Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers 2 was Awesome. I made my way to a midnight showing to watch the much hyped Transformers 2. Needless to say, I was not disappointed. I believe Michael Bay is becoming one of my favorite directors. The camera work that he does is awesome, it keeps you watching, and there is nothing annoying about it like in Hancock.

The film had just the right amount of fight scenes that blew my mind. (This film will win best special effects/computer animation.) The detail that they put into each Transformer was mind blowing. On top of all this action, the film had just the right amount of comedy relief thanks to a John Tuturro, Shia Lebouf, and newby Ramon Rodriguez. The kept the same essence of the first so I was very pleased.

Things I didn’t like about the movie, you see John Tuturro’s butt, Megan Fox is alive, and they try and put a “love” story in there that I could have done without. The way they did it just seemed corny.

If you are looking to be inspired, Optimus Prime has it covered. “Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.” Automatic goose bumps when you hear that. I would like to rate this movie in the kids section however they pulled it into a teenager/adult movie. I wouldn't suggest taking anyone under ten. (Unless you are the Looney parent that wasted money on your kids at the midnight showing! Stupid.) So I have to rate it as an action/adventure 9 out of 10. As a overall film 8.5 out of 10. Very, very entertaining.

Night at the Museum 2

The Night at the Museum 2, sorry it took so long, was pretty good. It had its funny parts, had some suspense, and a little love story. This movie is great for kids(except for the one behind me in the movie theatre who claimed "I'm never watching this again!"). But what does he know, he was four and didn't even know who Ben Stiller was. Idiot.

The acting was excactly what it needed to be. No, it won't win an oscar but it was fitting. I felt the directing could have been a little bit better but overall it was good. On the other hand, the screen write decided to take some of the jokes a little far and when we needed comic relief there was none.

The thing I loved most was the unexpected star power throughout the movie. Yeah Night at the Museum hand Ben Stiller and Amy Adams but they weren't the best part. This movie was helped along with stars such as Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Christopher Guest, and yes the Jonas Brothers. Not to mention all the other star power from the first one. There is something that happens when a star steps into a cameo. Its just better that way.

Overall, Night at the Museum 2 had its funny moments, I thought a stroy line that fits children, and even some romance. (Actually, there was like 2 kissing scenes) Igive the movie a solid 8 out of 10 for a childrens movie and a 7.7 out of ten for a daily watcher.

Up!

This movie was, in one word, AMAZING. You will laugh, you'll hold back tears, you'll leaved satisfied. The old man is lovable and hillarious from his grumpiness. The little boy Russell is great, hillarious, and when the movie is over you'll say goodbye to the crew with a teardrop in your eye. As an animated film I give this movie a 4.8. A few more funny parts would have been nice. As a movie, 4.5. They were kind of predictible in what they did. A kid would have no idea though and thats their audience so it worked.

On a negative side, the 3-D sucked. I pay 2 bucks extra to get these glasses so I would like to see a ligit 3-D movie. Nothing popped out at my face, i didn't feel like I was "there" and to top it off I think my face is sensitive because they hurt after awhile. This movie, along with the other 3-D movies I've seen pixar do, would be bettter not in 3-D. After watching 3-D movies in Universal and crapping my pants when a Terminator pops out to what seems 2 inches away from my face, I might have too high of expectations. So a word to the wise (AKA Pixar) don't do 3-D unless you're going to go all out. Make it special and something we long for. Not common trash. You'll run out of the neeed within the next year. But I'm sure you already thought of that.

Movie Store

I go to the movie store often. It is ridiculously hard to find a good movie that is morally okay and I haven't scene. New Releases either suck or I saw them in theatres so I usually waltz down the comedy or drama section. At first it wasn't bad but a hundred movies later on my account since 18 years old it is hard.

I tried a new section, action/adventure. This is a tough section because they're are some good movies (Shooter, Rambo, Super Hero movies). I saw one called Rescue Dawn with Christian Bale and Steve Zauhn. After watching Terminator I am on a Christian Bale kick so I thought it had a great chance of being good. Killer cover, great actors, great plot... suckfest. I would rather watch Fireproof.

Netflix on the other hand is there for me. I rate movies I've seen and after rating 200 or 300 they know me quite well. They'll tell me what movies I'll love and which ones I won't. So I won't ever waste my time with another Rescue Dawn.