#54--Daybreakers--Day 125

I was not expecting to like this movie at all, but I really enjoyed it! It was actually a vampire movie that showed...vampires killing? What!? They don't just sparkle and fall in love with humans?! PREPOSTEROUS! This movie takes place in 2019 and the entire world is overrun by vampires and the human race is almost completely extinct. Due to the lack of humans, the vampires are beginning to go through blood withdrawal and therefore are morphing into these crazy bat-like creatures! Ethan Hawke, a hematologist and several other scientists are searching for either a cure to vampire-ism or a blood substitute. It really is a great movie, but I wouldn't suggest it if you have a weak stomach, because there is definitely a lot of bodies being torn apart. Like I said, it's a REAL vampire movie!

3.5/4 out of 5.

#53--The Vicious Kind--Day 124

I really enjoyed this movie. Britney Snow is dating this frat brother that decides to take her to his home over Thanksgiving vacation. While home his crazy insomniac brother starts to fall in love with her because she reminds him of his old girlfriend who had recently cheated on him. This movie has a very indie film to and yet was classified as "comedy." This movie definitely had some amusing parts, but overall was definitely not a comedy. Some parts of this movie did drag a little bit, but I think I liked it so much because it was real. The emotions that every character was feeling were so real that you couldn't help, but get swept up in it. I also feel that everyone in their life feels lost like Caleb's character, or has loved someone who hasn't been loved in return like Peter's character, or has been in the middle of all of it like Britney Snow's character. I really enjoyed this movie, but I do realize that there are probably many who may not.

4 out of 5.

#52--Havoc--Day 124

Anne Hathaway as a gansta?? Yup, it's true! This movie is about a bunch of white, rich kids who are bored and feel unloved so they start a gang. However, after witnessing an altercation with the Latino gang downtown Anne Hathaway's character, Allison begins to think differently. Continually drawn to danger and excitement she starts hanging out with Hector's Latino gang because she finds it more thrilling. Obviously, this is a slippery slope. Overall, I was surprised by how good this movie was. It wasn't rated very highly on Netflix so I wasn't hoping for anything spectacular, but I enjoyed it! The only thing that would have made this movie better would have been if the ending was more conclusive. There is something about Anne Hathaway that usually really annoys me, but I do have to say that she was really good in this movie.

3 out 5.

#51--Gossip--Day 122

This movie was really good! When I first read the plot I wasn't really sure how it could develop into an entire movie, but it did quite nicely. James Marsden and his two roommates decide to plant the rumor that they Kate Hudson was raped after passing out by her boyfriend Joshua Jackson. The rumor grows out of control and eventually Kate Hudson believes it herself and decides to press charges. Marsden's female roommate then begins her own investigation to discover that Marsden and Hudson had actually dated in high school and that it had been rumored that he had raped her. Without giving anything else away the conclusion of the movie holds several twists. Overall this ended up being a much better movie than I thought it would be. I don't know if I would ever need to watch it again, but it was decent.

3 out of 5.

#50--Pandorum--Day 122

Two engineers on a spaceship, Payton and Bower wake up from eight years of hyper sleep confused and lacking most memory to find that several shipmates are dead and that there are random creatures loose picking off people one by one. Bower believing his wife is on the ship goes on a search to find her. Overall the movie was kind of slow, but I thought it had a good ending. I was surprised to see where the ship actually turns out of be at the end of the movie. It was an okay movie. I wish Ben Foster would appear in more movies because I like him. He's not an exceptional actor, but he's decent. I feel like he hasn't really been given the opportunity to prove what he can do.

3 out of 5.

#49--The Bodyguard--Day 122

Haha. Wow there is absolutely no reason to review this movie. The best thing that came out of it was Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You." Yup, that's about it. Oh, Whitney Houston should never act. Ever again.

1.5 out of 5.

#48--Shawshank Redemption--Day 121

So I'm on an old movie kick apparently. Well, actually an old, free, Netflix watch instantly movie kick. I cannot believe it took so long for me to watch this movie!! I had been told about how fabulous this movie was, but it took way to long for me to actually watch it. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star as prisoners in Shawshank.I didn't think that I would ever see a prison movie that I enjoyed as much as the Green Mile, but I think that I have finally found one of equal quality. We'll just ignore the fact that technically it came out a lot earlier than the Green Mile. I didn't think that I would like this movie, but I absolutely loved it! Excellent.

4.5 out of 5.

#47--This Film is Not Yet Rated--Day 121

This documentary focuses on the inconsistencies in the MPAA rating system. It was really interesting the ways in which many of the movies I have seen have been altered in an effort to comply with the ratings. Most of the time the ratings have little to do with the amount of killing or language, but more with sex. If a film is to get an NC-17 rating, it is impossible for films to get any funding. Often times films that show women getting intense sexual pleasure and/or gay sex are immediately slapped with an NC-17 label because it is too "risque" aka straight up bullshit. This was a pretty interesting documentary. There was a lot of facts that I found really interesting throughout the documentary. It wasn't amazing, but decent.

3 out of 5.

#46--What's Eating Gilbert Grape?--Day 119

So, yes, I realize that I am 17 years behind the curb on this film, but I've always wanted to see it. Therefore, I'm justifying its review. First, of all I can't believe that 1993 was seventeen years ago. Secondly, this movie is just one of the many examples that prove both Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio rarely choose bad films. After seeing this it really pisses me off that people associate Leo's breakout film as Titanic considering this was four years prior and his acting is about 10x better. Overall, this movie is both uplifting and depressing. I'm not going to bore everyone by giving a plot synopsis because I'm one of the few people who haven't seen this movie. However, if you haven't I totally recommend you check it out.

4 out of 5.

#45--The Young Victoria--Day 118

I've been wanting to see this movie for so long because I think Emily Blunt is adorable and I love Paul Bettany, but I was incredibly disappointed by this film. First, of all it was extremely, extremely, slow. I felt like I was watching the four hour version of Pride and Prejudice. I learned a tad bit about her life, but it felt like it dragged on forever. Unless you're really curious about this time period and/or love Queen Victoria I don't recommend this movie. At least, not for casual browsing on a Saturday night.

2 out 5.

#44--The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus--Day 118

Heath Ledger's last movie. :( This was a very interesting movie, but not particularly entertaining. Doctor Parnassus makes a deal with the devil that he will give his daughter to the devil on her 16th birthday unless he takes so many souls. In order to take these souls he forms a "carnival group" and then entices people through a portal into the land of their imaginations. The "carnival group" then stumble across the character of Tony who helps them. He also continually steps inside the mirror which is where Heath's doubles in the film: Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law step in. Overall, the movie is very slow and drags quite a bit. Definitely not anything spectacular, but then again perhaps the script was altered quite a bit to facilitate the parts that Heath had already filmed. Nonetheless, I will forever miss seeing Heath in a new film.

2 out of 5.

#43--How to Train Your Dragon--Day 118

So, I went to see Iron Man 2 at the drive-in which means...DOUBLE FEATURE. The movie that was showing before Iron Man 2, was How to Train Your Dragon, which I was a little skeptical of, but turned out great.

This was the first time in an extremely long time that I saw a kids movie, and it was awesome! It's somewhat of a typical storyline. A boy who doesn't fit in his Viking village dreams of slaying a dragon to impress his father; however, when he finally has the chance he cannot. Rather, he ends up bonding and training with an adorable dragon he names, "Toothless." This is a great family film and I would recommend it to people of all ages!

3.5 out of 5.

#42--Iron Man 2--Day 118

It is officially summer which means that I will be catching up on movies so that I can reach my goal!!

Iron Man 2 was pretty freaking fabulous. It wasn't AS amazing as the first, because quite frankly no movie really ever is as good as the first (Pirates for instance?); however, it was pretty close! Like the first, the character of Tony Stark is a conceited yet hilarious asshole and as much as I loved Terrence Howard, Don Cheadle fills his shoes quite nicely, maybe even better.But then again I LOVE Don Cheadle. The only thing this movie needed a little more of was Scarlett Johanson kicking ass and the final battle between the Iron Men and Mickey Rourke. Overall, the plot was great and the movie didn't really drag (which I was afraid of). I was also extremely impressed with Mickey Rourke in this movie. His accent and just overrall evilness was awesome. This movie is really awesome and I would DEF recommend going to see it in theatres! Don't wait for it to come out. It is worth $10!

4 out of 5.

#41--Clash of the Titans--Day 82

Holy freaking Craken! I had to think about this movie for a little bit before I decided to actually do my review. Overall, it was a fairly decent movie and definitely worth seeing. I was planning on seeing it in 3D; however, 1.) our theatre still has "How to Train Your Dragon" in 3D in that theatre and 2.) this movie was not originally shot in 3D. They pushed the release date and made it 3D in the hopes of making more money off of it. Thus, I decided it probably would not have been that amazing in 3D anyway.

A group of men from Argos begin a journey with a demi-God, Sam Worthington to cut off the head of Medusa to kill the Craken. Of course huge challenges arise along the way. Thus, my biggest problem with this movie was that it would take a half an hour to get anywhere and then when they did get to where they needed to the battles would be like 5 mins. For instance, probably the entire first hour the goal is to reach Medusa, when they get there a lot of people die and Sam Worthington kicks ass (hopefully this isn't a spoiler, much more happens, I promise). Overall, the special effects are pretty ridiculous...the creatures in this movie are UNBELIEVABLE. I can also say that Sam Worthington has somewhat stepped up his acting abilities in the movie. I mean, he barely spoke in Terminator, he spoke in Avatar, but he was an Avatar the whole time so it wasn't really him. This movie it's him the whole time and he's speaking! Though I couldn't say he's phenomenal he's definitely a crazy awesome new action star, which I may or may not be in love with. The verdict is still out on that one.

I think that what this movie needed a little bit more of was some humor. It's a great guy flick, but if you wanna rope the girls in with something more than Sam Worthington you need some humor. Think Pirates, if it had a little bit of the humor Johnny Depp provides this movie would be insane! Nonetheless, this movie was pretty good. I recommend you see it, maybe not more than once, but see it.

3 out of 5.

#40--Spread--Day 80

I would not recommend the first hour of this film. It's basically Ashton Kutcher screwing many many women. However, the last half hour makes the entire movie worthwhile when he finally finds the female version of himself (Margarita Levieva). I debated whether or not to even finish this movie, but I'm very glad I did, because the very boring semi-porno turns into a movie about real shit. Furthermore, it has a "real shit" ending, which is invigorating because who doesn't get sick of unrealistic endings?

So, the best part of this movie hands down is Margarita Levieva, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!! I knew she looked familiar and I just could not figure it out, so of course I went to the source of all knowledge imdb.com, which informed me she also appeared in "The Invisible." BINGO! I knew I had been madly in love with her at some other point of my life. Probably one of the most gorgeous people I've ever seen and makes the movie that much more enjoyable.

3 out of 5.

#39--The Box--Day 80

I would just like to point out that despite being 41 movies/days behind I am determined to be completely caught up by the end of summer. I will accomplish this goal!

The Box...hmmm. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden are really, terribly, obnoxiously, cheesy in this film. I still do not know how I feel about this film. First of all, it was WAY TOO LONG! There were so many unnecessary parts that it felt like I was watching this movie for an eternity. It also really bothered me that in the beginning the movie was realistic, but as the movie continued it got waaay too science fiction-y. Furthermore, without spoiling the ending, don't expect to be happy. I feel that the movie ends and everyone's lives are shittier, yes there was a lesson to be learned, but it wasn't really learned. One thing I can is that Richard Matheson writes some craazzy stories. After seeing this movie I looked the short story up online which the movie is based off of, and he is also the author of "I Am Legend" and "What Dreams May Come." (Which I would also like to read.) I really like to read this short story because I feel that the film did not do the story justice by any means. One amazingly positive aspect of this book? Not one smoking scene in the entire movie. Not one!! After the credits there was even a disclaimer acknowledging this! I was so impressed that the movie earned some brownie points.

2.5/3 out of 5.

#37--Brothers--Day 77

I still am not completely sure how I felt about this movie. My mom loved it, but I'm still not so sure. The movie is definitely very depressing. It's very difficult for me to watch torture scenes so while Tobey McGuire was being held as POW I had a little bit of trouble watching some of the scenes. I think this movie definitely makes a statement about the tortures and pains of this never ending war; however, I think that it could have been carried out better. I think that the movie In the Valley of Elah makes the exact same statement, but in a much more powerful way. This movie progressed rather slowly. I actually fell asleep at various parts. Thus, overall, it was okay to see once, but I probably won't ever watch it again.

2.5/3 out of 5.

#36 Shutter Island--Day 77

AMAZING! Gooo see it! Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are simply amazing! I know that a lot of people may not have felt the same way about this movie, but I really enjoyed it. I spent the entire movie trying to figure out how it was going to end and I just couldn't. There were so many twists and surprises I was both shocked and saddened at the end of the movie. It wasn't too much of a surprise that Ben Kingsley was creepy, he just always is. The movie wasn't overly scary there were definitely some parts that I had to close my eyes, but overall was more mysterious and suspenseful than anything else. If you like movies that DO NOT end the way you are expecting them to than you will thoroughly enjoy this movie.

4 out of 5.

#35 The Men Who Stare At Goats--Day 77

This movie was surprisingly pretty good. I've really enjoyed George Clooney's roles lately. He takes on a character very similar to the one in Burn After Reading Very comical. This movie is astounding because it is based mostly on a true story, which is just ridiculous to fathom: the government spending money to teach soldiers to telepathically stun enemies, etc. Although, I'm not a big Ewan McGregor fan I didn't particularly mind him in this movie. His interactions with George Clooney probably helped. Plus, Jeff Bridges is absolutely hilarious! I would definitely see this movie again and advise people to see it at least once.

3/ 3.5 out of 5.

#34 Armored Day 77

I apologize to anyone who pays the money to see this. It's terrible. A slow movie ends with an anti-climatic ending. The only upside Milo Ventimiglia and Skeet Ulrich were in it. They're quite attractive. The entire story takes place in a warehouse, one guy is in a truck with money the others are pissed and try to get him out. People die. The ending provides no twists or surprises. What you see is what you get with this one.

1.5 out of 5.