This was the other main benefit for going to see The Hobbit in Imax 3D, not only was the 3D really cool, also there was an Imax 3D exclusive that we got to see the first 9 minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness.
For those of you who don't know me very well, I'm not a huge Star Trek fan. I do enjoy the movie that came out in 2009 directed by J.J Abrams. which this is obviously the sequel to that. So this starts out in London and there's a girl who apparantly is very ill. Her father steps outside and he's staring out into the city and a voice comes from behind him that says "I can save her." the voice belongs to Benedict Cumberbatch. I don't know too much about him. I know he was Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series called Sherlock, and he's going to be the voice of Smaug in the next Hobbit movie. The next shots you get are Kirk and Bones are on a diffrent planet and there being chased by its inhabitants. They get back to the enterprise and apparantly there's a volcano that's going to destroy the planet. Spock is in the volcano with a device that's going to render the volcano harmless. They're trying to beam him out but they can't get a good read on him. And he says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Some Star Trek fans will get that refrence, Although I know that refrence from The Big Bang Theory. Then Kirk asks someone "What would he do if he was here and I was down there?" and someone responds, "He'd probably let you die." this was a very intense scene. This movie is due out in May of 2013 I can't wait to see it I think it's going to be a very action packed movie which is always a good thing.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review
Before The Black Gate, before Pelannor Fields, Before Helms Deep there was the tale of Bilbo Baggins' adventures with a band of dwarves and Gandalf.
The Hobbit was directed by Peter Jackson who's the perfect choice for this movie because he directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy so he clearly has a great vision for Middle Earth. So The Hobbit starts out with an old Bilbo Baggins and he's writing something for Frodo he's going to tell him a more in depth story about his adventures. Then you meet a younger Bilbo. Bilbo was played by Martin Freeman and he was fantastic in this movie. There was not one line he gave that I thought was forced. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Gray. He was Gandalf the White in the last two movies but this takes place before the Fellowship of the Ring so he's Gandalf the Gray. Ian McKellen hasn't lost it he still kills it as Gandalf. So the plot to this movie is that this band of dwarves had this kingdom and treasure and then a dragon called Smaug stole it and Bilbo is helping the dwarves reclaim it.
The one gripe a lot of people have about this movie is that the pacing is a little slow. Watching the movie I will agree that it takes awhile for the plot to move along. 40 minutes into the movie it's still in The Shire. but once the movie gets going it's awesome.
The main things I loved about the movie is you see a struggle with Bilbo. Thorin Oakenshield who's dwarves leader he tells Bilbo you have no place among us. You really see both Bilbo and Thorin deal with that and it's interesting to see that relationship develop. The other thing I loved about the movie is the soundtrack. I will have the Song of the Lonely Mountain stuck in my head for weeks.
Overall this was a very enjoyable film. It was not a perfect movie. But the acting was good, there was some very good fight scenes, and the riddle scene with Bilbo and Gollum I could be entertained by that for 2 hours maybe more. I will give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars. I can't wait for the Desolation of Smaug to come out. I believe it's due out next December. Also I should mention that I saw this movie in 3D Imax and I was pleasantly suprised by it. There were some images that really popped out which was very cool. So I would recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it to see it in 3D Imax you won't be disappointed.
The Hobbit was directed by Peter Jackson who's the perfect choice for this movie because he directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy so he clearly has a great vision for Middle Earth. So The Hobbit starts out with an old Bilbo Baggins and he's writing something for Frodo he's going to tell him a more in depth story about his adventures. Then you meet a younger Bilbo. Bilbo was played by Martin Freeman and he was fantastic in this movie. There was not one line he gave that I thought was forced. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Gray. He was Gandalf the White in the last two movies but this takes place before the Fellowship of the Ring so he's Gandalf the Gray. Ian McKellen hasn't lost it he still kills it as Gandalf. So the plot to this movie is that this band of dwarves had this kingdom and treasure and then a dragon called Smaug stole it and Bilbo is helping the dwarves reclaim it.
The one gripe a lot of people have about this movie is that the pacing is a little slow. Watching the movie I will agree that it takes awhile for the plot to move along. 40 minutes into the movie it's still in The Shire. but once the movie gets going it's awesome.
The main things I loved about the movie is you see a struggle with Bilbo. Thorin Oakenshield who's dwarves leader he tells Bilbo you have no place among us. You really see both Bilbo and Thorin deal with that and it's interesting to see that relationship develop. The other thing I loved about the movie is the soundtrack. I will have the Song of the Lonely Mountain stuck in my head for weeks.
Overall this was a very enjoyable film. It was not a perfect movie. But the acting was good, there was some very good fight scenes, and the riddle scene with Bilbo and Gollum I could be entertained by that for 2 hours maybe more. I will give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars. I can't wait for the Desolation of Smaug to come out. I believe it's due out next December. Also I should mention that I saw this movie in 3D Imax and I was pleasantly suprised by it. There were some images that really popped out which was very cool. So I would recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it to see it in 3D Imax you won't be disappointed.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Lord of the Rings Return of the King Review
Dear Readers, if you are tired of me using the word epic in these Lord of the Rings reviews, I have two things to say. First of all, stop reading here because it will be used a lot more, second of all what other word is there to use? I can't think of another word to describe it. I will now plow right into this review of the epic conclusion to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Once again this review contains spoilers so if you havn't seen Return of the King, go watch it and then read this review. The movie starts out with a great back story on Smeagol (a.k.a Gollum) he's fishing with his friend Deagol and Deagol finds the Ring. Smeagol wants it and he kills Deagol and takes it. Then you really see Smeagol deterriorate he becomes Gollum that scene is so dark and disturbing. It sets the tone for the film so well. Then you see Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, and Legolas celebrating their victory at Helms Deep. Due to the curiosity of Pippin, they find out about Sauron's plan to attack Minas Trith, which is basically the capitol of the free people of Middle Earth. In Minas Trith you meet Danonther who's the steward of the throne of Gondor. He was Boromir's father and he's still dealing with his death. Gandalf is telling him about Sauron's plan to attack and he dosn't listen. He just sends Faromir out to attack Osigilliath. Basically he's sending his other son to his death. I couldn't stand Danonther he was such a terrible father and i hated it when he said "I've heard of this Aragorn son of Arathorn I will never bow to this ranger from the North." You can tell he just wants to be king. He wants the reign of Gondor.
Meanwhile back in Rohan, King Theodin and Aragorn are rounding up men to come to Gondor's aid. Only they don't have enough men. Aragorn goes into the mountains to summon this ghost army who broke an oath to Iseldor and they now live in the mountains until they've fufulled they're oath. This all leads up to the battle of Pelanor Fields which is probably my favorate battle scene in a movie. That battle was so epic.
Throughout the movie you see Gollum trying to get Frodo killed so he can take the Ring for himself. The evil in him has won over he just wants the Ring. Sam and Gollum are like the angel and demon on his shoulders. Sam sees it the entire time. I hated the scene when Gollum manipulates Frodo so much he sends Sam away. That scene was also very dark. But Sam comes back to save the day. He takes on a big disgusting spider and wins, he kills some oarks who took Frodo, and they make it to Mordor. Now Aragorn and the others have a decision to make. They decide to ride out to the Black Gate and draw Sauron's eye out. Because 10,000 oarks stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. They're out fighting and Frodo and Sam make it to Mount Doom. The Ring takes Frodo just as it did Iseldor thousands of years earlier. I honestly didn't expect that. But Gollum shows up and they fight for it. They both go over the edge, but Frodo holds on and Gollum falls into the lava with the Ring. The Ring finally gets destroyed and all evil just crumbles.
The ending is very long. It takes awhile for the movie to wrap up. Aragorn takes the throne of Gondor, and the hobbits return to the Shire. Frodo is struggling to return to normal life, and finally you see Bilbo get afforded the right of the elves to leave Middle Earth. Basically Bilbo is going to elf heaven. Then you see Frodo going with them which was so sad. Everytime I watch this always get the urge to cry. It was so sad but it was a necessary end.
This is an epic conclusion to an epic trilogy. There's alot of action, a lot of heart felt drama, a lot of great diologue. Lord of the Rings definatley are three of my favorate movies of all time it may even be number one. Of course Return of the King gets 5 stars. There's so much more I want to say but this review is long enough. My next review will be a reivew of the hobbit.
Once again this review contains spoilers so if you havn't seen Return of the King, go watch it and then read this review. The movie starts out with a great back story on Smeagol (a.k.a Gollum) he's fishing with his friend Deagol and Deagol finds the Ring. Smeagol wants it and he kills Deagol and takes it. Then you really see Smeagol deterriorate he becomes Gollum that scene is so dark and disturbing. It sets the tone for the film so well. Then you see Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, and Legolas celebrating their victory at Helms Deep. Due to the curiosity of Pippin, they find out about Sauron's plan to attack Minas Trith, which is basically the capitol of the free people of Middle Earth. In Minas Trith you meet Danonther who's the steward of the throne of Gondor. He was Boromir's father and he's still dealing with his death. Gandalf is telling him about Sauron's plan to attack and he dosn't listen. He just sends Faromir out to attack Osigilliath. Basically he's sending his other son to his death. I couldn't stand Danonther he was such a terrible father and i hated it when he said "I've heard of this Aragorn son of Arathorn I will never bow to this ranger from the North." You can tell he just wants to be king. He wants the reign of Gondor.
Meanwhile back in Rohan, King Theodin and Aragorn are rounding up men to come to Gondor's aid. Only they don't have enough men. Aragorn goes into the mountains to summon this ghost army who broke an oath to Iseldor and they now live in the mountains until they've fufulled they're oath. This all leads up to the battle of Pelanor Fields which is probably my favorate battle scene in a movie. That battle was so epic.
Throughout the movie you see Gollum trying to get Frodo killed so he can take the Ring for himself. The evil in him has won over he just wants the Ring. Sam and Gollum are like the angel and demon on his shoulders. Sam sees it the entire time. I hated the scene when Gollum manipulates Frodo so much he sends Sam away. That scene was also very dark. But Sam comes back to save the day. He takes on a big disgusting spider and wins, he kills some oarks who took Frodo, and they make it to Mordor. Now Aragorn and the others have a decision to make. They decide to ride out to the Black Gate and draw Sauron's eye out. Because 10,000 oarks stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. They're out fighting and Frodo and Sam make it to Mount Doom. The Ring takes Frodo just as it did Iseldor thousands of years earlier. I honestly didn't expect that. But Gollum shows up and they fight for it. They both go over the edge, but Frodo holds on and Gollum falls into the lava with the Ring. The Ring finally gets destroyed and all evil just crumbles.
The ending is very long. It takes awhile for the movie to wrap up. Aragorn takes the throne of Gondor, and the hobbits return to the Shire. Frodo is struggling to return to normal life, and finally you see Bilbo get afforded the right of the elves to leave Middle Earth. Basically Bilbo is going to elf heaven. Then you see Frodo going with them which was so sad. Everytime I watch this always get the urge to cry. It was so sad but it was a necessary end.
This is an epic conclusion to an epic trilogy. There's alot of action, a lot of heart felt drama, a lot of great diologue. Lord of the Rings definatley are three of my favorate movies of all time it may even be number one. Of course Return of the King gets 5 stars. There's so much more I want to say but this review is long enough. My next review will be a reivew of the hobbit.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Review
The journey continues in this epic sequal to the Fellowship of the Ring. The fellowship has broken but the quest to destroy the One Ring continues. Frodo and Sam entrust their lives to the mysterious creature Gollum who promises to guide them to Mordor. Was The Two Towers a great follow up to The Fellowship, or was it a big disappointment?
This review will have spoilers so any viewers who havm't seen The Two Towers go watch it and then come back and read this review. So as I stated above the fellowship has broken, but Frodo and Sam continue on in their quest to destroy the One Ring. They entrust their lives to Gollum who promises to guide them to Mordor. Meanwhile Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are on the trail of the oarks who took Merry and Pippin. They end up in the Fangorn Forrest where they reunite with Gandalf who they believed was killed in the Mines of Moria. They go to Rohan and meet King Theodin who is under a spell from Saruman. Gandalf withdraws Saruman and they discover that Saruman plans to attack Rohan. He created an army in his caverns in Isengard for one purpose, to destroy the race of men. So they flee to the refuge of Helms Deep to fight off Saruman's forces. The only problem is that the defenders of Helms Deep are supremely outnumbered. The defeneses at Helms Deep must hold if the race of man is to survive. Meanwhile Frodo and Sam are kidnapped to Gondor where the Ring seduces Faromir who was Boromir's brother. He thinks the Ring could be a weapon for Gondor. Frodo and Sam must explain in some way that the Ring must be destroyed.
Overall I loved this movie. I loved that there were more scenes with Aragorn because he's my favorate character. You see him struggle as he begins to accept his fate. He believes he is going to die in the fight for Middle Earth. However the scenes with Frodo, Sam, and Gollum were also very good. You see them develop a lot in this movie. The character development was very good in this movie, team that up with an epic battle scene and you've got an awesome movie. The Two Towers gets five stars.
This review will have spoilers so any viewers who havm't seen The Two Towers go watch it and then come back and read this review. So as I stated above the fellowship has broken, but Frodo and Sam continue on in their quest to destroy the One Ring. They entrust their lives to Gollum who promises to guide them to Mordor. Meanwhile Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are on the trail of the oarks who took Merry and Pippin. They end up in the Fangorn Forrest where they reunite with Gandalf who they believed was killed in the Mines of Moria. They go to Rohan and meet King Theodin who is under a spell from Saruman. Gandalf withdraws Saruman and they discover that Saruman plans to attack Rohan. He created an army in his caverns in Isengard for one purpose, to destroy the race of men. So they flee to the refuge of Helms Deep to fight off Saruman's forces. The only problem is that the defenders of Helms Deep are supremely outnumbered. The defeneses at Helms Deep must hold if the race of man is to survive. Meanwhile Frodo and Sam are kidnapped to Gondor where the Ring seduces Faromir who was Boromir's brother. He thinks the Ring could be a weapon for Gondor. Frodo and Sam must explain in some way that the Ring must be destroyed.
Overall I loved this movie. I loved that there were more scenes with Aragorn because he's my favorate character. You see him struggle as he begins to accept his fate. He believes he is going to die in the fight for Middle Earth. However the scenes with Frodo, Sam, and Gollum were also very good. You see them develop a lot in this movie. The character development was very good in this movie, team that up with an epic battle scene and you've got an awesome movie. The Two Towers gets five stars.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring Review
With all the anticipation surrounding The Hobbit which is coming out in theatres on December 14th, I decided to do reviews of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Lord of the Rings is probably the most epic trilogy of my generation. I can't think of another word to describe it other than epic. I'm going to write about this assuming everyone who reads this has seen the movie. If you havn't seen this movie go watch it and then come back and read this review.
The beginning of Fellowship of the Rings does a really good job giving an overview of the history of Middle-Earth. It goes into great detail about the One Ring of power. It was foraged by the Dark Lord Sauron in Mordor in the fires of Mount Doom. Then Iseldor cut the ring from Sauron's hand he had a chance to destroy it but the Ring corrupted him. Then the Ring came to Gollum, after it abandoned Gollum it was picked up by Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire. He left it to his nephew Frodo. The wizard Gandalf told Frodo about the ring, one thing lead to another, and Frodo ended up on a mission to take the One Ring into Mordor to destroy it. One thing that the movie did a great job at was showing that the Ring had a will of its own. Gandalf told Frodo that the Ring wanted to be found. The Ring took Boromir when he tried to take the Ring from Frodo. He got his redemption in the end however when he died a hero trying to protect Merry and Pippen.
The acting in this movie was phenomonal. The best performances were Ian Mckellen as Gandalf, and Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn. Aragorn was such a pivotal character if Mortenson didn't do a good job, the movie probably would've failed. Luckily, he did a fantastic job. Another thing I love about these movies is the soundtrack. The score done by Howard Shore is one of my all-time favorate soundtracks. It has its light hearted points, and it has its darker points when they're showing Sauroman building an army in Isengard.
Lord of the Rings is a great story about good versus evil. It's also a story about friendship and sacrifice. As I stated above I can't think of another word to describe the trilogy other than epic. There's a lot of good action in this movie, however there's also good scenes showing the relationships between the characters. This movie does a perfect job at setting everything up. It sets the scene perfectly for the next movies. Of couse The Fellowship of the Ring gets 5 stars.
The beginning of Fellowship of the Rings does a really good job giving an overview of the history of Middle-Earth. It goes into great detail about the One Ring of power. It was foraged by the Dark Lord Sauron in Mordor in the fires of Mount Doom. Then Iseldor cut the ring from Sauron's hand he had a chance to destroy it but the Ring corrupted him. Then the Ring came to Gollum, after it abandoned Gollum it was picked up by Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire. He left it to his nephew Frodo. The wizard Gandalf told Frodo about the ring, one thing lead to another, and Frodo ended up on a mission to take the One Ring into Mordor to destroy it. One thing that the movie did a great job at was showing that the Ring had a will of its own. Gandalf told Frodo that the Ring wanted to be found. The Ring took Boromir when he tried to take the Ring from Frodo. He got his redemption in the end however when he died a hero trying to protect Merry and Pippen.
The acting in this movie was phenomonal. The best performances were Ian Mckellen as Gandalf, and Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn. Aragorn was such a pivotal character if Mortenson didn't do a good job, the movie probably would've failed. Luckily, he did a fantastic job. Another thing I love about these movies is the soundtrack. The score done by Howard Shore is one of my all-time favorate soundtracks. It has its light hearted points, and it has its darker points when they're showing Sauroman building an army in Isengard.
Lord of the Rings is a great story about good versus evil. It's also a story about friendship and sacrifice. As I stated above I can't think of another word to describe the trilogy other than epic. There's a lot of good action in this movie, however there's also good scenes showing the relationships between the characters. This movie does a perfect job at setting everything up. It sets the scene perfectly for the next movies. Of couse The Fellowship of the Ring gets 5 stars.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Firefly series review
"We might as well settle it now it'll be on for years." This is a quote from Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. He was talking about the TV show Firefly. He was wrong however, the show lasted only one year. Was this a good show, or did FOX make the right choice in canceling it?
Firefly was created by Joss Whedon the king of the nerds as I like to call him. I first watched the show after I watched The Avengers and I was checking out some of Whedon's other works. The show is about the crew of a spaceship calles Serenity. They'll take any job legal or illegal as long as they get paid. They take on two passengers who are fugitives from The Alliance, a totalitarian regime. So the crew of Serenity finds themselves on the run from The Alliance and also from the flesh-eating Reavers that roam around space. I was very fascinated with Nathan Fillion's character in this show. He plays Malcolm Reynolds he's the captain of Serenity. He fought a war against The Alliance and they lost so now he spends his life as captain of the ship. The term I like to use to describe him is an honorable theif. He's a theif but he does what he does to provide for his crew and his passengers. Overall the acting was very good.
This show is more than just a science fiction. It's a science fiction, it's a drama, a comedy, and at some points a western. I didn't know what to expect when I first saw it. I was expecting a lot of space combat, and a lot of firefights. There's no space combat, there's some gun fights and some punches thrown but there's not as much action as I thought. However I was pleasently suprised by the drama. There are some very dramatic scenes which makes up for the lack of action. Overall I really enjoyed the series, I give it four stars.
Firefly was created by Joss Whedon the king of the nerds as I like to call him. I first watched the show after I watched The Avengers and I was checking out some of Whedon's other works. The show is about the crew of a spaceship calles Serenity. They'll take any job legal or illegal as long as they get paid. They take on two passengers who are fugitives from The Alliance, a totalitarian regime. So the crew of Serenity finds themselves on the run from The Alliance and also from the flesh-eating Reavers that roam around space. I was very fascinated with Nathan Fillion's character in this show. He plays Malcolm Reynolds he's the captain of Serenity. He fought a war against The Alliance and they lost so now he spends his life as captain of the ship. The term I like to use to describe him is an honorable theif. He's a theif but he does what he does to provide for his crew and his passengers. Overall the acting was very good.
This show is more than just a science fiction. It's a science fiction, it's a drama, a comedy, and at some points a western. I didn't know what to expect when I first saw it. I was expecting a lot of space combat, and a lot of firefights. There's no space combat, there's some gun fights and some punches thrown but there's not as much action as I thought. However I was pleasently suprised by the drama. There are some very dramatic scenes which makes up for the lack of action. Overall I really enjoyed the series, I give it four stars.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Review
I've put this off for too long, I'm finally writing my review of the fourth Indiana Jones Movie. I almost didn't want to review this, because I don't really coinsider this an Indiana Jones movie. I view this movie as an imitation of Indiana Jones.
The movie starts out in Area 51 where a band of soldiers from the Soviet Union capture Indy and they're looking for a mysterious package. One thing leads to another and Indy teams up with a young rebellous teenager named Mutt Williams. He tells Indy that his mother and one of Indy's old professors who was also Mutt's father figure have been captured by the Soviets and he needs Indy's help. Indy and Mutt travel down to South America to look for the Crystal Skull of Akator.
First of all, I couldn't stand Shia Lebouf I thought he was very annoying, as he is in most of his movies. The plot was not as strong as the other Indiana Jones movies. It was pretty cool to see Karen Allen back. She plays Marion once again. Also in the first three movies, Indiana Jones is a vulnerable hero. He gets beat in fights a lot. He almost always had a near death expirience in the first three movies. This movie didn't have a scene like that. It never had a scene where I was on the edge of my seat. Overall i think the first two acts of this movie are fine. The scene that ruined it for me was the scene where Shia Lebouf is swinging on the vines with the monkies. There was too much CGI in that scene which was not necessary.
While I believe this is a good movie by itself, it was very disappointing for an Indiana Jones film. I believe this is another reason why I'm happy with George Lucas selling LucasFilms to Disney. I feel that Lucas has been slipping over the past 12 years. It started with the Star Wars prequals, The DVD remasterd Star Wars release, Indiana Jones 4, and the blu-ray release of Star Wars. However as I said above, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a good movie by itself, I give it two and a half stars.
The movie starts out in Area 51 where a band of soldiers from the Soviet Union capture Indy and they're looking for a mysterious package. One thing leads to another and Indy teams up with a young rebellous teenager named Mutt Williams. He tells Indy that his mother and one of Indy's old professors who was also Mutt's father figure have been captured by the Soviets and he needs Indy's help. Indy and Mutt travel down to South America to look for the Crystal Skull of Akator.
First of all, I couldn't stand Shia Lebouf I thought he was very annoying, as he is in most of his movies. The plot was not as strong as the other Indiana Jones movies. It was pretty cool to see Karen Allen back. She plays Marion once again. Also in the first three movies, Indiana Jones is a vulnerable hero. He gets beat in fights a lot. He almost always had a near death expirience in the first three movies. This movie didn't have a scene like that. It never had a scene where I was on the edge of my seat. Overall i think the first two acts of this movie are fine. The scene that ruined it for me was the scene where Shia Lebouf is swinging on the vines with the monkies. There was too much CGI in that scene which was not necessary.
While I believe this is a good movie by itself, it was very disappointing for an Indiana Jones film. I believe this is another reason why I'm happy with George Lucas selling LucasFilms to Disney. I feel that Lucas has been slipping over the past 12 years. It started with the Star Wars prequals, The DVD remasterd Star Wars release, Indiana Jones 4, and the blu-ray release of Star Wars. However as I said above, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a good movie by itself, I give it two and a half stars.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Disney buys LucasFilms
With all the controversey that surrounds the decision made by George Lucas to sign over LucasFilms to Disney. A new Star Wars movie is scheduled to come out in the summer of 2015. This tells me that Disney has been planning this for quite some time. Will this end up as a great move, or will it blow up in Disney's face?
Personally I'm excited for this. Maybe it's the Star Wars fanboy inside me, but I believe this could really help the Star Wars franchise. I've heard a lot of people say "Oh well Disney is going to ruin Star Wars." They forget that Star Wars was ruined the day The Phantom Menace hit the theatres. The next prequal Attack of the Clones made things alot worse. Although Revenge of the Sith was a good movie, The original trilogy was still so much better. Also Lucas made some very unpopular calls for both the digitally remastered DVD's of the original trilogy, and the Blu-ray release of last year. He improved the sound and picture quality but he made some tweaks that I hated. In the scene in A New Hope when Han and Greedo are having the conversation in the bar and Han shot him from under the table, he changed that and Greedo shot first. That didn't make any sense to me. Also Disney bought Marvel comics and just this year they released The Avengers which was their best film to date. Am I saying that Star Wars episode 7 will be the best Star wars movie? No I'm not but I don't think it will hurt Star Wars at all.
I'll be watching for any news on the new Star Wars movie until the day it hits the big screen. the big question now is who will direct it? Personally I want Christopher Nolan to direct it. He's my favorate director right now. I'd also love it if Joss Whedon will direct it but he's locked in for the Avengers 2 which is due out in 2015 so he probably won't be able to. I'd also love J.J Abrams or Peter Jackson if The Hobbit is good (which it will be.) In summary all I can say is, 2015 can't get here soon enough.
Personally I'm excited for this. Maybe it's the Star Wars fanboy inside me, but I believe this could really help the Star Wars franchise. I've heard a lot of people say "Oh well Disney is going to ruin Star Wars." They forget that Star Wars was ruined the day The Phantom Menace hit the theatres. The next prequal Attack of the Clones made things alot worse. Although Revenge of the Sith was a good movie, The original trilogy was still so much better. Also Lucas made some very unpopular calls for both the digitally remastered DVD's of the original trilogy, and the Blu-ray release of last year. He improved the sound and picture quality but he made some tweaks that I hated. In the scene in A New Hope when Han and Greedo are having the conversation in the bar and Han shot him from under the table, he changed that and Greedo shot first. That didn't make any sense to me. Also Disney bought Marvel comics and just this year they released The Avengers which was their best film to date. Am I saying that Star Wars episode 7 will be the best Star wars movie? No I'm not but I don't think it will hurt Star Wars at all.
I'll be watching for any news on the new Star Wars movie until the day it hits the big screen. the big question now is who will direct it? Personally I want Christopher Nolan to direct it. He's my favorate director right now. I'd also love it if Joss Whedon will direct it but he's locked in for the Avengers 2 which is due out in 2015 so he probably won't be able to. I'd also love J.J Abrams or Peter Jackson if The Hobbit is good (which it will be.) In summary all I can say is, 2015 can't get here soon enough.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade Review
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade is my personal favorate of the franchise. Once again Indy is battling the Nazis to find the Holy Grail. The cup used by Christ in the last supper. This movie has the perfect beginning when you see young Indy on his first adventure. You see him trying to retrieve a spainsh artifact from a band of thugs. Then it goes back to real time and he's trying to retrieve that same artifact. It's one of my favorate openings to a movie.
Later in the film, Indy is approached by a man asking him to go on a mission to find the Holy Grail. This becomes personal to him because his father had been looking for the Holy Grail his whole life and his father has been kidnapped by the Nazis. Sean Connery plays Indy's father he establishes his character so well from the moment he makes his first appearence. You can tell what kind of person he is right away.
The action in this movie I think is the best in any Indy movie. There's a scene when Indy's fighting aboard a tank and that was very suspenseful. Another suspenseful scene is when Indy is nearing the Grail. He's trying to prove his worth to take posession of the Grail I was on the edge of my seat on that scene. Also the humor in this movie is the best in the franchise. There are some very entertaining banter between Indy and his father.
Some people will say that The Last Crusade is the best Indina Jones movie. I say The Last Crusade is one of the best movies of all time. I think the best Indiana Jones movie does not do this film justice. Of course Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade gets 5 stars out of five.
Later in the film, Indy is approached by a man asking him to go on a mission to find the Holy Grail. This becomes personal to him because his father had been looking for the Holy Grail his whole life and his father has been kidnapped by the Nazis. Sean Connery plays Indy's father he establishes his character so well from the moment he makes his first appearence. You can tell what kind of person he is right away.
The action in this movie I think is the best in any Indy movie. There's a scene when Indy's fighting aboard a tank and that was very suspenseful. Another suspenseful scene is when Indy is nearing the Grail. He's trying to prove his worth to take posession of the Grail I was on the edge of my seat on that scene. Also the humor in this movie is the best in the franchise. There are some very entertaining banter between Indy and his father.
Some people will say that The Last Crusade is the best Indina Jones movie. I say The Last Crusade is one of the best movies of all time. I think the best Indiana Jones movie does not do this film justice. Of course Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade gets 5 stars out of five.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom review
This is the most underrated movie of the Indiana Jones franchise. A lot of people didn't like this movie because it wasn't based on any historical story. I don't believe it's as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it's still a fun adventerous film. The pace of this movie is great. The writers did a really good job at moving the plot along.
The movie starts out with Indy in China. He gets in trouble when some Chinese mobsters are after him and he escapes. His plane crashes in India and he takes a mission to free a village's children who have been captured as slaves by an ancient cult. In this movie Indy has a new assistant 5 year old Short Round. I really liked this character and the relationship between him and Indy is very entertaining. Also in this movie there is a new female accomplice Willie Scott. I thought this character was very annoying. But she did take a lot of punishment which made things a little better. One thing I loved about this movie is there's some great character development especially in Indy. When Indy was bad for about 5 minutes and then he snapped out of it and became a stronger character.
One interesting fact about this movie is the original script had much more action than what was actually in the movie. Another thing is a lot of people were applaled that the movie had a PG rating. people wanted it to be a PG-13 rating because it was much darker than Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Overall This movie wasn't as good as Raiders, but still very enjoyable. There were great characters, good acting, good plot. I give this movie 4.5 stars out of five.
The movie starts out with Indy in China. He gets in trouble when some Chinese mobsters are after him and he escapes. His plane crashes in India and he takes a mission to free a village's children who have been captured as slaves by an ancient cult. In this movie Indy has a new assistant 5 year old Short Round. I really liked this character and the relationship between him and Indy is very entertaining. Also in this movie there is a new female accomplice Willie Scott. I thought this character was very annoying. But she did take a lot of punishment which made things a little better. One thing I loved about this movie is there's some great character development especially in Indy. When Indy was bad for about 5 minutes and then he snapped out of it and became a stronger character.
One interesting fact about this movie is the original script had much more action than what was actually in the movie. Another thing is a lot of people were applaled that the movie had a PG rating. people wanted it to be a PG-13 rating because it was much darker than Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Overall This movie wasn't as good as Raiders, but still very enjoyable. There were great characters, good acting, good plot. I give this movie 4.5 stars out of five.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark Review
First of all, I apoligize for how long it's been since I've posted anything. Thank you for your patience. Since the Indiana Jones movies have just been released on blu-ray, I just watched the first three movies today, so I decided to review the movies. I'll start with Raiders of the Lost Ark and I'll review the others in the next couple days
George Lucas and Harrison Ford teamed up again to give us another iconic movie franchise. Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones. An archeologist who must find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do. Indiana Jones is a fun character; he's smart, he's sarcastic, and funny. That's one thing I love about this movie it's an adventure/action movie but it's also a comedy. Harrison Ford was fantastic as Indiana he had that persona down. One thing I love about this movie is the action, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time the first time I saw it. It's a great thriller. Another thing I love is the villian. A lot of people think that Belloq wasn't a good villian because he was not a physical threat to Indy. But he was very good at manipulating a situation and getting the outcome he wanted.
John Williams' score for these movies is iconic and remains one of my favorate movie soundtracks of all time. It makes you feel like you're actually in these enviornments. When a soundtrack does that, you know it's great.
This is a movie I would really want to see in theatres. I'm not sure if it has ever been released in 3-D, but if it hasn't I'd love to see it. I'm not even a fan of 3-D. I'd just love the scene when Indy is running from the boulder because it would look like the boulder is rolling towars you. Overall, I love this movie it's one of my favorate movies of all time, of course it gets five stars out of five.
George Lucas and Harrison Ford teamed up again to give us another iconic movie franchise. Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones. An archeologist who must find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do. Indiana Jones is a fun character; he's smart, he's sarcastic, and funny. That's one thing I love about this movie it's an adventure/action movie but it's also a comedy. Harrison Ford was fantastic as Indiana he had that persona down. One thing I love about this movie is the action, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time the first time I saw it. It's a great thriller. Another thing I love is the villian. A lot of people think that Belloq wasn't a good villian because he was not a physical threat to Indy. But he was very good at manipulating a situation and getting the outcome he wanted.
John Williams' score for these movies is iconic and remains one of my favorate movie soundtracks of all time. It makes you feel like you're actually in these enviornments. When a soundtrack does that, you know it's great.
This is a movie I would really want to see in theatres. I'm not sure if it has ever been released in 3-D, but if it hasn't I'd love to see it. I'm not even a fan of 3-D. I'd just love the scene when Indy is running from the boulder because it would look like the boulder is rolling towars you. Overall, I love this movie it's one of my favorate movies of all time, of course it gets five stars out of five.
Friday, July 20, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises Review
I give Christopher Nolan credit for 2 reasons; first of all, he made Batman awesome again. The Batman movies that were made in the 80's and 90's wern't that good. Also, he was able to keep important spoilers from leaking onto the internet. Was The Dark Knight Rises an amazing end to the saga, or was it a major disappointment?
Christian Bale returns as Bruce Wayne and he was amazing as he was in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Micheal Caine returns as Wayne's trusted butler Alfred. This was the best performance Caine gave in this series. Tom Hardy plays Bane and he was absolutley menacing. He was intelligent, he was powerful, and he was the biggest threat to Gotham in the series. Joseph Gordon-Levitt played Blake, a Gotham City police officer, I think he had one of the best performances in the movie. Gary Oldman was fantastic as Comissioner Gordon, I believe this was his best performance in the series as well. The one question I had about this movie was Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. In the trailer, it didn't show her doing too much, but she pulled it off. I couldn't have been any happier with the acting.
I've heard some people complaining about the special effects in this movie. They said that in some of the fight scenes, you could tell that it was staged, but I didn't see any problem with it. I think the fight scenes were fantastic.
Overall, this movie was very compelling. It's exactly what you want in a Batman movie. It's what I was expecting with this final chapter in the series. Batman Begins was emotionally compelling, The Dark Knight was even more so, The Dark Knight Rises wasn't as compelling as The Dark Knight but it was still very good. It gets five stars.
Christian Bale returns as Bruce Wayne and he was amazing as he was in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Micheal Caine returns as Wayne's trusted butler Alfred. This was the best performance Caine gave in this series. Tom Hardy plays Bane and he was absolutley menacing. He was intelligent, he was powerful, and he was the biggest threat to Gotham in the series. Joseph Gordon-Levitt played Blake, a Gotham City police officer, I think he had one of the best performances in the movie. Gary Oldman was fantastic as Comissioner Gordon, I believe this was his best performance in the series as well. The one question I had about this movie was Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. In the trailer, it didn't show her doing too much, but she pulled it off. I couldn't have been any happier with the acting.
I've heard some people complaining about the special effects in this movie. They said that in some of the fight scenes, you could tell that it was staged, but I didn't see any problem with it. I think the fight scenes were fantastic.
Overall, this movie was very compelling. It's exactly what you want in a Batman movie. It's what I was expecting with this final chapter in the series. Batman Begins was emotionally compelling, The Dark Knight was even more so, The Dark Knight Rises wasn't as compelling as The Dark Knight but it was still very good. It gets five stars.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Joe Paterno's True Legacy
For years on end, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno ruled supreme as a great coach and overall good person. So when the sex scandal involving his long time assistant Jerry Sandusky first came to light, I didn't know what to think. I didn't know if Paterno was innocent or just as guilty as Sandusky. After reading the headline in the newspaper today, I know the truth. And it's disturbing.
It turns out Joe Paterno knew full well what Sandusky was doing. He knew full well all the horrible things that Sandusky had done. Even ttehough he knew that Sandusky was destroying the lives of many people, Paterno covered it up to protect himself, and his football program. I can't believe that the students at Penn State rallied in attempt for him to keep his job. Paterno had many chances to stop Sandusky. In 1998, A mother claimed Sandusky molested her son, Paterno lied to a grand jury and said he didn't. In 2001, Penn State president Graham Spanier, Vice president Gary Schultz, and athletic director Tim Curley were going to call child services on Sandusky, but Paterno talked them out of it. Paterno wasn't comfortable going to child services. That is the most selfish act I've ever heard of. lives of young boys and their families ruined to protect their comfort, and their football program. Joe Paterno protected a monster the way I see it, that makes him a monster as well.
The statue of Paterno on the campus of Penn State must be torn down for starters. The NCAA needs to deal out the largest punishment it can give. Spanier, Schultz, and Curley should go to prison for perjury. That school of monsters should be punished severely.
It turns out Joe Paterno knew full well what Sandusky was doing. He knew full well all the horrible things that Sandusky had done. Even ttehough he knew that Sandusky was destroying the lives of many people, Paterno covered it up to protect himself, and his football program. I can't believe that the students at Penn State rallied in attempt for him to keep his job. Paterno had many chances to stop Sandusky. In 1998, A mother claimed Sandusky molested her son, Paterno lied to a grand jury and said he didn't. In 2001, Penn State president Graham Spanier, Vice president Gary Schultz, and athletic director Tim Curley were going to call child services on Sandusky, but Paterno talked them out of it. Paterno wasn't comfortable going to child services. That is the most selfish act I've ever heard of. lives of young boys and their families ruined to protect their comfort, and their football program. Joe Paterno protected a monster the way I see it, that makes him a monster as well.
The statue of Paterno on the campus of Penn State must be torn down for starters. The NCAA needs to deal out the largest punishment it can give. Spanier, Schultz, and Curley should go to prison for perjury. That school of monsters should be punished severely.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Why I Love Being a Geek
First of all, what is a geek? My definition of a geek is a person who loves almost anything related to TV/film, video games, science fiction, and comic books. In this day in age, people look down at geeks like myself. I think it's because they think we're out of touch with reality. I say it's not that we're out of touch with reality, it's that being a geek is our escape when we need a break from life. In this blog, I wish to explain why being a geek is cool, it's not something to be looked down upon.
I'll start with an old favorate; Star Wars. The original trilogy, NOT the prequals. Star Wars when it was released in 1977, was way ahead of it's time. There were so many special effects that were very difficult to manage. Nobody thought George Lucas could make Star Wars. There were so many problems during the filming of the movie, but they pulled it off. It continues to be very influential to this day. The characters make Star Wars what it is. The character foundations are set perfectly in the first movie, and they develop throughout the next 2 movies.
I also want to talk about comic book superheroes.This year, Marvel released its masterpeice; The Avengers. I reviewed The Avengers about a month and a half ago, and I still love as much now as I did then. But There's more to Marvel than just The Avengers. The Amazing Spiderman is coming to theatres next week and I'm excited to see it. I think this series of Spiderman movies will be better than the series directed by Sam Raimi. Even though I always liked Marvel better than DC, I'm pshyched to see The Dark Knight rises. I've been waiting for this movie for 4 years, I have no idea how this is going to end, but I can't wait to find out.
The characters in these movies go through trials and tribulation in their adventures just like we do. Life is an adventure so we are the stars of our own story. Characters in movies rise to the ocaison. They don't let their tribulations get them down they stand and fight for what they believe in. They give us someone to look up to. That's why I love being a geek.
I'll start with an old favorate; Star Wars. The original trilogy, NOT the prequals. Star Wars when it was released in 1977, was way ahead of it's time. There were so many special effects that were very difficult to manage. Nobody thought George Lucas could make Star Wars. There were so many problems during the filming of the movie, but they pulled it off. It continues to be very influential to this day. The characters make Star Wars what it is. The character foundations are set perfectly in the first movie, and they develop throughout the next 2 movies.
I also want to talk about comic book superheroes.This year, Marvel released its masterpeice; The Avengers. I reviewed The Avengers about a month and a half ago, and I still love as much now as I did then. But There's more to Marvel than just The Avengers. The Amazing Spiderman is coming to theatres next week and I'm excited to see it. I think this series of Spiderman movies will be better than the series directed by Sam Raimi. Even though I always liked Marvel better than DC, I'm pshyched to see The Dark Knight rises. I've been waiting for this movie for 4 years, I have no idea how this is going to end, but I can't wait to find out.
The characters in these movies go through trials and tribulation in their adventures just like we do. Life is an adventure so we are the stars of our own story. Characters in movies rise to the ocaison. They don't let their tribulations get them down they stand and fight for what they believe in. They give us someone to look up to. That's why I love being a geek.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Never Give Up
After I graduated high school. I started looking for a job. After months of looking to no avail, I started doing Volunteer work for my uncle. I did this because it's something to put on a resume, and to gain work expirience. After I started working for my uncle, I stopped applying for jobs. Even though I like working for my uncle, I would really like a paying job.
About 3-4 weeks ago I started Applying at places again. Last week I had an interview. Even though I'm still waiting to hear back, I didn't stop applying. Because I don't think it's a good idea to just sit around and wait for a phone call. I applied at 6 more places, I have another interview on Wednesday, and i'm really excited for it. It's exciting to think after my long wait, that my job hunt could be over soon. After just deciding to look harder, I'm starting to get interviews.
There were many times over the past year, where I wanted to give up. After finding out that I wasn't gonna get a job that I'd interviewed for, after I started working for my uncle, but I never did. I always kept looking. I knew that if I kept looking, I'd eventually find something. The lesson I learned is that even when a situation looks hopeless, even when things don't always go your way, keep trying and you'll eventually achieve your goal. I never lost hope either, I was always hoping that my job hunt will end, I'm still hoping that. as said in The Shawshank Redemption "Hope is a good thing maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies."
About 3-4 weeks ago I started Applying at places again. Last week I had an interview. Even though I'm still waiting to hear back, I didn't stop applying. Because I don't think it's a good idea to just sit around and wait for a phone call. I applied at 6 more places, I have another interview on Wednesday, and i'm really excited for it. It's exciting to think after my long wait, that my job hunt could be over soon. After just deciding to look harder, I'm starting to get interviews.
There were many times over the past year, where I wanted to give up. After finding out that I wasn't gonna get a job that I'd interviewed for, after I started working for my uncle, but I never did. I always kept looking. I knew that if I kept looking, I'd eventually find something. The lesson I learned is that even when a situation looks hopeless, even when things don't always go your way, keep trying and you'll eventually achieve your goal. I never lost hope either, I was always hoping that my job hunt will end, I'm still hoping that. as said in The Shawshank Redemption "Hope is a good thing maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies."
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Calico Joe Review
Calico Joe by John Grisham, is about a boy named Paul Tracey. His father Warren, is a pitcher for the New York Mets. But Warren is not Paul's idol. His idol is a rookie first baseman for the Chicago Cubs named Joe Castle. Castle was called up from double A to replace the Cubs first baseman who got injured. As soon as he got to the big leagues, he started tearing the cover off the ball. He could hit, field, run, etc. He could do it all. All was well the Cubs were winning, Joe Castle was having a rookie year for the record books, until the Cubs went to Shea Stadium to play the Mets, where Warren Tracey was pitching.
One thing I liked about this book is that it was very well written. One chapter Paul is recalling his childhood, the next chapter it goes back to real time. The character development is also very good. You see Warren develop alot especially in the end. Paul develops alot too, he's trying to solve the mysteries of his father and his childhood idol. That always makes for good character development.
Overall, I found this book to be very enjoyable. There's nothing I didn't like about this book. I'm a little biased because I love baseball and this is a baseball story. But it's more than that as well. It's also a story of forgiveness. I give this 4 stars out of five.
One thing I liked about this book is that it was very well written. One chapter Paul is recalling his childhood, the next chapter it goes back to real time. The character development is also very good. You see Warren develop alot especially in the end. Paul develops alot too, he's trying to solve the mysteries of his father and his childhood idol. That always makes for good character development.
Overall, I found this book to be very enjoyable. There's nothing I didn't like about this book. I'm a little biased because I love baseball and this is a baseball story. But it's more than that as well. It's also a story of forgiveness. I give this 4 stars out of five.
Monday, June 4, 2012
My Declaration of Independance
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
These are the first lines of the Declaration of Independance. I put that because in this entry, I'm declaring myself free from a few things. The first thing is excuses, I will no longer make excuses for anything. The second thing this I will no longer jump through hoops to impress people, I will always be myself no matter what the circumstances. The third thing is politics. This is the one I want to talk about. I believe the political battle in Wisconsin has gone on long enough. I don't believe Scott Walker has done anything deserving of being recalled. But I'm not convinced there hasn't been any foul play on his side. I believe all politicians Republicans and Democrats alike are born liars. They say they care about the people they represent, but all they really want is money, and power.
I don't believe people need certain politicians to suceed in life. I believe there are opportunities for people to suceed regardless of what political party is in power.
Another reason i don't like politics is because I'm a Christian. I don't put my hope in any politician, I put my hope in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. No politician or any other being on earth for that matter, can save me from my sinful condition. Only Christ can. I believe that this earth is not my home. I believe there is a place waiting for me in heaven.
Tomorrow I will cast my vote for Scott Walker. But if he dosn't win, life goes on. I will not use it as an excuse to give up on achieving my goals. This is the first and last time I will talk about anything political on this blog. I now coinsider myself free.
These are the first lines of the Declaration of Independance. I put that because in this entry, I'm declaring myself free from a few things. The first thing is excuses, I will no longer make excuses for anything. The second thing this I will no longer jump through hoops to impress people, I will always be myself no matter what the circumstances. The third thing is politics. This is the one I want to talk about. I believe the political battle in Wisconsin has gone on long enough. I don't believe Scott Walker has done anything deserving of being recalled. But I'm not convinced there hasn't been any foul play on his side. I believe all politicians Republicans and Democrats alike are born liars. They say they care about the people they represent, but all they really want is money, and power.
I don't believe people need certain politicians to suceed in life. I believe there are opportunities for people to suceed regardless of what political party is in power.
Another reason i don't like politics is because I'm a Christian. I don't put my hope in any politician, I put my hope in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. No politician or any other being on earth for that matter, can save me from my sinful condition. Only Christ can. I believe that this earth is not my home. I believe there is a place waiting for me in heaven.
Tomorrow I will cast my vote for Scott Walker. But if he dosn't win, life goes on. I will not use it as an excuse to give up on achieving my goals. This is the first and last time I will talk about anything political on this blog. I now coinsider myself free.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Hunger Games Movie Review
I promise all my readers, this is the last time I'll blog about anything Hunger Games related until November 2013 when the Catching Fire movie comes out. So you know the plot by now so I'll just plow right into it.
Jennifer Lawrence played Katniss and she did a great job. I believe she will be nominated for Best Actress this year. The other actors I really liked where Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, and Donald Sutherland as President Snow. Haymitch is Katniss and Peeta's mentor. He was a drunk slob which Harrelson played well, and he had some humorous lines. Donald Sutherland as President Snow, who is the President of Panem, he has a smaller role. But he was very good in the scenes he was in.
I'll start out with what I didn't like about the movie. I didn't like the long countdown before The Games started, I thought that was longer than it needed to be. When The Games first started, I thought the camera work was kind of lackluster. The scene when Katniss and Peeta are in the cave healing from their wounds, I thought the writing for that scene could have been better. Because that's a pivitol scene, thats the scene when the romance between them is supposed to start. But I was not convinced that they were in love until the end.
However the movie has its good points as well. The movie kept true with the book for the most part. I hate it when a movie based off a book deviates from the book. And the action scenes were good. As mentioned before the acting was good.
The movie didn't quite live up to the hype, but I still was able to enjoy it. I'll give it 3.5 stars out of five. It's not as good as the book, but it totally holds up.
Jennifer Lawrence played Katniss and she did a great job. I believe she will be nominated for Best Actress this year. The other actors I really liked where Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, and Donald Sutherland as President Snow. Haymitch is Katniss and Peeta's mentor. He was a drunk slob which Harrelson played well, and he had some humorous lines. Donald Sutherland as President Snow, who is the President of Panem, he has a smaller role. But he was very good in the scenes he was in.
I'll start out with what I didn't like about the movie. I didn't like the long countdown before The Games started, I thought that was longer than it needed to be. When The Games first started, I thought the camera work was kind of lackluster. The scene when Katniss and Peeta are in the cave healing from their wounds, I thought the writing for that scene could have been better. Because that's a pivitol scene, thats the scene when the romance between them is supposed to start. But I was not convinced that they were in love until the end.
However the movie has its good points as well. The movie kept true with the book for the most part. I hate it when a movie based off a book deviates from the book. And the action scenes were good. As mentioned before the acting was good.
The movie didn't quite live up to the hype, but I still was able to enjoy it. I'll give it 3.5 stars out of five. It's not as good as the book, but it totally holds up.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The Mockingjay Review
In this finale to The Hunger Games Trilogy, the nation of Panem is on the brink of war. Katniss must accept her role as the symbol of the rebellion, The Mockingjay. The personal conflict she has is, to become the rebel's Mockingjay, she must cast aside all her personal feelings no matter how high the cost. The battle for Panem has begun. Will Katniss accept her role, or will The Rebellion fail?
In this book, there is more personal conflict not only with Katniss but with other characters as well. Peeta and Gale deal with personal conflict. I will not tell what the conflict is, because I don't want to spoil anything. One thing I didn't like in this book is that it starts slow. I didn't expect this because of how dramatic the end of Catching Fire was, I was hoping that the beginning would have some action. However it does pick up pretty quickly.
When I had about 10 chapers left in this book, I didn't put it down until I was finished. I had to see how the story was going to end. I was very satisfied with the ending. It was the perfect way to end the series. Katniss chooses who she will be with. As mentioned before, I don't want to spoil. So I won't reveal who it is.
In my opinion, this the darkest book in the series. This is not a happy book. It's very intense and sad. I came as close to crying while reading this than I have while watching a movie. However, I really enjoyed this book. It kept me up nights while I was reading it, and It still keeps me up from time to time. I just like thinking about it. After I finished the book, I missed being in suspense. I had a so much fun reading this book. I give it 4 stars out of five.
In this book, there is more personal conflict not only with Katniss but with other characters as well. Peeta and Gale deal with personal conflict. I will not tell what the conflict is, because I don't want to spoil anything. One thing I didn't like in this book is that it starts slow. I didn't expect this because of how dramatic the end of Catching Fire was, I was hoping that the beginning would have some action. However it does pick up pretty quickly.
When I had about 10 chapers left in this book, I didn't put it down until I was finished. I had to see how the story was going to end. I was very satisfied with the ending. It was the perfect way to end the series. Katniss chooses who she will be with. As mentioned before, I don't want to spoil. So I won't reveal who it is.
In my opinion, this the darkest book in the series. This is not a happy book. It's very intense and sad. I came as close to crying while reading this than I have while watching a movie. However, I really enjoyed this book. It kept me up nights while I was reading it, and It still keeps me up from time to time. I just like thinking about it. After I finished the book, I missed being in suspense. I had a so much fun reading this book. I give it 4 stars out of five.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day: What it's Really About
Alot of people see Memorial Day as just a day off from school or work. It's fine to be happy that you don't have to go to school or work today, but thats not what this day is for. The purpose of this day is to honor fallen veterens and other veterans defending our great nation.
My grandfather served in WWII, my uncle was in The Navy during The Cuban Missile Crisis, I have a cousin that was an MP in Louisiana 10 years ago, I have two neighboors that are Vietnam Veterans, and I have other friends and reletives that have served our country in one way or another. So Memorial Day means alot to me.
It makes me mad when people hesitate to call fallen veterans heroes. Because the veterans died to keep us out of harms way. It also makes me mad when people only see this as a day off, because it seems like they don't care about our veterans. The people who don't respect our veterans are so ignorant. As mentioned before, the fallen veterans died to keep us safe. But they also died for freedom. something that citizens of this country take for granted.
It's fine to be happy that you have today off. I don't have to work today and I'm enjoying my day off. But I encourage all my readers if you know someone who has served our country in one way or another, let them know you are thankful to them for serving our country.
My grandfather served in WWII, my uncle was in The Navy during The Cuban Missile Crisis, I have a cousin that was an MP in Louisiana 10 years ago, I have two neighboors that are Vietnam Veterans, and I have other friends and reletives that have served our country in one way or another. So Memorial Day means alot to me.
It makes me mad when people hesitate to call fallen veterans heroes. Because the veterans died to keep us out of harms way. It also makes me mad when people only see this as a day off, because it seems like they don't care about our veterans. The people who don't respect our veterans are so ignorant. As mentioned before, the fallen veterans died to keep us safe. But they also died for freedom. something that citizens of this country take for granted.
It's fine to be happy that you have today off. I don't have to work today and I'm enjoying my day off. But I encourage all my readers if you know someone who has served our country in one way or another, let them know you are thankful to them for serving our country.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Catching Fire Book Review
Catching Fire is the second book in The Hunger Games series. It picks up where the first book left off. Katniss and Peeta have survived the Hunger Games. But they are having trouble returning to their normal lives. As they prepare to go on their victory tour, Katniss gets a mysterious visitor. Rumors of an uprising against The Capitol are catching fire. An uprising Katniss and Peeta provided the spark for. Katniss and Peeta must prove that they are in love, or get punished.
Like in the first book, the ending of each chapter is very dramatic and intense. There are all kinds of twists in the plot that make putting the book down harder to do. There were nights when I would read a couple chapters, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I was anxious to see what would happen next.
In Catching Fire, new characters enter the mix. It's interesting to see if they are trying to help Katniss and Peeta, or if they are conspiring against them. The character development is amazing in this book, I thought it was better than it was in the first book. I think the best example of this is Gale. I think Gale undergoes the most change and development.
This was the best book in the series. I can't think of any flaws in it. I think this was darker tha Hunger Games. I would advise anyone make sure you have The Mockingjay next to you when you near the end of this book. Because the ending is vert intense, and you don't want to be left hanging for too long. I didn't think this would be better than the Hunger Games, I was pleasantly surprised. This exceeded all my expectations. It gets five stars out of five.
Like in the first book, the ending of each chapter is very dramatic and intense. There are all kinds of twists in the plot that make putting the book down harder to do. There were nights when I would read a couple chapters, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I was anxious to see what would happen next.
In Catching Fire, new characters enter the mix. It's interesting to see if they are trying to help Katniss and Peeta, or if they are conspiring against them. The character development is amazing in this book, I thought it was better than it was in the first book. I think the best example of this is Gale. I think Gale undergoes the most change and development.
This was the best book in the series. I can't think of any flaws in it. I think this was darker tha Hunger Games. I would advise anyone make sure you have The Mockingjay next to you when you near the end of this book. Because the ending is vert intense, and you don't want to be left hanging for too long. I didn't think this would be better than the Hunger Games, I was pleasantly surprised. This exceeded all my expectations. It gets five stars out of five.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Hunger Games Book Review
It's been a couple months since I read The Hunger Games books and saw the movie. But it's still fresh in my mind, So I decided to review it. The Hunger Games is set in a futuristic world. In the ruins of what once was North America, The evil Capitol forces its twelve districts to offer up in tribute one male and female between the ages of twelve and eighteen, to fight in a nationally televised game to the death. The winner gets extra food for themselves and their districts. Most importantly, they live.
The story begins on the day when the districts select the tributes. The District where the main characters are from is District 12. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen's younger sister Prim gets selected, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She coinsiders it to be a death sentence. However things get interesting when she meets her fellow tribute from District 12 Peeta Mellark. Katniss must ultimatley choose between life against love.
One thing I loved about the book is that every chapter has some sort of twist ending. I would sit down and think to myself "I'll read a chapter" but I could never put it down after just one chapter because the ending of each chapter is so intense. I always wanted to know what would happen next in the story.
The other thing that stuck out to me was character development. This is something I always look at when I read a book or watch a movie. I like to see how the characters change and mature. I really liked the metamorphesis that Katniss and Peeta undergo as the story goes on as they make choices that may very well determine their fate.
Overall I havn't enjoyed a book like this in a long time. I never wanted to stop reading. I would recommend this book to anybody. It's not just an action book, It's a romantic book. There's something in it for everybody it gets 5 out of 5 stars
The story begins on the day when the districts select the tributes. The District where the main characters are from is District 12. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen's younger sister Prim gets selected, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She coinsiders it to be a death sentence. However things get interesting when she meets her fellow tribute from District 12 Peeta Mellark. Katniss must ultimatley choose between life against love.
One thing I loved about the book is that every chapter has some sort of twist ending. I would sit down and think to myself "I'll read a chapter" but I could never put it down after just one chapter because the ending of each chapter is so intense. I always wanted to know what would happen next in the story.
The other thing that stuck out to me was character development. This is something I always look at when I read a book or watch a movie. I like to see how the characters change and mature. I really liked the metamorphesis that Katniss and Peeta undergo as the story goes on as they make choices that may very well determine their fate.
Overall I havn't enjoyed a book like this in a long time. I never wanted to stop reading. I would recommend this book to anybody. It's not just an action book, It's a romantic book. There's something in it for everybody it gets 5 out of 5 stars
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Attitude: It Makes a Diffrence.
Until about a month ago, I had some trouble finding a job. I graduated from high school last May, and at that time I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I had thoughts of joining The Navy, I had thoughts of going to college to be a school teacher, and I had thoughts of going into law enforcement. I needed to take some time off and discover who I am. I had decided to take a year off and find a job. The problem was after months of applying at various places, I had gotten no job offers.
About 2 months ago my dad and I thought the reason i had trouble finding a job was because i didn't have any work expirience. In this difficult economy, employers tend to hire expirienced workers. My dad called my uncle who owns a service station to ask him if i could work at the station. My uncle said I could work there however, I'm not getting paid. I'm more like an intern. When I first started working there, I didn't think I'd enjoy working there. I thought I'd be an outcast among all the other workers there, and that I wouldn't be to happy there knowing that I wouldn't get paid for my work. I couldn't have been more wrong! I really enjoy working with my uncle. I'm not an outcast among the other workers in fact, it's just the opposite. They really appreciate the work I do around there. Another thing that helped me along is my attitude. Usually my attitude gets in the way of my sucess. But I decided to just work hard and let the chips fall where they may. After all, I don't fully know what lies ahead of me. But my attitude has helped win the approval of my uncle and all the employees.
Attitude does indeed matter in society today. I believe life is 10 percent what we're given, 90 percent is what we make of it. If we just complain about how things don't go our way, we won;t achieve much. However if we decide to make the best of what we're given, we will achieve more than we thought possible.
About 2 months ago my dad and I thought the reason i had trouble finding a job was because i didn't have any work expirience. In this difficult economy, employers tend to hire expirienced workers. My dad called my uncle who owns a service station to ask him if i could work at the station. My uncle said I could work there however, I'm not getting paid. I'm more like an intern. When I first started working there, I didn't think I'd enjoy working there. I thought I'd be an outcast among all the other workers there, and that I wouldn't be to happy there knowing that I wouldn't get paid for my work. I couldn't have been more wrong! I really enjoy working with my uncle. I'm not an outcast among the other workers in fact, it's just the opposite. They really appreciate the work I do around there. Another thing that helped me along is my attitude. Usually my attitude gets in the way of my sucess. But I decided to just work hard and let the chips fall where they may. After all, I don't fully know what lies ahead of me. But my attitude has helped win the approval of my uncle and all the employees.
Attitude does indeed matter in society today. I believe life is 10 percent what we're given, 90 percent is what we make of it. If we just complain about how things don't go our way, we won;t achieve much. However if we decide to make the best of what we're given, we will achieve more than we thought possible.
Monday, May 14, 2012
How I Met Your Mother Season 7 Finale Review
If you didn't watch the Season Finale of How I Met Your Mother tonight and you plan on watching it, close this blog now. Because this does have spoilers. The episode begins with Lily in labor, and Marshall and Barney are in Atlantic City so they must find a way to get back to New York. While Marshall and Barney are on their way back, Ted and Robin must get Lily to the Hospital and keep her going until Marshall gets there. The scenes when Marshall and Barney are trying to find a way to get out of Atlantic City are very humorous, as are the Scenes when Ted and Robin try to take care of Lily while she's in labor.
While the episode was very humorous, it was also very dramatic. Ted has a meeting with his ex-girlfriend from season one, Victoria. Victoria who is supposed to get married asks Ted if he would take her back, and Ted originally says no but then he remembered how happy he was with her and he changed his mind. Barney and his girlfriend Quinn are stuck in airport security before they go on a trip to Hawii. In this scene Barney asks Quinn to merry him and she says yes. However as we all know Ted meets the mother of his kids at barneys wedding. They flash forward to Barney's wedding and we find out that the woman Barney merries isn't Quinn, it's Robin.
When I found this out, I was in a state of shock. I couldn't believe it. I was also very happy because I always thought Barney and Robin were ment to be together. I had been looking forward to seeing this episode all week and it was legendary. What a perfect way to end the season. I look forward to seeing how this crazy story ends in season eight.
While the episode was very humorous, it was also very dramatic. Ted has a meeting with his ex-girlfriend from season one, Victoria. Victoria who is supposed to get married asks Ted if he would take her back, and Ted originally says no but then he remembered how happy he was with her and he changed his mind. Barney and his girlfriend Quinn are stuck in airport security before they go on a trip to Hawii. In this scene Barney asks Quinn to merry him and she says yes. However as we all know Ted meets the mother of his kids at barneys wedding. They flash forward to Barney's wedding and we find out that the woman Barney merries isn't Quinn, it's Robin.
When I found this out, I was in a state of shock. I couldn't believe it. I was also very happy because I always thought Barney and Robin were ment to be together. I had been looking forward to seeing this episode all week and it was legendary. What a perfect way to end the season. I look forward to seeing how this crazy story ends in season eight.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Avengers Review
It's been about a week since I saw Avengers. In 2008 at the end of Iron Man we were promised The Avengers. Was it worth the wait or have we been waiting for 4 years for nothing?
Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark/Iron Man he has become that character he kills it as he did in his previous 2 movies. Chris Evans returns as Steve Rogers/Captain America he too did an amazing job. His character is trying to ease his way back into a society that he hasn't been part of for a long time, which makes for some humorous scenes. Chris Hemsworth returns as Thor, at the end of the Thor movie you see his character start to mature and he continues to mature throughout the Avengers. Now to a contoversial character. Mark Ruffalo got the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk over Edward Norten who played the role in The Incredible Hulk in 2008. I think Ruffalo did a fine job and i didn't miss Norten at all. Scarlett Johansson returns as Black Widow and she has a bigger role than she did in Iron Man 2. Same goes for Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye who had a brief appearance in Thor. Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury and he was amazing as always. Last but not least let's talk about the villain. Tom Hiddleston returns as Loki. He turned in the best acting job as a villian since Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
The action scenes were phenomonal. I don't think any superhero movie has been so action packed in a long time if ever. I liked how the team members didn't get along at first, they didn't come together right away. It was realistic in the sense where if you get four big personalities on a team setting they're going to clash. I loved it when they did come together and fought the last 30 minutes of the movie alone were worth the price of admission.
I believe this is the best superhero movie since The Dark Knight. I prefer it to The Dark Knight for 2 reasons; first of all I prefer Marvel comics over DC. Second The Dark Knight was just a Batman movie, this movie has four superheros. I think Joss Whedon knocked it out of the park, this movie gets 5 stars out of 5.
Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark/Iron Man he has become that character he kills it as he did in his previous 2 movies. Chris Evans returns as Steve Rogers/Captain America he too did an amazing job. His character is trying to ease his way back into a society that he hasn't been part of for a long time, which makes for some humorous scenes. Chris Hemsworth returns as Thor, at the end of the Thor movie you see his character start to mature and he continues to mature throughout the Avengers. Now to a contoversial character. Mark Ruffalo got the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk over Edward Norten who played the role in The Incredible Hulk in 2008. I think Ruffalo did a fine job and i didn't miss Norten at all. Scarlett Johansson returns as Black Widow and she has a bigger role than she did in Iron Man 2. Same goes for Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye who had a brief appearance in Thor. Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury and he was amazing as always. Last but not least let's talk about the villain. Tom Hiddleston returns as Loki. He turned in the best acting job as a villian since Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
The action scenes were phenomonal. I don't think any superhero movie has been so action packed in a long time if ever. I liked how the team members didn't get along at first, they didn't come together right away. It was realistic in the sense where if you get four big personalities on a team setting they're going to clash. I loved it when they did come together and fought the last 30 minutes of the movie alone were worth the price of admission.
I believe this is the best superhero movie since The Dark Knight. I prefer it to The Dark Knight for 2 reasons; first of all I prefer Marvel comics over DC. Second The Dark Knight was just a Batman movie, this movie has four superheros. I think Joss Whedon knocked it out of the park, this movie gets 5 stars out of 5.
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