Thor

        Imagine the most self-centered, know-it all, thinks he can do EVERY thing on his own, person you can, and then multiply that by 100; that is who Thor is. So when four Frost Giants break into Asgard, Thor and Friends directly disobey, Odin, The All-Father's orders and take the Bifrost (Rainbow Bridge) to the Giants frostbitten home world of, Jotunheim. After nearly starting a 2nd war with the Frost Giants, Odin strips Thor of his power and sends him down to Midgard (Earth), until he learns the lesson of humility.

       This movie was really worth watching. The costumes were fantastic, actors convincing, and the special effects were pretty good. The movie also gave us lots of well thought characters and locations. The team also did a good job at converting the original Norse myths to an action-packed, super-hero movie. The only main problem I had with it, is the few profanities that creep into the script. Other than that, this movie is a must see.

       So with all that said, I will give Thor 4 out of 5 star for my personal enjoyment.

 GENRE: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Drama

CAST: Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Natalie Portman as Jane Foster; Tom Hiddleston as Loki; Anthony Hopkins as Odin; Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig; Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis; Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson

DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh (Sleuth, The Magic Flute, As You Like It, Hamlet, Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V)

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios

IN THEATERS: May 6, 2011

ON VIDEO: September 13, 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger

     Steve Rogers, the puniest kid to ever walk the streets of Brock land, wants to go to aid the american troops at the front. One problem, he's about a foot smaller than all of the soldiers and as all sorts of diseases like asthma so no medical doctor will pass him in to the army. Until Steve meets a scientist named, Dr. Abraham Erskine. Abraham admires Steve's bravery so he picks him to become the first Super Soldier. After a massive drug transfusion Steve grows a heck lot taller, stronger and faster. Captain America is born.
     This Marvel Universe film was fantastic. As patriotic (for Americans) as movies can go. Other than cap's undying love for his country, Captain America is a true hero. Selfless and truly noble. We have not seen a "hero" like that in a long time. Though no film is perfect. Many profanity's do mare the script, a tad of kissing and lots of war style violence. Aside from that "Captain America: The First Avenger" was great! An action-packed hero movie older kids and there parents will enjoy very much. So with all that said I'll give "Captain America 4 out of 5 stars for personal enjoyment.

 CAST

Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers

 Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter

 Sebastian Stan as 'Bucky' Barnes

 Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Chester Phillips

 Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull

 Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark

 Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine

 Toby Jones as Dr. Arnim Zola

DIRECTOR

Joe Johnston (The Wolfman, Hidalgo,Jurassic Park III, October Sky)

DISTRIBUTOR

Paramount Pictures

IN THEATERS

July 22, 2011    

The Adventures of Robin Hood--Book Review

     Robert Fitzooth of Locksley Hall, Earl of Huntington, 100% hates Price John and all of his followers. So he attacks his agents and knights, take there money and gives it to the poor yeoman that the Prince persecutes. So in turn Prince John make Robert an outlaw and Robin Hood is born... Robin retreats to Sherwood Forest where he begins the great task of collecting his merry men and lady. He embarks om many daring missions as he faces of against, Sir Guy of Gisborne and the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham.
 
     The Adventures of Robin Hood is a great book! Well written and full of excitement! It was very sad at the end of the book when King Richard and Robin Hood die and Prince John becomes king. A tragic end to the book and I do not think that was necessary. Aside from that the book was great! With an amazing cast of heroes and villains. Good locations and realistic historical setting. The book very inspiring to not quit even when the odds seem hopeless. The many adventures Robin goes trough show heroism, bravery and an undying love for his friends.
     So with this all said I think The Adventures of Robin Hood is at a reading age for any one 10+. And for my personal enjoyment I will give the book 4 out of 5 stars.

TITLE: The Adventures of Robin Hood
BOOK'S AUTHOR: Roger Lancelyn Green(b: 1918, d: 1987  
LITERARY FRIENDS: C.S. Lewis(Narnia), J.R.R. Tolkien(The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)    
PUBLISHED: 1956
GENRE: Adventure, Fiction,
PUBLISHER: Puffin Classics(2010 edition)

Planes

    Dusty knows his job. He's a Cropdusster, Boring! What Dusty really wants to be is a race plane! He wants to fly in the "Wings Around the Globe Rally". The only probelm is, well...He's...afried of hights! But that has not hindered him from trying out for the race. Dusty makes it...barely. So he's of to the starrting line, New York City. With his friends giving him lots of support, He's redy for anything,...well almost any thing. Now he's off to Iceland in the first leg of the journey.........
    This film does well with rearising the world of Cars, though none of the characters form Cars apear in this spin-off the animation remanes the same and the quest for being a champion has not failed. This film was a great watch and all the members of your clan woll enjoy the spin-off to Cars. This feel good, underdog story* has great massages about pesaverence and good friend ships. This film did not dissapoint one bit, a great watch and highly recomended.
     So inconclusion I will give Planes, 5 out of 5 stars.

RATED: PG

CAST

Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper; 

Stacy Keach as Skipper; 

Brad Garrett as Chug; 

Teri Hatcher as Dottie; 

John Cleese as Bulldog; 

Carlos Alazraqui as El Chupacabra; 

Roger Craig Smith as Ripslinger

DIRECTOR

Klay Hall

DISTRIBUTOR

Walt Disney

IN THEATERS

August 9, 2013

And Books Too!...

     So the blog is no longer JUST going to have movie reviews. It will also have BOOKS!!! I hope everyone enjoys this addition to my blog!

Epic

     M.K. is skeptical on going to her dad's house after her mom died. It has been so long! And the only memory she has of her dad is his delusional belief in a tiny forest community which he is determent to find. And well of course she finds herself in this tiny wood land community which is being threatened by forest destroyers called "Bogens".

     After reading the title you may think this film is a truly epic, swooping film but the hard truth is well it's not. The movie is more like a family film like Cars or Daddy Daycare than a truly epic film like The Lord of the Rings, but don't get me wrong I really good movie and I very much enjoyed it. The film was very well voiced and the creators of this film did a very good job making it with the humor of Ice Age and not with the disappointment of Rio. This film was very well animated and a good cast of characters.
     This film is great for the whole of your popcorn munching gang. The creators gave a good massage about taking care of the environment and not overemphasizing the environment massage like the movie Dr Suess' The Lorax. So I will give epic 5 out of 5 stars for my personal enjoyment.

Next Review: Planes

 Cast
Amanda Seyfried as Mary 'M.K.' Katherine;
 Colin Farrell as Ronin;
 Josh Hutcherson as Nod;
 Christoph Waltz as Mandrake;
Beyoncé Knowles as Queen Tara;
 Pitbull as Fufo;
 Steven Tyler as Nim Galuu;
 Jason Sudeikis as Prof. Bomba;
 Chris O'Dowd as Grub;
 Aziz Ansari as Mub

Director

Chris Wedge (Robots, Ice Age)

 

Distributor

20th Century Fox

 

In Theaters

May 24, 2013

 

Rated: PG 

    

Despicable Me 2

     Gru is still adjusting to his new life. Still trying to get over the fact that he is not evil to the core and he is a pretty big softy and he loves kids! That can hurt a villain. But he IS getting used to his new Jams & Jelly business. Though Gru's life keeps on surprising him, he is called on a secret mission by the Anti Villain League to find the person who stole a secret purple formula that can turn anything into a killing machine, [SPOILER ALERT] even a nice yellow minion.....   

     Some times sequels have a very hard time being just as good as the first film, but Despicable Me 2 was amazing! a high grossing film and loves by meany. On July 4th in the U.S.A. this film made more money than Disney's The Lone Ranger. Beating that film by 96$ million. Great animation and a wonderful team of new and old characters and the Minions are just as great as ever! The new villain El Macho was very  good character though it would have been nice if we saw Vector again and way to many Purple Minions! Purple Minions were a good idea but making nearly all of Gru's minions evil was just too much!
     Even though there were a few parts that really poorly put together. I still really enjoyed this film and can not wait to watch it when it come to DVD, Blu Ray and iTunes Download. With all of that said I will give Despicable Me 2 4 out of 5 stars for my personnel enjoyment.

Next Review: Epic

Rated: PG 

Cast

Steve Carell as Gru; 

Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wild; 

Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo/El Macho; 

Miranda Cosgrove as Margo; 

Dana Gaier as Edith; 

Elsie Fisher as Agnes

 

Director 

Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me) and Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, Dr. Suess' The Lorax)

 

Studio

Universal Pictures

Illumination Entertainment 

 

In Theaters

July 3, 2013