Movie Madness!

Summer blockbuster season is upon us, and I have a backlog of films that I need to get reviewed/graded and out the door. So here we go!

Cloverfield - B. First person filmmaking is not new, but it had not been done mainstream like this. A bit overhyped. I decided to get the full effect, me and Shane would watch it from the front row. Phill had to move back further since he gets the motion sickness. The story was good, and has the infinite sequals potential (one event, follow any number of people going through the same event). Recommend a rental, since it's not in theaters any more.

The Bank Job - C+. What a fabulously depressing movie. Real life events are rarely turn out as well as Hollywood conceptions, and this was no different. If you were expecting Jason Statham to have some great fight scenes, wrong movie.

Jumper - D+. I have a feeling this was originally a 140 page script. Producers ripped it in half, and said "There, now we have a sequal already written." Tired idea that was not played out very well. Hollywood seems to think that if you cast Jackson as a villian it is immediately a good movie, but even SLJ couldn't save this mess. Look for Jumper 2 in theaters soon, I'm sure.

Doomsday - B+. Not the greatest movie ever, but it was fun, fast-paced, and did not appologize for anything. You want a car chase? Well hey, the roads are perfect and you just found a Bentley! Great watch, fabulously cheesy. You must rent.

Step Up 2 The Streets - C+. Anybody who saw this did so for one reason - cool dancing. It was a pretty generic story, enjoyable, and the dancing was really worth the wait. Rent, skip to the end, and there you go.

10,000 BC - D+. Why, oh why. Roland Emmerich is not anybody I'd describe as a great director, but his movies are usually pretty fun. 10kbc - not fun at all. Ugh.

Be Kind, Rewind - C-. Creatively shot and I love the message of community filmmaking. Beyond that, I'm just sick of Jack Black and really didn't enjoy the film too much.

Semi-Pro - D+. Oh hey, if we swear a lot nobody will notice we didn't write any jokes. What, it didn't work?? #$%@!!!!

The Forbidden Kingdom - B-. Jet Li and Jackie Chan together at last! Thankfully we got one good fight scene out of them before continuing on through a relatively uncreative storyline. Still was pretty fun (and clean - hey-o!), so I'd catch it on DVD.

That's all I got for now. I've so far only seen 14 movies this year, and am far off my pace of breaking 80. Iron Man is tonight, Speed Racer after that, then more Narnia, then Indiana Jones, and and and!