Last night I finished reading A Feast for Crows. The fourth book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga. For those who watch the HBO show and have not read the books, don't worry I won't spoil anything. You are safe with me.
I'll take each house and give a brief overview on where they start off in this book. I'll start with House Lannister. The book begins and you see House Lannister in disarray. After the events of the third book "A Storm of Swords", you see that the Lannisters are very divided. One thing I love about this book is that it has Cersei point of view chapters so you see how crazy her mind is. Basically her chapters chronicle her descent into madness. she grows increasingly paranoid she thinks everybody is out to get her. Also you see Jaime try to redeem himself more. Towards the end of the third book you see him start to become a good character. That continues in A Feast for Crows as he continues to redeem his honor. Tyrion is not in this book, but I'll talk more about that later.
The Greyjoy's are also a house divided. In the books Balon Greyjoy is dead. I just want to point that out because I've heard in the show he's still alive. He died in the book before the Red Wedding. His brothers and his daughter are trying to settle who is Balon's heir to the Seastone Chair.
The Starks are still scattered, Winterfell is still in ruin. Bran isn't in this book. The Starks that are featured in the book are Sansa and Arya. It's tricky because they go by different names to hide themselves from their enemies.
Finally we are introduced more to the Martells of Dorne. We met the Red Viper in book three but we find out more about them, who they are, and what Dorne is like. One thing worth pointing out is that women have status in Dorne. you may remember in book two "A Clash of Kings" Tyrion sent princess Myrcella to Dorne and the Dornishmen believe her to be Joffrey's heir.
A Feast for Crows does take awhile to get going and compared to the previous book there's a lower body count. Six characters died, one more is dying, and two imprisoned. I'm going to give A Feast for Crows 4.5 out of 5 stars because my favorite characters are not in it. George R.R. Martin originally was writing more chapters when he decided the book was too long. So he split them. A Feast for Crows mainly focuses on the events of King's Landing. While A Dance with Dragons focuses on events in the East and on the Wall. That is why Tyrion, Stannis, Bran, Jon, and Dany are not in this book. They will be in A Dance with Dragons.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Thor 2 The Dark World Review
It seems to me that more and more blockbusters are being released later in the year. I'm looking forward to Catching Fire and The Desolation of Smaug, but first comes Thor 2.
Thor 2 is the sequal to the movie Thor and it's also a sequal to The Avengers. All these Marvel movies are all tied together at this point. The movie starts off with Loki being imprisoned in Asgard, Thor is off at war trying to bring peace to the nine realms and then the Dark Elves come and try to destroy the whole universe. So Thor gets reunited with Jane Foster and they have to save the world together. Also Thor has to team up with Loki to fight the dark elves in this movie to. It's a timeless tale where the hero must team up with the villain from the last movie to take out the greater evil and I loved there scenes together.
My favorite part of this movie by far was Loki. I'm not sure if he's going to be in the Avengers 2 or not, but I really hope he is. I at least want to see him in another Marvel movie in the near future. He has become one of my favorite villains of all-time. Tom Hiddleston gives a great performance as Loki in this movie. He always has a scheme and it's a good idea to not trust him.
I know some people had some problems with the first Thor movie. They didn't like that he was mortal for most of the movie. But in this movie he's not a mortal he's the demi god that we've come to love and he's really awesome. He's such a good character to in this movie he risks everything he has to save lives. My one complaint with the movie is that I think they over did the humor. I'm starting to notice that the phase two Marvel movies have more humor than the phase one movies. Iron Man 3 was funnier than the first two Iron Man movies. I'm not sure if Marvel is doing that on purpose or if it's just a coincidence. At the same time the humor didn't take me out of the movie at all and at no point did I feel like it was forced. The movie was still a really enjoyable movie, the final battle scene was really awesome and I have to say I like this movie better than the first Thor movie. Mainly because I didn't want this movie to take place on Earth as much and it didn't. However I will say I was hoping to see a cameo of Nick Fury or Agent Coulson because remember he is still alive for those of you who don't watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Overall I will give Thor 2 The Dark World 4.5 out of 5 stars. Be aware that there are 2 post credit scenes at the end of this movie. So have you seen Thor 2? what did you think? and what do you like better Thor or Thor 2?
Thor 2 is the sequal to the movie Thor and it's also a sequal to The Avengers. All these Marvel movies are all tied together at this point. The movie starts off with Loki being imprisoned in Asgard, Thor is off at war trying to bring peace to the nine realms and then the Dark Elves come and try to destroy the whole universe. So Thor gets reunited with Jane Foster and they have to save the world together. Also Thor has to team up with Loki to fight the dark elves in this movie to. It's a timeless tale where the hero must team up with the villain from the last movie to take out the greater evil and I loved there scenes together.
My favorite part of this movie by far was Loki. I'm not sure if he's going to be in the Avengers 2 or not, but I really hope he is. I at least want to see him in another Marvel movie in the near future. He has become one of my favorite villains of all-time. Tom Hiddleston gives a great performance as Loki in this movie. He always has a scheme and it's a good idea to not trust him.
I know some people had some problems with the first Thor movie. They didn't like that he was mortal for most of the movie. But in this movie he's not a mortal he's the demi god that we've come to love and he's really awesome. He's such a good character to in this movie he risks everything he has to save lives. My one complaint with the movie is that I think they over did the humor. I'm starting to notice that the phase two Marvel movies have more humor than the phase one movies. Iron Man 3 was funnier than the first two Iron Man movies. I'm not sure if Marvel is doing that on purpose or if it's just a coincidence. At the same time the humor didn't take me out of the movie at all and at no point did I feel like it was forced. The movie was still a really enjoyable movie, the final battle scene was really awesome and I have to say I like this movie better than the first Thor movie. Mainly because I didn't want this movie to take place on Earth as much and it didn't. However I will say I was hoping to see a cameo of Nick Fury or Agent Coulson because remember he is still alive for those of you who don't watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Overall I will give Thor 2 The Dark World 4.5 out of 5 stars. Be aware that there are 2 post credit scenes at the end of this movie. So have you seen Thor 2? what did you think? and what do you like better Thor or Thor 2?
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Storm of Swords Review
Last night I finally finished Storm of Swords. This is the third book in the Song of Ice and Fire saga. I would say it is my favorite book of the series so far. So let's talk about Storm of Swords.
I was really excited to read Storm of Swords because I have seen the first two seasons of the HBO show "Game of Thrones" but I have not seen the third season. So for the first time I had no Idea what was going to happen next in the story. I'll take each major house and give a brief description on where they left off after the second book. Robb Stark still rules the North from Riverrun. His situation grows bleaker by the day it seems. for House Lannister, Joffrey still sits the Iron Throne after his victory on Blackwater Bay. His most bitter rival Lord Stannis stands defeated, but still pushes his claim from the ancient fortress of Dragonstone. Meanwhile across the ocean Danerys Targaryen grows more power hungry by the day. While all this is going on, a horde of supernatural army of the mythical Others are stirring beyond the Wall. Needless to say there's a lot of unrest in the land of Westeros.
First of all I would like to warn all those who are still on the fence about reading these books. If you are feint of heart, this might not be a series for you. Because this is a series where fan favorite characters die. George R.R Martin said in an interview that the reason he kills off characters is because when you watch a movie or read a book and the hero is in danger you never fear for him because he's the hero and you know he's going to get out of it. In the Song of Ice and Fire you feel fear for your favorite characters because they could die at any time. And most of the time you don't even expect it. Some of my favorite characters died in this book to avoid spoilers I won't say who.
I adored this book it is my favorite book of the series thus far. This weekend I will start reading the fourth book "A Feast for Crows" I will have a review for that when I finish it. However I will say it takes longer for me to read a book than it takes for George R.R Martin to write one. I will give Storm of Swords 5 out of 5 stars. I give Martin a hard time for taking a long time to write his books. But he has created such an epic masterpiece. He has been called the American Tolkien and he has earned that title.
I was really excited to read Storm of Swords because I have seen the first two seasons of the HBO show "Game of Thrones" but I have not seen the third season. So for the first time I had no Idea what was going to happen next in the story. I'll take each major house and give a brief description on where they left off after the second book. Robb Stark still rules the North from Riverrun. His situation grows bleaker by the day it seems. for House Lannister, Joffrey still sits the Iron Throne after his victory on Blackwater Bay. His most bitter rival Lord Stannis stands defeated, but still pushes his claim from the ancient fortress of Dragonstone. Meanwhile across the ocean Danerys Targaryen grows more power hungry by the day. While all this is going on, a horde of supernatural army of the mythical Others are stirring beyond the Wall. Needless to say there's a lot of unrest in the land of Westeros.
First of all I would like to warn all those who are still on the fence about reading these books. If you are feint of heart, this might not be a series for you. Because this is a series where fan favorite characters die. George R.R Martin said in an interview that the reason he kills off characters is because when you watch a movie or read a book and the hero is in danger you never fear for him because he's the hero and you know he's going to get out of it. In the Song of Ice and Fire you feel fear for your favorite characters because they could die at any time. And most of the time you don't even expect it. Some of my favorite characters died in this book to avoid spoilers I won't say who.
I adored this book it is my favorite book of the series thus far. This weekend I will start reading the fourth book "A Feast for Crows" I will have a review for that when I finish it. However I will say it takes longer for me to read a book than it takes for George R.R Martin to write one. I will give Storm of Swords 5 out of 5 stars. I give Martin a hard time for taking a long time to write his books. But he has created such an epic masterpiece. He has been called the American Tolkien and he has earned that title.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Ben Affleck Cast as Batman
This is coming a little late but as a life long Batman fanboy, I feel like I should voice my opinion about Warner Bros. casting Ben Affleck to play Batman in Man of Steel 2. I feel that the studio dropped the ball for a few reasons.
Reason number one: Ben Affleck has done a comic book movie before, Daredevil. A movie that was a big disappointment. when people go see Man of Steel 2 and they see Affleck as Batman they're going to see Daredevil or at least I will. I don't understand why a studio would cast an actor who was part of a failed comic book movie to play in an even bigger comic book franchise.
Reason number two: I don't feel Affleck can portray a character as complex as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The reason why I loved Christian Bale's performance so well is because he was so believable. Whoever plays the role of Bruce Wayne has to play three different characters. He has to play the mask of Bruce Wayne who's the billionare/businessman people expect him to be, he has to be the real Bruce Wayne the gritty and damaged character, and he has to play the Batman which is Wayne's alter ego. Bale did that perfectly I don't think Affleck will be able to do that nearly as well.
Reason number three: Affleck hasn't shown me anything where I would think he would be a good Batman. Some people said the same thing when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker. But at the same time Heath Ledger demonstrated that he still hadn't shown people everything he can do. He still had potential that people hadn't seen yet. I think Affleck has us everything he can do.
I really think the studio could've made a better pick for the role. My personal pick would be Josh Brolin because I think he could play a great damaged character. He was rumored to be in the running for the role I don't understand why he didn't get it. I think Marvel should breathe a sigh of relief because if Affleck plays Batman in the Justice League movie it's not going to be good. I had little faith that the Justice League movie DC was going for before this casting. Now I'm convinced it's not going to work. I'm not angry at this casting because I have the Dark Knight trilogy and those are arguably the best comic book movies of all time. I just don't see how Affleck can pull it off.
Reason number one: Ben Affleck has done a comic book movie before, Daredevil. A movie that was a big disappointment. when people go see Man of Steel 2 and they see Affleck as Batman they're going to see Daredevil or at least I will. I don't understand why a studio would cast an actor who was part of a failed comic book movie to play in an even bigger comic book franchise.
Reason number two: I don't feel Affleck can portray a character as complex as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The reason why I loved Christian Bale's performance so well is because he was so believable. Whoever plays the role of Bruce Wayne has to play three different characters. He has to play the mask of Bruce Wayne who's the billionare/businessman people expect him to be, he has to be the real Bruce Wayne the gritty and damaged character, and he has to play the Batman which is Wayne's alter ego. Bale did that perfectly I don't think Affleck will be able to do that nearly as well.
Reason number three: Affleck hasn't shown me anything where I would think he would be a good Batman. Some people said the same thing when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker. But at the same time Heath Ledger demonstrated that he still hadn't shown people everything he can do. He still had potential that people hadn't seen yet. I think Affleck has us everything he can do.
I really think the studio could've made a better pick for the role. My personal pick would be Josh Brolin because I think he could play a great damaged character. He was rumored to be in the running for the role I don't understand why he didn't get it. I think Marvel should breathe a sigh of relief because if Affleck plays Batman in the Justice League movie it's not going to be good. I had little faith that the Justice League movie DC was going for before this casting. Now I'm convinced it's not going to work. I'm not angry at this casting because I have the Dark Knight trilogy and those are arguably the best comic book movies of all time. I just don't see how Affleck can pull it off.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Clash of Kings Book Review
WARNING: if you have not read the first book A Game of Thrones or you have not seen the first season, there are spoilers ahead in this review. So Clash of Kings is the second book in The Song of Ice and Fire saga. The Second season of the show follows the events of this book.
At the end of the first book and the beginning of this one you see the characters dealing with the death of Ned Stark. His son Robb has proclaimed himself King in the North and is at war with the Lannisters. He is coming after Joffrey with a vengeance. Also Robert's brothers Stannis and Renly Baratheon believe themselves to be the rightful king. Across the sea Danerys Targaryen is struggling after the death of Khal Drogo and her infant son. She also believes herself to be the rightful queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Last and Certainly not least, Tyrion Lannister is serving as Hand of the King in his father Lord Tywin's absence. You really see his character develop more and his attitudes toward Joffrey really change. Towards the end of the first book when he was going to King's Landing he thought to himself Joffrey's just a boy I can teach him how to be a good king. But as the book progresses, you see his views change he believes Joffrey is not fit to sit the Iron Throne. It makes me wonder if he will plot against Joffrey in the third book. Joffrey really hasn't changed at all since the last book. I have never hated a character in any movie, show, or book as much as I hate Joffrey. I give George R.R Martin Credit for that because he writes the books so well you love the characters you're supposed to love and you hate the ones you're supposed to hate. I really loved this book. The show was very good as well but the book is more intrueging. There were certain scenes in the book that were so much better than they were in the show. There's one that comes to mind I don't want to spoil to much of the book but there's a riot in King's Landing. That scene was so much better in the book than it was in the show.
A Clash of Kings takes a lot out of you to read it. It took me more than a month to finish it, but it is a great book I will give it 5 out of 5 stars. I will read the third book in the series A Storm of Swords and I will review it when I'm finished
At the end of the first book and the beginning of this one you see the characters dealing with the death of Ned Stark. His son Robb has proclaimed himself King in the North and is at war with the Lannisters. He is coming after Joffrey with a vengeance. Also Robert's brothers Stannis and Renly Baratheon believe themselves to be the rightful king. Across the sea Danerys Targaryen is struggling after the death of Khal Drogo and her infant son. She also believes herself to be the rightful queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Last and Certainly not least, Tyrion Lannister is serving as Hand of the King in his father Lord Tywin's absence. You really see his character develop more and his attitudes toward Joffrey really change. Towards the end of the first book when he was going to King's Landing he thought to himself Joffrey's just a boy I can teach him how to be a good king. But as the book progresses, you see his views change he believes Joffrey is not fit to sit the Iron Throne. It makes me wonder if he will plot against Joffrey in the third book. Joffrey really hasn't changed at all since the last book. I have never hated a character in any movie, show, or book as much as I hate Joffrey. I give George R.R Martin Credit for that because he writes the books so well you love the characters you're supposed to love and you hate the ones you're supposed to hate. I really loved this book. The show was very good as well but the book is more intrueging. There were certain scenes in the book that were so much better than they were in the show. There's one that comes to mind I don't want to spoil to much of the book but there's a riot in King's Landing. That scene was so much better in the book than it was in the show.
A Clash of Kings takes a lot out of you to read it. It took me more than a month to finish it, but it is a great book I will give it 5 out of 5 stars. I will read the third book in the series A Storm of Swords and I will review it when I'm finished
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Game of Thrones Season one/Book one review
First of all it's been way too long since I've posted anything on here and I apologize for that. Secondly over the past few months I've been really invested in The Song of Ice and Fire saga also known as Game of Thrones. I've seen the first two seasons, I've read the first book and I'm currently reading the second book A Clash of Kings. This will be a spoiler free review of the first season/book. So if you have not seen it you are safe with me.
When I first heard about Game of Thrones, I heard it was set in the midevil time starring Sean Bean with a lot of Political scheming. So I was immediately curious. Sean Bean plays Ned Stark and he's one of the best characters in the show. For a long time in the show he was the only character I could identify as a good guy. Everybody else it was tough to say for a long time. Sean Bean is great in the show but my favorite actor in the show is Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion is my favorite character in the show. I'm actually kind of sad I already did my top 10 actors I'd like to see in Star Wars because he would definitely be on there. The first half of Game of Thrones is a lot of build up. Which if that's not done right it could be really boring. However there is good dialogue and it kept me interested. However after the 6th episode that's when things really start to pick up. and that's when I got addicted to the show. One thing I need to address is the show/book can be very difficult to follow because there are so many characters when watching the show or reading the book I keep thinking to myself "Whose is that guy again?"
I also want to touch on the book now. The book is written by George R.R Martin and it's extremely well written. there are quite a few times when I find the book hard to put down. however it can also be a lot to process. there are times when it is good to put it down and think about it for awhile. it's a very high level reading. Keep that in mind if you plan on reading it.
I would say I preferred the book over the show. I found the book to be a little more interesting however the show is still great. I can't wait for the third season to come out on Blu-ray. I have not seen it yet I don't have HBO, but I look forward to doing so. There are some people who are calling Martin 'The American Tolkien." In my opinion he has lived up to that nickname. This series is right up with Lord of the Rings as the best fantasy novels. I give Game of Thrones 5 out of 5 stars
When I first heard about Game of Thrones, I heard it was set in the midevil time starring Sean Bean with a lot of Political scheming. So I was immediately curious. Sean Bean plays Ned Stark and he's one of the best characters in the show. For a long time in the show he was the only character I could identify as a good guy. Everybody else it was tough to say for a long time. Sean Bean is great in the show but my favorite actor in the show is Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion is my favorite character in the show. I'm actually kind of sad I already did my top 10 actors I'd like to see in Star Wars because he would definitely be on there. The first half of Game of Thrones is a lot of build up. Which if that's not done right it could be really boring. However there is good dialogue and it kept me interested. However after the 6th episode that's when things really start to pick up. and that's when I got addicted to the show. One thing I need to address is the show/book can be very difficult to follow because there are so many characters when watching the show or reading the book I keep thinking to myself "Whose is that guy again?"
I also want to touch on the book now. The book is written by George R.R Martin and it's extremely well written. there are quite a few times when I find the book hard to put down. however it can also be a lot to process. there are times when it is good to put it down and think about it for awhile. it's a very high level reading. Keep that in mind if you plan on reading it.
I would say I preferred the book over the show. I found the book to be a little more interesting however the show is still great. I can't wait for the third season to come out on Blu-ray. I have not seen it yet I don't have HBO, but I look forward to doing so. There are some people who are calling Martin 'The American Tolkien." In my opinion he has lived up to that nickname. This series is right up with Lord of the Rings as the best fantasy novels. I give Game of Thrones 5 out of 5 stars
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness Review
I just saw Star Trek Into Darkness this morning and now I'm reviewing it. This will be a spoiler free review so if you have not seen the movie yet, you are safe with me. So shall we begin?
So Star Trek Into Darkness is the sequal to the 2009 Star Trek movie. I have been looking forward to seeing this movie since mid December when I went to see The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey. Because they showed the first 9 minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness before The Hobbit. I was also looking forward to this movie because it was very intrueging. The movie was so shrouded in mystery. That's one reason why I'm a big fan of J.J Abrams movies because he's good at keeping a secret. My main concern going into this movie was that it was just going to be a rehash of the first movie with a lot of scenes with just Kirk and Spock arguing. There are scenes like that but it was not a rehash of the first movie. The main way I describe this movie is in the first one you see Kirk's rise to captain of the Enterprise. In this movie you see him earn the title of captain.
The plot of the movie without spoiling anything is a guy named John Harrison played by Benedict Cumberbatch is causing terror and Kirk wants to go after him. I've got to talk about Benedict Cumberbatch now he was menacing in this movie. When he was on screen nobody else in the scene mattered. In the trailers I saw before I went to see this movie I knew he was going to be great I just didn't know how great. His performance in the movie is one of my favorite performances by a villain in the past 6 years. He has a very interesting back story but I absolutely do not want to spoil it for those who have not seen it. Another new addition to the cast was Alice Eve she plays a weapons technician who becomes a crew member of the Enterprise. She did fine in the movie but the most memorable performance of the movie was delivered by Cumberbatch. I also want to touch on Captain Kirk as well because I'm very fascinated by his personality. He always goes at the beat of his own drum. But in this movie he reminded me a little bit of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly and Serenity because you get the feeling that he's bitter and damaged in a few scenes. I was fascinated by that because I love damaged characters it makes you care for them more.
This movie is The Dark Knight of Star Trek. It took a movie which was already good, and expanded on the universe and made it so much better. I was not disappointed at all by this movie I'm going to give this movie 5 out of 5 stars. This is the first movie I've seen this year that I've given 5 stars to. Although the only other movie I've seen this year is Iron Man 3 so I guess that's not saying too much but I did like Iron Man 3. The next movie I plan on seeing in theatres is Man of Steel.
So Star Trek Into Darkness is the sequal to the 2009 Star Trek movie. I have been looking forward to seeing this movie since mid December when I went to see The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey. Because they showed the first 9 minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness before The Hobbit. I was also looking forward to this movie because it was very intrueging. The movie was so shrouded in mystery. That's one reason why I'm a big fan of J.J Abrams movies because he's good at keeping a secret. My main concern going into this movie was that it was just going to be a rehash of the first movie with a lot of scenes with just Kirk and Spock arguing. There are scenes like that but it was not a rehash of the first movie. The main way I describe this movie is in the first one you see Kirk's rise to captain of the Enterprise. In this movie you see him earn the title of captain.
The plot of the movie without spoiling anything is a guy named John Harrison played by Benedict Cumberbatch is causing terror and Kirk wants to go after him. I've got to talk about Benedict Cumberbatch now he was menacing in this movie. When he was on screen nobody else in the scene mattered. In the trailers I saw before I went to see this movie I knew he was going to be great I just didn't know how great. His performance in the movie is one of my favorite performances by a villain in the past 6 years. He has a very interesting back story but I absolutely do not want to spoil it for those who have not seen it. Another new addition to the cast was Alice Eve she plays a weapons technician who becomes a crew member of the Enterprise. She did fine in the movie but the most memorable performance of the movie was delivered by Cumberbatch. I also want to touch on Captain Kirk as well because I'm very fascinated by his personality. He always goes at the beat of his own drum. But in this movie he reminded me a little bit of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly and Serenity because you get the feeling that he's bitter and damaged in a few scenes. I was fascinated by that because I love damaged characters it makes you care for them more.
This movie is The Dark Knight of Star Trek. It took a movie which was already good, and expanded on the universe and made it so much better. I was not disappointed at all by this movie I'm going to give this movie 5 out of 5 stars. This is the first movie I've seen this year that I've given 5 stars to. Although the only other movie I've seen this year is Iron Man 3 so I guess that's not saying too much but I did like Iron Man 3. The next movie I plan on seeing in theatres is Man of Steel.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Star Trek Review
With the new Star Trek movie coming out this weekend, I decided to do a review of the last Star Trek movie that came out in 2009 and was directed by J.J Abrams. Just a warning I will be doing this review with spoilers in it so if you have not seen the movie go watch it and then come back and read this review.
So Star Trek begins with the U.S.S Kelvin on a mission and then a massive warship comes out of nowhere and attacks the Kelvin. George Kirk played by a younger Chris Hemsworth has to evacuate the crew and fight off the attacking fighters to give the shuttles a chance to escape. In one of the shuttles is his pregnant wife who's in labor. She gives birth to James Kirk and George crashes the Kelvin and dies. The next pivotal scene in this movie is a conversation with Captain Pike and Kirk in a bar, Pike is trying to persuade Kirk to enlist in Star Fleet. At First Kirk does not seem interested but then he ends up enlisting. There's a test for Star Fleet cadets called the Kobeyashi Maroo (I hope I got the spelling right) The test is unwinnable, but Kirk re-programs the test and gets a high score. He gets grounded to Earth meaning he can't get assigned to any ship. But he sneaks aboard the Enterprise with the help of McCoy. And he gets pressed into action trying to disable a drill that the villain Nero is using to drill a hole in the Vulcan Atmosphere to destroy it. They disable the drill but Nero was able to destroy the planet. One thing lead to another Kirk takes control of the Enterprise rescues Captain Pike, destroys Nero, and gets named The Captain of the Enterprise.
One very interesting thing in this movie is you see Spock's logical Vulcan side and his human side which is more aggressive are at war with each other in his mind. The character development in this movie between Kirk and Spock is absolutely phenomenal it's some of the best character development I've seen in movies. The one gripe I have with the movie is it had a weak villain. He destroyed a planet with a black hole but he didn't have any weight to him. The movie was mainly about the relationship between Kirk and Spock, and Kirk becoming captain of the enterprise. However I can't wait to see Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain in this movie. From what I've seen in the trailers he will be a stronger villain than Nero was in the first movie.
I was not a Star Trek fan when I went to see this movie. I'm not a huge fan of Star Trek now, but this movie got me on board. J.J Abrams said when he was making this movie that he wasn't making Star Trek for fans of Star Trek he made it for fans of good movies. I think this was my favorite movie of 2009. It was much better than Transformers 2 that's definitely for sure. I'm going to give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.
So Star Trek begins with the U.S.S Kelvin on a mission and then a massive warship comes out of nowhere and attacks the Kelvin. George Kirk played by a younger Chris Hemsworth has to evacuate the crew and fight off the attacking fighters to give the shuttles a chance to escape. In one of the shuttles is his pregnant wife who's in labor. She gives birth to James Kirk and George crashes the Kelvin and dies. The next pivotal scene in this movie is a conversation with Captain Pike and Kirk in a bar, Pike is trying to persuade Kirk to enlist in Star Fleet. At First Kirk does not seem interested but then he ends up enlisting. There's a test for Star Fleet cadets called the Kobeyashi Maroo (I hope I got the spelling right) The test is unwinnable, but Kirk re-programs the test and gets a high score. He gets grounded to Earth meaning he can't get assigned to any ship. But he sneaks aboard the Enterprise with the help of McCoy. And he gets pressed into action trying to disable a drill that the villain Nero is using to drill a hole in the Vulcan Atmosphere to destroy it. They disable the drill but Nero was able to destroy the planet. One thing lead to another Kirk takes control of the Enterprise rescues Captain Pike, destroys Nero, and gets named The Captain of the Enterprise.
One very interesting thing in this movie is you see Spock's logical Vulcan side and his human side which is more aggressive are at war with each other in his mind. The character development in this movie between Kirk and Spock is absolutely phenomenal it's some of the best character development I've seen in movies. The one gripe I have with the movie is it had a weak villain. He destroyed a planet with a black hole but he didn't have any weight to him. The movie was mainly about the relationship between Kirk and Spock, and Kirk becoming captain of the enterprise. However I can't wait to see Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain in this movie. From what I've seen in the trailers he will be a stronger villain than Nero was in the first movie.
I was not a Star Trek fan when I went to see this movie. I'm not a huge fan of Star Trek now, but this movie got me on board. J.J Abrams said when he was making this movie that he wasn't making Star Trek for fans of Star Trek he made it for fans of good movies. I think this was my favorite movie of 2009. It was much better than Transformers 2 that's definitely for sure. I'm going to give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Iron Man 3 Review
So the summer movie season is here this is the best time of the year for movies. I like this season better than Oscar season. Summer movies will not win any awards, but I have a blast the entire time I'm there. The first big summer movie is Iron Man 3. I just saw it and I want to write about it.
Iron Man 3 is the beginning of Marvel's "phase two" meaning this is the second set of movies about The Avengers. You really see Tony Stark dealing with the aftermath of the events that transpired in The Avengers. He's suffering from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, he can't sleep, so he just throws himself into his work. So he's dealing with that and then the Manderin starts reeking havoc on the world. He was played by Ben Kingsley and he did a great job. In my opinion he is the biggest threat to Tony Stark that we've seen.
The main things I loved about the movie is that it does a very good job at showing that Tony Stark's intellect is his best weapon. In the first Iron Man movie when he builds the suit of armor in the cave when he was captured, he didn't have any of his cool technology he could rely on. His intellect was all he had. In Iron Man 2 there was no scene like that. Another thing I liked was that there was a kid in the movie, usually I'm against having a kid in a comic book movie because they're usually really annoying. This kid was annoying but in a different way. He had some good dialogue with Tony Stark and overall I thought the scenes with him in it were written really well. The other thing I loved was that the final showdown was very good. Unlike in Iron Man 2 where the final fight was very anti climactic, this movie's final fight scene was very engaging and very well done.
Some gripes I've heard was that Iron Man didn't get enough screen time. Similar to The Dark Knight Rises we saw more of Bruce Wayne than Batman. However in the final scene of the movie we see a lot of Iron Man and that scene was awesome. This isn't necessarily a gripe with the movie it just needs to be addressed. There is so much content in the movie it's not for casual watching. It's not just something to have on in the background while you do something else. You need to be fully invested in it. Also for those of you who don't know there's always a post credit scene in these Avengers build up movies. There is a post credit scene in this movie but it doesn't point to anything pertaining to another Avenger or villian.
Overall this was a very enjoyable movie. I like the first Iron Man movie a little bit more than this one, but it is still worth checking out. I give this one 4 out of 5 stars.
Iron Man 3 is the beginning of Marvel's "phase two" meaning this is the second set of movies about The Avengers. You really see Tony Stark dealing with the aftermath of the events that transpired in The Avengers. He's suffering from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, he can't sleep, so he just throws himself into his work. So he's dealing with that and then the Manderin starts reeking havoc on the world. He was played by Ben Kingsley and he did a great job. In my opinion he is the biggest threat to Tony Stark that we've seen.
The main things I loved about the movie is that it does a very good job at showing that Tony Stark's intellect is his best weapon. In the first Iron Man movie when he builds the suit of armor in the cave when he was captured, he didn't have any of his cool technology he could rely on. His intellect was all he had. In Iron Man 2 there was no scene like that. Another thing I liked was that there was a kid in the movie, usually I'm against having a kid in a comic book movie because they're usually really annoying. This kid was annoying but in a different way. He had some good dialogue with Tony Stark and overall I thought the scenes with him in it were written really well. The other thing I loved was that the final showdown was very good. Unlike in Iron Man 2 where the final fight was very anti climactic, this movie's final fight scene was very engaging and very well done.
Some gripes I've heard was that Iron Man didn't get enough screen time. Similar to The Dark Knight Rises we saw more of Bruce Wayne than Batman. However in the final scene of the movie we see a lot of Iron Man and that scene was awesome. This isn't necessarily a gripe with the movie it just needs to be addressed. There is so much content in the movie it's not for casual watching. It's not just something to have on in the background while you do something else. You need to be fully invested in it. Also for those of you who don't know there's always a post credit scene in these Avengers build up movies. There is a post credit scene in this movie but it doesn't point to anything pertaining to another Avenger or villian.
Overall this was a very enjoyable movie. I like the first Iron Man movie a little bit more than this one, but it is still worth checking out. I give this one 4 out of 5 stars.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Dollhouse Season One Review.
I just finished watching season one of Dollhouse last night and I want to write about it. Dollhouse was created by Joss Whedon three years ago, it aired for 2 seasons, and then it joined Firefly as another Joss whedon show that FOX cancelled.
The story for dollhouse is there's a corporation called the Rossum Corporation. They own and operate a dollhouse where they take a volunteer, they take their will, and their coinscience. They strip their mind and leave them only with their basic functions. A client will hire the Rossum Corporation for a job. For example a client will hire the Rossum Corporation for a bank robbery, the Rossum Corporation will take an "active" or a "doll" and upload a complete personality and a complete set of memories and the active will go and rob the bank. The main star of Dollhouse is Eliza Dushku who plays the main active. Also key to the story is there's an FBI agent named Paul Ballard and he's trying to find the Dollhouse and take it down. And there's a rogue active named Alpha who became self aware on assignment, he killed a bunch of people and then left. So the show's a Psychological thriller, a drama, and a mystery.
This is one of the most intrueging show's I've seen recently. My one gripe with this show is that there are some episodes that I call the Inception of TV where you need to really concentrate to understand whats going on. The coolest part of the show was after season one ended people were feeling good about the show. Then that summer at Comic-Con, Joss Whedon showed an un-aired episode called "Epitaph One" and that changed everything people thaught they knew about Dollhouse. The pilot episode thats on the blu-ray and the dvd, is not the original pilot. The original pilot however is a bonus feature on the dvd and blu-ray. I have not checked it out yet I definatley will get around to it. However Epitaph One is the season one finale.
Overall I really like this show. Dollhouse is not Joss Whedon's masterpeice that was and always will be Firefly. However I do have a vandetta against FOX for canceling this show. My advice to Joss whedon is this don't work with FOX ever again. I've heard he's got a show coming up about the workings of S.H.I.E.L.D from The Avengers. I really hope he dosn't sell that show to FOX. I havn't seen season two yet but I've heard that Joss Whedon was able to close up the story. For those any readers who have Netflix you can stream the entire series of Dollhouse. Season one, season two, Epitaph one, Epitaph 2 the return which is the season two finale, and the original pilot. I'm gonna give Dollhouse 4 stars. I'm gonna give a run through of what I'll be reviewing next. I'll review season 2 of Dollhouse when I get it and watch it, I'll review Iron man 3, I'll do a review of the 2009 Star Trek movie before I review Star Trek Into Darkness.
The story for dollhouse is there's a corporation called the Rossum Corporation. They own and operate a dollhouse where they take a volunteer, they take their will, and their coinscience. They strip their mind and leave them only with their basic functions. A client will hire the Rossum Corporation for a job. For example a client will hire the Rossum Corporation for a bank robbery, the Rossum Corporation will take an "active" or a "doll" and upload a complete personality and a complete set of memories and the active will go and rob the bank. The main star of Dollhouse is Eliza Dushku who plays the main active. Also key to the story is there's an FBI agent named Paul Ballard and he's trying to find the Dollhouse and take it down. And there's a rogue active named Alpha who became self aware on assignment, he killed a bunch of people and then left. So the show's a Psychological thriller, a drama, and a mystery.
This is one of the most intrueging show's I've seen recently. My one gripe with this show is that there are some episodes that I call the Inception of TV where you need to really concentrate to understand whats going on. The coolest part of the show was after season one ended people were feeling good about the show. Then that summer at Comic-Con, Joss Whedon showed an un-aired episode called "Epitaph One" and that changed everything people thaught they knew about Dollhouse. The pilot episode thats on the blu-ray and the dvd, is not the original pilot. The original pilot however is a bonus feature on the dvd and blu-ray. I have not checked it out yet I definatley will get around to it. However Epitaph One is the season one finale.
Overall I really like this show. Dollhouse is not Joss Whedon's masterpeice that was and always will be Firefly. However I do have a vandetta against FOX for canceling this show. My advice to Joss whedon is this don't work with FOX ever again. I've heard he's got a show coming up about the workings of S.H.I.E.L.D from The Avengers. I really hope he dosn't sell that show to FOX. I havn't seen season two yet but I've heard that Joss Whedon was able to close up the story. For those any readers who have Netflix you can stream the entire series of Dollhouse. Season one, season two, Epitaph one, Epitaph 2 the return which is the season two finale, and the original pilot. I'm gonna give Dollhouse 4 stars. I'm gonna give a run through of what I'll be reviewing next. I'll review season 2 of Dollhouse when I get it and watch it, I'll review Iron man 3, I'll do a review of the 2009 Star Trek movie before I review Star Trek Into Darkness.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Catching Hell Review
Today I watched a documentary on youtube called Catching Hell. It's the story of the infamous game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins. It's not the first time I watched this documentary. I've seen it on TV a few times before. I just wanted to write about it because I'm a huge fan of baseball and this remains a very controversial game today.
To any readers who don't follow baseball, let me explain the relevance of this particular game. The Chicago Cubs have a long history of losing. They havn't won a World Series since 1908. They were playing the Florida Marlins in the NLCS. they were winning the best of seven series 3 games to 2. If they won this game, they would go to the World Series. The Cubs were winning this game 3-0 going into the top of the 8th inning. they were 5 outs away from going to the World Series when the Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo stepped up to the plate. He hit a foul ball into the left field stands. The Cubs left fielder Moises Alou attempted to make a leaping catch, but a fan named Steve Bartman reached out and deflected the ball in an attempt to catch it. After this play the wheels fell off for the Cubs. The Marlins scored 8 runs that inning, won Game 6, and eventually won Game 7. Bartman quickly became the target of a lot of aggresion from angry fans. He got a lot of expletives screamed at him, death threats, etc.
Catching Hell was created by Alex Gibney who is a Boston Red Sox fan, So he made some interesting comparisons to Bill Buckner. The famous Red Sox first baseman who let a ground ball go through his legs that let the winning run score in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. If the Red Sox won that game they would've won their first World Series since 1918. I found those comparisons very interesting and they gave me goose bumps. I don't want to spoil too much in this review, but there are some odd coincidences that are mentioned about Bill Buckner who used to play for the Cubs before he was traded to the Red Sox. Overall this documentary was very informative. There are interviews with some fans who sat near Bartman and it's interesting to hear there side of the story.
This review wouldn't be complete without my opinion about this infamous play. I'm a die hard Milwaukee Brewers fan. I hate the Chicago Cubs. I was nine years old when this happened. The Brewers had a bad season and didn't make the postseason, so I was routing against the Cubs. I was very happy when the Cubs lost the series. I enjoyed every minute of their meltdown. That being said, The city of Chicago had absolultey no right to treat Bartman the way they did. The fans treated Bartman like he was Osama Bin Laden, or Adolf Hitler. for what? because he tried to catch a foul ball. Wrigley Field has no right to be called "The Friendly Confines" anymore. I do not believe Bartman is to blame at all for the Cubs downfall for 3 reasons. First of all. he wasn't the only person to reach for the ball. Secondly, the Cubs gave up 8 runs after that play. Bartman didn't give up the runs, The Cubs pitchers did. Lastly, even if Bartman did cause the Cubs to lose this game, he didn't lose the series for the Cubs he just forced a Game 7. The Cubs simply couldn't get it done. Bartman did what anybody else would've done. After all, It's every baseball fan's dream to catch a foul ball.
If you're a baseball fan, you need to watch this documentary. Even if you're not a Cubs or Marlins fan. This was part of the ESPN fiilms 30 for 30 that they did a couple years ago. They do air these documentaires from time to time so if you ever see it on the listings, I highly encourage you to watch it. You can also pick up the DVD on amazon for about 15 dollars. I give this documantary 4.8 out of 5 stars.
To any readers who don't follow baseball, let me explain the relevance of this particular game. The Chicago Cubs have a long history of losing. They havn't won a World Series since 1908. They were playing the Florida Marlins in the NLCS. they were winning the best of seven series 3 games to 2. If they won this game, they would go to the World Series. The Cubs were winning this game 3-0 going into the top of the 8th inning. they were 5 outs away from going to the World Series when the Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo stepped up to the plate. He hit a foul ball into the left field stands. The Cubs left fielder Moises Alou attempted to make a leaping catch, but a fan named Steve Bartman reached out and deflected the ball in an attempt to catch it. After this play the wheels fell off for the Cubs. The Marlins scored 8 runs that inning, won Game 6, and eventually won Game 7. Bartman quickly became the target of a lot of aggresion from angry fans. He got a lot of expletives screamed at him, death threats, etc.
Catching Hell was created by Alex Gibney who is a Boston Red Sox fan, So he made some interesting comparisons to Bill Buckner. The famous Red Sox first baseman who let a ground ball go through his legs that let the winning run score in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. If the Red Sox won that game they would've won their first World Series since 1918. I found those comparisons very interesting and they gave me goose bumps. I don't want to spoil too much in this review, but there are some odd coincidences that are mentioned about Bill Buckner who used to play for the Cubs before he was traded to the Red Sox. Overall this documentary was very informative. There are interviews with some fans who sat near Bartman and it's interesting to hear there side of the story.
This review wouldn't be complete without my opinion about this infamous play. I'm a die hard Milwaukee Brewers fan. I hate the Chicago Cubs. I was nine years old when this happened. The Brewers had a bad season and didn't make the postseason, so I was routing against the Cubs. I was very happy when the Cubs lost the series. I enjoyed every minute of their meltdown. That being said, The city of Chicago had absolultey no right to treat Bartman the way they did. The fans treated Bartman like he was Osama Bin Laden, or Adolf Hitler. for what? because he tried to catch a foul ball. Wrigley Field has no right to be called "The Friendly Confines" anymore. I do not believe Bartman is to blame at all for the Cubs downfall for 3 reasons. First of all. he wasn't the only person to reach for the ball. Secondly, the Cubs gave up 8 runs after that play. Bartman didn't give up the runs, The Cubs pitchers did. Lastly, even if Bartman did cause the Cubs to lose this game, he didn't lose the series for the Cubs he just forced a Game 7. The Cubs simply couldn't get it done. Bartman did what anybody else would've done. After all, It's every baseball fan's dream to catch a foul ball.
If you're a baseball fan, you need to watch this documentary. Even if you're not a Cubs or Marlins fan. This was part of the ESPN fiilms 30 for 30 that they did a couple years ago. They do air these documentaires from time to time so if you ever see it on the listings, I highly encourage you to watch it. You can also pick up the DVD on amazon for about 15 dollars. I give this documantary 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Han Solo and Boba Fett movies
Wow that happend fast. Almost as soon as I promise to report more news about Star Wars, more news breaks. It has been announced that along with the new Star Wars trilogy, new movies will be made talking about Han Solo's and Boba Fett's origin stories.
This is one of the many reasons why I was immediatley on board with Disney buying Star Wars because under George Lucas these movies would never be made. I don't know if these movies will be any good or not. It's too early to tell at this point Disney announced this news yesterday. I only heard about this a few minutes ago. The possibilities are endless with Disney owning Stat Wars. Personally I'd love to see a trilogy of movies about the Old Republic. Whenever I see the game trailers and The Sith sacks Coruscant I think to myself "That would be an awesome movie." But I'm interested to see what direction Disney will take with these characters. We saw a young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones but I'd like his origin movie to be better than Attack of the Clones because I believe that movie was subpar. I'm very interested to see what Han Solo's origin story is. Mainly because he's one of my favorate characters of all-time. Movies depicting origin stories of characters are kind of hit-miss. X-Men Wolverine was a subpar movie. On the other hand, Batman Begins is one of my favorate movies of all-time. I'm not saying these movies will be as good as X-Men Wolverine or as good as Batman Begins. However I'm Interested to see these. This news has thrown me a curveball I honestly didn't expect this. I had a feeling that Disney was going to make more than 3 Star Wars movies but I didn't expect it this early. I mean just 3 months ago Disney bought LucasFilm and already we have an upcoming trilogy and origin stories on existing characters. If all this works out, this is a Star Wars fanboy's dream come true.
This is one of the many reasons why I was immediatley on board with Disney buying Star Wars because under George Lucas these movies would never be made. I don't know if these movies will be any good or not. It's too early to tell at this point Disney announced this news yesterday. I only heard about this a few minutes ago. The possibilities are endless with Disney owning Stat Wars. Personally I'd love to see a trilogy of movies about the Old Republic. Whenever I see the game trailers and The Sith sacks Coruscant I think to myself "That would be an awesome movie." But I'm interested to see what direction Disney will take with these characters. We saw a young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones but I'd like his origin movie to be better than Attack of the Clones because I believe that movie was subpar. I'm very interested to see what Han Solo's origin story is. Mainly because he's one of my favorate characters of all-time. Movies depicting origin stories of characters are kind of hit-miss. X-Men Wolverine was a subpar movie. On the other hand, Batman Begins is one of my favorate movies of all-time. I'm not saying these movies will be as good as X-Men Wolverine or as good as Batman Begins. However I'm Interested to see these. This news has thrown me a curveball I honestly didn't expect this. I had a feeling that Disney was going to make more than 3 Star Wars movies but I didn't expect it this early. I mean just 3 months ago Disney bought LucasFilm and already we have an upcoming trilogy and origin stories on existing characters. If all this works out, this is a Star Wars fanboy's dream come true.
Top 10 Actresses to be in Star Wars
As I promised I will name my top 10 Actresses I'd like to see in Star Wars. Just like my top 10 actors list, I will only name actresses who have not been in a Star Wars movie. Even though I'd like to see Carrie Fisher back, she will not be in this list.
My number 10 pick is Cobie Smulders. She will always be Robin Scherbatskey in How I Met Your Mother to me. However I liked her in The Avengers so I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 9: Miranda Otto. She was Lady Aeown of Rohan so I could see her as a jedi in Star Wars. Number 8: Judi Dench, Judi Dench was in Casino Royale and Skyfall. I could see her playing a senator or something like that. She helped bring the James Bond franchise back in Skyfall after a lackluster Quantam of Solace. Number 7: Kerry Washington. She was in Django Unchained she had a smaller role. However I really liked what I saw of her I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 6: Katie Sackoff. Katie Sackoff was in Battlestar Galactica so she knows her way around science fiction.
Those were my 10-6 picks now on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Emily Blunt. I know her mostly for her role in Looper. She was able to hang with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. She stole a lot of scenes in that movie. I could see her as a jedi or maybe a bounty hunter in Star Wars. Number 4: Zoe Saldana, she's been in Star Trek and she'll be in the sequel coming out in May. So she's worked with J.J Abrams before so I think it's very possible she could be in Star Wars. Number 3: Marion Cottilard. She was in The Dark Knight Rises and Inception. She could be princess or queen. She could even be a Sith Jedi. She's one of my favorate actresses right now so I think she'd be a great pick for Star Wars. Number 2: Cate Blanchett She's mainly known for playing Galadriel in Lord of the Rings. I could see her as a leading member on a new jedi counsel. My number 1 pick: Jennifer Lawrence. She's mostly known for playing Katniss in The Hunger Games, however she's done much more than that to make her my number 1 pick. She's been in X-Men First Class, and she was nominated for best actress for Silver Linings Playbook. She is without question my favorate actress right now. I don't think she'd do it because I believe MockingJay Part 2 is due out in 2015. But she's my number 1 pick.
So those are my top 10 picks for actresses I'd like to see in Star Wars. As always I'll be watching for any news on the upcoming Star Wars movie, if any news breaks I will post my opinions on it.
My number 10 pick is Cobie Smulders. She will always be Robin Scherbatskey in How I Met Your Mother to me. However I liked her in The Avengers so I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 9: Miranda Otto. She was Lady Aeown of Rohan so I could see her as a jedi in Star Wars. Number 8: Judi Dench, Judi Dench was in Casino Royale and Skyfall. I could see her playing a senator or something like that. She helped bring the James Bond franchise back in Skyfall after a lackluster Quantam of Solace. Number 7: Kerry Washington. She was in Django Unchained she had a smaller role. However I really liked what I saw of her I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 6: Katie Sackoff. Katie Sackoff was in Battlestar Galactica so she knows her way around science fiction.
Those were my 10-6 picks now on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Emily Blunt. I know her mostly for her role in Looper. She was able to hang with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. She stole a lot of scenes in that movie. I could see her as a jedi or maybe a bounty hunter in Star Wars. Number 4: Zoe Saldana, she's been in Star Trek and she'll be in the sequel coming out in May. So she's worked with J.J Abrams before so I think it's very possible she could be in Star Wars. Number 3: Marion Cottilard. She was in The Dark Knight Rises and Inception. She could be princess or queen. She could even be a Sith Jedi. She's one of my favorate actresses right now so I think she'd be a great pick for Star Wars. Number 2: Cate Blanchett She's mainly known for playing Galadriel in Lord of the Rings. I could see her as a leading member on a new jedi counsel. My number 1 pick: Jennifer Lawrence. She's mostly known for playing Katniss in The Hunger Games, however she's done much more than that to make her my number 1 pick. She's been in X-Men First Class, and she was nominated for best actress for Silver Linings Playbook. She is without question my favorate actress right now. I don't think she'd do it because I believe MockingJay Part 2 is due out in 2015. But she's my number 1 pick.
So those are my top 10 picks for actresses I'd like to see in Star Wars. As always I'll be watching for any news on the upcoming Star Wars movie, if any news breaks I will post my opinions on it.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Top 10 Actors to be in Star Wars
Now that we have a director for Star Wars, people have been wondering who will be cast for the upcoming movie. I will be giving my top 10 actors I would like to see in Star Wars. I will only be naming actors. I will post my picks for top 10 actresses at some point in the near future. Also, I will only be naming actors who have not been in Star Wars. Although I would like to see Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford back they will not be on this list.
Number 10: Nathan Fillion, Fillion has been in Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Castle, Firefly and Serenity. He's done Sci-Fi before and I think he'd be a good pick to play a bounty hunter because he's played something similar to that in Firefly and Serenity. Number 9: Idris Elba, he's been in Thor, and Prometheus he's a very good actor I'd love to see him as a new jedi. Number 8: Tom Hardy, he's been in The Dark Knight Rises, Warrior, and Inception. He could be a good guy or a villian. He's one of my favorate actors right now and He'd be a great fit for Star Wars. Number 7: David Boreanaz, He's known for his role in the FOX crime drama Bones. He'd be a great pick to be a jedi or I could also see him as a bounty hunter. Number 6: Sean Bean. Sean Bean has been in Lord of the Rings and most recently Game of Thrones. He'd be a great pick to play a jedi.
Those were my 10-6 picks, now I'll move on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Cillian Murphy. Murphy was in all 3 Dark Knight movies and Inception. I think he'd be a great Sith Jedi. He did a great job playing a twisted character in the Dark Knight trilogy. He'd be great in Star Wars. My number 4 pick is another one of my favorate actors today. Number 4: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He's been Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, 50/50, and Inception. I doubt he'll be in it, but he'd be a great pick for a jedi, or a bounty hunter. Number 3: Another Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortenson. Mortenson would be a great pick for a jedi master. I loved him in Lord of the Rings He would be fantastic in Star Wars. Number 2 and Number 1 I flip-flop in my head a lot. But these 2 would both be amazing in these movies. Number 2: Benedict Cumberbatch. He's going to be the villian in Star Trek 2, he was Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Sherlock series, and he's going to be the voice of Smaug in The Hobbit 2. I imagine Cumberbatch leading a Sith resurrection and I start geeking out. But he would also make a great good guy to. I would prefer it if he would be a Sith. With him being in Star Trek 2 he's worked with J.J Abrams before, so I think it's very possible he'd be in this movie. Number 1: Micheal Fassbinder, he's mainly known for playing Erik Lencherr a.k.a Magneto in X-Men First Class. He was fantastic in that. He'd be a great pick to be a smuggler or something like that. If the original trilogy were made today he would be my pick to play Han Solo.
So that's my top 10 picks to be in the upcoming Star Wars movies. As I said above I will have a top 10 actresses post coming soon. I will also post any other news regarding the movie as they happen.
Number 10: Nathan Fillion, Fillion has been in Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Castle, Firefly and Serenity. He's done Sci-Fi before and I think he'd be a good pick to play a bounty hunter because he's played something similar to that in Firefly and Serenity. Number 9: Idris Elba, he's been in Thor, and Prometheus he's a very good actor I'd love to see him as a new jedi. Number 8: Tom Hardy, he's been in The Dark Knight Rises, Warrior, and Inception. He could be a good guy or a villian. He's one of my favorate actors right now and He'd be a great fit for Star Wars. Number 7: David Boreanaz, He's known for his role in the FOX crime drama Bones. He'd be a great pick to be a jedi or I could also see him as a bounty hunter. Number 6: Sean Bean. Sean Bean has been in Lord of the Rings and most recently Game of Thrones. He'd be a great pick to play a jedi.
Those were my 10-6 picks, now I'll move on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Cillian Murphy. Murphy was in all 3 Dark Knight movies and Inception. I think he'd be a great Sith Jedi. He did a great job playing a twisted character in the Dark Knight trilogy. He'd be great in Star Wars. My number 4 pick is another one of my favorate actors today. Number 4: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He's been Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, 50/50, and Inception. I doubt he'll be in it, but he'd be a great pick for a jedi, or a bounty hunter. Number 3: Another Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortenson. Mortenson would be a great pick for a jedi master. I loved him in Lord of the Rings He would be fantastic in Star Wars. Number 2 and Number 1 I flip-flop in my head a lot. But these 2 would both be amazing in these movies. Number 2: Benedict Cumberbatch. He's going to be the villian in Star Trek 2, he was Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Sherlock series, and he's going to be the voice of Smaug in The Hobbit 2. I imagine Cumberbatch leading a Sith resurrection and I start geeking out. But he would also make a great good guy to. I would prefer it if he would be a Sith. With him being in Star Trek 2 he's worked with J.J Abrams before, so I think it's very possible he'd be in this movie. Number 1: Micheal Fassbinder, he's mainly known for playing Erik Lencherr a.k.a Magneto in X-Men First Class. He was fantastic in that. He'd be a great pick to be a smuggler or something like that. If the original trilogy were made today he would be my pick to play Han Solo.
So that's my top 10 picks to be in the upcoming Star Wars movies. As I said above I will have a top 10 actresses post coming soon. I will also post any other news regarding the movie as they happen.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
J.J Abrams to direct Star Wars episode VII
This is why I hate night classes I go out for a few hours I'm nowhere near a news source and I miss news like this. It has been announced that J.J Abrams will direct the new Star Wars movie. If you ask me, the fans have won. Disney bought LucasFilm last fall and it was announced then that a new Star Wars movie was coming out in 2015. My regular readers may remember my post about that. When the news first hit that new Star Wars movies were coming out, J.J Abrams' name was thrown around as a possible director. However he originally said he had no plans to direct the trilogy. Today he announced he would direct it.
J.J Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009 and before he did, Star Trek was dead. Abrams made it relevant again. As a life long Star Wars fanboy I know Star Wars isn't anywhere near where it used to be. The prequals took Star Wars off its petistol and matters were made worse every time the original trilogy was released in a new format. Because of all the tweaks George Lucas made to the original trilogy over the years, The overall quality of the film took a hit in my opinion. But now with J.J Abrams at the helm, I believe Star Wars has a legitimate shot at redemption. The only person who may have been a better choice for Star Wars in my opinion is Joss Whedon. He would be a perfect choice but The Avengers 2 is also slated to be released in 2015. However J.J Abrams was one of my top choices. I was a little let down when I heard he had no plans to direct it. But now I'm even more psyched for this movie than I was before.
I give George Lucas a lot of hate for the prequals, and for all the tweaks to the original trilogy. But him selling Star Wars to Disney was a great move on his part for 2 reasons. Number one the 4 billion dollar paycheck, and secondly he gave the fans what they want. I want to see what J.J Abrams can do with Star Wars. I can't wait to see what he'll bring to the table. 2015 can't get here fast enough.
J.J Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009 and before he did, Star Trek was dead. Abrams made it relevant again. As a life long Star Wars fanboy I know Star Wars isn't anywhere near where it used to be. The prequals took Star Wars off its petistol and matters were made worse every time the original trilogy was released in a new format. Because of all the tweaks George Lucas made to the original trilogy over the years, The overall quality of the film took a hit in my opinion. But now with J.J Abrams at the helm, I believe Star Wars has a legitimate shot at redemption. The only person who may have been a better choice for Star Wars in my opinion is Joss Whedon. He would be a perfect choice but The Avengers 2 is also slated to be released in 2015. However J.J Abrams was one of my top choices. I was a little let down when I heard he had no plans to direct it. But now I'm even more psyched for this movie than I was before.
I give George Lucas a lot of hate for the prequals, and for all the tweaks to the original trilogy. But him selling Star Wars to Disney was a great move on his part for 2 reasons. Number one the 4 billion dollar paycheck, and secondly he gave the fans what they want. I want to see what J.J Abrams can do with Star Wars. I can't wait to see what he'll bring to the table. 2015 can't get here fast enough.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Looper Review
I never went to see Looper in theatres, but I've heard many good things about it. So last week I went ahead and picked up the movie on blu-ray. After watching it I felt the need to write about it.
Looper takes place in the year 2044. Time travel hasn't been invented yet, but it will be in the future. It will be immediatley outlawed and is only used by big criminal syndicates. Whenever the mob wants to get rid of someone they send them back in time where a looper is waiting to kill them and dispose of their bodies. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a looper and things are going well for him until the day when the mob decides to "close the loop" they send back his future self played by Bruce Willis. The first time I saw a trailer for this movie I thought that was all there was to it, but its not there are layers to this movie.
One of the big strengths to this movie is there's great dialogue. There's intense dialogue, there's small talk, etc. One thing I love about Joss Whedon scripts and Quentin Tarantino scripts is that aside with big action scenes in their movies there's also alot of great dialogue. This movie was written and directed by Rian Johnson and I would say he's one director to look out for in the coming years.
One thing I will say is that there's a kid in this movie. A kid in a sci-fi/action movie almost never works out. However this character makes sense. It made sense to me that he was in this movie. Most kids in sci-fi/action movies just end up annoying me but not in this case.
I remember I really wanted to see this movie in theatres. Mainly because Bruce Willis is one of my favorate actors, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an up and coming star. This movie pleasently suprised me. I really enjoyed this movie. I'll give this movie 4.7 out of 5 stars. It was definatley one of the best movies of 2012.
Looper takes place in the year 2044. Time travel hasn't been invented yet, but it will be in the future. It will be immediatley outlawed and is only used by big criminal syndicates. Whenever the mob wants to get rid of someone they send them back in time where a looper is waiting to kill them and dispose of their bodies. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a looper and things are going well for him until the day when the mob decides to "close the loop" they send back his future self played by Bruce Willis. The first time I saw a trailer for this movie I thought that was all there was to it, but its not there are layers to this movie.
One of the big strengths to this movie is there's great dialogue. There's intense dialogue, there's small talk, etc. One thing I love about Joss Whedon scripts and Quentin Tarantino scripts is that aside with big action scenes in their movies there's also alot of great dialogue. This movie was written and directed by Rian Johnson and I would say he's one director to look out for in the coming years.
One thing I will say is that there's a kid in this movie. A kid in a sci-fi/action movie almost never works out. However this character makes sense. It made sense to me that he was in this movie. Most kids in sci-fi/action movies just end up annoying me but not in this case.
I remember I really wanted to see this movie in theatres. Mainly because Bruce Willis is one of my favorate actors, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an up and coming star. This movie pleasently suprised me. I really enjoyed this movie. I'll give this movie 4.7 out of 5 stars. It was definatley one of the best movies of 2012.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Django Unchained Review
I have your curiosity, I hope to gain your attention. So I'll just get right into this review. Django Unchained. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson. Is this one of Tarantino's best films, or is it forgettable?
When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I was instantly curious. Whenever a new Tarantino releases a new movie, I really want to see it. Say what you will about his movies, about how violent they are, and all the racial slurs. I like Tarantino films because he's great with storytelling, and because only he can put racial slurs in a movie and nobody will get offended. There's always great dialougue in Tarantino films. So Django Unchained is about a slave who gets set free and gets hired by Dr. King Shultz as a bounty hunter. In return Dr. Shultz will help Django track down his wife who is still enslaved.
The Acting in this movie was fantastic Jamie Foxx as Django he was very good, but the Best performance in my opinion was Christoph Waltz. He was so funny in this movie. Leonardo Dicaprio played the main bad guy he was fantastic as well. I really bought into his character I was thinking to myself "Wow he is such a bad guy." That usually means he did a good job.
The first half of this movie I was laughing so hard it was so funny, and the second half of the movie it got more serious. My only problem with this movie is it dragged on for the last half hour or so. One scene is about to end and you think that its over, but then another scene starts.
Overall, I really enjoyed this movie I can't wait to watch it again. My favorate Tarantino film is Pulp Fiction, but this one is probably second. I give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.
When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I was instantly curious. Whenever a new Tarantino releases a new movie, I really want to see it. Say what you will about his movies, about how violent they are, and all the racial slurs. I like Tarantino films because he's great with storytelling, and because only he can put racial slurs in a movie and nobody will get offended. There's always great dialougue in Tarantino films. So Django Unchained is about a slave who gets set free and gets hired by Dr. King Shultz as a bounty hunter. In return Dr. Shultz will help Django track down his wife who is still enslaved.
The Acting in this movie was fantastic Jamie Foxx as Django he was very good, but the Best performance in my opinion was Christoph Waltz. He was so funny in this movie. Leonardo Dicaprio played the main bad guy he was fantastic as well. I really bought into his character I was thinking to myself "Wow he is such a bad guy." That usually means he did a good job.
The first half of this movie I was laughing so hard it was so funny, and the second half of the movie it got more serious. My only problem with this movie is it dragged on for the last half hour or so. One scene is about to end and you think that its over, but then another scene starts.
Overall, I really enjoyed this movie I can't wait to watch it again. My favorate Tarantino film is Pulp Fiction, but this one is probably second. I give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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