MOVIE REVUE: The Power of MIB3

 

The black suits are back in town to save the world from the scum of the universe. This time, one agent must travel back in time to save his longtime partner from an alien who wants revenge. It’s been fifteen years since their first adventure; can they save the universe and the summer season in 3-D? Let’s review the mission dossier of Men in Black 3 as completed by Agent DR.

MOVIE REVUE: Small Town Boy Makes Big Waves

Close your eyes and go back to your childhood and think about a grown-up you truly worship. Did you have high expectations of who they are and what they are capable of? I remember when I was a kid I always thought of my mom as larger than life. She could solve any problem in a snap and deliver the goods with a wink of an eye. To me, she was everything I could imagine and more, I am grateful for that. For a young boy New Zealand in 1984, he creates this vivid vision of his father – a man who has been in prison most of his life. When he is released and meets his son, will the father live up to the boy’s fantasy or give him a harsh dose of reality? New Zealand’s highest grossing film has finally reached the states, and we can explore the world of “Boy.”

MOVIE REVUE: The Zaniest of Them All

When you put a “fresh” spin on a fairy tale, it usually winds up being a little stale.
But Mirror Mirror is quite the whimsical surprise, humoring the children and amazing all eyes.

MOVIE REVUE: The Odds Are in Favor for the Hunger Games!

 

I know some of our readers are out there are wondering “Can anything help us over our Post Potter blues?” In the fall of 2008, author Suzanne Collins introduced Katniss Everdeen and the world of Panem to the masses with The Hunger Games. The book became an instant bestseller with over 2.8 million copies worldwide. The Tributes of Panem’s 12 Districts have arrived onto the silver screen and are ready to be Number 1 – by any means necessary. Whether you’ve read the famous trilogy by now or not, get ready for an epic adventure that will make you say “I’m ready for the next movie” by the time the credits roll. The Hunger Games has everything – intense action, chilling moments, and a love triangle – to make it a new movie franchise in the making.

MOVIE REVUE: Mi Padres Parody

 

Review your Spanish books and get ready for laughter.  This movie spoofs Telenovela or Spanish Soap Opera style productions with Will Ferrell melodramatically overemphasizing and over acting while speaking Spanish.

MOVIE REVUE: Jump, Back on Jump Street

One of endearing classics from Fox Television’s earliest days was 21 Jump Street. For five seasons, we saw an elite group of fresh face police officers go undercover to investigate a variety of crimes through in high schools and colleges. A quarter of a century later, Street hits the big screen with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum at the helm. While this new film maybe considered a remake, Street takes on a life of its own while paying some respect to the original. Are you jump, back down on Jump Street?

MOVIE REVUE: My John Carter Can Beat Up Your John Carter

Director Andrew Stanton helps put Pixar on the map in the mid-nineties. He has made a couple of successful animated Disney films about a love story between two robots and a father who goes through the entire Pacific Ocean to find his young clownfish. You may have heard of them. For his first live-action feature, he has taken a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and churned a $250 million epic fail. John Carter, an adaptation of the 1917 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, should have stay lying dead on the red planet.

MOVIE REVUE: Leave the Foe, and Make My Wars on You!

Shakespeare has had some…interesting runs in modern cinema. There are really three ways to attract mainstream appeal with Shakespeare. The first is to apply a Hollywood budget to existing plays and do it straight, like A Midsummer Night’s Dream from 1999. The second is to loosely adapt the plot to a modern time, theme, and setting; like 1999s 10 Things I Hate About You. The third is to take the script and the events, and dump them both into a modern setting, like 1996s Romeo + Juliet. So when Ralph Fiennes’ directoral debut, Shakespeare’s Coriolanus came out, there was an element of surprise when it turned out this film was the third kind of Hollywood Shakespeare film.

MOVIE REVUE: A Minor Breach in the Safe House

Warning, some heavies have breached the safe house this weekend. My expectations are lowered along with the security features.

MOVIE REVUE: The Vow is Guaranteed to Move You

People have not had enough of silly love songs or silly love films – cinemas trot out the trite tales every February to the delight of lovebirds and all the single ladies determined to have a happy Valentine’s Day with their girlfriends. Judging from the trailer, The Vow is the latest installment in the growing lineup of cheesy romantic comedies. With stars from The Notebook and Dear John and a premise similar to 50 First Dates, this film seems like it should have been imagined by Nicholas Sparks rather than inspired by a couple who actually survived the central trauma. Surprisingly and fortunately, Vow is not quite predictable or superficial enough to join the ranks of Katherine Heigl’s hits. Instead, The Vow delicately handles a tragic situation and teaches the audience that in order to love whom you are meant to love, you have to be who you are meant to be.