So you have been waiting to see a certain film for months now. You get to the movies, purchase your popcorn and soft drink or whatever you enjoy. When your film is finally seating you go in and get comfortable. Now you are ready to enjoy the movie. Well hang on....this time might not go so well because PEOPLE LOVE RUINING THINGS. Some loud mouth in the front is ruining this whole movie. I have alot of pet peeves when it comes to going out to enjoy a flick. Here are my top 5 biggest pet peeves I have at these times.
1. Someone talking on their cell phone.
Hey guess what! I paid 9 dollars for this movie and I wasn't hoping to hear about your crush talking to you at school today. If you have to take a call and reminisce on your incredible life, do it by stepping out. Trust me, the people in the lobby are way more interested than we are.(Not really)
2. Texting during the movie.
Don't text the whole movie and then ask me what happened, because then I miss some of the scene explaining the last damn scene to you. I'll tell you a good way to find out what happens. WATCH THE MOVIE. Whoever it is can wait for one movie. You know its not a real emergency because if it was you would be calling them! Phones away.
3. People having interrupting and even non movie related conversations.
The movies is a great place to go with a group of friends. To watch a movie. Its not a place to socialize and have conversations while people are trying to enjoy the film. They pay money to see that movie and can't get into it because all they hear is you talking about your day. My absolute hero is the guy up back who yells "SHHHHHHHHH!" at some noisy people. We need more of those people in the seats.
4. Yelling things out.
Come on man. Don't be that guy. We don't care how funny you think you are. Yelling out things for the most part only makes you look like an idiot. Don't get me wrong, people have yelled out some funny stuff at movie premiere's. But that's basically the only atmosphere that its okay in. If you went around and asked every single person sitting in the theater, 99.9% of them will say they didn't come to listen to you be a comedian. The .1% that did come for that would obviously be your moronic friends.
5. Saying the movie sucked and your that person that does number 1,2 & 3.
Nothing like talking about the movie on the car ride home and the other person "didn't understand it" or "was kind of bored" or "it was really confusing." Uh yeah, that's your the person who was talking and texting. Maybe if you paid attention to the whole thing it would have made a lot more sense. Now your going home and telling everyone it sucked because you have the attention span of a 4 year old. Guess what, in my opinion, you have no say after the movie. Simple as that. Technically you didn't really see the movie so why the hell should anyone listen to you. That's just how I feel.
Those are all my worst pet peeves while trying to enjoy a movie. I know I said at the movie theater but it really kind of applies to any time your watching a movie. I'd love to hear some of the things that really erk you guys while your trying to enjoy a film.
If there was one movie I was really looking forward to this summer it was X-men: Days of Future Past. As soon as I saw the first trailer I geeked out. As soon as I saw the second trailer I geeked out again. Third trailer.....loved it. And I'm going to be completely honest when I say this. Everything I envisioned in my head about this movie, and how good I was hoping it would be. This movie was a million times better. It so awesome!
Starting off by talking about Wolverine. This is the first X-men movie where Wolverine kinda takes a back seat and is the peace keeper of the film. He is in his younger body like I said so he has the bone claws. I was torn between the bone claws and the metal ones but I do think it fit very well in the story.
James McAvoy was so brilliant. I love the way he plays Professor X. Hes so good that in an interview Patrick Stewart said after watching McAvoy's performance, he wants to go back and re-shoot the other X-men films. To be so good at playing a character that you make the original want to do a better job is quite the achievement. Also the scene when young Professor X and old Professor was very intense and emotional. It was one of the most powerful scenes in the movie to me and one of the greatest scenes in the whole X-men franchise.
The villains in this movie are so complex. They aren't just evil and twisted and loves to do bad. They don't think they're evil and in their head are completely justified for they're actions, and frankly you don't really blame them.
Magneto is doing everything in his power to save the mutants from being killed off by the humans. He is willing to do anything to save his kind, including killing the mutants that stand in his way. Most people would do this to save their kind but what makes him the villain is that he doesn't care who he hurts to prove his point. Michael Fassbender is an incredible actor and I don't think they could have gotten a better person to play a young Magneto. I really enjoyed the symbolic moment in the film when the young Magneto is raising hell with the young sentinels, using them to attack the humans. Then, it cuts to the old Magneto in the future protecting Professor X and Wolverine from the sentinels. Little moments like that in the film really stand out to me and are things I appreciate in a good story.
Trask is another very layered villain who is completely justified by his actions. Mutants are extremely dangerous considering Magneto dropped half a stadium around him and use his own sentinels against him. So you can understand why any normal human being would take precautions against beings like that. I really enjoyed how his height was only mentioned maybe once? But the core of this character has nothing to do with the fact that he is a little person. I almost wouldn't even call his character a villain. Just a guy trying to do some good in the world, trying to make it a safe place (which ultimately almost causes the world to end but you have to at least give him credit for trying.)
I am just as guilty as everyone else for thinking this character was going to be just another X-men throw away character. I thought he looks incredibly stupid and not much was going to come from him but boy was I wrong. What a refreshing character to add to the franchise! He's funny and Evan Peters did such a great job portraying him as a young teen who is generally bored because everyone he knows operates so much slower then he does. I also enjoyed the little nudge at the fans when Quicksilver said to Magneto "Hey my mom knew a guy who could control metal"....for those of you who don't know, in the comic books Magneto is actually the father of Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch. I really hope this character makes an appearance in future X-men films.
If I was going to name off everyone that was good this post would be way too long. Jennifer Lawrence is always amazing and I love her as Mystique but for some reason I have a problem with when she turns back to normal Jennifer Lawrence. I have no idea why. I have no problem with her at all, I think she's incredibly talented. Maybe because her face is so familiar now? I can't put my finger on it but I'm sorry Jen it's not you...its me.
This movie did an excellent job using the characters effectively. I can't think of an added scenes that I didn't think they could have done with out. Even the future mutants like Iceman, Bishop, Colossus, Warpath and Blink, were not in the movie much but when they were they were very entertaining and did not feel unneeded in anyway. The creative way Blink used her portals to stop the sentinels were really creative and I found myself really enjoying it.
Also in this movie William Stryker is a big role in the movie. The film not only shows how he started in the military but also how he came about experimenting on mutants. Another evil Trask created was setting Stryker on the path that X-men fans new him as today.
All in all this movie is incredible. If you haven't seen it then please stop reading this and get to a theater. 3D doesn't really matter too much I don't think. I've seen it twice but both was in 3D so I can't really say. Either way you will love this movie.
9.5/10
Now I'm going to help explain the end credit scene just in case you don't know anything about it.
In this scene it shows the villain for the next X-men movie named Apocalypse. He is the most powerful villain the X-men have ever faced. Being 5,000 years old and technically the first mutant, this scene shows a young Apocalypse using his powers to build the pyramids. Egyptian slaves are chanting "En Sabah Nur" which is Apocalypse's birth name. Off to the side of him you see his Four Horsemen. The Four Horsemen are four mutants that do the bidding of Apocalype and each represent a period during the biblical apocalypse: Death, Famine, Pestilence and War. This Apocalypse will more than likely never be seen like this again in the future. The Apocalypse that fights the X-men looks very different and my guess is will be the one we will be seeing on screen. Watch this short video and you will be caught up to speed on Apocalypse. Hopefully it'll help you get more excited for the next film.
Question of the day: Who would you rather see carry on and fight Apocalypse, Original X-men now that everyone is back or First Class? Let me know in the comments!
Time to wake up horror fans. It was announced this week that Rob Zombie has a new movie in production. All that has been released is a picture with a creepy painted clown face and the title “31.” Yes, it looks like an uppercase “I” and that has caused much confusion, but according to Rob’s post on twitter, it is indeed called “31.” There has been a teaser trailer released and if you are a fan of any of RZ’s films then this might make you a little excited. The teaser, which I can’t say is much of a teaser, recaps his six films over the last decade: House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil’s Rejects (2005), Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009), The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), and The Lords of Salem (2012). It then ends with the picture of the clown face and an audio clip of distorted laughter, which is pretty creepy. Who or what is it?! I own and have seen all of these movies with the exception of The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. I was 13 when House of 1000 Corpses was released, and I believe that is when my interest in horror movies really peaked. I always liked to be scared, but for those of us who have twisted minds and want to see horror movies taken to the extremes, you can count on Rob Zombie.While many strongly feel that he did a horrible job with Halloween II, I really enjoyed it. I loved the cast, and I loved how dark the film was. He took it in a different direction and wrapped up his interpretation in his second installment which I don’t believe was intended to be a remake of the original Halloween II (1981). Yes, it was brutal and at some points I wasn’t even sure if I, myself could handle it. But I like when the boundaries are being stretched.Don’t we want to be truly scared or disgusted to the point where we keep replaying the movie over in our head afterwards because we can’t get over how messed up it was? I know I do.I feel that horror movies lately have been lacking that. While there have been a few that I’ve really enjoyed recently, I find most of them to be repetitive or predictable. (Let me just be clear though that the Human Centipede 1&2 might have been taken a little too far.. 0.o )
Anywho, I unfortunately have yet to find a site that specifies what this movie really is about. My first thought was that it’s about Captain Spaulding, which would spark my interest even more. Some say that it’s Halloween III, relating it to the clown mask that Michael wears as a child on Halloween night. I’m sorry to say that I don’t believe Rob Zombie will be having anything to do with directing another Halloween movie. Who knows though. Some people suggest it could be a reimagined remake of Stephen King’s “IT” while many believe it’s going to be a film about John Wayne Gacy. Oh, and let’s not forget about the few random people who have wondered if it’s a remake of Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988).That would be….interesting.The question is, what does the title stand for?Whatever it is, he stated it is for “hardcore fans who want it nasty and brutal.” Oh boy. All I can say is I am down no matter what it is, especially if his wife is in it! (:Thoughts?Watch teaser here:
Going into this movie I had slight worries. I was still pretty traumatized from the 1998 version that was so awful. I thought the task of portraying Godzilla in present day cinema might be a challenge and that I was ultimately going to walk out of the theater slightly disappointed.
I couldn't have been more wrong.
This movie was awesome! The main characters of the film were great. Bryan Cranston was good as always. Elizabeth Olsen to me has become a solid actor that I think will be more and more sought after in hollywood. Aaron Taylor-Johnson I have always liked since kick ass and this was no different. Ken Wantanabe was fantastic. I loved the whole cast.
Godzilla looked incredible too. I really liked how they paid tribute to the old Godzilla and added in some new style to his look. A lot of complaints though on him "being to fat" which I can see why it would bother some people but it didn't really bug me at all. I just figured that's what a creature would look like if he'd been eating radiation on the ocean floor for thousands of years.
Another thing I noticed, and this is just my impression, is that Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Godzilla seemed to have been kindred spirits in a way. And the saying "takes a beating and keeps on ticking" that's used a couple of times in the movie was describing them. They were unknowingly teaming up and and even saved each others lives a few times.
My complaints consist mostly of things I didn't get enough of. Bryan Crantson's role was everything you saw in the trailer plus another 20 minutes maybe. I was disappointed because I was just getting attached to his character and then poof he gets killed.
Another thing I found myself needing more of was Godzilla. He's portrayed as a guardian that is awakened by the mutos and spends the movie hunting them down and fighting them. The fight scenes are so intense and shot so well that I found myself wishing the human scenes would hurry up and get over so I could see a Godzilla part. Another thing is human are literally helpless against these creatures. Godzilla is so enormous that him just getting out of the water caused a tsunami and killed people. You have to realize when these things fight that are this friggin big then there will probably be a lot of casualties.
I thought the roar was very well done. A more intense version of the original. I also liked how they didn't really use it that much, maybe like 3 times. Every time he roared you could just feel the power behind it and gives you a great sense of how awesome this creature is. Another thing I thought was fantastic was the fire breath. They didn't use it too much and I think my favorite scene in all of the movies I've seen this year was when he rips open the mutos mouth, looks down into it and just blasts fire right down his throat. I was in my seat thinking "that....was.....incredible." I left the theater very satisfied and I might see it again before I see X-men: Days Of Future Past next week.
8.5/10
What did you think of the movie? Let me know in the comment section below!
The Amazing Spider-man 2 is a solid installment to the SPU (Spidey Cinematic Universe) that Sony is creating. Though at times this film does feel rushed, it still manages to keep you entertained and just have fun with "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man" and all the great things about being this character.
At the start of the movie you see Spidey loving life. Peter is graduating, Gwen and him are very much in love and Spider-man is famous and very well respected and looked up to as a hero. Now relationships, I would say, are the main theme of this movie. Peter and Harry, Harry and Norman, Harry and his father and also I think Electro's relationship with the rest of the world. The main relationship from beginning to the very end being Peter and Gwen.
Constantly seeing Gwen's father as a reminder of his broken promise is breaking down Peter, which results in him breaking up with her again. This is where his life starts to fall and Harry Osbourne (Dane DeHaan) and Electo come into play. Electro having already made an appearance to both Peter and Gwen as a sad, lonely and internally angry man named Max Dillon, who eventually falls in a pit of radioactive eels. Once turned into Electro, the inner anger that Max Dillon has been repressing comes to the surface. Now, Max Dillon idolized Spider-man having once been saved by him and becomes a villain only after coming to the conclusion that Spider-man doesn't care about him or anyone else at all and he has the power to do kill him and change the world into what he sees fit.
Harry Osbourne has a much different story, sent off to boarding school when he was about 11 by Norman, his father and him haven't had even a wink of a relationship. Coming back as his father is dying, Harry learns that he also has the same disease as his father and will eventually die. All he has is a list of things Norman did to stay alive as long as he did. Harry inherits Oscorp and just like the last Green Goblin, he is over thrown by the other Oscorp executives. After finding out he needs Spider-man's blood to self-heal, he turns to the web slinger and is immediately turned down because of Spider-man's fear that he could die or become something worse. This starts his hatred toward Spider-man but finds out that there are viles of the radioactive spider venom at Oscorp. This forces Harry to make a deal with Electro to break into Oscorp, steal the spider venom and inject it into himself. Successfully injected Harry Osbourne is not turned into anything like Spider-man but the Green Goblin. This turns into a fight between him and Spider-man that leads to the death of Gwen Stacey.
I found the villains in the film to be very rushed. While the pace of there appearances was very well done, I still thought the villains themselves were either unnecessary or rushed and frankly took away from the film. The Green Goblin was extremely rushed. Though I appreciated the risk they took not giving him a mask and just going for a more sinister looking Harry Osbourne, but this is supposed to be the Joker to Batman in Spiderman's world and the character was extremely under-developed with a corny laugh. Rhino was very unneeded and cartoony. There is a scene at the end of a fight between Spider-man and Rhino that I thought could have been done better or at least been an after credit scene. Electro I actually liked but I didn't quite understand why they made the song during the first fight scene with Spider-man also be Electro's inner thought monologue, also I had a problem with Max Dillon. His appearance and personality was also very cartoonish and not something I would have went for.
All of that said I do have a lot of positives about the film that made it a good film. I thought Peter and Gwen's relationship looked very sincere and genuine and I really enjoyed watching them go back and forth together. The death scene for Gwen was very intense. The fact that the very thing that Peter promised not to do got her killed does sink in at that moment. Being so close to saving her as she is falling down a clock tower, his web does catch her but not enough to stop her from hitting off the bottom floor. I thought that scene really showed Andrew Garfield's acting ability and I saw a few people tearing up. Jamie Foxx's Electro I thought was fantastic. Jamie did a great job still making you feel bad even though he is the villain with his constant need to feel needed. The Spider-man fight scenes were awesome. One of the things I love about Spider-man is the way he moves and gets around. This movie does a good job making him entertaining while hes maneuvering around the city and fighting off the bad guys.
Overall like I said its a very solid film. Go see it if you can. I loved it but I did have problems with it. But I would definitely see it again.
I apologize I haven't posted lately for those of you who actually enjoy my blog posts. I have been working a lot plus also working on getting a mini studio set up so I can do video blogging of all movie related material. I hope everyone that reads my blog will come check it out and support me! I still will be doing blog posts every once in a while like reviews but there will be a link in that same post to a video review also. So which ever you prefer you can look at.
Once again I'm sorry but I'm not being lazy I promise just busy!
Tonight I am posting my spoiler review of The Amazing Spider-man 2. Be sure to check that out!
