I must say my expectations were high. I wanted a good movie. I wanted something worth talking about. Give me greatness that fits the franchise. I must say the movie brought out the best of Star Trek. The characters they chose to play the roles were wonderful. The story was compelling. I was totally into the movie from beginning to end. I cared to know who died and live. Now of course the main characters must live. How can they make more movies with them? At the very least I get to see the crew as humans. Flawed, emotional, daring, brave, and chippy. In fact, the characters Sulu, McCoy, Chekov, Uhura, and Scotty are more developed. No longer Uhura was a pretty face with a few lines. No longer Sulu was just the driver. No longer Chekov was a name that non Trekkies won’t know. No longer Scotty is a famous one liner. They make the movie great. Their personalities come alive and join in Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. You will care what happens to them just because you are learning who they are.

I must add two of the characters are dating. I won’t say who. Those that seen the movie know. Don’t spoil it for others. Its a nice twist to a great movie. How great is the movie? Besides being number one at the box office, it was considered one of the most critically acclaim movies. The great majority of people leaving the theater after seeing it, loved it. What counts as the majority? How about over 90%. That is awesome. Simply put a movie that all will love. You don’t have to be a Trekkie. You don’t have to had seen the television series. I mean all the series they had on television. Just be a regular Joe Blow and Curious Susy wanting to see a great movie. Enjoy it with some popcorn and a soda. Trust me you will like it. If you don’t, Oh well. You belong to a small percentage of people that did not like it. Congradulations for being different.

Lets race!

How can you make a blockbuster movie? I did not say a great movie. Nor, did I say a movie that is worth mentioning of academy awards nomination. Just a movie that will make money. Is that what it is all about? Money! Money! Money! Here is the formula for a blockbuster movie that will make money. Bring in the hot chicks and hunky guys. You got to have that eye candy. Make sure things go boom and have some awesome chase scenes. Of course make sure the ending is somewhat happy. Simple and direct. That is the formula for the summer movies.
It is only spring but lets just say that the movie “Fast and Furious” is the beginning of the summer movies. It has hot guys for the ladies. Vin Diesel is something that the ladies drool over. I don’t know why. So what he has muscles. Also, Paul Walker with his blue eyes. Hey blue eyes are overrated. In fact, anything not brown is overrated. But that is just me. Now for the guys. The women and lots of them. Dress in the scandalous outfits. Showing off those pretty legs. Of course the women are so hot they have to kiss each other. Yeah, I guess that is a bonus for the guys. Of course the movie have a lot of action from beginning to end. Since the movie involves cars, there are a lot of car chases. I would say the car chases is so awesome.
The movie is not about great acting or a awesome plot. Simply booty and some action that will draw the crowds in. Fast and Furious delivers the goods. I recommend it for all those summer movie lovers. Those that love those Oscar  or Golden Globe type movies should just avoid this movie. You will find holes in it. You will start questioning certain scenes and say things like “that would not happen in real life.” Also you will  just be annoying to the main audience.  Always sapping the fun out of basic movie watching. We the audience don’t want to think. We want to look and go ‘ooh’ and ‘aw”.

Now everyone else go see the movie. Shut down your brains, buy your popcorn, and let the good times roll.

Stop this!

For those that have not seen the movie Monster vs. Aliens you are in for a treat. Now I would strongly recommend seeing the film in 3D. The film come alive in your lap. The comedy is more in your face. The action almost pokes your eye out. I sat in the theater wearing these glasses which I just took out of a plastic wrapper. It was like they came from a happy meal. I regress. The glasses are on my face. I am like in a theater filled with a bunch of wanna be terminators. The film comes on and the laughter begins.

This is a movie that the whole family will love. I am not talking about the parents would just love to take their children to a cartoon. It is for couples, friends, single people, nerds, nerds in disguised. The audience responded to the jokes and action sequences of the film. How can you not when something is in your face.

Bring your kids, love ones, nephews, grandma, but leave the baby. Come on now. They won’t enjoy it. They won’t understand it. They will cry and ruin it for everyone else. Leave baby home. Now back to the topic. The movie is a joy to watch in 3D. A decent story line, and some interesting characters. Come and laugh and forget about the real world.

Today Monsters Vs Aliens was released, a story about our world under attack by an alien supervillan bent on the conquest of the element quantonium. When Susan is struck by a meteorite on the day of her wedding to her meteorologist fiancé, she begins growing at an alarming rate. The government is notified within minutes of the development and seeing her as a monster and thus a threat, imprison her in a facility where “monsters” are kept.

After numerous failed attempts from her new friends to return her to her original size Gallaxhar attacks the planet, looking for a source of Quantonium, the very same substance responsible for Susan’s sudden growth spurt.

Given the option to fight for the planet in exchange for their freedom, Susan Murphy (aka Ginormica), a freakishly tall woman; Dr. Cockroach PhD, a mad scientist with the head of a cockroach, B.O.B. a gelatinous blob that looks (and frequently acts) like sentient chewing gum; The Missing Link, a 20,000 year old fish-man, and Insectosaurus; a 350 foot tall fuzzy insect, all join forces to save Earth.

With this ingenious blend of zany characters that parody cheesy 1950’s horror movies, sci-fi movies and innuendo that only adults would understand, DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures joins forces for this movie first, Real 3-D, which is that rather than converting the movie to 3-D after it is finished, it is created in 3-D first and then filmed. The process itself added nearly $15 million to the movie budget, but is well worth the financial addition. When compared to earlier forms of 3-D imaging, the effects are far superior to its predecessors.

This movie has a great cast for the voices. Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde) as Susan Murphy the 49ft 11in tall woman. Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) as B.O.B. the blue jelly. Hugh Laurie (House) as Dr. Cockroach PhD, the mad scientist. Will Arnett (“30 Rock”) as the Missing Link. Several others star in this movie first that is a definite must see for the whole family.

When the third Star Trek movie trailer was released, it was the single most downloaded trailer ever, breaking every record in number of downloads within the first 24 hours. It only indicates that the interest for the movie is extremely high, regardless of whether critically inclined fans wanted a glimpse of how J.J. Abrams went about it, or future fans wanted to brace themselves for a new adventure.

The new cast members were given freedom to play the characters in an original way, rather than impersonating actors who enlivened them in the productions of the series. James T. Kirk is portrayed by Chris Pine, Captain Christopher Spike by Bruce Greenwood, Spock by Zachary Quinto and the list of characters and actors goes on and on. When it comes to the character of Uhura, played by Zoe Saldana, she is given a first name for the first time on screen, even though in the DC Comics publication “Who’s Who in Star Trek“, she has been known as Nyota Uhura. Watch out for the release date in your country, but don’t forget it is in May if you are eager to see the complete scenes now available only in short movie trailers.

Cheers

But do the movie counterparts of these books live up to viewers’ expectation. That is not always the case. It is a great challenge to put written words into action and its true for film adaptations. A film maker will have to make sure to meet not only the expectation of moviegoers but also of the fan base of the literary work that will be adapted. Squeezing a 700 page book into a 2 hour movie may not be enough to produce a quality film. Sure, there are a few successes. The Godfather, 300, and Fight Club are few of examples of great film adaptations. Sometimes, however, it is disappointing. The film totally loses the essence of the book. The adaptation of the book series Harry Potter was a big letdown.

It takes true genius and pure talent to produce a high calibre film. But it adapting stories from books to film takes more than that.

Spiderman movie trailer is composed of a series of short shots highlighted by Peter Parker’s transformation into Spiderman and some of his stunts in life-threatening situations. The audience was expecting to be entertained and watch it in one breath. Since the movie managed to do just that, it was on Sony Pictures to make the next move.

Once movie fans got to know Peter Parker, starred by Toby McGuire, his life as a student, the incident that changed his life forever and the way he learned to use his newly acquired skills, they didn’t want the story to end. The movie was created on the premise that good conquers evil and that nothing can stop in the way of true love. While love pertains to relationship between Peter and Mary Jane Watson, evil is represented by Norman Osborn, father of Peter’s best friend Harry. The plot thickens when Norman conducts his own experiments that turn him into a menace to society, forcing Peter, a.k.a. Spiderman put all his powers and energy into stopping him and leaves the love of his life in order to do so.

Two years later Spiderman 2 was released, bringing new twists and characters to the story, but portraying Spiderman as we remembered him. Spiderman 3 movie trailer introduces Spiderman in the black suit and with an arogant attitude. Advertised as the best Spiderman ever, we just had to find out what was responsible for the transformation. The trailer gives you a closer look into some of the brutal fight scenes from the movie. What makes them so exciting is that while Spiderman is challenged by three enemies, the Sandman, Venom and the New Goblin, he has to defeat an enemy who has awakened within himself. You can find the Spiderman movie trailer on Sony Pictures official website, just in case you haven’t seen the movie yet. The announcement of the 4th sequel is all the more reason to see all the movies and get into the story full of surprises.