To take a break from what I hope to be a mostly professional review:
OH MY GOD THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING.
That is all.
Category: Science Fiction Action Drama
Premise: Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) are experienced extractors, thieves that enter your mind by entering your psyche through a chemically-induced shared-consciousness dreamstate. After a botched extraction job, Cobb and Arthur are offered a chance to perform an inception, where instead of stealing information during the dreamstate, they must plant an idea into their target. After assembling a talented team, Cobb and his crew face the difficult task of planting an idea into someone's mind and making them believe it is their own.
To be honest, the premise is extremely hard to explain, but you should GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
Zer(o)verview:
Again, this movie is incredible, and exceeds all expectations I had for it (which were extremely high to begin with).
Christopher Nolan, director of the critically-acclaimed Batman: The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, now gifts the world with Inception, a surreal, gripping action drama set within the subconscious of the characters involved.
Right off the bat, the audio cues and visual effects are breath-taking. You thought James Cameron's Avatar was aesthetically impressive? Wait until you see the dreamscapes that Ellen Page, DiCaprio and Gordon-Levitt create for the characters to traverse.
As I said before, the movie is very difficult to review without giving too much away, and it's absolutely thrilling to watch. I'll do my best to review it without giving any spoilers.
To perform a successful extraction or inception, you need these key things:
An Extractor: Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the most skilled extractor in the world (so he claims, and lives up to his reputation throughout the movie). He was extradited from America after some legal trouble (What kind of trouble is a HEAVY SPOILER), and he's been working freelance with his Point Man.
A Point Man: Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) plays the Point Man, a type of extractor that, during multi-layered dreamstates, specializes in delaying subconscious security and convincing the target that they are not in a dream if they are abruptly kicked out of the lower dream layers. That sounds extremely confusing, but you'll understand when you watch the film. Arthur utilizes paradoxical architecture, improvisational 'kick' and combat tactics, and other methods to deter the target's subconscious security from converging and rooting out the extractors or inceptors.
An Architect: Ariadne (Ellen Page), pronounced Air-e-ad-knee, is the architect, the member of the inception team that constructs the dream world that the dreamers experience. She develops a constantly evolving, changing, labyrinthine environment meant to delay subconscious security and allow the inception team to navigate the subject's mind more efficiently.
A Forger: Eames (Tom Hardy), is the forger, the team member that impersonates a figure that the subject trusts in order to make them more susceptible to coercion. A Forger must memorize mannerisms, diction, and all physical discrepancies.
A Chemist: Yusuf (Dileep Rao) is the chemist, the team member that mixes the sedative that keeps the dreamers in the continuous dream-state even during circumstances that would normally wake people up.
A Subject: Fischer (Cillian Murphy) is the subject, the target for inception.
Some terms you'll want to familiarize yourself with:
Kick- A way to abruptly end the dream-state, usually associated with falling or water.
Totem- A trinket that only you know the precise features of, to know whether you are still in someone else's dream or not.
Now, to the review.
All the characters do a spectacular job in their roles, and everyone performs at or above expectations, which were already very high. I already mentioned the breath-taking CGI and visual effects, along with well-placed, vivid audio cues (since there isn't much of a music track to speak of). As it takes place mainly the dreamscape of the heir of a powerful corporation, I can't really say anything without spoiling it, so I won't. I may have said too much already, to be honest.
GROUND ZERO:
A mesmerizing new film from Christopher Nolan, Inception delivers, and then some, on all levels. I saw it twice in one day. TWICE IN ONE DAY. That should say something. The cast is brillant and compelling, the plot is full of intrigue and never gets boring, the CGI and sound is spectacular, I really have nothing bad to say about it at all.
But please.
Please Christopher Nolan.
DON'T MAKE A SEQUEL. You may get hate mail from people who were confused by your ending, but I thought it was brillant.
DO NOT MAKE A SEQUEL. YOU HAVE A MASTERPIECE, DON'T RUIN IT.
5 out of 5.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Predators (2010)
As per my promise to review the movies I see in theatres, I start with Predators, starring Adrien Brody plus several unknown actors since all the action movie stars were busy making the Expendables.
Category: Pulp Action Science Fiction
Premise: A group of elite warriors are dropped into an unknown location and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. That pretty much sums it up.
Zer(o)verview:
Since all the A-List action stars were too busy huffing steroids working on The Expendables to do any other films, the director of Predators was faced with the no doubt difficult task of hiring a group of B-List action stars and unknown actors to play a group of elite, no-holds-barred warriors, chief of which is a man who goes unnamed until the very last scene in the movie (Spoiler Alert: His name is Royce) played by Adrien Brody, who avid movie watchers may know recently for his role as Clive in the 2010 indie film, Splice.
Well, Brody decided to man up and grow a pair after getting pushed around by Elsa all the time, and he's pretty ripped in this movie. To be honest though, it's kind of hard to take Adrien Brody seriously as an action hero after seeing him so recently in a film like Splice. That's not to say he doesn't do a good job. He stays committed to his character, the lone wolf mercenary who quickly adapts and knows his way out of every situation. As much as it sounds like I'm heckling him, I actually enjoyed his portrayal of the character.
Laurence Fishburne is in the movie for all of 10-15 minutes, so don't get too excited about seeing Morpheus kick Predator ass like I was. I was pretty disappointed about that. His character was kind of an unnecessary segway from the introduction to the climax build-up, but it was kind of cool to see Morpheus even crazier then the Matrix made him. Overall, I was pretty disappointed that he didn't get more screen time though.
Other actors include Danny Trejo, who plays "The Mexican (Seriously, I don't think I ever heard his name); Alice Braga (Remember her from I Am Legend? Neither did I until my roommate mentioned it. Shoutout to Matt Fenelon.) stars as "The Girl" (Again, you don't hear her name until the last scene of the movie; SPOILER ALERT: It's Isabelle); and Topher Grace, as in Topher Grace from That 70's Show, stars as "The Doctor", the only one of the elite warrior group that isn't actually a warrior. His character gets more interesting after the short Fishburne segway, but isn't built up as much as it could've been.
In fact, that kinda sums up the whole movie. I enjoyed it as a B-level action movie, but I feel like they could've made it more then a fight-run-repeat, especially with the potential for character backstories. And if you're only gonna throw Fishburne in there for 10 minutes, make the damn thing into a TV show instead of a movie so I can at least see him for 3-4 episodes. FFS.
Actually, yeah! Directors, if you're reading this, this would've been a fantastic TV show. You could've developed characters, made the Predator threat more suspenseful rather then in your face, and done a whole lot more with the "Game Preserve Planet" concept.
Pitch it as the new Lost! Actually, a girl I went to see it with said the initial scene in the movie made her feel like she was watching Lost. (Shoutout to Olga Lembersky for that one.)
Overall, Predators was much better then the sequels to the original, but the original was way better. I was definitely worth the $5 I paid to see it, and it was a pretty good B-level action movie. But again, TV SHOW WOULD'VE MADE BILLIONS IN MY OPINION.
GROUND ZERO: The girls I went to see it with (sans Emma and Dana Needham since I didn't hear their opinions) hated it, but the guys pretty much loved it (especially the Yakuza). Don't bring a date, but then again, I'd hope you know what to expect when you walk into a theatre to see a Predator movie. You're there to see Predators kill people. And they do.
3 out of 5. (TV Show probably would've been 5 out of 5. DO YOU HEAR ME NBC, CBS AND ABC?)
Category: Pulp Action Science Fiction
Premise: A group of elite warriors are dropped into an unknown location and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. That pretty much sums it up.
Zer(o)verview:
Since all the A-List action stars were too busy huffing steroids working on The Expendables to do any other films, the director of Predators was faced with the no doubt difficult task of hiring a group of B-List action stars and unknown actors to play a group of elite, no-holds-barred warriors, chief of which is a man who goes unnamed until the very last scene in the movie (Spoiler Alert: His name is Royce) played by Adrien Brody, who avid movie watchers may know recently for his role as Clive in the 2010 indie film, Splice.
Well, Brody decided to man up and grow a pair after getting pushed around by Elsa all the time, and he's pretty ripped in this movie. To be honest though, it's kind of hard to take Adrien Brody seriously as an action hero after seeing him so recently in a film like Splice. That's not to say he doesn't do a good job. He stays committed to his character, the lone wolf mercenary who quickly adapts and knows his way out of every situation. As much as it sounds like I'm heckling him, I actually enjoyed his portrayal of the character.
Laurence Fishburne is in the movie for all of 10-15 minutes, so don't get too excited about seeing Morpheus kick Predator ass like I was. I was pretty disappointed about that. His character was kind of an unnecessary segway from the introduction to the climax build-up, but it was kind of cool to see Morpheus even crazier then the Matrix made him. Overall, I was pretty disappointed that he didn't get more screen time though.
Other actors include Danny Trejo, who plays "The Mexican (Seriously, I don't think I ever heard his name); Alice Braga (Remember her from I Am Legend? Neither did I until my roommate mentioned it. Shoutout to Matt Fenelon.) stars as "The Girl" (Again, you don't hear her name until the last scene of the movie; SPOILER ALERT: It's Isabelle); and Topher Grace, as in Topher Grace from That 70's Show, stars as "The Doctor", the only one of the elite warrior group that isn't actually a warrior. His character gets more interesting after the short Fishburne segway, but isn't built up as much as it could've been.
In fact, that kinda sums up the whole movie. I enjoyed it as a B-level action movie, but I feel like they could've made it more then a fight-run-repeat, especially with the potential for character backstories. And if you're only gonna throw Fishburne in there for 10 minutes, make the damn thing into a TV show instead of a movie so I can at least see him for 3-4 episodes. FFS.
Actually, yeah! Directors, if you're reading this, this would've been a fantastic TV show. You could've developed characters, made the Predator threat more suspenseful rather then in your face, and done a whole lot more with the "Game Preserve Planet" concept.
Pitch it as the new Lost! Actually, a girl I went to see it with said the initial scene in the movie made her feel like she was watching Lost. (Shoutout to Olga Lembersky for that one.)
Overall, Predators was much better then the sequels to the original, but the original was way better. I was definitely worth the $5 I paid to see it, and it was a pretty good B-level action movie. But again, TV SHOW WOULD'VE MADE BILLIONS IN MY OPINION.
GROUND ZERO: The girls I went to see it with (sans Emma and Dana Needham since I didn't hear their opinions) hated it, but the guys pretty much loved it (especially the Yakuza). Don't bring a date, but then again, I'd hope you know what to expect when you walk into a theatre to see a Predator movie. You're there to see Predators kill people. And they do.
3 out of 5. (TV Show probably would've been 5 out of 5. DO YOU HEAR ME NBC, CBS AND ABC?)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind
In keeping with my indie theme so far, I'm going to review the 2004 indie film, Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey.
Category: Indie Romantic Drama
Premise: Joel Barish (Jim Carrey), an emotionally-withdrawn man, is heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has voluntarily had a micro-lobotomy to erase their relationship from her memory, so he decides to have the same procedure done to him. However, as he watches the memories fade away during the course of the service, he realizes that he still loves her, and tries to stop the erasure before he forgets her entirely.
Zer(o)verview:
This low-budget indie romantic drama has quite a star-studded cast for it's time, and the two leads, as well as the two main supporting actors, perform beyond expectations and above their considerable talent.
After failing to show dramatic talent in Man on the Moon and the Majestic, Jim Carrey delivers a convincing and commanding performance in the lead role of Joel Barish, a relatively-normal guy who stays isolated when it comes to talking about his true feelings, except within the confines of his journal. His quiet personality is jarred when he meets Clementine, a spunky, extroverted free-thinker who Joel becomes captivated with. Kate Winslet portrays Clementine opposite Carrey's Barish, and their on-screen chemistry compliments each other perfectly, even though the character are intended to be polar opposites. But that's part of the charm of the movie, I think; the directors and screenwriters are trying to show that it's not what's right in front of you that should define a relationship, it's the memories and experiences of the two individuals involved.
As for the supporting cast, Elijah Wood, in his first role outside of the Lord of the Rings franchise (to my knowledge; this is 2004 mind you), plays Patrick, one of the erasers working for the doctor that perfected the micro-lobotomy procedure. He becomes enamored with Clementine, and attempts to duplicate the memories she experienced with Joel in an effort to make her fall in love with him. While you're supposed to despise his method of coercing a woman into falling in love with him, you can't help but feel bad for the guy when it never works out, Clementine always feels like something is wrong or gets a sense of deja vu. Kirsten Dunst supports the leads as Mary, another employee of the good doctor's, who functions as a secretary/eraser/gatekeeper (mainly a gatekeeper) who helps and hinders Joel in his journey to stop the memory wipe before it's too late.
Bear in mind that a good chunk of the movie takes place in Joel's house, in his bed, while he's sleeping. The procedure sort-of invades his dreams and makes his memories skip from one place to another, but he can communicate with the people he sees in his dreams (somewhat); watch it, it'll make more sense then me trying to explain it.
Overall, Sunshine is a brilliantly executed, cute, interesting movie that is laden with great talent and charming message.
GROUND ZERO: In my opinion, Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind is the best indie movie of 2004, and it's definitely worth watching, especially if you're a guy looking for an interesting, charming movie to see with a date that won't bore you to death. I mean, I love this movie stand-alone, I don't need a girl as an excuse to watch it; it's that good.
5 out of 5
Category: Indie Romantic Drama
Premise: Joel Barish (Jim Carrey), an emotionally-withdrawn man, is heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has voluntarily had a micro-lobotomy to erase their relationship from her memory, so he decides to have the same procedure done to him. However, as he watches the memories fade away during the course of the service, he realizes that he still loves her, and tries to stop the erasure before he forgets her entirely.
Zer(o)verview:
This low-budget indie romantic drama has quite a star-studded cast for it's time, and the two leads, as well as the two main supporting actors, perform beyond expectations and above their considerable talent.
After failing to show dramatic talent in Man on the Moon and the Majestic, Jim Carrey delivers a convincing and commanding performance in the lead role of Joel Barish, a relatively-normal guy who stays isolated when it comes to talking about his true feelings, except within the confines of his journal. His quiet personality is jarred when he meets Clementine, a spunky, extroverted free-thinker who Joel becomes captivated with. Kate Winslet portrays Clementine opposite Carrey's Barish, and their on-screen chemistry compliments each other perfectly, even though the character are intended to be polar opposites. But that's part of the charm of the movie, I think; the directors and screenwriters are trying to show that it's not what's right in front of you that should define a relationship, it's the memories and experiences of the two individuals involved.
As for the supporting cast, Elijah Wood, in his first role outside of the Lord of the Rings franchise (to my knowledge; this is 2004 mind you), plays Patrick, one of the erasers working for the doctor that perfected the micro-lobotomy procedure. He becomes enamored with Clementine, and attempts to duplicate the memories she experienced with Joel in an effort to make her fall in love with him. While you're supposed to despise his method of coercing a woman into falling in love with him, you can't help but feel bad for the guy when it never works out, Clementine always feels like something is wrong or gets a sense of deja vu. Kirsten Dunst supports the leads as Mary, another employee of the good doctor's, who functions as a secretary/eraser/gatekeeper (mainly a gatekeeper) who helps and hinders Joel in his journey to stop the memory wipe before it's too late.
Bear in mind that a good chunk of the movie takes place in Joel's house, in his bed, while he's sleeping. The procedure sort-of invades his dreams and makes his memories skip from one place to another, but he can communicate with the people he sees in his dreams (somewhat); watch it, it'll make more sense then me trying to explain it.
Overall, Sunshine is a brilliantly executed, cute, interesting movie that is laden with great talent and charming message.
GROUND ZERO: In my opinion, Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind is the best indie movie of 2004, and it's definitely worth watching, especially if you're a guy looking for an interesting, charming movie to see with a date that won't bore you to death. I mean, I love this movie stand-alone, I don't need a girl as an excuse to watch it; it's that good.
5 out of 5
The Chain Game
Some of you reading this may be familiar with the Chain Game. A verbal game where one person starts with a movie or TV show, then the next person replies with an actor or actress in that movie or TV show, then the next person replies with a different movie that actor or actress is in, and so on and so forth; formatting something like this.
Movie #1 relates to Actor/Actress #1, Actor/Actress #1 relates to Movie #2, Movie #2 relates to Actor/Actress #2, etc.
The objective is to have no repeats.
In an effort to show how the game works, and to demonstrate my impressive knowledge of movies and the fine people who make them for a living (yes, my humility is astounding), I'll chain A Night In Paris (Paris Hilton's risque video) to the geek comedy Fanboys. Fitting, no?
A Night In Paris
Paris Hilton
Repo! the Genetic Opera
Anthony Stewart Head
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Scooby Doo
Freddie Prince Jr.
She's All That
Courtney Cox
Friends
Matthew Perry
The Whole Nine Yards
Bruce Willis
Unbreakable
Samuel L. Jackson
Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr.
Natural Born Killers
Woody Harrelson
After the Sunset
Pierce Brosnan
Mamma Mia!
Amanda Seyfried
Jennifer's Body
Megan Fox
Transformers
Shia LaBeouf
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Harrison Ford
Star Wars
Mark Hamill
Fanboys
Yes. I've seen way too many movies.
Movie #1 relates to Actor/Actress #1, Actor/Actress #1 relates to Movie #2, Movie #2 relates to Actor/Actress #2, etc.
The objective is to have no repeats.
In an effort to show how the game works, and to demonstrate my impressive knowledge of movies and the fine people who make them for a living (yes, my humility is astounding), I'll chain A Night In Paris (Paris Hilton's risque video) to the geek comedy Fanboys. Fitting, no?
A Night In Paris
Paris Hilton
Repo! the Genetic Opera
Anthony Stewart Head
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Scooby Doo
Freddie Prince Jr.
She's All That
Courtney Cox
Friends
Matthew Perry
The Whole Nine Yards
Bruce Willis
Unbreakable
Samuel L. Jackson
Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr.
Natural Born Killers
Woody Harrelson
After the Sunset
Pierce Brosnan
Mamma Mia!
Amanda Seyfried
Jennifer's Body
Megan Fox
Transformers
Shia LaBeouf
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Harrison Ford
Star Wars
Mark Hamill
Fanboys
Yes. I've seen way too many movies.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
District 9
Widely regarded as the best indie movie of 2009, District 9 is the brainchild of rookie director and story writer Neill Blomkamp; under the guidance and supervision of the Lord of the Rings' famed Peter Jackson.
Both directors were originally contracted to film a Halo movie, but after the project was canned, Neill Blomkamp pushed his original screenplay District 9 onto the indie scene.
In 1982, a massive star ship bearing an alien population, nicknamed "Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has been worn out. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited. In 2010, Multi-National United, a munitions dealer disguised as a social reconciliation group, is contracted to forcibly evict the population under the direction of the newly promoted Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley).
And I'M NOT GIVING ANY MORE OF THE PLOT AWAY. Seriously, watch the movie instead. You'll enjoy it much more if you experience everything that Wikus goes through as you are watching him go through it.
In District 9, the only character given an extreme amount of depth is Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley). The 2 other 'main' characters (if you can call them that) are Christopher Johnson, who, as a Prawn, must deal with the pre-conceived tension between himself and the human population; and the antagonist, Koobus Venter, a special forces soldier who is hired by M.N.U. to exterminate any Prawns that do not co-operate with the M.N.U. relocation.
The at-this-time-unknown Sharlto Copley does a brillant characterization of Wikus, portraying him at first as an intelligent, albeit socially awkward, member of the M.N.U. who has a strong devotion to his wife and a desire to impress his father-in-law, a high-ranking board member of M.N.U. Due to the nature of the plot, I can't really reveal how his character progresses, but Sharlto Copley transitions the character at a believable, seamless pace and deserves a lot of recognition as an actor for his performance in this role.
Again, due to the nature of the plot, I can't reveal much about the characters of Christopher Johnson or Koobus Venter, but Venter is the archetypical military black ops man with a penchant for murder and Christopher Johnson plays the father trying to teach his son tolerance and racial pride.
The movie's main focus is a social commentary on racism and tolerance of people, or in this case, creatures, that have similar values as far as family and social structure goes. It has asides to gang violence, organized crime and corporate-government exploitation, but it never looks sight of it's original purpose, a good science fiction movie with an underlying message about unity.
GROUND ZERO: I didn't call it the best indie movie of 2009 for nothing. Everyone should watch this movie at least once to know what people were talking about for all those months is was really popular. Sharlto Copley is by far and away one of the most talented new actors to emerge in recent years, and while the movie may be a bit dark at times (not for me, but for the younger people who are maybe reading this), the story, satire, dark humor, and masterful use of CGI by Peter Jackson make it worth watching. All that, plus impeccable acting by Copley, all on just a $30 million budget. If there were more films like this, the world would be a better place all around.
5 out of 5
Both directors were originally contracted to film a Halo movie, but after the project was canned, Neill Blomkamp pushed his original screenplay District 9 onto the indie scene.
In 1982, a massive star ship bearing an alien population, nicknamed "Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has been worn out. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited. In 2010, Multi-National United, a munitions dealer disguised as a social reconciliation group, is contracted to forcibly evict the population under the direction of the newly promoted Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley).
And I'M NOT GIVING ANY MORE OF THE PLOT AWAY. Seriously, watch the movie instead. You'll enjoy it much more if you experience everything that Wikus goes through as you are watching him go through it.
In District 9, the only character given an extreme amount of depth is Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley). The 2 other 'main' characters (if you can call them that) are Christopher Johnson, who, as a Prawn, must deal with the pre-conceived tension between himself and the human population; and the antagonist, Koobus Venter, a special forces soldier who is hired by M.N.U. to exterminate any Prawns that do not co-operate with the M.N.U. relocation.
The at-this-time-unknown Sharlto Copley does a brillant characterization of Wikus, portraying him at first as an intelligent, albeit socially awkward, member of the M.N.U. who has a strong devotion to his wife and a desire to impress his father-in-law, a high-ranking board member of M.N.U. Due to the nature of the plot, I can't really reveal how his character progresses, but Sharlto Copley transitions the character at a believable, seamless pace and deserves a lot of recognition as an actor for his performance in this role.
Again, due to the nature of the plot, I can't reveal much about the characters of Christopher Johnson or Koobus Venter, but Venter is the archetypical military black ops man with a penchant for murder and Christopher Johnson plays the father trying to teach his son tolerance and racial pride.
The movie's main focus is a social commentary on racism and tolerance of people, or in this case, creatures, that have similar values as far as family and social structure goes. It has asides to gang violence, organized crime and corporate-government exploitation, but it never looks sight of it's original purpose, a good science fiction movie with an underlying message about unity.
GROUND ZERO: I didn't call it the best indie movie of 2009 for nothing. Everyone should watch this movie at least once to know what people were talking about for all those months is was really popular. Sharlto Copley is by far and away one of the most talented new actors to emerge in recent years, and while the movie may be a bit dark at times (not for me, but for the younger people who are maybe reading this), the story, satire, dark humor, and masterful use of CGI by Peter Jackson make it worth watching. All that, plus impeccable acting by Copley, all on just a $30 million budget. If there were more films like this, the world would be a better place all around.
5 out of 5
Hit the Ground Running
Hey guys!
Here's the way I plan to review movies, so just you all have an understanding of the way I think is the best way to do it.
The 5 star scale is nice, and I'll probably do it, but I prefer to give a more detailed explanation of whether or not you should see it based on what kind of movies you like, etc etc.
My judgment will be based on the following factors: Plot Progression, Character Development, Acting Ability, Soundtrack/Music Score Choices and Tone, Atmosphere/Ambiance/Aesthetics. I will take into consideration the budget of the movie for the technical categories like Sound and Aesthetics.
DISCLAIMER: There are a lot of things in movies that I hate. Michael Bay in particular. But I will do my best to be fair with every movie I review. Whenever I see a new movie in the theatre, I'll post a review on it. Every other day or two, I'll review a movie that I own as well (I'm like a one-man RedBox.)
Here's the way I plan to review movies, so just you all have an understanding of the way I think is the best way to do it.
The 5 star scale is nice, and I'll probably do it, but I prefer to give a more detailed explanation of whether or not you should see it based on what kind of movies you like, etc etc.
My judgment will be based on the following factors: Plot Progression, Character Development, Acting Ability, Soundtrack/Music Score Choices and Tone, Atmosphere/Ambiance/Aesthetics. I will take into consideration the budget of the movie for the technical categories like Sound and Aesthetics.
DISCLAIMER: There are a lot of things in movies that I hate. Michael Bay in particular. But I will do my best to be fair with every movie I review. Whenever I see a new movie in the theatre, I'll post a review on it. Every other day or two, I'll review a movie that I own as well (I'm like a one-man RedBox.)
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