Seven Pounds Review

I went to the cheap theater to go see this tonight. I have to say that I thought it was really good. It is a serious Will Smith movie, but he was excellent, I continue to be impressed with what he can do, I am sure not everyone thought he would turn out to be this excellent by watching Fresh Prince when it started airing on TV years ago, I love Fresh Prince and I thought he was good, but I never really thought he would turn into the kind of actor that could do serious roles like this, by the way, I want to know why we still don't have seasons 5 and 6 of Fresh Prince on DVD available for purchase. I also thought that Rosario Dawson did an excellent job as well. I remember when I first saw her in the movie Men in Black 2, I didn't think much of her then, but wow she is an excellent actress. Everyone else did a good job as well. I won't be saying much about the plot, because the filmmakers worked on trying to keep it secret when it came out, but I highly recommend it.

For movies arriving this weekend, if any of you are into watching the Jonas Brothers, then they have their concert available in 3D. Another movies out this weekend is Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. It may be a fun movie to watch. I am sure the Street Fighter fans will rush to see it.

Oscar Recap

I don't know how many of you watched the oscars last night. Overall, it was a pretty fun night. I think Hugh Jackman did a good job at hosting the oscars, and he was really funny with his opening last night. Not really too many surprises with the wins. The big change this year I was not really impressed with, for actor and actress awards given, they would have 5 different previous winners come up and then they would have each of them announce one of the nominees, and talk about how great of an actor or an actress they are. It was nice, but I miss them just playing a clip of their portrayal of the character. I thought there were very amusing moments, especially when Ben Stiller came up with Natalie Portman to announce the winner for Best Cinematography, and Ben had a beard and moustache similar to Joaquin Phoenix's a couple of weeks ago on the David Letterman show, and he was chewing gum, and simply acting the same way that Joaquin did, except I am sure Joaquin wasn't acting, but Ben sure pulled off an excellent intimidation.
I am glad Heath Ledger won the oscar for Best Supporting Actor, that was the best win, I was also glad to see that Wall-E took the oscar home for Best Animated Feature, I wish that it took home more oscars though, mainly for Best Original Screenplay, and Best Score.



Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner last night. An independant film that went from having nothing to gaining much. It looks rather interesting, I might check it out one day.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button review

I just caught this at the movies last night. I wanted to make sure that I saw at least one of the oscar contenders for Best Picture, and this movie seemed like an interesting picture anyway. Overall, I thought the movie was very well done. In some ways, not really what I had expected. It is a long movie, about 10 minutes shy of 3 hours. Performances were very good. They also did a good job with the technical achievements. I definitely recommend this one to anyone that was as curious as me.

As for any new releases this week, there really isn't anything at all. If you are into dumb guys trying to get into cheerleading camp to meet some girls, then maybe Fired Up! is for you. There is also Madea Goes to Jail, done by Tyler Perry. That is it. There are some good old choices to check out this weekend if you choose to.

Bolt Review

This movie was released in November, but it arrived at the cheap theater recently, so I decided to go check it out. I have to admit it was actually kind of cute. Bolt is about a dog who is the star of a TV show, and he believe that the whole show is real, and everything that happens is real. They end one episode on a cliffhanger with Bolt believing that his owner Penny was kidnapped, and he runs away from the set trying to rescue her. There were parts that were actually funny, I really thought the little hamster was hilarious. If you have a family, I recommend checking this one out if it's still playing near you. Of course, it will be on DVD and Blu-Ray next month.

Here is a little note about the Blu-Ray release next month, it will also include a regular copy of the DVD, and a digital copy as well. The regular copy is for anyone that is planning to buy a Blu-Ray player in the near future and instead of buying the movie on DVD and later upgrading to Blu-Ray, just buy the Blu-Ray version and you get the DVD version, and then when you get a Blu-Ray player, then you already have a Blu-Ray version. Disney is starting to do that with a lot of their releases. They have done that with Sleeping Beauty, they have done that with High School Musical 3, and they will be doing that with many more future releases, including Pinocchio next month.

Good movies to check out

This weekend I went through some Blu-Ray movies that I had received from Netflix. I recommend Netflix to anyone out there first of all, I have had a subscription with them for almost two years and I have really enjoyed their service. I like that they have a huge selection to choose from, and I don't have to worry about late fees or due dates.

First of all, I watched Lakeview Terrace. If you don't know what that movie is, it is okay, it really wasn't that big when it was released last Fall. It is about a couple who move into a nice neighborhood and they move next door to a cop played by Samuel L. Jackson, and he harasses them. Samuel L. Jackson plays a really nasty person in this movie. It was pretty intense.

I also watched Madagascar 2 on Blu-Ray. I bought it last week and finally got around to watching it this weekend. The picture and sound are very good. Of course the movie is also very good. If any of you haven't checked it out yet, I recommend you do so.

I also watched the movie The Express. Out of the movies I checked out this weekend, I really enjoyed this one. It is about football, and it is based on a true story on a college football player by the name of Ernie Davis. Like I said, I really enjoyed the movie and I highly recommend anyone to check this one out. It is a new release, it came to theaters in the fall and just arrived on DVD and Blu-Ray last month. As for anyone who has a Blu-Ray player and a nice surround sound system, I highly recommend checking this one out on Blu-Ray, the sound is really awesome, as well as the picture.

As in other news, a trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has just hit the internet. I am definitely excited for the movie, and the trailer looks really good. Check it out.

Joaquin Phoenix's Bizarre appearance on David Letterman

I found this on the net today. If you haven’t heard, Joaquin Phoenix has recently retired from acting to start a musical career. At least that is what he has told everyone, there have also been some reports out there stating that his retirement from acting for music is one big prank of some sort. I don’t know what to make of his recent decisions, just as I can’t seem to make sense from the following clip from Joaquin Phoenix’s really strange appearance on David Letterman the other night.

Follow this link to see the video for yourself.

Movies arriving this weekend

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a lot of great stuff this weekend. Horror fans may be excited for the new Friday The 13th, which is coming out on that date, which is interesting. The International actually looks somewhat interesting. Then there is Confessions of a Shopaholic. There are still releases from previous weeks still in theaters, so I am sure you will still find something to see this weekend for Valentine's Day. You do have a lot of different choices out in theaters right now, so variety is good. If you choose not to go to the theater this weekend, there are many good releases on DVD and Blu-Ray as well. Hopefully you have something good picked out to do for Valentine's Day.