Last weekend up in Maine I saw Hancock and it was amazing! I'm a big fan of Will Smith, and why shouldn't I be? He's a great actor, his movies are more often than not absolutely amazing (one of the only exceptions is The Legend of Bagger Vance) and he's not too hard on the eyes either.
I was skeptical of seeing Hancock when the first trailers were shown. I couldn't tell if it was some superhero satire film or what, but I trust Will Smith's judgement on what movies he stars in so I went and saw it and boy was I pleasantly surprised!
I guess that happens when you don't have the highest expectations, but who cares what a great movie! Will Smith plays John Hancock, an alcoholic who happens to have super powers. Unfortunately he pretty much stinks at being a superhero and screws up all the time. When he saves the life of a PR executive, Ray Embrey (played by Jason Bateman), he decides to help change the public's opinion of Hancock. Things get complicated when Hancock meets Ray's family and Ray's wife, Mary (played by Charlize Theron), thinks that Hancock is a lost cause and that Ray is wasting his time.
This movie was full of some really great humor and great action sequences. Not to mention Will Smith in that superhero uniform, very nice haha. I definitely think this one is worth watching, and less graphic, for the most part, than Wanted so if you're looking for a good action flick but can't handle too much blood and stuff, then Hancock is the right choice for now...but The Dark Knight comes out on the 18th so that may be another good choice. I'll let you know.
Ciao!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Wanted
Yay my first movie review!
Anyways, I saw Wanted last night with Kayla...she's my movie buddy. The movie was great I thought. Jam-packed with action so I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Thought the acting was great, and of course James McAvoy isn't too bad to look at. Let's face it, neither is Angelina Jolie haha.
The premise of the movie, don't worry I won't give it all away, is that there is a fraternity of assassins. The job of these assassins is to kill whoever they are told to, because "kill 1 and save a thousand" is their motto. Then there's Wesley Gibson (McAvoy), an accountant who pretty much doesn't care about anything anymore. His girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend and Wesley's job is the worst. Yet he does nothing, then his whole life changes at the pharmacy...
I'll leave it at that. Either way the action is amazing. Crazy gun fights, awesome graphics, James McAvoy's awesome body, ok cars (I'm partial to European cars, they featured mostly American sports cars), and great acting too. Not at all lame like The Happening (don't even get me started on that!).
I highly recommend this movie to anyone, but just be aware there's a lot of blood and guts...what else would you expect from a movie about assassins? So if you can't handle people getting shot then I wouldn't see it...but if you can definitely go see it! 2 thumbs up I'd say...but I need to come up with something else, because I don't need to be following in Siskel and Ebert's footsteps. Any ideas?
Ciao!
Anyways, I saw Wanted last night with Kayla...she's my movie buddy. The movie was great I thought. Jam-packed with action so I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Thought the acting was great, and of course James McAvoy isn't too bad to look at. Let's face it, neither is Angelina Jolie haha.
The premise of the movie, don't worry I won't give it all away, is that there is a fraternity of assassins. The job of these assassins is to kill whoever they are told to, because "kill 1 and save a thousand" is their motto. Then there's Wesley Gibson (McAvoy), an accountant who pretty much doesn't care about anything anymore. His girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend and Wesley's job is the worst. Yet he does nothing, then his whole life changes at the pharmacy...
I'll leave it at that. Either way the action is amazing. Crazy gun fights, awesome graphics, James McAvoy's awesome body, ok cars (I'm partial to European cars, they featured mostly American sports cars), and great acting too. Not at all lame like The Happening (don't even get me started on that!).
I highly recommend this movie to anyone, but just be aware there's a lot of blood and guts...what else would you expect from a movie about assassins? So if you can't handle people getting shot then I wouldn't see it...but if you can definitely go see it! 2 thumbs up I'd say...but I need to come up with something else, because I don't need to be following in Siskel and Ebert's footsteps. Any ideas?
Ciao!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Ebert & Roeper Who?
I'm a big fan of movies, which all my friends know, and I'm definitely not a big fan of Ebert & Roeper, or Siskel for that matter. I don't have a problem with them, just their views on movies. I realize they're educated in film and have seen way more movie than I ever will, but I think they're a little too harsh.
Movies are meant as entertainment, so if I enjoy a movie...then I think it was good. Them on the other hand, they rip it to shreds: "oh the acting stunk, the cinematography was blah..." and so on. I don't see the point.
This is why I'm starting this so that I can give my own critique of movies. I thought about the best way to go about this since I own so many movies (well I think I own a lot, I know people own way more than I do). Should I write about the movies I own or just new movies I see? Deb and I decided new movies would be best. Who wants to hear about movies they've probably already seen? Great point Deb!
I just want to say that in no way am I any expert with movies. I've just seen a lot, and the movies I have seen I've seen many times. My one talent that my friends and I all agree on is that I can name what movie a song is from and what part of the movie it's from (as long as I've seen the movie of course), so that's all I'm an expert on. Anyways, hope everyone enjoys and if you don't like my critique, well everyone has their own opinion, obviously, which is why I've started this blog.
Ciao!
Movies are meant as entertainment, so if I enjoy a movie...then I think it was good. Them on the other hand, they rip it to shreds: "oh the acting stunk, the cinematography was blah..." and so on. I don't see the point.
This is why I'm starting this so that I can give my own critique of movies. I thought about the best way to go about this since I own so many movies (well I think I own a lot, I know people own way more than I do). Should I write about the movies I own or just new movies I see? Deb and I decided new movies would be best. Who wants to hear about movies they've probably already seen? Great point Deb!
I just want to say that in no way am I any expert with movies. I've just seen a lot, and the movies I have seen I've seen many times. My one talent that my friends and I all agree on is that I can name what movie a song is from and what part of the movie it's from (as long as I've seen the movie of course), so that's all I'm an expert on. Anyways, hope everyone enjoys and if you don't like my critique, well everyone has their own opinion, obviously, which is why I've started this blog.
Ciao!
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