I can easily sum up Peter Jackson's version of King Kong in three words: longest movie ever. At some points the movie seemed longer than its three hour plus running time, and that's what made it so boring. It got exciting at times like when the actors were being chased be dinosaurs. At that point I thought that I was watching an other "Jurassic Park" movie, that was until I saw the 25 foot computer generated giant gorilla that is King Kong. The movie seemed to drag on forever from there.
I can basically sum up the plot this way: Giant gorilla meets human female. Giant gorilla falls in love with human female, and saves her from being eaten. Greedy men capture giant gorilla and bring him back to New York. Giant gorilla breaks out of chains and destroys the city until he finds the human female.
I can't tell you how it ends, because that would ruin the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it. I can tell you this much, this version of Kong is a typical Hollywood action movie, its all about the effects and the CGI, and not about the actors (and I use the term loosely). I'd rather watch the original Kong, because its shorter.
I give this movie a 4 out of 10
How the rating system works:
10-9=A
8-7= B
6-5= C
4-3= D
2-0= F
This year so far (scores out of 10)
Robots 8
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 7
Cinderella Man 7
Batman Begins 8
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7
Doom 5
Four Brothers 8
War of the Worlds 7
Corpse Bride 6
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit 8
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Batman Begins
Batman fans have dying to know about the origin of the Dark Knight. The movie Batman Begins finally tells the story of how Bruce Wayne became the defender of Gotham City. Bruce (Christian Bale) is a prisoner in a third world country, until he’s saved by Ducard (Liam Neeson) a strange man who tells him to bring a blue flower to the temple of the mysterious Ra’s Al Gaul (Ken Wannabee). He tells Wayne that Gaul can help him overcome his fear of bats, and the guilt he feels about the death of his parents.
Gaul is the leader of the League of Shadows whose mission is to destroy Gotham. To do this they use Wayne Industry’s technology, and a poison created by Dr. Crane a.k.a. The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) that causes its victims to have hallucinations and panic attacks.
Unfortunately for the villains, Batman has some tricks up his sleeves, and some help from Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) who provides him with the gear, and the cool tank like car that he drives in the movie.
Diehard fans will love Warner Brothers latest attempt to revive the Batman franchise, after the failure that was Batman & Robin. This is the coolest Batman film since Batman Forever, which like this one had a great cast. Batman Begins is a thriller that will leave you the edge of your seat.
I give this movie an 8 out of 10
How the rating system works:
10-9=A
8-7= B
6-5= C
4-3= D
2-0= F
This year so far (scores out of 10)
Robots 8
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 7
Cinderella Man 7
Gaul is the leader of the League of Shadows whose mission is to destroy Gotham. To do this they use Wayne Industry’s technology, and a poison created by Dr. Crane a.k.a. The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) that causes its victims to have hallucinations and panic attacks.
Unfortunately for the villains, Batman has some tricks up his sleeves, and some help from Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) who provides him with the gear, and the cool tank like car that he drives in the movie.
Diehard fans will love Warner Brothers latest attempt to revive the Batman franchise, after the failure that was Batman & Robin. This is the coolest Batman film since Batman Forever, which like this one had a great cast. Batman Begins is a thriller that will leave you the edge of your seat.
I give this movie an 8 out of 10
How the rating system works:
10-9=A
8-7= B
6-5= C
4-3= D
2-0= F
This year so far (scores out of 10)
Robots 8
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 7
Cinderella Man 7
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
There are many similarities and differences between the new version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the old one. Both tell the story of a poor boy named Charlie Bucket, who lives in an old run down house with his parents and four grandparents who spend most of their time in bed. Charlie’s life changes when finds a golden ticket in his Wonka Bar.
Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) closed his factory because too many spies were stealing his secret recipes. Fifteen years later he decides to place a golden ticket into five random Wonka Bars. The five lucky kids who find these tickets get to take the family member of their choice with them on a tour of the factory.
Depp’s version of Willy Wonka could easily be mistaken for Michael Jackson, because of the extremely pale skin, and the unusual clothes he wears. During the tour he
experiences flashbacks to his childhood. His father’s a dentist who never allowed Willy to eat candy. So Willy decides to leave home, and eventually opens the world’s largest candy factory.
The funniest part of the whole movie is when the Oompa Loompas perform their song and dance number after each of the unfortunate events that occur during the tour. These are the only songs in this film, which is a sharp contrast to the 1971 adaptation of the book, which was more like a Broadway musical.
The whole purpose of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is to teach children two lessons: 1. If you don’t follow the rules, then you suffer the consequences of your actions. Of course in real life those consequences don’t include: being sucked up into a pipe, turning into a giant blueberry, being dragged into a garbage shoot, or being shrunk down to the size of an ant after teleporting yourself into a television.
2. Your family is the most important thing you’ll ever have.
I give this movie a 7 out of 10
How the rating system works:
10-9=A
8-7= B
6-5= C
4-3= D
2-0= F
This year so far (scores out of 10)
Robots 8
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 7
Cinderella Man 7
Batman Begins 8
War of the Worlds 7
Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) closed his factory because too many spies were stealing his secret recipes. Fifteen years later he decides to place a golden ticket into five random Wonka Bars. The five lucky kids who find these tickets get to take the family member of their choice with them on a tour of the factory.
Depp’s version of Willy Wonka could easily be mistaken for Michael Jackson, because of the extremely pale skin, and the unusual clothes he wears. During the tour he
experiences flashbacks to his childhood. His father’s a dentist who never allowed Willy to eat candy. So Willy decides to leave home, and eventually opens the world’s largest candy factory.
The funniest part of the whole movie is when the Oompa Loompas perform their song and dance number after each of the unfortunate events that occur during the tour. These are the only songs in this film, which is a sharp contrast to the 1971 adaptation of the book, which was more like a Broadway musical.
The whole purpose of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is to teach children two lessons: 1. If you don’t follow the rules, then you suffer the consequences of your actions. Of course in real life those consequences don’t include: being sucked up into a pipe, turning into a giant blueberry, being dragged into a garbage shoot, or being shrunk down to the size of an ant after teleporting yourself into a television.
2. Your family is the most important thing you’ll ever have.
I give this movie a 7 out of 10
How the rating system works:
10-9=A
8-7= B
6-5= C
4-3= D
2-0= F
This year so far (scores out of 10)
Robots 8
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 7
Cinderella Man 7
Batman Begins 8
War of the Worlds 7
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