Movie Reviews of the Past Weekend
I had the privilege to watch three movies this weekend and two of the three were excellent while one disappointed (though it was expected).
Eclipse–This movie was the worst of the bunch. There was no direction and the acting was by far the worst of the trilogy. Clearly they were emotionally stunted from the previous works. Eclipse should be avoided at all costs. It’s more romance and not much anything else. The war between vampires and werewolves is more like a dispute and the story arc was plain appalling. I give this movie a three.
Last Airbender–This movie was pretty solid and it does follow parts of the important storylines of Avatar (the anime). If you haven’t seen the anime, now is a good time to do so. The basic story of the movie goes like this: the fire king declares war on the other elements so he can essentially control the world. Aanh, the lead, is the last of his kind and protects everyone from the fire king. Sounds cliche, right? Yes, but not really. Shymalan might have salvaged part of his career by doing this movie. And no, there is no “twist” at the end of it. The characters do take a while to fit into their roles, but on the whole, it was well directed and well done on many fronts from the direction, story and the acting. It almost seemed at times you were watching a rated R movie with all the action going on. This movie is deserving on an 8.
Toy Story 3–This is probably the best of the three Toy Stories. The toy’s owner gets older and he’s about to go off to college but is deciding on what to do with the toys. They all eventually end of at Sunnyside, a day care, and things aren’t what they seem. It was fun and there are some tear jerking moments. I had a great time and this is a movie for people of all ages. It’s definitely worth the price of admission. I’ve never given a ten to any movie, but this one breaks the mold.
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