Brave Movie Review

Brave Movie Review
Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell

Short Film Presentation:
It's always exciting to watch a Pixar movie for you never  know what animated short will be presented prior to the main movie. 

The short film story focuses on three people; a little boy with his father and grandfather who one day go out fishing. I won't spoil it, so watch the movie to experience the short film.

I got say the short film was awesome! It was fun, creative and imaginative with heart fill moments to be remembered.

What is the movie 'Brave' about?
The story is about a girl named Merida voiced by Kelly Macdonald and her mother Elinor voiced by Emma Thompson that focuses on their relationship.  The mother just wants the best for her daughter so she focuses on preparing Merida to one day succeed her. While the daughter wants to adventure and be free to choose. It touches a lot of  emotional moments between a mother and daughter. Even exploring what a teenager would do to change things. And that's the moment when things become chaotic, emotional and heartwarming. I can go on but I don't want to spoil the story.

Brave's art style was beautiful and imaginative. The characters were unique and memorable including the cute bears!!!  However, I am not sure if the movie was worth watching in 3D. I didn't feel any of the scenes really used the 3D well enough to make me jump out of my seat. So watching it in non-3D won't be a big deal.  Compared to the likes of Monster Inc, UP, Wall-E and Finding Nemo. Brave was outstanding and should be or will be considered one of Pixars top masterpieces.

I give 'Brave' an Imp Score of 4 out of 4 Smiles (4 - Masterpiece worth seeing in theaters)

Prometheus Review

Prometheus Movie Review
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof
Prometheus Movie Trailer

What is this movie about? Prometheus is about two scientists, Elizabeth Shawd played by Noomi Rapace and Charlie Holloway played by Logan Marshal Green who discovers mysterious clues left with ancient cultures of earth that guide them to a distant planet for answers about the origins of human kind. Upon this finding a corporation decides to fund the project to unravel the truth suported by David played by Michael Fassbender and Meredith Vickers played by Charlize Theron.

The movie starts off slow and a tad bit confusing for you may wonder why know one was acquainted after the crew wakes up from deep sleep upon arriving to the planet. With a project this big, you would think some sort of orientation would have taken place to explain who you would being work with. But the crew was presented more like a last minute attempt. I guess I was OK with it, but a little bit confusing to see no one had any idea who was who.

When the crew starts exploring the planet they discover ruins with a network of tunnels to chambers laid out similar to the egg chambers in Aliens, except they are not eggs. This discovery begins a cycle of events that begin a chain of chaos and unravels the true reasons why the project was funded in the first place.

Cockpit scene in 'Alien'

Cockpit scene in 'Prometheus'

As a fan of the Alien trilogy, except for movies 3 and 4. I noticed similarities to the ship design the scientists were exploring in Prometheus trailer to the ship in the movie Alien, especially the cockpit scenes in both movies. Both scenes presented a similar setting and design. Making me feel there was some sort of connection between the two movies. Upon watching this movie I was looking for answers as to how the two was related. I half to say, I wasn't to disappointed on what I found out. You just need to watch the movie to find your answers.

Overall, without spoiling the movie, its a thrill ride that leaves you with more questions and presents you with unknown and familiar alien encounters that ends up making you more curious. Ridley Scott and the cast delivered an entertaining and enjoyable mystery thriller that left me pondering over theories. One thing I was happy about was finding some closure regarding the alien creatures in the Alien Trilogy.

 I give Prometheus an Imp Score of 3 out 4 smiles (3 - Great entertainment worth watching!)

21 Jump Street Movie Review

I remember the original TV show '21 Jump Street' with Johnny Deep, Richard Grieco and Peter Deluise. It was a cop show that had many girls including my girlfriend falling for Johnny Deep, that she and her friends made it a weekly ritual to watch the show. I for one lost interest, but it was an ok show for its day. The new presentation of 21 Jump Street is more comedic and fun movie, that keeps the original theme of young looking, problem cops who are reassigned to 21 Jump Street take undercover assignments in high school and college.

Instead of presenting a police squad like the TV show, the movie focuses on two individual high school kids. Schmidt played by Jonah Hill and Jenko played by Channing Tatum. They end up become buddies during the police academy, and since they only cause trouble they both get reassigned to 21 Jump Street.

The pairing of Tatum and Hill was awesome! Since they are both distinct individuals with diverse talents, the team up made the movie unique, fun and entertaining. The comedy and action was laid out well and was interesting to watch the two actor’s transition into cops. Then relive their high school years in reverse roles during their undercover assignment. Also seeing Jonah Hill slimmed down was very surprising and motivating. I am so used to his older look in Superbad and Moneyball; it took a bit of adjusting too. However, Jonah's new look is an inspiration for it shows his determination and hard work.

The cameo of the original 21 Jump street crew was awesome. They did a great job of hiding the cameos, that when they finally appeared it delivered a more surprising presentation. The only part I didn't like was their end scene. If the goal of the scene was to pass the torch, then I guess that segment worked for what it was.

Overall, the new presentation of 21 Jump Street with actors Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill was every bit entertaining, humorous, with sadness and some fun action moments. This is a fun and great movie to watch, especially if your fan of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, and I am for these two actors are the next generation of talented souls worth watching.

I give 21 Jump Street an Imp Score of 3 out 4 smiles (3 - Great entertainment worth watching!)