True Grit: Movie Review

This is easily one of my favorite movies of the year. Superb acting and actors, action-packed, and all-around a well-made film. What else is there to say? Jeff Bridges is awesome? The only thing that bugged me was I didn't like the actor who played the girl. Chloe Grace Moretz would have done better in my opinion. (That's just me) B+

Little Fockers; Movie Review

It did what a third movie is supposed to do. Without sucking that badly.

    It's expected for third movie to do bad on its own. It's like, a movie trilogy's destiny. That some movies didn't have to follow. Toy Story didn't, Lord of the Rings didn't, Austin Powers... kinda didn't. So, is Little Fockers one of them? Or will it be thrown in the clearance bin along with The Ring 2? We'll find out. Meet the Parents was incredible. It had a cliche storyline and made it it's own, and proved to be hilarious. Then Meet the Fockers came and... it was fine. Just fine. And now here comes Little Fockers. It seems like they think that slicing a finger a finger open and letting it spray all over the family as "cute". Or maybe they think that the movie making comedy strategy, "It's not what it looks like." is an original story-telling technique. Even after all those things this movie still proves to be fun. Half of the jokes may be really stupid, but it made me laugh harder than any movie I'd seen this year. And that's saying something. I still think they could have survived without all the dirty jokes in the movie, because for me it went totally overboard. Overall, this is a FUN movie. It's not cute, or very smart for that matter, but it makes you laugh. HARD. B-

Tron: Legacy; Movie Review

Overdone and Underdone. Tron falls short of awesomeness.

   We all know it's hard to make a film. People get that. But when you try too hard on one thing in a movie, it seems like you've ditched the other parts of the film that made up the movie. The director tries a little too hard on some stuff in this movie. For example, the effects had lots of... effort. There was proof there was effort put into it. A LOT of it. It proved to be too much. While you're watching, I feel like my eyes are about to spontaneously combust. Hey, better luck next time on a smaller screen, you glowing bike! Ok, that was stupid :-/. I also felt the film tried too hard sneaking religion into it. Long story short: God made Devil. Devil is bad. God has son. He is Jesus. Jesus is savior and only hope. And... that's how Tron pretty much goes. With glowey bikes in it. Which makes for a pretty bland story for anyone who's gone to Sunday School or church. I'm not going to give this an F, because this movie had effort put into it. I'll give it a....? C- I told you I could be generous!

 

Meet The Parents; Movie Review

    Okay guys, I know this movie is old, but I just saw it and I really like it. It's about this guy who meets the parents of his girlfriend who he is planning to marry. The only problem is, he needs the parents' approval to marry her. And EVERYTHING goes wrong. This is a really funny movie but you end up feeling bad for the guy at the end. B

The Black Eyed Peas: The Beginning; Album Review

    One of The Black Eyed Peas' best albums yet.
    Before I review this album, let me say one thing. I am a HUGE  fan of The Black Eyed Peas. I could probably name all of their songs off the top of my head right now. No joke. Before The E.N.D. came out, I was really excited for the album. Well, I was disappointed. Instead of making music with original beats and nice vocals, they welcomed auto-tune to the party. I didn't really like the album, but I grew into it... kind of.  But this album didn't disappoint. They still had auto-tune, but I thought it was used a little better than the last album. This should definitely be on your list for downloading.
   The album starts out with The Time (Dirty Bit), the hit single released before the album. It's another one of their partying songs with a good feel to them. Plus, they sampled part of a different song. Another highlight on the album is Love You Long Time. It's also another one of their love songs. The two best songs to me were XOXOXO and Do It Like This. XOXOXO is about how we can express love through technology, and the outcome was great. Do It Like This reminded me of Boom Boom Pow, a song that seemed to have no meaning at all, but had some meaning after all. (Even if the meaning was pathetic) And comes out as an awesome song.
   Although I thought it was better than The E.N.D., I still thought it could use some more work. B

What to Download:
Hit single The Time (Dirty Bit)
Love You Long Time
XOXOXO
Do it Like This

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys; Album Review

When I thought My Chemical Romance couldn't get any better...
    Before I downloaded my pre-ordered copy of Danger Days, I had already listened to the album. The whole album was streaming live from Dr. Death's lab, (We'll talk about him later) on Youtube.  This was phenomenal for me, because I was so excited to hear this album. I felt like a total geek, staring at a computer for an hour watching Dr. Death's commentary and this amazing album. When I was done, I had know regrets. After that, I looked down at the comments, and it said 168 comments since you started viewing. (:|) I guess people were just as excited as me!
   After looking at the album name, you may be wondering what the killjoys are. The killjoys are Party Poison, Kobra Kid, and Jet Star. (The three band members) Dr. Death is the DJ who hosted that listening party and appears once in a while on Danger Days. In the Na Na Na video and the SING video, it features the killjoys defeating enemies. Which can be very cool and cheesy at the same time. And then there is BLI (Better Living Industries) BLI is the enemy for the killjoys. Basically what BLI is is that they are people who want you to live your life the way they want you to. And, as you may guess, the most common answer is, "Screw that, I'm with the killjoys."
    This was also a very important album for My Chemical Romance. They've matured. A lot. And so, instead of Gerard Way wearing all black clothing including his chin length black hair, along with crying about death, violence, and drugs, (Which proved to still be very entertaining) He is now an energetic classic punk rock band lead singer. Along with clown red hair, Han Solo boots, and an awesome costume. Instead of the usual depressing, dark, music, it's now an epic, absurd, fun, powerful, and exciting punk. Sounds great, right? That's because it is. My Chem has grown up. And no matter what you say, it's definitely for the better.
   And now, the songs.

    Look Alive, Sunshine- This is the intro to the Na Na Na video. You may have heard it.

   Na Na Na- Most My Chemical Romance fans have heard this one, and it's the same old sing along chorus with those amazingly intelligent lyrics! (I was being a little sarcastic)

   Bulletproof Heart- At first I thought this song would be aimed at screaming fangirls, but I actually really like it. It almost makes it way to sounding like a ballad.

   SING- Not my favorite, mainly because I thought it was pretty bland. I don't think this one deserved the single, but it's bearable.


   Planetary (GO!) - Has a cool intro and it's a really in your face type of song.

   The Only Hope for Me Is You - This song was released before the album, and it is definitely a highlight on the album. It has a great sense of hope, despite the song name.

   Jet Star/ Kobra Kid Traffic Report - A few words from Dr. Death

   Party Poison - This is a really energetic song and is one of my favorites. Really makes you want to jump up and fist pump like a champ.

   Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back - This one was released at the MCR website and reminds me of their older music a little. With all the screaming and chanting of "RIGHT NOW!" and "WHO CARES!".

   S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W - The best slow song in the album. At times the feel of the song can be a little depressing, but it's still pretty great.

   Summertime - The only song I dislike... listen to it for yourself. I felt like they were trying to redo SING a little bit.

   Destroya - My favorite song on the album. It is probably the most serious song on the album.

   The Kids from Yesterday - This one is fine, but not really a highlight. It still is fun to listen to it knowing it's about Gerard maturing through his music.

   Vampire Money - This one is funny and really good. It's probably the most fun on the album.

   We Don't Need Another Song About California - This song is only available on the deluxe edition, and it makes getting the deluxe version worthwhile.

   Overall, this is my favorite rock album of the year, but I think they could have done a little better. Mainly because I think the songs didn't flow together so well as they did in The Black Parade. But this one I still think is the most creative, and better, than most of My Chem's older music. No matter what fans of the older music say. A-

Edit: Here is the listening party streaming from Youtube.

V for Vendetta; Movie Review

First of all, let me get this out of the way. I am a huge Alan Moore fan. I haven't read much of his work, but after reading Watchmen, I could guarantee Alan Moore is awesome. And when I heard of this movie, I was super excited. But after watching it, I think I put my expectations a little too high for somethings, and other things I was surprised by. This movie IS dark. I mean DARK. But since it revolves around mostly the terrorist, V, the terror and darkness is nearly glorified. As in, blowing up a humongous building. You don't hear much about the cons of that, you hear all about the pros of that happening. "This country needs more than a building right now, it needs hope." I really expected this as an extremely violent movie, it   revolving around a terrorist and all, but it left out a lot of the blood and gore it could have easily had. I wasn't very impressed with the acting much, because Natalie Portman has played in a lot of other movies and she was great in my opinion. But this one, she wasn't that good. I was surprised at the cinematography, though. The ending was BRILLIANT how they had that all planned out like it was. Even after a few disappointments, this is a great movie. B+

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Movie Review

As a Harry Potter fan, seeing this was a big deal. The first part of the final chapter of the HP movies. It was all expectations for me. I haven't even read the whole series, but it didn't take much to guess that this was going to be a darker Potter movie. At the end of the 6th move, Dumbledore dies, Voldemort's back, and the trailer looks nearly as dark as a Twilight trailer. Without being obnoxious about it. As a result of it being darker, it's action-packed, emotional, and better yet, suspenseful. I'd recommend this to about anyone. A-

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth; Book Review

If you haven't read or heard of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, I recommend looking into it. It could also easily be one of the easiest books you've ever read. I read this book in roughly an hour, already excited for the next installment. Believe me, this is no Catcher in the Rye, but still one of the smarter kid comedies out there. I thought this book wasn't very important in the Wimpy Kid series, because nothing really happens that affects the series. I thought this was more of a filler for the series, but it still entertains. I don't recommend buying this book, unless you are looking into reading it over and over, because it takes more than a day to complete. Borrow it or check it out from a library. Still, worth a quick read. B