The Reaping Ripped Me Off

Whatever you do do not go and see the movie, The Reaping. It is basically a down-played version of the Omen, could even be the movie that launches into the Omen, and has the same twists as well as parallelling plot. The plot summary goes as this: A christian ministry women, Hillary Swank, has lost faith from the Lord after losing her daughter and husband to tragic deaths in Africa. Her goal is to now disapprove all religious phenomena, yet when the plagues start picking up in a small Louisiana town, it is hard to denounce the religious sequence of events with science. It is now up to her to look to God for answers and fight off this evil. With this in mind, from the beginning of the movie until the end, there was a sense that you knew what was going to happen. There would be ten plagues and then good would triumph over evil which is exactly what happens (no ifs, ands, or buts about it), besides the fact that the near end of the movie has a little twist. The characters are sub-par in their acting performance and the scary movie honestly didn't make you jump or wasn't that suspenseful. Therefore, I gave the movie a 1 ticket rating. Now all of this is my personal opinion and you have your right to go and see the movie. However, you will walk out of the theater looking at your empty wallet (or what used to contain more money) or pockets, and thinking man I should've spent that money on an ice cream cone (as I did).

Reel Time Answer of the Week

The original killer in Friday the 13th was Jason's mother. Jason didn't come into the scene until the sequel.

Reel Time Answer of the Week

The answer to who ordered the Code Red in "A Few Good Men" was Colonel Nathan P. Jessup, "You can't handle the truth!"

Bullseye

Shooter, starring Mark Walberg, was a hit. This action-packed thriller kept me on the edge of my seat the entire hour and a half I spent in the theater. The story begins in Etheopia, where Walberg's character, Bob, and a partner are shooting down the bad guys in a secret military opperation. The other man is killed, and Bob returns to the US to live a secluded life in the montains with his new dog. His peaceful life is interrupted when the government knocks on his door and asks for his help in protecting the president. After complying, Bob is framed for the murder of the Bishop of Ethiopia, who was speaking with the president that day and shot - by the US government. He runs to the only person he knows, his late partner's wife, who helps him out. After enlisting the help of a rougue FBI agent, they go after the men who set Bob up. In the end, the good guy wins, the bad guys die, and peace is once again restored. This movie is full of blood, gore, action, and suspense, and I reccomend it to anyone who can stand a lot of violence - because the plot is worth it!

The Doctors Of Blood and Creativity

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are at it again as this Friday Grindhouse hits theaters. Since Pulp Fiction (academy award) in 1994, Hostel, Kill Bill 1/2, Reservoir Dogs, and Daltry Calhoun, Tarantino has become a practical household name. These movies are always suspenseful, intriguing, and leave the mind guessing what will come next. Thus, the blood shed never stops and the fight scenes are spectacular; Grindhouse will be no different. "Grindhouse"-noun- a downtown movie theater-in catastrophic conditions since its glory days as a movie palace of the 30's and 40's, known for "grinding out" double-bill programs of B movies continuously. The director's favorite exploitation films are intertwined in their witty and creative handy work. This will become the ultimate experience for movie lovers as "Grindhouse" will be presented as a full-length feature comprised of two individual films. One is directed by Tarantino and is called Death Proof, where a chase ensues between a killer and his victims with the weapon being a car, and Rodriguez's film explores the boundaries of an alien world creepily familiar to our reality in this present time in Planet Terror. This movie as it says in the previews, "will tear you in two!" It is rate R for strong graphic/bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, sexuality,and drug use. So definitely one not to take the kids to. With a great cast and a once in a lifetime experience to witness a rebirth/re innovation of a double-bill program as performed in the early 1900's, movie lovers do not miss this movie, Tarantino/Rodriguez fans do not miss this movie. I'll give it a pre-rating of 3 tickets and that is probably as high as I can see it go, yet again I'd love to be proved wrong. There hasn't been much hype about this movie so I'm intrigued to see what happens and visit Grindhousemovie.net for more information before it is unleashed tomorrow. Society, be prepared to have your mind boggled and split. Enjoyyy! PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS PRIOR TO AND AFTER. THANKS!

To the Future, Family Style

Meet the Robinsons is a fun story about a young orphan boy who wants to find his family. He winds up running into Wilbert Robinson, who takes him to the future! He is taken on a series of amazing and hilarious adventures with the Robinson family. This movie is rated G, and is a great one to take your little brother or sister to, or just a group of good friends. I give this one heartfelt praise! What do you think?

Reel Time Answer of the Week

I sincerely apologize movie enthusiasts for my lateness on last week's trivia question. The answer to who sponsored Wayne's World is Noah's Arcade. Stay tuned to today's Reel Time Question of the Week. It will be intricate and be a brain buster trust me!

Big Willie Style

When I mention the movies such as Old School, Anchorman, Elf, or Taladega Nights, what comes to mind? Well it should've been Will Ferrell. Personally speaking, I believe that Will Ferrell is the best comedic actor of the 21st century hands down. His roles in various movies create quotes or lines that are timeless and within which individuals always recite. In turn, ever since Napoleon Dynamite skyrocketed in its popularity, Jon Heder has become a flourishing actor and everyone is starting to take a liking to the roles he plays in movies. This upcoming Friday, March 30th, will be no different as an abundance of individuals flock in mass quantities to witness Blades of Glory. This PG-13 movie stars an amazing cast including Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, William Fichtner, Jenna Fischer, and others and the laugh fest will be persistent from beginning to end . The plot deals with two rival figure skaters, Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder), who are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life after their antics or fighting at the World Championships. Years later, after a loophole is discovered their love of the sport will have to bring them literally together, as the only way they can both compete is in pair's figure skating. This movie will be high on the box office charts and will make a tsunami wave in the dollar department. My pre-rating for the movie will be 3 to 3.5 stars. Go to the movie site, Blades of Glory for more information. Please post your opinions!

REAL TIME ANSWER OF THE WEEK

The answer to last weeks real time question of the week for what did Indiana Jone's father call him, was Junior. Stay tuned for this weeks toughy!

TMNT: Turtle Power is Back!

Who would've thought that after almost a decade or more of separation from these green, crime fighting/pizza loving turtles, that they would make a debut back into the movie world (they must be in high demand). Anyways, TMNT is released this Friday and is rated PG, so the whole family can enjoy the whole skeptical. Now in my adolescent years I grew up with these turtles, watching hours upon hours of the TMNT movies and playing with their memorabilia. Even though this up coming movie may have more special effects or state of the art animation technology, I do not feel that it will surpass the success or fade it created in the early nineties, especially with their first movie (best one). The plot of the movie revolves around how the Turtles have grown distanced from one another after defeating Shredder. The rat sensei, Master Splinter, becomes apprehensive however when strange occurrences begin to occur in the Big Apple and wants the crew to reunite. Only the likes of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael can be a match for the mass army of ancient monsters being amassed by Tech-industrialist, Max Winters. Thus, old allies April O'Neil and Casey Jones join in the escapade. The mysterious ninja group, Foot Clan, and the massive army look to accomplish their aims, but their is one roadblock in the way, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and animated violence or action ensues from here. I'm willing to give this movie a pre-rating of 2 tickets, but tell me your opinions and remember it comes out this Friday, March 23, and go to the movie website, TMNT, for more information prior to viewing. Thanks!

Reel Time Answer of the Week

The answer of the week for the Jumanji question is rhinoceros.

Wild Hogs - Great Fun

A few weeks ago, after much ado, the family friendly movie Wild Hogs was released. Packed full of stars such as John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawerence, and William H. Macy, this movie is one of my top picks of comedies this year. The plot is pretty simple; four friends from four very different lives decide to get on their bikes for a good old fashioned road trip to the coast. Along the way, they encounter rainstorms, tent fires, and one very intimidating cop. But none of these problems are as bad as a whole entire biker gang is after the friends after Travolta's character sets fire to their bar. The guys find refuge, and even love, in a small town. But trouble finds them there too. After a viscous "battle" the biker gang goes away and the town is saved. The guys finish their trip, and all ends well. This movie is hilarious and I reccomend it to everyone from ages 10 to 100.

300 - Exceeding Expectations

Besides accumulating a whopping 70 million dollars this weekend, the movie 300 was amazing. It had awesome fight scenes, drama, and was quite close to being historically accurate too. (Minus the weird-looking Imortals and the fact that Xerxes was 7 feet tall and looked like a female from the neck up). The plot is quite simple: the king of Sparta wants to go to war against Xerxes instead of surrendering to him. Sparta's laws and council members will not let him, so he decides to go to war unofficially with 300 of his greatest men. After some amazing fight scenes and thousands of dead bodies, the 300 have all been killed. Sparta learns of this, and a year later, their entire army meets at the same pass to defeat Xerxes. All in all, this was a great action movie. Tell us what you thought!

Reel Time Answer of the Week

Will Smith states, "I gotta get me one of these," as he blasts off into outer space to tackle on the aliens. Again, stay tuned for next week's reel time question of the week, which will be dealing with the movie Jumanji.

Predicting Accurately!

The upcoming movie 300 will ignite a flame and bring in audiences across the world with the amount of action and violence inscribed in it. I believe this movie will become a classic with due time and will bring in revenues that will surpass records or will come tremendously close. The previews for it look amazing and it is a mix of Lord of the Rings, Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven, and others. A movie with a mix of these box office hits has to become a success. I cannot wait for its release on March 9th, this Friday. I'm going to it for sure and will comment on it in a week or so. Please leave me a comment and tell me about the hype or anything over this movie! Again, this WILL BECOME one of the greatest movies of all time!

Reno 911!:Miami- Tickling America's Funny Bone

Reno 911!: Miami is exactly how I imagined it. The plot was unstructured, the time was also slim as it was 80 minutes, yet there were times with which comedy was at its best. The Comedy Central TV series deploys the group on a trip to Miami for a police convention. Upon their arrival, they are rejected by their peers as not being on the so called list and are forced to stay in a nearby hotel, their hopeful aspirations crushed. However, over their stay, the hotel with which the Miami police and other police academies are at get a taste of a chemical substance or contagious epidemic and the streets of Miami are left unprotected as the Reno group steps up to take on the challenge to be the "Protector of Miami.." Such odd job tasks include moving a whale, figuring out the investigation, getting a Kroc out of a suburban pool, and other unmentionable hilarious parts. The movie overall is extremely comical and left for me a memorable sensation after I left the movie theater. Other friends of mine agree with this standpoint and I encourage all of you to go see the movie, yet background or knowledge of the cast and its airing on Comedy Central will help immensely. Actors include Cedric Yarbrough and Niecy Nash, and is rated R for some nudity, crude humor, language, and drug use (not one for the kids ; ) ). I give this movie a 2.5 to 3 tickets. Please comment or post your opinions about this movie. Thanks!

Reel Time Answer of the Week

The dog's name in the movie Next Friday was Chico. Stay tuned for next week's trivia question and feel free to comment or list some movie questions that would blow someone's mind. Beware however, for as the weeks pass so will the questions and the more complex/harder they will become!

Jim Carrey Breaking Out of the Funny Role?

The Canadian product, Jim Carrey, has played the comical role for numerous years and has succeeded in every movie he's starred in. I believe that most of us will never forget him in the role of Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber. Let us also not forget Liar/Liar, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Me, Myself, and Irene, Cable Guy, The Mask, The Grinch, The Truman Show, and Lemony Snickets, which have propelled the actor into the comical spotlight. However, the upcoming movie, The Number 23, is far from comical, yet resides its presence in the dark atmosphere of mystery, violence, and is overall a psychological thriller. "The Number 23" revolves around a man (Jim Carrey) whose life takes an abrupt turn after he encounters a unique book entitled "The Number 23". The book seems to parallel his own life and starts to take a stranglehold of his own imagination and mold his personal will/thought patterns. His obsession reveals to him a foreshadowing of graver consequences that will be sketched into his life and realizes his life is about to take a complex turn. The movie is rated R and is suspenseful from beginning to end. The Butterfly Effect, Secret Window, and Hide and Seek take root or follow a similar pathway in their content and are good parallels to this movie. In turn, after the premier of the movie, raving reviews have emerged. Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing this movie and the movie is released tomorrow, February 23 2007. Jim Carrey is finally transitioning into a new role and I believe that this movie will propel him into more serious positions and movies. My prediction for the movie is a rating of 3-4 stars. I encourage all of you to flock out in masses to this thriller! Please post your opinions prior to and after the movie, I'm curious of what you think. Thanks!

Breach

For anyone who likes those intreguing, espianage type movies, this one's for you. While Breach can't quite be labeled a thinking person's movie, it grips you until the last scene. I was quite surprised that I got lost in this movie, especially after being shown what the result of the movie would be in the first scene. The plot was good too. I wouldn't put Breach in my top 10 picks, but I liked it a lot. What did you think?

Reel Time Answer of the Week

The answer to the first question ever asked on Movie Enthusiasts was c.Orlando Bloom. Sorry that there is no prize for getting an answer correct, yet isn't answering questions correctly always a blast? Keep visiting our site to discover next week's question and attempt to get it correct. It is a doze.

Because I Said So

Most people can find it in themselves to appreciate a good chick flick every once in a while. Is Because I Said So one of the good ones? It involves a single mother just about to turn 60, with only one of her three daughters yet unmarried. She is constantly trying to control her daighter's love life, and after she creates an online dating profile for her daughter, things get way out of control, and people get hurt. In the end though, everyone winds up happy. Personally, I found the meddeling mother frusterating and the way that sex is viewed in this less than conventional family to be too promiscuous for my taste. However, the movie did have the required fairy tale ending, and some great humor. Is this movie a creative gem or a flouncy flop?

Ghost Rider: Going Down In Flames?

Nicholas Cage is a great actor and so too is the beautiful Eva Mendez, however is their performance along with that of their castmates something that can make this movie special. Ghost Rider takes its roots from its comic book version and deals with a man by the name of Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist, who gives up his soul to become a hell blazing force against injustices, which leads to a fight against the power hungry Blackheart, who is evidently the son of the devil himself. Now the director, Mark Steven Johnson, also directed Dare Devil, which was a mediocre movie at best. Comic book fans and other loyal Cage/Mendez supporters will flock to see this movie. Even though this is true, what about the rest? Can Cage's versatile performance in any movie he does captivate movie lovers? Or will this just be another comic book attempt to become a hit success movie gone bad? Reminder to many that Spider-Man is one of the few comic book movies to hit gold. I believe that this comic book should've been left on the shelf and that this movie will only bring in those that are curious. It comes out February 16th and I'd love to be proved wrong. Opinions please!

Happily Ever After

I recently saw the movie "Smokin' Aces." I personally was not a huge fan of the movie, but my boyfriend loved it. I felt that it had way too many plots going on that didn't seem to all line up. In the end of the movie, almost everyone dies and everyone seems unhappy. I hate these type of endings. Maybe it's just because I'm a girl and I love a good ol' fairytale story where everyone in the end is happy. This movie left me with a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. How does everyone else feel about this? Do you like any type of story with any type of ending? Or are you like me and you love a good happy ending? Let me know!

Tri-Fector

If I were to randomly walk up to twenty five people, varying in ages, let's say from teen years on up, and asked them to name their top ten favorite movies of all time, I guarantee that a large percentage of them would include a trilogy movie in their list. The "Tri-fector" as I like to call it always seems to appeal to movie goers and bring in a surplus of money at the box office. They seem to captivate us and entice us. Fan clubs, conventions, websites, merchandise, and hours upon hours of watching the movie on end is a result of this. Trilogies including Star Wars (new and old), Indiana Jones, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Back to the Future, Jaws, Spider Man, Home Alone, Mighty Ducks,Jurassic Park, Austin Powers, and many more bring satisfaction to all. Some are satisfied with the works while others complain about specific substitutions or the end product. However, it seems as if when it comes down to it, the world and all ages love trilogies. Also, sometimes it is just best to leave a movie at three and not add on anymore (AGREE?) as well as changing the characters over time (AGREE?). Anyways I'm just curious about what your opinions are to this?

Epic Movie

Is it just me or is this movie a complete bust. I haven't even looked up the income its pulled in for its first week or two and I don't feel I need to.I saw the trailer for Epic Movie and thought it was tacky as well as ridiculous in its content. Personally, any movie that is motivated in its intentions to mock other prime time hit movies and poke as well as make fun at them should bail out of the production before they mock themselves. When was the last time these type of movies were a so called 'box office hit' or were funny in their nature. Plus you can't even call those who act in the movies talented actors. Overall, I may be sounding harsh in my content and it is my opinion as well as I haven't seen the movie first hand, yet I believe that this is a common opinion among many. Individuals go into these movies with curiosity and hope it'll be a movie that will make them die of laugther, but walk out with disgust and a ripped off feeling. What do you think?

The Illusionist - brilliant or bust? Tell us what you think!

She's the Man...

Ok, I don't know about you, but my favorite teen movie is "She's The Man!" It's the greatest movie! My favorite quotes have to be... "I've got a lifetime of knowledge," "Do you like cheese?...Why yes I do, my favorite's gouda," and "Is it just me, or does this soccor game have more nudity than most?"