The Losers

Believe it or not, I actually went out and bought the graphic novel of this movie the same day I saw Prince of Persia. Let me tell you, what's mostly in the graphic novel is not in this movie. However, the director, Sylvain White, did use some elements of the graphic novel. Anyway, I don't want to ramble on about how much I love this movie. The plot line is about a group of soldiers who are betrayed by a person named Max. Max tries to kill them by blowing their helicopter up. However, they weren't in the helicopter. Now with the help of a CIA agent by the name of Aisha, the group will try to find Max and take him out before he decides to strike again. The cast for the movie is as follows: Clay: Jeffery Dean Morgan, Aisha: Zoe Saldana, Jensen: Chris Evans, Roque: Idris Elba, Cougar: Oscar Jaedena, Pooch: Christopher Short. I am giving it 3 out of 4 stars. I think the director could've put in more things from the graphic novel.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

I just recently saw this movie at the theater. I thought it was a pretty good rendition of the 2003 video game of the same name. The plot of the movie is about a man named Dastan who is adopted by the king of Persia. One day, after taking over the holy city of Alamut, his father, the king, was killed. Now his own brothers want his head. So with the help of Princess Tamina and a mystical dagger that can go backward in time, he finds out who framed him. Jake Gyllenhal does a really good job with his character. Gemma Arterton does a good job of representing the princess. Overall, I give 3.5 out of 4 stars.

The Hurt Locker

I was very surprised when this won Best Picture over Avatar. This film is directed by Kathrine Bigelow. When this won best picture, she was the first female director to win Best Picture. Anyway, this film is about a Staff Sergeant named James who defuses bombs in Iraq. I don't know how this won Best Picture, but Katherine deserves it. The special effects used in the film are very good and it feels like your sitting in a humvee watching all the action from inside it. Out of 4, I give it 4.

Star Trek

This film is by far the best reboot of a cult classic. This 2009 reboot of Star Trek is directed by J.J. Abrams and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Peg, Karl Urban, Eric Bana, Anton Yelchin, and Bruce Greenwood. First of all, I didn't even see this in a theater. I had wanted to see it in a theater but the budget was tight. So when I had gotten $20.00 for my birthday, I bought it on DVD and loved it the first time I saw it. The special effects for the U.S.S. Enterprise were amazing. Even though they were awesome, they were not better than the special effects for 2012. But I do have to say that J.J. did a very good job with this one. I give 3.5 stars out of 4.

Moulin Rouge

Even though this movie is 9 years old, it is still labeled as a classic romance story in my book. Moulin Rouge is a 2001 film directed by Austrailian director Baz Luhrman who also directed William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. This film stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. This is labeled as a classic love story to me because it is about a writer named Christian who falls in love with cabaret actress Satine who works at the Moulin Rouge. When the movie came out in 2001, it got mostly positve reviews. At the Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Picture. It currently holds the record for the first musical to be Nominated for Best Picture in 22 years. Out of 4 stars, I give it 4 stars. The performances by McGregor and Kidman are powerful and believeable especially when McGregor breaks down and cries at the end when Satine dies.

2012

2012 is the latest movie from German born director Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Thandie Newton. Out of 4 stars, I give it 3 1/2 stars. The special effects are groundbreaking and the storyline is more than typical. Roland has a gift for sci-fi disaster films. For example, Roland directed the film The Day After Tomorrow. In that film, instead of the world ending, the earth was going through another ice age. So back to the plot for 2012, the film is about Jackson Curtis (Cusack) who is an author and a limo driver. When L.A. starts to sink into the Pacific Ocean, Jackson and his family try to survive the end of the world by going to China and getting in these ships that are called "Arks". In the behind the scenes featurette on the dvd, Roland says that the whole movie is basically a modern retelling of Noah's Ark. So all in all; 3.5 stars.