Movie Reviews with halochief996: Seven Psychopaths

Hey whats up.  This blog is pretty late, I've been meaning to post this  on blogger. But lets just say I'm lazy/  Anyway let me be the first to tell you I did not see any newly released movies. But I didn't want to leave anybody in the dark, and I didn't want to have to make a blog 2 weeks later saying again I'M ALIVE!!!!!! So lets get on with this blog, shall we.  Note this blog is pretty late.

Seven Psychopaths

































So this movie came out, but I was too busy watching Argo and Looper to see this one.   But anyway since this weekend was a little bit boring, a friend and I decided to go see this movie.  I mean the trailers really made me interested.  It really looked funny and hilarious in the trailer.



Plot: If you have seen the trailer, let me tell you, the story is more than about kidnapping dogs and making money.  Well that's just one part of it.  Colin Farrell is a struggling movie writer named Marty, trying to write this amazing story about seven psychopaths.   Anyway his best friend Billy (Sam Rockwell) is an actor and is also in the dog kidnapping business with his friend/associate, Hans (Christopher Walken).  Anyway one day they kidnap the dog of a mafia boss (Woody Harrelson).  And now they are being hunted by him.  As they escape death from the evil mafia boss, Marty is able to get inspiration and write his movie.  And as his story becomes more and more interesting, he learns a lot about his friends who are psychopaths.  The story is interesting.  Way different from what I thought the trailer was actually advertising.  Its more than just a dog kidnapping story.



Genre: Its a comedy film, however it didn't make me laugh as hard as I expected to.  I mean I had a few chuckles here and there, but overall I didn't laugh hard.  The film had a lot of crazy violent and absurd scenes that were trying to be funny.  And most of the really intense scenes are followed by quick one liners that will make you chuckle.  This brings me to another point.  This movie is filled with many one-liners, which is not a bad thing, but I wish there were more funnier scenes or jokes instead of quick-one liners that make you chuckle but not really give you a good laugh.  I mean almost everybody in the theater just chuckled.  The one scene where everybody really laughed was the eye for an eye makes the whole world blind joke which was shown in the trailer.



Overall: It was not a bad film, but it wasn't really an impressive film.  In a way this movie is funny, in that it makes fun of itself, by trying to be funny when really its not.  If you are looking for a film that will give you some chuckles, check this film out.  An OK comedy film.

7.5 out of 10



Asian Star of the Week

You I know started Asian Star of the week a long time ago.  Mainly it was to generate views on my blog in Gametrailers.com.  But after a while it kind of became part of my blog series.  And who knows long will it stay (actually by the time I get a girlfriend/wife).  Oh well enjoy it while it lasts.  Please note if images are not showing up or are disappearing  I'm sorry I will try to fix it.   If anything just google the name or go to redflava.com.  That is where I get all my Asian star info.

Jin Mei Xin 金美辛



A beautiful girl from China.  Pretty sexy








Images are from redflava.com.  Definitely check out their website for more images.  Well I hoped you enjoyed this blog.  Thanks for reading and I'll see you later.  And I'm also sorry for posting this late.

Movie Reviews with halochief996: I'M ALIVE!!!!!!

OK for those of you that thought I was done, and gone.  You guessed wrong.  I'm back.  Yes the great halochief996 is back.  So you are probably asking yourself why am I back right now.  Well let me tell you, I've been busy with school and a lot of work.  On top of that, I have also been waiting for my website Gametrailers.com to bring back blogs, so I can start writing.  However they are taking their time fixing them, and so I guess I have to say that  I have to start blogging on Blogger and Wordpress.  As for GT, well when blogs come back, hopefully I can bring my blog up to speed on that website.  And also get those old blog posts I have in that website.  Yep six years of hard work, and still have not been brought back to the new GT website.

So here's the deal, I've seen many movies, just haven't had the time to write blogs about them because of school, work, video games, and partying.  So instead of making so many in depth reviews about movies that are probably not in theaters anymore, I will just give each movie a score, and one sentence about them.  Plus you may have noticed that a lot of pictures are not showing up for Asian Stars of the Week.  Well the problem is the website, Red Flava, where I get the pictures and info had a makeover, but don't worry Asian Stars of the Week will still keep on going.  As always I will still use Red Flava for information, but as far as pictures go, I will find them.  As for the old blog posts.  Just know I will fix them, and put pictures of all the hot Asian Stars of the Week.  Anyway enough talking here are some quick reviews of movies I've seen.



A boring sci-fi action film that is not really memorable-6 out of 10



Wasn't necessary, but a good side story to the Bourne series-7.7 out of 10



FREAKING HILARIOUS!!!!! A good story about politics- 8 out of 10



A bloody, fun, good action flick with everything a guy likes- 8.8 out of 10



The video games are better than this flick, but Milla Jovovich is hot- 6.6 out of 10

Note: This movie was probably released to hype everybody up for Resident Evil 6, which is an average game.



A good cop film with outstanding performances by all the actors- 8.6 out of 10



Brilliant story, idea, and concept with great actors-10 out of 10



Unnecessary sequel.  Watch the first, and skip this-5 out of 10



DAM GOOD MOVIE-10 out of 10

This is the part where Asian Stars of the Week usually shows up, but unfortunately I have not found one.  I was too busy trying to figure out what films I saw.  But just letting you know the flow of things will be back to normal.  As long as their is a good movie to watch, and as long as I'm not swamped with work.  Thank you to all who are still following and have supported me.  Hope you enjoyed this week's blog.  And I'll see you next time.

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.

Images courtesy of Red Flava.  Their website is amazing for all the latest Asian Star/model news.  Check them out at their website for more pictures: www.redflava.com

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: The Dark Knight Rises

Well I think I'm back in the game.  OK yeah I've been busy, but I still have time to watch movies, but it still takes a lot of time for me to write a blog post.  Anyway well with Gametrailers.com having a little bit of a problem getting their (insert S word) together.  I guess I will be posting my blogs on wordpress and blogger.  So you guys get my reviews first.  Anyway enough talking and me raging about Gametrailers, lets move on.

The Dark Knight Rises

The first Batman movie was great.  Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman were awesome.  The second movie was even greater with Heath Ledger as the Joker (RIP Heath Ledger, you gave an awesome performance in your last film).  Yes Christopher Nolan has done an amazing job rebooting the Batman movies.  He has made the batman movies feel more real and seem more realistic than the average superhero films about people with amazing powers.  The batman trilogy has been a more dark and realistic look into heroes, villains, and crime.  And now the last film in Nolan's epic Batman trilogy is here.  And it ends with a bang.

Plot: The story takes place after the events of the second film.  Harvey Dent is dead but his death cleaned up the streets of Gotham.  All the criminals in Gotham are in jail, and Batman is nothing more than a criminal that killed the white knight.  Only Gordon and the Batman know the truth, but as requested by the Batman, Gordon has kept the truth inside him, in order to make Gotham a better place and destroy the organized crime that plagued the city.  Bruce Wayne of coarse is a recluse and has not really moved on with his life after Rachel's death in the second film.  However a storm is coming.  A new villain named Bane (Tom Hardy) has emerged.  And he is Gotham's Reckoning.  Its up to Batman to stop him and save Gotham with the help of Commissioner Gordon, Officer Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Catwoman (Anne Hathaway).  A well told and executed story.  The movie does a good job pacing it.  Along with that, the third film makes good references to the previous 2 films.  So for those who haven't seen the first 2 films in a while, or haven't seen them at all, the third film does a good job keeping everybody informed and not confused.  A well written realistic hero story.

Genre: Its an action film with suspense.  And it delivers really well in this department.  The fight scenes are very well choreographed.  And the environments are well designed and really realistically built.  The stunts especially the airplane scene in the beginning of the film are really amazing and cool.  And the special effects look really realistic.  From Batman's flying vehicle to the big explosion on the football field (as shown in the trailer).  A lot of effort has been put into this film, and it definitely shows in the final product.  Now the acting is top notch.  Heath Ledger as the Joker was amazing.  Tom Hardy as Bane, is also amazing.  Instead of a more psychopathic funny man, Bane is more of a strong, physical, evil badass.  He can kill in one strike, and in some cases stronger than Batman himself.  Tom Hardy gives an amazing performance.  He sounds and acts evil.  Probably doesn't sound as psychopathic as the joker, but he is a solid villain for Batman.  And I'm glad that they chose Bane as the villain.  Also good performances by Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Micahel Caine, Morgan Freeman, and all others.  There a re a lot of people from that other movie Nolan did, Inception.  Maybe not Oscar Worthy, but close enough.  The action, acting, and special effects really compliment the story, and tell it in a realistic and breathtaking way.  Be prepared for many surprises up to the ending.

Overall: The best film I've seen this summer.  A great ending to Nolan's Batman Trilogy.  Like The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises is a a well written, a well produced, and a well executed film that demands our attention.  Sure it won't beat the box office sales of the Avengers, and yeah its not in 3D (thank god I hate 3D), but its still a good film.  Christopher Nolan has done an amazing job with this trilogy.  Its sad that this is his last batman film, and that he will not be making any future batman films, but one thing for certain, he has done an amazing job rebooting the Batman films.  If you haven't seen the first 2 films, go see them, and then after that go watch this epic conclusion.  Forget about matinee, you got to go see this film.

10 out of 10

I also want to recognize all the families in Aurora, Colorado who were involved in the movie theatre shooting on the premier of the Dark Knight Rises.   My thoughts and payers go out to all of you.

Now the next part is probably going to be some quick reviews of some movies that I have yet to write a blog post about.  You probably have seen them already and there are tons of reviews about them.  But here there are just for you viewing pleasure.  Just skip ahead to hot asian stars of the week if you don't want to read these short reviews.

Ted

I'm going to be honest, I'm not a big fan of family nor Seth MacFarlane who plays the annoying idiotic father, Peter Griffin.  But when I saw the trailer and posters for his film, Ted.  I kind of shoved my prejudice away.  And you know what I actually now kind of like Seth MacFarlane a little bit more.  Still don't like Family Guy though (eh except for a few episodes which were actually clever and actually funny).  The story is basically a coming of age story.  A guy named John (played by Mark Wahlburg) has had a teddy bear named Ted (Seth MacFarlane) as his best friend for most of his life.  Now that he's older though, John is trying to move on with his life, especially with his hot girlfriend, Lori (Mila Kunis), but Ted is kind of bringing him down.  Can John be an adult finally or will he always be that childish kid with his bear.  The story is there just because its there.  Its the only way to give this movie substance, and the movie does a good job making fun of itself for that.  Like Family Guy, Ted is spouting funny jokes about everything (like Peter Griffin).  And its sometimes funny, obnoxious, and clever.  Either way I was laughing through the entire film.  Mark Wahlburg and Mila Kunis also do a fantastic job and make the movie enjoyable and funny.  Overall I had a blast with this film.  It was funny and hilarious.

9 out of 10 

The Amazing Spider Man

I don't know about you, but I am one of those people that thought that the first 3 spider man movies starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Dunst, and James Franco, were pretty good.  Why they decided to do a reboot?  Well I know why.  But in my opinion its still a little early and possibly not necessary.  But whatever.  This spider film has a different actor playing as the amazing web slinging hero, and there is a new story and a new love interest.  Andrew Garfield is not bad.  I remember him from The Social Network, and he was pretty awesome.  As Spider Man, he is pretty cool.  Same thing with Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy (spider man's new love).  The story is pretty well written.  I mean its pretty similar to the first film with Tobey Maguire.  The villain is different, setup of story is different, but other than that its a good start for the series reboot.  I will say the pace of the story is pretty slow in some scenes and too fast in others.  Plus the 3D didn't help with the enjoyment of the film.  The action and special effects were good though.  Can't wait to see the sequel.

8 out of 10

Asian Star of the Week

So this week I decided I should do 2 Asian Stars to make up for the delays of my blogs.  So lets get started.

Angel Liu Yu Xin

Another beautiful girl from China.

Ayuki Huang Meixi

Cute Chick from China.

I've already said this before, but really, my prayers and thoughts go out to those that have suffered from the tragedy at Colorado.  And to all of you who are still debating whether or not to go see The Dark Knight Rises, please don't let this incident affect your viewing pleasure.  I hope you enjoyed this blog.  Thank you.