Saturday, July 10, 2010

Robin Hood


We were both shocked and excited when we found out that Robin Hood was going to be rated PG-13. From the previews it looked like a Robin Hood version of Gladiator because both were directed by Ridley Scott and the main star of both is Russel Crow. Needless to say we were excited for this movie. It wasn't exactly what we were expecting. It's more of an origin story of Robin Hood, whereas the previews make it look like the typical robbing from the rich to give to the poor. There were so many good things about this movie. The score is spectacular. We already bought the soundtrack. The acting is great. The action is phenomenal, and it's a really good story. It did get a lot of negative reviews from critics, but I think that was mostly because the story wasn't what they were expecting. We really enjoyed this movie. It is fairly violent, but if you can take that then we highly recommend it. Garr says it's the best movie of the year so far (And he is always right.) We saw it twice in the 1st 2 weeks and want to see it again now that it's in the dollar theater and want to own it on Blu-ray. 9.5/10

When in Rome


This movie was a kind of funny in parts, but mostly stupid. It was a mediocre romantic comedy at best. 5.5/10


The Spy Next Door


The Spy Next Door is not a great movie, but it is a fun little kids movie. It is one of the worst Jackie Chan movies that I have ever seen, but I still enjoyed it. I have to say though that it's probably the best movie in its genre: that of an action hero taking care of kids. 6/10

Fantastic Mr. Fox


More like the Craptastic Mr. Fox. We had heard good things about this movie, but still waited to see it in the dollar theater. We were not impressed at all. The stop motion animation was worse than Gumby. Being able to see different expressions on the character's faces is a big part of comedy that is missing from this movie. We were also expecting a kids movie, but it was way too adult. The director of this movie before this had only directed rated R live action comedies. This movie would have been rated R too except that every cuss word was replaced with the word "cuss" and there was no blood when characters got shot. I felt like half the jokes went over my head, but really they just weren't very funny. We saw this in a packed theater, and no one was laughing. There were a few token funny parts, but not enough to save the movie. We just thought it did not live up to the hype. The worst thing about this movie is the main character is a complete evil tool/jerk/douchebag and he never gets better. The moral of this movie is keep stealing, keep ignoring your wife, and keep doing whatever is pleasurable to yourself even if it's ruining everyone's life because eventually everything will fix itself and be just fine. We give it a 3/10

Saturday, April 17, 2010

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon might be the best movie that has come out this year so far. It has a really good story that keeps you interested. Its pretty funny, and it is also heartwarming. Its exciting and not completely predictable. The voice actors are excellent, and they fit the characters well. Gerard Butler voices the main character's dad, and it is probably his best role ever. Craig Ferguson voices another one of the Vikings, and he did a really awesome job. It was just a really solid movie that's great for everyone. Garr and I both agree that the title is kinda lame, but the movie is pretty awesome. We saw it in 3D, and we're really glad we did because the flying scenes are amazing. We give it a 9/10.

Clash of The Titans

So we went and saw Clash of The Titans opening weekend, and we really enjoyed it. It has gotten some pretty bad reviews from critics, but we thought it was pretty cool. If you have seen the old Clash of the Titans, this is absolutely amazing compared to that. But if your in love with the old one, you may not like this one. You shouldn't go into it expecting the greatest movie of all time. What you should expect is some awesome monster killing action, and that's what you get. The fight scenes were pretty spectacular, so if you like a movie with a lot of action that is pretty clean other than a lot of violence then this is the movie is for you. We happen to be those kind of people. We give it a 7.5/10.

Alice in Wonderland

We saw Alice in Wonderland in Imax 3D. It was pretty weird. Not that I didn't expect it to be a little bazaar but wow. It was just a little hard to follow, and there was a lot to take in. The story was ok, but I started to get a little bored. Johnny Depp was decent, but he switched between two different accents throughout the movie for no apparent reason and it got a little old. The best part of the movie was definitely the Red Queen played by Helena Bonham Carter. She was really funny and perfect for the role. Overall we thought the movie was decent and maybe worth seeing from redbox. We give it a 6/10.

Sherlock Holmes

We saw Sherlock Holmes a few months after it came out in th Dollar Theater. We had heard good things, but I'm glad we didn't full price. It was a pretty big disappointment. It seemed really long, and that is never a good thing for a movie. We just felt that it didn't live up to all of the hype. There where a lot of unresolved issues, and the plot seemed way too similar to the movie Young Sherlock Holmes which is also really horrible. We don't recommend it and give it a 4/10.

The Blind Side

We ended up seeing The Blind Side in the dollar theater after everyone else had already seen it and Sandra Bullock had won Best Actress for her role. So we already knew that it was a really solid movie that everyone loved. Fortunately, We really enjoyed it too. It's just a really awesome story, and it's really hard not to get invested in it and love it. I would suggest this movie to anybody. We give it a 9.5/10.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Extraordinary Measures


Extraordinary Measures was a solid feel good movie. It doesn't blow your mind, but it leaves you feeling uplifted. Both Brenden Frasier and Harrison Ford did an awesome job and played off each other well. The only criticism of the movie that we heard was that it was like a really good made for TV movie. For me a movie is a movie and if it's good it's good. We really enjoyed it and think anyone who does not like this movie must hate terminally ill children. Get it from redbox its pretty good. We give it a 7.5/10.

Twilight New Moon


We went and saw New Moon in the dollar theater, and it was hilarious. Before the movie started we decided to count the number of guys that were shirtless for pretty much no apparent reason. We were not disappointed. The grand total was 25. You could pretty much look at the picture above and you have seen 2/3 of the movie. Half way through we realized we should have been counting the number of "slow motion walk toward the camera shots" there were as well. Maybe next time. But lets face it, we won't be seeing this movie again. If you want a good laugh, go and see New Moon. We give it a 1/10.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Princess and the Frog

We went and saw The Princess and the Frog over Chistmas break and thought it was ok. The beginning was good and the ending was too, but the stuff in the middle seemed to drag on and seemed fairly pointless. It would have been much better as a 20 minute short than as a feature length film. Avatar was almost 3 hours, and this movie seemed twice as long as Avatar did. There just isn't much to the story of The Princess and the Frog, and the way they lengthened it wasn't exciting or interesting to us. Little girls will probably love it, but it just didn't seem as good as past Disney movies. If you want to see a good Disney movie rewatch Snow White or Robin Hood. We give it a 6.5/10.