Movie Reviews with halochief996: End of 2012 Review

Hey whats up.  I know its been a while since I made another blog, but lets just say I've been busy with school.  Those finals man.  Plus I also partied and played a lot of video games especially Call of Duty Black Ops 2.  Also on top of that I was in another country after my finals were done.  China and Taiwan to be exact, and I was having a blast and having fun.  Plus for some reason China blocks Wordpress.   Anyway at the end of the year I always like to look back and see what were the best video games(At the old site,Gametrailers.com, where I did most of my blogs , I would usually have a list of top 10 video games since most of the people reading were gamers), and the best movies.    So keeping with the tradition I have some last minute reviews,  the top 10 video games and movies of 2012, and of coarse the lovely Asian Stars of 2012.  That's a lot to cover but its the end of 2012.  And heck we made it.  The world is not ending yet.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Peter Jackson created this great trilogy called the Lord of the Rings.  I consider these movies some of the best films ever made, and I enjoy all of them.  But quite frankly, Peter Jackson really needs to get out of Lord of the Rings and move on to other films.  The story is basically like the book by Tolkien.  Taking place before Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo is remembering his great adventure and when he first met Gandalf (remember that book that Bilbo gave to Frodo in Rivendell in the Fellowship of the Ring).  Basically he is invited by Gandalf and a group of dwarves on an quest.  The dwarves used to have a great city and cave full of gold and riches.  And it was taken from them by an evil dragon.  Its up to them, Gandalf, and Bilbo to save the day and reclaim what is theirs.  The story is what you expect.  A prologue to the greatest fantasy trilogy every created.  A good story for any Lord of the Rings fan.  The action and special effects are great but not as mind-boggling as the main films.  Acting is good also.  Overall as a Lord of the Rings fan, I can appreciate this movie.  I am impressed.  Jackson knows how to capture the fantasy world of Lord of the Rings, but I hope after he is done with this film, that he move on to other film genres and start making films not pertaining to Lord of the Rings.

9 out of 10

Jack Reacher

Tom Cruise has had a pretty interesting year.  Breaking up with Holmes and now being cast into many interesting action and sci-fi films.  Well at least he is moving on, and it looks like he will be successful.  I first heard about this film after he just broke up with his love.  From first sight it looks like a typical cop doing his own thing and solving crimes.  Basically this film is like a 2 hour episode of CSI, NCIS, or whatever crime investigation show you watch.  The story is pretty much like an episode from a criminal investigation show.  There is brutal killing of several innocent civilians.  And a man who even though has a troubled past, is blamed for it.  The accused man gets Jack Reacher involved.  Its up to Jack to solve the case and reveal the conspiracy.  I like analysis stories.  Heck that's a reason why I am a fan of NCIS, The Mentalist, and Bones.  However I think the acting is average.  The other actors don't seem to really you know care about this film.  Only person who looks like he really cares is Tom Cruise.  But whatever Tom Cruise kicks ass and takes names.  Overall a good action film with plenty of mystery and intrigue.  If you like the criminal investigation shows like NCIS, CSI, The Mentalist, Bones, or anything else, you should check this film out.

8 out of 10     

The next couple of films, they were out a long time ago.  But I saw them on the airplane and plus they are from 2012, so might as well.

Magic Mike

Different, funny, and a story that goes to places we don't usually see or talk about.  Breaks boundaries-8.7 out of 10

Hit and Run

Actually pretty funny.  Bradley Cooper is a funny bad guy.  Story though a little predictable-7.6 out of 10

Premium Rush

Didn't know this movie existed until I browsed through all the movies on the plane.  A very interesting story with lots of suspense and awesome bike riding.  If you haven't seen it, you need to -8.5 out of 10

Hotel Transylvania

Cool cartoon, but wasn't really impressed with the story.  I've seen better animations, but at least there was one Twilight joke.  Good kid's film-6.8 out of 10

Frankenweenie

Dear Tim Burton.  Please do more of these films. Please-8.6 out of 10

Pitch Perfect

Lets just say I was really bored on the plane.  I have one of these groups at my school and I don't need a movie to tell me all about them.  Good singing though.  Moral stuff though is hit or miss-

6 out o f 10

Now lets look back at 2012.  I decided to make my top 10 list of video games separate from this blog.  It will be on another blog plost.  Here is the link:

http://moviereviewswithhalochief996.blogspot.com/2012/12/movie-reviews-with-halochief996-top-10.html

Also please note for all of these lists, these are MY OPINIONS.  So please no hate or argument comments.  Plus the list is based off of only the movies I have reviewed on this blog, and the games I've played.

Anyway lets take look at the Asian Stars of 2012:

Kim So-Yeon (김소연, 金素妍)

Maria Ozawa

Sora Aoi (蒼井そら Aoi Sora)

Im Ji Hye 임지혜

Park Si Hyun 박시현

Choi Yu Jung 최유정

Eugene Kim (김유진, 金楢真)

Park Soo Kyung 박수경

Han Ga-In (한가인, 韩佳人)

Jeon Ji-Hyun (전지현, 全智賢)

Lee Mi Hyeon 이미현

Ada Liu Yan

Ai Shang Zhen

Lee Hyo-Ri (이효리, 李孝利)

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Angela ‘Angelababy’ Yeung Wing

Angela Chang

Evelyn Lin

洪詩涵 / Hong Shi Han

Angel Liu Yu Xin

Cai Huang Ru

Jin Mei Xin 金美辛

Mini Yu Zhi Qing 于芷晴

I don't like to pick favorites.  In fact in my opinion, all of them look beautiful.  So I leave it up to you to decide which one is hottest of 2012.

Now onto:

 TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2012

10. Ted

Hilarious film!!!!!

9. The Campaign

Will Ferrel enough said.  If only the 2012 elections were like this movie.  Dang it would be funny and awesome.

8. 21 Jump Street

Tatum really needs to do more comedy films because he was hilarious in this one

7. The Raid Redemption

Best KUNG FU action movie I've seen in a long time.

6. Argo

Great story and excellent acting.  Kept me on the edge of my seat.  Argo F*** yourself.  Great line

5. Expendables 2

Get a group of big action stars, lots of guns, and lots of explosions and you have one hell of an action movie.

4. Looper

Great story and concept.  I hope it can get an Oscar.

3. 007 Skyfall

One of the best James Bond films ever made.

2. The Avengers

All the great Marvel films have been leading up to this awesome and spectacular film.  Plenty of awesome special effects and Iron Man's trolling to keep me watching this film over and over.

1. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

The epic conclusion to Nolan's Batman trilogy.  Really this guy has done an amazing job with this superhero.  I am impressed.  Its sad that there will be no more future Batman films made by him, but its hard to say whether or not the next Batman films will even surpass the quality and standard set in Nolan's Batman films.  The Dark Knight Rises concludes Nolan's trilogy really well, and is my number one movie of 2012.

Honorable Mentions:

Act of Valor

End of Watch

The Bourne Legacy

Magic Mike

The Hobbit

Prometheus
The Hunger Games

Well before I wrap this blog up, I would like to say thanks to all the people who have supported me this year including my parents and my friends.  Also thank you Red Flava for helping me out with the Asian Stars.  I would also like to say thanks for an awesome last night, to this awesome girl, named Nita Wu, I met at a club called Luxy in Taiwan.  Also I want to thank all of you, the readers and the supporters.

Thank you all for reading.  I hoped you enjoy this blog.  And have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Movie Reviews with halochief996: 21 Jump Street plus Casa de mi Padre

Well Spring break is almost over for me, and I have to say I had a lot of fun. From playing video games, watching movies, doing some homework, and having fun. Yeah you can say I was productive during Spring Break. Moving on.

Casa De Mi Padre

Did I ever tell you Will Ferrell came to my school. Yeah apparently he visited my school to show off his new Casa de mi Padre. Yeah it sucks that I missed it, but whatever. People told me he was hilarious. I wish I was there. Anyway Will Ferrell is really funny. I mean he is hilarious. Every time I see his movies, I always get a good laugh. When I saw the trailer for this film, I was hooked. I mean its Will Ferrell talking in Spanish. This has to be a funny movie right?

Plot: The plot is pretty easy to understand even without English subtitles. Will Ferrell is Armando Alvarez, a dumb rancher in Mexico. Anyway his brother comes home to Mexico with a beautiful girl to ask his father for his permission to marry. However Armando is suspicious of his brother. And it turns out he is not really in Mexico to get married. Instead he is trying to take out his rival in the drug business, Onza. Its up to Armando to save his family's reputation and undo his brother's wrongdoings. Its a passionate story. Nothing really creative, but its pretty intense. Well it acts like its pretty intense.

Genre: Its a comedy movie. And its pretty funny to a point. I mean at first its hilarious because its Will Ferrell and he is speaking Spanish. But after a while it gets kind of dry and a little boring. I mean the other thing about this film is that it looks like a very cheaply made film. Its on purpose and its pretty funny, from weird mannequins to weird background settings to electronic animals. There is always something to chuckle about in this film, but other than that, the movie soon becomes tiring. And the only thing you can really laugh at is Will Ferrell speaking Spanish. The actors give good dramatic performances, and Will Ferrell can speak Spanish pretty well. Other than that there is some action and romance. And in a way this movie is kind of a musical. There is a lot of singing. And its in Spanish. And Will Ferrell is a good singer even in Spanish.

Overall: An interesting comedy film. I enjoyed the film and got a few laughs. Will Ferrell was pretty funny in this film. Like I said at the beginning its pretty funny, but after a while it becomes pretty much a grind and you will end up having a few chuckles. Of coarse there is some action and romance, but its not serious. More like dramatic. If you want a different kind of movie that is out of the norm. Check this film out.

7 out of 10

21 Jump Street

Channing Tatum, he has some good movies and some bad movies. I kind of see him as an action actor after seeing him in G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra and Haywire. Other than that he is especially good eye candy to girls. Jonah Hill on the other hand is funny and is pretty cool. So combine these 2 actors and you get 21 Jump Street, a pretty hilarious film.

Plot: This movie is based on an old TV show that aired from 1987 to 1991 starring Johnny Depp. From what I've read it was a pretty good show, and the movie is pretty similar to the show. Basically 2 cops, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are really young and immature. After failing to arrest a biker gang member with drugs because somebody forgot to read him his Miranda rights, Jenko and Schmidt are assigned to a new police unit run by Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) on 21 Jump Street. The police unit's specialty is to go undercover as high school students. Its up to Schmidt and Jenko to go undercover as high school students and make a big drug bust before the drug reaches other high schools and makes high school students OD. Its a funny story, and it has some great moments and twists. In a way it follows true to the plot formula that was set by the TV show.

Genre: Its a really funny movie. I had good laugh from beginning to end. I mean there are so many stereotypes about teen life, police work, drugs, school, and parties that makes this movie really funny. Channing Tatum can be a funny guy and Jonah Hill can be a really cool guy. Their acting performances are superb along with Ice Cube (who is also really funny) and the other actors. The few action scenes in the film are also nicely done with really funny events involving big explosions.

Overall: A very funny movie. Channing Tatum can be a really funny guy and Jonah Hill is still awesome. I had a good laugh from beginning to end. Don't take this movie seriously, just enjoy it and laugh at it.

8 out of 10

Asian Star of the Week

Park Soo Kyung 박수경

Another beautiful girl from Korea. Apparently she was Miss Maxim South Korea. She deserves it.

Well that's for this weeks blog. I hope everybody had a good Spring break. Hopefully Summer will come very soon and school will end. 7 more weeks for me.