Paranormal Activity 3

The Paranormal Activity franchise all started from a low budget horror film that took a whole new approach in recording and filming a scary movie. Most of the movie is shown as a video recording and they somehow keep the audience captivated. So the third instalment of Paranormal Activity was nowhere near as bad as the second one. I would say this movie really made up for the terrible second attempt. Paranormal Activity 3 is actually a prequel of a prequel if that makes any sense. Basically this film shows what happened to the two sisters when they were growing up and how this all started. The movie takes place in 1988 and you can actually tell with the old school video recording technology. This film was very clever despite the barrier of bad recording instruments. I don’t want to spoil anything so all I will say is there is a rotating camera. Just think of all the fun they can have with a rotating camera! This film did a very decent job on getting the jump on you. Almost every scene kept me on my toes, always ready for something to just pop out of nowhere. There were also some funny scenes that kind of made the audience feel at ease for the little time it lasted. It’s always good to add some humour into a film even if it is a horror flick. I actually thought this film was going to be a disaster due to the second one so it really surprised me after watching it. It was just as good as the first one I’d say if not better! 6.5/10 not bad at all.

Can’t wait till next week when I will be watching and reviewing a personal favourite, A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas!

Real Steel

Who wouldn’t want to see a movie about fighting robots? This film takes place in the distant future where Boxing has become obsolete and people have found a new way to fill that void. Robot Boxing! That’s right; people have designed huge robots to do the fighting for us. This film really brought out the kid in me; I mean robots AND boxing, what more can you want? Controlled by humans these robots really put on a show. Hugh Jackman really out does himself for this film. He actually had to take some boxing lessons from the legend, Sugar Ray Leonard. This film is about a washed up former boxer that gets another chance to make it big. Of course to top this film off there had to be a feel good story involving a kid, not just any kid but his son whom he has never spent anytime with until he is forced to. You can probably guess where this is leading. The graphics and animation in this film is superb the only flaw I seen with this film is how there is not much of an explanation as to why he does not spend time with his own son. Maybe they can go more in depth as to why things were the way they were. All and all a good movie, this film easily gets a 7.5/10.   

Don’t forget to come by next week when I will be talking about the third chilling instalment, Paranormal Activity 3!

50/50

This film takes a serious real life occurrence that many people face in their life time and puts a spin on it and keeps viewers entertained till the very end. This film plays on the idea that after someone is diagnosed with cancer their life is basically over. However this film shows that you should always be optimistic and good things will happen. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays as the main actor who is diagnosed with the fatal disease and his chances of survival are 50/50. This film plays with the emotions of a person who may be dying and the struggles he is forced to go through like separation from his girlfriend and how differently he will be treated. Luckily for us his best friend is played by the witty Seth Rogan. Seth Rogan really makes the film what it is, without him this film would just be a sad story of a man going through cancer. Seth Rogan adds the humour and entertainment to the film making it very easy to keep up. This film really shows you who you can really count during desperate times and who is just there for the ride and is ready to bail when times are tough. I found this film very hilarious despite the fact the story revolves around a man being sick with cancer. For the writers to keep us laughing till the very end when dealing with such a sensitive subject really proves something. This film is very inspirational and optimistic and deserves an 8.5/10.

Tune in next week guys when I will be talking about the new rock em sock em robot movie, Real Steel.

Moneyball

Brad Pitt is my favourite actor growing up as a child, I seen all of his movies and I can honestly say I enjoyed them all. When I heard he was going to be the lead role in this film that is a potential nominee for film of the year I just couldn’t miss out. There are two main characters in the film, Brad Pitt who is a veteran in the film acting industry and Jonah Hill, a young actor who typically plays in comedies. These two actors paired up together is a pretty strange but at the same time very intriguing combination. The film is based on a true story and focuses on 2001-2002 time period when the Oakland Athletics were in trouble as they were labelled as the poorest team in the league. The Oakland Athletics general manager (Brad Pitt) will have to come up with a solution with the little resources that he has to create a winning team. Along with his assistant (Jonah Hill), they will scout out every potential prospect using a whole new game plan that no other team has ever even thought of. If they are correct they may have change the game of baseball forever. This is truly an inspirational film and a baseball movie unlike any other I’ve seen. Sure some parts were slow but overall a great movie. This film deserves an 8/10, Brad Pitt knocks em dead again! 

 Next week I will talk about the new film that just came out 50/50 with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan. Should be fun, see ya'll next week!