Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Quick reviews... I watched TOO MANY

Ok... I just like to finish all my reviews TODAY.. so I'm keeping it short.

Let's warm up with an animated movie that I happen to watch on TV.

(from http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51w6IKygGEL._SL500_.jpg)

Based on a book of the same name.

Judging by the poster, you can tell it's a creepy movie... guess what.. IT IS CREEPY.  And it was perfect timing when I watched it -  almost midnight. Well, it didn't gave me nightmares, but some scenes are somewhat disturbing for a kid to watch [dunno.. maybe your kid is tough, if he went through this without any scary thought from him] 

Characters - just OK (well developed and designed)
Story - excellent (despite being scary)

Overall:
7.8/10

NEXT!!!! --------------------------
(from http://gossipteen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Zac-Efron-Chalie-St.-Cloud-Movie-Poster-PHOTOS.jpg)

 Also based from a book. (saw numerous times in a bookstore hehe... but I'd rather watch the movie)

Hmmmm... this is a hard one to judge (dunno why).

The story kinda fell a little short; there were aspects of the story that weren't explained enough. The characters are satisfactory, I wouldn't complain about them. The Acting is good; Zac Efron did a good job, but there were times that he almost acted over the top, but good thing he kinda controlled it. The scene near the ending was a bit cheesy... something you would expect from a drama involving ghosts.. haha. Just like the feeling it left me when I watched the ending of Ghost (patrick Swayze and Demi Moore movie) - too mushy.

Overall:
7.5/10
NEXT!!!!!!!! ------------- imagine I'm screaming with a screachy voice HAHA!

(from http://www.moviepostershop.com/equilibrium-movie-poster-1020192806.jpg)

A friend recomended me this one. (she's a Bale head.. hehe)

This movie shows a promising concept and imagination BUT, you can tell that it had very short budget. Thus, crappy setting design and crappy script (well only a little bit). BUT the style and action scenes are watch-worthy. At least I enjoyed it. The gunkata was close to epic but it wasn't realistic enough. Martial arts with guns sounds cool but the makers didn't make it look cool enough to have a great reaction similar to the Matirx movies.

Overall:
6.9/10 The action scenes saved this movie from having a 5 from me.

NEXXXT!!!! ---------------- wow.. I can really scream with words...

(from http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID9207/images/Kick-Ass_movie_poster.jpg)

It was on my list to watch.

This one REALLY disappoint me. At first it was fun, but it got a little gross and boring. The "boss fight" was just OK, but KickAss' entrance was a little lame and corny (Only a LITTLE). The only good thing about this movie is Hit Girl - she's awesome, but her profanity was a little disturbing (I was wondering how the actress' parents approve of this). and of course Big Daddy was good too, although he did look a lot like Batman there.

Overall: 
5.4/10

Next!!!!! -------------- getting tired of screaming here

(from http://www.moviepostershop.com/grown-ups-movie-poster-1020538943.jpg)

Been wanting to watch this for months.
This movie had no story but was TONS of FUN! I've always expected less when it comes to Adam Sandler movies. Let's face it, most of them felt like "it was just for fun." I felt the same way here too, but a little different. To make things clearer, it felt exactly like this -- Adam Sandler's family (with friends) vacation video. The jokes were good. It was definitely good entertainment.

Overall:
7/10 I had to base it on the comedy.

next.... ------------------------- getting pretty lazy here haha

(from http://media.daemonsmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/YOU-AGAIN-Movie.jpg)

My movie buddy wanted to watch this.. I gave it a try.

Story - very underdeveloped... I think the writers got lazy and focused on the actresses' dynamics and chemistry.

Acting - Good.. Kristen Bell surprised me (I didn't know she can do good comedy)

I was really glad I got to see Odette Yustman again on a movie. I've been wanting to see her acting on a different genre. She did OK; she can land more roles in the future. Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver were fun to watch, but I wanted more "fight" between them. 

Overall:
7.1/10

LAST!!!!!! -------------- finally!.. I'm tired


(from http://photogallery.filmofilia.com/data/media/873/unstoppable_poster_01.jpg)

Out of movies in this post, this is the best one!

Story - Simple but very engaging to watch. 

Acting - Superb.. Denzel Washington HE-LLO!!!

This was very realistic. So realistic that it proved that Tom Cruise's Helicopter stunt in Mission Impossible was truly impossible LOL! Now I'm scared of trains... maybe watching thins isn't a good idea for my fears.

Overall:
8.7/ 10

NOTE: all my reviews are based on my opinion.. so DON'T JUDGE MEHH!!!









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