omarh92 Reviews

Dune (2021)

Love letter to Dune fans, beautiful cinema to film fans

[8/10 · 28 September 2021]

To film fans - A very beautiful and well written film, unfortunately falls a little towards the end after a strong start, and robust progression.

However this is a 2 part film so proceed to the movie with that mindset, because there is going to be a lot more in the 2nd featurette.

Perfect casting, perfect performance. There was a difficulty in understanding the words from some of the characters.

Unsure if this was a creative decision or editing error, but the movie looked too dim at some parts and could use a bit more brightness I feel, to capture facial expressions and setting better, nevertheless the cinematography is one of the most beautiful I have seen, this truly is picturesque beautiful like the milky way at night.

To Dune fans - Frank Herbert would be so happy, the film captures the novel's spirit, and you will truly feel Paul's wit, anger, sadness and journey to Muad'Dib, thanks to Timothee Chalamet and the production.

Expect few minor changes; Sardaukars are more dangerous, Baron doesn't look as disgusting, Fremens are much accurate and cooler, memorable lines from the novel are not in the film, dialogues spoken from different characters than the original from the novel.

We all know how difficult it is to adapt Dune, if people though Lord of the Rings was hard, they clearly never read Dune. Do not expect perfection because the lore is so deep, it would require multiple prequels, or a prelude to Dune prologue explaining the vast universe of it. All and all, you are going to love it.

Looking forward to the 2nd part, and hopefully the rest of Frank Herbert's Dune in movies.

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Yes it is a good movie! For MK fans its fantastic, for regular audiences its alright

[8/10 · 10 April 2021]

The MK film is definitely a good film. Story is basic but done right, and it prepares and introduces the MK world and lore very well. You will see characters teased in coming sequels, along with realms and different races. They balance story and fights very well, there is a good formula going. There are some silly and stupid moments like cheesy dialogues and delivery of them, but there are many amazing and super cool moments to compensate, like good timed comedic moments, character chemistry, tons of easter eggs, and of course the fights!

Do not be worried about Cole, he is a good character and you'll end up liking him. We see the MK world through him which is a good writing move. Best characters are Kano, Sonya, Kung Lao, and Kabal. Raiden, and Mileena could've been better. Lui Kang, Shang Tsung, and Jax aren't bad. Obviously Scorpion and Subzero were perfected and stole the entire movie! In terms of CGI, the environmental could be better, but the character's CGI (Powers and effects) are perfect and look great! Fight scenes 10/10, great, intense, and very bloody and gory, they did not hold back on the fatalities.

Overall, a MK fan would probably love this, and for a person who knows nothing about MK would probably find this movie very cool.

Enjoy the film!

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Underwhelming due to lazy writing, but still a good movie with a fitting ending

[7/10 · 27 April 2019]

Its great, enjoyable, with some of the best moments, but its obvious that Infinity War was the better film. Think Infinity War like Star Wars V, and Endgame sort of like Star Wars VI.

Endgame sadly suffers from absolutely lazy writing, from hyping up certain characters only to give them less than 15 mins screen time in this 3 hour film, to misuse of comedic moments because they did not want the film to drag, to plotholes which no sense at all, all the way to featuring few big fight scenes and occurrence of problems driving the plot of the film. However, they did piece a well made movie at the end.

This film is certainly the original Avengers' swan song, some characters will not be seen again and to see them one last time here is an emotional experience, and they gave it their best shot in this film. Some characters were treated SO well and its amazing, some were absolute let down and disappointing to the point that Endgame did not need them in this film at all, which is not nice because some of these characters will continue with the new Avengers roaster.

Visuals are top, sound effects as well, good humor, plot is okay but can be better, acting 95% of the cast were great, emotional connection is here so you will tear up in a few scenes. Enjoy the movie, all the events from the first film, Iron Man, leads to here with a fitting conclusion. Please note there is nothing during the post credits scene other than sounds of a blacksmith hitting something. Thank you Marvel, thank you original Avengers.

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

The only medal The Last Jedi earns is the "At least you're better than The Attack of the Clones" medal.

[5/10 · 16 December 2017]

Disney just did the impossible, they ruined Star Wars. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi was a major disappointment. It did not feel like a SW film, it just was a Disney space adventure. Mark Hamill gave it his all, but terrible treatment to Luke's grand return. All the hype on the plot of this film is rubbish; so much focus on Jedi books and myths, Rey's mysterious parents, sinister Snoke, and Luke Skywalker ended up being a major let down, also porgs are just there to sell toys.

Disney refuses to write in "dark" things from the Original films to this movie. The original films were not dark but it was violent and packed with great action and amazing dramatic moments. Star battles here are an absolute joke, and lightsaber fights are laughable. Attack of the Clones had more action than this! The Last Jedi amazing lightsaber fights, army of X-wings flying into battle, dramatic turning points and major tragedies, and natural humor. We don't want child/family friendly film which are worse than the prequels, we want a similar tone to the original films.

However, credit to writers for not making this into an Empire Strikes Back rehash, and to Mark Hamill's performance; crap writing, but Mark still gave it his all, love his performance, hated his treatment. Snoke in the previous film looked scary, Snoke here is a bloody joke, replace Andy Serkis' Snoke with his Caesar and I promise it will be a 100 times more scary and menacing, than little Snoke in his golden robe sitting in this red crib. Rey's interaction with Kylo was useless, Rose was okay, nice new character, Leia was cool but had a very cringe worthy moment with the force, there is a sequence in the film in which if you remove this entire sequence it would have made NO difference whatsoever in plot and movie.

Disney must learn that making anything child/family friendly shifts the overall tone. Star Wars is something many people grew to for many years, they should respect the old cast, and their legacy, plus tone, not erase it all movie by movie with lazy friendly writing. Believe me when I say this; as a fan who grew up to SW his whole life and had to deal with the problems of the prequel, it is safe to say I enjoyed Episode 1 MORE than The Last Jedi, yes very controversial. Why? At least Episode 1 felt like a SW movie and not Disney adventure, it still has the greatest lightsaber fight in the whole saga, OST was brilliant as well, star battles were memorable, comedy was natural and not force, had a great villain, heroes who knew what they wanted to do, YET it was a child/family friendly film which was not good, until I saw this. I am sorry but The Last Jedi was not a good movie. It is MORE child/family friendly than the prequels, lacks tragedy, action, drama, villain, SW tone. The only medal The Last Jedi earns is the "At least you are better than The Attack of the Clones" medal. I feel sad Mark Hamill has to deal with this.

I end this review with the Star Wars film rankings:

Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi/A New Hope (tie) The Force Awakens Revenge of The Sith The Phantom Menace The Last Jedi Attack of the Clones

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Either equal, or superior than its predecessor. Denis is the future.

[10/10 · 6 October 2017]

Director Denis Villeneuve promised Blade Runner's sequel is good hands when he accepted to direct one the most influential films of all time, and he kept his promise; Blade Runner 2049 follows up with a darker world than what Ridley Scott imagined, yet keeping the very same charm Ridley worked hard on. It is also the best looking movie ever created, Roger Deakins will never top his cinematography here ever.

What makes this film special is all cast and crew were either fans of the original, or worked on the original; they all knew this can only be phenomenal, and with their teamwork, the sequel was beyond phenomenal. The core philosophy of the movie, like the original is still what it means to be human is still a major topic and it vastly more explored here than the first film; told through replicant's obsession with love of another person mainly.

Acting was top on everyone's end; Gosling, Ford, Armas, Leto, and Bautista. It sadly lacks Leto and Bautista, those 2 characters had an instant connection to the audience, perfectly played. Gosling here is like how he was in Drive, only obviously speaks more, however, it can be an award winning role for him as officer K.

Setting is how Ridley Scott planned his original only in the future environment got worse, the cyberpunk, and neo-noir look never looked so beautiful and its so pleasing to see it returning after a long time. Each frame is an art in this movie, it is the most beautiful looking movie ever made, minimal CGI, and lots of special effects. Denis was so key about the lighting effects in the film, the lighting made the film look breathtaking. The soundtrack, every time a futurist score plays, goosebumps and chills, the feeling brings you into that world.

Story wise, like the original; classic detective in the future, investigation with a dark past, and can lead to a dark future; Agent K takes a case which leads him to look for Deckard (the question of Deckard being human and replicant is asked again by the way). Like all Denis movies, there is always more to the main plot, it will look a story of one character, but ends up telling someone else's story, and this is done through a huge reveal or twist which was a "wow" moment I have not felt in a long time. You can skip the original Blade Runner, but it is highly advised you watch The Final Cut version before seeing this since there are many nods to the original film. Watching the original film, like "Skin jobs," VK test (sort of), an opening credit, "retirement," and unicorns as well. There is also another character other than Deckard who returned.... Watching the original will enhance the experience, and help you appreciate the story here a lot more.

Once upon a time, Terminator 2 was called the greatest sequel ever, that time is now over; Blade Runner 2049 is the best sequel in history; keeps the charm of the original, but introduces fresh new elements, in the most amazing cinematography ever.

Watch it on a big screen, because looks and surround sound will give you the best experience possible. Enjoy Blade Runner 2049, it may one day become as important as the original Blade Runner.

It (I) (2017)

Its like Stranger Things the movie, which was honestly great!

[8/10 · 8 September 2017]

IT is a solid film, however not as scary as the trailer showed, but still a really nice movie. Like you can go in thinking its a drama/adventure movie, and its great. Pennywise was amazing, Losers club was fun, if you love Netflix's Stranger Things, this is no different, you will love it then.

The problem with 90% of horror movies today, they only have one objective, to scare the audience. Filmmakers do not care about the story whether if its good or not, they only care if they scare the audience. However for IT, now it tries to be scary, and the scenes are generally disturbing and uneasy, but at least they gave a good movie, like the filmmakers, just in case the film doesn't scare you, they still put great effort and gave you a really nice story. Its great to see early teenagers go on an adventure, do stupid stuff, think they are so cool and own the world, but unite together against a threat, because that is what friendship is, that brings a heartwarming feel to movie.

As for Pennywise, Bill Skarsgard was excellent. Its honestly not fair to compare him to Tim Curry, because both are pretty different takes on Pennywise. Its like apples and oranges or Jack Nicholson's Joker or Heath Ledger's Joker, one Pennywise is more wacky and lively but evil, another is dark and disturbing and more evil. Its mainly which take you prefer. I honestly prefer Tim Curry, but I may just be saying this because I love Tim Curry a lot, but no doubt Bill was marvelous and excellent, he was creepy, which was great. I will say, I prefer the voice of the Tim Curry's Pennywise, he was more serious, Bill took the goofy sounding approach, which was good and it worked, both Pennywises' are excellent.

Story was great, very 80s, tons of references, If watch the Netflix's Stranger Things, this is literally Stranger Things the movie, which was honestly great! Its also like The Goonies, or Lost Boys, young people involved in trouble. I never read the novel, but I know about many key events that happen, and this much closer to the novel for sure, with many references and throwbacks to it. Its darker, more disturbing and serious. The Losers club is so much fun to watch, you'll love all the kids there, even the really annoying ones. Pennywise was excellent of course. Henry Bower the bully is more to the novel, a proper disturbed psycho, he was great. Derry this time is little more light hearted than the original, the adults, not very different from the original.

All and all, IT is a great movie, but really not that scary, but surely freaky and disturbing, amazing cast, effects, story, acting everything. Enjoy Pennywise the Dancing clown.

Dunkirk (2017)

Too perfect

[10/10 · 29 July 2017]

Fun fact, when Nolan said he'll make a virtual reality movie, but without the goggles, he wasn't kidding with Dunkirk, its too real.

2D, 3D, or IMAX (highly recommend IMAX for this movie), you will feel like you are in the battlefield itself, this is a technical achievement, the sounds and visuals are so realistic you will feel you are in the movie itself. This is the most realistic war film ever.

The movie is INTENSE, the sudden noises can scare you, the incoming danger of bombers will worry you, Chris Nolan captured the horrors of war so well, you will feel sad and bad for each soldier who dies, this film is a beautiful experience of the true horrors of war.

Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy well done. Harry Styles, best debut ever, you will love him here, he can act. All the cast were superb, I mean everyone. Michael Caine cameo is also there, just his voice.

The film does not have so much dialogues, but the story is told so well through cameras, sound, and actors' movement, which just increases the intensity. Its more of a survival film then war action like Saving Private Ryan (no comparison), but the action again is phenomenal. The film is also just under 2 hours, but because of pace, and uneasy yet amazing OST by Han Zimmer (his new top work), this will be the slow but amazing almost 2 hour film.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Its not bad, critics are either paid off or biased

[8/10 · 25 March 2016]

Really, its a nice movie. Yes there are problems, which will be addressed, spoiler free, but the good points will be addressed too.

Story: There honestly is not much here which is not good. Subplots are weak, substance of the story is weak too. If there were better subplots, this movie would be as incredible as Nolan's Batman. Bruce Wayne is investigating an incoming threat, along with planning to take down Superman, while Lex also plans the same against Superman. That is all I will say. If they improved the investigation part, automatically the subplots in there would be excellent. The movie is more Batman for sure, his introduction in the superhero world, however another lack is the fact that Bruce was already Batman for a long time, and they way Batman reintroduces himself, comes out of retirement was so.. bland and a let down, unlike 'The Dark Knight Rises,' Batman's return was memorable. There should have been more Clark and Bruce confrontation before the actual battle takes place. There is definitely a hint of an alternate future/time, which is classic DC and exciting. Story and tone of the film is dark, which fits film, there is humor, but the dark tone really gives the movie its strength. There is light, which is what Superman brings, its fascinating you have such a dark environment and you one character who restores positive feelings in the movie again.

The story borrows from the comic 'The Dark Knight Returns,' 'Injustice Gods Among Us,' and one more comic which I cannot say because it is spoiling, but this comic is a very memorable one and you will know what it is when you see the ending of the movie, which by the way, I felt the ending was not the best decision story wise, but it did cover that part from its source material well.

There are cameos of other JL members, but only cameos unfortunately, to set up a proper JL film, they should have brought them all together in the end, instead of only discussing it.

Action: The action is top. Very violent, fun, and beautiful looking. The graphics are great. The Batman vs Superman fight is good, could have been better but good. The Batman action from his solo missions are very Batman; Batmobile, grapple gun, Batarang, Batplane, the punches, but there is something which will be addressed later. The final fight, Trinity vs Doomsday was honestly really amazing and a fan's dream come true. Very enjoyable.

Batman: Ben Affleck is A GREAT Batman, he portrayed him well. We see Bruce Wayne work on his toys, investigating, speak another language, having his good heart, being his playboy ego and working with Alfred in his missions. Batman is grizzly, dangerous, quite scary and just a monster. There are 2 things however about this Batman which CANNOT BE ACCEPTED at all, its 2 things which Batman would never do and I was not pleased by it at all. Its hard to over look at these 2 things but we have a new take on Batman. Personally I'm not a huge fan of the new suit but I guess it suits the grisly Frank Miller Batman.

Alfred: I dare say this is best Alfred, even better than Caine's Alfred who is untouchable. Iron's Alfred works with Batman more than Caine did. Iron's Alfred is maintaining and repairing equipment, advises Bruce, very smart and knowledgeable, helps Batman and communicates with him throughout his missions, he's actually a pretty dangerous Alfred which I love, surely my new favorite character. We see a new side of Alfred every comic fan reads, and its too good.

Superman: Pretty much the same as Man of Steel, humble, funny, brings light to the dark movie, strong in what he believes in. Only new thing is he is conflicted from the government and people who hate him, what I love is even with all the hate, he still does good no matter what, because he IS Superman, love him or hate him, he will still help you no matter what, and this is why I love Henry's Superman a lot.

Wonder Woman: You would think WW barely has a role in this movie and is just eye candy and kicking ass. Well that's a little true, WW's role was not as small as I predicted, she does get a good screen time, she speaks important things, she's actually useful, she's more than eye candy and kicking ass, she's a proper character. I was not happy with Gal Gadot being cast, but she did VERY good, I am happy with her WW, and I'm excited for her film. She's classic WW, lasso, sword, shield, flies, fights amazing, Greek background, amazing costume, smart, yeah we have a PROPER WW here, be happy and excited! Sure we only see her fight in the end, but really it was worth it.

Lex Luthor: Casting Jesse was HUGE mistake, bad Lex Luthor. However, Lex's evil plans in the movie is classic Lex, his dialogs are pretty Lex Luthor, its just Jesse's take and personality on the character is a big miss, its literally a spoiled brat billionaire over a charming evil genius. To sum it up, Lex was written well, the character was prepare, they just cast the wrong guy to play him.

All and all, good movie, but there are problems with it; some can be over looked, some cannot be at all, mainly the Batman and Lex Luthor part. If you liked 'Man of Steel' you may enjoy this movie. Don't go in expecting the greatest of all greatest ever, but you will be happy with the movie. Story was weak, but I'm looking at this as a set up movie, the future DC movies will probably be good.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Good for non Star Wars fans, and a treat for Star Wars fans

[6/10 · 17 December 2015]

NO SPOILERS!

It does feel like you are watching the original trilogy again, it really does, but with a modern twist, but do not worry, the modern twist is good. The new cast are great, excellent chemistry, and characters. Finn is great, Rey is awesome, Poe is cool, BB8 is adorable, Kylo Ren is public enemy #1, Maz is fun, the new characters are all good, and they work well together. Keep in mind, the new cast does take more screen time than the old cast.

The old cast, well its nostalgia for us classic fans and its really fun for the new fans. Han is witty, cocky, and the same. Chewy is still the Wookie we all love, Leia continues to show her strength, C3PO is quirky and loving, R2 also, Luke.... I said no spoilers hahaha.

They definitely played it safe for the writing of this film, the old fans will recognize it very easily. Its an old formula but it worked. I guess they did it that way to avoid any mishaps from the not so acclaimed prequel trilogy, and yes they avoided it, but to be honest, even though its an old formula which works, it can be a bit of a let down to the classic fans, but since this film is FULL of references from the original trilogy, it certainly serves as a treat. The studio are setting up the Star Wars world again. The Force Awakens WILL remind us of the previous films, so this means Episode VIII should be a completely different movie, after all, they can't be repetitive in all three films of the new trilogy. The film only looks and feels familiar because the studio are just reintroducing us to the Star Wars universe again, and they succeeded in that, this is a good way to go back to Star Wars. The next two episodes will be unique.

What also makes this film good, now Star Wars always has its goofy and comedic moments. In the original its the right amount, prequel OVER done and stopped being funny, here right amount once more which is fantastic. The tone here is darker than the original. The lightsaber duel, I was let down, was expecting much better ones. The battle scenes, pretty good, although the space battle also lacked, and we love our space battles, along with a great lightsaber duel, it is one the unique parts of Star Wars. Do not be alarmed that in the beginning, it sort of does feel like it a different Star Wars film, but slowly the feel of the original trilogy does come back, you will obviously know when that moment arrives in the film.

Ultimately, The Force Awakens lacked a bit, but it was a great reintroduction to the series. The Empire Strikes Back, and A New Hope are still the top films of the series. Return of the Jedi comes below those two, so The Force Awakens comes below Return Of the Jedi, which is fine because lets face it.... nothing will ever top the original films, but this new trilogy will be good, and The Force Awakens is a fine and good start to it. In technical film making terms, editing, special and visual effects, the couple of CGI, production, and set designs are all top. John William's music is the same and good as ever.

Enjoy the movie, anyone can watch, family friendly, you'll have a great time. May The Force Be With You.

NOTE: If you never saw Star Wars and you're interested in checking it out, then please watch it either in Release Order (4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3) or Machete order (4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6), just please DO NOT watch it in Chronological Order (1, 2, 3, 4, ,5 ,6)

RoboCop (2014)

Honestly, it is not bad and somewhat satisfying, AS LONG as you do not compare to the original.

[6/10 · 6 February 2014]

I am still deciding between a 6 or 7 for this film but I can safely say it is a satisfying reboot. Now obviously comparing this remake to the original RoboCop is quite unfair because let's face it the original is never getting topped ever no matter how many remakes/reboots are made. I went in with a mindset of not going to be better but the movie should end up good which is the right mindset way to go. You have to keep in mind that original RoboCop was rated X and remake RoboCop is PG13 or 15 so there are a lot differences. Let's break it down below.

Now this remake tells the story of RoboCop in the future rather present time (at that time) which is a nice interesting concept with internet, crime history files, CCTV data in play for RoboCop.

When I first heard about Joel playing Alex Murphy, upon watching his interviews I did not believe he is the right pick. In the movie I guess he played his part well, he was just not written well, Alex Murphy was more of an attitude Mr. I am so cool cop, which I personally did not enjoy, his RoboCop was not that bad though, a little cool really. That is one of the "bads" of the movie, along with the writing and the villain was no memorable at all, in fact he sucked. There is obviously more than one villain but the starting could have been so much better. the climax of the film was not hard hitting as how a climax should be. The worst part is the whole point and core importance of RoboCop is a machine who journeys his was back to human conscious and emotions, I will not spoil but it is done differently here, which is bad because that is the one important thing they should have kept. Shaky cameras at the beginning made it a bit hard to watch, and of course Detroit looked so safe, and clean, which obviously is also a problem in this remake, which connects to the fact its not a dystopian future as how it should be.

The "goods" on the other hand include Michael Keaton who was amazing, seriously you just love him, Welcome Back Michael! Gary Oldman also was excellent, he is a character you will end up loving throughout the movie. Jackie Earle Haley was quite a douche-bag but he played a great douche-bag so well done there. Abbie Cornish deserves praise because you feel her pain, sadness, and frustration in the film so that is good acting there. The comedy side of the movie is held by Jay Barchel who was hilarious, I laugh every time I see him. Graphics are good. Concept was nice. Story was not very strong however, although the satire in the movie is still there and not bad, just not very in-depth.

Ultimately, the new RoboCop is ONLY good if you do not compare it to the original. You can compare Stallone's Judge Dredd to Urban's Dredd since Stallone's Dredd was terrible while Urban's was a massive upgrade. This film on the other hand every person knows it will be better than the original, so watch it with the mind set of "It will not be better than the original but I still want a nice movie."

You do get an alright movie. Its just not re-watchable a bunch of times unlike original RoboCop which can be re-watched a 100 times in a row.

Escape Plan (2013)

A very good movie

[7/10 · 12 October 2013]

*NO SPOILERS*

I've always been an Arnold and Stallone fan, growing up to their movies are great. This isn't one of those mindless action films, like 'The Running Man,' or 'Cobra,' this is actually a well thought movie, nothing ingenious but still thought was put into this movie. The story is simple, Stallone breaks out of prisons across the country to test if they are escape proof, then he takes on an assignment on a very tight maximum security prison with Arnold in it, who has a very good character. There is a backbone plot which isn't very special but I guess it fits the movie's style. There is also a small twist which isn't bad, but it is predictable. There are some very good action scenes of course, I mean if you have two of the major movie bada**es in the same movie then you must have some action scenes. Comedy is here and there in the movie too, pretty funny also. There is also Vinnie Jones in the movie, who was good but could use a little more screen time. The movie progresses well, you won't get bored of it, it gets more interesting as the movie goes on, if the movie feels boring later then don't worry a funny scene will wake you up. You might even learn a thing or two in this picture, I did to be honest. Its a great movie, I hope there are more Arnold and Stallone movies like this. This shows that 80s action heroes are not "dead" but still awesome, tough, and nostalgic. Enjoy the movie folks.

The Wolverine (2013)

Terrible, an embarrassment to the actual Wolverine

[4/10 · 17 August 2013]

MINOR SPOILERS CONTAINED! NOT MAJOR PLOT CHANGING SPOILERS!

It surprises me that Wolverine fans enjoyed this movie, which means these are fans that were made from the movies and not comic books or cartoons. If you've seen the past X-Men movies, this movie is utter embarrassment in front of X-men and X-Men 2. Throughout the series, plot holes appear from nowhere making the word sense not a word in the dictionary anymore.

This contains MINOR SPOILERS, which will not give away the very main plot.

The plot in this movie is quite poor. It is all action an effects again. Logan is on a runaway journey after the events from 'X-Men 3: The Last Stand', he is disturbed and depressed. He then gets himself into some trouble, this is basically it. We see someone refereed as "Viper," who is actual MADAM HYDRA from the comics, once again a known character has been tampered, changed, and ended up looking terrible. For those hyped for the Silver Samurai, prepared to be disappointed, as he is only in the last 10 - 20 minutes of the movie. Prepare to be even more disappointed that Silver Samurai is A ROBOT, and not a man in an actual samurai armor, but a man in a giant robot.

This movie is also rich in plot holes. One plot hole in particular really annoyed me. Now we all know when Wolverine unleashes his claws, it cuts the skin between his knuckles but get regenerated thanks to his advanced healing factor. Now in the movie, Wolverine loses his healing factor, he'll get shot and stabbed and be wounded with band-aids and antiseptic. However, he still unleashes his claws in a fight, so theoretically he's suppose to bleed endlessly once the claws come out because THE SKIN IS CUT, yet in the movie he brings them out and puts them in like old times with his healing factor, which HE LOST in this movie, temporarily of course. Note, in X-Men 1 near the beginning of the movie, Rogue asks Wolverine if it pains when the claws come out, and Wolverine replied that it always hurts but the wound gets healed very fast.

This poor plot movie is masked with some okay action sequences, and lame comical humor (there are few funny ones), can be compared to Michael Bay's Transformers or James Cameron's Avatar, all action and graphics yet no or a very bad story. This movie is an insult to fans of the character.

There is an after-credit of the movie which honestly is better than the entire film. It's a lead up to X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014). 'The Wolverine' was terrible, end of review.

Man of Steel (2013)

The world's greatest superhero gets the world's greatest superhero movie.

[10/10 · 13 June 2013]

It excessively lives more than the hype of the film. What people saw in trailers saw nothing, the film has a lot more the trailers did not show, which is how it is suppose to be. Man of Steel like The Dark Knight raised the bars for superhero movies, again. This is the most different Superman take than any other movie, cartoon, game, or any of such, this is a fresh story for Superman.

Similar to The Dark Knight, this movie is indeed dark. However, its a dark setting, environment, and tone, with a bright hope leading character that sheds light into the darkness of the film. There is a lot of action in the movie, jaw dropping incredible action, the special effects were out of this world. Story starts of as a biopic of Superman, then later reveals the major plot in the movie. All actors/actresses play their roles best. You don't get many films with both good story and graphics, it's always one of each, you have both in this film.

Henry Cavill's Superman is at the level of Christopher Reeve (RIP) and Brandon Routh. Cavill was great, majestic, and comical as how Superman is suppose to be. Amy Adam's Lois Lane needed more screen time but she was portrayed almost as how Lois is in the comics. Russell Crowe's Jor- El is an excellent heir to Marlon Brando (RIP), he was significant. Everyone, from Costner, Lane, Traue, Lennix, Meloni, and Fishburne were amazing to their roles. A very special comment to Michael Shannon's General Zod. In all honesty, he stole the whole movie, General Zod became a new icon in this movie like how Terence Stamp first made Zod an icon in Superman II (1980). General Zod was a more interesting character than Superman. Why? He's an antagonist with a purpose, he can be sympathies with. For a villain he wasn't so evil as people expected, he was more of a dictator. Personally at one point of the film, I was rooting for Zod during his fight with Superman cause he was that good!

Man of Steel broke few Superman traditions, but kept the soul purpose of the character and story alive. The flaws would be that its darker than Nolan's Batman, the movie felt pretty rushed and fast, and some comic fans will be pleased to some of the changes, but as a comic fan myself, its a realistic take on Superman so I am fine with it.

This is an epic incredible movie. I would still get goosebumps watching it again and be blown away. Go watch it, enjoy it, love it, and please praise it, Man of Steel deserves it. As a major comic fan, this is one of the best treats for the hero that inspired almost all superheroes today.

Extracted (2012)

Indeed an excellent indie sci-fi film

[7/10 · 12 May 2013]

IMDb's recommendation seems to be working well since this is where I found this film. As an avid sci-fi fan, a regular indie film watcher, I can most certainly say this is indeed an excellent film.

When I read the plot, the first that came on my mind was Chris Nolan's Inception, and I love movies with themes of the human mind. Of course this film is different from Inception in so many ways, but Extracted is not a let down. What can also amaze you is, you can tell this film had a low budget, but it was done very well, and looks very professional.

The film starts slow but progresses well. Cast is good, all actors and actresses played their parts well, plot is great, ending is great.

It is true some things may not make sense in the film, but that is why the genre is sci-fi, where things that don't make sense are explained at its best.

Extracted is a great movie. Highly underrated, but excellent.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Ultimate tears, absolutely fantastic!

[10/10 · 5 January 2013]

A dog is truly man's best friend. Hachi: A Dog's Tale, which is based on a true story originally taking in place Japan, shows a emotional tale. The movie is a simple story of a dog and his beloved owner. What makes this film strong is that the owner is Richard Gere, a highly credited actor who once again did a great job in this movie. Another strength is that Gere is supported by many great supporting actors and actress, Jason Alexander of Seinfeld being one of them, who all together played their roles great and making this tale a masterful film. Hachi the dog is one overly cute Akita, portrayed by 3 different dogs (different time lines of the film) all trained well. Hachi: A Dog's Tale is truly the best representation of loyalty, love and happiness. No matter how sad you feel, a dog like Hachi will make you feel more happy than a billionaire. This film can change you for the better, highly recommended, open to all kinds of audience. Enjoy the heart warming emotional film, just keep a tissue box next to you.

The Expendables 2 (2012)

A reloaded *** kicker and better than the 1st one.

[7/10 · 16 August 2012]

I must admit, the hype for the first film was too much and in the end, we all got some intense 80s style action but with a poor story. This sequel however actually has a story, a story of revenge. The first film introduces the gang so we get to know them. The second however, we already know the gang so now we actually see how they truly are and how they work. This film is better since the rest of the team (other than Stallone) get more screen time and they have their humor moments. Van Dammne played a very very very very very AWESOME villain, and towards the end of the film, he shows even at the age of 50, he is stronger than ever. Arnie and Bruce Willis had a great screen time too with perfect humor, seriously the chemistry between those 2 and the rest is great. Speaking of chemistry, Dolph Lundgren's role is MUCH better now and very enjoyable. Chuck Norris, you'd be surprise how he is. The cast was great, the story is better, the action is MORE intense, there is great humor. In conclusion, Expendables 2 brings back the 1980s action style with it's teaspoon of humor. Enjoy the film!

John Carter (2012)

One of the most inspirational Sci-Fi finally brought to life

[5/10 · 8 March 2012]

One of the fathers of sci-fi was finally brought life. Brought to life in an entertaining way for room of improvement, but a satisfying movie indeed. Normally movies always have room to be better. John Carter could've been better with a slightly better pick of cast since the acting was not as powerful as expected. A better job of cinematography, maybe better camera equipment might have enhanced the picture quality but better angles and direction. The special effects really needed improvement, they were good and visually great but you would want to see more. The story is a classic, I did not read the original story but I do suspect there are some unoriginal parts. By watching this movie, you can tell how it inspired many Sci-fi movies today such as Dune or Star Wars or Total Recall. John Carter will satisfy you, off course you will tell to yourself that "it could be better" but most Hollywood movies are like that nowadays.

Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Not a well played story, more focused on action and effects

[4/10 · 19 January 2012]

Underworld went from a potential good series to now on the verge of being bad. The first movie started well, second continued in an alright pace, third should not be mentioned while the forth movie took a slight fall. The fall occurred due to the same mistake Hollywood keeps repeating intentionally, poor story, too much effects, way too much action and the worst of all, 3D. The story, which is attempting to continue the pace left at Underworld 2 is rather not bad and can result very well if played right, unfortunately due to the main focus on action and effects, the story was not focused on too well which could have made a difference in the entire movie. True the action and effects were pleasing, but even pleasing effects should have limits and must not cross the line only to be over done, in this case like many movies, the action and effects were over done, to a major extent. All and all, Underworld Awakening delivered the action which is in demand for the audience today, but the tradition of of good story telling must always be a movies back-bone.

The Change-Up (2011)

Defiantly not a cliché and unique for it's style

[8/10 · 21 October 2011]

This movie certainly is the full works, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann and Olivia Wilde. All did phenomenon on their characters; being funny, loving, touching the crowds hearts, amusing them in every way possible. Many movies had the same same idea, 2 people switching bodies and they go through each others daily tasks and life. We have the same idea here but much more on detail on the daily life part, that is because it's not just daily life we are shown here we also see life turning or changing events a normal person must go through as well. What was also great about this movie was not just the amount of details shown on the daily life part but also how Ryan Reynolds did great playing Jason Bateman's character and Bateman doing the very same for Reynolds' character, the writer really did write the story and script for this indeed carefully. This is my favorite comedy of this year for sure. Usually when you enter a great movie, you feel like it passed by soo fast but this actually feels like a long 2 hours movie, which is enjoyable.

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

A completely different side of Samuel L. Jackson

[8/10 · 22 August 2011]

Resurrecting The Champ isn't your typical boxing movies like Rocky, Cinderella Man nor Million Dollar Baby. It is more of a personal story without a fight in the ring but rather a fight on personality, confidence and success. One of the best part of this movie is Samuel L. Jackson's role as "The Champ." When we think of Samuel, first thing that pops in our head are, The eternal all time badass mother****er, a man built with guts made of steel and endless slang of swear words with comedy naturally in them. In this movie however we see a completely different side of Samuel L. Jackson, a side which could bring a tear in the eye, a side that proves he is just more than a movie badass, a side of him actually acting instead of him being himself. This is a side of Sam Jackson we rarely see and a side we must treasure and remember. Sam Jackson makes 70% - 80% of this movie magnificent. The rest of the actors/actresses did very well too working with the plot based on a true story with fantastic emotional connection with the audience in all ways. This movie deserves a Nine perhaps if they only focused more on details of situations and problems but an Eight still gives this superb movie a high ranking which is also Samuel L. Jackson's best performance YET!

Big Nothing (2006)

Twist a movie it looks good, twist it a lot it looks bad, but this ended up hilarious and amazing.

[8/10 · 4 July 2011]

Forget David Schwimmer from 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' and get to know this David Schwimmer, a man who can act and not be silly all the time. With him teaming with one of today's comedy best Simon Pegg with a good looking Alive Eve, all in a background of dark comedy you will have one of the funniest movie made in a long time.

You take a movie and twist it, it might look better, but if you twist it multiple times it might look ugly, somehow Big Nothing was twisted so many times yet it ended up looking very very good. The movie will deliver you a great laugh with a plot that makes you want more. More comedy movies should be like this since sadly comedy movies always get poor ratings but this gets a very nice high one and it's one of those movies that can be watched again and still get the same satisfaction from it.

Dark comedy at its best, amazing characters, and an excellent plot.

Green Lantern (2011)

Good movie delivered but many room for improvement

[7/10 · 15 June 2011]

Before reviewing Green Lantern I would like to give reminders of DC movies and as a major comic book fan it is also important. Let's begin with Superman (I,II and Returns) was very well done, and by well done we're talking about characters portrayed well, story reflecting the comic and importantly bringing the comic book to life. Christopher Nolan's Batman did exactly that also and perfected it. Green Lantern however missed the spot on character, Ryan Reynolds was picked for Hal Jordan specifically for being one sarcastic person which is how Hal Jordan is suppose to be but in the movie sadly Hal was not that, in fact Hal was also pretty...scared..and we all know Hal Jordan is the ultimate fearless person or able to over-come it, which is kinda what happens at the end of the movie, you can say that Hal was only learning on how to be a true Green Lantern then at the end learnt how they are suppose to be. Hal Jordan lacked his playboy, womanizing, recklessness and ego in the movie which is pretty difficult to tolerate but Ryan in the end did well and hopefully should continue as Hal Jordan. Other then character placement, things are in order but the ending was quite out of arc, the only problem this movie will be facing is, it's a little draggy, not very exciting enough, lacks the action, doesn't focus a lot on the space part which is what sci-fi and comic fans are looking for so you could be a little disappointed. Also, the movie barely shows kickass action of the Green Lantern Corps which is what every fan or audience is looking for but keep in mind this is the 1st movie of a series so we could be getting a better movie and as mentioned earlier, Hal Jordan was learning to become a Green Lantern only to perfect it so have some hope, a good movie was delivered.

Se7en (1995)

This is 1 of those movies can be watched only once a life time

[9/10 · 22 April 2011]

Another masterpiece, Se7en delivers complete realistic drama along with psychological breakdowns. One of the main beauty of this film is, as the movie tends to become much more serious and tragic, it pulls you into the mood of the movie itself, rarely a great motion picture can do that but Se7en was able to. For those who think Brad Pitt is just some commercial pretty boy (I thought so myself) this movie indeed proved me ever so completely wrong, this is one his finest movies, Brad Pitt is defiantly one of the best actors lurking around Hollywood, along side with veteran and lovable actor Morgan Freeman who also delivered outstanding performance like he always does in his movies, all and all, Se7en is a great marvelous film, the reason I say it can be watched once in a lifetime is because the ending breaks you down psychologically and it's a one time experience, watching it again and again will give you pleasure of a great movie but not the ending feel.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Brad Pitt's best movie

[9/10 · 22 April 2011]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button most definitely deserved it's 3 Oscars and many other awards it won, this is off course an idea thought of many time but never executed well but David Fincher managed to do so and he has really out-done himself at this very film. Everything is here in the film: drama, comedy, romance and tragedy. Off course when a movie contains all those elements it is bound to fail or end up as a cliché but The Curious Case of Benjamin Button blends all those very slim and well and organized it perfectly to give this 3 Oscar win movie it's recognition. This is also most certainly Brad Pitt's best movie yet, Fight Club standing 2nd while Se7en being the 3rd. A highly recommended movie, a movie to watch with a close friend, group of friends, love one or families, any audience is welcomed here for their hearts to be touched.

The Man from Earth (2007)

A story never told and a damn good one too

[10/10 · 3 January 2011]

Just finished watching The Man from Earth, a definite movie that must be watched, if you are a close minded person in religious belief then it is highly recommended you stay away since you will be highly skeptic unless you are an open-minded person in religious belief or agnostic or an atheist then you surely will enjoy a full on dialogue movie containing religious references and many more, but keep in mind, it is only a story and a movie, may not be realistic but might give an idea of what life is. A sci-fi/drama, highly under-rated, Man From Earth will leave your mind thinking and either a smile or a sad awe, enjoy the great movie, if you are a film goer, then you will truly enjoy this piece.