Beauty and the Beast in 3D

Beauty and the Beast is the second of several classic movies Disney has planned to re-release in 3D. Disney decided to re-release some of their movies in 3D because The Lion King did so well at the box office last September. (It was only re-released to help promote the special edition BluRay of the movie.) [...]

“The Devil Inside” Doesn’t Live Up to Hype

 The Devil Inside, the latest in exorcism-horror films, had a lot of standards to live up to. The hype surrounding the film was unbearable, with the constant gossip circling through the media as well as many social-networking sites. Even more pressure to be horrifying was added as a result of all the recent successful exorcism [...]

A Stand on R-Rated Movies: Deal with ‘Em

Does it seem like, generally speaking, the newer the movie the raunchier it is? And the dirtier the funnier?  For better or worse, crass behavior is funny, and violence is exciting.   In many cases, directors will add or remove specific scenes or language just to kick the movie up or bring it down to a [...]

“The Hunger Games” Film: Going to be the Worst Thing Ever

  Suzanne Collins’ series about a dystopian world filled with war and corrupt government has taken both the teenage and adult literary worlds by storm. The trilogy has sold over one million copies, and is to become a major motion picture in just a couple short months. As a devout Hunger Games fan, I can [...]

Hugo: A Martin Scorsese Movie

Martin Scorsese, a man synonymous with movie gold has decided to tread the waters of 3-D. Has it worked? Hugo is a movie unlike any other with imagination twists, imagination bends, and imagination even coming out at you. The movie is based off a 550-page book called, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, where most of its [...]

The Sitter- Will Babysit for More Originality

Jonah Hill, notable for his roles in Superbad and Moneyball, returns to his crude humor as he stars in The Sitter. Hill plays Noah, a dead-beat college student who now lives with his mother after making some unwise decisions. Taking on the job to babysit three troublesome kids with the combination of an ungrateful girlfriend [...]

My Top 10 Movies of 2011

As the year draws to a close, I feel compelled to look back, not only in terms of family and friends, but also in entertainment. Here are my ten favorite movies from this year. Keep in mind, however, that I am not a professional movie critic. I don’t look at a movie and have thoughts [...]

Mission Impossible 4, a cinematic mission accomplished

Ghost Protocol is the fourth installment in the Mission Impossible series, where Tom Cruise remains as the leading star. Ethan Hunt and the IMF return to the stage conducting undercover missions. Although still a typical action movie, Ghost Protocol trumps the other films in the series, scoring a successful 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. With newer [...]

A Promising Trailer for The Hunger Games Movie

If you’re a fan of the series, you probably have already heard that a movie adaptation of The Hunger Games is going to be released next year in March. Even if you aren’t a fan of the series, you may have already seen the first official trailer of The Hunger Games, which was released on [...]

They’ve Got the Whole Wide World in the Palms of Their Hands

Clearly aimed at a younger audience but with allowances for the possibility that adults would drift into the theater to reminisce over their childhoods, the newest Muppet Movie is like a pizza supreme that is covered in so many toppings that everyone can find something they like.  The jokes are served to the audience in [...]

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