Sherlock Holmes

The talents of three great actors drew me to this flick. Jude Law is eye candy. Robert Downey Jr. impressed me in Ironman so I assumed he would be fabulous in this film. Rachel McAdams is one of my favorites thanks to her comedic timing and her ability to be believable in any part. The combo of these three actors definitely added to the goodness of this movie.

I was actually pleasantly surprised that this movie actually had a good plot and was true to the storyline of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The previews had gotten me worried that this wouldn't be the case.

The movie is action packed and I would suggest you see it! Excuse the shortness of the review. I don't want to spoil!

Avatar

This movie was surprisingly amazing. I really am not one to enjoy sci-fi but I loved this movie! James Cameron has always impressed me as a director and this recent work shows his brilliance. His eye for detail and imagination with cinematogrophy was impressive. The storyline is basically about US military in the future going to another planet in order to find fuel, seeing that earth has ran out of fuel. Unfortunately, the fuel they find on the planet, Pandora, lies beneath a civilization. In order to harvest, they must find a way to have the natives move. The use of science comes in as scientists come up with a way to communicate and deal with the natives safely with the use of high tech avatars. Basically, they are genetically engineered beings who can be contolled remotely. The movie follows the conflicts and adventures the controllers encounter while running the avatars.

I would give this movie a 4 out of 5 stars.

The Blindside.

Last night I saw this movie. It is simply amazing. It is the true story of Michael Oher who plays left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Basically, it is about a woman, played by Sandra Bullock, who helps a teenager who is homeless. I was reminded that sometimes all a kid needs to succeed is one adult who believes in them. This movie really hit my heartstrings because Michael reminded me of so many of my students. I pretty much cried during most of the movie, which is a good thing!

Sandra Bullock is an amazing actress and again does an amazing job. I think that with each movie she does, she gains more of my respect. She can play any part and pulls it off amazingly. I would give her performance in this film a 15 out of 10.

The movie recieves two thumbs up and a Gingerbread Shake of awesomeness!

All About Steve...

The first thirty minutes or so of this movie, I sat there wondering what the heck I was thinking by wanting to come to this movie because it was the stupidest movie I have seen in a while.

It got better as it rolled along and I actually thought it was majorly funny in parts. People falling into holes is just funny and Sandra Bullock is always fun to watch. I was glad I did not pay full price for this movie, but I think I might have even saved 50 cents and waited for the Redbox!

I give this a two out of five stars!

New Moon and Transformers 2

Not really a matching pair but I have seen these movies in the past two weeks.

New Moon was very good. And that isn't just because some certain werewolf is shirtless most of the movie. There was a lot of action and you could totally tell they had a lot more money to make this movie compared to the first one(visual effects were much better!). I like to get the visual in my head as I am reading the books. I just started reading Eclipse because I was inspired by this movie to again get into the books. Of course, the movies are exactly like the books but I enjoy them. I don't even like vampires but these movies are awesome. I actually took the picture above at a Red Robin the day after seeing the movie.

I have noticed that I have hard times writing reviews seeing I forget everything. Maybe I am not very good at this.

It took me about three weeks to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It was jam packed with action but I still kept falling asleep, but that sleepiness was thanks to winter getting her not the quality of the movie. There is a cheesy love story jammed into the action which makes it nice. I also love the Bumblebee Camaro! I would buy one. Optimus Prime's character was further described as he is know as one of the loyalty of transformers. He saves Sam, Shai Labuff's character. I like Shai even if he is too young for me. I would totally tell you to watch this movie but make sure to watch the first one first! You should always handle sequels this way!