Seeing what an 8th grader would write and find funny if he could make a movie is how I felt after this movie. If you like vulgarity, penis jokes, homoerotic references and the sort go see the new movie from 20th Century Fox.
The Watch is a science fiction comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade are the neighboors who start the neighboorhood watch. When they accidentally uncover an alien plot that threatens the world, they are the only ones able to save us all. My goodness are we doomed or what?
Rated R for vulgarity, nudity, adult situations, violence. Better to just stay away and read a book.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Red Lights
Sigourney Weaver is listed as the star of this flick with Cillian Murphy and the fantastic actor Robert De Niro. Wow, what can go wrong here? Listed as a paranormal psychological thriller? I could not wait. Stupid me......What a waste of time. Weaver and Murphy are reasearchers who travel the country debunking fraudulent claims of ghost whispering, faith healing and other psychic phenomena. They look for what Weaver calls "red lights," the tricks behind staged supernatural occurrences. De Niro plays a TRUE psychic leaving retirement after 30 years, and WEaver and Murphy want to debunk him. Writer and director Rodrigo Cortés misses the mark thinkng this is paranormal, thrilling, or entertaining.
There are a couple of twists in the movie. I guessed both....waaaaay to early in the film.
One humorous part is the usage of birds in the movie. Rent and see.
There are a couple of twists in the movie. I guessed both....waaaaay to early in the film.
One humorous part is the usage of birds in the movie. Rent and see.
The Dark Knight Rises
I found very little to be bothered by in the lastest and final chapter in the Batman franchise. Christopher Nolan’s, “The Dark Knight Rises” delivers everything audiences could ask for and then some.
The movie starts us eight years after the end of “The Dark Knight”. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a recluse, seemingly still recovering from injuries sustained as Batman. His butler/confidante, Alfred (Michael Caine) informs him that Wayne Enterprises is in major financial trouble, mostly from a clean-energy research project which Wayne built then closeted away. The bad guy is a masked terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) who is easily bankrupts the Wayne and launches a populist uprising against the rich. Batman has to come out of retirement and fight Bane and escape from the police who are still convinced that Batman was responsible for the death of late district attorney, Harvey Dent.
Christopher Nolan’s vision and usage of Catwoman is the best so far, showing off Anne Hathaways' sex appeal, humor and scarcastic wit in equally.
Many events turn and twist between these three main characters and an assortment of others including a hot shot policeman (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman.
You will either like this movie or not. I do not see a middle space for it. It does get long winded a couple of times and there are some muddled areas. I liked it found the twist refreshing, and look forward to the directors commentary on the DVD.
Profanity is minimal, sex is implied. Lots of deaths and fighting but not bloody or gory.
The movie starts us eight years after the end of “The Dark Knight”. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a recluse, seemingly still recovering from injuries sustained as Batman. His butler/confidante, Alfred (Michael Caine) informs him that Wayne Enterprises is in major financial trouble, mostly from a clean-energy research project which Wayne built then closeted away. The bad guy is a masked terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) who is easily bankrupts the Wayne and launches a populist uprising against the rich. Batman has to come out of retirement and fight Bane and escape from the police who are still convinced that Batman was responsible for the death of late district attorney, Harvey Dent.
Christopher Nolan’s vision and usage of Catwoman is the best so far, showing off Anne Hathaways' sex appeal, humor and scarcastic wit in equally.
Many events turn and twist between these three main characters and an assortment of others including a hot shot policeman (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman.
You will either like this movie or not. I do not see a middle space for it. It does get long winded a couple of times and there are some muddled areas. I liked it found the twist refreshing, and look forward to the directors commentary on the DVD.
Profanity is minimal, sex is implied. Lots of deaths and fighting but not bloody or gory.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Creature
Creature - The Movie
by Mark Kennedy on Friday, September 9, 2011
I screened the movie CREATURE last night and found it to be the longest 93 minutes of my life. Here is a NON-SPOILER storyline.
A recently resigned Navy seal, played by Mehcad Brooks, his girlfriend, Serinda Swan and friends go on a road trip to New Orleans. The group stops at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper, played by Sid Haig, where they learn the tale of Lockjaw, a fabled god-like creature who is half-man, half-alligator. The rest of the back story is told by one of the friends who states his father is well learned in these folk lore stories.
The group goes off to visit the homestead of Grimley, the man who lost his pregnant sister-wife to a giant white alligator. In his grief he killed the alligator and then becomes this Lockjaw the locals worship as a God. Of course the group gets to the cabin at dusk and decides to set up tents to spend the night. Then they learn the truth about the creature known as Lockjaw.
This movie is like a fine piece of swiss cheese. Lots of nice looks, but ends up smelly and full of holes. Watch at your own risk of loss of time.
A recently resigned Navy seal, played by Mehcad Brooks, his girlfriend, Serinda Swan and friends go on a road trip to New Orleans. The group stops at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper, played by Sid Haig, where they learn the tale of Lockjaw, a fabled god-like creature who is half-man, half-alligator. The rest of the back story is told by one of the friends who states his father is well learned in these folk lore stories.
The group goes off to visit the homestead of Grimley, the man who lost his pregnant sister-wife to a giant white alligator. In his grief he killed the alligator and then becomes this Lockjaw the locals worship as a God. Of course the group gets to the cabin at dusk and decides to set up tents to spend the night. Then they learn the truth about the creature known as Lockjaw.
This movie is like a fine piece of swiss cheese. Lots of nice looks, but ends up smelly and full of holes. Watch at your own risk of loss of time.
Fright Night
Fright Night - A Review
by Mark Kennedy on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Got to give you my review of FRIGHT NIGHT. Yet another attempt by Hollywood writers to come up with new fresh ideas by revamping a movie made 26 years ago.
Originality has not been a trademark from there in quite a while.
The movie itself was close to the original. Casting was excellent. The part of Charlie Brewster is played by well by Anton Yelchin,(Chekov in the new Star Trek. His vampire nemesis is played adequately by Colin Farrel, who adds a charm to the villiam character. Farrel plays the vampire JERRY with an almost don't worry- be happy style. The girfriend is played like a piece of rock by actress Imogene Poots. I loved her in 28 Weeks Later and Centurian. Here she just goes through the moves. No emotion, people dying and vamps chasing and nothing from her.
The character I was actually worried about the most was the vampire hunter Peter Vincent. David Tennant,(BBCs- Dr. Who and Harry Potter) was an excellent choice. this time around the hunter is not an out of style television star but a Las Vegas illusionist who has vampires in his magic motiff. He is quite a hoot but his character tosses the f-bombs around like beads at mardi gras.
The movie has some good uses of 3D. I have always wondered why they shoot in 3D and nothing is really seen with it. This movie used good effects. Crosses falling towards us, blood shooting out of a neck, rocks crashing through glass doors. Worth is extra price of a 3D movie.
Finally without giving too much spoiler, I need to talk about Colin turning into his full blown vampire look. Watch the movie and tell me you do not think he looks like John Travolta. I do not know if it was a joke or the makeup artist feels Travolta is a frightening figure. Watch the movie and let me know.
Movie is Rated R for Violence, gore, language and sexual situations.
Originality has not been a trademark from there in quite a while.
The movie itself was close to the original. Casting was excellent. The part of Charlie Brewster is played by well by Anton Yelchin,(Chekov in the new Star Trek. His vampire nemesis is played adequately by Colin Farrel, who adds a charm to the villiam character. Farrel plays the vampire JERRY with an almost don't worry- be happy style. The girfriend is played like a piece of rock by actress Imogene Poots. I loved her in 28 Weeks Later and Centurian. Here she just goes through the moves. No emotion, people dying and vamps chasing and nothing from her.
The character I was actually worried about the most was the vampire hunter Peter Vincent. David Tennant,(BBCs- Dr. Who and Harry Potter) was an excellent choice. this time around the hunter is not an out of style television star but a Las Vegas illusionist who has vampires in his magic motiff. He is quite a hoot but his character tosses the f-bombs around like beads at mardi gras.
The movie has some good uses of 3D. I have always wondered why they shoot in 3D and nothing is really seen with it. This movie used good effects. Crosses falling towards us, blood shooting out of a neck, rocks crashing through glass doors. Worth is extra price of a 3D movie.
Finally without giving too much spoiler, I need to talk about Colin turning into his full blown vampire look. Watch the movie and tell me you do not think he looks like John Travolta. I do not know if it was a joke or the makeup artist feels Travolta is a frightening figure. Watch the movie and let me know.
Movie is Rated R for Violence, gore, language and sexual situations.
Conan; The Barbarian
Conan; The Barbarian, A Review
by Mark Kennedy on Wednesday, August 17, 2011
So I see CONAN, The Barbarian tonight. Here is my review and thoughts. First, I wish I had the concession on the fake blood used in the movie....Buckets of it. Everyone seems to have a major artery running on their back because when they get sliced the blood just shoots into the air. Second, if I could not have the blood detail I want the fake skull unit. I mean there must have been thousands and thousands of people killed around the area for the number of skulls to be just lying around. Third, whenever I get my chance to rule the entire world and have thousands of peons in my army, I will send them to kill the hero and not try to do it alone. That seems to be the one mistake in all the bad guys minds that they can do it all themselves. I ask myself, why employ all these armies when you are going to try to kill one guy by yourself. It never seems to work. Now to the movie.
Conan's birth is a violent one on a battlefield. His Mother is wounded and the Husband finishes the Cesarean that brings Conan into the world. Conan's Father is played by Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Season of the Witch). He seems to play sword wielders’’ really well and does so here. He gets a most fascinating death also. Conan is played by Jason Momoa,( TVs, Baywatch and Cable TV..Game of Thrones) He is a sultry and sulking young man. His main downfall is that he talks too much. I want the Arnold Swartzenegger Conan of few words. He does an adequate job though and will do better in the sequels. The damsel in distress is one very nice looking Rachel Nichols ( Star Trek and G.I. Joe) she is the true blood the bad guys played very nicely by Stephen Lang ( Avatar and The Men who Stare at Goats) and Rose McGowan (Planet Terror and TVs Charmed) In fact Rose is hard to even recognize unless you know it is her. Special effects are non obtrusive. Nice effects with some sand men. Why 3-D who knows, because they can.
There is one scene I will hint at and only say it makes you appreciate your sinuses cavity.
The Art Director was James Steuart and he used a lot of good green screen scenes that were a homage to artist Frank Frazetta who passed away in 2010. Frazetta did a lot of Conan art work in his heyday.
Go see Conan, the Barbarian. Just go and expect what the title tells you to expect.
The movie is rated R for violence,( Duh ), Sex, yes there is an copulation scene and a lot of the women wear no tops
Conan's birth is a violent one on a battlefield. His Mother is wounded and the Husband finishes the Cesarean that brings Conan into the world. Conan's Father is played by Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Season of the Witch). He seems to play sword wielders’’ really well and does so here. He gets a most fascinating death also. Conan is played by Jason Momoa,( TVs, Baywatch and Cable TV..Game of Thrones) He is a sultry and sulking young man. His main downfall is that he talks too much. I want the Arnold Swartzenegger Conan of few words. He does an adequate job though and will do better in the sequels. The damsel in distress is one very nice looking Rachel Nichols ( Star Trek and G.I. Joe) she is the true blood the bad guys played very nicely by Stephen Lang ( Avatar and The Men who Stare at Goats) and Rose McGowan (Planet Terror and TVs Charmed) In fact Rose is hard to even recognize unless you know it is her. Special effects are non obtrusive. Nice effects with some sand men. Why 3-D who knows, because they can.
There is one scene I will hint at and only say it makes you appreciate your sinuses cavity.
The Art Director was James Steuart and he used a lot of good green screen scenes that were a homage to artist Frank Frazetta who passed away in 2010. Frazetta did a lot of Conan art work in his heyday.
Go see Conan, the Barbarian. Just go and expect what the title tells you to expect.
The movie is rated R for violence,( Duh ), Sex, yes there is an copulation scene and a lot of the women wear no tops
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - REVIEW
by Mark Kennedy on Thursday, August 4, 2011
Ho Ho HO Chirstmas has come early to this movie goer with the release of the movie RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. To make it brief this movie is an origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. OK enough for the story everone knows.
James Franco, (Spiderman movies and 127 Hours), is the scientist who wants to cure Alzheimers. His reasons are personal having a Father (John Lithgow) who suffers from the disease. His boss, (David Oyelowo) (Last King of Scotland and the new movie The Help) wants the cure because of all the money he can make off it. The testing of the drug ALZ-112 is in the animal phase and chimpanzees are the subject. Ok we all know what happens but the way they handle it was terrific.
Lots of homages to the original Planet of the Apes with Ceasar playing with a broken Statue of Liberty toy and the Gorrilla class being the muscle for the weaker chimps.
Tom Felton, (Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter fame) gets the meaty part of the bad animal handler. He plays mean really well. David Hewlitt, ( StarGate Atlantis Fame)gets all the bad in the movie tossed his way and stay just after the credits start to see how it all plays out for him and the human race.
The real star is Andy Serkis ( Gullom from the Lord of the Ring movies) he once again puts on the motion suit and plays the ape hero, Ceasar. Effects are good when you know that the apes are not real but you are not sure whch ones are not real. I loved this movie and I think you will also. Some violence so keep the small children away but profanity a minimum and no sex. I can not wait for the sequel!! Tell me what you thought of the movie.
James Franco, (Spiderman movies and 127 Hours), is the scientist who wants to cure Alzheimers. His reasons are personal having a Father (John Lithgow) who suffers from the disease. His boss, (David Oyelowo) (Last King of Scotland and the new movie The Help) wants the cure because of all the money he can make off it. The testing of the drug ALZ-112 is in the animal phase and chimpanzees are the subject. Ok we all know what happens but the way they handle it was terrific.
Lots of homages to the original Planet of the Apes with Ceasar playing with a broken Statue of Liberty toy and the Gorrilla class being the muscle for the weaker chimps.
Tom Felton, (Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter fame) gets the meaty part of the bad animal handler. He plays mean really well. David Hewlitt, ( StarGate Atlantis Fame)gets all the bad in the movie tossed his way and stay just after the credits start to see how it all plays out for him and the human race.
The real star is Andy Serkis ( Gullom from the Lord of the Ring movies) he once again puts on the motion suit and plays the ape hero, Ceasar. Effects are good when you know that the apes are not real but you are not sure whch ones are not real. I loved this movie and I think you will also. Some violence so keep the small children away but profanity a minimum and no sex. I can not wait for the sequel!! Tell me what you thought of the movie.
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb: The movie - Across the 2nd Dimension
by Mark Kennedy on Saturday, July 30, 2011
Went and saw the Phineas and Ferb movie today. This is a special preview of the Disney Channel TV release next Friday, check your local times. This show has been a staple on the Disney Channel since November 2007. It shows the summer antics of Phineas and his step brother Ferb. Their big question of each episode is, "sooooo what are we going to try to do today?" They complete major undertakings suck as building rollercoasters and robots on a daily basis. Their older sister, Candance, always catches them and trys to inform their Mom, but happenchance always kicks in and Mom is never the wiser.
There is a pet platypus named Perry who is actually a member of a secret agent team that consists of all species of animals and run by a Major Momogram, and his assistance Carl. Perry sneaks away to do battle every episode with his arch nemesis, Dr. Doofenschirtz. thus the line always uttered, " Where's Perry?"
Ok so thats the major players.
This movie takes a standardsummer day and expands off it. I found it entertaining for the first hour but then got a bit draggy. Remember this is bases on a 26 minute episodic cartoon. Not to spoil the boys get involved with Doofenschmirtz and wind up in an alternate universe. They meet their alterselves and their friends and family alterselves and see what they could have to could not have been. The alternate dimension bad guy, Doofenscmitrz 2, wants to take over the normal,(our), dimension and the fun ensues. How will the boys ever fix this mess and not get caught by Mom?
If your kids watch the show they will ove the movie. all the regular voices are there and some back story to the day the boys got Perry at the pet shop is shown.
Great songs and lyrics, things the show is known for are throughout the movie.
Secret....I like the tv show, but found the movie about 20 minutes longer than I liked. Bad news because this is released to TV next Friday and with commercials will be 2 hours. Kids will eat it up though.
There is a pet platypus named Perry who is actually a member of a secret agent team that consists of all species of animals and run by a Major Momogram, and his assistance Carl. Perry sneaks away to do battle every episode with his arch nemesis, Dr. Doofenschirtz. thus the line always uttered, " Where's Perry?"
Ok so thats the major players.
This movie takes a standardsummer day and expands off it. I found it entertaining for the first hour but then got a bit draggy. Remember this is bases on a 26 minute episodic cartoon. Not to spoil the boys get involved with Doofenschmirtz and wind up in an alternate universe. They meet their alterselves and their friends and family alterselves and see what they could have to could not have been. The alternate dimension bad guy, Doofenscmitrz 2, wants to take over the normal,(our), dimension and the fun ensues. How will the boys ever fix this mess and not get caught by Mom?
If your kids watch the show they will ove the movie. all the regular voices are there and some back story to the day the boys got Perry at the pet shop is shown.
Great songs and lyrics, things the show is known for are throughout the movie.
Secret....I like the tv show, but found the movie about 20 minutes longer than I liked. Bad news because this is released to TV next Friday and with commercials will be 2 hours. Kids will eat it up though.
Cowboys and Aliens
Cowboys and Aliens - A review
by Mark Kennedy on Friday, July 29, 2011 OK saw Cowboys and Aliens earlier this week. Let me tell you....IT ROCKED!!!
I will try not to spoil anything for you.
Movie stars Daniel Craig...AKA James Bond... as a amnesic with a strange metal bracer on his left arm. Who he is, where he was, what is this on his arm all a fog.
He is accosted by a travelling pack of Indian Scalpers and lets say he gets some clothes and a horse. He has this hummingbird spirit guide but enough of that.
Once in town he meets up with the very pretty Olivia Wilde, AKA TVs House, the OC and the movie TRON. She wants to talk to him but doesnt say more.
Turns out Daniel Craig has a wanted poster out for him. He is captured and then the aliens show up.
Lots of townsfolk captured and pretty good efx.
Harrison Ford plays the role of the evil cattle barron who is trying to balance saving his son and getting revenge on Craig for some heist he pulled. Ford does a good job with the evilness but seems to lose it during the movie, I guess Speilberg and Jon Favreau did not want to make him a total jerk badguy.
There is an outlaw gang and a band of Indians who all team up to battle these aliens from a distant galaxy far far away. In real life they would of had their butts handed to them, but in Hollywood land there is a different ending.
Two real bad timing sequences in the movie but it holds together really well.
Remember this is fantasy and have fun with it. That way the movie is very enjoyable. There is much more than this sooo go see it.
Movie stars Daniel Craig...AKA James Bond... as a amnesic with a strange metal bracer on his left arm. Who he is, where he was, what is this on his arm all a fog.
He is accosted by a travelling pack of Indian Scalpers and lets say he gets some clothes and a horse. He has this hummingbird spirit guide but enough of that.
Once in town he meets up with the very pretty Olivia Wilde, AKA TVs House, the OC and the movie TRON. She wants to talk to him but doesnt say more.
Turns out Daniel Craig has a wanted poster out for him. He is captured and then the aliens show up.
Lots of townsfolk captured and pretty good efx.
Harrison Ford plays the role of the evil cattle barron who is trying to balance saving his son and getting revenge on Craig for some heist he pulled. Ford does a good job with the evilness but seems to lose it during the movie, I guess Speilberg and Jon Favreau did not want to make him a total jerk badguy.
There is an outlaw gang and a band of Indians who all team up to battle these aliens from a distant galaxy far far away. In real life they would of had their butts handed to them, but in Hollywood land there is a different ending.
Two real bad timing sequences in the movie but it holds together really well.
Remember this is fantasy and have fun with it. That way the movie is very enjoyable. There is much more than this sooo go see it.
Winnie the Pooh
Review of WINNIE THE POOH
Saw the new Walt Disney movie Winnie the Pooh tonight. First things first, I had planned all sorts of sentences using the word Pooh to make fun of the movie. In actuality I enjoyed this movie greatly. It brings back all the childhood memories I have of the Winnie the Pooh movies that I watched. Even the opening with the song and animation was simular. Songs were mostly sung by the singer Zooey Deschanel and she did a wonderful job. In fact the mucis in the movie is all well done. I noticed the crowd which was mainly on the younger side laughed at all the word jokes and of course the slapstick antics of Pooh and his friends in the 100 acre wood. John Cleese takes on the voice of the narrater, the voice I remember as Sebastan Cabot. He does an excellent job. The gag of Pooh and his friends being in an actual book and walking on words gets old the 4th or 5th time it happens but Disney animators pull off the job and it is enjoyable. The movie is only 1 hour long so do not worry about attention spans. There is a short cartoon before the feature about Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. Has a good message for the kiddos.
Lastly...stay through the credits, there is a short cut scene that you might want to watch. Credits are not boring either as Pooh and his friends play with in the words.
Winnie the Pooh..go see it with someone young. It will not dissapoint.
Lastly...stay through the credits, there is a short cut scene that you might want to watch. Credits are not boring either as Pooh and his friends play with in the words.
Winnie the Pooh..go see it with someone young. It will not dissapoint.
Harry Potter 7B
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2
by Mark Kennedy on Monday, July 11, 2011
OK, just saw Harry Potter 7b. Enjoyed it at a 8 out of 10 till then last 20 minutes. Oh my goodness...what is up with all the foot chase scenes this year? 30 minutes humans running through Chicago to kill gigantic ultrafancy robots without getting killed themselves and then Harry running through a castle with explosions and all for 20 minutes to have one of the most unfullfilling evil character deaths ever made in Hollywoods history. Where was JK Rowling? Other 7 movies were failthful to the books they were spaws fnrom. This one *poof* what book? What dramatic speech from Harry to Voldemort at the end? Where was Percy and the role of the Ministry of Magic? What about the friggin Deathly Hallows? Never really mentioned. Whatever....Movie will still make 250 million by next weekend. It was special effects laden as expected. Snapes' death was different slightly but handled well and acceptable. Go see it but do not expect the book.
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I am a just a person who enjoys movies and telling others to watch or rent.
I feel there are very few movies that should not be seen. Someone had a vision and wanted to share that in a rather hard style with the public.
Not all are a John Ford, or even Francis Ford or a Tom Ford.
I generally dislike remakes if the original was brilliant.
I will repost some older movies I screened and then start new with hte last in the latest Batman franchise, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
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I am a just a person who enjoys movies and telling others to watch or rent.
I feel there are very few movies that should not be seen. Someone had a vision and wanted to share that in a rather hard style with the public.
Not all are a John Ford, or even Francis Ford or a Tom Ford.
I generally dislike remakes if the original was brilliant.
I will repost some older movies I screened and then start new with hte last in the latest Batman franchise, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
I expect feedback from my thoughts.
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