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- In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy "The Hangover," Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.
- It's now official. This is definitely going to be one of those summer where all the movies are equally entertaining and disappointing. This is the fourth straight week where the main movie was fun to watch, but could have been so much better and therefore didn't meet expectations. This one is literally a carbon copy of the first movie . . . . . . which makes it less funny. Don't get me wrong. I still laughed and I love the characters. It wasn't a total waste of my time. It just could have been better and honestly, I probably would have laughed much harder if I would have just watched the original at home.
- I would still recommend people checking this out. It's a fun watch. Just don't have high expectations and you might be able to enjoy it for what it is . . . . . . . "Hangover 1 with Asians".
- Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
- It's official - May 2011 will go down as the greatest looking month of movies on paper where every movie ended up being entertaining but were also disappointing at the same time because they could have been better. Just like the previous 4 entries, don't get me wrong . . . . . . I enjoyed Kung Fu Panda 2. The action animation was awesome. I like that they developed other characters a little bit and introduced new ones but didn't overdo it. I liked that they bothered with a story instead of just throwing characters up there we are familiar with and taking our money. The laughs were still there and the movie was a perfect length. It's just not a movie that I'm going to watch over and over again like the original and it took about 20-25 minutes to get going. It seemed kind of stuck in neutral for a little too long. Just like everything else this month - it could have been better.
- I would still definitely recommend people checking this out. Its a good family movie and worth your time and money. Just don't have your expectations too high I guess.
- Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.
- This is yet another one of the movies so far this summer that is entertaining . . . . . . . but could have been better. Movies like this frustrate the hell out of me because I enjoy watching them but feel unsatisfied. If you liked the other Pirates movies, you will like this one as well. It just could have been better . . . . . . and shorter. Take out the priest guy and the mermaid having to be substitute Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightly and this movie could have easily been 30 minutes shorter. And the change in directors totally shows in the lack of "crispness" in the action scenes. In the first three movies the action was way over the top but it was fast moving so you suspend your disbelief about Jack always working his way out of situations. In this one, the action was just as over the top but it was moving so slow that I found myself wondering how in the hell the soldiers weren't up to him yet. There was one scene where he escaped the king of England and I felt like he was running around on a table forever with everyone just standing around waiting for him to be gone. In the first three you would blink and the awesome action scene would be over.
- Even with all the negative ranting, I would still recommend people checking this out. The Jack Sparrow character is still great, the story is still twisty-turvy and intriguing, and there are still plenty of laughs. It just could have easily been much better and tighter.
- Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love.
- The laughs in this movie were HUGE. There are two or three scenes that had me howling. There are great characters included in the bridal party. Unfortunately, I feel that waaaaaaaaaaaay too much time was wasted on Kristen Wiig playing the poor me violin. I wanted more of the rest of the bridal party and much less of the poor me and the butting heads with Rose Byrne. Again - the movie was very funny, but it could have been so much funnier.
- You should still absolutely see this movie. It's worth it and again - the laughs are HUGE. It's just unfortunate that it could have been non-stop laughs and it seems like they chose to pass on it for some unnecessary waa-waa.
- Priest, a western-fused post-apocalyptic thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest (Paul Bettany) from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece (Lily Collins) is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend (Cam Gigandet), a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess (Maggie Q) who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.
- This is pretty much poop. I expected poop. I got poop. The only decent part of it was the post-apocalypse scenery and some of the action scenes. Outside of that, the dialogue was garbage and the story was beyond not caring. And this is all from a less than 90 minute movie. This is pretty much this year's Jonah Hex. I actually thought I was watching that again with the opening credits/cartoon update to "how we got here".
- I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this. Seriously - total waste of time and money.
- Jumping the Broom focuses on a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard where two families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds clash during their first meeting before the big event.
- I never thought that I would miss "Tyler Perry's" in the title of a movie until now. Seriously, this is basically a Tyler Perry movie . . . . . . without Madea. All the blah blah blah melodrama, all the actors and actresses from his movies, but none of the hilarity that comes with the comedic Tyler Perry characters. The movie ends up just kind of being there.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone wasting their time with this one. You see the trailer - you have seen the movie.
- Thor spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It's while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
- Thor was one of the few comic books that I just never got in to. I was just never a fan of the whole god from Asgard thing. I also thought that this would be the toughest movie of them all to pull off and then they cast basically a no-name as the lead since there is only so much payroll that they can afford for the acting cast of The Avengers. Just like my doubts with Iron Man, I was pleasantly wrong and surprised by how good the casting turned out to be and how well they pulled the movie off. I'm not saying that this movie is in the original Iron Man's league. Hell no. It's still a very entertaining movie. The effects are good. The characters are well developed and you connect with them. Even the Asgard stuff (which I still think looks like its right out of The Chronicles Of Riddick) was entertaining. I feel as if they spent too much time there and I definitely liked the movie more when they were on Earth, but it wasn't painful to watch or anything like I had expected. In the end, this really is just another piece in the eventual machine that is The Avengers.
- I would definitely recommend this movie to people. It's a great and entertaining summer blockbuster. Just be warned that it is very heavy on the mythology and lore.
- Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single...as her engaged best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who just happens to be Darcy's fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy's lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), who has been Rachel's constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer, can't keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.
- This was a very enjoyable romantic comedy. I know that it got slaughtered by critics and stuff, but I don't see why. In terms of your basic staples - it had very entertaining supporting characters, main characters that you root for, and a fast enough pace that doesn't make you start looking at your watch. It's completely textbook and formula in every way but there are plenty of laughs that make it a pretty good watch.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this out. Its funny and you can relate to the realistic people.
- At Prom, every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; Prom portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), it's a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy (Thomas McDonell) who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei (Yin Chang) and Tyler (De'Vaughn Nixon) harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school's most seminal events. There are hundreds of nights in high school, but there's only one Prom.
- I really only saw like the last 20-30 minutes of this movie. Stinka went with friends and I met up with them. I have no interest in ever really seeing the rest of the movie simply because those 20-30 weren't interesting enough for me to have any desire to do so. Its a movie for teenage girls, Stinka liked it, and I didn't have to suffer through the whole thing. Works for me.
- Pretty much goes without saying that I wouldn't bother recommending anyone see this unless you are female and a teenager.
