DIRECTOR: Bill Condon
STUDIO: Summit Entertainment
STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
RATING: PG-13
GENRE: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
GRADE: D
Eww. I know that's not my best nor most mature word to describe this film, but that's all I can say. Personally, I have read the books, and although they were decent enough, there's was no way I ever thought Breaking Dawn could be split in two, for one reason - the least amount of things that happen are in this one out of the four. How is that even possible for either one to be longer than an hour?
But, oh...it can.
So, Bella and Edward finally are married (first 30 minutes) and they go off to their honeymoon in South America. While there, Bella finds out she's pregnant (next 25 minutes). However, this "fetus" seems to be deadly and Jacob doesn't like that (next 30 minutes). You may feel I'm exaggerating, but unfortunately, I am not.
The acting and writing is awful - I didn't think Taylor Lautner could get worse, but he does with every single film. I shudder to find out what happens in the next film with his character. Characters constantly lack motivation for whatever they're doing. So much of this film doesn't even make sense! Point one: when Bella finds out she's pregnant, the vampires want her to stop it. How exactly is that possible, when it was JUST stated that nothing can even penitrate the womb enough to do anything at all? How can they hold anything against her?
This is one of many plot holes in this film. The only saving grace was the way they made Bella's character look so degrebid in the movie, because they did an even better job than the book. But, if you REALLY love these characters, read the book - it makes a WHOLE lot more sense and you don't constantly keep getting confused by the horrible acting and worse dialouge.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Footloose (2011)
DIRECTOR: Craig Brewer
STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
STARRING: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid
RATING: PG-13
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Music
GRADE: C-
So, I've always been a huge fan of the original "Footloose" back in 1984, so I was pretty cautious coming into this film. Now, I will continue to review it as a stand-alone film, but for those that like the original, I wouldn't even call the quality close.
The story is about a boy, played by Kenny Wormald, who moves to a new town and discovers that the teenagers have a strict curfew, a law against playing music too loud, and even a ban to dancing. Of course, being the "city boy" he has to rebel against every person that's in the tiny town. The overall story is a bit unbelievable. I know there's a realm of "movie reality" but there's some definite stretching.
For one, even though this town forbids dancing, it seems like all these kids came from Broadway. They know these advanced stalls and leaps and break-dancing moves, yet they haven't been able to have any "lessons" for at least 3 years? Also, the first, and I mean FIRST, kid that Kenny Wormald's character even speaks to automatically becomes his best friend. And apparently...that kid had no other friends, because every scene he's in, he's with Kenny Wormald?
There's a lot of plot holes and lack of character development. However, this story does get the job done. It shows how one person can make a difference, and does it through dancing. This movie does well for the audience that wants to see it. Julliane Huff's character, however, seems so unlikeable, even up to the end. I just don't care about her, even though the audience knows what she's been through, I felt to sympathy for her. Maybe that's just me, but I thinkt the writers came too deeply into her character at the wrong time.
I know a "C-" may be a little high for all the critiques given, but like I said - this film does it's job, no matter how lackluster its quality is. If you like dancing movies or any of the actors in this film, I'd recommend it...slightly.
STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
STARRING: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid
RATING: PG-13
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Music
GRADE: C-
So, I've always been a huge fan of the original "Footloose" back in 1984, so I was pretty cautious coming into this film. Now, I will continue to review it as a stand-alone film, but for those that like the original, I wouldn't even call the quality close.
The story is about a boy, played by Kenny Wormald, who moves to a new town and discovers that the teenagers have a strict curfew, a law against playing music too loud, and even a ban to dancing. Of course, being the "city boy" he has to rebel against every person that's in the tiny town. The overall story is a bit unbelievable. I know there's a realm of "movie reality" but there's some definite stretching.
For one, even though this town forbids dancing, it seems like all these kids came from Broadway. They know these advanced stalls and leaps and break-dancing moves, yet they haven't been able to have any "lessons" for at least 3 years? Also, the first, and I mean FIRST, kid that Kenny Wormald's character even speaks to automatically becomes his best friend. And apparently...that kid had no other friends, because every scene he's in, he's with Kenny Wormald?
There's a lot of plot holes and lack of character development. However, this story does get the job done. It shows how one person can make a difference, and does it through dancing. This movie does well for the audience that wants to see it. Julliane Huff's character, however, seems so unlikeable, even up to the end. I just don't care about her, even though the audience knows what she's been through, I felt to sympathy for her. Maybe that's just me, but I thinkt the writers came too deeply into her character at the wrong time.
I know a "C-" may be a little high for all the critiques given, but like I said - this film does it's job, no matter how lackluster its quality is. If you like dancing movies or any of the actors in this film, I'd recommend it...slightly.
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