The Avengers Rocks

I was finally one of the millions of people who finally got to catch The Avengers and it fully lived up to expectations. There is always worry when you put several super heroes together and making sure that each character gets enough screen time and The Avengers pulled it off perfectly. The premise is the only weak link of the movie which is laughable at best but hey its a comic book movie. What really stuck out was that these heroes had to learn to work as a team there a was a lot more in fighting among them than expected. But again that makes perfect natural sense. All these men and women are used to working on there own and now they have to learn to band together to form a superhuman team and what a team it is. Everyone was pitch perfect the only one that I was concerned about was Hawkeye since he went rogue early on in the film but other than that an enjoyable film, bring on the sequel.

Grade A


The second film I caught was Dark Shadows, now I should state I wasn't born when the original aired some 40 years ago I don't know the history of the show and I don't know how much of the movie plays off the show. Johnny Depp working with Tim Burton usually brings a smile to my face but this time around it didn't. I found myself bored watching this film which is hard to do with a Johnny Depp film. I didn't laugh at a single joke and kept checking the time to see when the film would be over. You know its bad when a person two seats away from you is snoring in their seat. Maybe I would have been more invested in it had I seen the show or had at least been familiar with it as I was with 21 Jumpstreet. Although I have heard from people who are familiar with  the show and say that this movie is a slap in the face to fans of the show. This is one film Depp and Burton should have passed on.

Grade C-

207.1 Million

207.1 million that is how much I wish I had in my bank account but alas I don't. That number is a big deal today because that is how much money the Avengers has taken. It easily smashed all kinds of records. I was planning on seeing this movie this past weekend but every showing that I try to see was sol out so better luck this weekend.

So I settled for other movies this weekend.

I got around to seeing the Cabin in the Woods. I have been anticipating this movie since last year and I have to say it didn't dissapoint. There is a reason the word genius is used when describing writer, director Joss Whedon CITW was the perfect almost parody of what horror films are like present day. When I say parody it makes it sound like I am describing Scary Movie 5 (which in the process of being made). What I am referring to is on the side of the Evil Dead an absolute brilliant depiction of what is wrong with horror movies today.The cast is filled with mostly unknowns with the exception of Thor himself Chris Hemsworth who turns in some nice work. The true standout is Franz Kranz a stoner who somehow knows to much and catches on to things early in the film I can't say much without giving much away. All I will say if you have a chance to see it before it leaves theatres please do so.

Grade A-

I checked out the Hunger Games, now like a lot of people I have read the books and enjoyed all three. People have been talking about this film quite a bit, mostly because the film is really good. So I went in with high expectations. I found the film to be enjoyable but a tad overrated. There was something more I was expecting but I just din't get it. It had nothing to do with the performances. Jennifer Lawrence has become a heroine for girls across the world. She clearly has the charisma to carry this movie. Even with that being said I still felt like something was missing.

Grade B

The final of my 3 films was American Pie Reunion, an unnecessary film that did not need to be made. I will give the film credit for bringing back everyone from the original film. I don't think that there was one person that was left out. They really should have stopped making these movies after the first one why mess with a good thing. The story line is the same everyone is older and now living in the era of Facebook. Honestly watching this film made me feel old. This is one sequel we could have done without.

Grade C