Thursday, February 24, 2011

Inception

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Talk about a confusing crazy movie!!! This movie was really cool although hard to grasp at first...or maybe it was the fact that I was tired and didn't really have the brain power at the moment to understand what was going on. Either way, I enjoyed the movie! It really gets you thinking about the concept of dreams and how interesting they are. In case you haven't seen the previous this movie's main characters are Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page. From what I understood, the plot is basically about a thief who uses technology to get into people's brains via their dreams. He was accused of a crime and in order to redeem himself he must attempt this really tough job that deals with inception. But this is confusing in itself so just watch it and see if you can really understand it. I would suggest watching it when you can devote your full attention to it. If you do rent it, let me know, I would like to see it again!! Just kidding!!







Tuesday, February 22, 2011

I Am Number FOUR




I just saw this movie a couple minutes ago with my bf and sister. It is an action/fantasy/sci-fi thriller about 9 alien teenagers that have escaped their home planet and are currently living among us human beings until they are uncovered & are being hunt down SEQUENTIALLY. John Smith, number 4 (& the next one targeted), has to keep his mysterious powers under control or else he has to migrate somewhere else; keeping his identity unknown is most important. He goes through struggles with human aspects like bullying, studying, making friends, and falling in love. Of course, Smith also runs into trouble with Mogadorians (the bad guys who are also aliens..) and some odd looking creatures.

The movie was really good that if I had to rate it, I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. :)

I have to admit that based on the previews, I had expected to see non-stop action with explosions and all this magical stuff but that was only seen in the last couple minutes of the movie. I guess I understand why they made it like that because they wanted everyone to get a glimpse of the beginning of how everything came about. I am the type of person who loves to see action from beginning to end like in Transformers 3 which I so loved but like I said before, it was probably due to the story getting rid of in the first two movies. [CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW TRANSFORMERS MOVIE!!]

Alex Pettyfer a.k.a "John Smith" fit the character very well. He had the face, the athletic body, and for being a model-made-actor... he performed the role very well. His next movie, Beastly, is coming out soon on March 13th so save the date!


Monday, February 21, 2011

Get Him to the Greek

Starring Katy Perry's Hubby Russell Brand as "Aldous Snow", a famous British rockstar whose career went down the drain after his AFRICAN CHILD album and also his marriage with Jacky-Q ended. Superbad's own Jonah Hill known as "Aaron Green" is sent by his boss P.Diddy "Sergio Roma" to go to London and bring back Aldous to perform at the Greek for his ten year anniversary and possible comeback. After struggling with keeping Aldous on track with airplane flights and presentations due to his addiction to narcotics, alcohol, and sex, Aaron himself becomes persuaded by Aldous' Rock-n-Roll lifestyle and is lured into many misfortunes.


I watched this movie with my sister and we were constantly laughing. I had no idea who Russell Brand was till he hosted the VMA's about two years ago and began to hear his name when he was paired up with "I Kissed A Girl" Katy Perry. When I found out he was coming out in Get Him to the Greek, I knew the movie was going to be hilarious because he was a good comedic host at the VMAs. Also, after Jonah Hill in Superbad I knew that him and Brand would be a perfect comedic double team and I was not disappointed.

If you want to laugh, and also get a glimpse of not only the glamorous lifestyle of a Rockstar but also see the toll a drug/alcohol/sex addiction has on these stars. Movie is almost all laughs, but there are serious moments in there. So grab some of your friends and prepare to be entertained.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Unknown

Ok so, I actually did see Unknown on Friday and I got to say, it was fairly good. It was a little more mild than I would have hoped for it to be, but it held my attention nonetheless. The plot revolves around a Doctor of botany or something like that and then he loses his memory and....ah just watch the trailer.



There you go the premise is pretty straightforward. Or at least it seems that way. Without giving anything away, the movie takes a few twists only found in an M. Night Shyamalan. Except this movie doesn't suck and it makes sense, unlike a Shyamalan film. The final resolution didn't leave me flabbergasted, but it was an interesting finally. The twist was a little obvious to me, as it was the only solution that would make the movie make sense. The film is only PG-13 so the amount of action was a little disappointing, but it held my attention.

Liam Neeson (Shindler's List) does his name justice by playing Dr. Martin Harris, the main character. Neeson also manages to grab the sympathies of the audience members with his sad-sack act. Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) plays a sinister, although brief, villain. I would recommend this film to anyone who wants a good action thriller. It won't win any Oscars, but it is still a fun watch.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Roommate

Minka Kelly Hot: minka kelly 09180701 This movie is a must see by all high school senior who will be college freshmen in the fall!!!!! It is spooky and creepy and it will freak you out! The cast consist of Rebecca, (Leighton Meester the girl in blue) as the psycho roommate and Sara (Minka Kelly, the girl in green) as the poor victim who ends up in a college dorm with a complete psycho. Needless to say, the psycho roommate Rebecca becomes obssessed with Sara. Sara soon discovers all these weird things about Rebecca and things start to get ugly!!
This is a great film to watch because as all freshmen soon discover, living in a dorm with a complete stranger can sometimes be the best experience of your life, or in Sara's case, the worst!!! hahahahha!!!
I went to see it in theaters and it was completely empty exept for me and my boyfriend which added to the suspense and thrill. But you can gather up some friends and watch it as a group if your not much into getting scared. The ending kind of disappointed me because it was such a Hollywood ending yet the rest of the film was good in my opinion. Just fyi the movie is 1 hour and 33 minutes and it is rated PG 13 so it's not like it's that scary.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Movie Drought

It's a sad thing that I have been unable to make it to any movies lately, as midterms managed to catch me off guard. It also seems that theater have recently gone into a slump, as there are no films out at the moment that particularly interest me. All of this has changed. Unknown is to be released in theaters this Friday. I plan on attending during my traditional midnight outing. The last time I attempted this was with the Mechanic starting Jason Statham, but my plans were corrupted as my regular theater did not have have it showing at midnight. When this happens, I usually go without seeming the movie entirely. I crossed my fingers this time though. Hopefully my superstitious act will prove fruitful.

Unknown stars Liam Neeson, one of my favorite actors. He is undoubtedly going to be his bad ass self in the upcoming action thriller. It looks entertaining and the premise sounds interesting. To be perfectly honest, the premise could be presented as mundane and I would still go to see it. Neeson is that awesome. I should have the review up tomorrow if everything goes as planned, but I said this about The Mechanic which I never saw so...we will see.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Movie Blogs

Here are some other blogs that discuss films as well. I hope you enjoy them!
http://film-otaku.blogspot.com/?expref=next-blog
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/
http://www.slashfilm.com/

Since the Academy Awards are coming up it would be good to see what others are saying about the films. That is, if you are a movie buff like myself.