Don't You Forget About Me (2009)

In 2008, four Canadian filmmakers set out to try and figure out why famous eighties director John Hughes disappeared off the planet Earth in 1991. So they travel to America (Particularly Chicago) to try and see if they can interview Hughes. During the documentary, you get to see some great interviews with some of the actors who starred in this great films like Kelly LeBrock (Weird Science), Ilan Mitchell-Smith (Weird Science), Judd Nelson (The Breakfest Club), John Kapelos (The Breakfest Club), Ally Sheedy (The Breakfest Club), Andrew McCarthy (Pretty In Pink), Gedde Watanabe (Sixteen Candles), Mia Sara & Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) plus other directors that were inspired by Hughes like Kevin Smith (Clerks), Jasonn Reitman (Juno), and Chris Wyatt (Napoleon Dynamite) to name a few. It's great to see throughout this movie the footage of the younger kids that say they love John Hughes movies because their classics and todays movies are not up to par. If you get a chance to see this then I suggest you check it out because it really does offer some really great incite into the time period when these movies were being made. I give the movie a B+.

Tooth Fairy (2010)

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is at it again in a another Disney movie, but this time as a washed up former hockey prospect playing in the minors and has the nickname "The Tooth Fairy". The only problem for Dwayne's character is that he doesn't believe in much anymore, he is being ousted by a up and coming superstar (Ryan Sheckler) on his hockey team, and after trying to tell Ashley Judd's (Kiss The Girls) daughter Tess (Destiny Whitlock) that the Tooth Fairy isn't real, he gets a summons from the Tooth Fairies. Derek has to serve for two weeks as a tooth fairy because of his failure to believe in dreams. It's during these two weeks that Derek begins to discover that dreams can come true and he grow more compassionate with help from his tooth fairy caseworker Tracy (Stephen Merchant) and his girlfriend Carly's (Judd) son Randy (Chase Ellison) as he teaches Derek to try again at hockey and not to feel bad for himself. The movie reminds me a lot of the Game Plan that the Rock starred in before and the only difference is that he doesn't have a lost daughter he didn't know about and he plays hockey instead of Football. Both of his character's from each of those movies have the same mindset and they act almost exactly the same. Well, the Rock is returning to action movies and he's stepping away from Disney. So here's to hoping that his luck changes. The movie also stars Billy Crystal (City Slickers), Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), and Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) as the fairy Godmother. I give the movie a C+.

Salt (2010)

I have to admit that when I first started watching this that I was a little confused as to what Angelina Jolie (Gia) was doing through out the film. When you watch the trailer to this film, you think Jolie's character Evelyn Salt has been framed and she is trying to clear her name. That's what it seems like until she actually starts doing what a Russian had said she was going to do, kill the Russian president. Evelyn Salt is a well trained Russian spy that she is told to infiltrate our American system and act as one of us until the day comes that they need to act.You start to discover that a lot of people aren't who they say they are and the movie truly makes you wonder if this is possible. Could a Russian spy really infiltrate the CIA or the FBI. It certainly makes you wonder and I think that is what makes this movie good besides the fact that Jolie really kicks some ass in this movie. Her mission is to kill the Russian President and she has to steal America's nuclear weapons. Can she do it? Some of the stunts in this film are out of control and some I don't think are believable, but it's an action movie and there supposed to be fun. The movie also stars Liev Schreiber (Defiance), Chiwetel Ejiofor (2012), and August Diehl (Inglorious Basterds). I give this movie a B-

Despicable Me (2010)

It's the story of a villain whose not really good at being a villain and has the chance to prove everyone wrong. His only problem is a new villain named Vector (Jason Segel) and three girls he's just adopted (Voiced by Amanda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher respectively). Gru (Voiced by Steve Carell) is this particular villain who tries his hardest to be one, but when he unveils his plans of stealing the moon by shrinking it, but Vector beats him to it. Now Gru has to try and steal the shrinking gun from vector before Vector can accomplish the goal and Gru also battles with the idea of actually loving the kids he's just adopted and being a hero to them. So can Gru beat out Vector and will he love the girls or will his evil heart prevail fast enough to prove all his doubters wrong. Find out for yourselves! I thought the movie was very good and I thought it was enjoyable. I didn't think it was the best one ever made, but I will say that the little minions help make the movie. They are so funny and I loved their interactions with Gru and the girls. The movie also stars Russell Brand (Get Him To The Greek) as a scientist that helps Gru out and Will Arnett (Let's Go To Prison) as the owner of the evil bank. I give the movie a B+ because of a great story and the Minions.

Get Him To The Greek (2010)

A lot of my friends told me that this was a good film and usually I like movies that star Jonah Hill (Superbad). So, I had to take their advice and I had to check it out. The movie is about an eager employee (Hill) at a fictional record company owned by Sean "Diddy" Combs, who gets the chance to meet and escort his favorite washed up rock star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to the Greek in Cali. The only catch for him is that he has 72 hours to excort him there and Snow isn't the easiest person to escort as Hill figures that out real quick. Brand's character is dealing with a lot of issues like no more sobriety and the fact his wife (Rose Byrne) left him and Hill's character Aaron is also battling with the fact that his girlfriend wants to move to Seattle and she broke up with him. It's a wild journey for the both of them as Brand really tests Hill through out the whole movie. I do have to say that Brand's character reminded me of dead INXS singer Michael Hutchinson with the way he performs on stage. The movie starts off with a music video and all these interviews with real life TV personalities like Billy Bush, Kurt Loder, Meredith Viera, and many appearances from people like Rick Schroder, Christina Augilera, Lars Ulrich, and Pharrell Williams. The movie also stars Aziz Asnari (Funny People), Elisabeth Moss (Girl, Interrupted), Colm Meany (Con Air), and Carla Gallo (Superbad). I give the movie a B+

Purple Rain (1984)

I know what your thinking and I'm not a freak because I respect Prince and his musical abilities and not to mention Morris Day & and The Time rules. Just ask Jason Mewes. The movie stars eighties pop sensation Prince as The Kid, a struggling musician who is struggling with a lot of different issues. For one he wants to be a rock star, but he has major trust issues. I think the idea of abandonment scares the kid because he won't listen to Wendy or Kim's song (he's afraid they'll leave). He also has some trust issues with Apollonia after she tells him that she's joining Morris's band. He also has a pretty crappy home life and has to deal with the idea that his father was one of those could've been type of guys in the music industry. The movie is just absolutely awesome and the soundtrack to me is the main character of this film because it rules.The whole entire film your routing for the kid to make it and that is the question you'll have to answer on your own.  Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, to name a few is all I have to say about the soundtrack. Even If you don't like Prince, you'll appreciate his musical abilities, acting abilities, and the talent he has in his band. It's a classic for a reason and I have to say that I am baffled as to why I never saw this film earlier in my life. I give the film an A because it's definitely one of the best soundtrack driven films of all time. Hey, it won a Grammy and an Academy award for a reason! Rent it because you won't regret it.

Devil (2010)

I wanted to see this for some strange reason and I thought to myself, "OK, corny movie about people trapped in an elevator attacked by Satan." Let's think about this movie for a minute and what we perceive as scary. First of all, it's already scary going into elevators because every ones fear is that the elevator gets stuck. Second of all, now your trapped in their with Satan and that's scary enough as well. Third, your trapped in an elevator with complete strangers and that in itself is scary. The premise of the story is that when a person commits suicide then the devil is right around the corner to pick up some of his own. Bokeem Woodbine (Ray), Geoffrey Arend (Super Troopers), Jenny O'Hara (Mystic River), Bojana Novakovic (Edge Of Darkness), and Logan Marshall-Green (Brooklyn's Finest) are all trapped in this elevator while Chris Messina (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), who plays Det. Bowden tries to save them from Satan. The only problem is that none of them know what's going on and as some of them start getting killed, paranoia starts to attack them as they think it was one of them who did it. The movie also stars Jacob Vargas (Death Race) as one of the security guards that actually figures out what is happening and he starts warning the detective. I give the movie a B- because it was something new for the horror genre and it flows nicely. I was never bored during this movie.

Rushmore (1998)

The only reason I decided to watch this film was that I had to watch for a film class that I am taking at my University. I do have to say that I thought the movie was really good and Jason Schwartzman (Funny People) and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters) make an excellent team in this movie. It's the story of a kid named Max Fischer, he goes to a very prestigious private school and runs just about every club in the place. The only problem is that Max is a very bad student and is about to face expulsion. The other problem for Max is that he falls in love with a teacher at the school named Mrs. Cross (Played by Olivia Williams) and the only problem for Max is she's not in love with him. Bill Murray plays Mr. Blume, a friend of Max's and he is also in love with Mrs. Cross who by the way is a widower. The whole movie is about triumph and self reception and what I mean by that is Max tries everything in his power to win Ms. cross and win the attention of others. Self Reception because Max is very aware of who he really is and is ashamed of the fact that his father is a barber. He lies to everyone at school and tells them he's a neurosurgeon because he goes to a private school and he wants to seem as sophisticated as the rest of them. The movie has a lot of great moments in it and even features Luke Wilson (Old School) as a Doctor, Seymour Cassel (The Royal Tenenbaums) as Max's Dad, Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) as the principal, and Andrew Wilson (Whip It) as the baseball coach. I think this was the first in a string of weird comedies for Bill Murray and I give it a B+ because Schwartzman is absolutely brilliant.

Coming Soon: The Monster Awards 2011

Coming in late March of 2011 I am going to unviel the first ever Monster Awards with categories like Best Film of 2010, Best Actor in a comedy, etc. In late February, I will unveil the categories and I will also allow the people to vote along with me and I will take their votes into consideration when I decide who the winner is. So, stay tuned as time is passing and more great movies are coming!

The Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)

If you were never a fan of the original The Lost Boys, then you either weren't a fan of 80's movies or horror movies in general. I do have to say that I thought this movie had it's downfalls and it all rests on Corey Feldman's (Stand By Me) shoulders. His acting at times was absolutely horrendous and then there were times that he was spot on. Edgar's brother Alan (Jamison Newlander) is now a vampire and Edgar is about to lose his trailer to the bank. He's got no future and no money, so what is a vampire hunter to do? Well, he gets hired by a vampire novelist (Taint Phoenix) (they make her out to be the author of a twilight type series because Feldman makes a reference to it sucking) to find her brother, whose been kidnapped and he may have been kidnapped by the alpha vampire. The alpha vampire is the grand daddy of them all, the original, the one who started it all and Edgar has a chance to kill him. There's some obstacles that stand in his way like rustiness and no weapons, but soon all of that is taken care of and he is on his way with help from a comic book store clerk named Zoe (Casey B. Dolan) and reality TV joke. The movie contains some flashback scenes from the original Lost Boys movie because it is brought to our attention that Corey Haim's character Sam Emerson is apparently dead and is reason Edgar hasn't worked in a while. The movie like I said is okay and when you see the ending, they almost hint that there may be another sequel. I give the movie a C.

Legendary (2010)

I'm not big on watching WWE superstars that I don't think could be great actors outside of the total fantasy action genre. By Fantasy, I mean they dodge bullets and do insane things no human could possibly do. I do have to say that this one did not disappoint. It's the story of a kid named Cal, who comes from a line of wrestlers. His father was a state champ and his brother Mike (played By Cena) was also a state champ, but Cal doesn't exactly fit in to the whole equation. The other problem is that Cal's dad died when he was very young and Cal hasn't seen Mike in ten years because he ran off and became a drunk. Cal decides that hopefully wrestling can bring the family back together. It starts to work as Mike soon begins to train Cal and everything is finally setting into place for him until he is faced with the idea of having to tell his mother that he has been seeing Mike with her knowledge. This is when the movie gets powerful because she also hasn't seen Mike in ten years and has been against the idea of Cal seeing him and the idea of Cal wrestling. It's a really good movie and it's your typical sports movie because it has to have the dilemma and the struggle someone goes through to be the best. It sort of reminds of the movie "Rudy" in the realm of undersized kid wants to play for Notre Dame vs Cal, a skinny, nerdy 135 pound kid who wants to be like his brother (6ft giant). The movie also stars Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Patricia Clarkson (Easy A) as Mrs. Chetley, and Madeleine Martin (Californication) as Lulu. I give the movie a B+ for effort.

Holy Rollers (2010)

Jesse Eisenberg is slowly becoming a very busy actor in Hollywood lately.

The A-Team (2010)

I was a little skeptical about renting this because I was such a huge fan of the original TV series and I was hoping that this movie didn't ruin it for me. Even though, nobody could truly replace the A-Team of the 80's, I think Liam Neeson (Hannibal), Bradley Cooper (Face), Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (BA Baracus), and Sharlto Copley (Murdoch) do one hell of a job reinventing the roles. This movie explains how the A-Team got together instead of just starting from a certain point and you have to assume their fighting to reclaim their names. The gang go a mission to recover stolen plates that belong to our national mint, the only problem is that the team was setup and they end up going to prison. So,with things looking bleak for our favorite gang and a little help from a CIA agent, they break out of prison and they go on one hell of a joyride getting the answers, but are they ready to really uncover the truth that lies in front of them. If your a fan of the A-Team, you may be a loyalist, but give it a chance. What the hell, you may enjoy yourself. If your a fan of action movies, then this has it all with tons of action in planes, and lots of explosions. I also think that if you do decide to rent this movie and I hope that you do, watch the credits because there's a little surprise for you at the end. The movie also stars Jessica Beil (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy), and Simon And Simon's Gerald McRaney, who I didn't realise was still alive and kicking. I give the movie a B+ and sadly enough I really hope theirs a sequel.

The Last Airbender (2010)

I sort of wanted to see this movie when I first viewed the trailer and then thought to myself, "Aw this is probably just a corny childrens movie." It is definitely for kids, but I think adults could watch this film as well. It's not a hard movie to follow, but as we are told that a avatar or airbender protects the world, but the last one went missing and the element world has been at war since the fire people waged war against the other elements (Earth, Wind, Water). That is until a girl discovers the last avatar (Noah Ringer) named Aang and he soon comes back to life. The avatar soon realises that things are not the same as he has been asleep for a hundred years or so. The avatar with the help of his water people friends (Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone) decides to fight back and save the other elements. Not if a shamed fire prince (Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel) has a say, his mission has been to find the last avatar, if not he could not return to the throne. So, it's basically a game of cat and mouse and then a big anti-climatic war at the end and you've got the idea. The movie also stars Cliff Curtis (Live Free Or Die Hard), Aasif Mandavi (Spiderman 2), and Randall Duk Kim (Kung Fu Panda). I give the movie a B+ because the special effects and the sets are pretty cool.

Suck (2009)

For a long time we've had countless rock and roll inspired movies like This Is Spinal Tap, to Heavy Metal 1 and 2, Trick Or Treat, and now we have Suck. The movie is about a band that is sort of going nowhere until their bassist is bitten by a vampire. The bands starts gaining notoriety and the rest of the band decides to join her and they become vampires. The only problem is the lead singer has never been a fan of the idea and is now trying to get the band to convert back and in order to do so they have to kill a vampire named Queenie. The band which goes by the name "The Winners" is Joey (Rob Stefaniuk), Jennifer (Jessica Pare), Tyler (Paul Anthony), Sam (Mike Lobel), and their roadie Hugo (Chris Ratz). The movie also features cameos by rock superstars Alice Cooper, Alex Lifeson (Rush) as a border patrol officer, Moby as the lead singer of a terrible metal band, Henry Rollins (Black Flag/Rollins Band) as a radio DJ, Carole Pope (Rough Trade) as a club bouncer, Iggy Pop as a studio engineer, Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides) as Queeny, Alice Cooper's Daughter Calico Cooper plays a waitress, Dave Foley (Kids In The Hall) plays their manager, and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) plays Eddie Von Helsing . I will say that this isn't the most brilliant movie I have ever seen, but it's a pretty cool movie, it does have it's funny moments, and not to mention Rob Stefaniuk actual sings the songs. That deserves kudos, but my grade for this movie is a C+ (It's almost a B-).

Easy A (2010)

I really and truly believe that Hollywood has it's new it girl and her name is Emma Stone (Zombieland). I have truly enjoyed every movie that I have watched that she has starred in. From House Bunny, to Superbad, Ghosts Of Girlfriend's Past, and even The Rocker. She stars in this movie about a girl named Olive, who is absolutely a nobody and just wants to be noticed. So, she lies about losing her virginity and the rumors start flying around the school. She admits to a kid named Brandon (Dan Byrd), who happens to be gay and can't take getting picked on because of it. So, he asks Olive to lie about having sex with her and in turn he pays her with a gift card. Things are spiralling out of control as what Olive thought was helping her starts to back fire on her. Her performance wasn't the only one to talk about being brilliant, Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) and Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island) do a terrific job as Olive's very liberal parents and you truly believe that this is the way things are in Olive's home and hence it explains her personality. I truly believe that you should give this movie a chance because it's a wild ride of emotions that run wild in this film and Emma Stone is hot. The movie also stars Amanda Bynes (She's The Man) as a Jesus freak, Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) as the prinicpal, Lisa Kudrow (Friends) as a Guidance Counselor, Thomas Haden Church (Spiderman 3) as a teacher and Lisa Kudrow's Husband, and Alyson Michalka (Phil Of The Future) as Olive's best friend Rhiannon. Seriously, check out this movie and with that said  I give Easy A an A.

Knucklehead (2010)

WWE Films has been pretty busy as of late and it seems that there not quitting anytime soon. John Cena has a new movie out, Ted DiBiase did The Marine 2, after Cena starred in the first and in 12 Rounds. Not the best of movies, but I do have to say that I am very impressed with this one. Paul "Big Show" Wight of the WWE actually made a good movie and it's not your normal action movie like the WWE likes to make, it's a comedy. The big show plays a 35 year old orphan knuckle head that still lives at an orphanage and he's such an idiot that he burnt down the kitchen and the orphanage now needs 25,000 in order to stay open. This is where Eddie Sullivan (Royal Pains's Mark Feuerstein), a washed up former fighter/trainer who has such a gambling problem that he is in debt to another crime lord/manager (Denis Farina). There's a week until a big money tournament is happening in New Orleans and Eddie needs a fighter. Well, he has one know as Sister Francesca tells Walter to redeem himself by fighting. What an interesting journey they take as Walter fights in a Jewish Synagogue, to a kids backyard, carnival, etc. There are a lot of great laughs and the movie is just enjoyable. Feuerstein and Melora Hardin (who plays Mary, she's forced to tag along to make sure Walter is OK) do a wonderful job on screen and The Big Show is just absolutely terrific and he shows some real potential. I give this movie a A- because I had a great time watching it.

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

You want to talk about being inquisitive and informing the people why a movie gets a certain rating and how much of a battle directors go through. Then watch this movie because it explains it all and you'll be startled by what you find out. Kirby Dick wrote, directed, and starred in this documentary about how unfair the MPAA really is when it comes to rating movies. He talks with countless directors like Kevin Smith (Clerks), John Waters (A Dirty Shame), Kimberley Peirce (Boys Don't Cry), etc. He explains how the MPAA is such a secretive board and their names are never released to the public or the filmmaker even though they are said to be a public entity. He even hires a private investigator to find out where these people live and exactly who they are. I'll give you a couple of instances and if you want anymore, you'll have to watch it for yourself. The first one deals with the movie entitled "The Cooler" and it is directed by Wayne Kramer and stars Maria Bello. Kramer explains that the board gave him a NC-17 rating for the fact that while the sex scene is happening, you manage to catch a glimpse of Maria Bello's pubic hair. The other one is about Kevin Smith's movie entitled "Jersey Girl" that stars Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck. The board gave Kevin a NC-17 rating because in one scene, Tyler and Affleck are discussing Masturbation. There's a lot more craziness, but I wanted to save that for you. There's a lot of great facts and startling info that is discussed and discovered in this movie. I suggest you watch it because I'm giving this movie a A+ for having some balls and taking a risk that you may be committing career suicide.

Night Of The Demons (2009)

Remakes, are they really successful or do they just end up like this movie? Straight to video! That's what you get when you watch this movie, is that straight to video quality with actors that haven't been popular in years and are desperate to do anything. I do have to say that if your into cheesy horror films, then this one is definitely for you. It stars Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie) as Angela, a very frisky, weird girl, whose sort of popular trying to throw a huge Halloween party in a abandoned New Orleans mansion. The only problem is that some sort of black magic, voodoo stuff has happened in the house and after the cops bust the party, Angela is left with 6 other house guests trapped in the house. Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), John F. Beach (We All Fall Down), Michael Copon (Power Rangers), Diora Baird (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), Bobbi Sue Luther (Laid To Rest), and Monica Keena (Freddy Vs. Jason) are the only ones left in the house as they all discover that something just isn't right anymore in the house. So who will survive the night in the mansion? I guess you'll have to watch to find out. The movie also features cameos from Linnea Quigley (Return Of The Living Dead) and  Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man) because of the fact that they are horror movie vets and I agree, you have to have some in your films. I give the movie a C- for some bad acting and cheesyness.

Toy Story 3 (2010)

I have to admit that wanting to watch this was a little bit of a guilty pleasure because kids movies are really well made films and especially with Disney Pixar, who in my opinion has the market cornered. Well In this edition of the movie, Andy is all grown up and he's heading to college. The toys have no idea about their future and their worried. Somehow, they manage to get donated to a day care called Sunnyside. Everything there seems promising and it seems as if the toys will have plenty of kids to play with. Even, the toys that run that site seem friendly like Lotso (Voiced by Ned Beatty), Ken Doll (voiced by Michael Keaton), and Big Baby (Voiced by Woody Smith). As we all know, looks can be deceiving and the guys soon find out the hard way that Lotso is running a prison. After Woody managed to escape he soon finds out about the dark side of the day care and decides to head back to save his friends. All the originals returned for this film like Tom Hanks (Toy Story), Tim Allen (Home Improvement), Blake Clark (The Waterboy), Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid), Don Rickles (Casino), Joan Cusack (Say Anything), Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride), John Ratzenberger (Cheers),  and Estelle Harris (Once Upon A Time In America). The movie even features some cameos from Bonnie Hunt (The Bonnie Hunt Show) as Dolly, Timothy Dalton (007 himself from The Living Daylights) as Mr. Pricklepants, Kristen Schaal (Dinner For Schmucks) as Trixie, Whoopie Goldberg (The Color Purple) as Stretch, and Richard Kind (A Bug's Life) as Bookworm. For a third movie in a series when it is hard to duplicate the success of the first movie, nevermind the sequel, I give this movie an A-.

The Social Network (2010)

What a great movie this was and there's nothing better than a factual based film in my opinion. Stories like Google selling for millions and I was hoping they were coming out with this and they did! Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) does a good job portraying a computer geek who tries way to hard to be an asshole. He plays Facebook founder Mark Zuckenberg, a kid who just wants badly to fit in and on a whim, he starts something big and gets contacted by your typical douchy silver spoon, Harvard undergrad, the winklevoss twins played by Armie Hammer and Josh Pence, to set up a social dating site exclusively for Harvards elite. In turn, Zuckenberg creates Facebook with the financial help of his best friend Eduardo Saverin (played by Andrew Garfield). He soon runs into some trouble when the Winklevoss twins catch wind of it and they try their best to get Harvard to stop Zuckerberg. The whole movie is told while on trial, you see Zuckerberg is taken to court and sued twice. One by the Winklevoss twins and the other by Saverin himself. It's an excellent movie and it shows what money, power, and the idea to one up people can do to you. The movie gets good when former napster CEO Sean Parker gets introduced into the story and he's played by the man who can do it all, Justin Timberlake. The movie also stars Rashida Jones (I Love You Man), Rooney Mara (A Nightmare On Elm St), Brenda Song (The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody), and tons more. I give this movie a A for the reason that it was told and interesting.

Piranha (2010)

Now you know when you rent a movie like Piranha, I hope you realise it's not Oscar material. This movie gives every adolescent kid a wet dream. It's got lots and lots of naked girls, death (interesting ones as well), and more girls. The movie starts off with Richard Dreyfuss fishing and drinking and he happens to drop a beer bottle into the ocean which in turn, starts a seismic underwater earthquake that releases all these damn Piranha (Corny). Then there's this dorky kid named Jake (played by legend Steve McQueen's grandson Steven R. McQueen) whose in love with this girl Kellie (Jessica Szcohr), who obviously also likes him but is hanging out with a cooler guy. Then by chance he meets this really hot chick (Kelly Brook) who happens to be a porn star and gets a job with the director (Jerry O'Connell). Then the kid is screwed as he tries to save someone and they get stuck in the ocean on their boat with tons of Piranhas trying to kill them. The one scene that is a classic for the horror genre is the the Piranha eating the penis scene and spits it back out because it obviously wasn't tasty enough. I won't give away the rest of the movie, but if you want a laugh, then check this out. The movie also stars Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Elisabeth Shue (The Karate Kid), Eli Roth (Inglorious Basterds) makes an appearance, Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), and Adam Scott (Step Brothers) as far as the big names are concerned. I give the movie a C+ based on it's comedic value cause it's so corny it's funny.

Shutter Island (2010)

I have been watching Leonardo DiCaprio for a long time and I have almost enjoyed every single film he'd been in from The Basketball Diaries, Romeo & Juliet, Catch Me If You Can, and even The Beach. What can I say about Martin Scorsese that everybody hasn't already said? DiCaprio and Scorsese= Gold. I loved The Departed and when I heard this movie was coming out, I was excited. This movie is just absolutely twisted, dark, and everything you'd ever imagine about a mental institution. Leo plays Teddy Daniels, a US Marshall investigating the disappearance of a patient that happens to be a murderer. The only thing is that the place doesn't appear to be normal in any way and the sitituation is very fishy for Leo as he starts suspecting that there's more to shutter island than you think. I do have to say that the editing that was done for this film was absolutely brilliant and the editing team deserves an award for this film. I truly believe if it wasn't for that, this film would've have been a B- or C grade movie. The movie also stars Michelle Williams (Halloween: H20), Ben Kingsley (), Mark Ruffalo (), Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen), Emily Mortimer (Formula 51), Max Von Sydow (The Exorcist), and Patricia Clarkson (The Green Mile) to name a few. I give this movie a A- and it doesn't hurt that the movie was made in my home state of Massachusetts.

Grown Ups (2010)

With the kind of stars this movie has, it just has to be funny right? I have to tell you that I don't think it was the greatest Adam Sandler (The Waterboy) film, or the best Chris Rock (CB4) film, or even the best David Spade (Tommy Boy) film, but it has it's moments. As I said above, Sandler, Spade, Rock, Kevin James (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry), and Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) were all best friends and teammates on the 5th grade championship basketball team. Now some twenty years later, there best mentor and coach has passed away and even thought they all live different lives, they come together to spend fourth of July weekend  at a cabin there coach used to rent out for them. Each one of them deals with personal trials and tribulations through out the movie and they even razz each other through out the whole thing. The only thing that I didn't like was that a lot of the humor seemed like you had to be a friend or someone on the inside to get some of the cracks or even laugh at them. The question is, the other team they beat twenty years before is antagonizing them for a rematch and will these guys give it them and will they all get a long through out the whole weekend? The movie also stars Maya Rudolph (SNL Alum), Selma Hayek (Desperado), the always sexy Maria Bello (A History Of Violence), Colin Quinn (SNL Alum), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Tim Meadows (SNL Alum), the very sexy Madison Riley (Fired Up), Jonathan Loughran (The Waterboy), Jamie Chung (Sorority Row) and Blake Clark (The Waterboy) as Coach Buzzer. I give the movie a B- because it does have it's funny moments, but it's the not best from Happy Madison.

Cop Out (2010)

When I first saw the trailer for Cop Out, I thought this movie had potential to be funny, but I was afraid to pay $9.00 to see it. So I took advantage of the fact that it was showing on Cinemax. I actually have to say that I really enjoyed this movie and it's pretty simple why. Tracy Morgan + Bruce Willis + Kevin Smith= gold. This movie had it all and I actually laughed while I watched it. The movie is about two detectives that are obviously not your idea of great detectives (Willis & Morgan) and after a botched stake out, they are suspended. Then the both of them have their own problems outside of that big problem. Willis has to come up with $48,000 to pay for his daughters wedding and Morgan thinks his wife (I Love You Man's Rashida Jones). So, Willis decides to sell a baseball card said to be worth 83,000 until it get's stolen and ends up in the hands of a drug dealer named Poh Boy (Guillermo Diaz) and if he wants the card back, then he has to do Poh Boy a favor. The movie also stars Jason Lee (Mallrats), Sean William Scott (American Pie), Fred Armisen (SNL), Adam Brody (Jennifer's Body), and Kevin Pollack (A Few Good Men) in this hilarious comedy. I give this film a B+.

Jonah Hex (2010)

Everyone thinks Meghan Fox is hot, I'll admit that I think she is extremely hot but does that translate into whether she's a good actress. Well, let us see as she stars alongside Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men). She doesn't do a bad job of playing a prostitute who has the hots for Jonah Hex (Brolin), a former Confederate soldier turned bounty hunter with a severely scarred face. Jonah Hex was left for dead after Turnbull (John Malkovich) killed his family and is now trying to wage war against the US. It's up to Jonah to capture Turnbull and Jonah is the right man for the job as he takes no prisoners. The movie also stars Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Will Arnett (Let's Go To Prison), Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire), and Michael Fassbender (Inglorious Basterds) in the film based off of the DC comic. I give the movie a B- because it wasn't the best superhero movie but for the reason that he was different than all of the other usual superheroes. Jonah Hex personifies the idea of the anti-hero and that's what I loved about this film. Jonah Hex lives by his own rules and does what he wants to do whether it's the right thing to do or not.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)

I hate when a movie gets a lot of hype and doesn't deliver. I felt that way about Scott Pilgrim... which stars Michael Cera (Superbad) as Scott Pilgrim, a bassist who falls in love with a girl named Romana (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and has to battle all seven of her evil exes in order to date her. There were some cool moments in the movie and all the battle scenes are as if you were in a video game like Mortal Kombat or Tekken with points for certain moves and kills. I think the movie drags on a little bit and they could have cut out some parts, but overall the story is good. The movie also stars Kieran Culkin (Home Alone), Aubrey Plaza (Funny People), Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Jason Schwartzman (Funny People), Clifton Collins Jr. (Boondock Saints 2), Thomas Jane (Thank You For Smoking), and Mae Whitman (Independence Day). I give the movie a C+ because I was really excited to see this but I just felt a little bored at times. It's worth checking out once because Mary Elizabeth is hot.

Love Ranch (2010)

One thing I've learned that is usually a guarantee is that anything that stars Joe Pesci is almost always a gem. The movie also stars Scout Taylor Compton (Rob Zombies Halloween), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Gina Gershon (Showgirls), and Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Resident Evil: Afterlife) in a movie that was inspired by the Brothels of Reno, Nevada. I was expecting the movie Casino when I was watching this film because I was hoping it was going to explain the rise of legal prostitution in Nevada. Instead, you get all of these different conflicts rolled into one. Mirren's character Grace has cancer and wants to tell Charlie (Pesci) but knows that he's too busy having sex with the girls and is trying to deal with a church group wanting to censor them. Her next problem is that Charlie goes and buys a washed up boxer and makes her his manager. The only problem for her is that Armando (Mencheta) is making advances towards her and she likes it. You'll see in this film that Charlie is a big dreamer and without Grace, he has nothing because she is not just the house mother, his wife, but also his backbone. Compton and Gershon don't have significant roles in this film other than the fact that Gershon is a veteran and Compton is the naive rookie that thinks Charlie loves her. I give the movie a B- only because Mencheta and Mirren were a powerful presence on screen and made the movie worth watching.

Machete (2010)

Two days in a row which equals two Rodriguez films in a row. This one was truly badass. It has everything you'd want from a action movie; it's got girls, guns, explosions, and interesting kills. It's done in the same way that Grindhouse was made and that's the thing I love most about this movie. It has theat old 70's exploitation look to it. The movie stars Danny Trejo (Predators) as Machete, a Mexican Federalli who was betrayed by his own boss and Steven Segal (Out For Justice) who plays a Mexican Drug Cartel named Torez. Machete has everything taken away from him like his wife and child in a bust gone wrong. Meanwhile three years later, in Texas there's a border war underway between Robert Deniro (Meet The Parents) who plays Senator McLaughlin and Don Johnson (Miami Vice) against the network led by Michelle Rodriguez (The Fast And The Furious). Meanwhile when all of that is happening, Machete gets hired by Jeff Fahey (Planet Terror) to take out DeNiro's character. So as you can tell, something will happen and you will say to yourself as they do, "The shit has hit the fan" as machete is out for revenge. There is a scene that I am debating as to whether or not the sultry scene in the pool with Machete actually includes Lindsay Lohan (I Know Who Killed Me) as your led to believe that it is because before Machete gets in the pool, Lohan is naked but the water does a nice job of hiding that. So I don't believe that those are her breast exposed in the film. If you can figure it out than prove me wrong. The movie also stars Cheech Marin (Up In Smoke) as a priest, Jessica Alba (Little Fockers) as a immigration agent, Tom Savani (From Dusk Till Dawn) as a hit man, Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire) as Fahey's hired hand, The Avellan Twins (Planet Terror) as sexy Nurses, Alicia Rachel Marek (Sin City) as Lohan's mom whose naked for most of the film, and Daryl Sabara (Halloween, Spy Kids) as Julio. I give the movie an A- because I thought it was a fun movie.

Predators (2010)

Usually, I can't take a movie seriously when it stars Eric Foreman himself Topher Grace, but I do have to admit that this role really fit him. He stars in this newest edition in the Predator Franchise as one of eight men and woman who are dropped from the sky onto a mysterious planet. Along with Adrien Brody (King Kong), Danny Trejo (Machete), Alice Braga (City Of God), Walton Goggins (House Of 1000 Corpses), Oleg Taktarov (44 Minutes), Louis Ozawa Changchien (Fair Game), Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (The 4400) were all kidnapped and brought to a planet and they don't know each other and can't remember how it happened. They soon start to figure out that they are the prey and the predators are after them. They soon run into Laurence Fishburne who is absolutely crazy, but he explains to them and essentially us that everything we know about the predators is that we don't know everything because there's a whole different class of them that hunt those predators. This is a great edition to the franchise after Alien Vs Predator: Requiem had failed and I truly believe that there should be more predator movies. I give this movie an B+

Armed And Dangerous (1986)

This is the 1986 classic starring the late John Candy (Uncle Buck) as a fired cop and Eugene Levy (American Pie) as an attorney who aren't good at their jobs and they get new jobs as security guards. They begin to suspect that something fishy is going on with their union because of multiple robbery's that are happening. With the help of Meg Ryan (Sleepless In Seattle), they try to solve the crimes and become the heroes of the day in a very unorthodox way. The movie is an example of a classic 80's movie with everything you'd want in an eighties film; girls, porn shops, and some great laughs. The movie costars Robert Loggia (Unnecessary Roughness), the late Brion James (48 Hrs), Larry Hankin (Pretty Woman), Tom "Tiny" Lester (Friday) and a cameo by Steve Railsback (The Devil's Rejects, Ed Gein). I give the movie a B+ because it's one of Candy's best performance but not better than Uncle Buck or The Great Outdoors.

2011: whats the excitement?

I'm pretty excited for 2011 and I'll tell you why? There looks like 2011 could be a year of great films. A new Pirates Of The Carribean, The Green Hornet, Thor, and Rondo (which looks really funny). I'm also excited for the new Muppets movie with Jason Segal and another new movie from the creators of Pineapple Express. So here's to hoping 2011 is an awesome year and maybe I'll try the challenge again. 365 movies for 365 days. Only time will tell my friends.

Top Ten Films Of 2010

Here is the list of my top ten movies of 2010 in no particular order:
1. Tron: Legacy
2. True Grit
3. Kick Ass
4. The Losers
5. The Other Guys
6. The Expendables
7. The Town
8. Inception
9. Legion
10. Hot Tub Time Machine

Honorable Mention:
Nightmare On Elm Street, Edge Of Darkness, Jackass 3D, Saw 3D, and Death At A Funeral

Biggest Disapointments of 2010: Case 39 and Survival Of The Dead

The Town (2010)

One word: Awesome! I really believe that Ben Affleck struck gold with this film. It's the story of four guys from Charlestown that rob armored trucks and banks.The story is based off true stories of the people of Charlestown because the city is known for having bred the most violent offenders. The movie starts off with a bang as Affleck and company: Jeremy Renner (Swat), Slaine (Gone Baby Gone), and Owen Burke decide to rob a bank in Cambridge. The robbery is a success, but the only problem is that the woman they kidnapped only lives four blocks away. So Affleck's character decides he's going to watch her to see if she's cooperating with the FBI and Jon Hamm (Mad Men). Affleck is conflicted because he becomes romantically involved with the witness and he still trying to rob banks. Can they pull off the biggest job ever? Watch it to find out because you won't regret it. The movie costars Chris Cooper (Mystic River), Blake Lively (Gossip Girls), and Rebecca Hall (Frost/Nixon). I give this movie an A.