Priest & Your Highnesss
Published September 4, 2011 | 
Well the other day my hubby and I missed a showtime at the theater so I got the “bright” idea to rent a couple movies we both had been wanting to see. I kinda wish I could get my money back. 
These movies… well I’ll just start my review.
First is ‘Priest’. The main character is so bland and boring that I think a cardboard cut out would have sufficed for the role. He shows like no emotion. Ok I get it that he’s supposed to be this bad arse guy that slays vampires BUT the acting was stiff. Actually I found the only actor that really got into it, other than one of the head… uh… church dudes was Karl Urban. But I’ve thought he’s awesome since I first saw him in Lord of the Rings, I’m biased I guess. :B
The story was boring. I kept looking at the clock throughout the whole film wondering when it was going to be over. I really hope the graphic novel it’s based off of is better cause… I don’t see how it became a movie in the first place if not. So many characters pop up for a few seconds, aren’t really explained and then just disappear again. The villain was cool, had a retarded name though “black hat”, but he wasn’t in almost half of the movie.
*spoiler* He was supposed to be like this really hard to kill super human/vampire and was pretty tough but then in the end they’re all on this high speed train, the woman makes it explode and she jumps from a speed bike that’s going like 190 mph. She survives, the priest and the person he’s rescuing jump from this train explosion and survive, yet “black hat” just jumps up and is absorbed by the fireball from the train. They clearly showed he can jump like 50 feet in the air and could get beaten to crap and still be alright yet the fireball takes him out. Oh and as a finishing touch his CLOTH hat survives and floats down in front of “priest”. Just… blargh! That was stupid. XD *spoiler*
The main character is flat, the side characters are even more so and even a bit irritating. They don’t explain why certain cities are the way they are and just argh. I got nothing more to say on that.
Music was alright, effects were kinda cool. That’s about the only highlight this film had. It’s no wonder this film got such a low rating. It was not good at all. I won’t say it absolutely sucked cause I didn’t turn it off like I did the next movie… but it’s not worth seeing, not even once.
So now ‘Your Highness’. UGH This movie was so crude, so vile, that we ended up turning it off about 15 minutes in. We were sitting there and Micha looked at me and was all “Is this supposed to be funny? Cause it’s not.” I could not count how many sex jokes were in there and it was just the beginning of the movie. All the characters were as annoying as heck, I had hoped it might be enjoyable, it looked like a good cast, but the writing. What were they thinking?! If you thought ‘Meet the Spartans’ and ‘Epic Movie’ were bad… think again. This movie makes those look like great comedies. Avoid this one at all costs. I want my 15 minutes back…
Rise of the Apes
Published August 23, 2011 | 
Yes I shortened the title because I think that the real title is too long. It woulda been much better and easier to just call it Rise of the Apes, but OH WELL. LOL So anyways, that is like the only thing I have to nitpick about this movie. I am not a fan of Planet of the Apes by a long shot and I loved this movie. I had to be talked into going to see it first though, it was this or Cowboys and Aliens, whichever one played latest on the matinees won so, Apes it was!
I’m glad I went to see it. I normally don’t like the idea of all these “reboots” and prequels to films, but this summer there have actually been some really good ones, this is one of those, the new X-Men is another. Anywho, the story is interesting, paced well and keeps the viewer interested. It’s almost a two hour movie, but doesn’t really seem like it. The characters are very well developed and for once I actually felt emotion for these characters. That’s rare in movies these days; I actually cared what happened to most of them. The actors were well cast, fit their roles great, and the animation of the apes was wonderful. It’s Weta though, they always do amazing work. The music was great, by Patrick Doyle, he also made Thor which has turned into one of my new favorite scores. XD
Overall it’s a great movie, I didn’t get bored with any of it, great character development and it kept me interested in it the entire time. I think this was one of the best movies that came out this summer and definitely the best Planet of the Apes movie. I would recommend it, even if you didn’t like any of the previous Planet of the Apes movies, give this one a try. I will definitely be buying this on DVD, but it’s great to see it on the big screen at least once. 
Movies
Published August 8, 2011 | Hello August, you snuck up on me! So I’ve seen a couple more movies last month worth taking note of, Captain America and the Smurfs. Yes… I went to see the Smurfs. My husband, being from Belgium ( for those wondering the Smurfs originate there), wanted to see what they had done to them for one thing and I will admit I was curious as well. It actually wasn’t that bad. But that in a minute.
I was leery of Captain America just for the simple fact… it’s Captain America. I mean he has those silly wings on his head and is ultra patriotic etc etc. I thought it was going to be cheesy, like Captain Planet cheesy. I enjoyed it though! It was a decent set up for the Avengers movie. Alone it’s not an amazing film, but it’s fun to watch and it keeps you interested. Hugo Weaving was a great bad guy, though I think they made his head a little too rubbery, it still was a pretty neat effect. Good actors and they showed much more of Tony Stark’s father and filled in a lot of background on him. I was glad that most of the film was not about how he (Captain America) wanted to save the girl, or his romantic issues, though there was a side plot of that it wasn’t the main focus, nor was it his main motivation. He was just an average guy that wanted to help out. The end was kind of interesting too how they explain why he is now in the 21st century. If you enjoyed Thor or Iron Man I’d say give this one a watch. It’s pretty good!
Now the Smurfs! I thought it’d be really bad. I had expected your typical movie where the main characters some how get mailed to NY to some single guy there that wants nothing to do with them. They somehow get him involved with the woman of his dreams, conflict comes up and typical story unravels. That there would be no originality to it, the acting would be bad… ya know typical kiddie movie… But it wasn’t, and I liked that. It actually focused around a married couple expecting a baby and it had some good themes to it. The man is a work-a-holic pretty much, worried that his choices might ruin his career, always wanting more, and not sure of if he’s ready for a family. Throughout the film he realizes that some things in life are more important than work and money. Then you’ve got the clumsy Smurf that never really fits in and how he does find his place and etc. The actor who played Gargamel was perfect for the role, and I loved the cat. The Smurfs were pretty well done too. Now I’m not saying this was an amazing film, far from it, but I don’t feel like I wasted my money going to see this. It is a silly, fun family film. If you watched the Smurfs as a kid or read the comics you’d probably enjoy it.
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