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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Bridesmaid
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478338/
Bridesmaids was hilarious. I was spectacle about this movie thinking it wouldn't be my type of a movie but it really pulled through. The jokes are more for women but delivered that anyone can enjoy them but children. This is definitely not a child's movie. Bridesmaids isn't about the princess getting prince charming. It's about two best friends almost being torn apart because of life changes and getting over the path of destruction that separates them.
Kristen Wigg played the main role Annie, who is the maid of honor or refereed in the movie maid of dishonor because she doesn't want to see her best friend move on from her. Annie's life is a mess and doesn't know how to connect the pieces. She is happy for her best friend getting married but doesn't want things to change either. Kristen really plays this role as if the character was really her and gets in to trouble everywhere she went. She has me laughing throughout the whole movie. She really let herself go through many hilarious situations and gave her all doing it. I am looking forward to more movies involving her. There was two weeks of improvising and it did great for everyone.
I enjoyed this movie a lot and encourage anyone to go see it. A lot of people are comparing this to the Hangover, I do not. This movie is more like Super Bad to me. Just two friends overcoming life situations.
5 out of 5 Stars
Jill Clayburgh
(1944-2010)
This was her last film she was in. I am glad it did well.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Hangover Part II
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411697/
The wolf pack is back and this time Stu is getting married. He tries to play it safe and not have another disaster happen before his wedding day but it seems that destiny brought everything into place, where he wakes up with his buddies in Bangkok. This time he didn't loose Doug, he lost his future wife's little brother Teddy. From there they are stuck figuring out the clues on where Teddy is and what happen the previous night. In my opinion, Hangover Part II is exactly like the first movie. If you can put aside the plot being exactly the same and enjoy the situations the characters are put into then you will enjoy the movie all over again. It's kinda of like a reboot. I still had a good time watching it. It made it easier for me to enjoy the jokes because I knew the formula already in the movie on how the characters will progress to the end, just didn't know what obstacles they had in their way. Ed Helms was more involved in this movie because of the wedding and I thought he was hilarious. His character gets into worst problems then the last movie. I also liked how the movie added more graphic content it showed that they aren't afraid what people think. They really went over the top with this movie and the cast definitely gave awesome performances by all of them. I can not digress enough how well this movie was done. If this movie came out first I think it would've been did much better. The only thing that ruined it was the plot being the same. I am sure they could have done something different to it.
The movie had appearances from Paul Giamatti and Mike Tyson, both were very good in the movie. Mel Gibson was suppose to be in the movie as a tattoo artist but then was dropped due to the cast and crew and he was replaced by Liam Neeson but Liam couldn't come due to scheduling issues. The tattoo artist was played by an unknown actor.
3.5 out of 5 Stars
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Green Lantern Roller Coaster
Green Lantern Roller Coaster at Six Flags, NJ
Me and a buddy of mine went to Six Flags yesterday for the grand opening of Green Lantern. We waited in an enormous line which gave us a chance to check out all the cool visual scenery they had. They had Hal Jordan's jet, Green Lanterns lamp, and various of images with dialogue every 10 minutes in the line. It told a story from start to end explaining the Green Lantern. Which was pretty cool because it ended with the Green Lantern enrollment speech just before you got the ride. It also explains why some of the track was yellow (it represents fear).
After waiting in line for about 90 minutes which wasn't too bad but still sucked because theres no covers on the line so the sun beat down on us the entire time, we finally got on the ride. Let me explain the stand up roller coaster before going in details. The ride is 15 stories high and reaches speeds greater than 60 mph. The ride starts with a 153-foot climb followed by a 45-degree vertical drop. The 2 minutes and a half minute-long coaster features five inversions including a 121-foot tall loop, 103-foot dive loop, a 72-foot incline loop and twisted double corkscrews.
Now when I got on the ride, it became very uncomfortable. I had to adjust my seat to my liking within 30 seconds or less. It was not easy to do. The ride itself bounced my head around which made it harder for me to enjoy the ride. The drops weren't as big as I was hoping it to be. I feel like they did a fast job with it and it shows. They could have made it faster and just more scarier. A cool add on would have been having a intro to the ride like they did with the Dark Knight ride. Green Lantern does not compare to the other rides they have in Six Flags. It is unique on its own. Unfortunately, it was a one time deal for me.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Faster
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1433108/
Faster was an action movie I needed. I have not seen a good one in a while. Dwayne Johnson performance as a killer was fantastic. He just had a hit list and took them down one by one. He didn't bother to have conversations or anything. He just wanted revenge for his brothers death. Billy Bob Thornton plays as a drug user cop who tracks down the killer with Carla Gugino character. They also did great in this movie. Billy showed that not all cops are good but still wants a normal life. Oliver Jackson-Cohen plays as a assassin who is the best at what he does. The guy was pretty cool but wish the writers did more with his part in the movie.
The movie has a nice feel to it. It got you more involved with each characters background story which I thought was really good. It makes any twist in the story more shocking when you know what the person is capably of doing. I am glad I watched this movie and recommend it to anyone. It has a decent twist at the end.
4 out of 5 Stars
Pirates of the Caribbean "On Stranger Tides"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298650/
On Stranger Tides, where do I start? The movie had great acting made by all the cast members. Johnny Depp did awesome as Captain Jack Sparrow once again. The directing wasn't my cup of tea but still delivered. CGI was good too. The only thing that was bad was the plot. From the main characters to get to point A to point C took forever. There was so many scenes that could have been cut down. Characters digressed so much to each other. I felt like they were just wasting time. Also the plot was done in previous movies in the trilogy. Captain Jack Sparrow has been to the fountain of youth before, why not make a movie about that. They should have went in a different direction with it. Maybe revisit it but not make it the main goal of the movie. The jokes in the movie were not quirky enough. I was expecting a lot more from Johnny Depps character to top off the old movies. That was my mistake. Action was also good but nothing seemed that life threatening. One moment the guards had guns chasing Jack Sparrow then they take out their swords to fight him. Why would they do that? They know what he can do so why not just shoot him in the ass and capture him? The villain was confusing. It was obviously black beard but it could've been this guy with the wooden leg. Both guys look very creepy. I would not want to mess with either of them.
The movie was good but its definitely a Disney movie. If your a fan of Pirates of the Caribbean then I hope you enjoy it better then I did. In my opinion, its a wait to its on DVD type of a movie.
On Stranger Tides made number one in the box office this weekend. It was the top gross this year so far.
3 out of 5 Stars.
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