Act of Valor Review

Having served in the armed forces as a U.S. Marine, I have a lot of admiration and respect for the men and women who serve our country. And for those who serve at the elite levels of our armed forces it takes a lot of sacrifice, pride and honor to do what they do. And the movie 'Act of Valor' tries to present that atmosphere.

It's a story about a group of elite Navy Seals, who take on a risky mission to rescue a kidnapped US agent. This type of mission isn’t your typical operations were the team is supported by an army. It's the type of job that is secretive and risky to the point it may be the final mission the team may experience which presents an emotional view of the sacrifices these few men take for the country, with their families, friends and their own will being.

Some of the Navy Seals in the movie

With real life Navy Seals acting in this movie; it presents a more realistic military presence, especially when the operations are in progress. It showcases a true sense of how an elite team would act in the field, to how these types of teams work together in the roles of leadership and support, to the struggles and risks each person undergoes when situations get ruff or when a team member are lost.

Overall the military presentation was superb to experience. Although we won’t see academy awards being presented for the acting abilities of the real life Navy Seals in the movie during non-military related scenes. They do deserve to be praised for their ability to present a strong military experience during the action scenes throughout the movie.

I give the ‘Act of Valor’ an Imp Score of 3 out of 4 smiles. Great entertainment worth watching!

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)