Before I spank out my first official new review on here I'd like to post small pieces of some of the films I've reviewed this summer so far. I won't post the whole sha-bang, but just a little snippet and it's rating. Enjoy.
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" * 1/2 out of ****
"This movie sucks. Pure and simple. I don't feel like I have to go on a long drawn out sequence of things telling you just HOW bad it is, but rest assured it's bad. It's bad because FOX didn't use it's money wisely. It's bad because they cut the film to ribbons and crafted a boring, insipid and unimpressive screenplay."
"Star Trek" **** out of ****
" More fun then any recent sci-fi films and by far one of the best sci-fi adventure films made in modern times. 'Star Trek' is the summer film to beat at this point and is actually the best film I've seen all year thus far."
"Next Day Air" ** 1/2 out of ****
"All the good dialogue is there and the story adds up in the end, but a certain pop and wow level is missing and that’s a key element. That’s why I can’t bring myself to like it all the way."
"Angels & Demons" *** out of ****
"Why this is better than ‘The Da Vinci Code’ is partly because you knew you were about to get a 144 minute noggin jog in after the first film, but also because it was spiced up enough with bits of intrigue and a decent level of suspense that works on a pretty consistent level."
"Terminator Salvation" * 1/2 out of ****
"“Terminator Salvation” isn’t even really a movie where potential shines through like with ‘Babylon A.D.’, where you could tell there was a much greater and wider story there, but someone squished it. Here the story goes nowhere and nowhere fast and it can't relay on action because even that is weak and dull."
"Drag Me to Hell" **** out of ****
"...it's obvious Raimi's been watching horror films and it's obvious he's not a big fan of a lot of the new stuff, so he says f**k it and packs 'Drag Me to Hell' with actual jumps, loud bangs and crashes and a couple of truly 'Three Stooges' inspired fight sequences that'll really get you going."
"The Hangover" *** 1/2 out of ****
"About two weeks ago I saw 'The Hangover' and can say now more than ever that it is indeed Phillips' best work to date. It loads up several of the things I loved in 'Old School' and adds clever set ups and great dialogue to deliver successful laugh after successful laugh."
"The Taking of Pelham 123" *** out of ****
"Scott's version of the 70's thriller adds a lot of his trademark style while never forgetting about the characters. "
"Year One" * 1/2 out of ****
"Jack Black and Michael Cera play basically themselves but in lackluster costumes and go through several poo, fart and pee jokes that range from mildly funny and disgusting to just flat out stupid and boring"
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" *** out of ****
"It’s huge, loud, has a slight learning disability, somewhat racist and never lets up from Bay’s heavy action sense. In short it’s “Bad Boys II” with less cursing and more robots. So I left the theater a happy camper."
"Public Enemies" **** out of ****
"I do love 'Public Enemies' enough to say it's one of my favorite crime films of the 2000's..."
"Bruno" *** 1/2 out of ****
"I will say that Cohen is a brave and possibly insane man. A bizarre genius that will go further than any comedian you will ever see. He wants to show you some of the gritty things that go down everyday and YES they are gritty..."
"Moon" *** 1/2 out of ****
"Rockwell's performance is among the absolute best of this years and of his entire career."
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" *** out of ****
"Stronger than the last, but doesn't live up to be anything more than how it looked. It's a Harry Potter film with lots of story, dozens of creative characters, evil, good, magic and just enough impressive set designing and acting to make it all look and feel real, while still lacking any emotional attachments."
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