First of all, I saw 2012 this week, and I have to say that it was pretty good. It was the typical disaster movie, you see plenty of stuff get destroyed, and a group of people trying to save the human race. The special effects were really good. My big complaint was that it was a little too long, but luckily they did a pretty good job at pacing it. I recommend checking it out.
Well, Twilight fans (no, I am not one), New Moon is out this weekend. I was working at the midnight premiere last night, and it was rather crazy to see everyone get excited for it. I always find it fun when you have a good series with a lot of fans that are willing to wait in line for hours to get in to watch a movie that starts at midnight. I remember doing that a couple of times many years ago, I went to Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. I never dressed in costume or anything, but more with Star Wars, it was fun to cheer with everyone at certain parts, like Yoda fighting Count Dooku. I have had a lot of these fun experiences lately by working at the movie theater, like last year we had The Dark Knight, which was fun to see everyone get excited for it. Also this year, I worked the midnight shift of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, which was also really fun. One of the funny thing to see people do these days when waiting in line for hours is to bring their laptop and watch an older entry in the series, for example last night I saw girls bring their laptop and watch Twilight, the first one. So yeah, midnight showings are actually fun, and I think are worth being a part of if you ever get the chance.
Also this weekend, we get Planet 51 and Blindside. Planet 51 takes the idea of a human landing on an alien world, and meeting all these aliens. Blindside stars Sandra Bullock, and she takes in this big kid from high school who really doesn't have a home and helps him out. That one looks really good. I'll be checking that one out soon. Next weekend we see the release of Old Dogs, which looks like it should be a funny movie.
As well, Star Trek arrived on Blu-Ray this week, and I of course got it. It looks excellent on Blu-Ray, and sounds excellent as well, so anyone with Blu-Ray, buy it on that format. As for Blu-Rays, a lot of them when they are first released are not too expensive to buy, if you get on bestbuy.com, you can see some of them priced at $20, which isn't too bad, so I would say that anyone with Blu-Ray should start buying their new movies on Blu-Ray, now replacing your DVDs with Blu-Rays, that's a decision that is up to you.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
A Christmas Carol review
I have seen a few different takes on the classic "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, a couple of them made for the kids, like Mickey's Christmas Carol, and also Muppets Christmas Carol. There are so many different adaptations of the story, it kind of gets repetitive. I usually see the same story, just with different actors. Well this one, I felt was a little different than the ones I have seen in the past, no, the story is still the same, there are some different techniques used to help bring a different feel to the screen. There are darker elements to this film, which help change the usually familiar Christmas Carol atmosphere in the past. I really enjoyed this movie a lot, and I wasn't super excited to see it, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well done it was. Jim Carrey was great in his role, and the animation was excellent. I highly recommend it, and yeah, maybe it will still be around when Christmas comes, if you really want to wait, but I recommend checking it out when you can.
This coming weekend, we see the release of Roland Emmerich's latest film, "2012". If you are familiar with what this year supposedly means, then you know what to expect from it. The part I worry about is that it seems just a little too long, it's suppose to clock in around 158 minutes, that's over two and a half hours, I am sure the special effects will be good, but we will have to see about the story. The next weekend, I am sure the girls are excited for, Twilight: New Moon, which should do well. Also that weekend is Planet 51, which kind of takes our idea of an alien visiting our planet, but puts a different twist on it, which is one of us visiting an alien world, and them freaking out because we are the "alien". There are other ones this month like Old Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ninja Assassin, and Blindside. There are some pretty good movies for the rest of the month.
As well, next month looks like should have some pretty solid releases. Everybody's Fine arrives on December 4, which stars Robert De Niro who plays a man that decides to go visit his family for Christmas when all of them cancel on coming to see him, looks pretty good. Also there will be The Princess and the Frog, which is Disney's latest animated tale, but it is done in the old classical style like Aladdin and The Lion King, that comes December 11. December 18 sees the arrival of James Cameron's newest movie, Avatar. If you haven't seen the newest trailer, follow this link. It is suppose to revolutionize 3D movies, even if that is the case, this movie still looks awesome and I am really pumped to see it, I may even try to go see it on the IMAX screen. Also that day, the movie "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" will arrive, and that looks pretty funny. How about Christmas Day? Well, we will get Sherlock Holmes, which looks really good, it stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Check out the trailer if you haven't already. We also get Heath Ledger's last film (the one that he was actually working on when he died last year), which is called "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". Here is a link to the trailer. Looks rather interesting. These are only some of the big movies coming out, there are some others, and I will keep you updated on what to see.
As for DVD and Blu-Ray, Up came out this week, and next week is Star Trek, which I am excited for. Here is a brief idea of what to look for the rest of this month and next month:
November 17
-Star Trek
-Galaxy Quest (Blu-Ray)
-My Sister's Keeper
November 24
-Angels and Demons
-Four Christmases
-Funny People
December 1
-Terminator Salvation
-Night at the Museum 2
-Mask of Zorro (Blu-Ray)
December 8
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-Julie and Julia
-Public Enemies
-Lost: Season 5
December 15
-G Force
-The Hangover
December 22
-500 Days of Summer
-All About Steve
-District 9
December 29
-9
-A Perfect Getaway
-Jennifer's Body
Again, these are only some of the movies that are arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray, there are many others, and hopefully there is something on that list that may appeal to you. I will keep you updated on which ones have excellent quality.
This coming weekend, we see the release of Roland Emmerich's latest film, "2012". If you are familiar with what this year supposedly means, then you know what to expect from it. The part I worry about is that it seems just a little too long, it's suppose to clock in around 158 minutes, that's over two and a half hours, I am sure the special effects will be good, but we will have to see about the story. The next weekend, I am sure the girls are excited for, Twilight: New Moon, which should do well. Also that weekend is Planet 51, which kind of takes our idea of an alien visiting our planet, but puts a different twist on it, which is one of us visiting an alien world, and them freaking out because we are the "alien". There are other ones this month like Old Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ninja Assassin, and Blindside. There are some pretty good movies for the rest of the month.
As well, next month looks like should have some pretty solid releases. Everybody's Fine arrives on December 4, which stars Robert De Niro who plays a man that decides to go visit his family for Christmas when all of them cancel on coming to see him, looks pretty good. Also there will be The Princess and the Frog, which is Disney's latest animated tale, but it is done in the old classical style like Aladdin and The Lion King, that comes December 11. December 18 sees the arrival of James Cameron's newest movie, Avatar. If you haven't seen the newest trailer, follow this link. It is suppose to revolutionize 3D movies, even if that is the case, this movie still looks awesome and I am really pumped to see it, I may even try to go see it on the IMAX screen. Also that day, the movie "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" will arrive, and that looks pretty funny. How about Christmas Day? Well, we will get Sherlock Holmes, which looks really good, it stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Check out the trailer if you haven't already. We also get Heath Ledger's last film (the one that he was actually working on when he died last year), which is called "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". Here is a link to the trailer. Looks rather interesting. These are only some of the big movies coming out, there are some others, and I will keep you updated on what to see.
As for DVD and Blu-Ray, Up came out this week, and next week is Star Trek, which I am excited for. Here is a brief idea of what to look for the rest of this month and next month:
November 17
-Star Trek
-Galaxy Quest (Blu-Ray)
-My Sister's Keeper
November 24
-Angels and Demons
-Four Christmases
-Funny People
December 1
-Terminator Salvation
-Night at the Museum 2
-Mask of Zorro (Blu-Ray)
December 8
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-Julie and Julia
-Public Enemies
-Lost: Season 5
December 15
-G Force
-The Hangover
December 22
-500 Days of Summer
-All About Steve
-District 9
December 29
-9
-A Perfect Getaway
-Jennifer's Body
Again, these are only some of the movies that are arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray, there are many others, and hopefully there is something on that list that may appeal to you. I will keep you updated on which ones have excellent quality.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
It's Christmas Time Again
Well, almost Christmas anyway, we are getting a Christmas movie this Friday. A Christmas Carol arrives in theaters, which stars Jim Carrey, and it's directed by Robert Zemicks who also did The Polar Express a few years ago. It should be a good movie. It is suppose to be released in 3D, but I am sure that you can find some theaters that only have it in 2D if you want.
There are some other movies coming out this weekend, I am sure you probably really haven't noticed them. One is called The Box, which stars Cameron Diaz. Another that looks interesting is The Fourth Kind, it is about alien abduction, it mixes a narrative story with some camcorder footage. Speaking of movies using camcorder footage, Paranormal Activity has made quite a bit of money the last couple of weeks, the amazing part is that it was only made for $15,000, and has made a lot more than that.
As far as Blu-Ray and DVD go, a couple of days ago saw the release of GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which was released less than three months ago in theaters. Next week, we will see the release of Up on Blu-Ray and DVD, I recommend getting the Blu-Ray because it also includes a DVD version because when you get a Blu-Ray player soon, you already have a Blu-Ray movie to show off, which is one I have already heard looks great. In two weeks, Star Trek makes it. I am really excited for that one, I have already pre-ordered the Blu-Ray version and can't wait to watch it.
There are some other movies coming out this weekend, I am sure you probably really haven't noticed them. One is called The Box, which stars Cameron Diaz. Another that looks interesting is The Fourth Kind, it is about alien abduction, it mixes a narrative story with some camcorder footage. Speaking of movies using camcorder footage, Paranormal Activity has made quite a bit of money the last couple of weeks, the amazing part is that it was only made for $15,000, and has made a lot more than that.
As far as Blu-Ray and DVD go, a couple of days ago saw the release of GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which was released less than three months ago in theaters. Next week, we will see the release of Up on Blu-Ray and DVD, I recommend getting the Blu-Ray because it also includes a DVD version because when you get a Blu-Ray player soon, you already have a Blu-Ray movie to show off, which is one I have already heard looks great. In two weeks, Star Trek makes it. I am really excited for that one, I have already pre-ordered the Blu-Ray version and can't wait to watch it.
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