Year One: Not as Stupid as it Sounds

I assume you all heard that Year One is a box office bomb. Well... it was. The summer movie season of 2009 was not a festive one, because of all the box office bombs. And you all know which movies I'm talking about. But Year One is another story. Year One is about two villagers who ran away from their village because one of the ate the apple of knowledge. Zed(played by Jack Black) is a loser hunter. He ate the apple of knowledge and was forced out of the village. Oo(played by Michael Cera) is Zed's best friend, and like Zed, a loser. He accompanies Zed on his journey to find a new village to live in. On the journey, they encounter a few biblical figures, including Abraham and Issac, Kaine and Abel, and the city of Sodom. The story is a bit hazy, but you get the main point. You might be slightly offended because of all the bible and religious jokes, but I gurantee you will laugh a lot. I give this an overall 4 stars out of 5. It is a decent film and it might be a good choice for your next movie night.

Glee: A Homerun for T.V. Networks

I know it's not normal for me to blog about a t.v. show, but I felt I should blog about this show because it's awesome. So basically, Glee is about the McKinnely High School in Ohio. It follows the life of basically every glee club member including the teacher, Mr. Schuester(a.k.a. Mr. Schue) Mr. Schue is a young spanish teacher who started the glee club because of his past experiences with glee. He holds open auditions and eventually gets the exact number of members to compete in nationals, a glee competition in which he has to win to keep the glee club going. There are and estimated 12 members or more. Finn is one of the center-of-the-stage characters in the show. He is a popular football player and joined glee because of his talented voice. He has a girlfriend named Quinn, the head cheerleader, who he knocked up on accident and Quinn was forced of the cheerleading squad because of her pregnancy. Rachel is a wannabe singing star who is always trying to get the lead role in every singing number. She is usually an annoyance to the glee club, but at times she can be helpful. She also has a major crush on Finn, but inside she knows it can't workout because of Quinn. Mercedes is a loveable person, who usually has the main singing role in mist of the R&B numbers. She is constantly helping out the other members of the club and is usually involved in solving a problem. Artie is the handicapped glee member who is, like Mercedes, a problem solver, but due to his handicap, he needs to be constantly helped by other members, especially in music numbers. Kurt is the gay, yet reliable, member of the glee club. He and Rachel are major enemies, but at times help each other out. Kurt also has a crush on Finn, but knows it can't workout because Finn is not into men. Puck is Finn's best friend and teammate on the football team. Puck is also in the glee club and he is actually the father of Quinn's baby, but Finn doesn't know that yet. There are a few other members of the glee club, but they are minor characters most of the time. Terry is Mr. Schuester's wife, and she is a very tough person, yet loveable. Sue is the cheerleading coach and for an odd reason, an enemy of the glee club. She is a tough coach, and a town celebrity because of her winning streak in cheerleading competitions. Emma is the school counselor and a good friend of Mr. Schuester. She often helps him with glee club problems and she also has a crush on Mr. Schue. The show usually has at least 4 musical numbers in the show, and is praised for the wonderful music choices. The show is actually very realistic in the choices the characters make. Finn has to make choices between if he likes Quinn or Rachel. He always chooses Quinn because she is carrying his baby (or so he thinks). Quinn has to choose between Finn and Puck, the actual father of the child. She chooses Finn because he is loyal to her unlike Puck, who is sexting other cheerleaders. Mr. Schue has to choose between Emma and his wife. He always chooses his wife because he is a married man and he knows he can't go sneaking around with Emma. There is a secret between Mr. Schue and his wife. His wife claims she is pregnant, but really she isn't. Instead, she is going to keep Quinn's baby when the baby is born. Quinn has agreed to this because she feels she is too young to keep a baby. Until the baby is born, Terry has to wear a device that makes her look like she is pregnant. These choices and secrets keep the story going. Not to mention the amazing music. This show, is smart, witty, funny, and dramatic. That is what makes this show so good. I give it 5 stars for everything. Finally, T.V. has created an original show.

Holiday Spirit, Right?

So everybody probably realizes that the holidays are coming. And with the holidays means presents, christmas trees, thanksgiving turkeys, and the latest Hollywood films. I have some high hopes for some movies like A Christmas Carol and The Men Who Stare at Goats. But there is one movie I don't have high hopes for. You guessed it, New Moon. It's not cause I'm a boy that I don't like it, it's cause it is naturally stupid. I mean, I get it, there is some story. But a good deal of it is Taylor Lautner taking his shirt off. I'm not saying they should stop making those movies. I'm just saying maybe they should release it some other part of the year, besides holiday season. Like A Christmas Carol can be released around the holidays because it's a holiday movie. But New Moon is not. See what I mean? Anyway, until next time, happy pre-holidays.

Kiddy Movie or Lame Movie?

So when you think of a kiddy movie, what first comes to mind? Dragons? Unicorns? Wise-cracking animals? Magic rocks? How about the word "LAME"? Recently, they have released some really lame kiddy movies. G-Force, Shorts,and some others. You know, a few years back, they used to make amazing kid movies like, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Shrek, and others. Sure, they are animated but that;s a good thing right? I mean lately, it's like Hollywood doesn't even know what appeals to kids. So here is my hypothesis. See, when Hollywood starts making more rated R movies (mentioned in a previous article) they pay more attention to what adults want than kids. So they decide to do two things. Make a lame movie about talking hamsters and make it 3-D. They think that if it's in 3-D, it will make the movie good. WRONG, WRONG, AND WRONG AGAIN. Now that may work with kids age 3 to 7, but where does that leave the rest of us? Listen, I won't criticize Hollywood for everything, but for this it has to be said. MAKE BETTER KID MOVIES. Movieman out

Zombieland: The New "Scary Movie"

You're probably wondering about the title of this entry. Well, you'll get your answer soon enough. Zombieland is about four human survivors in a world run by man-eating zombies. The story is narrarated by Colombus(Jesse Eisenberg) a phobic(he fears a lot of weird stuff) college student who carries around a double barrel shotgun and a list of rules on how to survive Zombieland. These rules are often mentioned in the movie. Colombus meets Tallahassee(Woody Harrelson), a tough, dangerous, zombie killing redneck who agrees to take Colombus to his destination in his huge Cadillac. (Colombus lost his car to the zombies)  They soon meet Wichita(Emma Stone) and Little Rock(Abigail Breslin) two sisters who end up stealing Tallahassee's car and taking their weapons. Luckily, Colombus and Tallahassee soon find a Hummer with keys and lots of weapons. Then they set off to find the Cadillac and get revenge on the sisters. They soon find the Cadillac but end up getting taken hostage by the two sisters. They all soon agree that they will stick together until Pacific Playland, an amusement park rumored to be zombie-free. The gang eventually finds themselves liking each other and when they get to California(where Pacific Playland is located) they take refuge in Bill Murray's house. They soon go to Pacific Playland and have an all-out battle with the zombies. I won't spoil the end, but if you want you can just go ahead and see the movie yourself. Now that you have waited so long, I will explain the title. Most of you probably saw Scary Movie or its sequels. Well, in a way Zombieland can be similar to those movies. 1. Zombieland is considered a spoof of many famous zombie movies, similar to Scary Movie being a spoof of horror movies. 2. There are more laughs that frightning moments in this movie also similar to Scary Movie. But there are many differences too. 1. Zombieland has a plot and sticks to that plot. Sometimes Scary Movie has a basic plot, but veers of story to make a joke. 2. Zombieland is naturally funny, and not just jokes about Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse. Scary Movie is hilarious, but most of the humor is just making fun of celebrities and stuff like that. Anyway, as far as ratings go for story it gets 5 moviereels out of 5. The story is awesome and it doesn't veer off in a different direction. For acting it gets a 4 1/2 moviereels out of 5. All the actors were great, especially newcomer Jesse Eisenberg. For special effects it gets a 5 moviereels out of 5. Zombies looked amazing and scary, just like a real zombie. Overall, this movie gets a 5 moviereels out of 5. Amazing movie, wouldn't change a thing. It is of course rated R, only because of gore and language. They do use the F word a few times and the zombies are very gory. It is for kids around 12 and up. And I promise you, it is not very scary. I hate scary movies and I loved this. Other than blood dripping out of the zombies mouth, nothing scary about it. Movieman out.