Speed Racer

I refute thee
Devil o' ye film.
If ye tried to make thee motorized vehicles any lesse reallistic
You mayhap of simply used olde cardboard cuttouts.
2/10

The Great White Buffallo...

I watched Hot tub time machine, only because of the annoying tumor of a brother fate has dropped into my otherwise blissful abyss reminding me every 5 seconds!.. But apart from that the film was really quite enjoyable and was genuinely funny, a trait that most modern comedies seem to be missing, a major flaw in the genre there. Not so much an original idea, the story was just back to the future meets The Hangover, and in the land of comedy spoofs are starting to clog up the once loved heavenly motorway of laughter. I loved the characters and actors, all apart from probably the main character (or at least who I see as the main character), Adam, played by John Cusack. Who I'm sure that nobody has ever heard of right? Or is that just me?..
All in all though it's really not much different form other movies in the genre. Ridiculous amount of sexual references and.. well... not much else. To be honest, most of the jokes in this movie are just things about sex. It's not on it's own though, about 90% of movies int he comedy genre rely heavily on sex jokes. Unless it's a 'hit teen comedy' and well in that case it just isn't funny...
Wandering back from the deluded and misshapen path of comedy, I'll be generous and give this one a nice round 8.47/10 :)

District 18

District 9 is a fantastic movie in my opinion. I'm really into the sci-fi genre and was excited to hear another movie about aliens was being released, not just for the alien side but mostly because the realistic way they have portrayed the aliens and the more realistic way they have shown the human attitudes towards these people from another world if you like. The CGI was really quite great, brilliant, brilliant animation and graphics. Well played by the actors, and you actually got into the story in this movie, you actually give a damn as to what happens to the characters. That is apart from the main character, I thought he was a bit of an annoying fellow. However, you really do get a feel for these character's backgrounds and especially feel sorry for the aliens and how they are treated. I think that there wasn't enough alien weaponry, they only showcased about three kinds of it, the classic machine gun , the zappy laser one that made people explode and the one that lets off sonic waves to knock your enemies into next week.

Anyway, twas a very entertaining movie and I loved the way the movie left you wanting more, not quite giving away the ending but dropping little hints, mayhap a sequel is in order? 9/10 in all. Highly recommend it!

Gamer

Sorry couldn't think of a snappy title for this one. Well the movie is gamer of course and I really don't have much to say about it. I watched the trailers and thought it looked like a good movie with plenty of action that shows the true face of what happens in real wars and gun-fights while still underlining the fact that it's only a game to the people in command, when in reality, very little of the movie is based in the 'game' in question (Slayers) and you actually see more of the other game 'Society' in which people basically sell themselves for a set period of time and they have no idea whats going on and can't control themselves. So to sum it up, the trailers are very misleading, the story doesn't seem too bad and might make an actually decent film with some slight tweaks but is mostly just about him escaping and trying to convince people of his innocence about the murder of his friend, oh no it get's more complex, in the mean time he must fight other players controlled by people all around the world. He's is controlled by some apparently elite mlg kid that he manages to eventually talk to. It's far too complex and not much happens. Actually I did have alot to say about this one...
6/10. The action scenes were really quite entertaining to watch and the whole concept was quite fun to have as a movie. However, the quest for his daughter (that doesn't love him) and his wife really toned the movie down.

The Winners!

Movie of the day today was The Losers, a movie about a renegade team of soldiers (Kind of like Bad Company). It has my second favorite genre, an action/comedy hybrid that lets the story get told without over thinking it or stretching out the action scenes to fill space, which I feel would have been boring. Lot's of stuff going on at times and I really kind of lost the plot half way through and couldn't tell who was good and who was bad. If they toned down the amount of times people double-crossed each other then I think it would be easier to understand and mayhap attract a wider audience. Besides this the movie was actually really good. I loved the batman style gadgets they use, grappling guns and the likes.
The characters weren't relate able in the slightest, but that's what made them so cool! 'Cougar' of course being all mysterious makes him the most interesting character. In terms of the actors I feel that they were well picked and suited the roles, hardened men that actually look like they might have been in the army. Unlike Chris Hemsworth, who I hear is playing Thor in the upcoming Marvel production, being released next year.
I feel this review is getting off track, 9/10 in all because pretty explosions and sniper rifles being used professionally is entertaining.

A Short Poem

From dry wall to dry wall,
Ceiling to floor,
this is my cage,
My cell,
My bore.

Simple and small,
Almost alone,
Curled up in a ball,
In the place I called home.

From dry wall to dry wall,
Ceiling to floor,
This is my cage,
My cell,
My bore.
If only I could remember..
How to use a door..

Darren Shananananana

Darren Shan is the author of two brilliant series of books. The Cirque du Freak and The Demonata. Cirque du freak is being made into a series of movies. The first, the vampire's assistant is obviously the first I watched. I absolutely loved all the Darren Shan book's, both series, and was really excited for the movie. However, it was kind of a let down. Nothing much happened in the first two books in the first place but them being stuck into one movie made it feel like even less happened, speaking of which, the movie just barely followed the books anyway. None of the characters really followed the original descriptions from the books. Having said that I think the actors suited the parts given, all except for Mr. Crepsley, played by John C.Reilly, not a good choice me thinks.
All in all I give it 7/10 just because it's a classic story and I loved the books so much.

123456789... 10?

G'day to ya. Watched the movie 9 yesterday, good movie. Good animation, detailed and somewhat realistic if that's what you look for in a movie. Not me, I look for wholesome family entertainment. Well that's exactly what I found in this movie. It had something for everyone, a clear moral message, a little bit of romance and best of all, some 'splosions. Big fan of science fiction but this looked more like voodoo than science, odd symbols and tractor beams sucking your soul away. So really, not actually that realistic at all :/. I liked how they were made from cloth and looked like sack men. However, not much really happened in the film, about half way through the same things kept on repeating but in different places. Machine attacks, they run, rinse and repeat until they finally kill it, and even then they don't bring the dead sack people back, they just set them free. Where do they go?!
Anyway, 8/10. Forgetting the bad points, this is actually a really great movie.

Yes Master...

Just watched iGor, the hit new animation from momentum pictures! It's actually two years old... Well the movie wasn't all that good to be honest. The comedy was lacking something... what was it? Oh yeah, Humor. I really only suggest you watch this if you are a small child or have some sort of mental deficiency leading you to believe that this movie was worth the money... unless you watch it online... Not that I advocate piracy.
Point is it's a pretty poor film. The animation wasn't all that good either. There was no detail at all, which I guess was intentional since it's for the younger audiences but hey, look at Spongebob! That's a kids cartoon and that has detail! Again, It's okay for kids but if you look deeper into it, from an age like mine, you see he has created his own wife. That's kinda sad.
6/10 anyway, because, though it may have been lacking in most departments it certainly holds some family entertainment values.

Iron 2 Man!

Watched Iron Man 2 in cinemas last Saturday, have to say, it was pretty damn sweet! Followed on really nicely to the first and had a really interesting story. It had great humor that fit in well with the characters and at the same time didn't interfere with the serious side of the movie. The battle scenes are visually spectacular and fun to watch and the movie has large replay value, mostly because of the fight scenes. If you watch all the credits there is an extra scene at the end, what appears to be some sort of excavation or crater, and nearby is... Mjolnir, the legendary hammer of Thor, this is of course a little teaser for the Thor movie that I hope will be out shortly, expect a review!
We're going off track, back to Iron man. Great movie, would definitely watch it again, 8.5/10. Maybe wouldn't pay to watch it again :/