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• 11Aug 08

  A Bunch of Movie Grades for Recent Movies

  

  MY GRADE FOR Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: C-

  

  MY GRADE FOR Iron Man: D+

  

  MY GRADE FOR Wanted: B

  

  MY GRADE FOR Hancock: D+

  

  MY GRADE FOR The Wackness: B-

  

  MY GRADE FOR Step Brothers: C+

  

  MY GRADE FOR The X-Files: I Want to Believe: F

  

  MY GRADE FOR Journey to the Center of the Earth: D

  

  MY GRADE FOR The Incredible Hulk: D

  

  MY GRADE FOR Kung Fu Panda: C

  

  MY GRADE FOR Get Smart: C

  

  MY GRADE FOR Hellboy II: The Golden Army: B-

  

  MY GRADE FOR The Foot Fist Way: C-

  

  MY GRADE FOR The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: D-

  

  MY GRADE FOR Pineapple Express: B-

  Questions? Comments? I'll be happy to answer any of them, especially the ones questioning the grades I gave some of the movies.

  OH YEAH, and R.I.P. Mr. Mac

  

  • Posted Aug 11, 2008 9:32 pm PT
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• 23Jul 08

  The Dark Knight (Movie Review)

  

  What makes a good superhero movie? Everyone asks me that frequently every time I express my hate for movies such as Iron Man or The Incredible Hulk. I always point the fact out that I've been waiting for a superhero movie to express how much a hero sacrifices in order to become what he or she is. What they lose. What they gain. I want to feel as if being a superhero isn't the best thing in the world. It also helps for the story to translate well from comic book to screen, as it should take its own route and create a great script. For years, I've been waiting for another Spider-Man 2 and I can finally take a rest.

  The Dark Knight continues the story of Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) who leads a double life as Batman. Bruce is still a wealthy man with his own company and his trusty butler, Alfred (Michael Caine). His love interest, Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has taken an eye on Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) who is also Gotham City's new District Attorney. As Batman, he sets to get rid of crime for good and cooperates with Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) in order to do so. Soon, Dent joins in and the three meet and help each other to see their goal through. While it's effective for an amount of time, they soon find themselves up against a madman who poses as the unstoppable antagonist, the Joker (Heath Ledger).

  Everybody has been waiting for this movie and the hype has been huge. From being Christopher Nolan's second Batman movie to Heath Ledger's unexpected death, everybody has been expecting nothing but perfection. While it's certainly not perfection, The Dark Knight definitely lives up to the hype. And while we're on the note, Heath Ledger's performance is an achievement. His portrayal of the Joker is brilliant and makes Nicholson's Joker look like a joke. Every scene Ledger is in, he steals it and makes it his own. Everybody else's performance is also great. Maggie Gyllenhaal is the Rachel Dawes upgrade from Katie Holmes and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent does great as well.

  As stated earlier, The Dark Knight is the superhero movie I've been waiting for. It's one of the few superhero movies that perfectly captures what it takes to truly become a hero. Two and a half hours will go by in a snap because of a great script, clever dialogue and an intriguing story. This is what Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk wishes it could be. While there are flaws to be found, it's the bigger picture to be looked at. This is a dark, dense and sometimes, truly intense character study. It's not only one of the best movies of the year, but it ranks up with one of the best superhero movies ever made and is equally good as Spider-Man 2. Simply, this is an awesome crowd-pleasing movie that deserves every bit of praise it's getting.

  MY GRADE FOR The Dark Knight: A-

  • Posted Jul 23, 2008 5:31 pm PT
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• 4Jul 08

  Wall-E (Movie Review)

  

  As I walked into the theatre, I noticed the abundance of little kids throughout and my expectations suddenly lowered. I felt like a strange kid in his teen years amongst the many families and their loud annoying children. The only piece of information I knew about Wall-E was that he is a robot and he is embarking on an adventure. After last year's amazing Ratatouille; Pixar, once again, proves that they are the masters of their domain. From Toy Story to Finding Nemo, Wall-E is in a league of its own and doesn't even compare to any of their previous movies because it's, simply, that amazing.

  Wall-E is a robot that, for 700 years, has been left alone on Earth because the humans forgot to turn him off. For that amount of time, he's been doing what he's programmed to do: collect garbage and turn them into cubes. Also, during that time, he's developed a personality and has grown lonely surrounded by nothing but trash and a cockroach. After watching the musical, Hello, Dolly, all Wall-E wants to do is fall in love. All this is about to change as a female robot, EVE, comes to Earth in search for plant life. Wall-E's love for EVE brings him on a journey full of danger, romance, excitement and the discovery of living life to its fullest.

  Wall makes Wall-E unbelievably amazing is its lack of dialogue and use of body language to convey what the characters (mostly robots) feel or even want to say. It's not only the best animated film out there, but is also one of the weirdest, wittiest, strangest and funniest love stories ever told. It has a lot of heart, and without almost any speaking at all, the romance between the two lets off a giant amount of energy and chemistry that it's impossible not to feel for the two. While some may complain that the inside commentary on our society was a bit much, I thought it was perfect and surprisingly thought provoking, especially for this kind of movie.

  What more can I say? Wall-E isn't just one of the best movies of 2008, it may as well be considered one of the best films ever made. It isn't just a masterpiece, it's an achievement and simply sets the standard by which all animated films should go by. My love for Wall-E goes above and beyond and it's the only film that achieves its goal by being a movie for all ages. It's a wonderful, heartfelt and incredible experience from beginning to end. There really isn't any reason why anybody should miss the chance to see this great example of why we go to the movies in the first place.

  MY GRADE FOR Wall-E: A

  • Posted Jul 4, 2008 6:54 pm PT
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