MY MOVIE BACKGROUND

Favorite movie of all time: The Departed
Favorite sequel of all time: The Dark Knight
Favorite trilogy of all time: The original Star Wars trilogy
Favorite comedy of all time: Hot Fuzz
Favorite animation of all time: Toy Story 3
Favorite western of all time: Unforgiven
Favorite si-fi movie of all time: Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite adventure film of all time: Indiana jones Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Favorite bio-pic of all time: The Social Network
Favorite horror movie of all time: From Dusk Till Dawn
Favorite fantasy movie of all time: Lord Of The Rings 3: Return Of The King
Favorite action movie of all time: Die Hard
Favorite Crime Thriller of all time: Pulp Fiction
Favorite war movie of all time- Full Metal Jacket
Favorite superhero movie of all time- The Dark Knight
Favorite original movie of all time: The Star Trek Remake
Favorite bad movie: Batman And Robin

A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST REVIEW

Its sad when the best part of a comedy movie is in the trailer. This is no exception. A Million Ways To Die In The West stars Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Giovani Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Amanda Seyfried, and Sarah Silverman.  Seth MacFarlane writes, directs, produces, and stars in this movie. This is his follow up to Ted, a film that I really enjoyed. lets get to the story

A Milllion Ways To Die In The West is about how a sheep farmer named Albert (MacFarlane)  who is such a coward to people that his girlfriend breaks up with him. Whats clear is she doesn't see whats the best thing about him, which is he just wants to survive in the west. Which proves to be a very scary place where people die from simple things. One day, in an act of bravery during a bar brawl, he saves the life of Anna, a woman with a past who moves to Alberts town under shady circumstances. To show her gratitude, she decides to give him lessons on how to be brave.  Albert thinks it will convince his ex girlfriend that Albert is who she belongs with. By this time however the girlfriend has moved on and become the girlfriend of the richest man in town. (Neil Patrick Harris.) Albert and Anna become good friends sharing their hopes and dreams.  Of course Anna has a major secret, and thats where most of the story gets good. Will Albert prove he can be brave when he needs too?
Now I really like this cast and I like the cameos, they're pretty cool. However most of the jokes are cringe worthy. Only a few are really good. Its clear what Macfarlane wanted to do, which is make a modern day story in an old west back ground doesn't always work. Its at its best when its NOT trying to be so funny.  I liked the premise, but because it's MacFarlane, I expected more.

At almost 2 hours, the movie is too long.  MacFarlane wrote a book to it first which I found very funny. And some of the best bits in it, did not appear in the movie.   The score and cinematography are rich and interesting, and while MacFarlane and Theron are good, the rest of the cast doesn't have a lot to do.

THE VERDICT
Overall A Million Ways To Die In The West isn' terrible, I just expected more. Its a rental, and not a buy.  I give A Million Ways to die in the west a C.

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST REVIEW

Bryan Singers new movie X-Men: Days Of Future Past has hit in theaters, with  a star studied cast and a terrific ride of a story to tell.  The audience sees how the far the X-Men  has gone from X-Men to its prequel X-Men First Class.  In the movie, more often than not the X-men cast is playing their younger versions, which are the same actors from the prior movie , X-Men: First Class, the cast is spectacular, including actors such as Patrick Stewart and Ian Mckellan who are playing old friends/ rivals that must ban together to help save mutants and humans. Hugh Jackman who plays Wolverine is doomed to live forever, so he is chosen to embark on a dangerous journey to save the rest of the mutants. His journey in the past takes up the majority of the films plot. The film takes the audience on  awesome time traveling adventures, switching in- between present-time and the 1970s.

Characters from earlier movies in the series like Storm ( Halle Barry) and Kitty Pride ( Ellen Page) don't have a lot of time on screen, but they still contribute to the story. However, the movie really belongs to the younger versions of the characters, namely James MacAvoy playing a younger Professor X and Michael Fassbender's forever angry Magento. The audience travels with eh characters, getting a feel for the torture there separation from each other creates. One of the best scenes involves MacAvoy, and Stewart speaking to each other through time in an effort to convince the young Xavier he needs to be brave and help the cause despite how much it could hurt him. Even though Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, and Simon Kinberg's script stays within the X-Men world, it provides enough room to wiggle out of plot holes that were created in the prior movies. Bryan Singer, who also directed the first two installments of the X-Men franchise, is so familiar with the characters and the plot that the story stays smooth.  In Addition the action sequences and special effects are superb. When the X-Men use their powers to protect themselves, it is evident that their powers match their personality. The final battle sequence, when Magneto directs the mutant killing robots in a fight for the destruction of Washington D.C., is terrifically timed and just outright enjoyable to the eyes. I don't recommend the movie for anyone who hasn't seen the X-Men movies, because the stakes are high and the script relies heavily on backstory, but if you know you like this kind of thing run ( don't walk) to the theater. It is wicked fun

THE VERDICT

X-Men: Days Of Future Past not only is the best X-Men movie, it's one of the best comic book movies ever made. I give X-Men Days Of Future past an A.

BLENDED REVIEW

Now I know what your thinking, is this another "Grown Ups 2", "Little Nicky", or "Jack And Jill"? The answer is luckily: No.  However this is not the caliber of a "Wedding Singer" and "50 First Dates". What we have here is a movie that was meant to be a cable movie. Blended is a  movie that is not terrible but not good. Here's the story. 

  

Adam Sandler plays Jim, a man who has lost his wife and is a single dad with 3 daughters. Drew Barrymore plays Lauren, a single mom with 2 kids who was recently divorced. Jim and Lauren go on a blind date but it doesn't work out as they anticipated, they end up hating each other. However, when the go on errands for their children, they keep bumping into each other. Another twists is that Lauren's friend is in a relashionship with Jim's boss!   Jim's Boss wants to go on a vacation in Africa with Lauren's friend.  Lauren's friend declines, due to the fact that Jim's boss Dick didn't tell her that he has children. She gets mad at him and decides to cancel. Somehow both Jim and Lauren end up going on the trip for free, but in different groups.  (Not sure how this all happens, again, a cable movie).    They end up seeing each other. and madness ensues from there and we see a love blossom between them. 

Now I have mostly complaints and a couple good things to say about this film. Lets start with the complaints because I'm sure you wanna know. The first act isn't funny. They have jokes in the film they keep repeating that gets so old after the second time. Drew Barrymore's kids are so Annoying and such bad actors! Kevin Nealon (not sure what his role in the film is) has some funny jokes and some really bad ones. His characters wife has a really annoying voice. The ending was just one of those endings where they say, "we gotta do this as quick as we can!" Now lets talk about the good things. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have great chemistry and give great performances. The girls who play Adam Sandler's Daughters are really good as well. Terry Crews(some random singer) has a really funny part for the times he's on screen. Sandler is really funny at times, same goes for Barrymore. Its directed well. The director also directed "Wedding Singer" so ya, it's decent directing.  Overall "Blended" is a movie that again, If you saw it on cable, you'd say "ohh that wasn't so bad" I suggest renting this when it comes out on DVD. But if you really wanna see this that bad, go at a matinee. This is not worthy of a full price. 

THE VERDICT

Blended is a movie that goes from terrible to forgettable. I give "Blended" a C. 

FOXCATCHER TRAILER REVIEW

 This looks amazing. "Foxcatcher," is the true story of Mark Shultz, an Olympic Wrestler whose relationship with mentor John Du Pont and brother Dave Shultz would lead to tragic circumstances.

Wow look at the transformation Carell has gone through. This on the left is from "Evan Almighty".On the right is  "Foxcatcher." The movie stars Steve Carell, Channing Tanumm, and Mark Ruffallo. Its directed by Bennet Miller. Its was praised at Caines Film Festival, and it looks like that praise is true.  This is by far my most anticipated movie of 2014. I cannot wait to see this. This gets a 5/5 trailer score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfcl30T502E


Whats your opinion on this trailer? Do you wanna see this? Comment below, let me know.

GODZILLA REVIEW

GODZILLA! THE KINGS OF MONSTERS IS BACK!!!!! 

Godzilla stars Aaron Taylor Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe, David Strathern, Sally Hawkins, and Bryan Cranston. Now I know what your thinking. Your thinking " Is this going to be as bad as the first one?" The answer is a blissful NO! Its pretty cool. Now heres the story.

Joe Brody( Bryan Cranston) survivor of a family tradgedy, doubts the government when they tell him it was a natural disaster that kills his wife.  Joe believes it was a monster and is eager to investigate.   He gets his son ( Played by Kick-Ass himself Aaron Taylor Johnson)  to help him. Discovering that there was actually TWO monsters, they find themselves helping the Government in trying to stop these monsters from destroying the world.  Along the way they meet a doctor ( played by Ken Watanabe) and they discover the monster Godzilla has been protecting humans all along. In fact the third act of the film is where Godzilla really shines.  All the performances are great. The pace of the film is ok. The first act being the slowest. I only have one other complaint. The film is titled Godzilla yet we don't see him really till the last third of the movie.When he gets there its pretty awesome but I wish it hadn't taken an hour and a half to get there.  The cinematography is is good and that really pays off during the action scenes as they are filmed really well.

The Verdict 

It may not be perfect, but its a fun ride with a first rate ending. I give it a solid B+. 

BATMAN VS SUPERMAN GETS A TITLE AND BEGINS FILMING!

OH MY GOD!!!!! Batman VS Superman got a title and its awesome. Its also begun filming. I'm so excited, this is my most anticipated film of 2016. This is going to be so cool. I like its cast and I love that the writer from the movie "Argo" is writing the script. 

Overall ladies and Gents , this is going to be freaking awesome. Go Henry Cavill and Go Batfleck!!!