Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

When I heard that they were taking my favorite president and turning him into a vampire hunter I was a little skeptical but I went to see Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and it was really pretty good. Normally I don't go to vampire movies but I was curious about how they would take our sixteenth President of the United States and make him a vampire hunter and would they change the history to do it. The answer is no. The history of Abraham Lincoln was all there but they just added back story to how some things happened to include vampires. It was well cast and well done. I highly recommend this movie even if you don't like vampire movies.

Rock of Ages

Today I am going to review the movie Rock of Ages. I think what drew me to this movie was first the soundtrack because it has all these great songs from Journey, Twisted Sister, Starship, Bon Jovi, Guns n Roses and more. It is about this rocker Stacee Jaxx played by Tom Cruise (who was very convincing and not a bad singer). Paul Giamatti plays his manager, Julianne Hough plays Sheri (small town girl), Mary J. Blige plays the owner of a strip club called the Venus Club, Catherine Zeta Jones plays Patty the mayor's wife and Bryan Cranston plays the mayor. Alec Baldwin plays the owner of the nightclub called the Bourbon Room, and Russell Brand plays a worker at the club and there is a newcomer names Diego Boneta plays a would be singer who gets his big break. The movie moved along and all the characters sang their own songs. It is great to see the eighties fashions again along with the hair. I recommend this movie. It is a great way to spend an evening. I think its worth the money.

Madagascar 3

Today I am going to write about the movie Madagascar 3. This is the third installment and the originals voices are back. Ben Stiller as Alex the lion, David Schwimmer as Melman the giraffe, Jada Pinkett-Smith as Gloria the hippo and Chris Rock as Marty the zebra. They are trying to get back to New York City Zoo and they end up in Monte Carlo trying to find the penguins. They are again on the run from a french captain who loves to kill animals and hang them up on her wall and she needs a lion so she decides to go after Alex. Now the runaways try to hide from this captain by trying to blend in with a circus. This is a disaster waiting to happen but it all ends well. This movie was by far the best of the three. Little kids will love it and so will the parents. Definitely worth the price of admission. Next I will review Rock of Ages.

What to Expect When you are Expecting

You guys are lucky today because I am going to now review What to Expect When you are Expecting. I know I got a little behind on my movies so this should get me caught up until next week. This movie has a pretty good cast with Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Morrison, Chris Rock, Brooklyn Decker and Dennis Quaid with other great supporting cast members and a brief cameo of Megan Mellaly (from Will and Grace) as herself on a fictional dance competition. There is adoption, miscarriage, miracle, twins and surprise pregnancies in this movie. I thought it was charming and when all the pregnant women seem to go into labor at the same time it is a hilarious look at birth. I laughed and I cried. I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars so its worth the price of ticket. I must say though that I have never seen so many pregnant women come to one movie in my life.

Men in Black 3

Today I am going to give a review on the movie Men in Black 3. This movie stars Will Smith as Agent J, Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K, Josh Brolin as a young Agent K and Emma Thompson as the new leader.
At first I was a little skeptical about making a third installment of MIB 3 but this movie had the same energy as the other two. When people ask me how it was, I simply tell them that it is not as good as the first but better than the second. Which is mostly true of any trilogy (not all though). This movie is worth the price of admission. I give it a 3 out 5 stars.

Battleship

Today I am going to review the movie Battleship. There have been a couple of movies that I have seen that I can't believe they could make a movie about a guy in a phone booth for instance or a man stuck in an airport terminal but they did and both of those movies were great. But this movie is not based on a single place or even on action figures or video games. This movie is based on a popular board game and when I first heard about this concept I had my doubts but it just took a couple of actors and the United States Navy to change my mind. When I saw this movie I was amazed that they actually pulled off making this movie. The stars of this movie are Liam Neeson as Admiral Shane, Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, Alexander Skarsgard as Alex's brother Commander Stone Hopper, Brooklyn Decker as Alex's girlfriend/Admiral Shane's daughter, Rihanna as Petty Officer Cora "Weps" Raikes and Gregory D. Godson as Lt. Colonel Mick Canales who is a real life war hero who had his legs lost during battle. Rihanna does an good job as a weapons control and all the actors along with all of the Navy personnel that was in this movie was very good. The enemy this time were aliens and the use of real Navy ships like the John Paul Jones and U.S.S. Ronald Reagan which is an aircraft carrier was fantastic because you got to see how these ships actually worked. They have even added aspects of the board game into the movie but I won't tell you what they are and we will see if you can figure it out. There is battle on land and at sea and without telling you the end I just want to say that a "battleship" does appear to do battle. I highly recommend this movie. It is not your typical alien movie but you will be cheering at the end. Well worth the price of admission.

The Avengers

Today I thought I would review the movie The Avengers. I can't tell you how much I have anticipated this movie and the closer that opening day approached, I couldn't wait any longer and the movie did not disappoint. From the first moment that you see Loki, to incorporating each character that creates the Avengers was a total thrill ride. Seeing Tony Stark/Ironman, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Bruce Banner/Hulk and Thor getting together, fighting each other and then coming together for a common cause is totally awesome. The actors and their characters/alter egos work well together. Robert Downey Jr is as always charming as Tony Stark and Iron Man, Chris Evans was great as Steve Rogers and Captain America, Mark Ruffalo was very convincing as Bruce Banner and The Hulk(The best one by far) Jeremy Renner was equally convincing as Clint Barton and Hawkeye and the chemistry that he had with Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff and Black Widow. The fight at the end was on the edge of your seat and I was holding my breath the whole time. If this is your first time seeing the movie make sure you stay til the end of the credits and if you have seen it before you already know. Since I work at the movie theatre this is the movie I go to on break because I just can't get enough. I would have to give this five out of  five stars.