Kevin Durand stars as Robin Longstrife in this action packed movie. Fighting, fighting, and more fighting, with all the old time sword and bow combat you'd think this movie would keep any viewer in tune... and yet, there was something about this particular movie that made me wish I were in biology... BIOLOGY! The story followed the classic tale of a king dieing in battle, only to have the crown givin to his younger sibling, by our protaganist, Robin. However he runs into a small trench in the trees with dead bodies sprawled over the ground. He talks to the one still alive... Robin Longstrife.... with Robin's dieing breath, he asks Robin to bring Robins sword to his father Walter, a retired and decorated knight, though not so honored. Robin makes a promice with Robin and after delivering the crown to the younger brother, posing as Robin(now dead). Turns out however, the new king is mean, blah blah, Walter asks Robin to pose as Robin, blah. The Merry group forms and saves people... you may be thinking, "wow, im not gunna waste my time with this movie." Or perhaps, "Then What?" Well if you wanna know what happened next, I fell alseep for the remaining 15 min. of class. I could tell you how it ended but, i'll not ruin it for you. I will say, there are two things and only two that I like in this movie. Those are that it shows power in unity and trust, as well as give a motivational quote, which goes as such, "Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions." You think about it.
***Pros***
Classic tale
Motivational
Perfect for sleeping to
***Cons***
Annoying music
A little confusing
Fast and slow at the same time
***Rating***
**/*****
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
The Simpson Movie Parodies ___________
1) The Inconveniant Truth
2) Spiderman
3) Harry Potter
3) Tom & Jerry
4) Green Latern
5) Family Guy
2) Spiderman
3) Harry Potter
3) Tom & Jerry
4) Green Latern
5) Family Guy
My Film studies Movie list- Joe Heinecke
1) V for Vendetta
2) Ben_Hur
3) The Graduate
4) Cinema Paradiso
5) Simpsons Movie
6) Taken
7) Slum Dog Millionair
8) Psycho
9) The Great Debaters
10) Robin Hood
11) Citizen Kane
12) Gone with the Wind
Ordered by favorite
2) Ben_Hur
3) The Graduate
4) Cinema Paradiso
5) Simpsons Movie
6) Taken
7) Slum Dog Millionair
8) Psycho
9) The Great Debaters
10) Robin Hood
11) Citizen Kane
12) Gone with the Wind
Ordered by favorite
Film Studies Rating List - Cole Buchanan
The lower the number, the better the movie.
1) Taken
2) Slumdog Millionare
3) Simpson's Movie
4) V for Vendetta
5) Robin Hood
6) Cinema Paradiso
7) The Great Debaters
8) The Graduate
9) Ben Hur
10) Psycho
11) Citizen Kane
12) Gone With the Wind
1) Taken
2) Slumdog Millionare
3) Simpson's Movie
4) V for Vendetta
5) Robin Hood
6) Cinema Paradiso
7) The Great Debaters
8) The Graduate
9) Ben Hur
10) Psycho
11) Citizen Kane
12) Gone With the Wind
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Taken - Review
As a fantastic surprise, we get a fantastic movie thrown into the midst of the movies we have been reviewing of late, as part of our student powered voting system. It is a nice change of pace in comparison to the other movies, which kind of emanated a certain "I'm in school" vibe, as the movies we watched seemed to normally be something most people wouldn't watch on their own time. Well, with that out of the way, on to the review.
To start off, the movie's plot is as simple as it's title. A man who used to work for the government as a self proclaimed "preventer", who simply prevents bad things from happening, has his daughter kidnapped in Paris while she is on a vacation with a friend. Now, the plot is of course a BIT deeper than that, but we'll leave it at that. Even with the simple plot line, this movie packs a major punch, as it's filled with action, detective works, sly spy-like tricks, and even a little parkour.
There were not many main characters in the movie, but Liam Neeson, who portrays the main character, Bryan, did a fantastic job bringing action to the movie, while being an all-together collective, and seemingly average guy. With a surreal car chase, dozens of hand-to-hand fighting scenes, and even a few shootouts, this movie definitely brings the action that we desired to the screen, and even a star that we aspire to be a little closer to reality than most. The other main actors, Kim (Maggie Grace), Lenore (Famke Janssen), Amanda (Katie Cassidy), etc. all played less major roles in the film, but still presented themselves in an adequate fashion on screen when their parts required it.
The music was all too unnoticed while watching the action occur during the movie, leaving it hard to rate, unlike the special effects, which were also hard to notice being fake, as you immersed yourself into the movie's action.
To conclude, this movie is a definite RENT, as it's got some good action, a few good hints of comedy, and the explosions we know you love!
***Rating***
****/*****
Action: *****/*****
Acting: **** /*****
Music: ? /*****
Plot: **** /*****
To start off, the movie's plot is as simple as it's title. A man who used to work for the government as a self proclaimed "preventer", who simply prevents bad things from happening, has his daughter kidnapped in Paris while she is on a vacation with a friend. Now, the plot is of course a BIT deeper than that, but we'll leave it at that. Even with the simple plot line, this movie packs a major punch, as it's filled with action, detective works, sly spy-like tricks, and even a little parkour.
There were not many main characters in the movie, but Liam Neeson, who portrays the main character, Bryan, did a fantastic job bringing action to the movie, while being an all-together collective, and seemingly average guy. With a surreal car chase, dozens of hand-to-hand fighting scenes, and even a few shootouts, this movie definitely brings the action that we desired to the screen, and even a star that we aspire to be a little closer to reality than most. The other main actors, Kim (Maggie Grace), Lenore (Famke Janssen), Amanda (Katie Cassidy), etc. all played less major roles in the film, but still presented themselves in an adequate fashion on screen when their parts required it.
The music was all too unnoticed while watching the action occur during the movie, leaving it hard to rate, unlike the special effects, which were also hard to notice being fake, as you immersed yourself into the movie's action.
To conclude, this movie is a definite RENT, as it's got some good action, a few good hints of comedy, and the explosions we know you love!
***Rating***
****/*****
Action: *****/*****
Acting: **** /*****
Music: ? /*****
Plot: **** /*****
Monday, November 15, 2010
Top 10 Films - Joe Heinecke and Cole Buchanan Compare
Joe Heinecke and Cole Buchanan here to talk about our top 10 favorite films of all time!
I, Joe will go first.
1) V For Vendetta
2) Inception
3) Big Daddy
4) My Best Friends Girl
5) Rush Hour 2
6) Rush Hour
7) G.I. Joe
8) Aladdin
9) Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
10) Ace Ventura
And now Cole.
1) Scott Pilgrim v.s. The World
2) Tales of Vesperia: First Strike
3) Juno
4) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
5) Superbad
6) Yes, Man
7) Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
8) The Truman Show
9) Liar, Liar
10) Ace Ventura
I, Joe will go first.
1) V For Vendetta
2) Inception
3) Big Daddy
4) My Best Friends Girl
5) Rush Hour 2
6) Rush Hour
7) G.I. Joe
8) Aladdin
9) Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
10) Ace Ventura
And now Cole.
1) Scott Pilgrim v.s. The World
2) Tales of Vesperia: First Strike
3) Juno
4) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
5) Superbad
6) Yes, Man
7) Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
8) The Truman Show
9) Liar, Liar
10) Ace Ventura
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