Kick-Ass (2010)

Kick-Ass is about a high school kid who wants to know why no one has tried to be a superhero in real life. He lives in a rough part of town and is often bullied. He gets frustrated that people are so willing to look on and watch things happen and never take action. So he sets out to be a superhero and sick up for the little guy. Since he has no real special talent, or even an ounce of muscle, he gets himself into some situations that he is not capable of handling on his own. When a high powered drug dealer and his son, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse (better known as McLovin in the 2007 film Superbad) get involved, things get pretty tough for Kick-Ass and he realizes this is no longer a game.

In my opinion the best charter in this movie was Chloe Moretz who played Hit Girl. She looks like a sweet little girl but don’t you don’t want to get in her way. She made this movie worth watching.

Overall the movie was Okay. I would recommend that you rent it and not pay theater prices, it is not a must see. The middle of the movie was a dull and I got bored. The end however was action packed and saved the movie. This is not a kid’s movie, it was rated R for a reason. Within the first 5 minutes you will see what I am talking about.

Everybody's Fine (2009)

Everybody's Fine stars Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, and Kate Bechinsale. Robert De Niro's character, Frank, goes on a road trip to see all his kids after one by one they turned down an invite to come to see him. He just wants the whole family to be together all in one place.

I really enjoyed watching this movie. It was very sad the way his kids were pushing him away because they were trying to protect him from finding out that one of his sons was in very serious trouble. Each kid was also leading a different life then what their father had expected. No one wanted to be a disappointment to their father. It was a very heartwarming film about family and being importance of acceptance and being together.

I recommend this movie! If you are really the sensitive type you might need a tissue.

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (2009)

Not a whole lot to say about this movie. It was about this self absorbed, would do anything to get laid guy. Of course his actions hurt his best friends throughout the movie and did some unheard of things. I thought it would have been funnier but I laughed very little.

Overall I did not like this movie. It was boring to watch. The website http://www.ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com/ is just as entertaining (or even more so) as the movie and you will not waste as much time.

You might think this is a good guy movie but my husband did not like this one either..

Alice in Wonderland 3D (2010)

Everyone knows the story of Alice of Wonderland but Tim Burton puts an interesting twist on this Disney Classic. By now most of you have already seen this movie but if you haven't you will be pleasantly surprised. It is not the same old Alice in Wonderland that you have been watching for years, it is most like a sequel to the original version.

As always Johnny Depp puts on a wonderful performance as the Mad Hatter, as does Mia Wasikowska as Alice. My favorite character was the Red Queen, played by Helena Bonham Carter, but then again my favorite line in Alice in Wonderland has always been "off with their head."

This was a must see film but hurry to catch it before it leaves the theaters because you must see it in 3D.

Food, Inc. Documentary

WOW, that is how I describe this documentary. I went into this movie with no real expectations. I am not a vegan or even a vegetarian but this movie really made me think. It is a real shame to see how the animals are treated on large farms that product the majority of the meat we (as Americans) consume. Not to mention the fact that many of them are likely to get diseases (that are passed on to us in their meat) just do to their surroundings. It made me think more about buying organic and from local farmers.

If you don't want to see the sad, curl truth about how the animals are treated and killed this movie is not for you. If you want some inside truth as to where your food comes from watch this movie. I am not going to lie and tell you that now I buy all organic and only at farmers markets now but it will make me make an effort to do it more often.

This documentary was a real eye opener and very informative. I would recommend this one for sure.

The Box (2009)

With Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella

Basically this movie is about a husband and wife that are presented with a BOX. This box contains a button that if pushed, will kill someone they do not know and in return they will get 1 million dollars. If they choose to not push the button then nothing happens and the box is returned. There are a few catches to actually pushing button but I don't want to ruin the movie if you choose to see it.

It pains me to say this, because I am huge Cameron Diaz fan, but this movie was not worth watching. It was weird and the way they tried to tie everything together was confusing. Cameron Diaz's character had a southern accent but it was one of the worst accents ever. It would come and go as she spoke and to make it worst there was no need for the accent. No one else in the film had one. It only added to my dislike of the movie.

They story line could have made for a god movie but this was not it. This was one we rented and I am glad we did not pay theater ticket prices to see it. In my opinion, it was Cameron Diaz's worst movie. I would not recommend that you watch this movie unless you are all out of other movies to watch and just wanted to kill some time.

Shutter Island

This was one of my favorite Leonardo DiCaprio movies. I am going to have a hard time reviewing this movie in fear that I will give too much away and ruin it for those who have not viewed this Scorsese thriller.

It was definitely not what I expected and for the better. I was prepared to be really freaked out but that was not the case at all. It was very suspenseful and the ending was a compete shocker. The trailer makes it look scarier then it really was.

You have to see this movie you have not already. Not only because it was a great movie but you will want to talk about the ending with others.