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- Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen's financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.
- This was an up and down movie and honestly if it wasn't for Johnny Depp, I probably would have pulled the plug due to total loss of interest. The movie would drag for a while and then pick up in both laughs and tempo and then go back to blah. It did this like 3 or 4 times and it wasn't nearly as trippy (a la Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas) as I had expected. Regardless, I will pretty much watch anything with Johnny Depp and his facial expressions/delivery. That held up this movie for me but I was honestly kind of disappointed.
- I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this one out. It's not a must see and those just wanting to see Depp will be bored by the story while those who are going for the story will probably leave having expected more.
- In a future where time is literally money, and aging stops at 25, the only way to stay alive is to earn, steal, or inherit more time. Will Salas lives life a minute at a time, until a windfall of time gives him access to the world of the wealthy, where he teams up with a beautiful young heiress to destroy the corrupt system.
- Rules of a great sci-fi movie . . . . . 1 - Make believe that the alternate world could be true. Check. 2 - Have a philosophical theme that could be applied to our actual world. Check. 3 - Have characters that are developed enough that I care about them and/or root for them. Check. I loved this movie because of the above three factors. It was a great ride. It was a smart ride. And even though it was a sci-fi movie the underlying philosophy of the rich being more important than the expendable poor was a great kick to the face of those of us watching whether you be rich or poor. And I really hate to admit this but I guess that I now like Justin Timberlake. I really didn't want to. Damn him. But he plays a great "hero" in this movie about hope and living each day like it's your last.
- I strongly recommend everyone checking this out. It's a fun, fast, sci-fi movie and one of my favorites of the year.
- Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss In Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.
- This movie was decent. It was definitely watchable but it also could have been better. You can kind of tell that this was intended as a direct to DVD movie that was tweeked a little for a big screen release. There were some good laughs (especially the Oooooooooh cat in the background 3 or 4 times) but not enough of the humor that was in the Shrek movies that I was kind of hoping for. Can you sense yet how middle of the road I am on this movie?
- I would lukewarmly recommend checking this movie out. It's not a must see by any means but there are enough laughs to make it watchable and you could do much worse.
- The third film is being envisioned as an origin story set in the 1980s that will detail how the "activity" began.
- I'm a huge fan of these movies. The first two scared the hell out of me and I was shocked at how good the continuity was from the first to the second and that it wasn't just another ghost story but instead an evolving story. Now comes this third one that is a prequel of what happened to the sister from 1 and the sister from 2 when they were kids that led to those two movies. This movie was not as creepy and psychological as the first two. The first two legitimately made me lose sleep. This one was by far the scariest of the three though. There were a LOT more scenes that make you jump. As opposed to the first two where it was just tension build up to the last holy $hit 10-15 minutes, this one had moments like that throughout and then the crazy holy $hit last 15 minutes. The use of a rotating camera by hooking it up to an oscillating fan made those scenes beyond unnerving to watch. And once again the overall story evolving was great.
- I loved this movie. I have loved all three of them. I am extremely grateful though that this one had more of a less psychological fear installation because I was able to sleep last night. Scary as hell but not as scarring.
- A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.
- This will probably go down in history as one of the strangest cast lists of all time. You have no talent (Channing Tatum/Katie Holmes), comedic talent only (Tracy Morgan), artsy talent only (Juliette Binoche) and major actors (Ray Liotta and Al Pacino). It was just downright strange watching all of them on screen together. And the really unfortunate thing is that the lack of legit actors throughout the cast kind of held the movie back. The story was great and there was a good back and forth between past and present thoughout the movie. However, Channing Tatum and Katie Holmes as the "emotional" leads were just as painful as you would expect. And I will be the first to admit that there are single parts of movies that can annoy the living hell out of me and I can't let go of them. Ray Liotta plays Channing Tatum's police captain. He also places threatening calls to Tatum and Holmes and they don't know who it is in the movie. The voice is blatantly Ray Liotta's voice on the phone. No effort to cover it up at all. I could not stop ranting about this the whole movie.
- I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this out. Again, it's a decent/short story but the acting kind of poo poos all over it.
- Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, Margin Call is a thriller entangling the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.
- This was one hell of a cast for a limited release/simultaneous medium release (the movie hit theaters/dvd/home cable at the same time). Every time a new actor would come in, I was like whaaaaaaaaaat? The movie takes place overnight in some kind of an analytical firm with a bunch of people talking about what to do about this major issue that was found. They all talk around what the thing actually is. Honestly, the movie is a whole lot of nothing but talking. Normally that would annoy the hell out of me but with this cast, I was intrigued enough to keep watching.
- I would lukewarmly reccommend people checking this out. It's not a must see and it's a whole lot of talky talky. The star power does make it watchable though.
- In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family's estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle (Nicolas Cage), a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion's renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman). But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter (Liana Liberato), Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker (Cam Gigandet) at their home. Nothing is what it seems, and it will take a group of cold-blooded criminals led by Elias (Ben Mendelsohn), who have been planning a vicious home invasion for months, to bring the Miller family together. When they storm the manor, everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives – and their family – intact.
- This is another one of those in theaters and at home movie releases. Unlike Margin Call, this one has stars in it but is total poop. Nicolas Cage is just as horrible as he has alwasy been and how far has Nicole Kidman's screen credibility fallen!?! This movie is basically a 10-15 minute scene dragged out for 90 minutes. The home invasion happens like 15 minutes in to the movie and then it's just a bunch of back and forth yelling between the criminals and the homeowners. I didn't even bother watching how it turned out because there were so many other things I could be doing.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone watching this. Not at theaters. Not at home. Not with a fox. Not in box. Not in a house. Not with a house. You would definitely be better off watching them with Green Eggs and Ham. Where did that just come from?
- Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has traveled to the desolate region for the expedition of her lifetime. Joining a Norwegian scientific team that has stumbled across an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, she discovers an organism that seems to have died in the crash eons ago. But it is about to wake up.When a simple experiment frees the alien from its frozen prison, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter (Joel Edgerton), to keep it from killing them off one at a time. And in this vast, intense land, a parasite that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish.
- I still am not sure if I liked this or didn't. It was just kind of there. Crazy gore and creepy sci-fi alien effects throughout but I didn't care at all about the characters or where the story was going. It was basically like a serial killer movie but it was an alien.
- I guess I wouldn't really recommend this movie to anyone outside of fanboys of Fangoria magazine. That's really all it ended up being - gore effects.
- Writer/director Craig Brewer delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, Footloose. Ren MacCormack (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont's local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister's troubled daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough) in the process.
- This movie is criminal. CRIMINAL! To take something as classic as Footloose and remake it like this should be punishable by law. Not that the original wasn't corny. It's a movie about fighting for your right to dance in a small hick town. But back in the 80s - this was great. And the soundtrack was one of the best of all time. Fast forward to now and here is what we got:
- 1 - Bus derby instead of the tractor scene
- 2- Ren McCormack (no first names only please because clearly there are several Rens in the town of Bomont) having a Boston accent that comes and goes.
- 3 - A small hick town that knows how to get krunk, stomp the yard and step up.
- 4. The worst possible rendition of the dancing out your anger warehouse scene.
- 5. The worst concerned dad acting ever by Dennis Quaid.
- The only good part of the movie was Willard. He was the only one that did a good job of filling the role from the original. This is easily one of the worst movies of the year. Now, all of that being said, this was one of the most hysterical movie going experiences ever because of the group of friends I watched it with. All eight of us realized the movie for the giant turd that it was and were riffing on the movie throughout. I had chest pains from laughing so much at the running commentary.
- I would never recommend anyone seeing this criminal remake. It really is that painful and I know our posse of eight will not be going to see it again so we can't make it a fun experience for you.
- Dolphin Tale is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Without a tail, Winter's prognosis is dire. It will take the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor, and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a groundbreaking miracle—a miracle that might not only save Winter but could also help scores of people around the world. The real Winter, who plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," today serves as a symbol of courage, perseverance and hope to millions of people—both able and disabled—who have been touched by her remarkable story of recovery and rehabilitation.
- This is one of the biggest heartstring movies to come out in a long time. They pulled absolutely no punches to make you cry. It was textbook. You also pretty much saw the movie by seeing the commercial. I mean honestly - anyone think that the dolphin is not going to be okay in the end? Am I spoiling that for anyone? Come on now. The movie is somewhat watchable but ended up just kind of being there because I wasn't really hooked.
- I would recommend this to anyone who likes weepy feel good movies. It's a great family movie if you have younger children. Sadly, Stinka has gotten to an age where she doesn't really have interest in this anymore. Beginning of the end, people. Beginning of the end.
- Ally Darling embarks on a quest to find the best "ex" of her life, by any means necessary, when she reads a magazine article warning that people who have had 20 or more relationships have missed their chance at true love.
- This is one of those silly romantic comedies where everyone and their mother knows how it's going to play out just by watching the trailer. That being said, movies like this are either made or broken by the level of chemistry between the leads. I thought that there was really good chemistry between Anna Farris and Chris Evans and there were more than enough laughs to keep my attention throughout the movie.
- I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this one out. It's not a must see by any means but was enjoyable enough and had enough laughs that I wasn't looking at my watch and wondering how much time was left in the movie.
- The hot-headed young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) joins forces with three rogue Musketeers (Matthew MacFadyen, Luke Evans and Ray Stevenson) in this reboot of Alexandre Dumas' story. They must stop the evil Richelieu (Christoph Waltz) and face off with Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) and the treacherous Milady (Milla Jovovich).
- Poop. Total poop. And I love the story of The Three Musketeers. This was literally as if the actors sat down and watched the version with Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen from the 90s and tried to see how much of the lines/scenes they remembered. Really disappointing. But then again Milla Jovovich is in it so I guess that this should surprise nobody.
- You should absolutely not waste your time with this steaming pile of cow dung. And that is again coming from someone who really wanted to see it.
- Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
- Let me just say for the record that if you are looking for a movie of quality - this is a big giant turd. Anyone who didn't think that already is an idiot. That being said - I still was able to enjoy it for what it was. It was a heartstring pulling, action, popcorn movie. I turned off my brain for two hours and laughed at the jokes, cared about the characters (even the robots) and was rooting for them all along.
- Would I recommend it? Depends on what you are looking for. You want to see a quality movie. Then no. You want to see a souped up, badass action movie. Still no then. You want to see a fun, family film that is entertaining to the kids and the adults that take them - then yes.
- Successful publisher Will Atenton (Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived.When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson (Watts), a neighbor who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Will's dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next.
- I cannot for the life of me remember the last time that a trailer for a movie ruined a movie more than this one. In the trailer - they blatantly tell you that the guy's family is really dead and he is imagining seeing them. So, please explain to me why the movie is on for about 50 minutes before they reveal this? I was so bored out of my mind for 50 minutes because of the big twist that was revealed two months ago when I first saw the trailer making everything I was seeing completely obsolete. And then the rest of the movie was pretty much just a cheesy Lifetime movie with how it played out and what not. Total waste of time.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this big turd. It's a total waste of time and you can just watch the trailer instead.
- Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution – one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of the game.
- I enjoyed this movie alot. However, I was completely familiar with the whole story and am a huge baseball fan. I honestly don't see how a non-baseball/sports fan can really enjoy/understand this movie. It was advertised as a fell goodish sports movie - a la The Blind Side, but anyone could truly enjoy that movie. This one - not so much. It's very heavy in to the operation of a baseball franchise and how the philosophy was changed by Billy Beane when dealt a really crappy hand regarding team payroll in a small market.
- Again - I really liked this movie and I would definitely recommend that any big sports/baseball fans check this out. If you are not too familiar with all of that - you won't really enjoy this nearly as much.
- Based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East in the action-packed account of an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro). To make the rescue, he must complete a near-impossible mission of killing three tough-as-nails assassins with a cunning leader (Clive Owen).
- You can throw the based on a true story and add legit actors in to this, but it's still pretty much just another Jason Statham movie. If you like his movies - you will like this one. If you don't - you won't. Pretty much that simple. It had a basic story but kind of made it complicatingly annoying with a lot of back and forth in the past/present. The action was there and enjoyable as always (since I'm one that finds his type of movies entertaining). Bottom line - it's was watchable. I wasn't fully invested in every thing going on but enjoyed it enough to not turn it off.
- I would lukewarmly reccomend it to Jason Statham fans. That's really about it though.
- For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that he's living someone else's life. When he stumbles upon an image of himself as a little boy on a missing persons website, all of Nathan's darkest fears come true: he realizes his parents are not his own and his life is a lie, carefully fabricated to hide something more mysterious and dangerous than he could have ever imagined. Just as he begins to piece together his true identity, Nathan is targeted by a team of trained killers, forcing him on the run with the only person he can trust, his neighbor, Karen (Lily Collins). Every second counts as Nathan and Karen race to evade an army of assassins and federal operatives. But as his opponents close in, Nathan realizes that the only way he'll survive – and solve the mystery of his elusive biological father – is to stop running and take matters into his own hands.
- This movie is exactly what the trailer showed you. Formula in every way. No suspense at all. Pretty much just an excuse to have Jacob from Twilight (why even bother giving him a real name mention - that's all the kid is ever going to be) run around and what not. There was no hook. I couldn't have cared less about any characters and I could have wrote this same review from watching the 2 minute trailer.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this. It's a pretty big waste of time.
- Drive is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day (Ryan Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan). When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best—Drive!
- What a big turd. This movie is the definition of those movies that could be really good if the director didn't have the need to make it artsy. Seriously. I was ready to pull the plug on this movie long before any of the action started happening. And when it did - it was way over the top gore. The score to this movie is easily one of the most annoying things I've ever had to listen to while watching a movie. So disappointing.
- Hell no, I wouldn't recommend people watching this. It's a total waste of 90 minutes that I can never get back now.
- Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for Sparta, the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother, Brendan (Edgerton), an ex-fighter-turned teacher, returns to the ring in a desperate bid to save his family from financial ruin. But when Brendan's unlikely, underdog rise sets him on a collision course with the unstoppable Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart.
- Holy $hit!!! At no point did I expect to walk out a movie about MMA fighting released in the movie going wasteland that is September feeling like I just witnessed greatness much less announcing the following statement . . . . . WARRIOR IS THE BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR! Seriously. This is not a joke. I'm not some MMA fanboy who is biased. Honestly, I've never even watched it. This movie is hands down one of the best sports movies and family character dramas at the same time I've ever seen. Every character had so many levels and were all so well developed. The tension was unbelievable and just kept going as the fight tournament built towards it's conclusion. I've never been so torn with how I wanted a story to turn out. I was equal parts cheering and crying inside for the two main characters and their quests. Hell, I was cheering out loud and got totally choked up at the same time.
- This movie is an absolute must see for all. The movie is simply that phenomenal in story, direction and acting. As of right now - my pick for best movie of the year.
- When Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to Minneapolis from business in Hong Kong, what she thought was jet lag takes a virulent turn. Two days later, she's dead in the ER and the doctors tell her shocked and grieving husband (Matt Damon) they have no idea why.Soon, others exhibit the same mysterious symptoms: hacking coughs and fever, followed by seizure, brain hemorrhage...and ultimately, death. In Minneapolis, Chicago, London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, the numbers quickly multiply: one case becomes four, then sixteen, then hundreds, thousands, as the contagion sweeps across all borders, fueled by the countless human interactions that make up the course of an average day. A global pandemic explodes.
- I really enjoyed this movie. Movies like this about mass panic, if done right, are always entertaining and make you wonder what if. This was more of an artistic and political look at a global epidemic. It included doubting what the government says, questioning the integrity of the internet and how debilitating red tape can be in regards to simply doing what is right or what is necessary. The characters were all well developed and the whole thing seemed very realistic. The only knock that I would make against this movie would be that it ended more artistic with the life will go on line of thinking in a pretty mushy way instead of a pretty little bow. Then they actually showed you just how simply the whole thing started. That to me was more terrifying than anything.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this out. Again, don't have your expectations too high because it's not the pretty little package that you would expect. I really liked it though.
- The espionage thriller begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stephan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciarán Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook back in 1966, when the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel (Jesper Christensen) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team's mission was accomplished - or was it? The suspense builds in and across two different time periods, with startling action and surprising revelations.
- This movie was a decent watch. The suspense wasn't all that suspenseful, but the story playing out was more than intriguing enough to keep my attention throughout. You care about the characters and the back and forth between the present and the past was well put together.
- I would lukewarmly recommend this movie. It's not a must see by any means whatsoever, but there are many worse things out there.
- Adapted from the bestselling novel, One Day charts an extraordinary relationship. Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess) meet on the night of their college graduation – July 15th, 1988. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground. For the next two decades, every July 15th reveals to us how "Em" and "Dex" are faring, as their friendship ebbs and flows with the passing of the years. Through love and loss, heartbreak and success, hopes fulfilled and dreams shattered, they experience the grandeur of life. Somewhere along their journey, these two people realize that what they are searching and hoping for has been there for them all along.
- To be fair - I left this movie after 30 minutes because we had Stinka with us and this is not the simple/easy romantic comedy that was advertised. It was alot more about hooking up and what not and after seeing the third and fourth bare asses at a nude beach scene we ran like hell. However, I had seen more than enough to know that I will probably never bother watching the rest of it. It's about as textbook as you can get and there was pretty much no chemistry between Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess and it all felt really forced, which is pretty sad because I really like both of them.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this . . . . . at least I think not based on my 30 minutes of viewing.
- Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his rescue. As Liz, Emily and Natalie each take a turn at housing Ned, their brother's unfailing commitment to honesty creates more than a few messes in their comfortable routines. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realize that maybe, in believing and trusting the people around him, Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
- Overall - this movie was about as pointless as you can get. There was a simple moral of love your family but there was nothing outside of that. That being said, I really enjoyed it simply because the characters were funny and I have always liked Paul Rudd. His delivery is just as good in this movie as it always is and all his sisters played off of him very well.
- I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this out. It's not a must see by any stretch of the imagination but it is one of the better movies by default right now simply because of the amount of garbage that is in theaters right now.
- Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But in December of 1974, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.
- Exhibit B of why going to the movies in September sucks. This movie has been bounced back for over a year and half at this point and there is definitely a reason why. It is a complete and total waste of 90 minutes of your life. It is set up as old 8mm camera footage so that gets old and annoying about 2 minutes in to the movie. It takes like 7 years to get to the creepy part and then once it gets there it's really not that creepy anymore. This movie was basically an attempt at doing Paranormal Activity in space and it failed miserably.
- Hell no I wouldn't recommend anyone seeing this. The audience was collectively bitching about the movie out loud at the end of it because it was so lame.
- Arriving by boat at her family's Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik (Sinqua Walls) stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake, and fast.But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.
- Exhibit A of why going to the movies in September sucks. I expected a schlocky, possibly guilty pleasure type movie of people getting attacked by sharks. Instead, they actually tried to give this movie some kind of an absurd story and wasted precious minutes of my life trying to develop the characters. I was rooting for all of them to die in crazy shark scenes. Ended up getting only two good ones. Total poop.
- Hell no I wouldn't recommend anyone seeing this. It's total garbage and opened up in September for a reason.
- Based on the 1973 telefilm that Guillermo del Toro believes is the scariest TV production ever made, the story follows Sally (Madison), a young girl who moves to Rhode Island to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the house, Sally starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement whose hidden agenda is to claim her as one of their own.
- This was one of the better creepy/scary movies that has hit theaters. I wish that they would make more like this instead of the gorefests and lame remakes. I wouldn't say that it was jump out of your seat scary but it was creepy as hell. There is always something about kids being the target of the "monsters" that rachets up the fear factor tremendously. As for the monsters - they are pretty much the most original looking ones I've seen in the longest time. The movie was fast paced, well told in terms of the story development and character developments and they even managed to make Katie Holmes not one of the most painful actressed to watch.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this out. It's a creepy, tight story that horror/scary movie fans should love.
- In Colombiana, Zoe Saldana plays Cataleya, a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer and working for her uncle, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths.
- This is one of your textbook August/September adrenaline movies. Honestly, this was basically a Jason Statham movie with the girl from Avatar in it instead of him. Cool action, badass characters, simple revenge story . . . . . with a girl.
- I'd lukewarmly recommend people checking this bad boy out. It's not a must see by any means but if you like action/espionage type movies, this is definitely watchable.
- Senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all going on: he's running with the popular crowd and dating the most coveted girl in his high school. In fact, he's so cool he's even dissing his best friend. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there's something not quite right-but everyone, including Charlie's mom (Toni Collette), doesn't notice. After observing some very strange activity, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on the neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone, Charlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself in this Craig Gillespie-helmed revamp of the comedy-horror classic.
- The movie started off great. It was creepy and campy. It felt like that movie Disturbia from a couple of years ago but with a vampire instead. I was looking forward to the cat and mouse type game of seeing if the guy really was a vampire. Unfortunately, they sped that up way too much and he was an acknowledged vampire with the whole second half of the movie left. At that point, the movie pretty much went right into the crapper, dragged like a slug and ended up stinking.
- I wouldn't really recommend this movie to anyone. It is a lot of fun for 45 minutes but is total garbage for the other 45 minutes.
- On the surface, Marissa Cortez Wilson (Jessica Alba) has it all...married to a famous spy hunting television reporter, a new baby and intelligent twin step kids. But in reality, trying to mother Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook), who clearly don't want her around, is her toughest challenge yet. Also, her husband, Wilbur (Joel McHale), wouldn't know a spy if he lived with one which is exactly the case - Marissa’s a retired secret agent. Marissa's world is turned upside down when the maniacal Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) threatens to take over the planet and she's called back into action by the head of OSS, home of the greatest spies and where the now-defunct Spy Kids division was created. With Armageddon quickly approaching, Rebecca and Cecil are thrust into action when they learn their boring stepmom was once a top agent and now the world's most competitive ten year olds are forced to put their bickering aside and rely on their wits. With a little help from a couple of very familiar Spy Kids, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara), and some mind-blowing gadgets, they just may be able to save the world and possibly bring their family together while they're at it.
- Oh My God!!! This is seriously one of the most god awful kid/family movies of all time. Even with rock bottom expectations, this was sooooooooooooooo much worse than that. I was a big fan of the first one and the 2nd and 3rd ones were watchable sequels. More for kids, but not outright painful. This is beyond horrible. I don't even know that kids would like this. It's like a bad episode of a Saturday morning live action kids show that aren't on the air anymore for a reason.
- I would never recommend this movie to anyone regardless of how young they are. This is a lock for my Bottom 10 of the year. It's downright brutal.
- A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
- This movie is exactly what you would think it is. Barbarian action with some modern day gore added in. Horrible overacting throughout. A couple of decent fight scenes. And that is about it. Pretty much the straight up poop that the trailer made it look like. The only thing the movie accomplished is making me wish the guy that played conan was still going to be on Game Of Thrones moving forward.
- No, I would definitely not reccomend anyone wasting 90 minutes of there life watching this. It just a whole lot of noise.
- In the action-comedy 30 Minutes or Less, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.
- This movie was pretty much poop. There were a couple of laughs in there but they were mostly cheap and forced. The movie was barely over an hour long and still felt like a big fat waste of time. Jesse Eisenberg needs to pretty much fire his agent. How does one go from The Social Network and an oscar nomination to this?
- I would absolutely not recommend anyone else bothering to waste their time with this. It's one of those end of summer duds that are going to be flooding theaters over the next couple of weeks.
- The multi-generational phenomenon that has inspired millions to embrace their inner-Gleek will soon bring them together to experience Glee a whole new way.
- I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this movie. I had taken Stinka to see the concert with our friends and really enjoyed how it was more of a production than just a concert. Still, I figured the movie would just be the same as the concert. Instead I found myself enjoying the production part of the whole thing just as entertaining and they had these great little vignettes from a couple of Gleeks throughout showing how the show and it's characters/messages had touched them.
- I would definitely recommend this movie just like the show and the concert. It's got great characters, great performances and all these kids have a whole lot of talent.
- Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help stars Emma Stone ("Easy A") as Skeeter, Viola Davis ("Doubt") as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny—three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.
- This movie was awesome. I keep debating back and forth over whether or not Super 8 or X-Men: First Class are my best movie of the year on a "favorite" scale. This movie is technically the best movie of the year in terms of year end awards. This was an excellent story and I could see the entire Best Supporting Actress field being filled from this movie alone, as well as a Best Actress nomination for Viola Davis. And I'm not even counting Emma Stone who has completely solidifed herself as the best young up and coming actress in Hollywood.
- I absolutely recommend this movie. It's easily one of the best movies of the year and a must see.
- In Final Destination 5, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man's premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death's sinister agenda.
- Do I even have to bother reviewing this? Did you like the first four? Do you like these types of shocking death movies? Then this is an entertaining watch. Do you not like them? Then don't touch this with a ten foot pole. It's a bunch more crazy deaths put on the screen including the big bridge going down (WHY MUST YOU TORTURE ME WITH THESE VISIONS!?!) that starts it all. Lots of gore. Lots of build up suspense and then blatant over the top nastiness. I could have done without the cheating death plot twist they factored in towards the end. Just kill the people off and we'll be good at this point. No need to switch it up and what not. There is also one of those clever little karate chops at the viewer's brain towards the end.
- Like I said - I would recommend this to anyone liking the others. I'm sure you will like this one just as much. If not - don't start watching it now.
- At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his "perfect" life quickly unravels. Worse, in today's single world, Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal's eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercuts or The Gap. Cal and Emily aren't the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal's makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can't be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
- This was not really the straight up comedy it was advertised to be. At least not at first. It was more of an artsy character driven comedy. There were a couple of different stories going on. It started out good but kind of hit the where is this going wall about an 1/2 way through. However, all the stories came together with absolute hilarity for about 10 minutes. That ten minutes completely made the movie. I didn't realize how hooked I was by all the characters until that point. The rest of the movie was great after that and Steve Carrell was great as always. God, I'm going to miss him on The Office.
- I would recommend people checking this out. Just be warned that it rides that artsy vibe for awhile but is completely worth it in the end.
- A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other -- and to the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." The Oscar-winning visual effects team that brought to life the worlds of "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings" is breaking new ground, creating a CGI ape that delivers a dramatic performance of unprecedented emotion and intelligence, and epic battles on which rest the upended destinies of man and primate.
- This movie was very well done. It didn't waste time with too much bla-bla build up. The characters were very well developed - especially considering that at least 3/4 of them were monkeys. The effects were awesome and I found myself gawking at the heavily ape featured scenes. The only knock I can make on this is that it's a straight up remake and you know every step this movie is going to make. There is not a single twist or variation you don't see coming. Regardless, it's still entertaining as hell.
- I would definitely recommend this movie because it's a great watch. Not remotely original but done so well you find yourself legitimately rooting/caring for the monkeys.
- Growing up together, Mitch (Reynolds) and Dave (Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they've slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann), kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch's stress free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true. Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave's worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other's bodies and proceed to freak the &*#@ out. Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other's lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. Further complicating matters are Dave's sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch's estranged father (Alan Arkin). With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other's lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
- This movie is pretty much the same act as Vice Versa, Like Father Like Son and Freaky Friday. The only difference - and it's a pretty big one - is this movie is a very rated R version of the switching bodies story. It was very funny throughout and still managed to be touching at parts when it wanted to be. The only disappointment was that Ryan Reynolds seemed to be holding back. He was lesser in both roles compared to Jason Bateman. Bateman was hilarious in both roles - especially as the single guy and really carried the movie.
- I would definitely recommend this movie to people looking for a laugh. It's definitely rated R and it's the same old body switching story but still very funny.
- Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
- I'll be honest. I was a little excited about this just because of how much I used to like The Smurfs when I was a kid. I knew I had to temper that because spade a spade this is a movie for kids. I was hoping it was more Alvin & The Chipmunks than Yogi Bear and that was exactly what I got. You see the trailer and you see the movie. Tons of overacting, but I did find Hank Azaria pretty stupid funny as Gargamel.
- I would recommend this movie for anyone with kids. It's not the best watch for the parents but I've seen much worse.
- 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear.But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
- I really enjoyed this movie. This is a straight up summertime popcorn movie. With all the reboots and origins and sequels and remakes that have truly destroyed any sense of creativity, this one was equal parts creative and simple. Take a western and throw aliens in there. Enjoy the ride. Different and simple and fun as hell. They develop all the characters enough so that you care and the action looked really good. This movie was straight up fun. The only warning is that alot of the alien stuff was too scary for younger ones. WW jumped numerous times.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this out. It's definitely one of the better movies of the summer on an entertainment level.
- Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis) think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover however that getting physical really does always lead to complications.
- I really liked this movie. It's easily the best romantic comedy of the summer - although it's definitely a rated R movie. It has more than enough laughs. Most importantly, the chemistry between Timberlake and Kunis was awesome and they played off of each other so well. They were both flawed and you totally understand why and root for both of them because they are perfect for each other.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this one out. Again - it's a legit rated R but it is a great romantic comedy for adults.
- Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving.)
- This is a tough one. I really wanted to like this movie. However, I expected it to be not so good. I was not a fan of casting Chris Evans as Captain America. The trailer gave me a pretty big "eh" feeling, but I always loved Captain America growing up. Like I said, I really wanted to like it. The movie ended up being kind of middle of the road for me. Chris Evans wasn't that bad although I still can't for the life of me see him "leading" The Avengers. It was entertaining, but I definitely feel like they kind of mailed it in overall. You can say that it was because of them trying to make it all 1940s nostalgia-like but it still looked really cheesy, especially the effects. So sick of saying this, but . . . . It could have been better.
- I would lukewarmly reccomend this movie. It's watchable and entertaining, but is easily the weakest of The Avengers lead-ins. It felt alot more like Green Lantern than the Marvel series of films.
- In Part 2 of the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
- This was an amazing send off to the most consistently excellent franchise ever. Seriously, eight movies in and all of them great and entertaining movies. You could make the compared to the books knocks just like all of the others, but the movies are always top ten list worthy. This one is no different. I've spent the last 12 years with these characters so this movie had an intensity about it right from the beginning and didn't let up throughout. This was definitely the best paced one and played much more like an action movie. The only major knock against it is . . . . . . What now?
- Would I recommend this movie? Does it matter? If you are a fan - you have probably already seen it. If you are not, you are not going to start watching now. I loved it and have been a big fan from the beginning. It has been one of the most entertaining rides ever.
- Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh. Featuring the timeless charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo—and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. "Ever have one of those days where you just can't win, Eeyore?" asks Pooh. Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some honey.
- To someone looking for something different - this is not. It is basically just another Winnie The Pooh movie. However, I have always liked Winnie The Pooh and I really enjoyed this movie . . . . . . especially since Eeyore gets his due. This is still as far as I'm concerned the greatest thing for young children ever. Screw all the purple Dinosaurs and the Gabba Dabbas and whatever other crap comes up the pipeline to keep kids entertained while burnt out moms and dads try to get some stuff done. This is the one. It will always be the one and I really enjoyed it. This is a wonderful first time to the movies for kids. Granted, it's only about an hour long so maybe not worth the prices to watch it, but the music is great, the characters are great and the story is as cute as always.
- I would definitely recommend any Winnie The Pooh fan checking this out. It's another great chapter to one of the cutest group of characters ever.
- For Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston) into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con (Jamie Foxx), the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers...permanently. There's only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
- Finally!!!! Although the other highly anticipated summer comedies have failed for the most part to live up the laugh expectations based on the trailers, this one definitely comes through the most. The trio of guys are very funny - especially Charlie Day. I pray to god that this guy will get recognized for his level of comedy after this one. The scene where he is singing "That's Not My Name" in the car had me peeing my pants. They all played so phenomenally well off of each other. Then, the three bosses were all great (can it be that I have actually enjoyed Jennifer Aniston in 2 straight movies!?!) and so was Jamie Foxx. His character's name alone might be my favorite part of this movie. And it's not like the premise of the movie is not something that all of us can identify with on a certain level. That alone makes it funny but the performances and banter make it hilarious.
- I definitely recommend this movie. It's a very funny comedy and definitely the one I've been waiting for all summer.
- In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes (Kevin James). Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style.
- This movie is exactly what you would expect from the trailer. It's part Paul Blart, part Doctor Dolittle, and part Night At The Museum. Kevin James is Kevin James. If you like him - you will like this movie. The animals were all funny, especially the monkey voiced by Adam Sandler. There isn't any part of the story that you don't see coming from a mile away but there are enough laughs thoughout to make it watchable enough for adults. Kids will love it.
- I would recommend people checking this out if they like these kinds of movies. Again, you won't be disappointed because it is exactly what you would expect the movie to be.
- Until he was downsized, affable, amiable Larry Crowne (Hanks) was a superstar team leader at the big-box company where he's worked since his time in the Navy. Underwater on his mortgage and unclear on what to do with his suddenly free days, Larry heads to his local college to start over. There he becomes part of a colorful community of outcasts, also-rans and the overlooked all trying to find a better future for themselves...often moving around town in a herd of scooters. In his public-speaking class, Larry develops an unexpected crush on his teacher Mercedes Tainot (Roberts), who has lost as much passion for teaching as she has for her husband. The simple guy who has every reason to think his life has stalled will come to learn an unexpected lesson: when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might discover your reason to live.
- This is a kind of tough to review movie. I enjoyed it while watching it but the movie is really just kind of there. There isn't any real point. I can't see myself raving about what a great movie it was, but I did enjoy it for the 100 minutes or so that I was watching it. I liked the characters. It was funny and touching and pretty accurate with today's job market. But once it was over, it is one of those forgotten type of movies.
- Like I said, I don't know that I could blatantly recommend people seeing this. It's not a bad movie, but it's not a must see by any means. It's just kind of there and I enjoyed it while watching it probably never to think of it again once I post this.
- Monte Carlo tells the story of a girl and her best friend who travel to Paris, accompanied by her future, uptight stepsister. When one of the girls is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress, they are caught up in a whirlwind of attention and find themselves going on a dream vacation to Monte Carlo.
- This movie is literally Lizzie McGuire with Selena Gomez in it. Same side characters. Same story line. Same laughs. I took Stinka to see The Lizzie McGuire movie years ago and ended up liking it for it's light, silly playing out of the story and I felt the same way about this one.
- If you are a girl, I would definitely recommend checking this out. If you are a guy, I wouldn't bother unless you are taking your daughter. Thank God I have that excuse, huh?
- Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.
- I know that sequels for the most part are never as good as the original. But do they have to be this crappy? The first Transformers is one of my favorite movies. It felt like an event movie. The effects were great. The story was cool. They had the perfect amounts of comedy/sarcasm and side characters - including the Transformers themselves. Shia LaBeouf was on track to become Will Smith/Tom Hanks-ish. The second one was too much . . . . . of everything. Too much Megan Fox. Too much of the slapstick comedy and side characters. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many robots. Too much story crammed in there. Shia was still good though. So they got rid of Megan Fox. Thank God. They limited the side characters. Thanks again. The story was actually really strong and they even factored it in to past American history. Thank you. All in all - this one was definitely a better movie than the second one. HOWEVER . . . . . . that is pretty much the only good thing that can be said about this movie. No. I'm sorry. There are two more things. Shia is still great. I really love this kid. His delivery of sarcasm and comedic fear are awesome. And for once, I have to admit that the 3D effects mattered. Normally, I'm just annoyed to be wearing the glasses and don't care at all about the effects. This movie definitely made it worth having to wear the glasses. That being said - the bad . . . . . They replaced Megan Fox with some random model who - I never thought I would say this - was worse than her. The movie was like seven years long. I went to a 7pm showing and felt like it was 3am when it was over. The action was still way too much. The ending of the movie with the crazy destruction of Chicago was insane. It was just non-stop and became annoying overall.
- Would I recommend this movie? No. Hell no. I wish that they could go back in time and not make this one or the second one and leave Transformers as a stand alone movie with all of its awesomeness intact. Sequels like this ruin the original. It's like the Star Wars prequel dampening Star Wars or that Crystal Skull garbage tainting Indiana Jones. Just stop already.
- Some teachers just don't give an F. For example, there's Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She's foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can't wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiancé, she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich, handsome substitute (Justin Timberlake) – competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy (Lucy Punch). When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher (Jason Segel), the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers, and even herself an education like no other.
- I enjoyed this movie alot. The bluntness of Cameron Diaz was hilarious. And I am a huge fan of Jason Segel. The one that really stole the movie though was Lucy Punch. I only know her name because it's listed in the synopsis above. I know her as the crazy girl from Dinner For Schmucks. She pretty much plays the same character in this one and I couldn't help but laugh at how over the top she was and it played very well off of Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz's straight faced characters. The movie still could have been funnier though and Justin Timberlake was kind of wasted in this. They definitely could have tweaked his character for bigger laughs. The other two actors (Phyllis from The Office and the camp director from Fired Up) provided a ton of laughs too. The only knock I would really make against this movie is that they should have decided to either make the movie a straight up R comedy or a walking the line PG-13 movie. It was rated R but pulled up on a lot of the jokes. If they would have really committed one way or the other, this movie could have been even funnier.
- I would definitely recommend this movie for people looking for some laughs.
