Did It Suck Movie Reviews
Archive for March, 2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Review: 4.5 Stars Rated: G
Saddle up for a fantastic ride that will take you to new heights in How to Train Your Dragon. Voice Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, and America Ferrera. Directors: Chris Sanders and Canadian film director Dean DeBlois.
Plot: On a small island called Berk lives a community of Vikings who’s occupational hazard happens to be fighting dragons. For one teenage Viking, named Hiccup, fighting dragons doesn’t come naturally so he finds a different way to deal with them. Hiccup soon realizes everything he’s ever known about dragons has been wrong.
Did It Suck? This was a very enjoyable film to watch; the animation, the story, and the characters all fit together beautifully. The opening of this movie was quite good. It gives you a quick overview of everything and everyone that’s involved in the adventure that is about to unfold. The film quickly moves into the main plot while balancing out the surrounding story giving you a well rounded film. As with most of the new 3D movies that come out you have a viewing choice of 2D or 3D. However this movie was really good in 3D and worth paying a little more for. I am quite happy to say this one is well Worth a Ticket
- Dan Kersey
Hot Tub Time Machine
Review: 3 Stars Rated: 18-A
Get into your Body Glove and Ocean Pacific threads and chill with the boys in this righteous flick called the Hot Tub Time Machine. Check Out this fun 80s fashion video
Plot: Three friends, and one of their nephews, travel back in time to 1986 and must take care not to change the past. They set out to retrace their steps exactly as they first trod them many years earlier, but this soon falls by the wayside as they go with the flow.
I’m a little torn on my recommendation here. I think that if you grew up in the 80s then it’s Worth a Ticket, but otherwise I’d Wait for the DVD. You can always get more info if you Lougle it!
-Andy Hughes
The Bounty Hunter
Review: 2 Stars Rated: PG
It’s a game of ‘Cat and Mouse’ in The Bounty Hunter starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler.
Plot: Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) is a bounty hunter who gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his ex—wife for missing her court appearance. Nicole Hurly, the ex-wife played by Jennifer Aniston, is a feisty reporter willing to do anything to get a story including jumping bail. Milo thinks it’s going to be an easy job but Nicole gives him a good run for his money.
Did It Suck? Dog The Bounty Hunter might be something better to watch than to see this movie. There are not a lot of good things to say about this film as I was increasing disappointed as the movie went on. The only nice thing I can say about this move is that it was cute, more than anything else. It had some funny moments but the movie fell apart quickly and never recovered. Wait for the DVD; it won’t be long before it’s on the shelf, but keep in mind, it’s still barely worth renting.
-Dan Kersey
Repo Men
Review 2 Stars Rated: R
You can’t afford to die, but can you afford to live? Ask yourself this before buying an artificial organ, because if you default on the payment the Repo Men will be coming for you.
Plot: Jude Law plays Remy, the best organ repo man in the business. That is until an accident causes him to be fitted with an artificial heart and he realises it’s not the job for him anymore. However, their motto of ‘a job is just a job’ comes back to haunt him when he falls behind on his payments and his former friends come looking for him. If you’ve seen Logan’s Run you will likely recognise similarities in the plot.
Did It Suck? The movie is set in the near future, and while the ‘city’ effects were quite impressive they’ve all been done before, particularly in Blade Runner. The characters spent a lot of time moving between high-tech offices in the city to run down slums and it just didn’t really mesh well. The story was easy to follow and there was a good twist at the end (but no spoilers). Due to the nature of the movie’s subject it is quite dark and foreboding, and much of the humour was the same. There are some very gory parts but as with many gory movies they become darkly humorous because of it.
I didn’t feel that the acting was anything special, no one stood out, and everyone just seemed to be plodding along with little feeling for their characters. This, combined with there being nothing else that really stands out in the movie, mean that while I did enjoy it I can only really suggest that you wait for it to come to TV, you certainly won’t miss anything on the big screen and I don’t really think it’s worth renting either, unless you especially want to see people getting cut open. Final verdict … Don’t Bother.
-Andy Hughes
She’s Out of My League
Review: 3.5 Stars Rated: 14A
Love stories like Aladdin and Princess Jasmine, and Beauty and the Beast have nothing on She’s Out of My League. British film director Jim Field Smith and actors Alice Eve and Canadian born Jay Baruchel make us laugh in this romantic comedy.
Plot: The universe of relationships is out of sync and amazing things are happening to a guy named Kirk. Nice guys don’t finish last in this story as we find a beautiful woman wanting to date this under average guy. Kirk may be a little scrawny, a little plain, and somewhat of a pushover, but Molly is finding out he’s what she’s been looking for.
Did It Suck? I really enjoyed this movie because it didn’t try to be over ridiculous in trying to get a laugh. The characters portrayed as Kirk’s family and friends were slightly exaggerated but not overly done. The Director does a good job at knowing when to cut off the cheese and when to turn it up. This was a cute movie and it made me smile, laugh, and feel for our hero in his awkward moments. If you like to see comedies in the theater then it’s Worth a Ticket, but for everyone else Wait For The DVD.
- Dan Kersey
Green Zone
Review: 3.5 Stars Rated 14A
“Hide and go seek” and “Capture the flag” are good themes for this movie except that it’s one sided. The seekers can’t find the hidden and the flag hunters can’t capture a flag that’s not there. Green Zone is inspired by a non-fiction book written by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran. Green Zone stars Matt Damon and is directed by Paul Greengrass, who has worked with Damon on two of the three Bourne series films.
Plot: Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of army inspectors are given missions to find weapons of mass destruction in the Iraqi desert. Moving around from one site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but find nothing. Roy Miller is questioning the accuracy and the source of the intelligence he has been receiving. He is frustrated and is getting no where, his troops are placing themselves in constant danger, so Miller finds himself looking for answers elsewhere leading him to stumble upon a cover-up.
Did It Suck? The movie keeps moving along nicely and never really lets up. It has some good intense moments and good action sequences. The acting was ‘in your face’ and fluent, making it a “true to life” type movie. The shaky cam affect in some sequences was done well and not overly done. Over all this was a good war film but not the best. The political side to the story was actually interesting and Damon was quite good playing his role. For the most part I didn’t feel bad about paying full price to see it on the big screen, however, I’d Wait for the DVD.
- Dan Kersey
Brooklyn’s Finest
Review: 3.5 Stars Rated: R
Good cops, bad cops, undercover cops, rookie cops, and dead cops. Director Antoine Fuqua shoots his way through the dark side of police work in Brooklyn’s Finest. Starring: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes (who, BTW, is back after a 5 year break).
Plot: Three New York police officers take us into their lives as we see them struggle against the streets of Brooklyn. Eddie (Gere) has seven days left until he retires; life and 22 years on the job has already killed him. Tango (Cheadle) is an undercover cop who wants his life back because he’s forgetting who the enemy is. Sal (Hawke) is a narcotics officer who needs money and is desperate to support his three kids and sick pregnant wife. He risks his job and life trying to pocket drug money after police raids.
Did It Suck? As expected this was a slow character driven movie. In saying that, all the actors played their parts incredibly well and this made it easy to connect with each of the different characters. The story line was a little loose, there wasn’t much of one until the end of the movie where all three cops end up in the same location. Not the best cop movie but over all it was a half decent film. Final verdict …. Not worth spending full price at the theater, Wait For The DVD.
- Dan Kersey
Alice in Wonderland
Review: 4 Stars Rated: PG
She’s back, and bigger than ever! Or is she small, after all? Tim Burton returns to the big screen with Alice in Wonderland, telling the story of Alice’s (Mia Wasikowska) return to Wonderland many years after her first adventure. Although mostly CGI a bevy of famous actors play parts, including two of Burton’s favourites in Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter) and Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen), with those two stealing the show as always.
Plot: Alice is now grown up but keeps having strange dreams of blue caterpillars and other strange creatures. While at a party she follows a rabbit, wearing a waistcoat, and falls down a rabbit hole! Those familiar with the original story will know what is coming for the next few minutes, but then the new adventures begin as Alice is whisked from place to place, meeting all the colourful characters again but without any memory of them, before finally reaching her destiny as the saviour of them all.
Did It Suck? The start of the movie was a little slow, but, the scene did have to be set for what was to come, but it still did not feel to me that the movie really started until Alice fell down the rabbit hole. From then on the story flowed fluidly and quickly, with humour, both dark and light, mixing well throughout. As with most of Burton’s movies almost all the imagery throughout was a little surreal, but as always it worked. Once Alice went down the rabbit hole it is just hard to find fault with this movie!
I saw it in 3D but there were few scenes where the 3D stood out (pun intended) and I think it would be just as good in 2D. This movie is definitely Worth a Ticket to be sure you get the full effect.
-Andy Hughes
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