Movie Reviews with halochief996: The Watch

Ah the 2012 Olympics have started.  And I am super excited and happy.   The opening ceremony was great (not as great as last year's no offense).  The USA team is going at it strong.  Go USA!!!!!!!!  Anyway lets move on.

The Watch 

OK Ben Stiller is pretty funny, or I think he used to be.  My favorite movies with him are Zoolander, Meet the Parents/Fockers, and Dodgeball.  Lately though I don't think he has had any good movies, but he has a chance to come back.  Anyway his new movie The Watch, looked pretty good in the trailer.  I mean you got Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Ben Stiller.  What could go wrong.  I'm just going to say all the scenes from the trailer were the good parts, and everything else you shouldn't watch.

Plot: Ben Stiller is Evan, the big store manager of Costco, and the founder of some crazy clubs in this small town of Glenview, Ohio.  One day his security guard is killed viciously.  So he decides to form the neighborhood watch to catch the murderer and killer.  Together with the help of his 3 friends (Vaughn, Hill, and Ayoade), they stumble upon an alien invasion.  And now its up to them to stop it, and save the world from the vicious aliens.   The plot sounds good, but its just poorly executed.  Its not well written, and its not really well performed.  In fact by the middle of the film, I was kind of bored with the story.  The one good thing about the story is there are a couple of great surprises, twists, and cameos.

Genre: Its a comedy film, but its really not that funny.  I mean there are scenes, and jokes throughout the film that will make you chuckle, smile, and laugh a little.  But that is only for a few scenes.  And the stuff that they make fun of, from Costco, dumb policeman, and aliens, barely make you laugh.  Richard Ayoade and Jonah Hill seem to be the only ones who put some effort acting in this film.  Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn could have been better.  As for the special effects and aliens, they are average at best.

Overall: I don't know what they were thinking when they were making this film.  But lets just say after watching the film, I really thought it was a stupid movie, and pretty much a good waste of 2 hours.  Acting isn't that great, and the story is poorly executed.  Save yourself the money and the time.  If you really want to watch it, go pirate it.

5 out of 10 

Asian Star of the Week

Cai Huang Ru

A cute singer/model from Taiwan.  She is pretty cute.  Man I miss Taiwan.

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I want to also dedicate this blog to the amazing USA athletes that are competing in London at the Olympic games.  I want to say no matter what happens, you are all an inspiration to us all.  Good luck and go for gold.

That's it for this weeks blog.

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.