Rush - Review

This film's previews has had me very excited to go out and check out this true story picture.  The story is truly remarkable between James Hunt and Niki Lauda and the many obstacles they both overcome.  Let's just say race car driving is just as difficult as rocket science and is one risky sport.  Both, Hunt and Lauda find out who they are and are capable of doing and the acting for both characters really stood out.  The direction of the film and showing the main points of both careers was really splendid.  I was so impressed with Lauda's character and the one incident he overcomes in the film is truly remarkable and is so breath taking.  I think Lauda can be considered a hero for many for what he does in the film.  I also like how this biography film not only showed the acts participated, but brought you close to each character and you felt like you knew them from the film.  Ron Howard should definitely work on more pictures like this one.  The only thing that bothered me in this film was that there was some very disturbing images that I didn't like seeing.  For this movie, you kind of have to expect it, but it was tad difficult to cope with.  All in all, I really did enjoy this movie and it really did have a good progression with a fair length.  This is one to go see.

Rating - 4/5

Insidious 2 - Review

I think horror and suspense films are really coming to a point where they can actually surprise you and make you jump out of your seat which is great in the film industry.  This film revolves around a woman who is after a certain family and has had a devious past and might I say the story is very interesting.  There are so many points that you are not expecting to jump out of your seat which is great, in which this film does.  However, the film did have you confused of what was going on and how each character was intertwining with this mysterious woman.  All in all, this was a pretty good film and I hope to watch the original film after walking away intrigued by this one.

Rating - 3/5

The Prisoners - Review

This has been one film that has been creating hype and "The Prisoners" can be considered one of the top films of the year rightly so.  The moment the film starts, the story rolls out and it grabs your attention so quickly.  The attention grabs only led to so many different moments of suspense which was great.  The story and its' originality was truly amazing and done so well.  This can be one of the best thriller films done in a long time as the acting on all ends including Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhall were outstanding.  Also, the characters who were in question were so different and creepy which made the movie so intriguing as well.  I couldn't believe the great amount of acting each character shared in this film.  I also enjoyed how there were so many plot twists and sudden movements in the film which also allowed the film to even be more enjoyable and raise your eyebrow while only saying "Wow."  I couldn't find a single flaw in this film as it was very well-done and could be on my top 10 film list at the end of the year.  This is one movie you cannot miss out on.

Rating - 4.5/5

The Family - Review

This was one film I had been awaiting to see since I saw the first trailer for it months ago.  The story itself was very interesting and original as I loved the concept, but I did not enjoy how it turned out.  The entire film you are just seeing how a family under witness protection is currently living and showing the characteristics of each character of the "Blake" family.  Don't get me wrong, the acting from especially Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer was great and I really did enjoy their performances.  How can you wrong with DeNiro?  The movie was more like a biography of these characters and the ending you have to wait so long to come full circle to.  The film itself was cool to see how powerful each character was and what a interesting family they were, but if it weren't for that, the movie would have totally flopped downward if you ask me.  I do recommend this movie, but I do not think it will meet your expectations from what you have seen in the trailer.

Rating - 3/5

Riddick - Review

The movie starts and rolls and it didn't interest me or allow me to go along with the film.  There is literally no plot or sequence, it is just rampaging these violent creatures and that is your movie.  The acting on all ends was not good at all and didn't phase me at all.  I think tequila wouldn't have even let me enjoy this movie if added.  I also thought the length of this film was way too long and at one point I was ready to doze off.  The only aspect of this film I can say was semi-enjoyable were the cool visual effects and makeup and that's being nice to the "Riddick" film.  Don't even waste your time with this movie.

Rating - 1/5

New York Giants Rant

After tonight's New York Giants' loss, I am very nervous for the next few weeks to come in the season after tonight's tough loss.  I am very concerned about their efficiency to run the ball down the field.  The key to scoring points on the board is running the ball then following through with a pass.  If your going to rely on just an all-out passing game, Eli Manning must be in tune with all his wideouts the entire game and not just shining in the second half of the game.  Not to mention, there cannot be foolish errors running into so many turnovers.  Like seriously 5 tonight, that was insane.  However, I am very confident with the duo of Eli Manning and Victor Cruz though after tonight's three touchdown receptions on both ends.  The rushing game really worries me about having the youngster, David Wilson at the hands with those two fumbles.  The running game is imperative in football.  Maybe for Andre Brown's injury time, they can find an available veteran to fill the shoes.  I do think Wilson has lots of potential, but it will take time to show it.

The Way Way Back - Review

This film revolving around a dating couple with kids from other spouses' and the many hardships they all face including one the teenaged son's friend faces during the movie wound up being a great one to watch with the right charismatics and actors for this film.  The entire story was interesting and the ways it relates to many outcomes of modern day families which I appreciated.  With the many films out there, it is very hard to relate to the struggling middle class family with many obstacles to overcome.  I was also impressed by the concept of a young teenager helping out a struggling adult and vise versa in this film.  I also enjoyed how the young teenager advances from being less socially awkward and timid from the beginning of the film.  The acting in this film by all the actors was truly great.  The one thing I didn't enjoy was how Steve Carrell's character was caught in a certain act (not spoiling anymore) yet it didn't focus much on it at all.  I also didn't like how the movie just dove into the dysfunctions of this family.  Other than that, I can highly recommend this film as I really did enjoy it.

Rating - 3.5/5

One Direction - This Is Us - Review

If you have seen the Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, or even Justin Bieber concert/documentary films, you can tell what this movie is going to be just revolving around the starred One Direction band.  The movie goes into their personal lives mainly as they show what each band member has done or is currently doing while they are in their home town.  I did enjoy seeing this as they give you a glimpse into their personal lives.  However, I didn't enjoy how some of the members especially Zayn and Liam appeared to be very arrogant and the most unappreciative of their fan base.  Liam even said how he appreciates his time off basically not to be bothered.  I respect this but just remember who made you the person you are today.  However, Liam brought up an interesting point of not being able to comprehend who true friends could be after living this lifestyle.  I also didn't enjoy how one of them stated that they don't plan on doing this for the rest of their lives, I would hope considering you are in the prime music industry, you would continue on your career in music with or without the fellow band members.  That is just my opinion though.  During the film, they also showed how the band gained popularity and formed from The X Factor television show, it was impressive to see how they became so successful across the world.  But when your working with a prime name in Simon Cowell, how can you not expect to advance successfully?  Look at Il Volo.  I felt they only spent their time showing the background of their lives and not focusing on much music.  I think they only played 5 songs the entire movie, the music I thought was a newer Beatles sound version which I liked.  I also enjoyed how the members also picked up instruments as Niall appeared to play guitar a lot which I appreciate.  I didn't enjoy how they deliberately tried to use special effects to pretend their throwing letters and animations at you from the screen.  I didn't even see it in 3D and I was feeling dazed out.  If you want to just listen to the bands' music, just listen on YouTube.

Rating - 2.5/5