Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield, what can I say, this is a actually pretty good, there is not much I can say beyond that except maybe this, having the whole movie filmed like it was coming from a home video camera is something that I think neede to be done with this genre, as we all know the most famous film with this technique is probably The Blair Witch Project and now we have another movie out with a similar method Diary of the Dead but now we take a look at the great monster movie genre.

Yes this is a monster movie some people didn't know that but thats what this movie is but anyways, the movie did have some scare moments in it mainly jump scares which in some cases actually work very well, one other thing that I wuold have to say is that the special effects are actually very good and being that it's comming from a home camera it makes it seem even more real, I also have to say I like how it doesn't open like a real movie it opens like you are looking in government files which sort of adds to the atmosphere and it works very well I have to say that.

Now I have to say there are if anything only 2 real problems with this movie, one being that a lot of the time it gets a bit confusing like you keeps asking yourself what is going on I don't get this o.k. there's a monster attacking the city yeah but what else is happening, and another being that it does seem a bit short I would have preferd it to be a bit longer.

One thing that also worked well was how sometimes it kept cutting back to some of the footage they were taping over so when it all comes together in the end it sort of makes a story so that worked pretty well, and another thing is that well I would have thought this would be one of those movies where you don't really see the monster that much like you just see little glimpses of it but without spoiling the movie you actually get a clear glimps of it near the end and when a I say that I mean that it stanting right in front of the guy with the camera but just one more thing it ends kind of deppresing, all though right at the end they cut back to some old footage and they try to end it on a light note and if anything the relationship between 2 of the main characters does sort of work out right before they cut away to some of the old footage but thats enough I dont't think I need to say anymore.

***/*****

This is a pretty good movie and pretty original in some parts and the whole one camera thing works very well so check it out, but just as a fair warning if you suffer from motion sickness from this then don't watch this, it won't help especially on the big screen check it out either on youtube or when it comes out on DVD.

Rambo (2008)

Not long ago I did a reveiw of all the Rambo movies, first blood, Rambo first blood part 2 and Rambo 3, and now very recently I watched Rambo and now I am ready to say what I thought, this movie was far better than what any of those dumb ass critics say that it is.

The movie is about a group of christian aid workers who go in to Burma to help out some of the communities, and incase you didn't know there has been a civil war going on in that country going on for over 60 years, but anyways when they get kidnapped by some asssholes there is only one man who can save them, who, well take a wild guess.

But anyways one thing I would have to say is that this is definatly with out a doubt the most violent of the Rambo movies yet infact it's the most violent war movie that I can think of you thought Saving Private Ryan was violent well, look again, this just takes the cake.

The movie I thought was a better than 2 and 3 but it's not as good a first blood I will give you that but I am having to give this one a pretty high rating but this doesn't mean that it is just as good a first blood this just means thats it's almost as good but still far off.

***1/2 - *****

Screw you Radiotimes and screw you total film, but just one more thing, theres a scene where a guy gets his throat ripped out, what do you have to say to that?

AWESOME!!!

Check it out it's a great movie and it has a lot of unique points to it, and one thing I would have to say is that well this movie does make you feel distant from the other Rambo films but that just says leave out the other films and watch this one this explains the whole thing.

There is talk of Rambo 5 infact Stallone has even said he has started writing the first draft already and he might make a slight change from action drama to something else, but for now watch this movie it's fucking bad ass, but one thing I would have to say is that it may not be the most well written movie you may see but you will not be disapointed.

Southland Tales (2006)

Richard Kelly, the man who brought us the great movie Donnie Darkro a completley mental movie if you think about it, but if you want to see completly mental then go and watch one of his other movies, such as say Southland Tales, now let me just say this, it is one of the weirdest and most complicated movies that I have ever seen in my life.

Now that doesn't mean to say that the movie is a pile of shit infact it's better than what many critics are judging it to be, some people judge the movie very harshly just on the grounds that it's really confusing, well thos people are fucking idiots.

Now I am not going to bother to tell you the plot of this movie I'd may aswell go through the whole movie in extreme detail, one thing I would have to say is that the movie starts to make more sense about and hour and 2o minutes into the film but the rest of can be really confusing especially the end so all in all Southland tales isn't bad and it's definatly not as bad a all these critics are making it out to be.

***/*****

There you go from someone who knows what he's talking about, but just one thing if you are going to judge this movie for yourself do not judge it harshly on the fact that many parts of it are confusing.

The only thing left to say is that kevin Smith makes an appearance in the movie you may not reconise him at first, he's the guy who is making the website, he has a big grey beard.

Oh well thanks for reading.

Iron man (2008)

Well no after beeing gone for so long I think it would be appropriate for me to do a review of recent movie , especially one that only came out very recently, how about Iron man.

When I heard it was coming out in all honesty I actually got really excited and judging it from the trailer you know exactly what to expect, it's an epic superhero movie, after seeing alot of 3 star flicks in the cinemas latley I had say I alomost lost hope in movies now adays however going to see this completly changed my mind maybe their really is hope in cinema after all.

The plot is about a man named Tony Stark who designs weapons for his country however when on a mission to demonstrate a new weapon the army somewhere in the east he is kidnapped and is forced to build a missle for the enemy , but instead build a prototype for something big, and he kicks some serious ass and gets the fuck out of there and throughout the rest of the movie we see improving the suit, kicking some ass and beating someone close to his equal but not quite.

The whole movie explains everything very well and being over 2 hours long it has time to do so, all the charaters are played very well and the movie it self stays very true to the book but also with some uniques parts, so all I can say now is...............

****/*****

In all honesty I was really strugling to figure out what to give this movie because it so great so for now I'll give it this but I might change it you'll never know.

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