MOVIE REVIEW: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

 RELEASE DATE: January 27th, 2017

DIRECTOR: Paul W.S. Anderson

MAIN CAST; Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, ALi Larter

IMDB Story Line

Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.

WHAT I LIKE

This was nonstop action from start till the end. impossible situations all the way through the movie. Great story telling, understandable, deep but not confusing. Special effects where awesome. Spectacular visuals  For the most part it fit all the the missing parts of of the previous movies together. Like I said for the most part because...........

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

The movie seemed to change the story line of the second movie dramatically, I really was upset with that small part in the beginning.

SIDE NOTES

I went and seen this movie on the super size RPX Regal Cinema at Great Northern. Did not care to see it in 3D, But I will buy the Bluy Ray when it comes out.But very happy I was able to see it on the big screen.

Movie was given a R rating, PG-13 would have been sufficient. I gave the movie a 9 on IMDB. It would have got a 10 if it would have not been for the dis-likes. 

MOVIE REVIEW: I.T.

RELEASE DATE: September 23rd 2016

DIRECTOR John More

MAIN CAST: Pierce Brosnan, Jason Barry, Karen Moskow

IMDB Story Line

Mike Regan has everything he could ever want, a beautiful family and a top of the line smart house. The company he owns is on the verge of changing flight leasing forever. That is, until the relationship with his I.T. adviser turns nasty, to the point where his teenage daughter is being stalked and his family is under attack through every technological facet of their lives.

WHAT I LIKED

Over all the story idea was good and made perfect sense because of the world we live in today, I liked the way the movie ended, it had a strong satisfying ending that made perfect sense.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

The movie took forever to get going, I thought it was very slow to explain the plot. Parts where very boring in the first hour of a 1 hour 38 minute movie, it was not until the last 30 minutes of the movie that it got going when it started to truly hold my attention.

SIDE NOTES

I am very glad I did not see this on the big screen, I can not recommend this movie and I usally like anything that Pierce Brosnan stars in.

Movie was not rated according to IMDB, but I would give it a weak R rating because of strong language and one sexual suggestion scene, I would no recommend this as a family movie.

I gave this movie a 3 on IMDB and will not be buying the Blue Ray   

MOVIE REVIEW: Spectral

RELEASE DATE: December 9th 2016 (Netflix)

DIRECTOR: Nic Mathieu

MAIN CAST: James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Bruce Greenwood

IMDB Story Line:

A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.

WHAT I LIKED

It was a gritty war movie against a unknown enemy. I have not seen this type of a gritty SCI-FI movie since the 2011 movie Battle Los Angeles, It kind of scared you the way they introduced you to the enemy. Through out the movie you are asking your self what kind of enemy is this because it does not seem like what is obvious. It really challenged the imagination of who they where fighting. The creativity of what to do to fight the enemy was well written and believable. The cast was perfect and put together well.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

With out giving away to much, the main solution to beating the enemy seemed a bit like Star Wars when Obi Wan Kenobi shut down the tractor beam in the Death Star.

SIDE NOTES

But over all it was great entertainment, I can strongly recommend watching the Netflix Original movie and hope they make a sequel if possible.

Movie was given a well deserved PG-13 on Netflix, depending on your family standards on violence I can strongly recommend this as a family movie.

Due to the fact that this is a Netflix movie I did not see this on the big screen, but they should give this a try on the big screen at the theater, Maybe even on I-MAX

I gave this movie a 10 on the IMDB scale, and will be happy to watch it anytime on Netflix, no need to buy a blue Ray

Investigation of Criminal Minds Episode "Proof" Season 7 Episode 2

Episode Aired September 28th 2011

DIRECTOR: Karen Gaviola

MAIN GUEST STAR: Andy Milder

SYNOPSIS FROM IMDB

Rural Oklahoma, 1986. We see a young boy named Cy, who is mentally challenged, being teased by the other children. FLASH FORWARD. Adult Cy videotapes himself walking into the rundown house he grew up in

This episode just hurts to watch, It was a awesome episode and well written, but it hurts to watch because it shows how people ignore the dangers we live with and don't even know it. We always assume because a person is mentally disabled, that they are also emotionally disabled also. This episode exposes that on so many levels from the time the unsub know as Cy (Andy Milder) and his brother Matt (David Starzyk) where kids. His brother ignored him because he was a liar. I know this is just a TV episode, but what it represents is just devastating to what our society has become and what we ignore as being normal or don't want to deal with.

I have to wonder how many people out in the world become homicidal maniacs because they don't get the attention they need till it is to late. Are families that naive to what is going on in their family?
It was also disturbing that this mentally disturbed person would go to such depths to kill his victims. I am use to seeing that in good guy vs bad guy movies, but it hurt to see that in a person that is considered mentally disabled and really is incapable of making decisions. I have read about it and heard it in the news but to see it visually was unreal. Criminal Minds Director Karen Gaviola did a awesome job in showing us what we forget as a society.

Criminal Minds writers, directors and actors always find a way in a 45 minute episode to take it to the next level  on a commercial network. Could you imagine a 2 hour R rated Criminal Mind episode?
Something tells me it would not work, but we learn from all the episodes, if you have the right team, it can get done and done right. 

MOVIE REVIEW: The Martian

RELEASE DATE: October 2nd 2015

DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott

MAIN CAST: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastian, Kristen Wiig

IMDB Story Line

An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

WHAT I LIKED 

When I viewed the trailer for this movie I was turned off and did not give this movie a fair chance, and that was unfortunate for me, because I missed the opportunity of seeing a great movie at the theater. Most of the story was great, Matt Damon's Character Mark Watney had to find a way to survive on a planet with no air and no water, This was the ultimate fictional survival story. It was a adventure. I Really like the believable creative ways that Watney came up with to survive.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

I did not like the rescue part of the story. It seemed like a extended version of the 1995 movie Apollo 13 Staring Tom Hanks as Tom Lovell. I thought that part of the story was made over complicated, However the acting and directing was so awesome that I was able to get past it and enjoy the movie. The script and story was well executed to make a great movie

Movie was given a well deserved PG-13, I would cation this as a family movie because of intense drama and in frequent strong language.

I gave the movie a 8 on IMDB, it was a great and enjoyable movie, I did not see it in theaters but I will looking for the Blue Ray to add to my collection