Last year when Daredevil first debuted on Netflix, I started it but didn't finish it. Season two was released a few weeks ago, and I started watching it again. I finally finished season one today.
Daredevil is a series on Netflix about Matt Murdock who's blind. He's a lawyer by day and a crime fighting superhero by night. It makes sense to have a superhero who's blind be a lawyer because justice is blind. Murdock and his partner Foggy are just starting out and have a very small law firm in Hell's Kitchen in New York.
This series came out about a year or two after Marvel got the rights to the character back. It takes place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After the Battle of New York a lot of territory got wiped out and a lot of people want to capitalize on that. The main one is Wilson Fisk also known as the Kingpin. Who's played by Vincent D'Onofrio. Kingpin in my opinion, is one of the best villians in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's such a complex character. One scene he'll be really calm and collected, the next scene he'll get really angry and beat someone to death. There's one episode that deals with his back story. That was one of the highlights of season one for me. It was refreshing to have such a great villain in the MCU because that's something we don't get too often.
This series just felt so real. First of all, Daredevil's costume was not extravagant at all. I could cosplay as Daredevil so easily. The costume looks like something someone would wear in real life. Second of all, the fights are filmed so well, it looks real. In the second episode there's a fight that takes place in a hallway. It was easily the best action sequence in the season one.
Overall Daredevil has a great protagonist, a great villain, a very good supporting cast, and exciting action sequences. I say Daredevil is worth watching. I will review season two after I see it. I did see Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice and I will be posting that review as well soon. Thanks for reading everyone you will hear from me again soon.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Deadpool Review
Hello everyone! Welcome to my Deadpool movie review. This will be my spoiler free review. I'll probably post a spoiler review tomorrow or Tuesday. Just to make sure everyone gets a chance to see it on its opening weekend without spoilers. Without further ado, let's begin.
Deadpool is directed by Tim Miller and stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J Miller, and Ed Skrein. Ryan Reynolds plays Wade Wilson who's an ex mercenary who gets diagnosed with terminal cancer. He undergoes treatment that turns him into a superhero, but also leaves him really disfigured. So he goes on the hunt for the man who treated him.
I'm going to start off by saying, that this movie is fun from the opening title sequence on. I had an absolute blast with this movie. I knew a little bit about the character of Deadpool. But now I can say with absolute certainty that he is one of my favorite comic book characters. The jokes in this movie were just spot on! Ryan Reynolds makes fun of the Green Lantern movie he did a few years ago. And he makes fun of the Deadpool in X-Men Origins Wolverine. It boggles my mind to think that FOX actually ok'd some of the jokes in the movie. Because Deadpool makes fun of FOX studios a lot in this movie. This movie was rated R. It would not have worked at all if it was PG-13. Some of the jokes would've fallen flat if it hadn't been rated R.
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson was fantastic. I've never been a huge fan of his. However, much like Sylvester Stallone plays a great Rocky Balboa, Ryan Reynolds plays a great Deadpool. Reynolds had great chemistry with Morena Baccarin who played Vanessa. Vanessa was the love interest in the movie. While I was watching the movie I thought to myself this is actually an appropriate movie to be released on Valentine's day weekend. Ed Skrein played the main Villian Ajax. He did a very good job as well. He made for a very entertaining fight scene at the end of the movie. Also I feel I should mention that this movie has the best version of Colossus we've seen on screen as well.
If I have any flaws with the movie, they're personal. They have nothing to do with the structure of the film at all. There are over 100 Easter eggs in this film. Way more than any other comic book movie we have. That's a lot to process for me. But I'm nitpicking at this point.
Overall I loved Deadpool. It did a great job at balancing out the humor and the violence. There are two post credit scenes so be sure to stick around for those. I'm going to give Deadpool a 4.75 out of 5. A sequel has already been green lit so I'm very happy about that. Let me know in the comments if you've seen Deadpool and what you thought about it. Thanks for reading everyone.
Deadpool is directed by Tim Miller and stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J Miller, and Ed Skrein. Ryan Reynolds plays Wade Wilson who's an ex mercenary who gets diagnosed with terminal cancer. He undergoes treatment that turns him into a superhero, but also leaves him really disfigured. So he goes on the hunt for the man who treated him.
I'm going to start off by saying, that this movie is fun from the opening title sequence on. I had an absolute blast with this movie. I knew a little bit about the character of Deadpool. But now I can say with absolute certainty that he is one of my favorite comic book characters. The jokes in this movie were just spot on! Ryan Reynolds makes fun of the Green Lantern movie he did a few years ago. And he makes fun of the Deadpool in X-Men Origins Wolverine. It boggles my mind to think that FOX actually ok'd some of the jokes in the movie. Because Deadpool makes fun of FOX studios a lot in this movie. This movie was rated R. It would not have worked at all if it was PG-13. Some of the jokes would've fallen flat if it hadn't been rated R.
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson was fantastic. I've never been a huge fan of his. However, much like Sylvester Stallone plays a great Rocky Balboa, Ryan Reynolds plays a great Deadpool. Reynolds had great chemistry with Morena Baccarin who played Vanessa. Vanessa was the love interest in the movie. While I was watching the movie I thought to myself this is actually an appropriate movie to be released on Valentine's day weekend. Ed Skrein played the main Villian Ajax. He did a very good job as well. He made for a very entertaining fight scene at the end of the movie. Also I feel I should mention that this movie has the best version of Colossus we've seen on screen as well.
If I have any flaws with the movie, they're personal. They have nothing to do with the structure of the film at all. There are over 100 Easter eggs in this film. Way more than any other comic book movie we have. That's a lot to process for me. But I'm nitpicking at this point.
Overall I loved Deadpool. It did a great job at balancing out the humor and the violence. There are two post credit scenes so be sure to stick around for those. I'm going to give Deadpool a 4.75 out of 5. A sequel has already been green lit so I'm very happy about that. Let me know in the comments if you've seen Deadpool and what you thought about it. Thanks for reading everyone.
Friday, January 22, 2016
The Revenant Review
A big thank you to winter in Wisconsin for making me feel like I'm actually in the Revenant. The Revenant is directed by Alejandro Inarritu and stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hardy. The movie takes place in the 1800's, Dicaprio and Tom Hardy are trappers. They're hunting game and collecting pelts when a bear attacks Dicaprio. He gets left for dead and Tom Hardy kills his son so now he's trying to survive in this frozen wilderness and get revenge on Tom Hardy.
The cinematography in this film is absolutely phenomenal! Inarritu shot this in natural light. When the sun was shining where he wanted it, that's when they would start filming. Which meant they didn't have a lot of time to get the scene right. If someone made a mistake, they would have to try again another day when the sun was just right again. I'm sure that drove the studio up the wall, but it made for a film that looked and felt so real.
Leonardo Dicaprio was great in the movie. He's Oscar nominated right now. I've heard a lot of speculation that this could be his year to finally take home the statue. It could be tough to beat the defending champion Eddie Redmayne, but I think he's got a great chance to do it this year. Tom Hardy was also great as the villain he's also up for best supporting actor. Will Poulter and Domhall Gleeson was also great He's really had a fantastic year in 2015 with Ex Machina, Star Wars, and now The Revenant.
I don't really have a negative with this film. However there are some things that need to be addressed. If you go into this movie expecting a straight up revenge story, you will be disappointed. Dicaprio fights the conditions more than he fights anyone else. This is more of a survival story than a revenge story in my opinion. This didn't bother me because it made the movie feel very real.
Overall I really enjoyed The Revenant. It was directed flawlessly, the acting was great, the cinematography was astounding. This is a day one blu-ray purchase for me. It gets 4.5 out of 5. Feel free to leave a comment below. Let me know if you saw the Revenant, or if you want to see it. This weekend it want to see The Hateful Eight, and I'm also want to finish reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I'll have reviews up for those hopefully soon. Thanks for reading.
The cinematography in this film is absolutely phenomenal! Inarritu shot this in natural light. When the sun was shining where he wanted it, that's when they would start filming. Which meant they didn't have a lot of time to get the scene right. If someone made a mistake, they would have to try again another day when the sun was just right again. I'm sure that drove the studio up the wall, but it made for a film that looked and felt so real.
Leonardo Dicaprio was great in the movie. He's Oscar nominated right now. I've heard a lot of speculation that this could be his year to finally take home the statue. It could be tough to beat the defending champion Eddie Redmayne, but I think he's got a great chance to do it this year. Tom Hardy was also great as the villain he's also up for best supporting actor. Will Poulter and Domhall Gleeson was also great He's really had a fantastic year in 2015 with Ex Machina, Star Wars, and now The Revenant.
I don't really have a negative with this film. However there are some things that need to be addressed. If you go into this movie expecting a straight up revenge story, you will be disappointed. Dicaprio fights the conditions more than he fights anyone else. This is more of a survival story than a revenge story in my opinion. This didn't bother me because it made the movie feel very real.
Overall I really enjoyed The Revenant. It was directed flawlessly, the acting was great, the cinematography was astounding. This is a day one blu-ray purchase for me. It gets 4.5 out of 5. Feel free to leave a comment below. Let me know if you saw the Revenant, or if you want to see it. This weekend it want to see The Hateful Eight, and I'm also want to finish reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I'll have reviews up for those hopefully soon. Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Top 10 Anticipated Movies of 2016
Hello everyone and a happy new year. One thing I want to do this year is post on this blog more often. So I thought I would start off with my top 10 most anticipated movies of the year.
Number 10: Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice
I might regret putting this so low on my list, or I might regret putting this on my list all together. I really want this movie to be great. The first trailer looked pretty exciting, the second one had some issues. I'm still excited to see this one and it comes out on March 25th.
Number 9: Independence Day Resurgence
This one I might regret putting this one on my list. Roland Emmerich who hasn't done anything worth merit since the first Independence Day. Will Smith is not going to be in this one. But Jeff Goldblum is back. Independence Day is one of the best movies of the 90's so I'm willing to give this movie a try. It comes out on June 24nd.
Number 8: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. Eddie Redmayne has the lead role and he won the Oscar in 2014. J.K Rowling wrote the script for this movie. It looks like the right team is working on this movie and it comes out on November 18th.
Number 7: Doctor Strange
I was excited to see this movie in October when they announced it. Then they cast Benedict Cumberbatch to play Steven Strange, then a photo was released recently of Cumberbatch as Strange and he looked exactly like Steven Strange from the comics. This movie is directed by Scott Derrickson and he's going to bring a lot of horror elements to this movie. It comes out on November 4th
Number 6: Bourne 5
I love the original Bourne trilogy. The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner was a forgettable film. But Matt Damon is coming back for this one. Paul Greengrass is coming back to direct it. This movie is in the right hands and it comes out July 29th.
Number 5: Deadpool
Finally! Six years after X-Men Origins Wolverine, Deadpool is finally getting done the way it should be. Even in X-Men Origins a lot of fans were saying Ryan Reynolds was a good choice to play the character. This looks like the movie fans of Deadpool have been waiting for. The trailers have really got me excited and it comes out on February 12th.
Number 4: Suicide Squad
Yes this movie is higher on the list than Batman V Superman. In Batman V Superman we're going to introduce Batman and Wonder Woman in the new DC cinematic universe. In Suicide Squad we're getting The Joker and Deadshot amongst other great villians in the DC universe. The one I'm most excited about is Harley Quinn making her big screen debut. She is being played by Margot Robbie who looks awesome in the trailers. I can't wait to see this one and it comes out August 5th
Number 3: X-Men Apocalypse
X-Man Days of Future Past is my favorite movie in the X-Men franchise. Bryan Singer is back and he's a great director for these movies. Oscar Issac is Apocalypse and I know there's been some controversy on how he looks. I'm reserving judgement until I see the movie. This movie comes out on May 27th.
Number 2: Captain America Civil War
The Civil War comic book has one of the most iconic storylines ever in comic book history. I'll be interested to see if Spiderman shows up at some point in the movie. Ever since the first Avengers film, I've wanted to see Iron Man and Captain America fight. That's what we're going to see. This comes out on May 6th.
Number 1: Rogue One
This movie takes place in between episodes three and four. It's the story of the Bothan Spies stealing the Death Star plans. Gareth Edwards is directing this one. He's taken members of the crew of Saving Private Ryan and Zero Dark Thirty. In an interview he said it's called Star "Wars" for a reason. This movie sounds like it's going to be pretty intense. I loved the Force Awakens. Disney knows what they're doing. It comes out December 16th.
So that' my most anticipated movies on 2016. There are so many movies coming out this year that look exciting. This could've been a top 15 or 20 movies. There probably will be movies that I don't know about yet, that I will love and would have put on this list had I known. What movies are you all looking forward to. As I stated above, I will try to post more stuff on here this year. Thanks for reading everybody.
Number 10: Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice
I might regret putting this so low on my list, or I might regret putting this on my list all together. I really want this movie to be great. The first trailer looked pretty exciting, the second one had some issues. I'm still excited to see this one and it comes out on March 25th.
Number 9: Independence Day Resurgence
This one I might regret putting this one on my list. Roland Emmerich who hasn't done anything worth merit since the first Independence Day. Will Smith is not going to be in this one. But Jeff Goldblum is back. Independence Day is one of the best movies of the 90's so I'm willing to give this movie a try. It comes out on June 24nd.
Number 8: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. Eddie Redmayne has the lead role and he won the Oscar in 2014. J.K Rowling wrote the script for this movie. It looks like the right team is working on this movie and it comes out on November 18th.
Number 7: Doctor Strange
I was excited to see this movie in October when they announced it. Then they cast Benedict Cumberbatch to play Steven Strange, then a photo was released recently of Cumberbatch as Strange and he looked exactly like Steven Strange from the comics. This movie is directed by Scott Derrickson and he's going to bring a lot of horror elements to this movie. It comes out on November 4th
Number 6: Bourne 5
I love the original Bourne trilogy. The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner was a forgettable film. But Matt Damon is coming back for this one. Paul Greengrass is coming back to direct it. This movie is in the right hands and it comes out July 29th.
Number 5: Deadpool
Finally! Six years after X-Men Origins Wolverine, Deadpool is finally getting done the way it should be. Even in X-Men Origins a lot of fans were saying Ryan Reynolds was a good choice to play the character. This looks like the movie fans of Deadpool have been waiting for. The trailers have really got me excited and it comes out on February 12th.
Number 4: Suicide Squad
Yes this movie is higher on the list than Batman V Superman. In Batman V Superman we're going to introduce Batman and Wonder Woman in the new DC cinematic universe. In Suicide Squad we're getting The Joker and Deadshot amongst other great villians in the DC universe. The one I'm most excited about is Harley Quinn making her big screen debut. She is being played by Margot Robbie who looks awesome in the trailers. I can't wait to see this one and it comes out August 5th
Number 3: X-Men Apocalypse
X-Man Days of Future Past is my favorite movie in the X-Men franchise. Bryan Singer is back and he's a great director for these movies. Oscar Issac is Apocalypse and I know there's been some controversy on how he looks. I'm reserving judgement until I see the movie. This movie comes out on May 27th.
Number 2: Captain America Civil War
The Civil War comic book has one of the most iconic storylines ever in comic book history. I'll be interested to see if Spiderman shows up at some point in the movie. Ever since the first Avengers film, I've wanted to see Iron Man and Captain America fight. That's what we're going to see. This comes out on May 6th.
Number 1: Rogue One
This movie takes place in between episodes three and four. It's the story of the Bothan Spies stealing the Death Star plans. Gareth Edwards is directing this one. He's taken members of the crew of Saving Private Ryan and Zero Dark Thirty. In an interview he said it's called Star "Wars" for a reason. This movie sounds like it's going to be pretty intense. I loved the Force Awakens. Disney knows what they're doing. It comes out December 16th.
So that' my most anticipated movies on 2016. There are so many movies coming out this year that look exciting. This could've been a top 15 or 20 movies. There probably will be movies that I don't know about yet, that I will love and would have put on this list had I known. What movies are you all looking forward to. As I stated above, I will try to post more stuff on here this year. Thanks for reading everybody.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Name of the Wind/Wise Man's Fear Review
About six months ago I reviewed "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss on this blog. I never reviewed the sequel "Wise Man's Fear" on this blog because I was afraid of spoiling anything. This is such a fun series to read going in knowing absolutely nothing. I'm currently re-reading the series. I'm on Wise Man's Fear and I thought why not give an overview of the whole series? Because I don't feel it gets enough love that it deserves. Imagine the dark elements of Game of Thrones, add in some of the charm of Harry Potter. You get the Kingkiller Chronicle.
Last August I was at my local Barnes and Noble wearing my Game of Thrones t-shirt and the individual working the counter saw my shirt and told me that because I was a Game of Thrones fan, I would enjoy Name of the Wind. I picked it up shortly afterwards and was immediately enthralled by it. Since I don't want to give too much away I'll just give a brief overview of the series. It chronicles the rise and fall of a man named Kvothe who would become the greatest wizard of all time. He gives up on his life of adventures, fakes his own death, and opens a tavern. His patrons will come in and tell stories about him, not knowing the man they're talking about is the man who is serving them drinks. One thing leads to another and he ends up getting the opportunity to tell his whole story over a span of three days. The first book Name of the Wind is the first day he tells his story, A Wise Man's Fear is day two, Doors of Stone which is not yet out will be day 3. We get to see everything that happens to Kvothe, all his successes and his failures.
A Wise Man's fear picks up where Name of the Wind leaves off. It has more adult themes to it. It expands this universe that Rothfuss created in a really nice way. For most of the first book Kvothe mainly stays in one region of the world that this takes place in. In A Wise Man's Fear he goes on the other side of the world and has some adventures there. This book does what a second installment in any franchise should do. Develop old characters and add in new ones. Rothfuss did both like a master.
I feel I should also mention The Slow Regard of Silent Things in this review as well which is a novella about another character in the series. There's no action and very little dialougue in the book, but it's so wonderfully written I was able to really enjoy it.
What I love about these three books is that it's not your typical fantasy story. There are no armies of elves and orcs fighting. It's not about a hero in shining armor who defeats a dragon and saves a princess. This is a more character driven story. The characters in this story I can easily imagine them living in our world today. I think that's why the people I talk to who have read it love it so much.
Patrick Rothfuss is an up and coming star in the literary world. I give this series as a whole 5 out of five stars. I love it just as much if not more than Game of Thrones. I'm eagerly awaiting Doors of Stone. Hopefully it will be out next year. If you love Game of Thrones pick up these books.
Last August I was at my local Barnes and Noble wearing my Game of Thrones t-shirt and the individual working the counter saw my shirt and told me that because I was a Game of Thrones fan, I would enjoy Name of the Wind. I picked it up shortly afterwards and was immediately enthralled by it. Since I don't want to give too much away I'll just give a brief overview of the series. It chronicles the rise and fall of a man named Kvothe who would become the greatest wizard of all time. He gives up on his life of adventures, fakes his own death, and opens a tavern. His patrons will come in and tell stories about him, not knowing the man they're talking about is the man who is serving them drinks. One thing leads to another and he ends up getting the opportunity to tell his whole story over a span of three days. The first book Name of the Wind is the first day he tells his story, A Wise Man's Fear is day two, Doors of Stone which is not yet out will be day 3. We get to see everything that happens to Kvothe, all his successes and his failures.
A Wise Man's fear picks up where Name of the Wind leaves off. It has more adult themes to it. It expands this universe that Rothfuss created in a really nice way. For most of the first book Kvothe mainly stays in one region of the world that this takes place in. In A Wise Man's Fear he goes on the other side of the world and has some adventures there. This book does what a second installment in any franchise should do. Develop old characters and add in new ones. Rothfuss did both like a master.
I feel I should also mention The Slow Regard of Silent Things in this review as well which is a novella about another character in the series. There's no action and very little dialougue in the book, but it's so wonderfully written I was able to really enjoy it.
What I love about these three books is that it's not your typical fantasy story. There are no armies of elves and orcs fighting. It's not about a hero in shining armor who defeats a dragon and saves a princess. This is a more character driven story. The characters in this story I can easily imagine them living in our world today. I think that's why the people I talk to who have read it love it so much.
Patrick Rothfuss is an up and coming star in the literary world. I give this series as a whole 5 out of five stars. I love it just as much if not more than Game of Thrones. I'm eagerly awaiting Doors of Stone. Hopefully it will be out next year. If you love Game of Thrones pick up these books.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Avengers Age of Ultron Review
I just saw one of my most anticipated movies of the year. Avengers Age of Ultron. The first Avengers movie is one of my favorite movies of all-time. I coinsider seeing that in the theatre the end of my childhood. I had my best friend from high school over, we watched all the build-up movies, and the next morning we saw it. The first Avengers movie was also the first movie I bought on blu-ray. Some of my readers may remember that the Avengers review was the first post I made on this blog. That movie made me want to start this blog. Needless to say I'm a huge fan of the Avengers. Does this movie live up to the hype, or was phase two all for nothing?
If you don't know the plot, Tony Stark creates Ultron with the intent of protecting the world, however Ultron becomes self-aware and tries to destroy the world. All that stands between him, and the extinction of the human race is the Avengers.
One problem Marvel had with phase two is that their villains were not memorable. Ultron is not only the best villain in phase two, he's second only to Loki for the best villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now. James Spader as the voice of Ultron knocked it out of the park. What I loved about this movie is that the stakes get higher and higher with each confrontation the Avengers had with him.
The other new characters to mention are Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff played by Elizabeth Olsen. They had good chemistry together. I liked the Quicksilver in X-Men Days of Future Past a little better, but this one is still pretty good. The route they go with these two characters in somewhat unexpected, but I didn't mind it too much. I like when a movie can surprise me like that. Also as seen in one of the posters, Vision is in the movie played by Paul Bettany. I really liked him as well. It was interesting to see Paul Bettany do something besides Jarvis, and I thought he pulled it off very well.
I have two problems with the film. The creation of Ultron seemed a little rushed. I know Joss Whedon cut some scenes out. I read somewhere that the original cut of the movie was almost three hours. It's been confirmed that there will be an extended cut released on blu-ray. Hopefully that will resolve this issue. The second problem is that I was hoping for more set-up for Civil War at the end. The very last scene in the movie is somewhat of a set-up for it, but not as much as I wanted.
A few problems aside, I loved this movie. Needless to say stick around until the middle of the credits. The scene was one of my favorite post credit scenes. My friend and I stayed after that scene and there's nothing there. I'm going to give this movie 4.75 out of 5. These Avengers movies are the definition of summer fun at the movie theatre.
If you don't know the plot, Tony Stark creates Ultron with the intent of protecting the world, however Ultron becomes self-aware and tries to destroy the world. All that stands between him, and the extinction of the human race is the Avengers.
One problem Marvel had with phase two is that their villains were not memorable. Ultron is not only the best villain in phase two, he's second only to Loki for the best villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now. James Spader as the voice of Ultron knocked it out of the park. What I loved about this movie is that the stakes get higher and higher with each confrontation the Avengers had with him.
The other new characters to mention are Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff played by Elizabeth Olsen. They had good chemistry together. I liked the Quicksilver in X-Men Days of Future Past a little better, but this one is still pretty good. The route they go with these two characters in somewhat unexpected, but I didn't mind it too much. I like when a movie can surprise me like that. Also as seen in one of the posters, Vision is in the movie played by Paul Bettany. I really liked him as well. It was interesting to see Paul Bettany do something besides Jarvis, and I thought he pulled it off very well.
I have two problems with the film. The creation of Ultron seemed a little rushed. I know Joss Whedon cut some scenes out. I read somewhere that the original cut of the movie was almost three hours. It's been confirmed that there will be an extended cut released on blu-ray. Hopefully that will resolve this issue. The second problem is that I was hoping for more set-up for Civil War at the end. The very last scene in the movie is somewhat of a set-up for it, but not as much as I wanted.
A few problems aside, I loved this movie. Needless to say stick around until the middle of the credits. The scene was one of my favorite post credit scenes. My friend and I stayed after that scene and there's nothing there. I'm going to give this movie 4.75 out of 5. These Avengers movies are the definition of summer fun at the movie theatre.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Kingsman The Secret Service Review
Kingsman the Secret Service is directed by Matthew Vaughn and stars Colin Firth, Micheal Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Teron Egerton, and Sophia Boutella. In this movie Colin Firth is a member of a secret spy organization called the Kingsman. He recruits Teron Egerton, the son of a former Kingsman to audition to become a Kingsman. He trains him not only how to be a spy, but also how to be a gentleman.
Matthew Vaughn was rumored to direct Star Wars for a very long time, he was also going to direct X-Men Days of Future Past and he turned it down to direct this movie. Why would he turn down such a big franchise like those? Because he can direct a very fun and action packed spy film. This is a great omage to classic British spy films. Spectre and Mission Impossible 5, you have a lot of competition for the best spy movie of this year.
Colin Firth was amazing as the lead role in this movie. I really doubted weather or not he would be able to do the action scenes well. I read somewhere that he did 80 percent of his own stunts. That amazed me! Samuel L. Jackson as the villain, they gave his voice some sort of lisp, I thought that itself was an omage to old school James Bond movies. To give the villain some sort of tick. Samuel L. Jackson knocked this role out of the park. I've saved the last performances I want to talk about for last, Teron Egerton, and Sophia Boutella. What Breakout performances by both of these actors! I've never seen either of them before in anything. Something tells me I have not seen the last of them either. Teron Egerton plays the young kid Colin Firth recruits. He was so believable and his performance really drove this movie. Sophia Boutella as Samuel L. Jackson's assistant. She was such a great villain with blades for feet. She was really over the top in such a great way.
Another great thing about this movie is the soundtrack. As soon as the movie opened "Money for Nothing" by the Dire Straits played and at that point I knew the soundtrack was going to be a character as well. It adds a comical element to one scene that I will not spoil. But when it happened, I was laughing very hard.
If there's any negative I can think of it's there's one action sequence in particular that went a little over the top with the violence. and this movie is not for the faint of heart.
Overall I had an absolute blast with this movie. My hope is that this movie will overtake Fifty Shades of Gray in the box office. I don't think that's going to happen but it deserves it. I can't wait to see it again I'm going to give Kingsman the Secret Service 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Matthew Vaughn was rumored to direct Star Wars for a very long time, he was also going to direct X-Men Days of Future Past and he turned it down to direct this movie. Why would he turn down such a big franchise like those? Because he can direct a very fun and action packed spy film. This is a great omage to classic British spy films. Spectre and Mission Impossible 5, you have a lot of competition for the best spy movie of this year.
Colin Firth was amazing as the lead role in this movie. I really doubted weather or not he would be able to do the action scenes well. I read somewhere that he did 80 percent of his own stunts. That amazed me! Samuel L. Jackson as the villain, they gave his voice some sort of lisp, I thought that itself was an omage to old school James Bond movies. To give the villain some sort of tick. Samuel L. Jackson knocked this role out of the park. I've saved the last performances I want to talk about for last, Teron Egerton, and Sophia Boutella. What Breakout performances by both of these actors! I've never seen either of them before in anything. Something tells me I have not seen the last of them either. Teron Egerton plays the young kid Colin Firth recruits. He was so believable and his performance really drove this movie. Sophia Boutella as Samuel L. Jackson's assistant. She was such a great villain with blades for feet. She was really over the top in such a great way.
Another great thing about this movie is the soundtrack. As soon as the movie opened "Money for Nothing" by the Dire Straits played and at that point I knew the soundtrack was going to be a character as well. It adds a comical element to one scene that I will not spoil. But when it happened, I was laughing very hard.
If there's any negative I can think of it's there's one action sequence in particular that went a little over the top with the violence. and this movie is not for the faint of heart.
Overall I had an absolute blast with this movie. My hope is that this movie will overtake Fifty Shades of Gray in the box office. I don't think that's going to happen but it deserves it. I can't wait to see it again I'm going to give Kingsman the Secret Service 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Is Hollywood Rebooting Too many Franchises?
I subscribe to a couple movie podcasts and a couple times over the past few months, I've heard them debate weather Back to the Future and Indiana Jones should be rebooted. That got me thinking is Hollywood rebooting too many of our childhood franchises? In my opinion, yes they are. DISCLAIMER: Some of the reboots like Star Wars, I'm very excited for. Others like Ghostbusters should be left alone.
A couple days ago I made a list of all the franchises I'm aware of that are getting rebooted and the list that I made is as follows; Star Wars, Terminator, Jurassic Park, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, and rumors of Back to the Future and Indiana Jones. I believe it's inevitable that Indiana Jones will be rebooted. If Chris Pratt ends up playing him I will be on bored. That's only because I hated Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If the Indiana Jones franchise ended with Indiana Jones and friends riding off into the sunset at the end of The Last Crusade, I would not want the reboot. That's why I'm excited for Star Wars so much because I hated the prequels. Movies that have not had a terrible movie should be left alone.
With Ghostbusters it's not the all female cast that bothers me, I'm fine with the first two movies. It's unnecessary for this franchise to be rebooted. I watched a Youtube video where someone was talking about this particular reboot. I'll put a link in the comments section because he makes some good points.
The Jurassic World trailer got me excited for the movie. I'm cautiously optimistic that this will be an entertaining movie. However it's not going to be as good as the first one. The first Jurassic Park movie is one of the best movies ever made. It changed cinematic history with the mind blowing CGI. The dinosaurs looked so real in that movie. With all the advancements in technology, it won't be as special as the first one.
The last one I want to talk in depth about is Terminator. The Terminator franchise has declined a lot. We have not had a good Terminator movie since Judgment Day in 1991. The trailer did not win me over. My main problem is Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't done a good movie in a long time, James Cameron isn't directing this one, and the T1000 isn't going to be as good as Robert Patrick's.
I want to see more original movies be made. I understand why Hollywood reboots these franchises because they make the most money. Last year a movie came out called Edge of Tomorrow. The movie was based off of a graphic novel called "All You Need is Kill" and it only did okay at the box office. I've read a lot of books over the past few months like Name of the Wind that would make good movies or TV series. I would like to see something new every now and then. However even if a franchise you love gets rebooted, and the reboot doesn't do it justice. You can always watch the originals. Reboots don't destroy childhoods, they're just cash grabs. I'm curious to know What are your thoughts about all this? Did I leave something out you wanted me to talk about? or what franchise do you want rebooted? Because as I said earlier, I don't hate all reboots. Leave a comment below and let me know.
A couple days ago I made a list of all the franchises I'm aware of that are getting rebooted and the list that I made is as follows; Star Wars, Terminator, Jurassic Park, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, and rumors of Back to the Future and Indiana Jones. I believe it's inevitable that Indiana Jones will be rebooted. If Chris Pratt ends up playing him I will be on bored. That's only because I hated Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If the Indiana Jones franchise ended with Indiana Jones and friends riding off into the sunset at the end of The Last Crusade, I would not want the reboot. That's why I'm excited for Star Wars so much because I hated the prequels. Movies that have not had a terrible movie should be left alone.
With Ghostbusters it's not the all female cast that bothers me, I'm fine with the first two movies. It's unnecessary for this franchise to be rebooted. I watched a Youtube video where someone was talking about this particular reboot. I'll put a link in the comments section because he makes some good points.
The Jurassic World trailer got me excited for the movie. I'm cautiously optimistic that this will be an entertaining movie. However it's not going to be as good as the first one. The first Jurassic Park movie is one of the best movies ever made. It changed cinematic history with the mind blowing CGI. The dinosaurs looked so real in that movie. With all the advancements in technology, it won't be as special as the first one.
The last one I want to talk in depth about is Terminator. The Terminator franchise has declined a lot. We have not had a good Terminator movie since Judgment Day in 1991. The trailer did not win me over. My main problem is Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't done a good movie in a long time, James Cameron isn't directing this one, and the T1000 isn't going to be as good as Robert Patrick's.
I want to see more original movies be made. I understand why Hollywood reboots these franchises because they make the most money. Last year a movie came out called Edge of Tomorrow. The movie was based off of a graphic novel called "All You Need is Kill" and it only did okay at the box office. I've read a lot of books over the past few months like Name of the Wind that would make good movies or TV series. I would like to see something new every now and then. However even if a franchise you love gets rebooted, and the reboot doesn't do it justice. You can always watch the originals. Reboots don't destroy childhoods, they're just cash grabs. I'm curious to know What are your thoughts about all this? Did I leave something out you wanted me to talk about? or what franchise do you want rebooted? Because as I said earlier, I don't hate all reboots. Leave a comment below and let me know.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Avengers Age of Ultron Trailer 2 and Ant Man Trailer
Earlier this week, Marvel released a second trailer for Avengers Age of Ultron, and they released a trailer for Ant-Man. Now I'm reviewing them.
I was wary of another Avengers trailer because I don't want another trailer like the Amazing Spiderman movies where they show you the entire movie in 2 minutes. I am pleased to say that this trailer for Avengers Age of Ultron does not do that. It doesn't show a lot that we have not already seen. The big take away I had was the scene when Tony Stark is in the Hulk Buster armor fighting the Hulk. There was a theory before this trailer came out that Ultron was controlling the Hulk Buster armor after watching this trailer I feel that theory has been proved wrong. There's a new theory that maybe Scarlet Witch is controlling Hulk. We see Hulk's eyes are red in one shot. Maybe that means he's being controlled. I guess we'll have to wait and see. That's what I love about this trailer that I can go see it on May 1st and not know everything. There will still be surprises in the movie.
Also this week, we got a trailer for Ant-Man. I want to preface everything by saying there was nothing in the trailer that got me upset and I'm going to see this movie when it gets released in theatres. However there was nothing that got me really excited to see it. Nothing in that trailer made me think "WOW! July can't get here fast enough. Ultron Who?" I have fears that this movie will not be good. A trailer is a chance to put your best foot forward and if this footage is the best they've got we're in trouble. They showed some test footage at comic-con that was better than this. I feel that if they put a little bit of that in this trailer, it would've been better. I feel like Marvel doesn't know the tone of the movie. Edgar Wright left this project less than a year ago. I feel like he had a vision for this movie and now he's gone and I fear this movie will not be able to recover from that. On the flip side of the coin. I like the talent in the movie. Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang who is the second Ant-Man. Micheal Douglas is playing Hank Pym who was the first Ant-Man and Evangeline Lily is Hope Van Dyne. I don't know anything about that character we'll have to wait and see. Maybe the movie will still be good. All I'm saying is the trailer could've been better.
So that's my thoughts on the trailers for The Avengers Age of Ultron and Ant Man. Have you seen the trailers and what did you think about them? Feel free to leave a comment below.
I was wary of another Avengers trailer because I don't want another trailer like the Amazing Spiderman movies where they show you the entire movie in 2 minutes. I am pleased to say that this trailer for Avengers Age of Ultron does not do that. It doesn't show a lot that we have not already seen. The big take away I had was the scene when Tony Stark is in the Hulk Buster armor fighting the Hulk. There was a theory before this trailer came out that Ultron was controlling the Hulk Buster armor after watching this trailer I feel that theory has been proved wrong. There's a new theory that maybe Scarlet Witch is controlling Hulk. We see Hulk's eyes are red in one shot. Maybe that means he's being controlled. I guess we'll have to wait and see. That's what I love about this trailer that I can go see it on May 1st and not know everything. There will still be surprises in the movie.
Also this week, we got a trailer for Ant-Man. I want to preface everything by saying there was nothing in the trailer that got me upset and I'm going to see this movie when it gets released in theatres. However there was nothing that got me really excited to see it. Nothing in that trailer made me think "WOW! July can't get here fast enough. Ultron Who?" I have fears that this movie will not be good. A trailer is a chance to put your best foot forward and if this footage is the best they've got we're in trouble. They showed some test footage at comic-con that was better than this. I feel that if they put a little bit of that in this trailer, it would've been better. I feel like Marvel doesn't know the tone of the movie. Edgar Wright left this project less than a year ago. I feel like he had a vision for this movie and now he's gone and I fear this movie will not be able to recover from that. On the flip side of the coin. I like the talent in the movie. Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang who is the second Ant-Man. Micheal Douglas is playing Hank Pym who was the first Ant-Man and Evangeline Lily is Hope Van Dyne. I don't know anything about that character we'll have to wait and see. Maybe the movie will still be good. All I'm saying is the trailer could've been better.
So that's my thoughts on the trailers for The Avengers Age of Ultron and Ant Man. Have you seen the trailers and what did you think about them? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Interstellar Spoiler Review
Interstellar has been out in theatres for almost 2 months now. As many of you may know, I just saw this movie for the first time recently. I really enjoyed this movie, however I've heard a lot of controversy about it. Some people hail it as a masterpiece, while others say that it's overrated and boring. Watching the trailer I couldn't see how a movie that looked so epic and interesting could be so polarizing. To this day I don't think Christopher Nolan has made a bad movie. Throughout this post I will defend my stance on the movie.
One problem I've heard people say is that they were disappointed with the revelation that Cooper was Murph's ghost. This was during the scene when Cooper is trying to communicate with her through the bookshelf. I thought this part was very heartbreaking. I was fighting back tears during this scene.
Another problem I've heard is that people didn't like Anne Hathaway's character. Nolan's detractors say that the female characters in his movies are weak. People complained that during the Scene when Brandt is trying to convince Cooper that they should go to this planet that another explorer had visited previously. To see if he's still there because she's in love with this explorer. People say that Brandt was dependant on love from another man. I disagree with this completely because I don't see how love makes a person weak. What if the person Brandt was describing was a brother, or a friend. I don't think people would have complained as much.
The man that Brandt is describing in that scene was said to be the best of them. The one that gave them hope for the future. They go to this planet and find him. This was when it was when we are introduced to Matt Damon's character. This is considered a spoiler even though it was public knowledge that Damon had accepted a small role in the film. It was really shocking to me to find out that he was really the bad guy. However after I got home from the movie, I started thinking. I imagined the character sitting alone on a planet with nothing but ice. He goes into his sleep chamber and does not set an awakening date, So he just goes to sleep possibly forever. Looking back on it, his attempts to sabotage Cooper and Brandt's mission is clear as day. I was very impressed with Matt Damon's performance because I've never seen him play a cowardly character, but he was able to pull it off.
My main problem with the movie was I don't feel like the final 10 minutes of the movie where necessary. I didn't feel the emotional pull like how I did earlier in the movie. When Cooper is trying to communicate with Murph and begging his old self not to leave home. And when he was able to make contact with her in her older form, he was so excited. Murph was able to reconnect with her father through space and time. That moment was so powerful because both characters had reached their arcs. I enjoyed seeing Cooper visit Murph in her older self but it wasn't necessary.
These are the points I wanted to touch on. Even if I didn't like the movie, I would still much rather watch it than watch another Micheal Bay Transformers movie. Because at least this movie is ambitious and tries new things.
One problem I've heard people say is that they were disappointed with the revelation that Cooper was Murph's ghost. This was during the scene when Cooper is trying to communicate with her through the bookshelf. I thought this part was very heartbreaking. I was fighting back tears during this scene.
Another problem I've heard is that people didn't like Anne Hathaway's character. Nolan's detractors say that the female characters in his movies are weak. People complained that during the Scene when Brandt is trying to convince Cooper that they should go to this planet that another explorer had visited previously. To see if he's still there because she's in love with this explorer. People say that Brandt was dependant on love from another man. I disagree with this completely because I don't see how love makes a person weak. What if the person Brandt was describing was a brother, or a friend. I don't think people would have complained as much.
The man that Brandt is describing in that scene was said to be the best of them. The one that gave them hope for the future. They go to this planet and find him. This was when it was when we are introduced to Matt Damon's character. This is considered a spoiler even though it was public knowledge that Damon had accepted a small role in the film. It was really shocking to me to find out that he was really the bad guy. However after I got home from the movie, I started thinking. I imagined the character sitting alone on a planet with nothing but ice. He goes into his sleep chamber and does not set an awakening date, So he just goes to sleep possibly forever. Looking back on it, his attempts to sabotage Cooper and Brandt's mission is clear as day. I was very impressed with Matt Damon's performance because I've never seen him play a cowardly character, but he was able to pull it off.
My main problem with the movie was I don't feel like the final 10 minutes of the movie where necessary. I didn't feel the emotional pull like how I did earlier in the movie. When Cooper is trying to communicate with Murph and begging his old self not to leave home. And when he was able to make contact with her in her older form, he was so excited. Murph was able to reconnect with her father through space and time. That moment was so powerful because both characters had reached their arcs. I enjoyed seeing Cooper visit Murph in her older self but it wasn't necessary.
These are the points I wanted to touch on. Even if I didn't like the movie, I would still much rather watch it than watch another Micheal Bay Transformers movie. Because at least this movie is ambitious and tries new things.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Interstellar Review
I broke one of my rules last night, I went to go see a movie in the theatre alone. But nobody could go with me. But if I didn't go I would've broken a bigger rule. That rule being when Christopher Nolan releases a movie, go see it in theatres.
Interstellar is a film directed by Christopher Nolan obviously starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Micheal Caine, Casey Affleck, and Mackenzie Foy. The movie takes place sometime in the future and Earth's food supply is running out. Matthew McConaughey who plays a former astronaut has to lead a team of explorers through a wormhole to find a new home for humanity.
I'll start off with the negatives, this movie has structural problems, I have a few issues with the script and the final 10 minutes of the film in my opinion were unnecessary. If the film ended before that it would've been perfect.
Now onto the positives. This movie is directed fantastically. Christopher Nolan did a phenomenal job with this project. This is by far the most ambitious movie that came out this year. Hans Zimmer's score is fantastic as per usual. Matthew McConaughey is fantastic in this movie. He really drove this movie I really cared for his character and his family back home. This is also a visual experience. I sat in the theatre absolutely mesmerized by the fantastic visuals in the film. I also didn't notice any CGI, the movie looked so real. The story was very interesting. As I stated above I was fine with many aspects of how the film ended. I just felt they could've shortened it up by 10 minutes. And it would've provided more of an emotional pull.
Overall this movie has flaws, but the positive aspects completely overweigh the negatives. This is definitely a day one blu-ray purchase for me. I'm going to go to the store the morning the movie gets released and pick it up. If you have not seen Interstellar I highly recommend it. I'm going to give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
Interstellar is a film directed by Christopher Nolan obviously starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Micheal Caine, Casey Affleck, and Mackenzie Foy. The movie takes place sometime in the future and Earth's food supply is running out. Matthew McConaughey who plays a former astronaut has to lead a team of explorers through a wormhole to find a new home for humanity.
I'll start off with the negatives, this movie has structural problems, I have a few issues with the script and the final 10 minutes of the film in my opinion were unnecessary. If the film ended before that it would've been perfect.
Now onto the positives. This movie is directed fantastically. Christopher Nolan did a phenomenal job with this project. This is by far the most ambitious movie that came out this year. Hans Zimmer's score is fantastic as per usual. Matthew McConaughey is fantastic in this movie. He really drove this movie I really cared for his character and his family back home. This is also a visual experience. I sat in the theatre absolutely mesmerized by the fantastic visuals in the film. I also didn't notice any CGI, the movie looked so real. The story was very interesting. As I stated above I was fine with many aspects of how the film ended. I just felt they could've shortened it up by 10 minutes. And it would've provided more of an emotional pull.
Overall this movie has flaws, but the positive aspects completely overweigh the negatives. This is definitely a day one blu-ray purchase for me. I'm going to go to the store the morning the movie gets released and pick it up. If you have not seen Interstellar I highly recommend it. I'm going to give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Comic Book Movie News Part 2
In my last post I wrote about DC and their movie lineup. Now on to the good stuff! Marvel's Avenger's Age of Ultron Trailer and their movie lineup. All the news started with the Avengers Age of Ultron Trailer leaking online. Then DC released their lineup, and then Marvel released their lineup. This is like a cold war between Marvel and DC. I also feel it's important to mention I'm listening to Awesome Mix Volume One while I'm writing this post.
First I want to talk about the Avengers Age of Ultron trailer. It showed more than I was expecting. We hear James Spader voicing Ultron and he sounds menacing. I think he will shake this Avengers team to their very core. He will cause divisions in the team that will affect the future of the MCU. The trailer was great with James Spader's voice, the really dark version of the song from Pinocchio in the background, and we see the Hulk Buster armor. Needless to say, I'm beyond excited for this movie.
Next I want to talk about Marvel's lineup for phase 3. Kevin Fiege took the stage at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, and proceeded to blow people's minds. He started off by showing the Avengers 2 trailer on the big screen. Then he showed off the phase 3 timeline. All that was on the screen were the dates, and Marvel logos. One by one, he showed off what movies would be released. Starting it off in May of 2016, Captain America Serpant Society (or so we thought that was what the title is.) More on that later. Next in November of 2016, Dr. Strange. I've had a feeling for awhile now that we would eventually get a Dr. Strange movie. Ever since he was name dropped in Captain America The Winter Soldier. It's good to have a release date for it. Also recently Benedict Cumberbatch has been announced to play the title character.
Next up Fiege showed a recording of James Gunn who then announced that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 would come out on May 5th 2017. Guardians of the Galaxy was a big gamble for Marvel, it paid great dividends I can't wait to see the second one. Next on July 28th 2017 we get Thor Ragnarok. Ragnarok apparently means "The end of all things." Fiege said this is one of the most important movies in the MCU. Chris Hemsworth will return as Thor and Tom Hiddleston will return as Loki. This movie sounds pretty awesome. Rounding out 2017 is Black Panther. I'm excited for this I know a lot of my friends have been wanting a Black Panther movie for a long time and now we're getting one in November of 2017.
May 4th 2018, I'm going to skip for now. July 6th 2018 we are getting a Captain Marvel movie. It was announced that this will be the female Captain Marvel named Carol Danvers. Her origins are Earth based, but her adventures take place in the cosmic realm. Fiege said that she is one of if not the most powerful character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On November 2nd 2018, The Inhumans. I don't know a lot about the Inhumans other than what Fiege said on stage. He said this could be a franchise or a series of franchises on their own. So I'm excited about this. Now back to May 4th 2018, Fiege showed a montage of the previous movies and then we see a gauntlet and Thanos' face behind it. Then we see the Avengers 3 title "Infinity War Part 1" coming in May of 2018. with Part 2 coming in May of 2019.
Kevin Fiege then showed a clip that Joss Whedon brought from Avengers Age of Ultron. A scene with Tony Stark and Steve Rogers arguing. Then we find out that the real title of Captain America 3 is Captain America Civil War. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans came out on stage they stayed in character the whole time. And they brought Chadwick Boseman out who will play Black Panther. The three of them did a bit together it was great. You could tell they were having a great time.
I've enjoyed Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Phase 3 is looking pretty stellar. Marvel has built an empire. I love how they make an announcement like this an event. They could've easily just leaked the lineup onto the internet and be done with it. It's so great how they treat their audience. There we have Marvel's phase 3 announcement. With the DC movies and the fact that we're getting Star Wars movies on top of that. I'm going to be very entertained over the next 5 plus years. What are you looking forward to the most comment below. Let me know.
First I want to talk about the Avengers Age of Ultron trailer. It showed more than I was expecting. We hear James Spader voicing Ultron and he sounds menacing. I think he will shake this Avengers team to their very core. He will cause divisions in the team that will affect the future of the MCU. The trailer was great with James Spader's voice, the really dark version of the song from Pinocchio in the background, and we see the Hulk Buster armor. Needless to say, I'm beyond excited for this movie.
Next I want to talk about Marvel's lineup for phase 3. Kevin Fiege took the stage at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, and proceeded to blow people's minds. He started off by showing the Avengers 2 trailer on the big screen. Then he showed off the phase 3 timeline. All that was on the screen were the dates, and Marvel logos. One by one, he showed off what movies would be released. Starting it off in May of 2016, Captain America Serpant Society (or so we thought that was what the title is.) More on that later. Next in November of 2016, Dr. Strange. I've had a feeling for awhile now that we would eventually get a Dr. Strange movie. Ever since he was name dropped in Captain America The Winter Soldier. It's good to have a release date for it. Also recently Benedict Cumberbatch has been announced to play the title character.
Next up Fiege showed a recording of James Gunn who then announced that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 would come out on May 5th 2017. Guardians of the Galaxy was a big gamble for Marvel, it paid great dividends I can't wait to see the second one. Next on July 28th 2017 we get Thor Ragnarok. Ragnarok apparently means "The end of all things." Fiege said this is one of the most important movies in the MCU. Chris Hemsworth will return as Thor and Tom Hiddleston will return as Loki. This movie sounds pretty awesome. Rounding out 2017 is Black Panther. I'm excited for this I know a lot of my friends have been wanting a Black Panther movie for a long time and now we're getting one in November of 2017.
May 4th 2018, I'm going to skip for now. July 6th 2018 we are getting a Captain Marvel movie. It was announced that this will be the female Captain Marvel named Carol Danvers. Her origins are Earth based, but her adventures take place in the cosmic realm. Fiege said that she is one of if not the most powerful character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On November 2nd 2018, The Inhumans. I don't know a lot about the Inhumans other than what Fiege said on stage. He said this could be a franchise or a series of franchises on their own. So I'm excited about this. Now back to May 4th 2018, Fiege showed a montage of the previous movies and then we see a gauntlet and Thanos' face behind it. Then we see the Avengers 3 title "Infinity War Part 1" coming in May of 2018. with Part 2 coming in May of 2019.
Kevin Fiege then showed a clip that Joss Whedon brought from Avengers Age of Ultron. A scene with Tony Stark and Steve Rogers arguing. Then we find out that the real title of Captain America 3 is Captain America Civil War. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans came out on stage they stayed in character the whole time. And they brought Chadwick Boseman out who will play Black Panther. The three of them did a bit together it was great. You could tell they were having a great time.
I've enjoyed Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Phase 3 is looking pretty stellar. Marvel has built an empire. I love how they make an announcement like this an event. They could've easily just leaked the lineup onto the internet and be done with it. It's so great how they treat their audience. There we have Marvel's phase 3 announcement. With the DC movies and the fact that we're getting Star Wars movies on top of that. I'm going to be very entertained over the next 5 plus years. What are you looking forward to the most comment below. Let me know.
Comic Book Movie News Part One.
Hey guys Sorry for getting this news out to you late. I've been very busy lately but I've got some time on my hands now. I want to give you my thoughts on all the comic book movie news that has been reported over the past few months.
I think I'm going to do this blog in two parts. This part I will do mainly about DC and the news that they released, and the next part will be about Marvel so let's start this off.
In March of 2016, we get Batman V. Superman Dawn of Justice. I'm still skeptical about this. I'm still not sure about Ben Affleck as Batman, I'm even more skeptical about Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. Warner Brothers can't afford for this movie to fail so it will be interesting to see if this movie succeeds. In August we get a Suicide Squad movie. The cast was recently announced, Margot Robbie will play Harley Quinn, Will Smith will play Deadshot, Tom Hardy will be Rick Flagg, Jai Courtney will be Boomerang, Cara Delevingne will play Enchantress, and Jered Leto will be the Joker. I'm excited to see Leto and Robbie work together as the Joker and Harley Quinn. We finally get to see Harley Quinn make her big screen debut. She's such a great villain in the Batman universe, and it will be interesting to see how this movie affects the DC universe in the long run.
In 2017 we finally get a stand alone Wonder Woman movie starring Gal Gadot. I'm skeptical about this casting as well because she's a model not an actress. The fact that we're getting a stand alone Wonder Woman movie leads me to believe that her role in Batman V. Superman will be a cameo. Later in 2017 we get Justice League Part 1. If the previous movies are successful, I will be excited for this. If Ben Affleck can pull of Batman, this movie will work.
In 2018 we get a Flash movie. The Flash is one of the coolest heroes in the DC universe. I havn't seen the Flash TV show that's on right now, but I've heard good things. I don't know if the actor who plays Barry Allen on the show will play him in the movie adaptation, but I'll be interested to see this movie. Later in 2018 we get an Aquaman movie with Jason Mamoa playing Aquaman. I always thought Aquaman was weak. Jason Mamoa will make him cool. I have not read the new DC comics, but I heard they make Aquaman a lot cooler than he has been in the past. Mamoa is the perfect choice for this role.
In 2019 we get Shazam! starring The Rock. I'm not a fan of The Rock, I don't know a lot about Shazam!, I'll have to wait until 2019 to figure out what this is. Later in 2019 we get Justice League part 2.
In 2020, we get a Cyborg movie. I don't know anything about the actor playing him. Because on his IMDB page it says he's only been in two things. One of them in Batman V. Superman so fifty percent of his filmography isn't even out yet. Finally in 2020 Green Lantern gets his shot at redemption. My question is he in the first two Justice League movies or will he be introduced in this movie? The way to make this movie good is have him fight Sinestro right away.
So those are my thoughts on DC's lineup. I'll write my thoughts on Marvel and the news that they have released over the past few months. This is a great time to be a fan of comic book movies.
I think I'm going to do this blog in two parts. This part I will do mainly about DC and the news that they released, and the next part will be about Marvel so let's start this off.
In March of 2016, we get Batman V. Superman Dawn of Justice. I'm still skeptical about this. I'm still not sure about Ben Affleck as Batman, I'm even more skeptical about Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. Warner Brothers can't afford for this movie to fail so it will be interesting to see if this movie succeeds. In August we get a Suicide Squad movie. The cast was recently announced, Margot Robbie will play Harley Quinn, Will Smith will play Deadshot, Tom Hardy will be Rick Flagg, Jai Courtney will be Boomerang, Cara Delevingne will play Enchantress, and Jered Leto will be the Joker. I'm excited to see Leto and Robbie work together as the Joker and Harley Quinn. We finally get to see Harley Quinn make her big screen debut. She's such a great villain in the Batman universe, and it will be interesting to see how this movie affects the DC universe in the long run.
In 2017 we finally get a stand alone Wonder Woman movie starring Gal Gadot. I'm skeptical about this casting as well because she's a model not an actress. The fact that we're getting a stand alone Wonder Woman movie leads me to believe that her role in Batman V. Superman will be a cameo. Later in 2017 we get Justice League Part 1. If the previous movies are successful, I will be excited for this. If Ben Affleck can pull of Batman, this movie will work.
In 2018 we get a Flash movie. The Flash is one of the coolest heroes in the DC universe. I havn't seen the Flash TV show that's on right now, but I've heard good things. I don't know if the actor who plays Barry Allen on the show will play him in the movie adaptation, but I'll be interested to see this movie. Later in 2018 we get an Aquaman movie with Jason Mamoa playing Aquaman. I always thought Aquaman was weak. Jason Mamoa will make him cool. I have not read the new DC comics, but I heard they make Aquaman a lot cooler than he has been in the past. Mamoa is the perfect choice for this role.
In 2019 we get Shazam! starring The Rock. I'm not a fan of The Rock, I don't know a lot about Shazam!, I'll have to wait until 2019 to figure out what this is. Later in 2019 we get Justice League part 2.
In 2020, we get a Cyborg movie. I don't know anything about the actor playing him. Because on his IMDB page it says he's only been in two things. One of them in Batman V. Superman so fifty percent of his filmography isn't even out yet. Finally in 2020 Green Lantern gets his shot at redemption. My question is he in the first two Justice League movies or will he be introduced in this movie? The way to make this movie good is have him fight Sinestro right away.
So those are my thoughts on DC's lineup. I'll write my thoughts on Marvel and the news that they have released over the past few months. This is a great time to be a fan of comic book movies.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Name of the Wind Review
About a month and a half ago I was at my local bookstore wearing my Game of Thrones House Stark shirt. The person working there noticed my shirt and recommended that I read Name of the Wind. Not long afterword I went back and picked it up. I just finished reading it recently.
Name of the Wind is the debut novel of Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the Kingkiller Chronicles. The back of the book doesn't do a very good job of telling the plot. It's just a quote from the main character. That didn't bother me too much because I really like going into a book not knowing a whole lot about it. In short, it's the story of a man's life. The main character's name is Kvothe however it is pronounced like Quothe. He has become a legend in this world .There are so many stories people are telling about him some are true, others are completely false. A Chronicler approaches him and asks Kvothe for his full story. He wants to know the truth about Kvothe.
This is the 20th book I've finished in 2014, and it might be my favorite. It's definitely in my top three. The book is so well written and as far as the fantasy genre is concerned, it's very original. I watched an interview with Patrick Rothfuss and he said he grew up reading fantasy and got bored with it after awhile. Because it felt like the same story over and over again. Not so with Name of the wind. It might be the most original fantasy series I've read in the last couple years. Kvothe is such a great character, all the supporting characters are great, and the villain is not likeable at all. While I was reading this book, I felt like I was maturing with Kvothe. He's not perfect, he very naïve. Especially when it comes to courting women.
Overall, I loved Name of the Wind. Patrick Rothfuss is definitely an author to look out for. I find it entertaining that people have asked him to write more than three books about Kvothe. That's not going to happen he's made it clear it's going to be a trilogy. I give this one 5 out of 5 stars. I'm currently reading the second book in this series The Wise Man's Fear. Also The Slow Regard of Silent Things is coming out this month which is going to be a novella about one of the side characters. I'm very excited for that. If you've read the book let me know what you thought about it in the comments below. Thanks for Reading. .
Name of the Wind is the debut novel of Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the Kingkiller Chronicles. The back of the book doesn't do a very good job of telling the plot. It's just a quote from the main character. That didn't bother me too much because I really like going into a book not knowing a whole lot about it. In short, it's the story of a man's life. The main character's name is Kvothe however it is pronounced like Quothe. He has become a legend in this world .There are so many stories people are telling about him some are true, others are completely false. A Chronicler approaches him and asks Kvothe for his full story. He wants to know the truth about Kvothe.
This is the 20th book I've finished in 2014, and it might be my favorite. It's definitely in my top three. The book is so well written and as far as the fantasy genre is concerned, it's very original. I watched an interview with Patrick Rothfuss and he said he grew up reading fantasy and got bored with it after awhile. Because it felt like the same story over and over again. Not so with Name of the wind. It might be the most original fantasy series I've read in the last couple years. Kvothe is such a great character, all the supporting characters are great, and the villain is not likeable at all. While I was reading this book, I felt like I was maturing with Kvothe. He's not perfect, he very naïve. Especially when it comes to courting women.
Overall, I loved Name of the Wind. Patrick Rothfuss is definitely an author to look out for. I find it entertaining that people have asked him to write more than three books about Kvothe. That's not going to happen he's made it clear it's going to be a trilogy. I give this one 5 out of 5 stars. I'm currently reading the second book in this series The Wise Man's Fear. Also The Slow Regard of Silent Things is coming out this month which is going to be a novella about one of the side characters. I'm very excited for that. If you've read the book let me know what you thought about it in the comments below. Thanks for Reading. .
Monday, August 18, 2014
Good Will Hunting Review
Less than a week after the passing of Robin Williams, I sat down and watched for the first time Good Will Hunting. I was so inspired by that movie I felt the need to write a review for it.
Good Will Hunting was released in theatres in 1997. The film was directed by Gus Van Sant, it stars Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, and Minnie Driver. The main plot to the movie is Matt Damon plays Will Hunting who works a job as a janitor at MIT. But he's capable of so much more. He solves complex math problems in one minute that take a student there at least 20 minutes to solve. He has a criminal record, and he'll meet with psychologists who after one session refuse to work with him anymore because they don't think they can help him. Stellan Skarsgard plays a math professor at MIT, and he sets up an appointment for Will with a psychology teacher he knew from college played by Robin Williams. Robin Williams' character tries to help Will find his place in life.
There are two things I adored about this movie first of all, the acting. Matt Damon was great as Will Hunting, but Robin Williams was absolutely phenomenal. He won best supporting actor for this movie. Ben Affleck plays Chuckie Sullivan who was Will Hunting's friend. I'm going to be honest I was never a huge fan of Ben Affleck's but he was very good in this movie. Minnie Driver played Will's love interest she was very good in the movie. Stellan Skarsgard was very good as well. I thought he was better in this movie than he was in any of the Marvel movies he's done over the past few years.
However the best thing I can say about the movie is the script was flawless. The script was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and it's one of the best scripts of all-time. There's one scene where Robin Williams kept telling Matt Damon "It's not your fault." I'm going to be honest, I cried a little bit in that scene. Robin Williams was amazing in that scene.
I cannot think of one problem I have with this movie. This is easily in my top 20 movies of all-time. It's so inspiring, and so heart felt. Good Will Hunting easily gets 5 out of 5 stars. If you have not seen Good Will Hunting, please check it out. This is a perfect movie to watch after a rough day. It's such a heartwarming movie. Thanks for reading.
Good Will Hunting was released in theatres in 1997. The film was directed by Gus Van Sant, it stars Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, and Minnie Driver. The main plot to the movie is Matt Damon plays Will Hunting who works a job as a janitor at MIT. But he's capable of so much more. He solves complex math problems in one minute that take a student there at least 20 minutes to solve. He has a criminal record, and he'll meet with psychologists who after one session refuse to work with him anymore because they don't think they can help him. Stellan Skarsgard plays a math professor at MIT, and he sets up an appointment for Will with a psychology teacher he knew from college played by Robin Williams. Robin Williams' character tries to help Will find his place in life.
There are two things I adored about this movie first of all, the acting. Matt Damon was great as Will Hunting, but Robin Williams was absolutely phenomenal. He won best supporting actor for this movie. Ben Affleck plays Chuckie Sullivan who was Will Hunting's friend. I'm going to be honest I was never a huge fan of Ben Affleck's but he was very good in this movie. Minnie Driver played Will's love interest she was very good in the movie. Stellan Skarsgard was very good as well. I thought he was better in this movie than he was in any of the Marvel movies he's done over the past few years.
However the best thing I can say about the movie is the script was flawless. The script was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and it's one of the best scripts of all-time. There's one scene where Robin Williams kept telling Matt Damon "It's not your fault." I'm going to be honest, I cried a little bit in that scene. Robin Williams was amazing in that scene.
I cannot think of one problem I have with this movie. This is easily in my top 20 movies of all-time. It's so inspiring, and so heart felt. Good Will Hunting easily gets 5 out of 5 stars. If you have not seen Good Will Hunting, please check it out. This is a perfect movie to watch after a rough day. It's such a heartwarming movie. Thanks for reading.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy Review
Finally! I have been waiting for this movie ever since the fall of 2012 when Marvel announced their phase 2 lineup. Was it worth the wait, or did it backfire?
Guardians of the Galaxy is a film directed by James Gunn it stars Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Miguel Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, and Vin Diesel as Groot. The plot to this movie is Peter Quill also known as "Star Lord" finds this orb that's worth a lot of money and a lot of bad guys want. Also looking for the orb is Gamora, Rocket, and Groot. They end up on a mission together to find it. Now we have our movie.
This movie is definitely in my top 3 Marvel movies. It was so entertaining, Chris Pratt was great as Peter Quill. His character has the most depth and you really get behind him. He's like a combination of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo from Star Wars, and of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. However the show stealer, was Rocket Raccoon. He was everything I wanted him to be but better. He was the funniest character but he was also the coolest of them all. Anyone who goes to see the movie will instantly become a huge Rocket Raccoon fan. For a moment there I forgot that he was voiced by Bradley Cooper. Zoe Saldana was great as well. I would not mind seeing a spin-off movie based on her character. Because I feel that she had more depth than the movie gave her. I was pleasantly surprised that Miguel Bautista did a pretty good job as Drax the Destroyer. Usually when Wrestlers go act in movies, it doesn't work out. I was very happy to see that. Vin Diesel definitely had the easiest role because he only has one line, but it was still entertaining. There was one scene with Groot that I will definitely not spoil during one of the battles where I could not stop laughing.
That brings me to the comedy. This is without a doubt the funniest movie Marvel has made. And that says a lot because The Iron Man movies were funny as well. This is definitely funnier than any of them. The jokes hit at least 95 percent of the time. I was amazed at how the movie could be so funny and action packed at the same time. The action starts pretty early on in the film, and it almost doesn't stop. It slows down a little bit for one scene, but that's it. The movie was also dramatic at times. It had some heart throughout. You will really care for the characters by the end. I also have to talk about the soundtrack to this movie. The soundtrack features pop songs from the 60's and 70's and it went perfectly with the tone of the movie. I remember in the trailer when "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede played. I used to think that song was so annoying, now whenever I hear it I think of this movie and it puts a smile on my face. Needless to say, I want that soundtrack.
The only gripe I have with this movie was the villain, Ronan the Accuser. Lee Pace played him and I thought he did a fine job, but I thought that he didn't go well with the tone of the film. He was a darker villain and I think they should have given him some jokes kind of like how Loki gets some one liners in the movies he's in.
This movie was made by Disney and it got me excited for Star Wars next year because this movie had a Star Wars feel to it. There was one battle scene in particular when I was watching it in the theatre I was thinking to myself, "This was influenced by Star Wars." This movie was a combination of a lot of great Science Fiction and I loved it.
Overall, I had an absolute blast with this movie. If you're a Marvel fan, definitely go see this movie. If you're not a Marvel fan, I think this movie will offer you some things as well. I'm going to give Guardians of the Galaxy 4.75 out of 5 stars. I want to see it again. My top 3 Marvel movies are The Avengers is number one, Captain America the Winter Soldier is second, and Guardians of the Galaxy is third. Originally this was going to just be one stand alone movie. However this year at Comic Con they announced that there will be sequels to this. That makes me very happy.
Guardians of the Galaxy is a film directed by James Gunn it stars Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Miguel Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, and Vin Diesel as Groot. The plot to this movie is Peter Quill also known as "Star Lord" finds this orb that's worth a lot of money and a lot of bad guys want. Also looking for the orb is Gamora, Rocket, and Groot. They end up on a mission together to find it. Now we have our movie.
This movie is definitely in my top 3 Marvel movies. It was so entertaining, Chris Pratt was great as Peter Quill. His character has the most depth and you really get behind him. He's like a combination of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo from Star Wars, and of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. However the show stealer, was Rocket Raccoon. He was everything I wanted him to be but better. He was the funniest character but he was also the coolest of them all. Anyone who goes to see the movie will instantly become a huge Rocket Raccoon fan. For a moment there I forgot that he was voiced by Bradley Cooper. Zoe Saldana was great as well. I would not mind seeing a spin-off movie based on her character. Because I feel that she had more depth than the movie gave her. I was pleasantly surprised that Miguel Bautista did a pretty good job as Drax the Destroyer. Usually when Wrestlers go act in movies, it doesn't work out. I was very happy to see that. Vin Diesel definitely had the easiest role because he only has one line, but it was still entertaining. There was one scene with Groot that I will definitely not spoil during one of the battles where I could not stop laughing.
That brings me to the comedy. This is without a doubt the funniest movie Marvel has made. And that says a lot because The Iron Man movies were funny as well. This is definitely funnier than any of them. The jokes hit at least 95 percent of the time. I was amazed at how the movie could be so funny and action packed at the same time. The action starts pretty early on in the film, and it almost doesn't stop. It slows down a little bit for one scene, but that's it. The movie was also dramatic at times. It had some heart throughout. You will really care for the characters by the end. I also have to talk about the soundtrack to this movie. The soundtrack features pop songs from the 60's and 70's and it went perfectly with the tone of the movie. I remember in the trailer when "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede played. I used to think that song was so annoying, now whenever I hear it I think of this movie and it puts a smile on my face. Needless to say, I want that soundtrack.
The only gripe I have with this movie was the villain, Ronan the Accuser. Lee Pace played him and I thought he did a fine job, but I thought that he didn't go well with the tone of the film. He was a darker villain and I think they should have given him some jokes kind of like how Loki gets some one liners in the movies he's in.
This movie was made by Disney and it got me excited for Star Wars next year because this movie had a Star Wars feel to it. There was one battle scene in particular when I was watching it in the theatre I was thinking to myself, "This was influenced by Star Wars." This movie was a combination of a lot of great Science Fiction and I loved it.
Overall, I had an absolute blast with this movie. If you're a Marvel fan, definitely go see this movie. If you're not a Marvel fan, I think this movie will offer you some things as well. I'm going to give Guardians of the Galaxy 4.75 out of 5 stars. I want to see it again. My top 3 Marvel movies are The Avengers is number one, Captain America the Winter Soldier is second, and Guardians of the Galaxy is third. Originally this was going to just be one stand alone movie. However this year at Comic Con they announced that there will be sequels to this. That makes me very happy.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Angels and Demons Book Review
I spent this past week on vacation with my family. In that time I got quite a bit of reading done. I finished reading Angels and Demons earlier this week, and now I'm reviewing it.
Angels and Demons was written by Dan Brown and was published in 2000. Robert Langdon is a Harvard professor of religious symbology and he's summoned to a Swiss research facility to examine a symbol branded into a murdered victim's chest. What he discovers is the Illuminati, an ancient adversary of the Catholic church has returned and plans to destroy Vatican City with a powerful time bomb. To make matters worse, The pope recently died and the College of Cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel on conclave in order to elect a new pope. Langdon is working with Vittoria Vetra the daughter of the murdered scientist, together they hunt through ancient crypts and catacombs in search for the long forgotten Illuminati lair.
This is one of the best books I've read this year. This book has a very surprisingly high IQ. Very early on into reading this I started keeping a journal about this book alone. There is so much history, and mythology in this book. The reader will learn a lot about certain historic people. Another thing I found very interesting in this book is that it goes into detail about science and religion and the big gap that divides the two. The other thing I loved is that this was an incredibly fast paced thrill ride. It starts very early on and it never slows down. You get several different viewpoints about what's happening in the book. You get Robert's perspective, Vittoria's, a reporter from the BBC's, and the "Hassasin's," and the Camerlengo's. The Camerlengo is the pope's assistant who is in charge of the Catholic church before a new pope is elected.
Overall I really enjoyed Angels and Demons. This was a thriller that never slowed down. If you love great thriller's with a shocking twist ending, You will love Angels and Demons. I'm going to give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I also started reading the first Percy Jackson book. I'll have a review for that when I finish it. Also on Wednesday I'm going to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I'll have a review for that as well.
Angels and Demons was written by Dan Brown and was published in 2000. Robert Langdon is a Harvard professor of religious symbology and he's summoned to a Swiss research facility to examine a symbol branded into a murdered victim's chest. What he discovers is the Illuminati, an ancient adversary of the Catholic church has returned and plans to destroy Vatican City with a powerful time bomb. To make matters worse, The pope recently died and the College of Cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel on conclave in order to elect a new pope. Langdon is working with Vittoria Vetra the daughter of the murdered scientist, together they hunt through ancient crypts and catacombs in search for the long forgotten Illuminati lair.
This is one of the best books I've read this year. This book has a very surprisingly high IQ. Very early on into reading this I started keeping a journal about this book alone. There is so much history, and mythology in this book. The reader will learn a lot about certain historic people. Another thing I found very interesting in this book is that it goes into detail about science and religion and the big gap that divides the two. The other thing I loved is that this was an incredibly fast paced thrill ride. It starts very early on and it never slows down. You get several different viewpoints about what's happening in the book. You get Robert's perspective, Vittoria's, a reporter from the BBC's, and the "Hassasin's," and the Camerlengo's. The Camerlengo is the pope's assistant who is in charge of the Catholic church before a new pope is elected.
Overall I really enjoyed Angels and Demons. This was a thriller that never slowed down. If you love great thriller's with a shocking twist ending, You will love Angels and Demons. I'm going to give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I also started reading the first Percy Jackson book. I'll have a review for that when I finish it. Also on Wednesday I'm going to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I'll have a review for that as well.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review
Finally! I finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows earlier this week. I've been looking forward to reading this book ever since I started the first book back in April. I can't even imagine having to wait a full year before the book was released in 2007.
In the Deathly Hallows Harry, Ron, and Hermoine must continue on with the mission that Dumbledore left them with. They must find and destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Also Harry struggles with the stress of being "The Chosen One." It was said in a prophecy that he was the chosen one to get rid of Voldemort for good. it was said that "one could not survive while the other lives." If he fails then Voldemort will take control of the wizarding world. Which leads me to my next plot point. Voldemort infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and they begin hunting down Muggle born witches and wizards. The parts of the book that mention that are arguably some of the darkest parts of the book. It's reminiscent of the Holocaust when the Germans passed the anti-semetic laws and the Jews were losing their jobs and homes. Everything has been set into motion. Either Harry will triumph and defeat Voldemort once and for all, or darkness will reign at Hogwarts.
There were two parts I loved about the book. The first one was the Battle of Hogwarts. I remember before I read that I texted my brother "I'm about to read the Battle of Hogwarts. I fear very soon there will be a lot of dead characters." My brother texted back "Say goodbye to your favorites." Yes two of my favorite characters died in that battle. But it was so suspenseful and so well written. I was able to enjoy it. My other favorite part of the book was that final showdown between Harry and Voldemort. Harry's taunting him by calling him Riddle which is his real name. When he finally triumphs and kills Voldemort, it was such a great moment. It's what fans were waiting for so long.
The other thing I have to say is that for the first six books, I didn't like Professor Snape. However there's a chapter in the book where you learn a lot about him. Not only did I understand him more, I actually grew to love him. He just might be my favorite character in the series. He's the one who sacrificed the most in the fight against Voldemort. I really grew to respect him a lot.
When I finish a series and I'm sad that it's over, I know I've read a good series. The Harry Potter series will live on forever. It's right up there with The Lord of the Rings for the most influential fantast series of all-time. I don't know why I didn't read this when I was younger. Of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows gets 5 out of 5 stars. I'm currently reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. I'll have a review for that when I finish it. I thought of a fitting way to end this review of the Harry Potter series with a quote from Alan Rickman who plays Severus Snape in the movies. "When I'm 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I'll be reading Harry Potter and my family will say to me 'After all this time?' And I will say 'Always.'
In the Deathly Hallows Harry, Ron, and Hermoine must continue on with the mission that Dumbledore left them with. They must find and destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Also Harry struggles with the stress of being "The Chosen One." It was said in a prophecy that he was the chosen one to get rid of Voldemort for good. it was said that "one could not survive while the other lives." If he fails then Voldemort will take control of the wizarding world. Which leads me to my next plot point. Voldemort infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and they begin hunting down Muggle born witches and wizards. The parts of the book that mention that are arguably some of the darkest parts of the book. It's reminiscent of the Holocaust when the Germans passed the anti-semetic laws and the Jews were losing their jobs and homes. Everything has been set into motion. Either Harry will triumph and defeat Voldemort once and for all, or darkness will reign at Hogwarts.
There were two parts I loved about the book. The first one was the Battle of Hogwarts. I remember before I read that I texted my brother "I'm about to read the Battle of Hogwarts. I fear very soon there will be a lot of dead characters." My brother texted back "Say goodbye to your favorites." Yes two of my favorite characters died in that battle. But it was so suspenseful and so well written. I was able to enjoy it. My other favorite part of the book was that final showdown between Harry and Voldemort. Harry's taunting him by calling him Riddle which is his real name. When he finally triumphs and kills Voldemort, it was such a great moment. It's what fans were waiting for so long.
The other thing I have to say is that for the first six books, I didn't like Professor Snape. However there's a chapter in the book where you learn a lot about him. Not only did I understand him more, I actually grew to love him. He just might be my favorite character in the series. He's the one who sacrificed the most in the fight against Voldemort. I really grew to respect him a lot.
When I finish a series and I'm sad that it's over, I know I've read a good series. The Harry Potter series will live on forever. It's right up there with The Lord of the Rings for the most influential fantast series of all-time. I don't know why I didn't read this when I was younger. Of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows gets 5 out of 5 stars. I'm currently reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. I'll have a review for that when I finish it. I thought of a fitting way to end this review of the Harry Potter series with a quote from Alan Rickman who plays Severus Snape in the movies. "When I'm 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I'll be reading Harry Potter and my family will say to me 'After all this time?' And I will say 'Always.'
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Book Review
I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I'm very emotionally drained after reading this.
This book opens with Harry back living in Privet Drive with the Dursleys. Dumbledore comes to get him and takes him try and recruit Horace Slughorn, old teacher at Hogwarts to come out of retirement and teach again. He teaches Potions and Professor Snape finally gets the job he's always wanted, teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. Throughout the year at Hogwarts Harry gets he gets help from the mysterious "Half-Blood Prince." Also, the war against Voldemort rages on. Hermoine checks the obituary section of The Daily Prophet every day for familiar names.
There's also a lot of mystery in the book as well. The reader will continue to wonder who the Half-Blood Prince is. I thought it was Voldemort at first. Because his mother was a witch and his father was a Muggle so he was a Half-Blood. Also when Dumbledore comes to pick up Harry, his hand is injured and you'll wonder how that happened. All this leads to a very interesting and shocking twist ending.
I would say this is the darkest book in the series thus far. Mainly because of the final climax of the book. There's a big battle at Hogwarts between some Death Eaters and the Order. It was very suspenseful and that's why I'm so emotionally drained right now. This book is the only one in the series that has a sad ending. The characters are at the lowest they could possibly be. I keep thinking to myself that this is the "Empire Strikes Back" of the Harry Potter series. Because without spoiling too much I feel as if Voldemort and his Death Eaters have won a huge victory. Professor Umbridge is not in the book too much which I was extremely happy about. But the way the book ended left me devastated.
Overall I really enjoyed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It's not my favorite of the series thus far. It's a tie between The Goblet of Fire and the Order of the Phoenix. But this book was very suspenseful and it leads right into the Deathly Hallows. I'm going to give Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 5 stars out of 5. I'm looking forward to reading the Deathly Hallows and I'll have a review for it whenever I finish it.
This book opens with Harry back living in Privet Drive with the Dursleys. Dumbledore comes to get him and takes him try and recruit Horace Slughorn, old teacher at Hogwarts to come out of retirement and teach again. He teaches Potions and Professor Snape finally gets the job he's always wanted, teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. Throughout the year at Hogwarts Harry gets he gets help from the mysterious "Half-Blood Prince." Also, the war against Voldemort rages on. Hermoine checks the obituary section of The Daily Prophet every day for familiar names.
There's also a lot of mystery in the book as well. The reader will continue to wonder who the Half-Blood Prince is. I thought it was Voldemort at first. Because his mother was a witch and his father was a Muggle so he was a Half-Blood. Also when Dumbledore comes to pick up Harry, his hand is injured and you'll wonder how that happened. All this leads to a very interesting and shocking twist ending.
I would say this is the darkest book in the series thus far. Mainly because of the final climax of the book. There's a big battle at Hogwarts between some Death Eaters and the Order. It was very suspenseful and that's why I'm so emotionally drained right now. This book is the only one in the series that has a sad ending. The characters are at the lowest they could possibly be. I keep thinking to myself that this is the "Empire Strikes Back" of the Harry Potter series. Because without spoiling too much I feel as if Voldemort and his Death Eaters have won a huge victory. Professor Umbridge is not in the book too much which I was extremely happy about. But the way the book ended left me devastated.
Overall I really enjoyed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It's not my favorite of the series thus far. It's a tie between The Goblet of Fire and the Order of the Phoenix. But this book was very suspenseful and it leads right into the Deathly Hallows. I'm going to give Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 5 stars out of 5. I'm looking forward to reading the Deathly Hallows and I'll have a review for it whenever I finish it.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Review
Last night I finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It was the longest book in the series thus far and it took me about two weeks to read.
This book opens with Harry and Dudley getting attacked by dementors. Harry has to use magic to save them but since he's underage, he gets expelled from Hogwarts for underage use of magic. However he gets a hearing and he beats the case. He also finds out about a secret order of witches and wizards who fought Voldemort in the last war called the Order of the Phoenix which Ron, Hermoine, and he joins. The main plot of the book is Harry starts teaching his fellow students Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry must teach them because they are not allowed to practice the counter curses and jinxes under the order of the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher; Delores Umbridge. I must say Joffrey Lannister has serious competition for my least favorite literary character. Umbridge was just awful. I don't want to spoil too much in case anybody hasn't read the series but I will say this, you will hate Umbridge more than you will hate Voldemort. That says a lot because Umbridge is not a dark witch she's technically on the good side. She's the undersecretary for the Minister of Magic. But the Ministry on Magic is so full of Bureaucrats I can't say I like any of them.
One thing this book does really well at is just when you think things couldn't get any worse for Harry and his friends, they do. I would say this was the darkest book in the series so far. It seems to get darker and darker every book. I also loved the direction J.K Rowling took with the characters of Fred and George. There's a scene when they start a riot to get back at Umbridge. I felt a similar feeling when I was reading "A Clash of Kings" when Tyrion slapped Joffrey. It's just so satisfying when a character you cannot stand gets humiliated in some way.
I don't think I have any problems with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In my opinion it didn't beat the Goblet of Fire that's still my favorite of the series. But I still will give The Order of the Phoenix 5 out of 5 stars. I have not yet started The Half-Blood Prince however I will review it when I finish it.
This book opens with Harry and Dudley getting attacked by dementors. Harry has to use magic to save them but since he's underage, he gets expelled from Hogwarts for underage use of magic. However he gets a hearing and he beats the case. He also finds out about a secret order of witches and wizards who fought Voldemort in the last war called the Order of the Phoenix which Ron, Hermoine, and he joins. The main plot of the book is Harry starts teaching his fellow students Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry must teach them because they are not allowed to practice the counter curses and jinxes under the order of the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher; Delores Umbridge. I must say Joffrey Lannister has serious competition for my least favorite literary character. Umbridge was just awful. I don't want to spoil too much in case anybody hasn't read the series but I will say this, you will hate Umbridge more than you will hate Voldemort. That says a lot because Umbridge is not a dark witch she's technically on the good side. She's the undersecretary for the Minister of Magic. But the Ministry on Magic is so full of Bureaucrats I can't say I like any of them.
One thing this book does really well at is just when you think things couldn't get any worse for Harry and his friends, they do. I would say this was the darkest book in the series so far. It seems to get darker and darker every book. I also loved the direction J.K Rowling took with the characters of Fred and George. There's a scene when they start a riot to get back at Umbridge. I felt a similar feeling when I was reading "A Clash of Kings" when Tyrion slapped Joffrey. It's just so satisfying when a character you cannot stand gets humiliated in some way.
I don't think I have any problems with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In my opinion it didn't beat the Goblet of Fire that's still my favorite of the series. But I still will give The Order of the Phoenix 5 out of 5 stars. I have not yet started The Half-Blood Prince however I will review it when I finish it.
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