Need for Speed

Aaron Paul recently starred in the drama Breaking Bad that was a worldwide hit.  He seems to get more popular as time goes by. Paul is in a new movie called Need for Speed.  I thought this movie was exciting to watch and once you start watching it you can't turn away from it.

Toby (Aaron Paul) stars as an experienced driver who owns a custom garage shop.  He is suddenly challenged by a former driver and partner Dino (Dominique Cooper). This is a complete race that will turn over everything that Toby owns including his garage and hot racing automobile.

Suddenly there is an accident and Toby is held responsible, leaving him to spend some time behind bars.  Once he gets out of jail he is wisecracking his way to prove his innocence. Toby decides to talk to an investor of a Shelby Ford Mustang packaged by the owner. He has an abrasive daughter who goes on the hunt to come along and make sure the brash American doesn't wreck the car. There is a bounty put on the head of the Mustang and it's off to the races when more greedy villains are combined with some high rate police officers.

I thought that Aaron Paul did a tremendous job in his role as the head strong driver and his performance was solid as well.  The fact that the driving was all brilliantly staged and there were no special-effect drivers anywhere in this movie.  I love the fact that all these drivers learned to drive these amazingly fast cars right behind the wheel.  The terrific Michael Keaton was amazing in his over-the-top announcer.  I think Keaton is a terrific actor but he just doesn't get many roles to really sink his teeth into.

I thought this movie had some high points in it and Aaron Paul was really good in his role.  I can only give it 2 1/2 out of 4 stars. I really wanted to like this movie and yes I love the racing and the overall excitement and thrill of the crashes, once again I just wish the story would've been better.

I gave this movie 2 1/2 out of 4 stars.

300: Rise Of An Empire

Zack Snyder who directed the first 300 produces this movie that I thought was an ok film but I thought this version was even better and directed by a terrific director who is early in his career.

Special effects for this film I thought were the best part of this entire movie and since this is a 3-D movie, I thought the looks of the film were outstanding. I never urge people to see movies in 3-D but this one is a no brainer. Even though it’s not directed by Zack Snyder I thought the elements were good and the characters were written out quite well.

This story takes place right after the first 300, there is evil v. s. good once again and there is an evil force in the universe. Eva Green I thought her character was excellent even though she was evil. I totally bought into everything in her performance and I thought she would be a character that will rise in the 3^rd film which will come. But she won’t be apart of it since she dies in the 2^nd film.

I give this movie 3 out 4 stars.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell from modern family) plays the Nobel prize-winning dog whose inventions have led him to the top of his class.  Sherman (Max Charles), up-and-coming lad who goes to school with Penny and tries to learn everything Peabody has taught him. This is all based on the old Rocky & Bullwinkle that aired till the mid-1960s.

Penny calls a burly social worker played by Allison Janney to take Sherman from Mr. Peabody. And then she discovers the fact that she can go back in time and visit in a generation that's available.

Mr. Peabody, Sherman and Penny all go on a trip through time and they meet up with all kinds of literary characters like Marie Antoinette, Leonardo da Vinci, Armageddon, and many others all classic advances in this great movie keep you over-the-top and very entertaining.

Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Allison Janney, Patrick Warburton and many others all form an excellent performance. The movie comes in 3-D and regular version and I think this movie is a good one to see either way. It will still be a spectacular event for the entire family if seen regular. I still don't know why they have to make all these movies in the 3-D version it’s really not a necessity.

I gave this wonderful movie 3 1/2 out of four stars.

Endless Love

Well there we go again another remake of the movie from the 1980’s and when the first Endless Love came out I went to see it with a girl. It was one of the worst movies of all time Brooke Shields is horrible in this role even though it was one of her earliest roles.

Alex Pettyfer as David he is the son of a mechanic and he is very attracted to Jade played by Gabriella Wilde. They seem to have a strong connection to one another.

Once they graduate from high school she decides to have a huge party at her house with her parents on hand. Bruce Greenwood is great in his roll as the overly protective father of Jade, even though her brother and mother both adore him he still worries. Greenwood is overprotective because he already lost a son in an accident.

Endless Love is much better than the first movie which isn’t saying much. I gave this movie 2 out of 4 stars. I thought the acting between the mother and father was very good. But I just can’t rate it any higher than I did.

I give Endless Love 2 out of 4 stars

Robocop

Robocop stars Joel Kinnaman as the fighting force of the future, where he can not be destroyed. Robocop was built by Gary Oldman who is a brilliant scientist who sits back concurring meets with the ultimate super cop and he is being financed by the great Michael Keaton who is a brilliant business owner who is completely capable on the inside.

The original Robocop I thought was a genius creation by some brilliant film makers. Peter Weller was extraordinary and natural as Robocop and he will never be equaled.

I thought the movie was horribly written and also it was horribly directed I don't understand why this film has been made.  Also the new Robocop Joel Kinnaman will probably be better in significant roles but he is not good in this performance.

Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman and Samuel L Jackson are all terrific in the roles they are given to be in. Once again superior actors, a terrible script, and horrible directing.

The only reason I'm giving this movie one and a half stars is because of Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman and Samuel L Jackson.

I gave Robocop 1 1/2 stars out of four.

The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie I think was quite brilliant with all kinds of different things with this star studded cast. Voices by Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman and many others are all stars of this terrific movie.

Emmet (Chris Pratt) is a construction worker whose call quality is a sign of sheer boredom, but he thinks of himself as quite exciting. He is a standard worker and he loves sports, basketball, football, baseball are all sports he goes to. Suddenly Emmet comes across an artifact known as a Piece of Resistance who's brought to the forefront Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman). They come under the President Business (Will Ferrell) who threatens the Lego’s with an apocalypse that will threaten the entire population.

Suddenly Emmet besides with Batman voice by Will Arnett, Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and Wonder Woman all come in the battle with Bad Cop (voice by Liam Neeson) about the whole good versus evil.

Now whether you have seen it in 3-D or regular version I think it's clearly better  in 3-D but anyway is still worth seeing no matter what viewing.

I thought the Lego movie was fantastic all the characters were terrific in quite over-the-top fun. From Will Arnett who is hilarious as playing the dark Knight, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth banks, and Morgan Freeman are all terrific in their great roles. I gave this movie 3 1/2 out of four stars don't miss it it's great for you and the kids.

I gave the Lego movie 3 1/2 out of four stars.

A Winter's Tale

A Winter's Tale stars Colin Farrell as a recent formed criminal who has found the error of his ways especially when he meets up with Beverly (Jessica Brown Finley). As soon as he sees her he immediately falls in love with her and how beautiful she really is. Beverly is very sick and she is just waiting to pass on to a better world.

Pearly (Russell Crowe) comes into the room looking very grouchy and he always has that weird glaze in his eyes. Colin Farrell and his girlfriend find the power the holds their love in all their lives together and never ends. Even when Farrell gets transferred into the future he realizes just how big their love really is.

I thought this movie had some high points to it and also sub points that really didn't make any sense. Colin Farrell was pretty good in this role so was Jennifer Connelly, Finley, and Russell Crowe but I just wanted more out of their parts and I just didn't get it.

I thought this movie was okay I just wanted more than what I got the thought of their performances should have been much better. I gave this movie two out of four stars.