So yet another Del Toro style horror. This one i thought had a lot of similarities with Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage. The same style and form, where creepy and weird is being used to scare, over intense blood and gore.
I havent seen the original, so i dont know if that one had the same unnatural and sort of fairytale feel to it, but the passion for the genre shows in every frame.

The star of this film is definitely Bailee Madison as Sally. Very impressive work for an actress in her age range. In general i think every actor is so well chosen for their characters. I wouldnt want to see it any different.

The only bad thing i have to say about Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, is that i wish they would have spent more time filling some of the plot holes. Theres not many, but i felt a little unsatisfied at the end.

I, surprisingly, found this film to be really entertaining. The acting was pretty good, but not great.
Great actors like Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford pulled the whole thing, and i actually think this could be considered Daniel Craig's best performance to date (yes, im normally not a fan of the shorty with zhe big earz), id definitely want to see him in more westerns, because lets face it - hes a dirty dirty man, and James Bond?.. no, not really.
But as good as those two might be, i also had to suck up two very boring and uninteresting performances from both Noah Ringer and Olivia Wilde... they didnt even want to try. So the whole thing became more or less "meh" whenever they took up too much screen time.

I find some reviews of this film to be a little too harsh. It wasent all that bad, and its a film i will be coming back to.

Im not really sure how to rate this film, and think maybe it would be easier to split it up in two, and somehow land in between the two different ratings.

First half, the make of Captain America. What made me want to watch this (being a superhero movie and all) - it took place in the 40's, so i thought to myself "must have super cool settings and no stupid over the top weapons or explosion after explosion." So maybe that wasent the case, but lets start at the beginning.
Watching Captain Amazing fight for himself as a little guy, and following him on his journey really did it for me. If i were to stop the film right there, it could easily get an 8/10.

The second half begun. Here he goes all what-the-fuck-He-man on everyone, and from being Mr. Puny computer animated wimp, to the all mighty Mr. Flame On... wrong film? Oh.
So what happens? He starts tossing his shield around, flickering his muscles and wards off every bullet shot at him... yeah right.
It got EXTREMELY boring in the second half, running around between bullets and explosions, saving people from a whole Nazi army, oh and going after the bad guy with the jello head. Seen it, done it, got the bloody t-shirt. 4/10.

Best two hour commercial for the military since Top Gun.

Ok, this did it for me. Im now a 100% convinced that Amber Heard cant act for her life. Shes super aggressive and such a loud ass in every film ive seen her in. STOP IT!

The film consists of some close-up shots of hands and deep, dark, empty corridors, empty beds and elevators.
Not saying that isnt exciting and... ok, thats exactly what im saying.
So, Kristen (Amber Heard) is haunted by a mysterious and deadly ghost, besides that shes not got a single clue as to what shes doing there, and why the rest of the girls doesnt like her. *damdamdaaaaaaam*
What happens then? Well of course shes trying to escape... by scream and yelling and acting like a toolbox, the real Amber Heard way. Because thats going to help, and wont get you locked up and sedated (what a lamer).

The Ward relies too heavily on recycled horror plot points and scares. It fails to commit to a certain distinction or direction, not coming off creepy enough for todays horror movies, and not scaring enough to be considered in line with old school horror. determined to be original and full of twists that isnt working at all, but just comes off as laughable. This production isnt adding anything new to horror movies.

I.Dont.Want.Internet.Hackers.In.My.Die.Hard.Movie.Dot.F'ing.Com.

What the hell is wrong with the world. Computer hackers? No seriously, f'ing computer hackers?
John McClane battles his greatest enemy yet: technology! *insert dramatic music here*

As usual its been made for the mass audience, teens and kids, and i was half expecting the badies to text Bruce going: "Whaaaaddduuuuupp duuuuuude. Omfg its just like too lol, that we should run into each other like this *smiley face* we're like the worst like BFF story in the boooooook *weird sick looking smiley face* im like going to hate on you now. Like die motherf**ker... and stuff" The film just completely lost its hard adult edge. Michael Bay would be proud.

Willis is still cool, and he will always be, but i wish he would reconsider making another one of these.

Iron Man 2 proves to be a worthy sequel although not as brilliant as the first, but considering it was nothing more than a setup for "The Avengers" where they allowed themselves to shamelessly advertise for the freak of nature film to come *hate hate rant hate hate*, it really wasent as bad.

Downey is as brilliant as ever as Tony Stark, and most of the remaining cast is also very well rounded. Rourke does a great job with Ivan Vanko, and Paltrow, beautiful as always as Pepper Potts.
But while theres two characters i really liked, theres also two characters id like to place on a rocket and fly into space, byebye. Samuel L. Jackson is just STUPID in his role as mr. stick-up-his-ass Nick Fury, and Scarlett Johansson is acting (or is she) like a bitch, how new and refreshing.....

So, to sum up, hated the Avengers advertising. It makes it less entertaining as the first, but the Iron Man franchise is still doing better as a superhero film than a lot of the other ones nowadays.

Firstly, the plot of this film appealed greatly to me. Im a sucker for fairy tales and Heath Ledger. Secondly, i dont quite understand the negativity surrounding this film. Sure its flawed, but present me with a movie that isnt flawed in some way.

The film itself is super original, and Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are fantastic together and very believable as brothers in this magical world. They are such an exceptional and enjoyable team with great chemistry (much like Jude Law and Downey Jr.).
I found the story very thrilling, but also very amusing. Peter Stormare rocked the socks off his character, and Monica Bellucci is THE one and only evil queen entitled to use the phrase "mirror, mirror, on the wall" because she IS the fairest of them all.

Easily the best movie based on a Marvel character ever made. It takes the idea of a superhero into new territory, and god do i love that!!
I am by far the biggest superhero hater you can encounter on this planet. Its not so much that i hate the idea of a superhero, its more the fact that theyre all the same whiney bastards. If i could destroy buildings and crush a human head with my bare hands, id quit whining and get to it.

Most of this movies heart and charm is owed to Robert Downey Jr., who completely ownes the character in every way possible. Iron Man takes the best parts of the source material and makes it into something familiar, but also new (much like Batman), they also managed to get down the comedy without making the movie become one. But most important, the film takes time to invest in its characters and plot so we can care about what happens to everyone.

Bear in mind that i havent seen any of the older films, nor have i seen the Halloween 2 remake.

Ive seen it 2 times, but I should have just stuck with one time, because it didnt really get any better the second time either.
Giving Michael Myers a 'back story' could have worked very well, and it sort of did i think, the first part was creepy as fuck.
But then he grew up, and the movie became boring and i started skipping scenes that were taking forever. This happened the first time i saw it, the second time i actually endured the whole thing...

So add to all that, a horrible cast (80% of the people he killed were all assholes), and bang, youve got a horror nearly just as stupid as Jason X.

(sarcasm on) Rob Zombie knows what sells movies, sex and nudity, a pinch of gore and blood, mixed with a lot of cliches = Halloween (sarcasm off). Piranha anyone?

Hilary Swank and AnnaSophia Robb brings some good acting to the table, but even their performance couldnt undo where the film was heading.
A very good first half, but then its like the film doesnt really know where it wants to go, so itll just be all over the place instead - it gets messy and boring.
Another thing i want to mention: The Reaping is very far from being a horror. The only time it gets close to something scary, is at the beginning, and the closer she gets to solving the mystery, the less scary it gets.
The beginning: 7/10 stars. Middle part: 4/10. The ending: 5/10. The Reaping ends with a bang average rating.

This is a disaster movie in every way, and what a shame. Not only do i utterly hate disaster movies, but i also really hate the ones with thin thin THIN storylines (that makes most of them). It feels like The Happening could have been a great horror/thriller, but got too commercial and laughable in the process. Too bad. Try again.

Now unlike popular opinions right now, suggesting that Shyamalan is getting boring and used up, i disagree. I still think theres a great director hidden inside of him. I feel like all his films is with GREAT potential, but they just end up falling flat.

I wholeheartedly recommend this films to everyone i meet. A super smart script, together with a wonderful leading lady and supporting cast, makes Easy A one of the very best movies from 2010.
The dialogue consists of witty banter and funny comments.
The film in itself is not very realistic, and i doubt many teenagers actually speak the way these do. But i think this is the reason for me liking it so much.
Anyways, watch it!

So, with low expectations, it didnt disappoint, nor did it surprise.
plenty of macho ridiculousness and filled with violence just for violence's sake.. not a bad quality, but gets a bit "whatever" after a while.
I Only have one question when it comes to the story and structure of the film. Why did this movie need to carry on for nearly two hours? It got extremely boring every now and then, and i suffered a little bit, trying to follow with an open mind.

Another question goes in the direction of the cast. I cant really write this without laughing a little, because thinking back on the performance of the actors.. what the hell.
I was half hoping they would have gone for a Conan with a little more charisma then a doorknob.
The only performance worth remembering was handed out by Rose McGowan.
I have now seen Conan, entertaining enough, but i wont ever watch it again.

Seen it, done it, got the t-shirt.

When did thrillers become so mainstream and identical?
Its seriously depressing to start a film, to then almost fall asleep after 30 mins. It was a struggle not to turn the whole thing off.

The story is not only predictable, but also stripped from everything that comes close to suspense and surprises.
The acting isnt amazing from anyone (not even Christopher Lee, what!?! I know), and its pretty clear that they are struggling to keep it interesting with the script they have.
But it still falls very flat. Splat.

Silly people be good at casting other silly people.

Maybe im the only one to notice, but the cast came off so wrong and misplaced, and that just seems strange, considering they were all very good actors.
I did laugh a few times, but it wasent the jokes i laughed at, it was the very cheesy lines they rambled off every now and then.

But, keeping in mind that im VERY critical when it comes to the whole X-Men franchise, and absolutely hated some of the 1st + all of the 2nd and 3rd film, this one wasent half bad. One of the better in my opinion.
I had feared it would become too teen-drama and eye rolling material. Luckly it didnt.
Michael Fassbender made an amazing and very convincing Magneto! He made me want to join the dark side, because we all know they have cookies, and now the latest edition, Fassbender himself.

Good sequel. The franchise relies on the chemistry between Downey Jr. and Law, and once again, they worked very well together. But what i really want to talk about is, Stephen Fry (as Mycroft) and Noomi Rapace (as Madam Simza Heron).
When reading the books, you get the idea that Mycroft is very dry, stuck up and a dull.
But i just loved how they portrayed him in this film, so much better than the books.

Now in the first Sherlock Holmes, the female counterpart to Sherlock was played by Rachel McAdams and god i found her annoying, and so misplaced.
Her acting, personality and style did not fit in at all.
In A Game of Shadows, Noomi Rapace is the new female lead, and how well did she fit in?! It was like she always been there. She acts like what she is, a supporting actress, and isnt trying to outshine Law or Downey. Im seriously in love with her.

I loved the first section of the movie introducing us to the characters. Then came the middle half which went from good to bad, to worse.

The characters: Blanchett, im usually a huge fan. But with an accent that apparently went on and off every minute, and lack of understanding her character, i had no feeling what so ever for her.
Eric Bana, also a big fan. But seriously, more fake accents?! It also felt like he was massively underplayed.
The German psycho-assassin... yay for stereotypes?

The story: Paper thin. We're talking toilet paper here. It is so unclear why everyone is doing the things theyre doing. I dont understand why Hanna must die. I also dont understand why they had to let the fake accent lady know their whereabouts, and then get chased to Germany. Did we get any reason for that what so ever?
They also spendt around 2 hours, explaining a story, that could be summed up in no more than 10 seconds. This resulted in booooring, jaw breaking yawns and checking the timer to keep track of when my suffering would end.

An interesting movie that tried really hard to get away from the mythology and simply tell the story of the king, historically. Theres some things i liked when they made that decision, and theres some things i didnt like.

Plus: Lancelot and Guinevere's muted romance. I always found it a little misplaced, boring and sticky to follow their romance and screw Arthur over. It made me hate those two characters more then i should.

Minus: By making it as historical, and going away from the myth. It becomes less fantasy, and i thought that made it lack the last bit of oompf it needed to truely be great.

I also want to point out the direction of the film. Despite having Clive Owen as an amazing Arthur, he suffered greatly under, what looked like really bad direction.

think my opinion of the Scream series has almost entirely changed since i saw the first one.
They managed to hack and slice every little credibility thats left, down to almost nothing with each of the sequels.
This movie truly is terrible and just re-affirms that some writers seriously dont know how to make horror movies anymore, especially this type of murderous slashers.
Im so tired of watching movies with a humorous tone and endless amount of satire, and then act like its the scariest thing ive ever seen. Im also sick of having opinions shoved down my throat: "This is Scream, this is classic horror when its best!" because it seems like thats what they were hoping people would think or say, when they agreed to making it.
Yes, the first one might have been. This abomination isnt.
So, my reason for watching this in the first place? It got better reviews than the other sequels. People must be out of their minds.
Unless you like having the same story repeat itself for the 4th time, by all means, enjoy.

2 problems i had with this film. The ending, it felt short and unsatisfying and the alien looks like a spider-robot-bear.
The things that ended up saving the film: great special effects, and incredible performances from the young cast, which make up for the plot in the end.
That said, Super 8 reminds me of the early Spielberg movies, and i would very much like to see more of this (not talking about a sequel here).