubbed by so many people. I guarantee if you like movies you will like this one. Bottom line 5 out 5.
(81) Superman Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
I read the comic. It was great. The movie followed the comic pretty closely. I didn't like some of the voice overs. This of course is a run of the mill DC comics Movie. It was really well animated and had a fantastic plot. When both Superman and Batman are involved you know it's going to be good. It included Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and others. The main thing here is Supergirl. She is the point of the whole movie. If you don't like these types of movies I don't think this is for you. This is a great super hero story, it's not completely amazing though. I did like it overall I just can't find anything to say that sets this apart from most of the others. I mean there are a couple of scenes that make you say OH CRAP. Like the thousands of Doomsdays. Darkseid is wicked evil. He is the main bad guy in this. I loved the Farm scene between him and Superman. Sometimes in these Movies you loose the importance of The Batman. I felt you did that here. I don't know why Batman was even there. It was a Super family story. I don't know maybe a voice of reason. Anyway, 4 out 5.
(82)Nanny Mcphee (2005)
This is a children's movie. I loved it. I mean after all I am nothing but a big kid myself. It teaches Children not to behave badly. In doing this Lots of Hilarious things happen. Kids in the Kitchen make for a funny and messy time. I don't want to go too much into this, but the story line is well played out. Colin Firth is the father and always gives us a great show. Not much to say about this movie in the negative fashion. It was just simply a well done Children's movie with lots of good stuff for adults. Well done, nothing negative at all. It was great 5 out 5
(83) The Last Winter (2006)
Ok, So my friends and I watched this on Halloween. We have this tradition of watching crappy movies on Halloween. This was stated ahead of time. However, one of my friends friends was with us and he ruined the entire night for me. I just can't express how much he pissed me off about this movie. It was just that bad. I haven't seen this guy since. ON PURPOSE. I have even avoided get together of my friends because this guy pisses me off so much. Even with the terrible company excluded this movie couldn't save it self. Apparently dead animals come back through gas fumes to kill people. What ever, I have don't understand the concept. Ron Pearlman actually made it worse. I just couldn't handle it. The Movie didn't make since, It wasn't that scary. The mystery that made it good, didn't even make it into the movie. I thought it was just terrible because lets face it, it was. However, that's the tradition. Next year this guys won't ruin my Halloween, because he is no longer welcome in my household. 0 out of 5
(84) R.E.D. (2010)
This was another Comic Book made into a movie thing By DC comics that I just really wanted to see. It was a crazy bullet swarm action movie. Seriously I have never seen so many bullets flying in the beginning of a movie ever. There wasn't a lot of plot to it. I did like the character development, the Old people turn was really nice. I liked that you cared about people you hardly knew and there were a few scenes where you really got pissed off at the enemy. However, This movie was a big long and that detracts from the overall value of it. It did do some justice to the Comic, I thought it was good and funny. I liked the continuous drugging of the love interest. That was the best part of the comedy in the movie.looses a point for not getting to the point. I liked the hand to hand combat. 4 out 5.
(85) Star Trek 4 (1986)
This one gave me stomach cramps. It was the worst Star Trek Story ever told. I don't know why, but this was just really annoying. The going back in time, to steal a whale, I just don't know about all of this. It was just really upset at the overall performance of everyone. The special effects were not even cheesy like the other ones, it wasn't that great at all. I highly recommend skipping this one. It was ok as far as development goes but other than that, just pass it by. 1 out of 5.
Ok I will try and finish up in the next post.
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