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.

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

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

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

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

New Moon Twilight Sequel

The movie New Moon the sequel to Twilight was an improvement on the first movie. It goes more along the lines of the book, New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. I don't have any real complaints with this one. The actors and actresses were spot on to their characters. I love the werewolves. The special effects were nicely done. They amber topaz eyes and the red eyes were more visible in this movie which I was happy with. Dakota Fanning makes an impressive Jane.

Romance/ Horror/ Fantasy - Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke

 Made in 2009. Running Time 130 minutes. Rated PG-13.

Imprint Entertainment & Summit Entertainment

Twilight

I hate to give this movie a bad review, because the books were really well written, and had alot of interesting twists of the vampire/ werewolf mythos. Unfortunately, I can't give it a good review. I'll have to give it a 50/50 liked and disliked. I really disliked all the googly eyes instead of using the dialogue between Edward and Bella the author wrote in the book. I could nit pick this movie to death but ,oh well. I can say each of the sequels were closer to the original books and were a vast improvement over this one. I did like the actors & actresses chosen to portray the characters especially, Alice. Alice was exactly as I envisioned her, and she was portrayed absolutely charmingly. The actresses name is Ashley Greene. The movie's not all bad or all good but it's worth it to watch to get to the sequels or if you want to see the books brought to life.

Romance, horror, fantasy- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli
Rated PG-13. Running time 2 hours. Made in 2008
Summit Entertainment, Maverick Films

Avatar: The Last Air Bender Movie

I read alot of reviews about this movie weeks before I watched it.The reviews said it was really bad and completely deviated from the Avatar anime series. I was prepared to be disappointed. These reviewers are on crack. This movie did not deviate that much from Book 1 of the Avatar anime series. The first Harry Potter movie deviated more from the book. Or even Eragon. The movie was not that bad. I mean really if you read the reviews, you're thinking Attack of the Killer Tomatoes bad. Yes, the acting was not that great. The special effects weren't either. It was more of a ho-hum than bad.

What I did like was the spiritual sense of the bending powers. It was kinda like the martial arts style Wushu.

The kids in this film did good job representing that, which is the core to the Avatar series. I like to see anime or comics translated into film for these very reasons. The characters in this film look exactly like their anime counterparts which I thought was cool as well.

I hope they make book 2 into a movie. I will watch that one as well and not read the reviews on it :)

Fastasy/ Sci Fi, Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone

Rated PG. Running Time 1 hour & 43 Minutes.

Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon



FullMetal Alchemist - 51 Episodes

I haven't posted in a few days because I was watching all 51 episodes of Full Metal Alchemist available on Netflix. What I like about Netflix is that is saves the place I'm watching something at when I turn it off and it keeps the episodes in order so I don't have to search for them. I watched all the episodes just to see what happens to Edward and if Al ever gets his body back. I liked the whole alchemist concept and the storyline.

Fullmetal is cool anime series. I think the ratings vary between Tv-14 -NR for violence.

Each episode is about 20-25 minutes long. Funimation Productions



Batman: Under The Red Hood

I saw this last night. I was a little disappointed with the storyline, as in within a few minutes of watching it, I knew what was going to happen. I really enjoyed the Dark Knight anime series. The acting voices and animation were great. Everything had the "Batman" feel to it. It was nice to see my favorite villains The Joker, who was absolutely hilarious ( no problem with writing his lines) and Ra's al Ghul.

I really cannot express how much I like Bruce Greenwood as Batman, Neil Patrick Harris as Nightwing, and John Di Maggio as the Joker.

They have great voices, making the characters really come alive.

Rated PG-13. Running Time 75 minutes.

Warner Bros.

Superman Doomsday

This was pretty cool for an anime. It was based of the comic The Death of Superman. Superman Doomsday had a good storyline and excellent voice actors. I liked this anime much more than the last film of about Superman, Superman Returns.

Made in 2007. Voices of Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Masters.
Rated PG-13. Running Time 75 minutes.
Warner Bros.



Netflix

I decided to try Netflix Unlimited with the 30 day free trial and 1 DVD out at a time. It was easy to sign up and I can pay with my Paypal account. So I ordered a dvd, it'll be here tomorrow. I watched Superman Doomsday instantly. No lag or any problems. Pretty cool so far.



Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four was a good film to watch. It had a storyline, great special effects, action, and character interaction. It also spun off a sequel: Rise of the Silver Surfer. This is another comic book turned movie from the Marvel Universe and 20th Century Fox. If you like any of the following movies you'll like this one: Spiderman, Ironman, or Daredevil. The movie interpretation of character, The Thing, is awesome.

Made in 2005, Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chis Evans, Michael Chiklis

Rate PG. Running Time 106 Minutes

20th Century Fox