Monday, February 22, 2010

Rocky III (7 out of 10)

Everyone knows and has heard of the famous Rocky Balboa III movie directed, written, and acted by Sylvester Stallone. Rocky who is played by Sylvester Stallone is a mean fighting machine who is the world champion. He is unstoppable and very strong. He loves fighting but he thinks he is ready to retire and quit being a fighting god. Soon, when a unknown challenger thinks he can beat Rocky anytime and anywhere, Balboa thinks he has one more fight to prove that he is the best. 


This movie attracted many viewers with its great sound affects and awesome fighting scenes. I thought it was a very entertaining movie and that people of all ages would love this movie. It is a inspirational clip that really makes you see how hard work pays off. Boxing is a very tough sport that is something that takes dedication and months of training to be the best. I liked in this movie how Rocky finds out in himself that he wants to fight for the right reasons, and not to prove to anyone but himself that he is the best. I loved watching him train and learn along the way that he must fight for his own glory, and not other peoples opinions. For instance, while Rocky learns more about why he is such an amazing fighter he understands that believing in yourself is enough to achieve the impossible. 

In the end, the movie had a good message to all viewers, and like i said was very inspirational. The acting was good, and it made your heart jump at times. I wish that Rocky Balboa was a non fictional character so that his accomplishment could prove to people that this just isn't a movie but real life. 


Sunday, February 21, 2010

The Spanish Prisoner ( 7 out of 10)

Recently we watched The Spanish Prisoner and I really enjoyed watching it. I thought that it was a great movie with a unique story line that you actually had to pay attention too. The Movie was about a man named Joe Ross, played by Campbell Scott, who invented his own scientific plan that was going to make him rich. When his boss and other people find out about this, he becomes a target for people to find and take his plan. The movie was very tricky and had a lot of cleverness.

In this movie I liked and disliked some things. I liked how the movie kept you guessing what was going to happen next. It got very confusing after a while because you could never keep track of who was bad or good. For example, his old girlfriend who he goes to ask for help ends up being a bad guy. While watching the movie I would have never assumed she was bad. Some things i didn't like was the acting. I thought that a lot of the acting was bad, and has really cheesy lines and acting. For instance at the end of the movie when they were going to kill Joe. It was not scary or life threatening acting to me at all.

Overall the movie was a solid 7 out of 10 and i would recommend this to people to watch. I know my parents enjoyed it more than me because its a great movie for adults. It will trick you and it is fun to get caught up in it. I would dare you to guess the ending and watch it with your friends.

The bourn identity ( 9 out of 10)

The Bourn Identity directed by Doug liman was a very exciting and thrilling movie. I have seen it many times and I always find it interesting to watch. Matt Damon who plays Jason Bourn is a man who wakes up with gun bullets in his body, and has no idea who he is or how they got there. He has no memory of his identity nor his previous life before waking up. He is on a quest to find out but with every police man in every country looking for him, he has a hard time to recall what exactly is going on.

Matt Damon did a excellent job playing the role of Jason. The story takes place all over Europe and has Jason traveling everywhere to get himself out of trouble. One of the coolest parts of the movie was when Matt had to do a lot of stunts and fighting. For example, when Matt knew a gunman was trying to kill him, but he got to him first by knowing how and where to find him before he could get away. He couldn't remember anything but slowly he learned how smart he was at finding bad guys and killing them. He does an amazing job of being the runaway man who is innocent but is believed to be guilty.

There wasn't a bad line in this movie. I thought it had very good acting and a very good story line. It is a very confusing movie if you don't pay attention to it, but it is good because of how intense and heart throbbing it is. I would recommend this to anyone who likes thrillers and suspense. It keeps you wondering what is going to happen next.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 10 out of 10)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, held an extraordinary plot and story line then most I have seen. This movie was made to dominate the charts while having its two main characters played by Brad Pit, and Cate Blanchett. These two acted as lovers, who hearts were growing closer as there age was growing apart. Brad Pit, who plays Benjamin, a man who was born at his highest aging point, and grows younger instead of older. Cate plays Daisy, a little girl when Brad first meets her that becomes the love of his life. Fate has different paths for them, but there love will guide them in the right direction. 

While watching this movie I grew very emotional and got wrapped up into the story. I liked how the movie was told by a narrator and he was telling it from his point of view. Brad Pitt who was the narrator, also did a very good job speaking with an accent, and did a fabulous job transforming his character to an old man. One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Brad was explaining to the audience how Daisy breaks her leg, and how if the guy who ran her over would have done something different or the lady would have not been late to pick up her package, that it would have never happened. I thought it was very interesting to think about how things work out the way they do because we turned left instead of right. 

 I don't really know if there was a point to be made in this movie, but I believe that there was a message the movie was trying to give away and that is that time, and age cant stop two people from loving each other. It was very sweet and romantic and was really something I think older couples would enjoy.  Overall, I thought it was a very good movie. It is not one of my favorite love stories but it definitely made a entertaining movie and had its moments of touching my heart.