HaRRY PoTTER and the HaLF-BLooD PRiNCe

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Ugggh! What wasted opportunity. The Harry Potter series in my opinion has been grossly mishandled. The books should have been adapted as hour long tv shows or mini-series. maybe turning every chapter into an episode or or every half book into a movie or something to that effect.

I think that the film series started off well enough Sorcerer's Stone was faithful enough as was Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban added more style to the series which the following films carried brilliantly. I as very upset with the massive changes in Goblet of Fire and the Order of the Phoenix run time. This film also similarly flabbergasting story choices that I felt unnecessarily deviated from the awesome things that actually happen in the book.

The Half-Blood Prince is very much a companion piece for death;y Hallows and in that way it works well in book form i fail to see how the films will blend and tell the upcoming story. I was

disappointed in the film and the fact that the line I'm not a coward didn't make it into the film is a travesty. The special effects were the best they've ever been in the series and Horcruxes really seem less fascinating in the film than they seem in the book. The casting of Slughorn was fantastic and I look forward to the Deathly Hallows films an how they will be treated maybe they will justify this film.

Oh and you can't tell me Eric Bana wouldn't have made a better Fenrir Greyback.

Oh yeah!!!

drag me to hell

DRAG ME TO HELL

Sam Raimi is back at his best. I hated Spiderman-3 loved Spider-man 2 and absolutely love Drag Me to Hell it's a rare experience when you realize you are going to love a film after only 15 minutes. Some movies that can elicit this are Easy Rider, Th Dark Knight,

Star Wars A New Hope, Hellboy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Desperado, Kill Bill, Ghostbusters,

True Romance, The Running Man, the Goonies, Total Recall,

and Star Trek 11 to name a few. This film is one of those few simply for the way and style in which the DRAG ME TO HELL title card is shown. It feels so Grindhouse and cool. This film would fit in perfectly as a modern day Grindhouse it's strange how this film feels like a modern day period piece.

I am flabbergasted at the skill Raimi shows in turning mundane items like a handkerchief and an old ladies teeth and turning them into iconic horror props, pop-out scares, to gross, frightening, disturbing, and hilarious effects.

I would have loved to see the film with Ellen Page in th lead but I'm pleased with the product we recieved the acting on all fronts is superb.

The seance scene is great as is the graveyard sequence and opening teaser.

The film moves along pretty brickly and despite the satanic elements is actually a pretty okay family film for a liberal family. Justin Long for some reason is so loved by the audience that when his characters immortal soul is put in jeopardy the audience actively roots for the protagonists well deserved demise. Raimi should stick to these horror films for college k,ids and thriteen year olds and pass on the Spider-man job to someone with less skill in the horror field. Raimi is still a god of horror. Evil Dead 4 better be in the works.

I look forward to a series of these Drag me to Hell films and I can't wait for "Drag me 2 Hell" or "Drag me From Hell" or "Drag 3 to Hell" OHHH! TRADEMARK that quick.

Ghosts of Girlfriend's past

Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past is an odd addition to my summer movie picks. Much like yourself I figured this was a sappy chick flick, I was never more wrong.

My first taste of Ghosts of girlfriend's past came upon my fourth viewing of Star Trek. I was chatting with some of the movie theatre staff talking movies as i usually do. He mentioned in passing he got to see Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past while cleaning and that it was very unexpectedly funny. I replied "NO WAY".

He said "for real, it's actually not that much of a chick flick. it's kind of about a guy who is a real player and it has actually has good advice about relationships, Check it out."

I took his recommendation to heart and being the open minded cine-phile that I am. Checked it out a couple of days later after my fifth viewing of Star Trek and was pleasantly surprised. First off the script is very smart and witty. It successfully plays with all sorts of relationship, and christmas carol tropes.

McConnaughey gives a stellar performance his best since Tropic Thunder and Dazed and Confused.

Michael Douglas is also phenomenal as Uncle Wayne like he hasn't been in a long while. He has a real fun character to play that makes Gordon Gekko and "D-Fens" look tame.

The women in the film are also superb Garner is lovely as always along with Chalbert and the rest of the beautiful honeys.

The effects are good and the film is very enlightening for a single man and alot of the relationship advice is spot on and honest.

I highly recommend this film, gereat date film, and good to enjoy with the wife on a late night. There is plenty of eye candy for both sexes, plenty of honest humor for both sexes, and a lot to learn for both sexes. Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past is a chick flick with alot of heart and smart. It delivers a chick flick any dude can enjoy and not feel ashamed. Check it out.

GI JOE rise of Cobra

Gi JoE Rise of COBra

YO joE!!! the last video is what i'm used to thinking of when it comes to GI joe in film. I consider Stephen Sommers movies to be one of my film guilty pleasures. His films are cheesy, fun, over the top awesome. He has a real great talent for making films fun and light. It's a shame he wasn't involved in Mummy 3 which i have yet to watch but am not exactly thrilled about. I love Van Helsing even if it took a while for me to appreciate its ridiculous fun. Gi Joe is in the vain of Van Helsing and is set in the not to distant future. The special effects aren't quite as good as Van Helsing and are more along the lines of the Mummy Returns which are passable. The action is fun and the editing is tight and effective. The story is simple nano-mite briefcase is the macguffin and everyone is fighting for it. The casting with exception of Duke and General Hawk, is spot on.

For Duke I'd like to have seen Wahlberg or Di Caprio or Chris Pine and Hawk should have been Kurt Russell or the Swayze. I'd actually like to have seen alot more action movie stars in the film Fraser was a nice touch but they should've gone balls out gotten Stallone, Schwarznegger, Hugh Jackamn, Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Sean William Scott, JCVD, Steven Seagal, AntonioBanderas, Johnny Depp, Clive Owen, Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Uma Thurman, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames etc.

Cast to perfection however are Baroness and Scarlett who are sexy, seductive, and can actually through their tight leather outfits.

Joe Gordon Levitt of 500 days of summer and brick fame is spectacular and his turn in the film is very cool. I would have enjoyed it more if Cobra Commander would have had the bad-ass high pitched annoying voice. This movie is all eye candy and it may satisfy your sweet tooth or give you a tooth ache. It's a total popcorn flick far more effective than Transformers 2 or Terminator Salvation or even X-men Origins Wolverine.

It's interesting that this should come out the same summer as a Transformers film I'd actually like to see the directors switch films. I think Sommers would be a far better choice for the Robots in disguise as he is a master of bringing childlike funny with out offending or falling to deep into stereotype unless thats the film's style.

Meanwhile Michael Bay with his over-patriotic guns a blazing explosion heavy style seems a far more perfect fit for a GI JOE franchise. One beef I did find with the film is how they went a more globalized route for GI joe when I think the property should really be more America based seeing as how it is GI Joe: A real American Hero. All in all GI joe isn't a total waste of money its a good family film but in a summer jam packed with great family cinema i don't thin this should be at the top of your list. If you have seen all the current films this isn't a bad way to spend a couple of hors i recommend it overall.

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COMING SOON

So for the time being you will receive a bunch of movie reviews for the Summer movie season 09In no particular order you will soon get my two cents on:

Observe and REPORt

Los Sin Nombre

GI JOE rise of Cobra

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Bruno

Land of the Lost

The Hangover

Funny People

Night at the Museum battle of the SMiTHson

ian

Angels and Demons

Drag me to HELL

TERMINATOR salvation

Let the Right one In

Harry Potter and the HALF-Blood PRINCE

Ghosts of girlfriend's past

Up

X-MEN ORIGINS wolverine

GREEN LANTERN'S FIRST FLIGHT

Inglorious BASTERDS

WOMDER WOMAN (animated)

WATCHMEN

also comic reviews of

WATCHMEN

FINAL CRISIS

SECRET INVASION

DARK KNIGHT RETURNS

DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN

EMPIRE

SUPERMAN red son

Just Imagine STAN LEE creating the dcu

also tv reviews of

LOST

FRINGE

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD

IRON-MAN ARMORED ADVENTURES

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN

and...SATY TUNED KIDDIES stephen of comicbookweekness is back

ADVENTURELAND

ADVENTURELAND!!!

Let's get popping indy style with Mottola's latest film Adventureland. Adventureland feels like a worthy sequel to Apatow's Freaks and Geeks tv show which is also about being a teenager in the eighties. Adventureland focuses on a college grad with wanderlust trapped in ana amusement park job over the summer when he should be backpacking through Europe with his college friends. The film is most definitely a dramedy. Like most dramedy the cast is very much the star of the film. Hader and Wiig steal the movie as the odd amusement park owners and managers. They are strict but oh so understanding and seemingly the perfect bosses. Martin Starr gives an amazing performance as Joel the pipe smoking awkward literature nerd at the park. Kristen Stewart who I despised in Twillight truly delivers a complex and seductive performance as the love interest. She makes the audience fall in love with her. Her insecurity, naivete, music taste, and general 80's rocker chick style really sell her as a special girl. Eisenberg carries the film well and delivers a good standard coming of age film performance balancing comedy and real emotional pain. Ryan Reynolds also plays a park maintenance man with a alot more grace and coolness than you'd expect from the man who starred in Waiting. All around I love this film it is all heart with enough style to make it hollywood. I'm a big fan of Adventureland and I highly recommend it.

KICK-ASS the movie

KICK-ASS!!!

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So I've been following the Kick-ass comics as you know and as a result I've been following the word on the Kick-ass movie and the buzz so far is that it is "teenage tarantino" TARANTINO! that is very high praise. I can see a bit of a Kill Bill Kick-ass vibe in this pic. I'd love to see Kick-ass versus the Bride vs. The Yakuza!!! j/k

Dave Lizewsky does kinda seem like it's a feasible Tarantino character.

Very catchy selling but it's hard to really get a good idea of a Millar property because he is so prone to extreme hyperbole. You can't judge Millar till you've read or seen the completed work all the way through. I like the casting thus far as reported by my favorite film news site. slashfilm.com I especially like the inclusion of Mc Lovin

one of my fav. actors of this current young hollywood set. I like Nic Cage and he has a great eye for good scripts but i don't see how he'll convincingly play the giant of a man/sniper in the comic book. We'll see what he can deliver. the girls have been cast to utter perfection and they look like they stepped of the page doey eyes and all!!!

I loved the wanted comic and i hated the wanted movie. I like the Kick-ass comic thus far even if it is a little meandering. The movie may play better with music and actually movement to the action and hardcore gore it is very promising. So that's how Millar comic2movie adaptation is going thus far. Tell me how you like this segment i may make it a recurring segment we will see.

BACK IN BLACK

Im back, for the time being gonna try to blog more often and get around to y summer movie reviews. starting with this summer's speed racer....

STAR TREK!!!! Has completely totally and utterly rocked my sum

mer and life.

One of the greatest movies ever on my favorite's list. It had action, drama, suspense, comedy, great sci-fi, time travel, two spocks, and heart. It fires on al cylinders. I've given more money to this film than any film ever.

I've seen it in theaters 11 times and purchased tickets for it at least 20 times and then snuck into other stuff.

the movie just deserves my money for being so perfect. Chris Pine is a star i'd love to see him in an Indiana Jones flick he has so much charisma and talent.

The cast is phenomenal all around. Sulu, Chekov, and McCoy don't get enough story but hope fully next movie they'll focus on the bones, jim, spock trinity.

I especially loved Bana as Nero between his role in this and Funny People. He's the breakout actor this summer being the master of heavies and now soon releasing the time traveler's wife which i'm hyped for this is the summer of Bana. I'd love to see a viral of Nero saying "Spock!!! Panties!!!" I'm not the only one this summer who has gushed over this film, and I'm sure I won't be the last.

So please gush with me and enjoy the following.