Rage-Kage Reviews

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

The fan base is as divided as ever

[8/10 · 7 April 2016]

Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice has left the internet in ruin with endless arguing over whether or not the movie is actually good in a fashion that is eerily similar to what we saw with Man of Steel in 2013. The question is whether or not it is all worth it.

Batman v Superman is in no way a perfect movie in fact it is a mess overall. Between obligatory cameos from other Justice League members, Lex Luthor plotting and Doomsday showing up to destroy everything in sight the whole concept of Batman fighting Superman almost feels like a subplot in its own movie. That said though all of the various different things that are thrown at the screen in this movie are all pretty cool in my opinion. Ben Affleck is an AMAZING Batman as well as Bruce Wayne. Henry Cavil though a bit under utilized as a character does a great job following up on Man of Steel. Jesse Eisenburg did a great job of portraying an insane madman and Gal Gadot did what her character needed her to do.

Whether or not all of the love and the hate for this movie is warranted or not is really not up for anyone to decide. Batman is not afraid to Kill his enemies. The tone is dark and gritty in a movie that stars Superman. Lex Luthor isn't a calm and collected genius. These are all things that are very different from what DC comic fans are used to. If you don't like these things then you won't like this movie. If your like me and you love seeing all of these characters in a real world setting dealing with the realistic struggles that these characters would have then you will like this movie. In the end Batman v Superman is a movie that almost seems like it was made specifically to divide the fan base in half.

For me personally Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice despite it's flaws is another win for the DCCU.

8/10

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Not as bad as people say

[8/10 · 29 June 2014]

I want to start this review by saying that I liked this movie as well as the other Transnformers movies which of course means that this review will be universally hated by all who see it. I will really never understand all of the hate for these movie. The internet will tell you that these movies are universally hated but a billion dollar franchise does not add up to universal hate no matter how much the haters would like you to believe that it does. I'm not saying that these movies are great but they are not as bad as people say. Now that that little rant is out of the way I'll move onto the movie itself.

Transformers Age of Extinction's plot revolves around Mark Wahlberg his daughter and her boyfriend trying to clear there names after corrupt CIA agents basically ruin their lives. At the same time the autobots reluctantly decide to help the humans once again despite the fact that the humans have been hunting and killing them. So there is a lot going on in this movie and for the most part I enjoyed watching it play out. Mark Wahlberg is SO MUCH better than Shia LaBeouf and Stanley Tucci is much better than John Turturro but I hate how Micheal Bay tried to make the 2 actors the exact same character. Luckily Stanley Tucci is so awesome overall as an actor he manages to do really well with his roll. Seeing as how it's a Transformers movie the action was of course a lot of fun to look at the dialog was cheesy and some characters were pretty useless but it is still overall a fun and entertaining movie. There are a few moments throughout the movie where the special effects were less than great but it was the same with all three of the other movies so for me those few moments are not that big of a deal.

If IMDb would let me I would give Transformers Age of Extinction a 7.5/10

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Tom Cruise surprises me

[8/10 · 26 June 2014]

I've Never really been much of a fan of Tom Cruise. I don't really know why exactly I've just never been a fan and when I first saw the trailers for Edge of Tomorrow I assumed it would be just another generic action movie. Now that I have seen this movie I am definitely ready to give Tom Cruise another chance because Edge of Tomorrow was actually really cool. Tom Cruise dies in a war against aliens and then wakes up the morning of the battle he dies in and starts all over. Emily Blunt is one of the only people that believes him and helps him understand whats happening. This movie is based off of a manga apparently but I'd never heard of it before this movie's release so I don't know if it follows its source material at all or not.

Tom Cruise has definitely made some bad movies in the past but he is still a good actor. His and Emily blunts characters worked pretty well together both as a tag team in war and even as sort of a couple at some points. Watching Tom Hanks dying over and over again is pretty entertaining. It's kind of like that episode of Supernatural where Dean dies over and over again but not as funny and with a lot more sci-fi explosions. I'm definitely not a professional film critic by any stretch of the imagination. I don't know all the ins and outs of movies like someone who is more professional would but I think I can pretty safely say that the writing, directing, and editing are all pretty well done in this movie without sounding like an idiot. I'm also having kind of a hard time remembering all of the details of exactly what happened in the end because it is kind of up for interpretation which has been something that happens in some great movies. That sort of thing I personally think is a sign of good writing when done well. Obviously the ending is no where near as mind bending as movie's like The Shining but it was still pretty good.

So overall even though the basic plot of Edge of Tomorrow has been done before this it is a pretty good example of it being done well. Edge of Tomorrow is a cool and entertaining science fiction movie.

I'm giving Edge of Tomorrow an 8/10

22 Jump Street (2014)

Not as good as the 1st but close

[8/10 · 19 June 2014]

I was a big fan of 21 Jump street so going into 22 Jump Street I was pretty excited and though I was not disappointed I was not blown away either. 22 Jump Street has a lot of similarities to 21 Jump Street and they even joke about that fact throughout the movie which is pretty funny. Even though it's so similar in so many ways it still seems fresh it does not just feel like a rehash of the first one. The plot revolves around Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum going to collage to catch underground drug dealers and like the first time around stupidity follows and it's pretty entertaining.

The acting was all around good in this movie. I really don't understand why Channing Tatum in particular gets so much hate about his acting because just like in 21 Jump Street the fact that he is pretty much Hollywoods favorite pretty boy right now does not mean that he can't act. Jonah Hill is of course funny as always and it was also cool to see Jillian from Workaholics in something else. For me the big surprise in this movie as far as acting goes was Ice Cube. Every scene he was in was hilarious. All of the villains were good though maybe a bit generic but still for a movie that is a comedy above all else that is okay with me. For a comedy though both this movie as well as 21 Jump Street both did a great job with the action though I think it was just a tiny bit better this time around.

Overall I personally liked the first movie a Little more than this one but they are still both great comedy movies and 22 Jump Street is definitely the funniest movie I have seen so far this year.

I give 22 Jump Street a 8/10

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009 Video)

By far not the worst movie ever

[17 June 2014]

Nobody is gonna see this review since this is an older movie that everybody hated but here are my thoughts anyway. Without a Paddle Nature's Calling is an unnecessary sequel to 2004's Without a Paddle. This movie is kind of like a comedy version of a Sci- fi channel original. It's terrible, stupid, and pretty entertaining. Basically the plot of this movie is 3 guys go on an adventure to find hot blonde girl number 3 and ridiculous things follow including bad cgi squirrels and generic villains. If you don't have anything better to do at 2 in the morning this this movie is a solid entertaining option just don't expect an Oscar worthy film. Like I said this movie is like a comedy version of a sci-fi original so of course the acting is nothing special. The writing is... something I really don't know what else to say about it.

So overall Without a Paddle Nature's Calling is a terribly entertaining movie. I would give this movie a 5.5/10 but since IMDb won't let me do that

I'm giving Without a Paddle Nature's Calling a 7/10 because haters gonna hate.

Don't listen to all the complaints from people who apparently expected an amazing movie just get a few friends together with some beer and enjoy yourselves.

Iron Man (2008)

Great start for the MCU

[10/10 · 15 June 2014]

I have been a big fan of superhero movies every since I was 8 and the first Spiderman movie came out however I was not much of a movie fan overall until The Avengers was released in 2012. So that being said when Iron Man was first released I didn't really care. I did however see the Hulk because unlike Iron Man I had heard of him before because of the 2003 Hulk movie. I finally saw this movie in 2010 right before the release of Iron Man 2 nd have been a fan ever since. I actually did not know that all of these Marvel movies were part of the same universe until about 6 months before The Avengers was released and ever since finding that out I have been immersed into this amazing movie world that Marvel has set up.

Everybody knows the plot to this movie so I don't need to go into detail. Tony Stark is taken prisoner by terrorists he creates Iron Man and escapes and beats the bad guys. It's really awesome to see Iron Man just flying around. In 2008 especially because there had not really been anything like it in a superhero movie before. The way it looks when it flys or in combat it's like watching an actually piece of advanced weaponry entering a war zone. One thing in particular that is really cool to see in this movie is Tony Stark using every possible available resource including his own mind to his advantage. Everything from first building the Iron Man suit to actually using it does a great job showing that Tony Stark is a genius. He proves even this early on in the MCU that he is Iron Man with or without the suit.

The acting like everything else is of course great especially form Robert Downey Jr. Which was of course a big surprise considering he had been on the down slope for at least 10 years prior to the release of this movie. Gwyneth Paltrow did a good job as Pepper Potts though I don't particularly like her as an actor. I don't have anything against her I'm just not a big fan but with that in mind she did a good job throughout the entire trilogy as well as in her short appearance in The Avengers. Her and Robert Downey Jr. work really well together and have a good believable relationship in these movies. Terrence Howard did an OK job as Rhodey but I personally like Don Cheadle a lot more. Of course you can't go wrong with Jeff Bridges in anything so I don't even need to talk about him but I will say he makes a great villain.

So overall Iron Man is a great and really entertaining movie as well as the start of an amazing universe of movies. If you've somehow managed not to see Iron Man yet... why? Between all the easter eggs from comics and other movies the tie ins and the superhero awesomness there is no reason for any comic book or movie fan to be left out of this truly amazing world that Marvel has created.

I give Iron Man a 10/10

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Pretty good overall

[8/10 · 12 June 2014]

I've been pretty excited about this movie ever since I first saw the trailer a few months ago. I was sure that it would be the funniest movie of the year and I was a little disappointed. Thats not t say that this movie wasn't funny it just wasn't hilarious like I'd hoped. Even though A Million Ways to Die in the West was not the funniest movie I've ever seen it was still a good movie. On top of being funny the story was entertaining and very well done. Seth MacFarlane is a sheep farmer who gets dumped by his girlfriend and then spends most of the movie trying to get her back. It's entertaining watching him go from kind of a coward to less of a coward. I know that makes it sound like he did not change at all throughout the movie but he does and it's fun to watch. Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron worked well together and had a believable relationship and Sarah Silverman and Giovanni Ribisi were also very good together. In particular every scene Sarah Silverman was in were all really funny.

After the movie my friend said to me that he didn't like the ending because he was expecting a much more epic final shoot out between Seth MacFarlane and Liam Neeson and I get where he is coming from but have to disagree. I thought that the way it ended fit the overall tone of the rest off the movie. I really don't get why this movie is getting all of the hate that it's getting. If I had to guess I would think it is probably because like me people expected it to be funnier than it ended up being and since it is supposed to be a comedy a lot of people probably automatically decided it was a bad movie. I can't say that I blame anyone for thinking that but if you are thinking about seeing this movie I'd say don't worry about all the bad or mixed reviews and just go see it for yourself. If you like Seth MacFarlane type humor you will probably like this movie.

I give A Million Ways to Die in the West an 8/10

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

A fun classic monster movie

[7/10 · 7 June 2014]

I really love all these old cheesy monster movies and Creature From the Black Lagoon is no exception. My personal favorite monster of all time though has to be Godzilla the true king. But because of Godzilla I've been introduced especially more recently to a lot of other older monster movies including this one. I just watched this movie for the first time about a week ago with some of my family and as I'd expected I was really the only one who liked it which is pretty understandable. I mean these kinds of movies are definitely not for everyone and are really more of an acquired taste I think. I really don't have a whole lot to say so I'll be keeping this review pretty short.

First off as far as cheesy monster movies go the acting in this movie was pretty good. Everyone played there parts well and did what they needed to do to make this an entertaining movie with a bit of heart. The set designs were all pretty good looking (for the time anyway). In particular I liked the scenes that took place inside the caves. The effects were of course terrible by todays standards but thats fine with me. The creature still looked interesting though at the same time pretty ridiculous to me at least but again thats just because here in 2014 I'm used to better effects so that sort of thing in no way took away from the movie. The creatures design is very interesting and unique looking at least compared to other monsters that I have seen.

The plot is simple but more than enough to keep you entertained. A group of scientists discover a strange creature and it begins killing them off one by one. The creature takes a page from King Kongs book and falls for a good looking girl who is just kind of along for the ride. Which is something I always thought was weird because I just feel like a monster like Kong or the creature from this movie falling for a human is like if a human went to the zoo to pick out a lover but thats just me. Most importantly though Creature From the Black Lagoon was a fun and overall entertaining movie to watch.

I'm giving Creature From the Black Lagoon a 7/10

21 Jump Street (2012)

A great action comedy

[8/10 · 7 June 2014]

Okay so I'm definitely late to the party with this review but with 22 Jump Street coming out soon I decided to go ahead and review this one. I first saw this movie a while back around the time it was first released but I had not seen it since so I re watched it last night. I was pretty glad that I did it was just as good the second time around. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have surprisingly good on screen chemistry you really believe that these guys are best friends. I really don't get all the hate that Channing Tatum gets. I mean Okay I get it he's Hollywoods pretty boy but that does not automatically mean that he is not talented.

One big thing that I always look for in a good comedy is at least a little substance aside from just being funny. My favorite comedy movies have more to them then just a lot of funny lines. They have a decent story and cool relatable and likable characters and this movie excels at that. As funny as this movie is there is still a lot more to it than just that. The story of these two idiots trying become better cops by uncovering a drug ring is so entertaining. I also really like how this movie knows exactly what it it is. They even go as far as to make fun of the fact that this movie is a sort of remake of an 80's TV show though the two are almost nothing alike. It's really funny to see how originally in high school Cahnning Tatum was the popular one but the second time around Jonah Hill is because things just are not the same as they were in high school just a few years ago. Though The way school was that second time is nothing like my high school experience was which ended right around the time this movie was released.

Another big highlight in this movie is the great action. I don't typically come out of a comedy movie thinking wow those action scenes were cool but this movie did a great job. The car chases are intense the shoot outs are intense and it's all really funny all the way through. So overall this movie had it all a lot of comedy, cool action, good acting, and good likable characters.

I give 21 Jump Street an 8/10

Neighbors (I) (2014)

2014 good year for comedy so far

[8/10 · 4 June 2014]

Neighbors is the first comedy on my list of movies to see in 2014 and so far so good. I remember when I first saw the trailer for this movie a while back I saw Zac Efron and thought... nope but I also saw Seth Rogan and thought well maybe it will be funny. I was right to think that it would be funny and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was wrong to think it would be bad because of Zac Efron. I don't really have a lot to say about Neighbors so I'll keep this short.

There really wasn't any character in this movie that I didn't like. Everyone whether their part was big or small did a great job doing what they needed to do for the movie. Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne were a really believable couple aside from maybe how unbelievably bad parents they were. Zac Efron and Dave Franco were really good as frat boys. Both characters were really likable despite the fact that they were pretty big jerks sometimes. Watching the frat and the couple clash was just an all around fun time. I really liked how Zac Efron was not just a jerk. He was a cool guy who was really just afraid of growing up and I enjoyed seeing how he dealt with that fear throughout the movie. It was also cool how Seth Rogans character had kind of a similar problem. He was already grown up but didn't really want to be grown up. So in a way the two characters kind of grew up together.

So overall Neighbors was a funny and entertaining time at the movies. I probably could of gone into greater detail but like I said I don't really feel like it. So go see the movie for yourselves and if your a fan of this kind of humor you should enjoy it the same as I did.

I give Neighbors an 8/10

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

A great entry in the series

[10/10 · 2 June 2014]

I gotta say and this is probably gonna sound pretty pathetic but I think That I can do at least a decent job justifying this. These Marvel movies have gotten to the point where they take up a decent chuck of my life. Now let me try to make that sound less pathetic real quick. I LOVE movies I love becoming immersed in different worlds to the point of where the real world does not exist for the 2 and a half hours that I'm watching a good movie and Marvel has done an amazing job building this world and Captain America the Winter Soldier is yet another amazing piece of the worlds story. I have loved all of the MCU movie so far (yes even Iron Man 2) but The Winter Soldier has probably had the biggest impact on the MCU next to The Avengers. So between actually seeing these movies and reading new details about upcoming movies I spend a fair amount of time on this movie world.

As soon as this movie starts you know that you are in for a different kind of superhero movie. This movie plays out more like a spy movie than a superhero movie. It's like if James Bond was a superhero. This movie is full of rather unconventional superhero action a lot like the first one was but I think it was done much better in this one. Instead of massive and over the top fights the big battles in this movie (Involving Captain America anyway) are more like watching super powered UFC fighters going at it. Aside from the fight scenes the rest of the action is also really well done. A great example is a very intense car chase/shoot out involving Nick Fury.

When there is not crazy intense action going on this movie has a very eerie tone to it. With all the mystery surrounding shield and the supposed death of Nick Fury Cap has no idea who he can trust and that gives this movie an eerily calm sense of urgency to stop whatever bad things may be coming. One of my personal favorite scenes in the entire movie is when Cap and Black Wdow find out the Shield has had HYDRA growing within the organization from the very start. When Arnim Zola is explaining how HYDRA infiltrated Shield you really get a feeling like wow this is really bad ( if your immersed in the world anyway). The overall plot of this movie just shakes the foundation of the entire Marvel world and it's really awesome to see that. When the movie ends you kinda get this feeling like the hero's lost which does not really happen that often in superhero movies.

Now I definitely need to talk about my favorite villain sense Loki. The Winter Soldier is just an amazing villain who you can really sympathize with. He's brainwashed and forced to be a Russian assassin for around 70 years before Captain America is finally able to at least begin to save him in the end of this movie. The actor who played him as well as all the actors did an amazing job in their rolls and seeing as how Sebastian Stan has signed on for 9 more movie that is a very good thing. I can't wait to see him in future movies grow as a character even more than he did in this movie. There are rumors that he will replace Chris Evans as Captain America in the future and with a 9 film deal I think that that rumor is probably true. I really look forward to seeing him transition over from a villain to one of the most important heroes in the franchise.

So overall Captain America the Winter Soldier was a really fun time at the movies and a great installment in the MCU. Given everything that happened in this movie I really can't wait to see what kind of state the world is in at the start of The Avengers Age of Ultron.

I'm giving Captain America the Winter Soldier a 10/10

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

About as good as the 1st

[8/10 · 1 June 2014]

I had pretty high expectations for The Amazing Spiderman 2 going in and for the most part it really didn't disappoint me. I love Andrew Garfield as Pete Parker and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacey as well as some of the varies side character like aunt May. I really loved the first Amazing Spiderman when it was released. I loved seeing a new much more believable take on really every character that was in the original Raimi trilogy (peter, Gwen, aunt May and Uncle Ben just for example). I found all these characters to be very likable and actually useful and intelligent unlike in the Raimi trilogy.

The amazing Spiderman 2 definitely had a lot of the things I liked about the first one for example the creative way Peter uses his web shooters. I love watching him do things like putting his finger over one to make it shoot web in 2 different directions or like in the first movie when he used his web to find the lizard. I also like how Gwen Stacey is actually useful unlike Mary Jane. It's cool to see her try to find ways to help peter when he battles against the bad guys. I suppose its not official or anything but I think that aunt May knows Peter is Spiderman which is really cool because I'm pretty sure people close to him would be pretty suspicious.

One thing that I really missed in this movie though was the lack of some of the side characters from the first one in particular Flash. I really liked how he started out as a jerk but turned out to be an okay guy.It was a smaller detail but I really liked the dynamics between him and Peter and I was hoping to see more of that. i have heard rumors though that Flash will become Venom in a future film so I hope that that is the case.

Now I just want to give my opinion on some of the major complaints that I have heard.

1. To many villains with sloppy under developed story arcs

2. To much romance

I completely understand where both of these complaints come from but I have to disagree with them both. The Amazing Spiderman 2 was really more of a set up for future installments in the franchise which I know irritates people. For me though being a BIG fan of following long running TV shows and waiting all season for the big pay off of each season for whatever show I'm watching this did not bother me about the movie. I don't mind at all that this movie had a lot of set up because IMO it was an entertaining movie by itself as well. As for the romance all I really have to say is I didn't mind it because Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone work Pretty well together.

So overall I really enjoyed The Amazing Spiderman 2 but I liked the first one just a little bit more. I also realize that I did a fair amount of trash talking about the Raimi trilogy which means that this review will automatically be rated down by a lot of people who see it... but oh well it's just my opinion on the 2 separate franchises.

I give The Amazing Spiderman 2 an 8/10

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

A way to reboot the series without actually rebooting it

[10/10 · 31 May 2014]

I've always been a big fan of the X-Men movies but I have never read the comics. So that being said I didn't hate X3 or Origins like most everybody else though I do have to admit they were definitely the weakest in the series. I was pretty excited for this new installment in the franchise especially after I started hearing some of the early reviews. I loved X-Men First Class and was really excited to see the cast of that movie and the original cast come together in one movie and this movie did not disappoint.

The acting in this movie was all around great. I love the actors that were chosen to play the younger versions of the characters from the original series. Michael Fassbender in particular is just perfect for young magneto. Every time he is on screen even in first class when he was more of an hero or anti- hero there was an ominous feeling surrounding him. James McAvoy is also great as young Charles Xavier. I love how after First Class they have managed to further humanize the character. I personally like Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique a lot more then Rebecca Romijn Like with James McAvoy I just feel like she does a good job humanizing the character. Thats not to say that I think that Patrick Stewart and Rebecca Romijn did a bad job because they both did really good as well. I like Nicholas Hoult as Beast for the same general reasons I like the other younger characters and sense I already mentioned the humanizing thing a few times I'll just leave it at that and of course Wolverine was awesome as always.

Some of the best action in this movie takes place in the future with the original cast. The future sentinels were great villains and really the first time in the X-Men movie series where there was a real sense of hopelessness when facing down an unbeatable enemy. Part of me wants to say that the future characters were a little underused but overall I think that for what the movie was they were in it for a good amount of time. The past had some great action to though. For example Magneto floating in the air carrying an entire stadium is definitely a highlight in the movie. Anytime Wolverine starts killing people with those claw bone or metal it really doesn't matter it's always cool. I also really like watching Beast fight I think its cool to watch the ways he fights much more like an animal then any human

I think that its really cool the way they have kind of rebooted the series without actually rebooting it by changing the time line. The writers did a great job with the time travel aspect of the story which has proved to be something that is really hard to do in other movies. I'm not saying that there were no holes in the plot what so ever but I think they will probably keep fixing some of the continuity errors as more movie in the series are released in the future so I'm not to worried about any plot holes.

Overall I really liked this movie and don't have any complaints

So I'm giving X-Men Days of Future Past a 10/10

Godzilla (2014)

Just about everything I wanted

[10/10 · 31 May 2014]

I've been unbelievably excited for this movie ever sense I first heard about the first teaser trailer shown at comic con 2012 and I was not disappointed. I've been a HUGE fan of Godzilla for as long as I can remember. I admit that the trailers especially early on were a bit misleading but that didn't stop me from loving the final product at all because what I got was a combination of everything that's great about the various Japanese movies.

There was a good feeling of terror throughout the movie with the conspiracy theories and the POV shots of the monsters. Even though this movie was not as dark as I'd expected it still got the point that what was happening was bad across and for me that's good enough. It was also campy like the later movies in the Japanese series without being cheesy.

Bryan Cranston was definitely a big highlight in this movie I just wish he had been in it more. When Cranston was on screen though he completely stole every scene and at this point I'd expect nothing less from him. I also completely disagree with the complaints about ATJ I think he did a great job playing his role. I think he had great chemistry with his family and I think he did a good job doing exactly what he needed to do for this role.

I don't have much to say about the plot except for that it was fairly simple but did a great job paying tribute to the original while still putting a cool new twist on the origin of Godzilla. So overall Godzilla (2014) was every bit as good as I'd hoped mixing everything I love about the Japanese movies

I thought about giving Godzilla a 9/10 but the more I think about the more I realize that I cant really think of one good complaint

So I gotta give Godzilla (2014) a 10/10

RoboCop (2014)

Entertaining

[7/10 · 13 March 2014]

I'd like to start off this review by saying that I have not seen the original Robocop(I know bring on the hate) so I went into this movie with an un biased open mind for this reboot. I don't really have a whole lot to say so I'll just mention what I liked about this movie

1. A lot of cool action with plenty of explosions 2. A fairly realistic near future world 3. Samual L. Jackson

I didn't walk into Robocop(2014) expecting an amazingly deep and brilliantly executed plot. I wanted to see a fun movie in the theater with my friends and that's exactly what I got. I admit from a strictly film making point of view this movie was not the greatest movie of all time by any stretch of the imagination but it was still good fun

So I'd say check out Robocop if you want something entertaining to get you into the summer movie season spirit

I give Robocop a 7/10

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Another great movie in 2013

[10/10 · 19 November 2013]

In my personal opinion 2013 has been full of great movies such as Iron Man Star Trek and Man of Steel just to name a few. Im really happy to be able to say I can now add yet another movie to the list. Thor the Dark World was every bit as awesome as I'd hoped it would be. The story of the MCU was furthered along as well as the story of the stand alone character Thor.

I loved seeing Loki once again doing what he does I loved seeing Thor evolve more as a character and I also loved seeing Thor taken from a more sci fi approach.Its great seeing these big characters being worked into a story grounded in reality but since most of this movie didn't take place on Earth they were able to take a more futuristic like approach to realistic then they have before.

Overall I don't really have a whole lot to say other then that Thor the Dark World is a great entry in the MCU I give Thor the Dark World a 10/10

Gravity (2013)

An intense movie going experience

[9/10 · 8 October 2013]

When I first saw the trailers for Gravity start to pop up I thought that it could either be really good or really boring. When some early reviews started coming in with mostly positive things to say I started to get pretty excited to go and see it and my excitement was not wasted. Gravity was an intense interesting and overall really fun time at the movies.

I've read some criticism about the scene where Cloony and Bullocks characters talk about their lives back on Earth while floating in space. People have said that the scene was completely forced into the movie and just did not need to be there. I completely disagree with that. That scene was needed and worked so well because Cloonys character (Matt) brought life on Earth up in the first place to try and calm Sandra Bullocks Character down on what was her first space mission. Considering how bad her first mission went I think what happened in that scene was just plain realistic.

I would not normally recommend 3D but in this movies case I would highly recommend it.

So overall Gravity was just a really cool movie I give Gravity a 9/10

R.I.P.D. (2013)

Good summer entertainment

[8/10 · 18 August 2013]

When I first saw the trailer for R.I.P.D. there were 2 things that made me wanna see it. 1. I love Ryan Reynolds Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon. 2. It just looked really entertaining. Thats not to say of course that this movie is without it's flaws.

You do get a feeling like in a way you have already seen this movie before and thats because in some ways it's a lot like Men in Black. that does somewhat pull you out of the movie at times but it really is not that big a problem. In my opinion the pros in this movie far out weigh the cons. It is a fun movie with interesting and likable characters. A cool idea that is fairly well writtin and just an overall fun movie to watch.

Thats really all I have to say about R.I.P.D. I don't really understand all of the hate thats it has gotten it really does not deserve all of that. Have people forgotten how to just have fun sometimes? I give R.I.P.D. a 7.5/10

Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

My favorite movie of the year?

[10/10 · 16 August 2013]

I had some really high expectations for Kick Ass 2 considering how much I loved the first one. With such high expectations I was a bit skeptical that the sequel could live up to the first. But it not only lived up to my expectations it passed them.

The characters were all done so well and the tone set throughout the entire movie is just perfect. It makes you feel the feeling you get in a regular superhero movie where you feel like yeah we NEED the superheros to stop this. the death of unexpected characters ( if you have not read the comics) and going through those traumatic events along with the other characters makes you feel as if your growing along with the characters. I liked how Hit Girl was not actually Hit Girl for a good portion of the movie and we really got to see her character grow up and figure out who she really is. I also liked watching kick ass turn into someone who can really kick ass and also just like Hit Girl grow up and realize who he truly is.

Something I think is really worth mentioning about this movie is the main villain The Mother effer. Yeah he was kind of an idiot at times but you really got the feeling that even though he's not the smartest guy in the world he really was evil. One of my favorite parts in the movie was in a scene where he visits his uncle in prison. His uncle has somebody close to Chris D'Amico killed and he finally completely snaps and truly becomes an evil villain.

Now I could probably go on and on about every little this about Kick Ass 2 that I loved but I would be typing for a LONG time if I were to do that. So I'll leave it at what I've already talked about and say don't listen to the haters if you loved the first movie go see this one. If you hated the first movie go see this one anyway because it was really good.

I'm more then happy to give Kick ass 2 a 10/10

Monsters University (2013)

Fun time at the movies

[8/10 · 10 August 2013]

I just recently watched Monsters inc. for the first time and really enjoyed it so I decided to go see Monsters U. I was pretty happy that I did. Monsters University was an entertaining well done prequel to Monsters inc. Its like American Pie Beta House for kids. Im gonna keep this short and not go into to great of detail.

I really liked seeing the characters from the first movie again especially getting to see how Mike and Sully met. I liked how at first they were not friends and had to grow as characters and work together in order to eventually get along. I also really liked seeing what kind of person Randy really is. I was expecting him to just be some jerk but really he just wants to fit in with the cool people at any cost( and yes I know that pretty much means he's a jerk but he at least has reasons for it).

So the story was fun the characters were cool and it was just an overall fun movie.

I give Monsters University an 8/10

The Wolverine (2013)

Yet another great superhero movie in 2013

[10/10 · 27 July 2013]

I had high expectations going into this movie I love the character Wolverine and Hugh Jackman plays him perfectly. So going in I knew that there was a chance that I would be disappointed but that was not the case. I really loved the Wolverine.

At first I was disappointed that we never saw how Wolverine got his memory back but I don't mind assuming that over time they came back maybe through his constant nightmares every night. Aside from that the only thing about this movie that bummed me out was that when Wolverine threw that guy off the balcony and he landed in a pool. Even though he did not know there was a pool there I could not help but think that would have been so much cooler and fitting for the character and tone of the movie if the pool had not been there.

I didn't mind the lack of mutants like some people have in fact I liked that because that allowed the movie to focus completely on Wolverine. All of the characters in the Wolverine were really good they all did what they needed to do in the movie as well as help to tell the story of The Wolverine.

So thats about all I have to say. The Wolverine was a great and really fun summer movie. Don't listen to the negative reviews at least not until you have seen the movie for yourself.

Even with those 2 little disappointments the more I think about it the more a realize that I still think overall...

The wolverine deserves a 10/10

Pacific Rim (2013)

Every bit as good as I'd hoped

[10/10 · 13 July 2013]

I've been really worried for months now that Pacific Rim was just not going to be able to live up to the level I had hyped myself up to but it did. From beginning to end it was just nearly non stop awesome. The visuals were amazing the fights the characters and the story were all so well done. Walking out I could not think of anything about this movie I did not like.

Just to try and list off some of my favorite things there was...

The characters. Though the characters did not have a ton of back story that we are shown anyway we see what we need to know. They all have there own parts to play during the apocalypse and the story though fairly simple really makes you care about those characters. I especially liked Charlie Days character I never thought I would be able to actually take him seriously because I like him so much as a comedy actor.

The story. Like I said the story is simple monsters from another dimension have brought the human race to the edge of extinction. This movie does a great job at pulling you into that world so that you can experience that alongside the characters.

The action. The fights in this movie were some of the most entertaining fights I've ever seen. The cgi was amazing and the whole movie was just a lot of fun to watch.

I was driving home and I was trying to decide what to rate this movie and I was thinking maybe 8 or 9 but the more I thought about it the more I realized that I could not think of even one small problem that I had with the whole movie.

So I give Pacific Rim a well deserved 10/10

The Heat (I) (2013)

Fun summer movie

[8/10 · 28 June 2013]

The Heat is a really fun summer movie. A great movie to watch if you are looking for a good laugh. There really is not anything bad that I have to say about this movie it was fun had action good characters and it was also really funny. Thats not to say that I absolutely loved this movie though.

The actors in The Heat all work very well together they have great on screen chemistry. The story though fairly simple was pretty well done. We've all seen buddy cop films before and you realize watching this movie that you have seen this kind of thing before. For me though that did not make me like this movie any less. The people in the packed theater I was in were laughing from beginning to end. I really don't think this movie deserves the 6.7/10 rating it has it was very entertaining and very fun to watch. But I would say that if you know you do not like the actors in this movie then it is probably not for you.

I give The Heat an 8/10

World War Z (2013)

About as good as I'd hoped

[7/10 · 25 June 2013]

I went into this movie not knowing if I would like it or not but also wanting to like it. I got want I had wanted from. World War Z was a fun entertaining new spin on the zombie Apocalypse story that we have all seen a million times before.

The action was great and pretty intense. The CGI was not bad but not great. The actors all did a very job and overall I'd say World War Z did what it was trying to do. It never really tried to be anything other then what it was a fun summer movie about zombies. The only thing I did not really like was the number of jump scares. There were not a lot but enough and I just think jump scares are really cheap.

I have not read the book I should have said that first thing but didn't.

I give World War Z a 7/10

This Is the End (2013)

best comedy of the year so far

[8/10 · 24 June 2013]

I saw this movie opening weekend but did not review it right away because I was not sure of what I thought of it. It was not really what I was expecting. I was expecting a raunchy but light hearted comedy that took light of a bad situation but instead the apocalypse in this movie is taken very seriously. I was not so sure I liked that. But I've had over a week to think on it and I have decided that Overall I really enjoyed watching This is the End.

I love the cast I think everyone in this movie is talented and really funny. They all have such great chemistry together but also all have something of their own to offer. The funniest part of the movie for me and my friends I think was a several minute long back and forth between Danny Mcbride and James Franco but I would watch the movie again for that scene alone So overall This is the End is a really fun over the top movie.

I give This is the End an 8/10