Review: "Sucker Punch"(2011)- written March 25, 2011

If you walk into this movie looking for a great story, plot, and visual effects, somewhere along the line you will be sucker punched. You will love the movie then be like 'what???'. Whatever idea you are given from the trailer, the movie goes in a different direction. One good thing I can say however is that the action sequences are pretty sweet. They are pretty much the hook in the trailers and the main reason to see "Sucker Punch". Although, as great as they are...it's not an amazing movie. It's weird and isn't what you want it to be. Don't look for happy emding. I am not recommending that you stay away from this movie, I'm just saying I wouldn't recommend it. Yet if you plan on seeing it, the action is Great and Rocket is the best looking secondary character.

Review: "Blinky"(2011)- written March 21, 2011

"Blinky" is a short film directed by Ruairi Robinson. Now I haven't reviewed a short film before but this one was so good that I had to. "Blinky" is just amazing, the end is disturbing, but Amazing. All I can say is that this short is only safe for those who can deal with disturbing content. Here's a link so that you can watch it, it's over eleven minutes until the credits.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/23870

Review: "Temple Grandin"(2010) - written March 19, 2011

Now this movie is one Everyone should see. It deals with an issue that touches me personally and many many others, so it is important that I review this movie. The subject is Autism, but the movie is not about that. The movie is about a woman named Temple Grandin who has autism. It follows her life, her troubles, her revelations, and her effect on the world today. "Temple Grandin" is a true story. This movie NEEDS to be seen, and people Need to know how to treat people with autism, and their unusual actions properly. Watch this movie even if you don't know somebody with autism. The movie Really shows how autistic people sometime think, and how they are treated meanly with ignorance. A lesson to take is that EVERYONE should listen to what an autistic person has to say, because it could be for the better. Case in point, Temple Grandin. Claire Danes MUST HAVE WON AN OSCAR FOR HER PERFORMANCE. I don`t want to spend time writing about the plot because the movie is good enough that it doesn`t need a plot in a recommendation. Though if a brief synopsis is needed, here is the one I heard- It`s about the woman who invented the humane slaughter houses for cattle. Definitely one of the best movies of all time, "Temple Grandin" is better than "Rain Man" and "Forest Gump".

Two movies about autism that I would recommend, "Snow Cake" and "Mozart and the Whale".

Review: "Dream Home"(2010)- written March 19, 2011

"Dream Home" is difficult to review, in part because I did not personally enjoy it. There is plenty of gore but it is not a horror movie. Like most movies to most people it did not capture my interest in the way that its trailer did. It kept feeling like it was dragging along, in a way it was a movie completely about the troubles of finding a place to live in a bad economy so I guess that's the problem. There just wasn't the same feeling for the 'dream home' the the main character had. The motives were made clear by a few long flashbacks, but it just didn't feel right being tugged in the heart to have some feeling for the main character in a movie where the trailer insists its about that they are willing to kill people to get an apartment. By the trailer, you would think that all the financial stuff would take place at the beginning but it goes throughout the entire movie, money problems Not Being my Kind of Movie to watch. The movie has three sets of scenes; killing, flashback, and financial trouble. These scene are mixed up throughout the entire movie and the killng scenes only take up a small portion of the movie. So if you want a gore movie, you definitely will get gore but you will also get plenty more of stuff you won't care about. In short, the trailer promissed killing for an outcome, when it was really about what lead up to the killing plus an outcome.

Review: "Battle: Los Angeles"(2011)- written March 11, 2011

Not too long ago, twelve days, the Oscars happened. Now being so far away from the next Annual Academy Awards it is likely that we will forget whatever movies came out from this January to April/May. It is my hope that "Battle:Los Angeles" is not forgotten. I believe that it deserves to be recognized as a great movie. It should AT LEAST be nominated for an award. My feelings for 'at least' nominations; Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, throw in a lot more, and Best Actor for Aaron Eckhart. Now to actually review the movie. A whole lot of action, a great storyline, and every event that happens is great! It is just a great movie. If anyone is familiar with the "Resistance" games on the PS3, you might find some similarities with this movie. Other than the fact that it takes place about seventy years later, it's a alien invasion on Earth and the military fights back. "Battle: LA" follows mainly several marines on a rescue mission. They encounter and fight the invading enemy. No gruesome violence, suggestive themes, and little swearing, plus one f word. One reason why I mention the "Resistance" games is for story comparison. Another is that if you keep your eyes open, you just might see a reference to the third "Resistance". On a related yet tangent note, "Skyline" reminded me a bit of those games. So yes, I recommend that you go see "Battle: Los Angeles", and play the "Resistance" games.

Review: "The Adjustment Bureau"(2011)- written March 8, 2011

Well..., yeah it's a good movie, go see it. I do recommend that you go see this movie because it is quite good. I might compare it to and maybe even call it 'this years "Inception" '. "The Adjustment Bureau" is an action movie with no guns, and a love interest at the heart of it. So it is a really good movie and a really good love story. Reason I call it a good love story is because it weighs love differently than other movies. I mean, what movie puts love up against a real danger, mind you the 'threat' in this movie is hardly real but it really put love in a different light. You would HAVE TO love a girl that gave you (I won't spoil it for you) the second time you met. As for the other side of the story, to explain it simply it's interesting. So yeah, see it.

Second Note on "Skyline"(2010)

I must comment on the amount of negativity "Skyline" is getting, too much in my opinion. I thought it was great. It did have the most interesting sci-fi kiss since "Spider-man", at least in my view. However, calling it worse than AVP:Requim was just insulting 1(as said in the official blu-ray review). Now I can't change that millions hate it (or the actual number), I just want to say that I liked it and knew when I walked out of the theatre when I saw it that I wanted to own it on blu-ray.







1:http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Skyline-Blu-ray/19765/#Review

Review: "Sharktopus"(2010)- written March 1, 2011

An absolutely horrible movie, the trailer is so much better than the movie itself. Just awful acting and an awful script. Visual effects are okay, but that's it. It also hurts the movie a bit whenever you hear an actors accent change.