REVIEW: Meet Dave

MOVIE
Meet Dave

CAST
Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks

RELEASE
July 11, 2008

RATING
PG

DIRECTOR
Brian Robbins

STUDIO
20th Century Fox

RUNNING TIME
1hr 30min

GRADE
B+

STARS
***


REVIEW

Meet Dave is a cute family film with alot of funny stuff that adults would enjoy. Meet Dave is about a spaceship thaty crashes to Earth which looks like a regular human being. But inside are hundreds of tiny people coming from their planet to get something. A few months earlier, a little rock falls from the sky and lands in a kids goldfish bowl. It then sucks all of the water out of the fishbowl. It turns out that he reason why this orb sucked up all of the water is because the aliens sent it to collect water from Earth so their planet can survive. Now, when the aliens are on Earth they start getting different feelings. Now, the aliens must get back to their planet with the stuff they need before it's too late. Meet Dave was an adorable, funny movie the whole family will enjoy. Trust me, go and rent Meet Dave and see what you think.

REVIEW: Coraline

MOVIE
Coraline

CAST
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher

RELEASE
February 6, 2009

RATING
PG

DIRECTER
Henry Selick

STUDIO
Focus Features

RUNNING TIME
1hr 40min

GRADE
A

STARS
****

REVIEW



If there is any 3D movie that I wouldn't love it wouldn't be Coraline. Coraline is about an 11 year old girl named Coraline Jones who moves into an apartment building with her two parents. THe problem is, her parents are all caught up in work. Coraline then wishes to have a better life. Then one night when she is sound asleep, Coraline wakes up and follows a mouse to a door her mom unlocked earlier to find a brick wall. Once at the door, Coraline opens it to find a strange looking tunnel. Then, Coraline goes into the tunnel to find a world parallell to her own, but only better. Also, everyone in the other world has buttons for eyes. Then, the other mother says Coraline could stay in the other world forever, but Coraline would have to sew buttons to her eyes. The movie was a teriffic experience to see. Filled with humor, scariness, and 3D. Really, if you don't see it in 3D, you aren't getting it all. For me, it is Oscar worthy. Just a heads up, this movie has alot of scary stuff for little kids so if you have a kid 6 or under, don't take them to see this unless you want to take an eye-popping risk.

REVIEW: Eagle Eye

MOVIE
Eagle Eye
CAST
Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan
RELEASE
September 26, 2008
RATING
PG-13
DIRECTOR
D.J. Caruso
STUDIO
Dreamworks Pictures
RUNNING TIME
1hr 58 mins


GRADE
A

STARS
***1/2








REVIEW:

How do I put this? Eagle Eye is a breathtaking, heart-pounding, action packed thriller. Eagle Eye is about a slacker named Jerry Shaw who finds out his twin brother, Ethan died in a car accident. After that, he goes into his apartment to find packages filled with alot of dangerous weapons. As soon as he sees this, a woman calls him saying that the FBI is going to come and get him. Then, about a few seconds after that, the FBI does come and take him. Now we are focused on Rachel Holloman, a single mother who's son is going to preform with his school band in Washington D.C. Now we see Rachel getting a phone call from the unknown woman who tells her to look through the glass of a Mcdonalds window. She sees on a row of TVs her son at a McDonalds restaraunt. Now, the caller tells her to get into a car and start driving. Throughout the movie you find out incredible things like the unknown phone caller being a computer named Ariia, which Ethan Shaw created. I don't want to spoil anything else, but I want to get something straight, the movie was awsome. If you haven't seen it yet, try to rent it at a RedBox, Hollywood Video, or Blockbuster. Trust me, you better get ready for a rollar coaster ride cause once you turn it on, you can't turn it off. (Only if you get bored instantly)

REVIEW: Paul Blart Mall Cop

MOVIE

Paul Blart Mall Cop

CAST

Kevin James, Jayma Mays

RELEASE

January 16, 2009

RATING

PG

STUDIO

Columbia Pictures

RUNNING TIME

1 hr 27 mins

GRADE

A

STARS

****

REVIEW

The only thing I can say about Paul Blart is the following: HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kevin James stars as Paul Blart, a single father who tries out to be a cop for the New Jersey State Police. He does suprisingly well even though he is incredibly large. Just as he's about to finish the obsticle course, he passes out due to hypoclemina, which means he needs sugar to get him up and running. Due to him passing out, he fails the test. Ever since his wife left him, Paul lives with his mom and daughter, who encourage him to look for the perfect women. Paul works as a "mall cop" (hense the title) at the West Orange Pavillion Mall. He takes his job really serious. One day he meets a girl named Amy and starts crushing on her. After a little accident at the bar, Paul thinks Amy doesn't like him. He gets rid of his moping by going into the game room on Black Friday and starts playing Rock Band (BOO YAH!!!) While he's doing that the entire mall is exiting the building and a few are being held hostage by burgalars. The movie is something to laugh at while you are in the theater and trust me, you and your family will blow up with laughter when you see this movie. It is worth every penny you spend (At least to me).

Review: "Hotel for Dogs"

MOVIE
Hotel For Dogs
CAST
Emma Roberts, Jake .T. Austin
RELEASE
January 16, 2009
RATING
PG
DIRECTOR
Thor Freudenthal
STUDIO
Dreamworks Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
RUNNING TIME
1hr 40min


GRADE

C

STARS

**

REVIEW

Hotel for dogs is a movie that younger kids (like my sister) would enjoy. However, I have a different perspective about that. Hotel for dogs is about two orphans living in a foster home. While there they're keeping a stray dog named Friday in secrecy from their foster parents. They have to be really careful of Friday since if a dog catcher finds him guess where he goes... THE POUND!!!! That's when the kids decide Friday needs to live someplace better. Then, while the kids are hiding from the police, Friday finds a hiding place inside an old, abandoned hotel. While the kids search in the hotel for Friday, they come across two other stray dogs. Throughout the movie are the two orphans meeting 3 other kids and they all build a "hotel for dogs." Little kids will love this movie. Parents might if they like nickelodeon, dogs, and strange relationships. The things that really upset me the most was all of the bland, kiddy jokes. For example, the foster parents land in a dumpster full of turd so one of the foster parents said, "we've been turdified" or something like that. Plus, the romances in the movie were extremely obvious. The only part that made me laugh, which was only a small chuckle was the dog romance between the dogs named "Romeo" and "Juliet"(Ooh ruff ruff). There are better movies out there this weekend, like the Kevin James movie Paul Blart Mall Cop. This would actually be the last choice I'd make to go see a movie this week. But if it's something that's on your list for the week, don't let me stop you. But if you were like me and will actually listen to what I'm saying, do the cheap solution and wait for this movie on DVD (or blu-ray if you like stinking HD). There's no reason to see this movie in theaters, but people will still do so anyway. Heck, there's no reason to see this movie at all since this is a hardcore kids movie and possibly won't be enjoyed by any parent who's dragged to see it. So as the first review on my blog, Hotel For Dogs is already the worst movie that I've seen in 2009. By any means skip this movie or wait for the home video release. Otherwise, you'll suffer the regret of going to see this movie instead of spending money on something much more worthwhile.