How to train your dragon 2 Movie Review!!!!

   This movie was absolutely outstanding!!!!

   I have already seen this movie twice, once on opening night and again the following morning with my girlfriend before work. If you have not read my review of the first one to understand my enthusiasm then probably should. 

   This ended up being one those rare films that surpasses the original. The character development that you see here from the first one was great, the humor that worked so good in the first one continued to carry over to this one but the best part about this movie....NOTHING was dumbed down for the kids. Adults can walk into this movie and not worry about just getting a good kids movie. How to train your dragon 2 is just overall an amazing movie. The aerial shots in this movie looks amazing, the characters feel almost organic both in appearance and even on the emotional level. I won't lie to you...I actually teared up 3-4 times watching this. As  said, this i not just a great a kids film its just a great movie in general, the emotional moments are emotional, the fun and funny moments are fun/funny for everyone, the characters are more layered and of course grown up than the previous film. The CG in this one compared to the first is breathtaking. a lot of scenery shots actually looked real the CG was that crisp and clean.

    Now lets talk plot a little without giving much away. The story takes place 5 years after the first one, all the teens are now in their early 20s late teens, and Berk, where they live, has stopped fighting the dragons and now instead keeps them as pets and friends. Hiccup has become his villages hero. Everything seems to be great until they hear about someone who is building a dragon army and sweeping across the known world. Hiccup and Toothless head out to stop him. If you want to know more I suggest you find time to head to a theater near you to see this. 

I give How to train your dragon 2....9 Fedoras out of 10!!!

Can't wait for a third one!!! Please let there be a third one!!

How to train your dragon Movie Review!!!

   I figured before I give my opinion on the new one I should take a few to say how much I reall love this franchise. So here we go. The first one actually came out around my birthday and the only thing I wanted to do was see it. I know...I;ma  rather boring person for the most part, I really love movies, and something about this one really caught my eye. It did not disappoint. How to train your dragon is one of my favorite animated movies, I loved the concept, the characters, he humor, the dragons and the CG. Was it a perfect movie? No, but I loved it. The movie, as most everyone should know, follows Hiccup who is by viking standards a runt. No one expects anything from him and that is pretty much what they get. During a raid/attack on the village though he strikes down a dragon they call a Night Fury. Of course no one believes him so he go to find it in the woods. when he finds it and decides not to finish it off but instead free it from the net he tangled it in. A rather weird friendship starts to take place. From there the movie shows their growing understanding of each other and of course their kinship. This knowledge that Hiccup gains proves useful when he is thrown into something his father(who is the viking chief by the way) calls dragon training. Where young vikings learn how to kill the dragons. Hiccup starts to show promise and gains jealousy from the girl he has a crush on, Astrid. And here is where I will stop because I love this movie too much to ruin the ending for anyone that possibly has not seen this is yet. So if you have agreed with any of my reviews to now...take my word and watch this movie, because I have...again and again HAHA.

Maleficent Movie Review!!!!

   Well, it has been awhile since I last wrote here. Mt new job has been proving to make seeing movies and writing reviews on them rather difficult. But fear not!!! I will continue watch movies and get reviews to you as quickly as I can. 
   
    With that covered, lets talk about Disney's Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie, I personally walk into each movie I see with a different expectation of what I want to see. And this one certainly reached the expectation I had for it and then some. It is a truly beautiful movie to look at, I enjoyed the new take on a Disney classic and as many have already stated...Angelina was born for this role. holy crap, she owned this character. I can't think of anyone else I would of rather seen. Now I am not going to get into the movie too much because I hate spoilers that's why I do separate spoiler reviews sometimes. But I will say tht you go into this movie not expecting just a live action re-hash of their animated movie and take this for its own standalone take on familiar characters. You WILL enjoy this movie, potentially even love it. My sister and mom thought it was amazing, my older brother enjoyed and I was very happy with it. My only gripe is about the narrating through the first half of the movie, it was not constant but the few I did hear it I personally could of done without. That I think is just a preference because the people I was with did not mind it.

   So all in all I have to give Maleficent...7.5 Fedora's out of 10. It was a enjoyable time that adults and kids can enjoy with truly beautiful graphics and artwork.

X-Men Days of Future Past Movie Review!!!!!

   I have had some time to think about the film now, so lets talk about the most EPIC X-Men movie to date!!! Without giving too much away DOFP takes place in both the past and future, Wolverine with the help of Kitty's new powers has to transport his mind back in time to 1973 to prevent their apocalyptic future from ever happening. The main characters are Jennifer Lawrence(Mystique), Hugh Jackman(Wolverine), Patrick Stewart(Old Professor X), Ian McKellen(Old Magneto), James McAvoy(Young Professor X) and Micheal Fassbender(Young Magneto). That is by no means all of the cast but that is center piece with Peter Dinklage(Dr.Bolivar Trask) and Nicholas Hoult(Beast) with a constant appearance throughout. The massive cast and over abundance of talent that was gathered for this movie is crazy, and although some is wasted by lack of lines and screen time, you can not argue with the end result. This movie is THE GREATEST X-MEN MOVIE TO DATE!! It completely lived up to its hype. From start to finish the amazing story, characters, CGI and actors grab your attention and take you on a mind blowing twist of past actions leading to future problems. And like the film critic Jeremy Jahn's said...this film really is about "Hope". Its hard to say much about the film specifically without revealing spoilers so I will end this here with...GO SEE THIS MOVIE. IF YOU ARE A FAN OF AMAZING FILMS, FANTASTIC ACTING, MIND BENDING STORY AND OF COURSE...SUPERHEROES. THERE IS NOTHING YOU WILL REGRET ABOUT MAKING TIME TO SEE THIS ENSEMBLE OF CHARACTERS AND CAST ON THE BIG-SCREEN TOGETHER. 
P.S. There is a end credit scene so be sure to stick around.

If you have seen this movie already, give me your thoughts...I give X-Men Days of Future Past...

9.5 Fedora's out of 10

New Guardians of the Galaxy trailer Review!!!!

   The new trailer dropped and Marvel made a bid deal out of it so if you haven't seen it yet...what rock are you living under??? With that covered, lets talk about the new footage we got of the strangest Marvel movie to date. 

   First lets talk about Groot, since he never has much to say I will just say that I think he looks awesome and Vin's voice was a great choice. Now lets discuss Rocket...voiced by Bradley Cooper and I personally think that just like Olaf made Frozen...Rocket is going to own this movie. People are going to walk out and start talking about the foul mouthed gun touting raccoon. The other three we have had better shots of already but I will say again that I love Chris Pratt and Zoe in these roles. I think this movie is going to be the biggest surprise of the summer. I love the look and tone/feel they are going for. At first I wasn't sure what it reminded me until I watched me some AMC Movie talk...Serenity is what I was thinking of. If this turns out to be the next Serenity...I will be over the moon happy with the summer blockbusters this year. So what are your thoughts? Let me hear them!!

Godzilla (2014) Movie Review!!!

   Godzilla!!...The king of monsters and one of the most iconic characters in the world of cinema. I went into this really hoping for some bad ass monster fighting and of course to see Godzilla command the screen...and I did...sort of, the movie felt epic, larger than life and something so far out of the realm of possibility but.. I really think that the movie should of focused more on Godzilla and the other monsters. The human aspect was good, but that isn't what I personally went into a Godzilla movie to see. I wanted to see the monsters. With that said I thought the shots and scenes we did get with Godzilla and the other monsters were absolutely outstanding. He looked MASSIVE, POWERFUL, and completely like something out of myth/legend. By no means was this a horrible movie or a waste of time, if you are a monster movie fan, Godzilla fan, destruction fan, ect and so on then you will have a good time. I don't think you will be disappointed with the way Godzilla looks or fights. The over use of the human aspect on the other hand...it might pull you out of it. Again and as always this is just my opinion and experience from watching the movie. And as much fun as I had watching Godzilla kick ass and take names...

I have to give Godzilla (2014) a

7 Fedora's out of 10 (7/10)

   Hopefully if we get another one we will see more of an emphases on the monsters with more actual  screen time but the movie was still a good time and worth a see.

Neighbors Movie Review!!!!

   So I finally had the chance to see Neighbors thanks to my GF wanting to see it for her birthday tonight. Honestly wish we had seen Godzilla instead....I was personally very underwhelmed by the movie, it to me did not live up to its hype. I won't lie, it had its funny moments and redeeming areas but over all I was not overly impressed and neither was the GF. Luckily I salvaged her outing with some dinner and my amazing charms *wink*.
   Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne were the only good comedic moments for me. Zac and everyone else from the frat did a great job but the comedy just fell flat for me more times than it worked. It could be because I don't enjoy that kind of company, parties, drugs, ect so I just couldn't relate with the characters... I don't think I am making the most sense at the moment but I can't really find the words to describe just how blah I found the film. And it has nothing to do with the cast, I thought the chemistry and comedic timing was spot on from everyone, one of Seth's better performances recently, although for me I am going to have to give Neighbors a....

6.5/10 Fedora's