Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Dark Knight



Blown away. Extraordinary. Epic. Phenomenal. Need I say more? This film has a little bit of everything and more: action, drama, thriller, superhero, romance, and just down right awesome! The Dark Knight is definitely to-date, the best "super-hero" movie my eyes have yet to witness. This film is in its own category, and nothing has yet to come close to the supremacy of The Dark Knight.

How can I even begin to describe The Dark Knight? This film just totally blows out every other super-hero movie ever made. It's epic, fantastic, on the edge-of-your-seat thrilling! I believe that it is truly one of the best films of all time, and most of the world's population would agree.

The first thing that I admire about this film is that it isn't a predictable film at all. It always leaves you questioning what's about to happen and keeps you wanting to know more. Whenever I thought a particular thing would happen, I was completely taken by surprise. Most superhero films in the past were extremely predictable; the same chronology of events can always be seen-bad guy wrecks havoc, good guy saves the day and gets the girl. The end. This is not at all the case in The Dark Knight.
For example, whenever everybody was under the impression that Gordon had been killed by the Joker at the parade, everyone gets blown away when he comes back from hiding to reveal himself capturing the Joker. I would have never suspected that at all! I thought he was dead and done for.
I absolutely love how Chris Nolan used the element of surprise in this film. It always left you guessing and on the edge of your seat!

The story line was incredible. It amazes me how this entire idea was all devised and invented within the mind of Chris Nolan. He has some imagination! What I liked the most about the movie is that it had a real-life possibility to it, as in it seemed like it could actually happen in reality. It wasn't at all your usual super-hero film. It involved mobs, anarchy, vigilantism, police and things that have problems in reality. I love how they incorporated Batman and the Joker into the mix of all these real life dilemmas.
I also like how they molded the character of the Joker, the twisted and psychotic genius villain. His mission was not to kill his opponent or to actually take over a city. His sole purpose was to pin everybody against everybody and send Gotham into spiraling chaos and anarchy. He got into people's minds and even got the most noblest of people to fall, such as Harvey Dent.
I also loved the internal struggle that Batman/Bruce Wayne faces: he is torn between the duty to protect the city from this madman, but his very actions are what hurting people and in so, damaging him, as well. I just can't describe enough how excellent this film was!
The entire knitting of the film is remarkable. The aspect of the film is just incredible and simply just has an amazing story line that blows me away.

I love how they ended The Dark Knight to set up the next film. Gotham is literally in chaos, Gotham's finest have fallen, and Bruce Wayne finds himself fighting an internal conflict as the entire city points the finger of blame at Batman. It was a bittersweet and rather depressing ending, but a fantastic ending it was!
The entire film was prodigious and there is nothing negative I can say about it at all!

The acting was phenomenal. Christian Bale was flawless as the tormented Bruce Wayne and delivered an outstanding performance.
Heath Ledge blew me away. This was such a dark and challenging role to take on, and he could not have done it any better. It was absolutely amazing how he tackled the Joker, and I wish I had more to say but I can't form into words how awesome his performance was!!
Micheal Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman also delivered fantastic performances. I personally feel that Gyllenhaal was a much more suited Rachael Dawes then Katie Holmes. Nevertheless, she performed exellently. They all did stupendous performances.
I was very impressed with Aaron Eckhart as the D.A. Harvery Dent. He was an excellent selection for this role and did a great job; he turned from being the noble leader to a twisted and bent on revenge "two-face."
Quick fact: I like how they did Two-Face and Joker in the film. I liked how you really don't know how Joker came to look as he did, especially the scar indented to resemble a smile.
I love how they still incopporated Two-Face's coin into the film, which actually worked very well into the film with a burnt side and a normal side! Fantastic! I also like how he became Two-Face with half his face consumed by burnt flesh and bone. Much better than the dipiction of Two-Face in the '90s.

I am a big fan of Gary Oldman & Michael Caine from previous films, and like the others, did not disappoint me at all!

Bottom line: this film cannot be compared to any other film every made! It has everything that any person of any movie taste will enjoy. It is just an incredible film that happens to be my favorite movie!
Warner Brothers-there are high expectations for this next sequel, and will be quite an obstacle to top The Dark Knight, but anything is possible and I wait in eager expectation for its premiere in 2012!! This film towers high above all other superhero movies!! I wish I had more to say on this film, but it is hard to form into words how epically awesome this movie is!! Go watch it!

A+

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Spongebob Square Pants Movie



I first have to say that I am probably one of the biggest Spongebob nerds/fans that ever walked the Earth! I have always loved SB since the day it premiered in '99, and when it was revealed to me that SB would be hitting the big screen, my excitement rose sky high! Well, it has obviously been several years since it was in theatres, but after watching it twice in the same week, I feel compelled to do a review over this movie!!

Synopsis:
When evil mastermind Plankton has finally concocted a diabolical plan (Plan Z) to overthrow Mr. Krab's by framing him when he steals King Neptune's crown and stealing the Krabby Patty secret formula, Spongebob with this starfish BFF Patrick have 6 days to recover the crown from the horrid Shell City and return to save Mr. Krabs from Neptune's wrath and stop Plankton from overtaking Bikini Bottom.

Hilarious. Comical. Crazy. Fun. Just plain weird. That is pretty much the SBSP Movie in a nutshell, and a fantasticly awesome nutshell it is! If you are looking for a good laugh and possess a good sense of humor, there is no possible reason you wouldn't enjoy this film. I know I certainitly did when I was 9 and still continue to now that I am 16 (well, 16 in a few weeks =D)! This film is just down-right funny and defintely made devoted SB fans proud!

What I liked about this film is that it had a very good story line and could allow people to relate to the characters. Along with a certain moral to the movie, it just was, once again, abnormally funny! To be honest, the film was so weird and crazy, that one couldn't help but have your abdonem go numb from hysterical laughter. Many aspects about the film were so random, and they enhanced the comcial sense about the film. The moral aspect I got out of this film is that even when people tell you that you are just a "kid" or incapable of doing the "impossible", you always have the capability to whatever you believe you can do! Ok, I know that was a little cheesy but it is true. And if anything, it definitely brings out my inner child and inspires me to live in my youthfulness! Ah, the joys of being a kid =).

I wish I had more to say, but I really don't have many words to type! It was jsut bottom line a great, hysterically funny and comical movie about a sponge and his friend, despite the odds and the doubts of others against them, venturing out to save their friend from an evil mastermind intent on destruction of the sacred krabby patty!! Well, not destroying the sandwich, but destroying Mr. Krab's business and getting the Krabby Patty secret formula. Oh, that reminds me!

Ok, I am sorry to say that I did see one error that really was a constant thorn in my side. The evil and tiny mastermind's, Plankton, sole existence was to steal the KP secret formula and thwart Mr. Krab's business. Well, he was pretty much obsessed more about the hidden recipe for the burger than getting rid of his culinary rival. So when he finally does steal the formula, nothing else is said on the formula at all! What the heck!? But, I suppose that the film has to differ in some ways from the series, so maybe the actual uncovering of the forumla wasn't as relevant to the film as it is to in the series, per se. Oh well. I just wish that Plankton finally getting is "stubby, tiny, finger prints" on the formula could have been more emphasized.

Overall, I would recommend this film to anyone. For loyal Spongebob lovers such as moi, I think you should be pleased with this adaption of our favorite undersea sponge who lives in a pineapple! We can only hope that there will a sequel =). C'mon Nickelodeon!
So remember:
I'M A GOOFY GOOBER, YEAH! YOU'RE A GOOFY GOOBER, YEAH!
WE'RE ALL GOOFY GOOBERS, YEAH! GOOFY, GOOFY, GOOFY GOOBER, YEAH!!!

A

Friday, June 24, 2011

Green Lantern



Ok.....I am not going to beat around the bush today so I am going to get straight to the point, ladies and gentlemen:

Synopsis:
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite, powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. Warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him the ability to create anything his mind can imagine. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds).
(sited from-press.warnerbros.com).

My review of Green Lantern can be summed up quite like this: Great potential but poorly executed. I was so hoping that this film would be super awesome and leave me blown away. Instead, I left the movie theatre with shocked disappointment and wandaring how I could not totally bash Green Lantern in this review.

I first want to address the flaws that Green Lantern had, all of course in my opinion. There was a reoccuring mistake that this film continued to have: it did a poor job of explaning barely anything. Pretty much the entire film, I found myself nudging my Dad to ask him what was happening. I didn't catch most of anything until later in the film. It's lack of explanation defintely cost Green Lantern interest in its movie-goers. They didn't take the time to fully explain each scene and aspect of the movie. Which leads to my next point:
RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, AND MORE RUSHING!!! Geez! Gosh! I was suprised that this film was acutally rather short. They could have lengthened the film by at least another 20 or 30 minutes! Think about how much more info and extra time they could have worked with to make the film make sense! They didn't take the time to slow down, and fully describe what was going on. In the beginning in particular, actually made no sense to me. Yes, the narrator explained a little, but more could have been elaborated on.

If I had to choose one aspect about the film that had the most errors, was Hector Hammond. Wow. That had lack of explanatory all over it!. I pretty much had no idea who he was the entire film, or his relevance as the villan to the movie. I understood that he was a scientist from just pure observation; I mean, anyone could have figured that out. But, as to why he was reading other people's minds and such, I was lost. They kind of just threw him into the film, and didn't bother to explain much at all. His connection to Parallax wasn't explained well at all, and even at the end of film when it was sort of evident, it still didn't make sense. I wish I could say more on the subject, but that's about all I can say! LACK OF EXPLANATION AND MAJOR RUSHING!!!!

Martin Campbell was the director of Green Lantern, and so I have to say, I was obviously disappointed in his work. The irony of that leaves me flabbergasted, because I have admired Campbell's work from previous films, such as Casino Royale. Ok, if Casino Royale was one of the best movies I have ever seen, why couldn't the same accomplishment be made out of Green Lantern?

The final fight scene between Parallax and Green Lantern was way too short. What the heck? It lasted like two minutes-? It wasn't very impressive or epic at all. Posh. It was just another basic and predictable hero vs. villan fight scene that always results in the same ending.

Ok, if I had been sucked up into a green orb thing and transported throughout the city to be dumped by a crashed spaceship and discover an alien, I wouldn't stand there and act just nervous about him dying. I would totally freak out and scream or something. I think Hal Jordan's reaction to the discovery of the ring and lantern could have been a little more natural and believable. I think anyone would not just believe what an alien has to say, and react cooly about it. Even the scene where Hal apperars in his suit at Carrol's balcony: ok, if a strange flying man appeared at my doorstep, I would holler and freak out. She embraced his presence and tried to make out with him like an old boyfriend! What the heck!

Now onto the positives, I suppose. I was extremely pleased with Ryan Renoylds as Hal Jordan. He was a perfect selection and delivered a fantastic performance. And I have to say, he looked hot in his tight green suit!!!! I have nothing negative to say about him, same thing goes to Blake Lively. She also did a wonderful acting job that I credit them for that. The only thing I have to say is that their relationship throughout the film was so irratic, that I didn't know if they were a couple, liked each other, hated each other, ect. Oh well. I suppose they end up together in the end, right?

The viusal effects were really impressive, I have to say. The Green Lantern suits were awesome!!! So I was very pleased with the CGI and effects. They were rather fascinating and suited the film well.
Well, I can't say much else about the film. Except that this film had so much potential to be totally awesome and extrodinary, and instead, came up just short of the finish line. It had very good scenes, and yet it had very weird and bad scenes.

Overall, if you dig superhero movies, I would recommend this film to all Green Lantern lovers and ya'll can be the judge of the accuracy and what not. I am here just to critique on film quality. However, my Warner Bro. movie reviewer father who has an extensive knowledge on comic books and such labeled the movie decent. So, I shall do the same. It was alright. Not fantastic, and not absolutely terrible. I just hope that they can make a better Green Lantern 2 (hey-there is no possible way there can't be a sequel after that scene at the end of the credits-?)

B-