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

Observe And Report (2009)

This is a really dark film about a bi-polar mall cop that is very delusional when it comes to reality. Set Rogen (Pineapple Express) plays Ronnie, a mall cop that really can't tell that he's seriously messed up in the cranium. He takes his job way too seriously and is obsessed with a make up girl who obviously thinks Ronnie is a tool and a creep. Anna Faris (Scary Movie) plays the said girl and Ronnie gets the opportunity he thinks he gets when Anna gets flashed by a pervert that Ronnie can't catch. This movie can be funny at times but like I stated before it get's real creepy and dark as well. The movie also stars Michael Pena (Gone In 60 Seconds), Aziz Ansari (I Love You, Man), and Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) as Detective Harrison. The real shinning star in this movie is Celia Weston (Dead Man Walking) who plays Ronnie's alcoholic but supportive mom. She was a real highlight to me as well as new comer Lauren Miller who plays a coffee store attendant that befriends Ronnie. I give it Three stars out of Five

The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto (2009)

I want to start off by saying that this is one whacked out film. It is definitely not one of the type of animated movies you let your kids watch. They have a song for example that tells you that "it is alright to jerk off to cartoons because the Japanese do it all the time." It is a whacked out, perverted sex, cartoon wild ride with a lot of cartoon action. The movie is about a washed up wrestler turned porn star named El Superbeasto (Voiced by Tom Papa), who falls in love with a foul mouthed stripper named Velvet Von Black (Voiced By Rosario Dawson) who gets kidnapped by Dr. Satan's (Voiced By Paul Giamatti) talking gorilla named Otto (Voiced by Spongebob Squarepants himself Tom Kenny). So, Superbeasto calls on his sister Suzi-X (Voiced By Sherri Moon Zombie) and her horny robot Murray (voiced by Brian Posehn) to help him save the girl before she marries Dr. Satan. Believe me, If I haven't intrigued you by now then I don't know what will. The movie also features voice cameos by Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Sid Haig (The Devil's Rejects), Harland Williams (Half Baked), Daniel Roebuck (Rob Zombies Halloween 2) as his character from The Devil's Rejects Morris Green, and Clint Howard (Rock And Roll High School) to name a few. I enjoyed watching this movie and I still think Rob Zombie (House Of 1000 Corpses) is a genius. I give it Three Stars Out Of Five