Hancock

Hancock
6 out of 10

I've been wanting to see this movie, and so when in came to a theater near me, I went. I liked it, but it also made you wonder if they just combined two stories together. It had a weird plot twist.

It's about Hancock, who is a sloppy super hero who makes a mess as he tries to help people. Frankly he just is a alcoholic guy who wants to help people. So he helps this guy and decides to hear what he has to say about being a better hero. Hancock goes to jail for a bit, and comes back will everyone wanting his help. Around this time, the plot twist takes place, and I don't want to give it away.

I've seem many very different reviews on this movie, so I guesss it all depends on how well you like surprising plot twists.

Here's the trailer:

August Rush

August Rush
8 out of 10

This as a really good movie. I, as a lover of music, could really relate to the whole thing. This movie is about love, hope, and determination.

It is about Evan Taylor (AKA August Rush) who has been in an orphinage all his life. One day he takes a chance and steps out into the world of New York City to find his parents. While looking, he meets a new friend, Arthur. Arhtur takes Evan to an old run down theater that has become the home of the children street musicians of New York City. evan is introduced to all types of music and soon gets his composed music in an orchestra that brings his family together.

Trailer:


And here are some clips of the music from the movie:

One Missed Call

One Missed Call
5 out of 10

I finally got to watch this movie. I had posted a while back that I'd wanted to watch it. And I say it was OK, and only just. The story was good, but it was just average; it was just another scary movie. Actually, it reminded me a lot of The Ring in these ways:
1) They both have to do with a phone call
2) They both have a stupid girl who have to figure out some stupid mystery with all the little clues throughout the movie
3) The guy that hangs out with the main girl dies at the end
4) Everyone thinks the mother are evil when it really their satanic little girl

It did scare the crap out of my cousin. I happened to have to ring tone on my phone. So that night I stole his phone, sent the ring tone to him, and called him the next day. It scared the crap out of him! He he he!

In the movie, if your phone rang this certain ring tone, you would hear yourself die, and soon after, you would get so freaked out by it that somehow you would die. So this one girl sees two of her friends die that way and decides, "Hey, I don't want to die". So when she gets the call, she goes and figures out how to stop it. The End.

Typical Scary movie. But it was still worth watching. Here is the trailer:

P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You
10 out of 10

My friend Ashlee has been begging me to watch this movie since it came out on DVD. I finally got the chance to. It was really good. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It was a wonderful experience. This a great movie, but totally a chick flick. I especially loved the music, but that;s just me. The story is really good.

It is a story about Holly Kennedy. Her husband, a cute Irish singer, dies of cancer and leaves Holly a devastated young widow, who is lost in her own world of grief and sorrow. She wants to stay in her apartment forever, even when her friends try to help her. Then, on her birthday, Holly receives a recorded message from the one person she least expects: her deceased husband. He tells her to follow the instructions that he leaves for her. These instructions are to help Holly move on in life and to stop grieving.

This is a really good movie. It reminded me alot of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson. Here's the trailer for P.S. I Love You:

Iron Man

Iron Man
10 out of 10

I really really liked this movie. I'm not really the super hero movie type, but this was great. It was a good mix of action, romance, and people getting blown up and shot. The very end was... well, it's not how I would end it, but it was still great!

It's about a guy who all his life has made the most technological weapons of mass destruction, and on one of his missile presentations, a group of terrorists, who force him to make them a very destructive weapon. Instead, he builds the Iron Man suit and fights his way out of there. When he returns home, he realises that he doesn't want to cause destruction, but rather, he wants to prevent it. And thus becomes Iron Man.

21

21
7 0ut of 10

This was a pretty good movie. It was the typical Vegas movie, but it was still good. I went and saw it with a group of friends. I thought it was good. Everyone seemed to be on about the same grading scale. Over all, it was a movie worth seeing. It's funny, romantic and exciting.

The film is about this guy named Ben who is an excellent student and thrives in math. He is trying to get into Harvard, but doesn't have the money to afford it, until he is asked to join this small group of card-counting black jack players. He joins he team and right at the top of his game, things starts to go downhill.

I don't want to give away anymore, because it's a movie worth seeing. Here's the trailer, though:

10,000 B.C.

10,000 B.C.
8 out of 10

I went to go see this movie with my sister and my dad, instead of going to some overly expensive horrible restaurant with my cousins. That was their loss. This was a good movie. Now, the graphics were nothing special and the acting was average. But it was just one of those movies you had to like. The plot was not historical in any means, but no one ever said this was a historical based film. It's just a movie.

The story is about a small prehistoric tribe that gets invaded by more civilized areas of the world. The main character's love of his life is taken from him and he has to venture across new lands to save her and a bunch of other people. Along the way, he joins up with other tribes who have had the same thing happen to them as he has. They all get together and take down Egypt.

Like I said: It's not supposed to be accurate, but a good story.

Bank Job

Bank Job
7 out of 10

This was a movie with a good plot. It it a movie based on a 1971 true-life robbery of a bank in Baker Street, London, from which the money and valuables stolen were never recovered. There was a lot of nudity and a bunch of language. There was also some violence. Even though it was awkward, because I went to see with with my grandpa, my uncle, and my cousin. It was still pretty good. I loved the plot!

This movie is four different stories at once that all intertwine with each other. It keeps you at the edge of your seat. It's the true, 1970s version of Oceans 11.

Fools Gold

Fools Gold
8 out of 10

I went to see this on Friday with some friends. It's a pretty good romantic comedy, even if Kaitlyn, my friend who is into violent movies, didn't think so...

It is about this couple that have spent the past some many years of their marriage looking for this treasure off the coast of Florida. And right after their divorce, they start to find it. It's about how they find the treasure, get back together, and stop this mafia-type-guy from finding it.

Here's the trailer

Vantage Point

Vantage Point
9 out of 10

This movie was also awesome! I loved how it kept you guessing throughout the whole movie!!! It also had a bunch of twists and turns. It was good!

The story is in 8 different points of view. It's about a president assassination which 5 terrorists blowing up stuff, killing people, and even a kidnapping.

Here's a trailer of the movie. I think I've already posted it before, but just so you don't have to go looking for it again. I just love previews that give you goosebumps:

Twilight Movie

The Twilight movie has got half a cast. Even though it does not say so one the movie sight, you can find out about it here on Stephenie Meyeer's blog. It's not too much like I pictured them when I read the books, but the new Twight y might be able to pass if they were alot of makeup and use alot of special effects.
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*UPDATE!! May 12, 2008*

There is a new Twilight trailer. It's pretty sweet. I can't wait for the movie to come out in December.
The trailer is below and here is Stephenie Meyer's movie page on her blog: http://stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_movie.html

Scary Movies

We are in a small scary movie time right now. There's One Missed Call, The Eye, Untraceable, ect. I've heard The Eye is really scary and that big though kids went and say it and screamed and got scared. So it must be pretty good.

This is the One Missed Call trailer:


This is The Eye trailer:


This is the Untraceable trailer.


I havn't heard too much from the other two. (That is, as in people I actually know say they like it or not. I don't know if I can trust the media with a good answer.) So if you've seen them, I'd like to know what you think of those.
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In other news, Justine Larbalastier has a new book coming out in September called How To Ditch Your Fairy. It looks good. (FYI, she'd Scott Westerfeld's wife. Cool, I know.) Here is her blog: http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/. I think the book looks good. I can't wait for it to come out.

The Final Cut

Yes, I know. It's the old movie all the way back from 2004. But what made me think about it was a recent post on Scott Westerfeld's blog. The post was about how they are starting to put mini cameras into blind people's eyeballs so that they can see.

The movie is about a future world where everyone is encouraged to get a microchip that records everything you hear and see for your whole life. After you die, the Cutters will take the chip and make a video for everyone to remeber you by. It was pretty good. Watch the trailer at least.

And in book news, I just finished reading Speak. It was really good. I recomend it to all teen girls. You guys wouldn't like stuff like this. It's like a chick-flick book. And as I get to looking, it also appears to be a movie, too. Go figure.

Cloverfield and Shakespeare?

So last night me and my friend Ashlee went to the movies to see Cloverfield with Deana, my other friend. The movie was good. Here's some videos trailers and clips. And this one too:




*Warning: The rest of this post will spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it! Beware!*

So I won't give too much away for the reason of people have a tendency to be curious. But I will say the movie just ends. That reminds me of Shakespeare's work because in Shakespeare's plays, his doesn't give you all the details and you have to figure them out for yourself and guess your opinion on it. That is kind of how Cloverfield is. Except it is totally a Godzilla for America. At the end it seems like a horrible ending, but it is one of those movies that leaves you thinking days later. (Those are my favorite kind of movies) and I thinks that makes it good.

You also have to know the reason they filmed it they way they did: because they wanted it to seem like this had already happened and they were showing it later after they recovered the video.

It was good enough to go see. So go see it. Or rent it at least when it comes out on DVD.