Every review of this movie I've seen at least had "You will never drink bottled water again". I didn't think of it that much because Super Size Me's reviews said "You'll never eat McDonalds again", yet I ate McDonalds a couple of times since then. I decided to watch this anyways, and let me just say I probably wont drink bottled water again for a long time. It shows the unhealthy content of many beverages, mostly Nestle, Coca Cola, and Pepsi, as well as the damage the water bottles and soda cans can do to our planet. It is very informative and unique, so it has a refreshing feel to it, and you want to learn more, even after the credits. Actually, the thing that affected me the most about this movie was the credits. Let me explain, the movie shows pollution and smoke from smokestacks to make water (This is about halfway through the movie). Then, they interview several people that live near the smokestacks, and you can see two that are deathly ill. So, when the credits popped up, I decided to see if there were anything after the credits, so I used the slider feature I had on Netflix to see if there were upcoming scenes, and although there was no scenes, there was a picture. It said R.I.P and had a picture of one of the guys they interviewed that was deathly ill. So, what they meant was that man was so ill from the toxins, HE DIED! I couldn't believe it. No review on Flixster, RottonTomatoes, or IMDb mentioned this once. I felt so bad, I'm still depressed, even while writing this review! Now, for the bad things of this movie, hmmm.... Well, I guess it seemed a little biased and it demonized the people that didn't agree with them. Besides that though, I can't think of much. Sure, there were small problems, but that did little to nothing to affect what I thought of this movie. If you like documentaries, I think you'll enjoy it.
To explain how I felt about the movie, here are all the questions I asked myself during the movie, with not all of them being good. "Why is the animation so freaky?", "Why do they have so many close ups of the freaky animation?", "Why does Eric Anderson sound like Jesse Eisenberg?", "Are we really supposed to feel sorry for a rat that tries to kill 2 or 3 characters?", "Why does George Clooney's voice sound like sandpaper half the time?", "What's with those annoying subtitles?", "Why does the word cuss have to be used every two seconds?", and finally "Why is that horrible song with the kids chanting in this movie, let alone twice?". Even though there were even more questions that I didn't mention here, I did that so I could get to the point. After this movie was over, I was thinking about giving it a bad review, but then I thought "Hey, I think I like this movie!". I don't know if it was the clever jokes, the likable characters, or it's cheesy nature, but I knew that I wouldn't live with myself if I gave this a bad review. It's just.... likable. Sure, it has plenty of flaws, but aren't you forgetting the most important thing a movie can offer? Answer: Entertainment. So, if you want a movie with talking animals, creepy puppets, but something you and your kids can enjoy, I think you should rent this right away.
What can I say about this movie? Well, it's not much. It just shows an ordinary day in the life of the famous rock band "The Beatles". Doesn't sound like much, does it? Well, before I watched this movie, I knew there wasn't going to be a plot, so I just sat back, enjoyed the music, and had a good time, and that's exactly what this movie is: A good time. The songs were outstanding, but I would be lying if I didn't say one or two of the songs didn't age well, but they were still enjoyable. Besides that, the music was pretty amazing. I just wish the movie was made later so they could include "Helter Skelter", my favorite Beatles song, but since the movie is supposed to go along smoothly, I guess I didn't mind to much. The comedy was subtle, yet hilarious. It actually sounds like jokes you would tell your friend. The story, for what it is, is pretty awesome. There's no cliches, no boring scenes, just the interesting lives of John, Paul, George, and the underrated Ringo, which I really enjoy. If I had to give a comparison to how I felt while watching this, go to a screening of "Never Say Never" and yes, those fan girls screaming was me. The Beatles are that awesome, even if they do have one or two aged songs. I admit, it's not much, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to people who aren't fans, but to ones who are fans, or at least like The Beatles, you'll enjoy this movie for what it is. It's not much, I'll admit that, but it's enough to be enjoyed.
Ever since I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas, I wanted to see if Tim Burton could expand his ideas. Unfortunately, this movie feels like a step back from you know what. The worlds aren't as creative, mostly because most of the creatures are either humanoids or skeletons. Also, the songs aren't very memorable. Even with this movie being below The Nightmare Before Christmas in class, it's still a very enjoyable movie. Johnny Depp does excellent as Victor, a very likable character that has unnoticed genius. The supporting cast ranges from likable to cliched and mean. The villains in the over world were snooty idiots who didn't care about anything. The corpse bride is kinda mixed, as she seems to have a nice personality, but forces Victor to marry him. Victoria was likable, and if Burton tried to make us pick a side for Victor to marry, Victoria would win by a long shot. She's not as sympathetic, but she keeps her nice personality throughout the whole movie. As a child, I didn't like this movie because it was to cruel and scary, and that's what I really don't like. The horror is something that draws teens in, but sucks children out, so think about if your child can handle it before sitting em down on the couch to watch it. If I had to compliment something for being better than The Nightmare Before Christmas, I have to say the animation. It's more realistic and it flows nicely, something that The Nightmare Before Christmas lacked. Anyways, comparisons aside, this is an excellent movie, but watch this before The Nightmare Before Christmas. Why? Because it's better to take a step forward than a step back. So, if you're into Tim Burton, horrors, or dark animation, this is for you.
When I saw this movie at 10:30 where I lived, I didn't expect much. I thought it was going to be a stupid movie with no redeeming factors, and I was half right. It sure is a weird plot, but what I think this movie done well was the characters. Robin Williams plays a likable an enjoyable professor, but his flaw is he focuses to much on his work, which leads to him missing his own wedding several times. He's flawed, but you don't hold a grudge as he's just a quirky man who makes a few mistakes. He's pretty funny as well, but the best way I can explain him is that he's a poor man's Doc Brown. But how about the future wife? Well, you feel bad for her as she loves the professor a lot, but she feels she could be with someone who cared more, and would actually SHOW UP to her wedding! She could be a jerk at times, but you understand her argument, and shes very likable as well. Next, you got Weebo, an invention created by the professor himself to keep him company at all times while working on experiments. All I can say is she's pretty cool, and I wouldn't mind having her replace my old IPod Touch. Finally, the villains. These are the characters this movie did wrong. They're like if Biff from Back to the Future wasn't funny or interesting, and that just leaves a cliched mess for villains. That was the good of the film. So, if I liked the characters the most, what didn't I like? Well, something that really brings the movie low is the way it talks down to kids. If seems like the movie thinks it has to act goofy and stupid for the kids to enjoy it. Now, when I was a kid, my two favorite movies were The Lion King (Which still holds up) and The Polar Express (Which didn't hold up as well). Those movies didn't act weird and stupid for the entire movie like this. They had enjoyable stories to keep you interested, even without very much strangeness or goofiness. This movie was to strange to enjoy very much. Everything else was a mix bag. The story was O.K, the acting was pretty good, and the comedy was good (Even though Robin Williams was the only person to make me laugh). I think kids might enjoy the movie, but not many grown-ups would. Overall, it was O.K. P.S There's a disturbing visual joke in the climax that would probably either frighten the young kids, or just entertain their sick minds. So, when you see the flubber enter the villain's mouth, get the kids out of the room, quickly.
Who would've thought that a great movie would be a huge letdown? That's exactly what I thought of The Two Towers. The first film, The Fellowship of the Ring, was one of my favorite films of all time. Each scene had a major reasoning for being there, and you can tell each scene had a lot of care and heart put towards it. This movie doesn't have that feel to it. Sure, it continues the story rather well, but as a sequel to one of the greatest films of all time, it falls flat. I guess my biggest flaw with it is doesn't take itself seriously as much as the first film. Gollum is not very likable or serious, the dialogue is not always intriguing, the action is unrealistic and not as brutal as you might expect, every actor looks as if they want all the cameras focused on them, and the first couple minutes are more epic then the rest of the film, even though it's a flashback. Now, I know what you're thinking: "Why'd you give the film 3 1/2 stars even though you have so much complaints to it"? Well, because it's an enjoyable adventure. It's flawed, but it has heart. The acting isn't the best, but they get the job done. It may not be as good as the first, but it's a great movie in it's own right. There's so many bad things, yet there's plenty of good things to even out the score. It's just a flawed, but still great film. Now, for the best thing, well, besides the story, and that would be the special effects, which were even better than the first film, and you feel as if you were transported to middle-earth itself. The only bad thing about the special effects is they upstage everything else, but luckily the effects are subtle, so it doesn't upstage the story. If you liked the first film, I really have no idea what you'll think of this. I thought it was pretty good, but other people thought it was a masterpiece. I guess I'll recommend it if you liked the first, but don't be surprised if it's not as good.
Epic. That's the first word that comes to mind when I hear of this movie, and for good reason, it's brilliant! Now, from my past experience from Peter Jackson, I wasn't sure if this would be good or not. King Kong (The Remake) was O.K, but had plenty of flaws, and District 9 was good, but also had to many flaws to be a excellent film, so I thought this was gonna be a little underwhelming. Boy, was I wrong. It's a very enjoyable and adventurous film that has little to no flaws. As a matter of fact, I found 3 critics who gave this movie bad reviews, and I'm going to explain how this movie is good to them. Yes, I will deny critics, that's how much I love this movie (You know, I should have done this with Star Wars. Oh, well.). First, Richard Roeper, the only one I know of the 3 critics, and is pretty good at reviewing movies, said "It goes on forever". Well, if you hate movies that go on forever, you probably hate Titanic, or The Godfather, or even Lawrence of Arabia! Fact is, run time makes movies better, unless the movie is boring, but this movie has excellent dilemmas that keep MOST PEOPLE interested the whole way through. Next, Peter Rainer say's this this movie is "Overkill". Well, it's definitely over dramatic at times, but those scenes last less than a minute, and they don't affect the movie to much. Finally, Jonathan Rosenbaum didn't like the narrative or the action scenes. Well, the narrative was short and sweet, with no confusing points. I don't think that annoyed anyone else besides you. Also, the action scenes are short, realistic, and entertaining, I don't see how you could have been bored by them. There, I love this movie so much, I denied critics opinions. How many movies can make you do that? Almost none, and that's why this movie rocks. Well, I should talk about the individual stuff now, considering I do it in almost every review and, hey, why not change tradition right? The acting was excellent, the story was superb, the cinematography is in a league of it's own, and the special effects are tremendous. I can't even bring myself to compare this movie to anything, it's entirely unique. Probably one of the best films of the century.
