Friday, July 31, 2009
One Year!
I think it is important to say that it has now been one year since I first created my blog site cashmoneymovies. I will now thank my family who helped motivate me to make the site, my friends who visit it, and the Citrus County Chronicle for giving me the opportunity to write for the newspaper because it has greatly improved the popularity of my site. Thanks to everyone and keep come back because as the school year stars and vacation ends I will start doing weekly news updates instead of movie reviews(reviews will be thrown in there every now and then as well.)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Harry Potter The Exhibition
Last week my family and I had the great experience of going on vacation to Chicago. There are skyscrapers, great restaurants, and many museums but the highlight of our trip was visiting the Museum of Science and Industry. Inside this HUGE museum, I witnessed the first ever Harry Potter exhibit and I was not disappointed in any way.
For any Potter fan, the excitement grows as you approach the museum with incredible huge banners hung up across the entrance of the building. The ground floor where you buy the tickets to get into the museum has the only prop in the entire place that you can take a picture of and that is the flying car from Chamber of Secrets. After a few rounds of escalators you find yourself in front of the entrance of the exhibit and after a walk down a long hallway, you open the doors and are tossed into a whole different realm. Before you actually see the costumes and props from the film, a few volunteers are picked out and sorted by the Sorting Hat seen in several of the films. After a quick film presentation, the walls lift up and you find yourself at Hogwarts Station next to the Hogwarts Express and none other than Rubeus Hagrid is there to greet you. Now you are fully immersed in hundreds of artifacts from all six Harry Potter films.
The exhibit is divided into several areas and the first one is the Gryffindor common room. Here you can find costumes, wands, and accessories owned by the three main characters of the film, Harry, Ron, and Hermione(a few other character's are also featured here.) There are also several moving pictures as well. Next to the common room you can find all the teachers at Hogwarts and things that they use in the film as well including Severus Snape's robes, the giant jack-in-a-box from the third film, and all of Dolores Umbridge's pink accessories.
From there you enter the quidditch area where you can see all the sports robes worn by every character like Victor Krum and Draco Malfoy. People can also step up to a fun interactive exhibit where you can toss a quaffle into the rings seen in all quidditch games. Also in this room is Hagrid's Hut where you can step inside and see all of the half-giants favorite things from all the films including his Giant outfit. You can even sit down in his giant chair that Daniel Radcliffe himself has sat in(OMG chills.)
"First-and understand this Harry 'cause it's very important-not all wizards are good..."(Rubeuus Hagrid.) The third area of this exhibit takes us into the darker realm of the Harry Potter series with things like giant chess pieces, an eerie Dementor and the robes of Lord Voldemort. All things about the Death Eaters and dark objects can be found in this room. This was my personal favorite because it included some of the coolest artifacts from the film and I think they even tried to make this area colder than the others to add to the atmosphere.
The last section of the exhibit is the Great Hall where floating candles, replica's of the food and desert(yummy), and costumes from the Yule Ball as seen in the fourth film were present. The outfits of Albus Dumbledoor, Minerva McGonagall, and Sirius Black can also be seen here. After that you see several more moving pictures and the exhibit sadly comes to a close but the fun is not over. At the end of the exhibition, there is a gift shop that includes merchandise that I'm almost positive can't be found anywhere else(unless you buy it online.) Movie replica's of the characters' wands, the entire Marauder's Map, and a variety of artwork are just a few items up for sale. You can even purchase a replica of the Nimbus 2000 or a Firebolt broomstick(very expensive though.) I personally now own a replica of Voldemort's wand.
I was truly amazed with the Harry Potter Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. I have not even named half of the things that you will see at this exhibit. Near the end of September the exhibit will leave Chicago and travel to Boston but I can't wait till it finds its way n
ear Florida because when it does, I will gladly see it again.
For any Potter fan, the excitement grows as you approach the museum with incredible huge banners hung up across the entrance of the building. The ground floor where you buy the tickets to get into the museum has the only prop in the entire place that you can take a picture of and that is the flying car from Chamber of Secrets. After a few rounds of escalators you find yourself in front of the entrance of the exhibit and after a walk down a long hallway, you open the doors and are tossed into a whole different realm. Before you actually see the costumes and props from the film, a few volunteers are picked out and sorted by the Sorting Hat seen in several of the films. After a quick film presentation, the walls lift up and you find yourself at Hogwarts Station next to the Hogwarts Express and none other than Rubeus Hagrid is there to greet you. Now you are fully immersed in hundreds of artifacts from all six Harry Potter films.
The exhibit is divided into several areas and the first one is the Gryffindor common room. Here you can find costumes, wands, and accessories owned by the three main characters of the film, Harry, Ron, and Hermione(a few other character's are also featured here.) There are also several moving pictures as well. Next to the common room you can find all the teachers at Hogwarts and things that they use in the film as well including Severus Snape's robes, the giant jack-in-a-box from the third film, and all of Dolores Umbridge's pink accessories.
From there you enter the quidditch area where you can see all the sports robes worn by every character like Victor Krum and Draco Malfoy. People can also step up to a fun interactive exhibit where you can toss a quaffle into the rings seen in all quidditch games. Also in this room is Hagrid's Hut where you can step inside and see all of the half-giants favorite things from all the films including his Giant outfit. You can even sit down in his giant chair that Daniel Radcliffe himself has sat in(OMG chills.)
"First-and understand this Harry 'cause it's very important-not all wizards are good..."(Rubeuus Hagrid.) The third area of this exhibit takes us into the darker realm of the Harry Potter series with things like giant chess pieces, an eerie Dementor and the robes of Lord Voldemort. All things about the Death Eaters and dark objects can be found in this room. This was my personal favorite because it included some of the coolest artifacts from the film and I think they even tried to make this area colder than the others to add to the atmosphere.
The last section of the exhibit is the Great Hall where floating candles, replica's of the food and desert(yummy), and costumes from the Yule Ball as seen in the fourth film were present. The outfits of Albus Dumbledoor, Minerva McGonagall, and Sirius Black can also be seen here. After that you see several more moving pictures and the exhibit sadly comes to a close but the fun is not over. At the end of the exhibition, there is a gift shop that includes merchandise that I'm almost positive can't be found anywhere else(unless you buy it online.) Movie replica's of the characters' wands, the entire Marauder's Map, and a variety of artwork are just a few items up for sale. You can even purchase a replica of the Nimbus 2000 or a Firebolt broomstick(very expensive though.) I personally now own a replica of Voldemort's wand.
I was truly amazed with the Harry Potter Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. I have not even named half of the things that you will see at this exhibit. Near the end of September the exhibit will leave Chicago and travel to Boston but I can't wait till it finds its way n
ear Florida because when it does, I will gladly see it again.Thursday, July 16, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
A NOTE TO THE FANS: THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THIS FILM THAT YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH, LIKE WHAT THEY CUT OUT OR USE OF CHARACTERS. I WAS UPSET WITH SOME OF THESE BUT SINCE THIS IS A MOVIE REVIEW I AM CASTING MY FAN INPUT ASIDE.
Last November, fans were outraged when they learned that the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series would be pushed back until July 15th...but now the wait is over. Wednesday morning at 12:01 a.m., I set my eyes upon the visually stunning Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. In this installment, the shadow of Lord Voldemort's evil reign is very prevalent, making this film the darkest yet. However, what screen writer Steve Kloves managed to do is balance the amount of darkness with romance and comedy. This picture had more of these three elements than the first five, and they are what I will talk about in this review.
Before that though, let me explain the plot line. Now this film has many sub-plots, but after looking back, there is one main plot that looms over the whole film. After the grand opening, we see the main hero, Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe), alongside Professor Albus Dumbledore(Michael Gambon.) Together they travel to the home of Horace Slughorn(Jim Broadbent) so that Dumbledore can recruit him to teach at Hogwarts school. It turns out that teaching isn't the only reason Dumbledore hired Slughorn. Knowing that Slughorn holds the memory that will tell how to once and for all kill Voldemeort, Dumbledore sends Harry to become one of the his pet student in hopes of learning the secret. As always, Harry has the help of his two best friends Ron Weasley(Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger(Emma Watson.)
Now I can talk about the three main elements in this film. First, let's look at the romance. Harry's classmates are growing up, so obviously we had to know the romantic themes would arrive eventually. Sure enough, this film contains more romance than all of its predecessors and it is the element that dominated the film. When the students arrived at Hogwarts, not many scenes went by with either a couple seen making out, students acting jealous towards one anothher, or nervous tensions dominating the scene. Because of this, Half Blood Prince(HBP) is more like watching a romantic comedy rather than a fantasy epic, thus making it much different from the first five.
Now for the comedy: HBP is also the funniest Potter film to date with comedy falling into almost all of the scenes that weren't dark or intense. Most of the time the comedy interacted with the romance, but there are all forms of comedy in this film and interestingly enough, this is the funniest film I've seen all summer (I've seen some pitiful comedies.) Both the romance and comedy were important because it helped the film not be sad and dark the whole two and a half hours. When a sad or intense scene would come up, comedy would bounce up after it.
THIS NEXT PARAGRAPH CONTAINS A FEW VERY MINOR SPOILERS.
This film has more romance and comedy but it also contains more dark, intense elements than the first five as well. Besides the fact that the world is falling into darkness because of Voldemort, there are other subjects and scenes that are very intense. For example, near the climax, Harry must force Dumbledore to drink a liquid that is torturing his mind and soon after they are attacked by zombie like creatures. HBP contains several battles, some bloody moments, and at times feels very sad and hopeless with the essence of death throughout the film. If it were not for Harry's somewhat reassuring word's at the picture's end, I would have left feeling very sad.
Let me wrap up with a few other variables of the film. The special effects were great and exceeded the past films like everything else. I was very happy to see Quidditch back in the film and the sport looks much more real than the first three films. All the action sequences had great CGI, which made them more enjoyable. Also, as the trio grows older(Dan, Rupert, and Emma), their acting improves as well and it shows in HBP. Other actors such as Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, and especially Alan Rickmen(who once again acts greatly as Severus Snape) all put on solid performances.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is a stunning film that has just about everything... action, romance, comedy, suspense, drama, and good deal of redemptive content, like sacrifice and putting one's self before another. While this Potter film may not be as impressive as Mike Newell's Goblet of Fire(the fourth in the series), it is a great installment in the series and it leaves me longing for the final two films. 4 stars out of 5.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has a running time of two hours and thirty-three minutes. It is rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality.
Last November, fans were outraged when they learned that the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series would be pushed back until July 15th...but now the wait is over. Wednesday morning at 12:01 a.m., I set my eyes upon the visually stunning Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. In this installment, the shadow of Lord Voldemort's evil reign is very prevalent, making this film the darkest yet. However, what screen writer Steve Kloves managed to do is balance the amount of darkness with romance and comedy. This picture had more of these three elements than the first five, and they are what I will talk about in this review.
Before that though, let me explain the plot line. Now this film has many sub-plots, but after looking back, there is one main plot that looms over the whole film. After the grand opening, we see the main hero, Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe), alongside Professor Albus Dumbledore(Michael Gambon.) Together they travel to the home of Horace Slughorn(Jim Broadbent) so that Dumbledore can recruit him to teach at Hogwarts school. It turns out that teaching isn't the only reason Dumbledore hired Slughorn. Knowing that Slughorn holds the memory that will tell how to once and for all kill Voldemeort, Dumbledore sends Harry to become one of the his pet student in hopes of learning the secret. As always, Harry has the help of his two best friends Ron Weasley(Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger(Emma Watson.)
Now I can talk about the three main elements in this film. First, let's look at the romance. Harry's classmates are growing up, so obviously we had to know the romantic themes would arrive eventually. Sure enough, this film contains more romance than all of its predecessors and it is the element that dominated the film. When the students arrived at Hogwarts, not many scenes went by with either a couple seen making out, students acting jealous towards one anothher, or nervous tensions dominating the scene. Because of this, Half Blood Prince(HBP) is more like watching a romantic comedy rather than a fantasy epic, thus making it much different from the first five.
Now for the comedy: HBP is also the funniest Potter film to date with comedy falling into almost all of the scenes that weren't dark or intense. Most of the time the comedy interacted with the romance, but there are all forms of comedy in this film and interestingly enough, this is the funniest film I've seen all summer (I've seen some pitiful comedies.) Both the romance and comedy were important because it helped the film not be sad and dark the whole two and a half hours. When a sad or intense scene would come up, comedy would bounce up after it.
THIS NEXT PARAGRAPH CONTAINS A FEW VERY MINOR SPOILERS.
This film has more romance and comedy but it also contains more dark, intense elements than the first five as well. Besides the fact that the world is falling into darkness because of Voldemort, there are other subjects and scenes that are very intense. For example, near the climax, Harry must force Dumbledore to drink a liquid that is torturing his mind and soon after they are attacked by zombie like creatures. HBP contains several battles, some bloody moments, and at times feels very sad and hopeless with the essence of death throughout the film. If it were not for Harry's somewhat reassuring word's at the picture's end, I would have left feeling very sad.
Let me wrap up with a few other variables of the film. The special effects were great and exceeded the past films like everything else. I was very happy to see Quidditch back in the film and the sport looks much more real than the first three films. All the action sequences had great CGI, which made them more enjoyable. Also, as the trio grows older(Dan, Rupert, and Emma), their acting improves as well and it shows in HBP. Other actors such as Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, and especially Alan Rickmen(who once again acts greatly as Severus Snape) all put on solid performances.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is a stunning film that has just about everything... action, romance, comedy, suspense, drama, and good deal of redemptive content, like sacrifice and putting one's self before another. While this Potter film may not be as impressive as Mike Newell's Goblet of Fire(the fourth in the series), it is a great installment in the series and it leaves me longing for the final two films. 4 stars out of 5.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has a running time of two hours and thirty-three minutes. It is rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Harry Potter Updates
The time to start viewing the first five Potter films have arrived because the long and I mean LONG awaited sixth installment of the franchise is less than ten days away. Last November fans(including myself) were largely upset by Warner Brothers decision to push Half Blood Prince(HBP) to this summer. This was due to the fact that The Dark Knight made so much money so WB pushed it back so they could spread out the wealth. But now the wait is over and there are several news bits about the new film and the last two. Several reviews have been posted on various websites and all of them have been positive. While I do not have the names of the site...you can Google it.
-First of all, the three main actors will be appearing on select talk shows several nights this week. The schedule is as followed:
WEDNESDAY
Late Night with David Letterman-Emma Watson
THURSDAY
Live with Regis and Kelly-Rupert Grint
Late Night with David Letterman-Daniel Radcliffe
FRIDAY
Live with Regis and Kelly-Daneil Radcliff
-Next on the list is that HBO aired there about twelve minute behind the scenes look at HBP. You can find the two parts at the bottom of the screen above the trailer for the film. WARNING...the clips involve some spoilers and it shows tidbits of new footage. The spoilers aren't that bad but if you are wanted to see as little of the film as possible before opening night...don't click it.
-There is a small casting update for the last two Potter films. Actor Bill Nighy(most would know him for the last two Pirates of the Caribbean films where he stared as Davy Jones) will appear in the last two films but he is not allowed to say what character yet. Most people think he will play the new Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. It's about time Nighy was cast in a Potter film; he's a very talented actor(even with tentacles hanging from his face.)
-So there's your Harry Potter update. I will personally be going to the midnight showing at my local theater and I will probably see it again in IMAX when it's released on the BIG screen July 29th. The best film of the year is coming our way on July 15th at 12:01 a.m.!!
For all kinds of Harry Potter news go to one of my favorite sites...http://mugglenet.com/.
-First of all, the three main actors will be appearing on select talk shows several nights this week. The schedule is as followed:
WEDNESDAY
Late Night with David Letterman-Emma Watson
THURSDAY
Live with Regis and Kelly-Rupert Grint
Late Night with David Letterman-Daniel Radcliffe
FRIDAY
Live with Regis and Kelly-Daneil Radcliff
-Next on the list is that HBO aired there about twelve minute behind the scenes look at HBP. You can find the two parts at the bottom of the screen above the trailer for the film. WARNING...the clips involve some spoilers and it shows tidbits of new footage. The spoilers aren't that bad but if you are wanted to see as little of the film as possible before opening night...don't click it.
-There is a small casting update for the last two Potter films. Actor Bill Nighy(most would know him for the last two Pirates of the Caribbean films where he stared as Davy Jones) will appear in the last two films but he is not allowed to say what character yet. Most people think he will play the new Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. It's about time Nighy was cast in a Potter film; he's a very talented actor(even with tentacles hanging from his face.)
-So there's your Harry Potter update. I will personally be going to the midnight showing at my local theater and I will probably see it again in IMAX when it's released on the BIG screen July 29th. The best film of the year is coming our way on July 15th at 12:01 a.m.!!
For all kinds of Harry Potter news go to one of my favorite sites...http://mugglenet.com/.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Back in 2007, Michael Bay introduced us to a new kind of sci-fi action that included transforming robots that kicked butt on the silver screen. Now the whole crew of Autobots and Decepticons has returned in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." But this time there is twice the action, twice the CGI, and twice the amazing machines. However, when the movie is said and done, is it twice as good as the first one?
Shia LeBeouf reprises his role as the main contact to the robots, Sam Witwicky, who is going off to college and trying to live his life without interference from the Autobots. However, when the Decepticon leader Megatron(voiced by Hugo Weaving) is resurrected and Earth is threatened by a greater evil known as The Fallen, Sam and his girlfriend(Megan Fox who magically seems to always have make-up on after she gets blown all around the battlefield) is taken back into the war with the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime(voiced by Peter Cullen). During the film we learn the story of The Fallen and that he wants to destroy the human race by blowing up the sun and so the new found army of Autobots must stop both Megatron and The Fallen from destroying the world.
YES! Finally I have seen a movie that has a firm plot line. The story in this movie is clear, they explain what the problem is, they say what both the antagonists and the heroes need to do to achieve their goal, and they clearly show how the problem is overcome. Now the only thing that wasn't so swell was that there were many variables in the plot that the makers of the film could have done without. For example, Sam's roommate gets sucked into the adventure but really does nothing important except run around screaming and the movie would have been just the same without him. Sure, the plot line is complex but at least there is one.
In this film, not ten minutes went by without something blowing up or flying across the screen. The action in "Revenge of the Fallen" was relentless and made up a good 3/4 of the film. The CGI was improved and immersed me in an all-out fighting extravaganza between small, mediocre, and larger than life robots. Now these factors were both a good and bad thing. On one hand, the action was great fun, and was of course the biggest thing that made the movie enjoyable. On the other hand, Michael Bay went a little overboard on the amount of action shown in this movie which dragged the film out, which is what I will talk about next.
The movie in all had a just a few problems that made it less enjoyable. For starters, the film could have been a little shorter. Some of the fight scenes were drawn out and the makers didn't do a good job on the pacing. Scenes just lasted forever when they should have been cut a little shorter to make the movie move along faster. Another weird factor was that some of the robots had human traits that were inappropriate including sexual dialogue and humor and lots of cursing. These lines just sounded weird coming from a robot and was also something the movie could have done without. The last thing that degraded my enjoyment was that, like in "Terminator Salvation," there isn't a lot of human emotion or feel to the film because the plot focuses more on the transformers instead of the humans. Besides LeBeouf and Fox's characters, there wasn't a lot of depth from the other characters.
"Revenge of the Fallen" has many good traits like the action and adventure, and many bad traits like the long running time and lack of depth. In the end however, Michael Bay has given us a fun film that will satisfy all fans of the action genre. 2 1/2 out of 5. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has a running time of 2 hours and 30 minutes. The film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.
Shia LeBeouf reprises his role as the main contact to the robots, Sam Witwicky, who is going off to college and trying to live his life without interference from the Autobots. However, when the Decepticon leader Megatron(voiced by Hugo Weaving) is resurrected and Earth is threatened by a greater evil known as The Fallen, Sam and his girlfriend(Megan Fox who magically seems to always have make-up on after she gets blown all around the battlefield) is taken back into the war with the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime(voiced by Peter Cullen). During the film we learn the story of The Fallen and that he wants to destroy the human race by blowing up the sun and so the new found army of Autobots must stop both Megatron and The Fallen from destroying the world.
YES! Finally I have seen a movie that has a firm plot line. The story in this movie is clear, they explain what the problem is, they say what both the antagonists and the heroes need to do to achieve their goal, and they clearly show how the problem is overcome. Now the only thing that wasn't so swell was that there were many variables in the plot that the makers of the film could have done without. For example, Sam's roommate gets sucked into the adventure but really does nothing important except run around screaming and the movie would have been just the same without him. Sure, the plot line is complex but at least there is one.
In this film, not ten minutes went by without something blowing up or flying across the screen. The action in "Revenge of the Fallen" was relentless and made up a good 3/4 of the film. The CGI was improved and immersed me in an all-out fighting extravaganza between small, mediocre, and larger than life robots. Now these factors were both a good and bad thing. On one hand, the action was great fun, and was of course the biggest thing that made the movie enjoyable. On the other hand, Michael Bay went a little overboard on the amount of action shown in this movie which dragged the film out, which is what I will talk about next.
The movie in all had a just a few problems that made it less enjoyable. For starters, the film could have been a little shorter. Some of the fight scenes were drawn out and the makers didn't do a good job on the pacing. Scenes just lasted forever when they should have been cut a little shorter to make the movie move along faster. Another weird factor was that some of the robots had human traits that were inappropriate including sexual dialogue and humor and lots of cursing. These lines just sounded weird coming from a robot and was also something the movie could have done without. The last thing that degraded my enjoyment was that, like in "Terminator Salvation," there isn't a lot of human emotion or feel to the film because the plot focuses more on the transformers instead of the humans. Besides LeBeouf and Fox's characters, there wasn't a lot of depth from the other characters.
"Revenge of the Fallen" has many good traits like the action and adventure, and many bad traits like the long running time and lack of depth. In the end however, Michael Bay has given us a fun film that will satisfy all fans of the action genre. 2 1/2 out of 5. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has a running time of 2 hours and 30 minutes. The film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Year One
The last comedy I saw, Land of the Lost, was terrible. So when I was walking into Year One I hoped that I was about to see a better and funnier film. When I left the theater however, my mind was thinking one thing...CRAP! Sadly, Year One is yet another meaningless so-called comedy full of raunchy jokes and disgusting material that the filmmakers think are funny.
This film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as two Neanderthals who have horrible lives in their tribe. When they are banished from the clan, the two embark on a journey that consists of many biblical events from the Old Testament. On this journey the two encounter both obstacles and pleasure but in the end, they both emerge as praised people.
It seems that the problem is like a disease that spreads to all the new movies and the problem is...the plot line. Once again I have witnessed a movie that has a messy plot. The plot is composed of two characters walking around finding different biblical characters and interfering with their lives. At times what happens in the film is completely random thus adding to the messed up plot line. The last word I have to say about this is that there were several small twists that also did not make any sense and it seemed like twists that the writers just put in the film because they were bored.
Like Land of the Lost, this film was just not funny. A few chuckles were the only thing that escaped my mouth in this film except for the frequent "ewes." Oh yes, this film wasn't only not funny but it was also incredibly gross. Even though the film steered clear of nudity, there were other elements including crass dialogue and situations and just downright stupid material. I can not understand why the writers thought that the gross areas of the film would be funny to the viewers. There were certain times I just wanted to push a fast-forward button to skip over it and this was the biggest element that ruined the movie for me.
So once again, Hollywood has failed to produce a good comedy(that isn't rated R.) Year One was a messy, crass, and crude film made up of complete nonsense and loads of B.C. blasphemy. Even the actors failed to impress in the sad comedy. As far as rating this film, I don't think it even deserves one star. Year One has a running time of 1 hour and 40 minutes and is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language, and comic violence.
This film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as two Neanderthals who have horrible lives in their tribe. When they are banished from the clan, the two embark on a journey that consists of many biblical events from the Old Testament. On this journey the two encounter both obstacles and pleasure but in the end, they both emerge as praised people.
It seems that the problem is like a disease that spreads to all the new movies and the problem is...the plot line. Once again I have witnessed a movie that has a messy plot. The plot is composed of two characters walking around finding different biblical characters and interfering with their lives. At times what happens in the film is completely random thus adding to the messed up plot line. The last word I have to say about this is that there were several small twists that also did not make any sense and it seemed like twists that the writers just put in the film because they were bored.
Like Land of the Lost, this film was just not funny. A few chuckles were the only thing that escaped my mouth in this film except for the frequent "ewes." Oh yes, this film wasn't only not funny but it was also incredibly gross. Even though the film steered clear of nudity, there were other elements including crass dialogue and situations and just downright stupid material. I can not understand why the writers thought that the gross areas of the film would be funny to the viewers. There were certain times I just wanted to push a fast-forward button to skip over it and this was the biggest element that ruined the movie for me.
So once again, Hollywood has failed to produce a good comedy(that isn't rated R.) Year One was a messy, crass, and crude film made up of complete nonsense and loads of B.C. blasphemy. Even the actors failed to impress in the sad comedy. As far as rating this film, I don't think it even deserves one star. Year One has a running time of 1 hour and 40 minutes and is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language, and comic violence.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
News Update
It's now June and unfortunately, half of the big summer movies are slowly beginning to leave theaters. Ahead of us we have Transformers 2, Public Enemies, Harry Potter 6, and GI Joe. These seem like the last exciting movies we have this summer but right now I have news of many upcoming blockbuster films.
MARVEL UPDATES:
-The producer of Spider-Man 4, Todd Black, has said that Kirsten Dunst(Mary Jane) will return for the next installment of the franchise. Black also said that they are currently deciding on who the villain will be. He said that whoever the bad guy is, he/she will have a big connection with New York city. This leaves me guessing that Kingpin will be
the villain. Kingpin is a billionaire crime lord that has immense strength. He is a villain in comics like Daredevil, Spider-Man, and many others.
-Ryan Reynolds did a great job playing Wade Wilson/Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and he is not done playing the "Merc with a mouth" yet. Reynolds commented on the progress of the new Deadpool movie that is in pre-production. He said that he has control on his character so that means that fans of the character will love how close the filmmakers follow the comics. This is one that I can't wait for.
-We now have a first look at Mickey Roruke in the upcoming Iron Man 2. In the second Iron Man, Mickey Roruke plays the villain Whiplash who has a few sweet inventions of his own including a pair of long whips.
-The director of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Michael Bay, posted on his site different ways that the sequel is better than the first. The list included better effects, more character development, and that the film showing in IMAX theaters will actually be a little longer than the cut in regular theaters. This is due to the fact that Michael Bay used IMAX cameras to film certain parts of the film. Michael Bay also made sure that Transformers would have four weeks in IMAX theaters so sorry Harry Potter fans, you will have to wait until July 29th to see Harry on the BIG screen.
MARVEL UPDATES:
-The producer of Spider-Man 4, Todd Black, has said that Kirsten Dunst(Mary Jane) will return for the next installment of the franchise. Black also said that they are currently deciding on who the villain will be. He said that whoever the bad guy is, he/she will have a big connection with New York city. This leaves me guessing that Kingpin will be
the villain. Kingpin is a billionaire crime lord that has immense strength. He is a villain in comics like Daredevil, Spider-Man, and many others.-Ryan Reynolds did a great job playing Wade Wilson/Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and he is not done playing the "Merc with a mouth" yet. Reynolds commented on the progress of the new Deadpool movie that is in pre-production. He said that he has control on his character so that means that fans of the character will love how close the filmmakers follow the comics. This is one that I can't wait for.
-We now have a first look at Mickey Roruke in the upcoming Iron Man 2. In the second Iron Man, Mickey Roruke plays the villain Whiplash who has a few sweet inventions of his own including a pair of long whips.
-The director of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Michael Bay, posted on his site different ways that the sequel is better than the first. The list included better effects, more character development, and that the film showing in IMAX theaters will actually be a little longer than the cut in regular theaters. This is due to the fact that Michael Bay used IMAX cameras to film certain parts of the film. Michael Bay also made sure that Transformers would have four weeks in IMAX theaters so sorry Harry Potter fans, you will have to wait until July 29th to see Harry on the BIG screen.
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