Genre: Action /Adventure / Sci-fi // Running Time: 142 minutes // Release Date:
April 25, 2012
Cast & Crew at IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/
Overall
Rating 9.5 out of 10
Synopsis: All those heroes you've been watching in movies over the past couple of years (Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Black Widow & Hawkeye) are joined together to form one kick-ass team with one simple goal - saving the world. However, for the sake of those who don't consume every comic book movie being made, Thor's half-brother Loki returns to earth to steal a power source of unlimited potential, the Tesseract, which will open a portal to another part of space allowing an army of Chitauri to invade and ultimately conquer earth and it's in the hands of Earth's greatest heroes to stop Loki and save the day.
First of all, I personally would give this movie a 5. If I'm ever going to give a movie a 5, which I'm not, this would be the movie. In my mind, this is one of the best movies ever made - for it's genre. This is the comic book action movie to end all comic book action movies. I have my doubts that even the sequel, and yes there will be at the very least one sequel, will be as good as this one.
This movie is awesome from start to finish. The plot is complex, but not overly so for an action flick. The characters are already pre-established so there isn't a lot of time wasted developing them, aside from Black Widow and Hawkeye who have only been seen in limited doses in prior Marvel films. What this means for the audience is that there's more time for action. Which is good, since you have to get all of these big name heroes in on the action sequences. Also, the acting is as good as it gets for an action movie. I mean Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Mark Ruffalo, would do pretty well in any movie, but everyone seems to hold their own. Sammy owns his role as Nick Fury and Chris Hemsworth also makes a great Thor, but obviously the character with the most successful franchise is bound to take over. Robert Downey Jr. definitely steals this film. He's charismatic, funny, and demeaning to just about everyone, but in a semi-charming kind of way. His nicknames for other characters are absolutely hillarious, and similar to the Iron Man films, he makes being a hero seem pretty damn cool!
I should also mention that Joss Whedon does a really great job with this movie. The timing and pace are all very well put together. And there's no shortage of funny one-liners and glib remarks to lighten the mood, which works very well for this type of movie. He attempted to pull off something massive in scope by making this movie, especially in terms of special effects, and I would say he accomplished it and then some. The CGI is obviously top-notch and what surprised me, was that the 3D stuff was actually pretty good. Not the usual half-assed attempts at 3D we've seen attempted by multiple movies since the success of Avatar.
Go see it, you'll love it! If you don't ... stop reading my blog, because obviously our tastes in movies are extremely opposite!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Battleship
Genre: Action / Sci-fi / Thriller // Running Time: 131 minutes // Release Date: April 11, 2012
Cast & Crew at IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/
Overall Rating 8 out of 10
Synopsis: Loosely based on the Milton Bradley board game of the same name, Battleship sees an international fleet of ships accidentally come across an armada of alien ships while participating in the RIMPAC Naval War Games and the battle for the continued existence of humanity begins.
If you're looking for a totally kick ass, non-stop action movie, this might be the best one I've seen in a long time. I thought this movie was incredible. I was extremely curious how they were going to turn a relatively tame board game into a full-length feature film. Turns out that the answer was to not base much on the game other than the name of course, having battleships and destroyers in the movie, and one small scene where they attempt to hit the other ships by calling out coordinates (which is totally awesome). The movie is literally a non-stop action ride for 2 hours. There's a few sub-plots thrown in as well to create some dramatic tension and comedy, but what this film boils down to is humans vs. aliens and you know you're gonna root for the humans ... unless you're an alien, in which case, why haven't you told me!???!
The acting, although not really necessary for this kind of movie, is pretty good. Liam Neeson and Alexander Skaarsgard are both very good actors, and they are both fantastic in this movie. Taylor Kitsch is a very believable action hero and I think his acting is getting better with each film. And Brooklyn Decker is one of the hottest women on Earth in my opinion and you get to stare, I mean see, her a lot throughout the course of this film (I hate you Andy Roddick!). Even Rhianna does a pretty good job and, spoiler alert, she doesn't even really sing!
Similar to Wrath of the Titans, this movie is a non-stop action extravaganza! It's not going to win any acting or writing awards, but that's not the point. If you're in the mood for a fun, entertaining bit of cinema, this is definitely the place to find it!
Cast & Crew at IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/
Overall Rating 8 out of 10
Synopsis: Loosely based on the Milton Bradley board game of the same name, Battleship sees an international fleet of ships accidentally come across an armada of alien ships while participating in the RIMPAC Naval War Games and the battle for the continued existence of humanity begins.
If you're looking for a totally kick ass, non-stop action movie, this might be the best one I've seen in a long time. I thought this movie was incredible. I was extremely curious how they were going to turn a relatively tame board game into a full-length feature film. Turns out that the answer was to not base much on the game other than the name of course, having battleships and destroyers in the movie, and one small scene where they attempt to hit the other ships by calling out coordinates (which is totally awesome). The movie is literally a non-stop action ride for 2 hours. There's a few sub-plots thrown in as well to create some dramatic tension and comedy, but what this film boils down to is humans vs. aliens and you know you're gonna root for the humans ... unless you're an alien, in which case, why haven't you told me!???!
The acting, although not really necessary for this kind of movie, is pretty good. Liam Neeson and Alexander Skaarsgard are both very good actors, and they are both fantastic in this movie. Taylor Kitsch is a very believable action hero and I think his acting is getting better with each film. And Brooklyn Decker is one of the hottest women on Earth in my opinion and you get to stare, I mean see, her a lot throughout the course of this film (I hate you Andy Roddick!). Even Rhianna does a pretty good job and, spoiler alert, she doesn't even really sing!
Similar to Wrath of the Titans, this movie is a non-stop action extravaganza! It's not going to win any acting or writing awards, but that's not the point. If you're in the mood for a fun, entertaining bit of cinema, this is definitely the place to find it!
Mirror Mirror
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama // Running Time: 106 minutes // Release Date: March 30, 2012
Cast & Crew at IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667353/
Overall Rating 3 out of 10
Synopsis: A retelling of the classic fairy tale Snow White. An evil queen is ruling a kingdom straight into bankruptcy and must take drastic measures to attempt to stave off becoming flat broke. She sets out to try to marry a handsome young prince who turns out to be in love with a girl named Snow White, which leads to the queen ordering for the execution of Snow White. This of course is botched and Snow White ends up meeting seven rebels and together they will try to take back the kingdom and restore it to all its former glory.
The short review for this movie is simple - this movie sucks! If you feel like throwing your money away recklessly, by all means, just cut me a cheque. You might get more satisfaction out of that than wasting it on this movie. It's terribly acted, even Julia Roberts comes off as a TV movie of the week-type actress in this. There are a small number of humorous parts, but they are few and far between the seemingly never ending parts of "romantic tension" and whatever is supposed to make up the drama portion of this film. Truly terrible. My friend fell asleep several times during this movie and later asked me to go along with her in a little white lie that we had never seen it. I liked Shark Night better than this movie, and if you've seen Shark Night, well, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Cast & Crew at IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667353/
Overall Rating 3 out of 10
Synopsis: A retelling of the classic fairy tale Snow White. An evil queen is ruling a kingdom straight into bankruptcy and must take drastic measures to attempt to stave off becoming flat broke. She sets out to try to marry a handsome young prince who turns out to be in love with a girl named Snow White, which leads to the queen ordering for the execution of Snow White. This of course is botched and Snow White ends up meeting seven rebels and together they will try to take back the kingdom and restore it to all its former glory.
The short review for this movie is simple - this movie sucks! If you feel like throwing your money away recklessly, by all means, just cut me a cheque. You might get more satisfaction out of that than wasting it on this movie. It's terribly acted, even Julia Roberts comes off as a TV movie of the week-type actress in this. There are a small number of humorous parts, but they are few and far between the seemingly never ending parts of "romantic tension" and whatever is supposed to make up the drama portion of this film. Truly terrible. My friend fell asleep several times during this movie and later asked me to go along with her in a little white lie that we had never seen it. I liked Shark Night better than this movie, and if you've seen Shark Night, well, you'll know what I'm talking about.
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