Santa Buddies (2009)

I know what you guys are thinking and I was forced to watch this by my newphews, but I have to say that I did enjoy watching this movie. It's a cute movie for the little ones and I highly recommend it. It's the story of a dog who is next in line to be Santa's faithful dog companion, but the only problem is that Puppy Paws doesn't want to be involved with Christmas and all the other things because he wants to be a real dog. So, he escapes from the north pole and tries to find these family of dogs that work together and are related. Budderball (Voiced by Josh Flitter), Buddha (Voiced by Field Cate), B-Dawg (Voiced by Skyler Gisondo), Rosebud (Voiced by Liliana Mumy), Mudbud (Voiced by Ty Panitz) as the dogs Puppy Paws hopes will teach him to be a real dog. The other problem is that a sacred crystal keeps all the magic of christmas and it's losing powers because people have stopped believing. What will they do to save Christmas? Rent it and find out. The movie also features Christopher Lloyd as Stan Cruge (Instead of Scrooge) and George Wendt (yes the fat guy from Cheers) as Santa Claus. Four Stars out of Five

30 for 30: The U (2009)

I was highly anticipating the fact that I wanted to watch this being a huge fan of college football. Not to mention, this was directed by Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) who I believe is the new breed of documentary style movie directors. This movie was truly amazing from the interviews with acclaimed coaches like Jimmy Johnson, Howard Schnellenberger, and Dennis Erickson, to players like Michael Irvin, Bennie Blades, Bernie Kosar, and Alonzo Highsmith. It has interviews with current NFL stars like Jeremy Shockey and Jonathon Vilma and it even features Luther Campbell of The 2 Live Crew because he had something to do with putting the Miami Hurricanes on the map by coining the term "The U". This doc shows you the rise of a mediocre football team to the most successful and highly controversial university on the map. Catch it on ESPN or maybe just maybe, they'll release it on DVD. Christmas is around the corner! Five Stars Out Of Five

Orphan (2009)

I thought this movie was very bazaar at times and frustrating as well. I thought the movie was done real well, but the character of Esther just really bothered me through out the whole movie. Esther is played by newcomer Isabelle Fuhrman and Esther is an orphan that seems like the perfect child on the outside, but has a deep dark secret on the inside. She is adopted by Vera Farminga (Running Scared) and Peter Sarsgaard (Jarhead), who play Kate and John, a couple with two kids that want to adopt a child to make it three since Kate had a miscarriage with the third. Kate starts to suspect Esther as people and members of her family start getting hurt and even killed by the child with that deep dark secret, but nobody believes her till it's too late. So go out and rent the movie to find out what Esther's secret is and I would probably visit the Redbox to get it for a dollar cause it's only worth seeing once. Two and the Half Stars out of Five

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of The Cobra (2009)

First off I have to start by saying that I thought Dennis Quaid, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, Channing Tatum, and Byung-hun Lee all did an excellent job in this film. Before I rented it, I was a little skeptical about them taking my favorite cartoon and action figures as a child to live action film. I was not disappointed by any means. Their is plenty of action in this film and the actors do not disappoint at all. Marlon Wayans does an excellent job as Ripcord, Channing Tatum as Duke and Ray Park as Snake Eyes was my favorite in the film. I even have to say that Joseph Gordon Levitt did an excellent job in the film and could be a great Cobra Commander if they continue the series because this movie was made to see how the Cobra came to rise and not only does the movie have action, but it also has some serious tones as well as some great comedic moments by Wayans and Tatum. Their is even a little twist at the end of the movie and I am eager to see what they do with the series. So rent this because I don't want to give away too much. Four and the Half Stars Out Of Five

Saw VI (2009)

Every Halloween I go to the movies and every year I see the newest Saw movie. If you guessed it then you might be right, but I went to see the newest installment of the series. Right from the beginning the movie gets gruesome and it doesn't disappoint. This time Jigsaw has an agenda with the insurance company that denied him a chance at survival with cancer. So, he wants revenge and will stop at nothing to test people's wills to live. we also get to find out in this film exactly what was in the box Jill received from Jigsaw and the importance of the stuff inside. The movie has it's usual suspects in Tobin Bell coming back to play Jigsaw, Costas Mandylor as Det. Hoffman, Betsy Russell as Jill, and we even get to see Shawnee Smith reprise her role in the flashback scenes as Amanda. The movie also stars VH-1 Scream Queens winner Tanedra Howard, Eddie Winslow himself Darius McCrary and Atehna Karkanis comes back to play FBI agent Perez. The movie isn't bad and I do have to say that I actually did enjoy the film. Although You might be able to just skip it and wait for it to come out on DVD and rumor has it that theirs going to be a Saw 7. Three Stars Out Of Five

Starting This Week

I was going to do a 31 days of horror reviews but I have been set back by some issues so I will do the best I can to provide you with some Horror Movie Reviews leading up to Halloween.

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)

This is the horrifying true story of one of the most deadliest shoot outs to occur in LA history. It is about two men, who are dressed in full armor and carrying AK-47's and other military type weapons, going to commit a robbery at a Bank Of America in North Hollywood. The two men played by Andrew Bryniarski (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Remake), The Program) and former UFC fighter Oleg Taktarov (Bad Boys 2, Rollerball) are eventually met by the LAPD as a woman walking her dog noticed the two going in with the weapons and what will become a long and horrifying shootout. The Police are played by Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) a sort of preacher type cop who carries pictures of deceased gang members with him to try and change the minds of inner city youths, Michael Madsen (Kill Bill), plays a veteran cop who happens to be in the neighborhood and has been chasing these guys for years, Ron Livingston (Office Space) plays a swat team officer who has been going through some emotional issues since the death of his father, and a special cameo from Desperate Housewives cast member Jesse Metcalfe. This is actually an excellent movie and it is sometimes hard to believe that it actually happened. The end of the movie also includes some real life footage of the heroes of that day. Three and The Half Stars Out Of Five