Thursday, December 23, 2010

The Losers


Go buy it, or go rent it. The Losers is a slick, funny, thrill ride action, adventure and the best movie I have seen this year, hands down!! It was entertaining, blow stuff up, a good plot, great visual special effects, ectera...
Plot line: After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.
The actors and actresses really click together in this film. Their interaction was the best part of the movie.
My favorite part of the movie was the scene of Jensen being the delivery guy and then his escape, hilarious.
Two thumbs way up!! Keep watching the movie after you think it's over for the two black ops projects, great ending to a super film...

Action Adventure-Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columus Short, Oscar Jaenada
Made in 2010. Running time 97 minutes. Rated PG-13.
Warner Bros.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

X-Men 2 X-Men United

X-Men 2 X-Men United is the sequel to X-Men. I was on the fence about this one. I really didn't like the plot line because of how much it differed from the comic books in some ways, but that's my problem lol.
That's not saying the movie didn't have cool parts. For example, I really liked how Nightcrawler was portrayed, especially his skin and his teleporting abilities. I also liked how Lady Deathstrike's claws were done as well.

Sci Fi, Fantasy, Action,  Adventure- Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellan, Famke Janssen
Made in 2003. Rated PG-13, Running Time 133 minutes.
Marvel, 20th Century Fox

X-Men

X-Men was a pretty good movie. I love the Marvel Universe about to life on the big screen. I like seeing all the mutant powers as well. Plot line: Mutants are the next step in human evolution, government is trying to get a handle on them. Sides are being chosen between the good guys who will protect humanity and the bad guys who want to rule it. Your favorite Marvel heroes and villains in this movie are: Professor X, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Iceman, Magneto, Mystique, Sabertooth, Toad, and Pyro.

Sci- Fi/ Fantasy, Action , Adventure- Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park

Made in 2000. Running Time 104 minutes, Rated PG-13
Marvel, 20th Century Fox

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Spiderman 2

Spiderman 2 picks up after the death of Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin. I liked how the movie explained the emergence of the Hobgoblin, which was really cool. New villain for Spidey to fight, Doc Ock. Peter Parker coming to grips with his destiny.

Action/ Adventure/ Fantasy - Toby Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina
Running Time 127 minutes. Rated PG-13.
Marvel, Columbia Pictures, Sony

Spiderman

Ok another comic book turned movie action hero from the Marvel Universe. What can I say, I love these comic book movies when they are done well. This is the best movie adaptation of Spiderman. I actually liked the sequels as well. I liked how it portrayed Spiderman/ Peter Parker as a human being with doubts, fears, and failings. The special effects were cool as well. Kirsten Dunst made a great Mary Jane Watson as well.

Action/ Adventure/ Fantasy - Toby Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
Running Time 121 minutes. Rated PG-13
Made in 2002. Marvel, Columbia Pictures, Sony

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wanted

Wanted had a pretty cool plot, interesting sci fi abilities, and nice special effects. I really liked the narrative portions of the movie, when the main character Wesley is talking. It gave the movie a grounding tone with some much visual special effects going around. The movie is kinda brutal and violent but it's still a good watch for the action and storyline.

Action/suspense- James McAvoy, Angelia Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp
Made in 2008. Running time 110 minutes. Rated R.
Universal Pictures

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Eclipse Sequel to New Moon

Ok, so far to date Eclipse is the best of the Twilight saga movies. Again, the portrayal of the werewolves were awesome. I think it was a good representation of Stephanie Meyer's book, Eclipse. I noticed the eyes, as a central detail to the overall storyline were yet more visible than the last movie, New Moon. The actors and actresses seem more relaxed in their  roles, which I really liked. I was happy to see Jasper's and Rosalie's stories weren't left out. I'm looking forward to seeing the next movies.
If you haven't read the books, you really should.

Romance/ Horror/ Fantasy -Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke
Running Time 124 minutes. Rated PG-13
Summit Entertainment, Temple Hill Entertainment