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- Madea, everyone's favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can't manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It's up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter...and the revelation of a long-buried family secret.
- This was actually one of Tyler Perry's better movies. Yes - its just another one and they might as well just call them Tyler Perry 9, 10, etc. I love the character of Madea and usually tolerate the sappy heart string pulling that comes along with this comedy. However, this one had much more comedy from other people besides Madea and made the heart string pulling much less painful. I laughed at this one probably more than any of his other films besides Diary Of A Mad Black Woman and I actually cared about the drama portion of it which is pretty much the first time that's happened with any of them.
- I would definitely recommend this one. Those of you that are Madea fans have probably already seen it. Those of you that aren't or haven't seen any of them - you would actually laugh alot at this one.
- At Prom, every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; Prom portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), it's a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy (Thomas McDonell) who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei (Yin Chang) and Tyler (De'Vaughn Nixon) harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school's most seminal events. There are hundreds of nights in high school, but there's only one Prom.
- I really only saw like the last 20-30 minutes of this movie. Stinka went with friends and I met up with them. I have no interest in ever really seeing the rest of the movie simply because those 20-30 weren't interesting enough for me to have any desire to do so. Its a movie for teenage girls, Stinka liked it, and I didn't have to suffer through the whole thing. Works for me.
- Pretty much goes without saying that I wouldn't bother recommending anyone see this unless you are female and a teenager.
- Tom McCarthy explores the allegiances and bonds between unlikely characters with a lighter touch in his new film. Struggling attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, becomes legal guardian of an elderly client in an attempt to help keep his practice afloat. When the client's teenage grandson runs away from home and shows up on his grandfather's doorstep, Mike's family life and his wrestling team are turned upside down. Mike's win-win proposition turns into something much more complicated than he ever bargained for. McCarthy's deft touch balancing drama and comedy, broken hearts and poignant humanity is at play in Win Win.
- This was one of those really good independent character dramas. Paul Giamatti can never miss in these. Honestly, he kind of sucks in anything outside of these but is amazing in these types of movies. If you are reading, stick with these, Paul. This movie had good characters, a quality story and was paced well enough that I didn't lose my interest.
- I would recommend people checking this out. It's not a must see, but is worth the home viewing.
- Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can't seem to get himself back on track... until a beaver hand puppet enters his life.
- This movie actually started out weird but enjoyable. The whole beaver puppet thing was a little bit out there, but I was actually buying in to it. The family reacting to it and the changes and what not were kind of hooking. Then it kind of fell completely off the tracks, got pretty dark/weird at one point and never really recovered.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this movie. I expected something a lot better with Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson involved.
- Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single...as her engaged best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who just happens to be Darcy's fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy's lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), who has been Rachel's constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer, can't keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.
- This was a very enjoyable romantic comedy. I know that it got slaughtered by critics and stuff, but I don't see why. In terms of your basic staples - it had very entertaining supporting characters, main characters that you root for, and a fast enough pace that doesn't make you start looking at your watch. It's completely textbook and formula in every way but there are plenty of laughs that make it a pretty good watch.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this out. Its funny and you can relate to the realistic people.
- Priest, a western-fused post-apocalyptic thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest (Paul Bettany) from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece (Lily Collins) is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend (Cam Gigandet), a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess (Maggie Q) who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.
- This is pretty much poop. I expected poop. I got poop. The only decent part of it was the post-apocalypse scenery and some of the action scenes. Outside of that, the dialogue was garbage and the story was beyond not caring. And this is all from a less than 90 minute movie. This is pretty much this year's Jonah Hex. I actually thought I was watching that again with the opening credits/cartoon update to "how we got here".
- I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this. Seriously - total waste of time and money.
- The sequel finds our heroine, Red (Hayden Panettiere), training with a mysterious covert group called the Sisters of the Hood. But Red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from Nicky Flippers (David Ogden Stiers), who returns as head of the super-secret Happily Ever After Agency, aka the HEA. A wicked witch (Joan Cusack) has abducted two innocent children, Hansel (Bill Hader) and Gretel (Amy Poehler), and Nicky needs Red for the search-and-rescue mission. Hood vs. Evil" in 3D takes viewers on a rollicking rollercoaster ride combining edge-of-the-seat adventure with classic, zany cartoon antics.
- Why was this movie made? How are so many great voices in it and it still is this lame? Why did I sit through the 80 minutes of it? I can't even pretend to say that I fully watched the movie. We were literally the only ones there and were talking pretty much the whole time. There were some funny lines but it's like what should have been a 13 minute cartoon on Nickelodeon put on to the big screen. And to make it 3d and milk even more money out of parents trying to do something with their kids is just plain criminal.
- I would absolutely not recommend anyone seeing this. It is a complete and total waste of time.
- Mia Wasikowska ("Alice in Wonderland") and Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds") star in the romantic drama based on Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, from acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga ("Sin Nombre"). In the story, Jane Eyre flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. As she reflects upon the people and emotions that have defined her, it is clear that the isolated and imposing residence – and Mr. Rochester's coldness – have sorely tested the young woman's resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. She must now act decisively to secure her own future and come to terms with the past that haunts her – and the terrible secret that Mr. Rochester is hiding and that she has uncovered...
- How many times is this movie going to be remade? I feel like there have been 50 Jane Eyres'. Don't get me wrong, Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender put in great performances and I think both of them have incredibly bright futures. And those performances definitely made the movie watchable, but if you know the story - there is no need for the movie.
- I would recommend this movie only on the performances, especially Michael Fassbender. The dude is going to be huge. Technically, it's really nothing more than yet another period English piece.
- The Conspirator is a period drama based on true events following the assassination of President Lincoln. Wright Penn will play Mary Surratt, the only woman among a group charged with conspiring to kill the president. McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends Surratt and in the process comes to believe she is innocent.
- This movie was one of those historical snoozers. I tried really hard to care but couldn't and pretty much stopped paying attention about 1/2 way through because it was just a bunch of people huffing and puffing in a courtroom for what seemed like forever.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone wasting their time with this unless they are die hard history buffs and know all the blowhard bla blas that I found boring as hell.
- Take out the trash, eat your broccoli—who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young.
- I'm not sure how to fairly review this movie. I liked it while watching it. It was great visually. It was paced super fast and had a simple enough storyline. That being said, it kind of wazhed away from my mind after watching it. Enjoyable but forgettable? Weird, right?
- I would lukewarmly reccomend this movie. Its not that it was bad. Its just not good enough to stick on the senses enough to really matter.
- Jumping the Broom focuses on a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard where two families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds clash during their first meeting before the big event.
- I never thought that I would miss "Tyler Perry's" in the title of a movie until now. Seriously, this is basically a Tyler Perry movie . . . . . . without Madea. All the blah blah blah melodrama, all the actors and actresses from his movies, but none of the hilarity that comes with the comedic Tyler Perry characters. The movie ends up just kind of being there.
- I wouldn't recommend anyone wasting their time with this one. You see the trailer - you have seen the movie.
- For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Collings (Nick Frost). Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes.
- These guys are hilarious. Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz were awesome. This one isn't as good as those two but still zany enough and more than enough laughs to enjoy throughout. I even found a way that Seth Rogen isn't annoying. He's much more tolerable when he's just doing voices.
- I would recommend people checking this bad boy out. Its not a must see by any means, but pretty good especially if you enjoy the team's previous fare.
- Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off. Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman)-an elusive warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own-the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark Ages.
- This movie was completely unfunny garbage. I was so bored out of my mind and annoyed by the lack of any laughs that I pulled the plug after about 30 minutes. I just kind of stared at the screen waiting to laugh. It was really painful.
- No - I would absolutely not recommend this movie for anyone. Ever. It was a steaming pile of cow dung.
- Rio is an animation feature from the makers of the Ice Age films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there's another — and that she's a she — he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it's far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life's many wonders. Rio brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.
- This was a VERY cute and enjoyable movie. Great voices . . . . . . Great characters . . . . . . Great laughs . . . . . . well paced story. One of my biggest fears are birds so there was an awful lot of reasons for me to not like this but I did. I also thought that the animation looked a lot better from prior Blue Sky animation movies (Ice Age franchise). It looks more pixar like and the 3d features weren't as annoying with all of the bird activity.
- I would definitely recommend people checking this one out - especially the families. Its's definitely worth your time.
- Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.In the wake of this life-changing event that took her arm and nearly her life, Bethany's feisty determination and steadfast beliefs spur her toward an adventurous comeback that gives her the grit to turn her loss into a gift for others.
- This was a decent movie for what it is. It's an amazing true story that deserved feature film recognition. The performances of the family members and the rest of Bethany's support network were endearing. The only thing is that I wasn't fully hooked. It could have been that I was exhausted or it could have been that I wasn't a teenage girl. The bottom line is Stinka loved it. She was the reason I went and her enjoyment made it worth it.
- I would definitely recommend this movie for teenage girls obviously. They will love it. And I know that it was a decent overall movie but I just wasn't that in to it.
