Knight and Day Movie Review

From the director of Walk the Line(James Mangold),comes the best action romantic comedy of the summer!June(Cameron Diaz)is a Boston mechanic trying to catch a flight back to Massachusettes,but runs into FBI Agent Roy(The hysterical and suave Tom Cruise).They have a nice chat on the plane , but while June is in the bathroom Roy kills everybody on the plane because they are agents trying to capture him.When she comes out she is shocked ,and Roy has to land the plane!He sucsessfully does and drugs her.The Next Morning June is safe in her Boston appartment,but is flapbbergasted and confused.She is caught by Roy's former partner Fitz(The evil Peter Sarragard),but then she is quickly saved by Roy after an epic car chase.They both decide to go on the run together until it is time for June to return home for her sister's(Maggie Grace from Taken)wedding.Also,Roy is in charge of protecting a genius mad-scientist(Little Miss Sunshine's Paul Dano in a zany , different role)named Simon,who created a battery that can power a small city.Like Roy says in the film"Not like your regular Duracell!".

Let Me start with the very few flaws.The 3 villians in the film didnt explain why they wanted the battery.I also felt the film should of been cut down 2 minutes.Especially the parts when Roy's parents are in it.That's pretty much it.

For the pros , right away the chemistry between Cruise and Diaz was as Cruise said in the film"Sublime!".The action scenes were very very very well directed by Mangold.Also the dialougue in this film was ama-za-zing!I also loved that the film was so fast paced.It kind felt like a cross Between The Bourne Trilogy/James Bond/and Road Trip.This film also had some really creative kills.I dont know if this was an inside joke or not but when they were getting chased by bulls they were on a RED Motorcycle.IRONIC!

For the performances,Cruise was a comedic genius.He has a distinct kind of comedy.He was kind of a wise ass in the most likeable way.This is definitley the funniest Cruise since 08's Tropic Thunder.Cameron Diaz also gives a very funny performance as June and delivers he lines very well.It was like she was in the Charlie's Angels movies again(and that's a good thing).I felt Paul Dano was VERY UNDERUSED , but in the scenes he was in he was funny as hell especially the scene were he has a Hall and Oates pin on!Peter Sarrsgard,Viola Davis,and Jordi Molla play intimidating villians.Overall the acting was great.

If your looking for a great summer action romantic comedy defintiley check out Knight and Day!Tom Cruise should be screaming"SHOW ME THE MONEY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




10/10

Grown-Ups Movie Review

Now when you think about great actor/director relationships you think of Dicaprio/Scorcesse or Depp/Burton,but why doesn't anyone think about Adam Sandler and Dennis Duggan.They have made 4 memorable comedies together like You Don't Mess With The Zohan,I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry(Which I Find Underated to the max!),Big Daddy,and my personal favorite Happy Gilmore.So does Grown Ups get added to the list?Surprisingly Yes!I liked it better than Zohan and Chuck and Larry.But the one big problem to this film is that there is absolutley no plot what so ever.It's just 4 SNL buddies reuniting plus Kevin James pretending to be the beloved Chris Farley,but don't worry it works.



But if i can find some story to this film,this is what i got out of it...5 basketball buddies for 30 years(Sandler,Rock,Schneider,James,and Spade)reunite for their old coach's(The Heartwarming Blake Clark)funeral.After the funeral the buddies and their families rent the summer house they visited every summer when they were little.The 5 Buds just need to chill.Lenny(Sandler)is a big shot movie producer who has the most spoiled kids imaginable and a big shot fashion Designer Wife(The annoying Salma Hyek).Kurt(Rock)is a house-husband whoose family doesnt treat him with any respect,even his pregnant wife(The very funny Maya Rudolph from SNL).Rob(Schneider)is actually the person with a normal life but is shocked when coach dies.Eric(James)is a frustrated father who has a wife(The Miscast Maria Bello who should've been Leah Remini from King Of Queens)who is obsessed with breast feeding their 4-year old son.And Marcus(Spade)who is a wise cracking un-employed loser who likes to party all the time.



Alright let me start with the cons.I think the chemistry between the husbands and wives was terrible. James and Bello have terrible chemistry.Sandler and Hayek are so mismatched it was as if Sandler and Hayek had a one night stand and had a baby then "fell in love".But Rudolpph and Rock have the best chemistry.The kids in this film are so Freakin annoying as hell.Sandler's kids complain about not havin Vos water and there is this one scene where Sandler's daughter finally finds out there isnt a tooth fairy and flips out so overdramatically.James's kids are so spoiled as well .Every time the boy was on screen he was trying to steal every scene by craving his mother's breast milk , and it got old fast.James's daughter in one scene is eating cake with her fingers and when Bello tells her niceley to use a fork she also flips out so overdramatically.Like i said there is no plot , but the comedy works for the , most part.There are unnessacrry characters in this film like Rudolph's mother who was trying way too hard to be funny.Also Scnheider's character supposedly has 3 other daughters who i felt should have not been in this film even though they were gorgeous.There jokes in this film that do fall flat like,farting in a cup,attempting to skip a rock but instead accensentally throwing it at your son's stomach,and pretending that the moths didnt die.I also felt like the ending left me unsatisfied trying to push a stupid moral at the end.The film wasnt even serious until the last 5 minutes.

For the Performances,Sandler and James were mostly funny.Rob Schneider i thought was trying to give a mostly serious performance and it kind of worked.Chris Rock (surprisingly)was painfully underused.David Spade stole every scene he was in , even though he was a one note character every scene he was in i just could'nt stop laughing.Collin Quinn plays a laughable villian who is very immature.Tim Meadows makes an hesterical cameo at the end as the other black guy.And Steve Buscehmi was hysterical in the 3 scenes he was in.Duggan's ex-wife Joyce Van Patten is actually really good as Schneider's 76 year-old wife.

Even though this film has alot of reconizable flaws it still kept me very entertained and surprised.The boys were back in town and they ceased to dissapoint.




7/10

A Nightmare On Elm Street Movie Review(2010)

Now I never saw the original A Nightmare On Elm Street,but i saw this Micheal Bay produced remake of it.Now Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy was a huge victory!The plot not so much.It's basically a pattern . Kid falls asleep then Freddy kills them.But i did respect the back story.You don't find who the main characters are until the middle of the film because everybody else dies.Those 2 main characters are Quentin(Kyle Galner from Jenifer's Body)and Nacy(Rooney Marr from one of the year's best films Youth In Revolt).The 2 misfits are sleep deprived and scared shitless,but they are still determined to stop Freddy.

Now the film started out really good and suspensful but then the stupid plot went into overdrive.The kills in this film are really creative and cool.Galner and Marr had good chemistry and made you really care for their characters.Haley stole the show as Kruger with sharp wit and nail biting suspense that made me scream in the theater "Holy SHIT!".The Ending scene was probably the best part of the film but it made NO sense what so ever!

For the flaws, i hated the fact the story made absolute no sense.Freddy doesnt kill kids who live on elm street they just happen to live there and the whole back story made sense.Allright i dont like spoilers at all but i have to for this review.Freddy was a gardener at a preschool who lived in the basement...Allright stop it right there!Why in the hell would they let a loneley 40 something dude live in a freaking basement at a day care!!!STUPIDITY!!!Anyway Freddy apparently raped the kids and the kids suddenly forgot about it!WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE CHEESE FRIES IS THIS?One thing i absoluteley hated about this film were the parents.Especially the mother of Nancy.She was contradicting herself throughout the whole film.Like in one scene Nancy is at the hospital and shes gonna be taking out by medicine to be in a DEEP SLEEP(aka shell FREAKING DIE!!!!!!!!!).So let me get this straight Nancy's Mom didnt want her to get raped but its ok if she gets killed.That last scene in the film was the best because Freddy shows up in a mirror and gouges Nancy's Mom's eyes out of her sockets,even though it didnt make any sense because didnt Nancy allready kill Freddy,but i didnt carebecause i hated the mom.But the thing that was REALLY FUNNY was that the end song was The Everly Brother's"Dream" because the film ended so subtly that when the credits started to roll i was laughing my ass off!

This remake is a remake that youll buy 2 years from now for $4 at a big lots and watch it with alot of friends for Halloween.Micheal Bay you did it again!

5/10

The Karate Kid Movie Review

Based off the 1984 classic that inspired you to not underestimate an old chineese matinience man.But after years of carbon copies (Never Back Down,Kung Fu Panda),this film of the same name directed by Harold Zwart(Agent Cody Banks,The Pink Panther 2),is a triumph!Although it should of been called "The Kung Fu Kid" because Chan and Smith in the film are practicing Kung Fu.

12-year-old Drey Parker(Jaden Smith)is moving to China because of his loud mouth mother's (Taraji P. Henson)promotion.But Right When he's there after flirting with a cute chineese girl named Meiying, this cocky douchebag Cheng kicks the shit out of Drey.So after a couple more times of getting his ass kicked,Drey's matience man Mr.Hahn(Jackie Chan)decides to teach smart alleck Drey Kung Fu.Then our remake ensues.

For the flaws.There are very few.Henson as the mother reminds me of how annoying Catherine O' Hara was in Killers times 20.There is a run on joke throughout the movie which involves Drey's jackett and Henson overeacting,which got old really quick.Also of course you will know the ending.But that does'nt stop this film from being great.

For The pros.Right from the start the cinematography was breathtaking.The fight scenes were even better than the original.The fight scenes were very suspensful at times at me saying"Oh shit"!The thing i don't understand is why people are bothered by it's 133min. run time.If you think about it it actually goes with the theme of the film.For me it felt like opening a fortune cookie and it said"Paitence makes Perfect"and honestly isn't that what Kung Fu is about.The chemistry between Smith and Chan is ama-za-zing!I really felt a father son connection between the 2.Dare i say it almost as good as the chemistry between Machio and Morita in the original Karate kid films.

As For the performances Smith was a great leading man.I could tell that he was probably watching every episode of his dad's old show Fresh Prince Of Bel Air,because he got his dad's manerrisms all down!Everything from his facial expressions to his crying , well hell,Will Smith is his dad.Ok, to put it this way,Jaden proves that he's daddy's little boy.As for Chan,he stole the show,he added every single nuance of emotion and definitley should be looked at when oscar season comes around.

So yeah this Karate Kid might not have Wax on Wax Off or that one legged kick,but for me it was the perfect Karate Kid movie,and it is among the year's best!

10/10

Toy Story 3 Movie Review

After 11 years of anticipation Disney/Pixar studios finally releases the trequel to the much beloved animated film classics Toy Story and Toy Story2!Now i found the sequel to be much more intriuiging ,emotional


, and funnier.But don't get me wrong the first Toy Story was a spectacular piece of art.In this film we are reunited with now 17 year-old Andy who has'nt played with his toys for ages.The remaining toys include Cowboy Woody(the ever so charasmatic Tom Hanks),Space Ranger Buzz Light-Year(the ever so hesterical Tim Allen),Ham the piggy bank(John Ratzenberger),Mr and Mrs Potato Head(Don Rickles and Estelle Harris),the adventourous Cowgirl Jesse(Joan Cusack)and her horse Bulls-Eye,The startled dinosaur Rex(Wallace Shawn),and the loyal Slinky Dog(Blake Clark replacing the late Jim Varney in an unreconizable swap).But sadly over the years loveable toys like Wheezy,Bo Peep,Etch a sketch,and RC have been sold at yard sales.





Now the basic plot of this brilliant film is that Andy(John Morris) is going off to college in 3 days and his mom wants him to choose what he wants to bring to college so he looks at his toys and decides to take Woody with him to college.As for the other toys they are put in a garbage bag!Smart move Andy!Which was supposed to go in the attic but after a mishap the bag ends up on a curve to get thrown out.But just in the nick of time the toys escape from the bag and go to the garage.Woody follows them to the garage and tries to explain that Andy was putting them in the attic,but they don't beleive him.Then they sneak in a box which is supposed to go to the SunnySide Community Center.When the box is dropped off at the day care center the toys are greeted by the Strawberry scented teddy Lots O' Huggin' Bear played by the marvelous Ned Beatty , and the Ken doll played by the hillarious scene stealing Micheal Keaton.When the toys are tricked into going into the very little kids room where they get thrown,spat on,sat upon ect. they decide to break out(which is impossible).





Now i had myself thinking that this film's theme song should have been "Jailbreak"by Thin Lizzy but i guess that song probably woud'nt have been for the target audience.Now right from the start the Pixar animation was breathtaking from start to finish!The direction by the former co-director of the previous 2 films Lee Unkrich was marvelous.But one thing to top that is the spectacular script by Academy Award Winning screenwriter Micheal Ardnt(Little Miss Sunshine-aka one of my favorite films).Ardnt adds the PERFECT amount of comedy and drama to the already perfect script which should earn Ardnt another Academy Award.The score by Randy Newman did'nt take over the film like it does in pretty much every Pixar film.If you thought the trailer made the film look predictable well your very wrong.This movie slaps you in the face with unpredictability!It did for me! I also loved that this film dealt with abandonment,decipt,and getting your first toy.





Like I said Keaton absoluteley stole the show.Every scene he's in is a laugh out loud scene.Especially when he brings Barbie into his humongious closet and walks in his outfits like he was a contestant on America's Top Model to Chic's "Le Freak".That scene almost made me pee my pants.Bravo Micheal Keaton!Lots O' played by Ned Beatty was the best villian of the franchise.You will feel like you did when Cristoph Waltz's character the jew hunter in Inglourious Basterds got what he got coming.Don Rickles as always had fantastic one liners.When Buzz turns spanish that was the funniest Buzz moment.

If i had one problem in this film was that there were really famous stars like Whoopi Goldberg,Jeff Garlin,Bonnie Hunt, Richard Kind,and Timothy Dalton who were just painfully underused.But that doesnt stop this film from being genius!


The brilliant ending made me balling with tears for realising that this is going to be the last Toy Story movie ever.

When i was anxiously walking into the theater for this film i thought this would be the movie of our generation... and boy was i right.

10/10 for Toy Story 3

From Paris With Love DVD Review

Last year's breakout "action" flick Taken was directed by Pierre Morell who directs my 3rd most anticipated film of Feburary behind Shutter Island and Cop-Out.But this film blew my mind with balls to the wall action, and a really amazing script by Luc Besson(The Professional,Taken).

Now Johathan Rhys Myers(August Rush) plays Reece an aspiring secret agent who finally gets his shot up in til he finds out that his new partner the trigger happy Charlie Wax played by the most bad ass version of John Trovolta is a total loon!They are trying to catch terrorists in France , something about drugs and the government , Wahh?
Yes the plot is very weak until that amazing twist!

For The Flaws it started out like a pure Luc Besson film but it was very slow moving until of couse Trovolta came in the film.Like i said the plot was very jumbled and stupid.That's pretty much it for the flaws.

For the pros. the film's cinematography was breathtaking.Like i said before the twist in the middle of the film was spectacular!The last 3/4ths of the film had some of the best action of the year!The direction by Morell is as amazing as Taken's direction.But i could tell that this film had a big enough budget to have explosion after explosion because last year with Taken there was only 1 freaking explosion which kept me satisfied but Morrell does not dissapoint with the action like i said before.

As for the performances Trovolta was ama-za-zing!This performance is just as good as Taking Of Pelham 123,and yes,PULP FREAKING FICTION.He was was hesterical,charasmatic,having fun,and don't forget kicking ass!As for Johnathan Rhys Myers he was great.I liked his chemestry with his girlfriend and Trovolta as well.

If You love full throtle action films this one is definitley for you.It was for me.One more thing!May i have a Royale With Cheese?

9/10

Get Him To The Greek Movie Review

From The Director of 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall(Nicholas Stoller) comes my 2nd most anticipated film of June behind Toy Story 3,Get Him To The Greek.Now This is a spin-off of Russell Brand's very famous or infamous portrayal of fictious Brittish Rock Star Aldous Snow.SuperBad's breakout star Jonah Hill plays Aaron an up in coming record exec., who offers the idea of having a 10 year anniversary concert for Aldous Snow at the famous Las Angeles Greek Theater.Aaron's boss Sergio(the phenomaneol Sean Combs!)loves the idea and sends Aaron to Brittan to pick up Aldous and bring him back to Las Angeles.But there's 1 tiny problem! Aldous is an alchollic heroin addict who just broke up with his longtime girlfriend Jackie Q(Rose Byrne)and just released the most controversial album of our time "African Child". Of course Aldous persuades Aaron to party hard with him and the very jumbled road trip movie ensues.

First the flaws.I thought the chemistry between Hill and Brand was very very rushed and did'nt feel sincere enough until the end.Also the whole subplot with Brand trying to reconnect his relationship with his father(Con Air's Colm Meaney)was so unnessacarry.
Another subplot i didnt like was his weird relationship with Jackie Q and finding out that his son isnt really his!Oh get over it i spoiled it!!!!NBC's Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari was very underused.Also , the editing was horrifficly choppy.Writer - Director Stoller focussed too much on the comedy writing than the actual story.That's why i found Forgetting Sarah Marshall to be painfully unforgettable.But i have to give him credit for actually writing funny humor.

For the performances Hill was fabulous Aaron giving a very real poignant performance like he did in SuperBad.I found Brand at times to be very freakin' annoying but don't get me wrong he was still funny.Like i said before Sean Combs was spectacular!Stealing every scene of dialougue written like he was a comedic genius.Colm Meany like i said was unnessacrry and just really unkikeable.

Now as a regular film it's pretty bad.But im grading it for it's funnieness.Cop-Out,Date Night,She's Out Of My League,and Hot Tub Time Machine i found were better films.I shall grant Get Him to the Greek a very dissapointing ...

7/10