Movie Characters

Most people do not understand one of the most important items in a movie and that is the beloved characters.

I always say that "If I don't want the characters to hang around after the credits, the movie is not worth watching."

If you can't relate to any of the characters in the smallest of ways then you've lost one of the key components in a film. The characters need to breath, have a life all their own, and make you laugh or cry. A film is not just a pastime, it's an attempt at trying to follow in God's creative footsteps, only God can create life, but making a movie character is the closest thing you can get to doing that in this life. When a filmmaker comes up with a character and gives it life he is overcome with joy! And if that is how it feels when you make a fictional character, just imagine what joy God felt when he made humans, but also how much pain he must have felt when we turned on him.

Just as you would walk over to a friend's house to see said friend, to a lesser degree you would turn on the TV to see the characters again! Characters like Spongebob, Doofenshmirtz, and dare I say it Edward from Twilight, are characters people end up loving (some more unhealthily than others) and characters that once on the screen, take on a life of their own! Would you still watch Spongebob without Spongebob? Or would you still watch your favorite movie without the characters?

Joe Moshier, the lead character designer for the movie Bolt said "...The thing about designing is you can create characters that kids want to meet at Disneyland or become friends with in their minds, that's exciting to me."

Although I can't create life like the one and only true God, I can't wait to become a true filmmaker and come as close as I can to breathing life into a new creation!
And with mine, it can only turn on me if I turn on God.

Gnomeo and Juliet

"Oh, Gnomes now?"

Ok, have you ever had to watch a movie and the whole time leading up to it you knew it was going to completely stink? So you know it? Have you ever been wrong about it? Yes? Good! But now let me ask you have you ever been wrong and right about it? No? Well then prepare to watch Gnomeo and Juliet.

There has been tension between two neighboring garden gnomes for years "The Reds" VS "The Blues" but not till now has there ever been a spark of romance between a Red and a Blue (Guess what their names are) but also it's not till now that a full blown war is established between the colors. During this heated battle Gnomeo and Juliet try to keep their colors calm and their love a secret but can the love survive while Shakespeare and a water-spitting frog say it's DOOMED? Well, it's a children's film, so it will.

I was sure that this film was going to do rather poorly, and I believe it did, but I also believe that it would have done better if people (like me) were not so put off by talking Gnomes. The movie did something I did not expect, it didn't sick to a formula. Most movies today, "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Smerfs" ect. make their ideas and money based on a formula. And without a previous movie to copy off the movie would never make it into it's production stage.

But this movie did not take that route, which, in the long run helped it. You could not guess the next scene, which kept you on your feet (and I enjoyed that) The characters were smart, lovable, yet goofy. They also came equiped with puns that only the "upper-aged" would get and laugh at, not to mention the little slap-stick moments for the younger class.

But also to a certain degree the movie had what I expected, a tart taste to everyone over twelve years of age, you know, the moments that make you think that you are too old to be watching this, making this movie somewhat too childish, silly, and trying a little too hard just to make a few cheap laughs here and there. But still it had its moments, and although it is not a movie I would consider purchasing, it's a movie that I can enjoy when my younger brother pulls it out.

Don't judge a book by its cover, read the back too.

Coming soon to a blog near you!

Sorry everyone for the "reviewless week" but I have been busy, very busy. But I am now promising a bounty of reviews for everyone! It will flow like water, an abundant flow that will refuse to be corked!
Yes, I offer this and more to my faithful readers, be on the look out for these movie reviews coming soon!

Movie Review Drought

Sorry everyone again for no reviews, there seems to be nothing to watch (or time to be had) but not to worry, I have something for you all!

This is a trailer for a movie coming out in October I believe. This movie looks amazing, fun, and yet to be done (IT RHYMES!!) I hope to view it soon...uh...when it comes out. Now what makes this trailer so special? It is simple, you see, this trailer had a verbal "no-no" moment which I have graciously taken out for your viewing pleasure, enjoy movie watchers of America!

Goosebumps anyone?

By the way, if anyone would like to know the name of the music played in the trailer, let me know (I was nerdy enough to purchase it)

Many sorries my faithful readers

Due to the fact that today I have seen no new movies, you will be left reviewless for the next few days. Now, don't cry, I know how much this means to you but it cannot be helped! So as you dry your eyes look toward the future, and toward my next review!

Haven't heard of it either eh? Well, I am not surprised, this was a direct to DVD stink burger that got a not-so-shocking 3.1 out of 10 stars on IMDB! I hope to review it and hopefully, survive it.

Also I heard that cameraman suffered seizures through the entire film.

Movie Review: The Green Hornet

I remember the old TV show "The Green Hornet and his masked ward Kato" what a good TV show. And when I heard that they were making a Green Hornet movie, I had goose bumps! I waited a long time for this movie, and if you're looking for the classic Green Hornet kicking butt using his superior intellect.......keep looking.

You heard me, everything I loved and expected from the classic has been removed and replaced.......replaced with content that might just make the movie likable if you just pretended "This guy is not the Green Hornet I know". Yeah Seth Rogan kinda ruined everything about the Lime-colored stinger, but, I have to say he did a rather good job making up for it.

When Britt Reid's father died from a rather ironic bee sting, Britt's already shaky life crumbles to dust. But he finds he's not alone, his father's old mechanic/coffee maker has something in common with him.....he also hated Reid's dad... after a couple of beers and some sharing of frustrating tales they decide to do something crazy, break the law. The only problem is that they timed it wrong, they made it to the crime scene just in time to....save someone. A twist they did not see coming, but one that left them with tingles and in mere seconds they decide to spend a half a million dollars and become super heros known as the Green Bee! Which was later changed to the nicer sounding, Green Hornet.

Reid sheds his suave, sophisticated personality in this film to become a 35 year old 5 year old with a craving for beer and an allergy to the smarts... And Kato changes his undying loyalty to Britt for a deep down "Anti Reid" complex. Confused? Well, so am I. But I am cutting Rogan some slack, he obvioulsy was a fan of the show and this was just a movie he wanted to have fun with.......while giving some die-hard Green Hornet fans a stroke at the same time, but that's besides the point. Although these characters are twisted from the original, these "New Characters" are fun and are very different (in the "Ok" sense of the word) this makes them new hornet creations that make the movie watchable.......its just too bad they're carrying copyrighted names.

This movie has great lines, funny moments (lots o funny moments), hard-core action, and kick-butt cars, its a  movie in fact, that I want to watch again, and maybe even buy. But that is if I get get past the fact that this movie, in no way, has anything to do with the Hornet I know.

P.S. ClearPlay should be your buddy with this film, for some reason Seth placed around 40 S-words in there, just sayin...

X-Men: First Class, a movie completely ruined

It seems as though the pure awesomeness of this action film has been lost thanks to bodies........dead ones and uncovered ones.

Apparently you do need to reveal a lot of cleavage to save the world......the 21st century movie world....
It's very depressing that they would have to add the usage of the the "F" word and the vain use of Christ's name to get people of this time and age to view the film. Not to mention the heavy sexual theme that has mutants getting into bed with other mutants, do you really need this? Really?

What really makes me sad is the fact that Fox is completely oblivious to the fact that they are losing people because of these unneeded additions to the script. But what makes me even more upset is the number of people they are losing.....is a rather small number. People please, you say that you are disgusted at such things yet you go to the film and say you liked it! If you want clean movies you need to hurt the profits of the filmmakers by not going! This doesn't mean you don't see it, with great inventions like the clearplay you can view it, all it takes is a little patience.

You went to see the film for the action.....not shape shifters with an allergie to clothes, and you need to let Fox know that.

For the full review of the movie, please visit Pluggedin.com's review