3: The Host

Yes an other romance, maybe because last year was so slim on them I was actually missing them a bit. or they just got very creative and weird this year.

I'm not sure why I liked this movie so much but I did, maybe cause it was soo weird, but there' no blood sucking or human eating so the more timid watching might be able to stomach this one at least

based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer, (Author of Twilight)  It takes place on earth after planet earth is taken over my a parasitic alien race that takes over human bodies to make peacefully worlds, there is a girl named Melanie, who resists and is able to convince "wonderer" her Host to escape, with beautiful scenery and a unique story, it's a romance but that's not necessary the main part of the story it's more about the human spirit and well to survive and an unlikely very interesting friendship       that progresses throughout. loved the movie can't wait to get it when it comes out in about a week A-

4: Warm Bodies

I wasn't sure what to think of this movie at first, from the previews I couldn't tell if it would be another "Twilight" rip-off with Zombies!, which how can a movie while the guy is a zombie be romantic? well just watch the movie and you'll see, I couldn't stop smiling while watching this movie, it's about a Zombie name "R" well thats all he can remember of his name who finds himself drawl to a girl, named "Julie" (Romeo & Juliet anyone?) and ends up saving her from his zombie buddies and some how starts to become human again. it's funny, sweet, and just happy! sure it has it's gross parts.. (Spoiler )him eating her boyfriends brain to gives him his memories. which is weird and well gross. but I just found this movie a light happy pleasant surprise! high B+

5: Oz: the Great and Powerful.

Now, this was a tough decision actually. but Alas I went back and remembered how I felt watching this film and I actually had pretty low expectations for this film. thought it would be cheesy and that the monkey would be Jar Jar Binks awful!. I actually found him quite funny and while it's not masterpiece, it was visually stunning I especially. liked China girl, she looked real and fragile. and some of the sets were just gorgeous. but what I really enjoyed about this movie was it's humor and lightheartedness. it was just so childlike you might say sure not the deepest story and down-on-his-luck selfish dude goes on adventure to learn a lessen or two and ends up saving the day.. well for the most part.. although thoedora should have had a little sense oh well, overall an Enjoyable film, that took me by surprise! B+

(an honorable mention goes to "Safe Haven" which I found quite good, one of the better Nicholas Sparks Adaptations, and probably liked it about just as well)

Hi  Everyone! I know it's been forever sense my last blog update, and I'm sorry

so 2013 is already halfway over! can you believe it?!

and so far it's been a very interesting year movie-wise, if you've been paying any attention to my facebook page, you know that my most anticipated film of the year-well of several years more like. "Man of Steel" is finally out, and I've seen it of course.. three times.

but I guess the thing to do now is to make a list! cause thats what I do best, I also need to give a in-depth Review for at least "Man of Steel" but I'll start off my doing the top 5 films of the year so far.. That I've seen, there are several movies i really wanted to see and still haven't.
Now You See Me, The Croods, 42, Oblivion, G. I. Joe 2. I haven't seen Monsters University or the Heat yet, I'll probably see at least one of those in theaters though.

well I guess I'll start the list, let me Start by saying I was soo excited for "Iron Man 3" it looked like it would be awesome from the trailers and really epic. and I don't know if it was just that it was not what I was expecting or what but so far I'd have to say for me it was the biggest letdown of the year, for me, I guess it looked like it would be a bit more gritty and dark and it wasn't really, so I'm intersting to see what I'll think of it when I see it again on Dvd, it wasn't Awful. but not one of my favorite Superhero Movies, so it's not on the list. It might be higher once I watch it again though.

So Number 5 goes too...

 Movies of 2013 Part 1

First Quarter (Jan-Mar)

Hey Everyone. if you remember I made a list of my 13 most anticipated films of 2013..well now that's it's closer to next year I kind of wanted to do a re-cape. some things have remain the same but some have changed. but this time I do them in chronological release order.. starting with the first quarter of the year. there's a lot of movies I want to see this Winter/Spring. but no not much sees like last year (The Hunger Games, John Carter and Phantom Menace 3D would all fit that category last year. The Impossible, being the only one the might get that treat.)

The Impossible 1.4.13 (Limited 12.21.12)

So technically this is a 2012 release.   but this movie looks soo good and isn't really available to the public until 2013 so it fits.

telling the true story of a surviving family of  the 2004 tsunami. separated by the disaster. the family searches  desperately to be reunited. Staring Ewan Mcgregor and Naomi Watts, both great actors. who are being praise for thier outstanding proforances in their respecting roles. this movie just truly moving, and triumphant. I'm excited for this one.

Interest level  8.5/10 Anticipation level: 7/10



Gangster Squad 1.11.13

set in the 1940s a group of cops go under cover to try stop a mafia crime lord Mickey Cohen.

looks interesting enough from the previews. not at the top of my to see list, but I might check it out. it does have Emma Stone..

Staring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and Emma Stone.

Interest level  5/10 Anticipation level: 1/10

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 1.25.13

A twist on a classic tale, Hasnel and Gretel are all grown up and hunt down witches for a living.

from the previews it's hard to say weather this will actually be any good or not, and I'm not usually one for a gore fest, but Jeremy Renner is pretty awesome. and Gemma Arterton is pretty easy on the eyes.  and it does have me intrigued at least a little.

 Interest level  5.5/10 Anticipation level: 2/10

 A Good Day to Die Hard. 2.14.13

John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.

Looks like it could be decent, a little to shot-em up for me. but might be worth a try. I did like, live free or die hard quite well, Don't know if I'll make it to the theater for this or not, so not really at the top of my list either. I don't think I need to say who it's staring..

 Interest level  6/10 Anticipation level: 2/10

Safe Haven 2.14.13
 
 A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

this is the next Nicholas Sparks novel to be turned into a movie, kind of a hit and miss movie series imo (Liked A Walk to Remember, not Dear John) this movie looks like the latter. it ads a suspense element, to it takes gives it a fresh (for a Nicolas Spark movie anyway) feel. and I like Josh Duhamel. so might actually be good. but still pretty low on my to see list.

Interest level  6/10 Anticipation level: 2/10

 Jack the Giant Slayer 3.1.13

 

The Classic Tale of Jack and the bean Stock. with a somewhat different take on the tales, finds jack fighting giants (ugly giants) and finding love. Jack played by  Nicholas Hoult who played Beast in X-Men First Class. who I thought did a pretty solid job in that. looks to be decent in this, but the main reason this film interest me is Ewan McGregor. who plays a cocky Knight(?). and it's Directed by Bryan Singer  (director of X-Men and X-Men 2). but I have my reservations weather this will actually be good or not. I Mean pretty much casting alone should make it better then say "Eragon" but I don't like the look of the giants at all, they're so obviously CGI. I hate it when film companies think. just because it's a "Blockbuster" they have to use CGI just cause they can. real actors with make-up would have been better. and it also has some stuff that would sigjest it could get a little cheese. but never-the-less I do want to see it. and probably will end up catching it in cinemas.

Interest level  7/10 Anticipation level: 6/10

Oz: The Great And Powerful 3.8.13

a Prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" tells the story of how Oz a Simple Magician of the real world, fond his way into the land of Oz. and became the great and powerful Directed By Sam Raimi (who directed the "Spider-Man" Trilogy)

Staring James Franco, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, and Michelle Williams. it has a very talented cast to say the least. and the Visuals while somewhat cartoony do look, a little dazzling. I must confess I'm not the biggest "OZ" fan, but this movie might just be worth a try. and I might even be a little excited for it

Interest level  7.5/10 Anticipation level: 7.5/10

The Croods 3.22.13

The world's very first prehistoric family goes on a road trip to an uncharted and fantastical world.
 I don't believe in evolution or the Stone ages for that matter (Jesus is Lord )

but this a cute family animation surprised me with the trailer. the animation is beautiful. and DreamWorks has more hits then misses. now I doubt it will make my top 10 favorite animations. but I wouldn't mind venturing to the theater to see this. and it also stars Emma Stone. I don't think Nicholas Cage should do voices. he just doesn't sound good. and his voices stands out way too much. Ryan Reynolds as Epp's (Emma Stone) love interest sounds great. so overall I'm quite looking forward to this.

Interest level  7/10 Anticipation level: 6.5/10

G. I. Joe: Retaliation 3.29.13

The Sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The G.I. puts the Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; but they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence as well.

I saw the first preview for this movie like a year ago. and I liked it alot. but I'm kind of up and dawn with this movie, I mean G. I. Joe was corny, enjoyable but still corny. I hope this is a little less cheese and a little more story. but you can only hope for some much from a movie based on a action figure. but still the action looks great. and I'm sure I'll be seeing it.

Interest level  7.5/10 Anticipation level: 7.5/10

and last but not least is.

The Host 3.29.13

Opening the same day as G. I. Joe. is Stephenie Meyer's adaption of her Sci-Fi  Novel "The Host" where Aliens invade earth by taking over humans bodies and overriding their willpower. Melanie Stryder however; is one who resists. there also a Love triangle thing going on of course. out of all the movies releases this spring this one at least looks the most original. and the preview is weird but in a good way. I haven't read the book yet. but I want to. now I am  kind of a twilight fan, not a crazy one, but I don't think it deserves the ridicule it gets  (maybe some of it :P). but this is probably one of the most anticipated movies of the first quarter for me.

Interest level  7.5/10 Anticipation level: 7.5/10

 so there you have, 10 films that interest me in the first quarter of 2013

a lot of them I want to see about the same but if there was an order it might be like this

1# The Impossible
2# The Host
3# Oz: the Great and Powerful
4# G. I. Joe: Retaliation
5# The Croods
6# Jack the Giant Slayer
7# Safe Haven
8# A Good Day to Die Hard
9# Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters
10# Gangster Squad

Are you happy now Andrea..

Hey, Everyone I know it's been a while, but I'm going to try and get back into posting agian. Just Saw the Hobbit a little While ago and it was "Fantastic!" loved it!"

Probably write a review for it sometime soon. it's also almost the end of the year so I will be posting what i think were the top 10 (maybe 12) movies of 2012. that I've seen anyway (really want to see Lincoln, but doubt I'll be able to till it comes out on dvd.) I'll be to busy seeing multiple viewings of the hobbit!

1#

Dawn of the Jedi

A Series set at pretty much the beginning of a galaxy far far away, about how the first Jedi came to being and learnt the ways of the force. Could be so epic, amazing if done right

2# New Jedi Order, this is a series I read and loved and while the new series will most likely be something unrelated to the books, I can still dream can’t I? the Yuuzhan Vong have invaded the “Star wars Galaxy and seek the conquer it, and redeem it of it’s abominations, namely technology. This was overall a amazing series spanning around 20 novels, which is really long, but a lot of it was filler and not all of it was great, so it could be reorganized a bit, it also features awesome characters like Luke Skywalker, Leia Solo, Han solo, Mara Jade Skywalker (Luke’s wife and Jedi Master ) and the solo Children. Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo, this series was very epic, very character driven, which Is something which was greatly lacking from even the Original Trilogy. It was also very graphic and would be hard to tone down to a PG-13 level (It wouldn't need to be imo but mainstream audiences might not be so eager to see something Star Wars with an “R“ rating strapped to it .”  let alone PG. I think it would work best as a tv-series, which would be fine by me, if they could get a big enough budget for it.

3# The Knights of the Old Republic, this is actually based on a video game, one of the best video Games ever though, and with surprising depth to it, taking place about  5,000 years before The rise of the Empire, it is when the Republic at war with the sith, which are not all sith (as in force users) a film wouldn’t necessarily take to be based directly on the video game, and with the new MMO “The Old Repbulic” it would be awesome to have a story-line taking place around this era.


4# George’s 7 8 and 9. Now, I love the books taking place after The Return of the JedI, but I still would be very interested in seeing what he had in Mind, for after the empire was defeated. And Imagine, if you could actually get the original cast back ? Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford as old and wise, and Carrie Marks part Jedi Masters. Could be awesome, just not Jar Jar, and more character development please. Of course it could be pretty much anything maybe taking place hundreds of years after “Jedi” and Focusing on one of Lukes descendants.

5# The Thrawn Trilogy and Hand of Thrawn duelgy. Written by Timothy Zhan and  the first book published in 1991, over 20 years ago now, It was the fist star wars novels to continue the stories of Luke, Leia and Han solo,  and it received praise by critics and fans alike, winning numerous awards and becoming a instant best seller, and it introduces iconic villain  Grand Admiral Thrawn, a Imperial leader with ingenious battles tactics and master mind intellect, it would also introduce Mara Jade, one of the most well known and beloved Star wars EU characters, of course they would have to recast the actors, which would be hard but not Impossible cause it takes place only 5 years after RotJ, I certainly wouldn't be crying if this was it, this would be most fans obvious choice and perhaps the safest bet, but they don’t seem to be going that direction. L

6#  The Force Unleashed, This is also a video game, but taking place in-between episode IV and V so it would be more like Episode 111 ½. , about Vader’s secret apprentice, unlike some material it is actually official star wars canon, the actor  Sam Witwer, looked like the character, and is still young enough to play him, not to mention he is a pretty decent actor, it may be the best story out there, but it is good, and some killer force using could be seen.  I wouldn't mind seeing this on the big screen.

7# something completely new, focusing on new characters in a timeline unexplored, maybe hundreds of years after the fall of the empire, would give writers lots of room to work with, but this would mean putting a lot of trust in whatever direction they are wanting to go, they have a whole galaxy to play with. And lots of possibilities, but not all are good.

Also wouldn't mind seeing adoptions of  “Courtship of Princess Leia” “Legacy of the Force”  Fate of the Jedi” “Young Jedi Knights, and “The Old Republic: Deceived” amazing book and works great as a stand alone)  Jedi Academy Trilogy,

I hear Shadows of the Empire is good too, although I haven’t got a chance to read it yet.
Oh and Shadow Games, was an awesome book!”

Just some thoughts on where they could go with this

What are yours?

In a stunning turn of events, George Lucas as made a announcement, to beat all other announcements.

Well for one thing he's retiring, next he's sold Lucasfilm to Disney.

and last but not least. they are coming out with more star wars movies!!!

Yes you heard it, thought your adventures in a galaxy far far away, were over? well think again, cause they are planing to release a new trilogy starting in 2015. with films after to follow every 2 or 3 years, this is what I was hoping for George to say, to realize that the star wars universe is far to big to be contained in six films, that it is ongoing and a cannon that should be treated like "Marvel" where stories can take place in the galaxy far far away and focus on different characters and story-lines, the launch date set is ironically the same year, as the sequel for the record breaking "Avengers". and the presumed launch date for the Justice League movie, not to mention the year, Avatar 2 is suppose to be released. this is great new for (most) Star Wars fans! it's what I've been dying to hear ever sense Revenge of the Sith hit theaters seven years ago and I was waiting in line for six hours to see the premiere, of course now that I'm older I see the faults in the prequels, bad dialog, stiff acting and lacking something that was in the OT. I do think "Sith" is still a great movie and was a vast improvement upon the other prequels. but let's just say I'm hoping these new movies will be more "Empire" and Less "Menace". so I So I wanted to explore on what new Films I think should be made, now that my dreams have became a reality, and on a side note, I know I never finished, my Top 5 movies of the summer, got side tracked I guess, so I'll list them briefly.

2# The Dark Knight Rises, Exceeding my expectations in every way amazing film! 

1# The Avengers, Loved it, incredible amazing film, I'm currant favorite film of all time right now,
I'm planing on a top ten films of 2012 or something like that so I'll evaluate more, on "Avengers when I do that"

But I'll have my Ideas for what they should make in my next post.

May the Force Be with you always..

3#

Now, if you Already Read my Review of the Amazing Spider-Man, you know I loved it,whats different about this is I wasn't expecting to. I mean an re-boot after only five years?!, Because Emma Stone wasn't in it I least it would be a alright film. and while it's far from perfect, (the whole mutating lizards thing was a little cheesy if you asked me) the characters were so likable that you couldn't help but enjoy the film, namely Peter Parker, Played by Andrew Garfield who stole the show in the role. and Gwen Stacy (how could you not love Emma Stone this role? or any role for that matter.) so this I what I would call the Surprise hit of the summer for me, thought it would be okay, turned out being a real treat, and I am awaiting it's arivial to Dvd just before my birthday. ;D

Okay, I know I've been taking forever to reel these out  so I’m going to try and finish them up quick

#4

I wasn't really sure if this would be good or not upon first hearing it, and then last Christmas seeing the teaser had me very interested and the theatrical was even better, and then I saw it, visually it was one of the best movies I've ever seen, the 3D was one of the best takes yet, it looked stunning, story wise was a bit more disappointing , there was a lot of stuff not fully explained and some things, that just plan obviously could not be possible even in Sc-if. Like Elizabeth having a sea section and then run all over the place hours later. For some reason that didn't bother me as much as it might other people, so overall I really found this a very enjoyable film. Vary flawed but enjoyable.