How To Train Your Dragon

Finally!
A kids movie I can take my kids to and enjoy without falling asleep.
The story is about A nerdy young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons and becomes the owner of a young dragon and then learns that he has alot in common.
This movie was a children's book and it was refreshing to see a new movie with "B" actors as the voices of the main chracters rather than a remake with "A" list stars.
Jay Baruchel from She's Out of my League does the vocals for Hiccup the lead chracter and does an excellent job. If you remember his breakthrough role was in Million Dollar Baby as Danger, the young skinny kid that wanted to be a boxer.
Gerard Butler also does vocals. Some may consider him an "A" list actor but with the crap he has been making since 300 it seems like he is just collecting a paycheck.
The other star of the movie is the 3D effects and to truely enjoy it you will have to see it in IMAX. If you don't want to see it in 3D then don't worry because the story is good enough witout it.

Verdict:
Very good childrens movie. Dreamworks has done a fine job but Pixar is still the leader in this niche.

Our Family Wedding

This is a remake of Guess Who's Coming To Dinner with a twist. In this movie a black man is marrying a Latino instead of a white woman. Oscar winner Forrest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia play the fathers. The story is not as relevant today. Does anyone really care? America Ferrera plays the love interest. I have never watched her television show Ugly Betty and I am glad I didn't because I was not impressed with her acting abilities. Taye Diggs, Charley Murphy, and Warren Sapp have cameo roles with zero effect. Whitaker does the best he can with the material but I was hugely disappointed with Carlos Mencia. I am a fan of his stand up comedy and I was waiting to for him to have me in tears however I found myself talking to the screen with the rest of the very small audience.

Verdict: Go only if your significant other wants to see it and then bring an Iphone to twitt about the 2 hrs. of pain you are in.

The Bounty Hunter

The best thing about this movie is..........THE ENDING!
- Chemistry between Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston is not apparent.
- Supporting characters are weak.
- Soundtrack does not flow and seems to have been cut and pasted during the editing process.
STORY: A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up.
Aniston is in great shape but I already knew that from watching TMZ. I did wonder throughout the movie why she slept with John Mayer?? My mind wandered because I couldn't Fast Forward to the end which is what you will want to do when you rent this dog on DVD.

Verdict: Think Bird on a Wire on steroids and then go see Hot Tub Time Machine. I have not seen it yet but the title alone makes me laugh.

Great movie to rent: Marathon Man

The Seventies produced many classic films and many of them were from Paramount including The Godfather. Marathon Man was one that has been underrated and is a true classic.
The star of the movie is who this generation knows as Mr. Focker, Dustin Hoffman. He is in his prime in this movie and he was a GREAT actor.
In this flick he is teamed up with another great actor from a prior generation Sir Laurence Oliver. The movie also has other “A” list actors whom were just starting out but one of the main stars is the gritty city of New York.
Marathon Man was a best selling book and was produced by Robert Evans just like The Godfather.
The movie has nothing to do with running a marathon however runners will be able to relate. The acting from every character is superb especially from the lady who portrays a Nazi war victim and recognizes one of her concentration camp tormentors in New York City’s Diamond District.
The amazing thing about this movie is that Dustin is 40 years old in this movie and he is playing a college student. He nails it. Keep in mind he plays a woman in Tootsie years after this movie and nails that role as well.

Verdict: World Class cast, World Cast acting however if you plan on going to visit the dentist anytime soon do not rent this movie.

Cop Out aka A Couple of Dicks

Believe it or not Bruce Willis was cool at one time. Not anymore nor is this movie.
There is no story here!? Check it out: an old ass NYPD cop's rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster. SNORE!! This movie makes Rush Hour 3 look like an winner for Best Picture. The movie's background music is a rip-off of Beverly Hills Cop music which came out 100 years ago. There are some creative comedy bits but not much. Tracy Morgan tries his best but he's no Chris Tucker, not yet. Chris Tucker has not been Chris Tucker lately so Tracy needs a breakthrough movie and this ain't it. Flick may have been better if they teamed up Morgan with Carlos Mencia. Even Stifler, Seann William Scott, is no longer funny.
Only bright spots are Quincy Jone's daughter, Rashida Jones, as Morgan's wife and a lady who steals the movie (her house is getting robbed) with her gun and foul mouth.

Verdict: Give the lady with the foul mouth and gun, Susie Essman, a sitcom. She was the best thing in the movie.

The Losers - Official Trailer [HD]

Zoe is the new Hallie Barry.

Brooklyn's Finest

There are lots of "A" list stars in this movie and guess what? It's still stinks. The story is about three unconnected Brooklyn cops Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, & Ethan Hawke who wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. Antoine Fuqua directed this movie who did the classic Training Day with Denzel. Fuqua tries to bring to the big screen urban drug drama similar to HBO's The Wire but he fails miserably. Gere walks through a movie that should have gone straight to DVD. Snipes, plays a gangster AGAIN, and still can't top what he did in New Jack City as Nino Brown. Many other stars make cameo appearances but Ellen Barkin as Agent Smith is the only one that wakes me up from my coma.

Verdict: HUGE Disappointment.