Jason's back and no one really cares. If you saw the other 10 Jason movies then you're probably like me and think that this is just another sad attempt to reboot a profitable franchise. Well, it was another attempt to bring back the big man, but suprisingly, it wasn't that bad. I don't need to rehash the plot, you should know it by heart now. The real suprise is in the directing and the acting. Both are refreshingly well done. The movie has a real budget and a real director behind it. The scenes are well paced and the dialogue isn't super cheesy.
My wife and I went to this film for our date night and we had a lot of fun with it.
Rating: 7.5/10
Push was directed by Paul McGuigan, which is a director you have probably never heard. He filmed "Lucky Number Slevin" and "Wicker Park". Both of which are good movies, but never had a real impact at the box office. Well, he did it again. Push, a relatively good movie, barely made a dent in the box office since its release. If McGuigan doesn't crank out a blockbuster soon, he's going to be finished as a Hollywood director.
If you take equal parts of The Bourne Identity and Denzel's Man on Fire you would create the formula that Taken uses. The movie plays out like Jason Bourne's retirement years. A retired special government operative has his daughter kidnapped so he uses his unique set of skills to get her back. Although the movie combines two great movies it does not achieve the greatness that the other two movies achieved on their own. But that's not to say this isn't a good movie.
I’m a fan of the director of this movie, Darren Aronofsky. He is by far one of the most unique and creative new directors on the scene. With movies like Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain, he has proven his genius. I must say though The Wrestler was pretty disappointing. I’m not exactly sure why the critics have fallen in love with this movie. To me, it was a slow and tedious journey through the life of a has-been professional wrestler with small moments of impact and insight.
I had serious doubts about this movie. I thought for sure that the movie was going to be horribly bad because it didn’t have Kate Beckinsale and it was being directed by a first-time director. But I was wrong, the movie is actually pretty good and for the most part holds its own when compared to the other two Underworld movies.
Brendan Frasier has solidified himself in my mind as one of the worst actors of our generation. He knows he is such a bad actor that he has now resorted to only acting in family-friendly films. He seemed like a hard-working actor in his early years but lately he just seems like he’s given up. In my opinion, he’s more about getting a quick paycheck then by mastering his craft and becoming a great actor.
If this movie hadn’t been created in 3-D then it would have gone straight to DVD and to the bargain bin faster than a sequel to Ben Affleck’s Gigli. The movie is everything you would expect: poorly written, poorly acted, ridiculous storyline and incompetent directing. But it’s still a fun romp of a horror movie. And the director definitely squeezed out every type of death that could lend itself to three dimensions. Pickaxe murders, squirting blood, eye popping out, decapitated heads sliding down a shovel towards the audience. This movie also contains the longest full-frontal nude scene that I think I’ve ever seen in a “R” rated film. I’m really not sure how they avoided the NC-17 rating.
This is Clint at his best. They really should have named the film “Dirty Harry: The Retirement Years”. The movie is brilliantly written and plays out like a mix of the movies “Colors” and “As Good as it Gets” (what an unlikely combo). 
This movie would have been better off had it not been born. David Goyer, the director of this film, is a brilliant writer. That where it stops though, because his directing skills are worse than an infant with a home video camera. Don't get me wrong. The cinetography was good, the actors did fine, it's just that Mr. Goyer doesn't have the knack to put all of the different elements together to make a great, engaging movie.
This is a beautiful movie that makes you think about life and death by telling the story of a man who lives life backwards. Though the plot is just a nifty trick to make a insightful movie more intriguing, it also allows the director David Fincher to display some cutting edge technology capabilities by superimposing Brad Pitt's face onto a little person.
This movie had a lot of potential. The comic artist, writer and inspiration behind "300" and "Sin City". You'd think it would at least be as good as those films. But you would be seriously wrong. The first time director Frank Miller completely misses the mark with this movie that just goes to show that some people should just stick with what they're good at.
Don't listen to the title. If someone asks you if you want to see this movie, don't be a yes man, just say NO! I fondly refer to this movie as Liar Liar 2. It's the same story, except that instead of telling the truth, Jim Carrey has to say yes to everything. Problem is that the jokes are same in Yes Man as they are in Liar Liar, except the second time around it's not as entertaining.
Bedtime Stories is a great movie for 10-year-old boys. If you're not 10 and your not a boy, sorry, this film is ridiculously stupid. Adam Sandler plays the same character he always plays, a dim-witted loser whose jokes are only laughed at by school-age children. It's same character we saw in Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy, 50 First Dates, Mr. Deeds, Little Nicky, Big Daddy, The Wedding Singer and Airheads. Do you see the trend yet?