Lincoln Lawyer..

So, Matthew McConaughey is back at it again playing a high powered attorney in this flick. For anyone who didn't catch that reference, he also played a lawyer in A Time to Kill, which happened to be a great movie.

Ryan Phillipe plays his defendant who at first seems to be not guilty and overall a nice guy, but turns dark as the movie progresses. The movie seems like it is a bit too long, and some of the plot twists become a little unbelievable at times, especially when you're nearing the end of the movie. With that being said, it has everything that make it a good crime drama, short of being written by John Grisham.

If you're a fan of A Time to Kill or the Rainmaker and/or crime drama/law movies then this one should be your cup of tea, even though it does have more action and plot twists than most. I'd recommend watching it at least once.

Your Highness

I'm not sure why, but I wasn't really expecting a lot when I watched this movie. But as a fan of ridiculous comedies, I was pleasantly surprised. With a lineup including Danny McBride, James Franco (in comedy form), Natalie Portman, Zoey Deschanel, and others, you can't really go wrong. From the constant marijuana use to the ridiculous accents and speech, this movie was really quite funny.

If you're a fan of movies like Pineapple Express and shows like Eastbound and Down.. or simply just a fan of whacky drug humor, then I recommend this movie.

Idiocracy

So, I felt that if I am reviewing movies, I had to review this one. This is really one of my favorite movies ever. Its made by Mike Judge, the same dude who made Office Space and King of the Hill.

The basic premise of the movie is that stupid people reproduce so much faster than smart people, that instead of having a super advanced civilization in the future, we have a world filled with dumb asses.

The main character Joe (Luke Wilson) goes into an army experiment with Rita (Maya Rudolph), and are kept in suspension for many years. When they awake they find a world full of idiots.

If you are a fan of Office Space and King of the Hill then this movie is a must see. Even if you aren't you should still watch it anyways, because its a really funny movie.

The incredibly slow Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Don't let the title fool you, I did in fact like this movie. It just really wasn't what I expected. It's just that from the previews it looked like it was going to be an all out action-fest.

The movie stars James Franco as Will Rodman, a scientist who (like most science fiction movies) has miraculously created a super drug/virus which he believes will cure Alzheimer's disease, which his father, played by John Lithgow, just happens to have. It turns out this is not a coincidence...

Like all good scientists he begins testing the virus on chimpanzees, which results in a highly intelligent chimpanzee named Bright Eyes, due to it changing their eye color to green. Not to reveal too much, but the chimp has a son (Caesar) which inherited the intelligence traits, and Will takes him home with him.

One thing that cannot be denied is that the CGI (done by WETA FX) in the movie are amazing. The animals are all completely computer generated, and most of the time its nearly impossible to tell its not the real thing. Andy Serkis (the dude who played Golem in LOTR) did an awesome job in the film as well (as Caesar)

For those coming into this movie hoping for nothing but ape battles with human gore strewn everywhere, you will be disappointed. I was surprised at the lack of action in this movie, however I was not disappointed, but somewhat pleased. The movie shows a lot of emotion on both the side of the apes as well as the humans. However, most of this emotion on the human side is feeling sorry for Will because his dad is slowly fading away because of Alzheimer's. I think the strange about this movie is how it gets you to sympathize with the apes. With all of the cruel acts and conditions forced upon them throughout the movie, by the end you will be cheering for them to rise.

As for the action itself, when it finally does happen it is pretty cool. The special effects are awesome and the sheer intelligence that they show in their planning is quite amazing. However, like I said, there is not a ton of action in the movie, so don't go into it thinking this is going to be a real "action" movie. Overall, I thought it was a really great movie. It has a mix of drama, action, and sci-fi and I will be labeling as all three.

Horrible Bosses

For anyone who has ever watched and is a fan of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, then this movie is pretty much a must see simply because Charlie Day is in it.

Other than just Charlie Day, it also stars Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis. Opposite them as their horrible bosses is Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and Colin Ferrell, respectively. From the title of the movie it can be inferred that the three main characters have horrible bosses that make their life a living hell. The basic premise of the movie is that they realize that they would be better off if their bosses were dead. Through a serious of humorous scenes, each agree to kill each other's bosses in order to make their lives better.

While I personally don't agree with Charlie Day's character (Dale Arbus) wanting to kill his boss, simply because it's Jennifer Aniston sexually harassing him, the other characters do make a good case. Kevin Spacey does an extremely good job playing a total dick and psychopath, almost leaving you wishing he was in the movie even more. Colin Ferrell is almost unrecognizable as a balding, fat, cocaine using moron. Though I'm not a huge fan of him, he was rather humorous at times. Jason Bateman and Sudeikis were pretty decent, but Charlie Day really stole the show at least for me, since I love It's Always Sunny. He plays he same bumbling dummy that he does in the show, which never gets old. However, I think the most shocking part was the amount of profanity and dirty talk that Jennifer Aniston uses throughout the movie. Almost everything she has ever played in has her playing as a sweet girl next door type, and this role just shatters that.

Overall I really enjoyed the movie. Of course a lot of it is unbelievable and off the wall, but so are almost all of the popular comedies these days. If you enjoy all the recent comedies that have come out in the last several years such as Hangover, Wedding Crashers, Talladega Nights.. ect, and like It's Always Sunny, then definitely give this movie a watch.

Source Code

So I watched this movie because I had nothing better to do. I thought that the concept seemed pretty cool but I wasn't expecting a whole lot. While Jake Gyllenhaal isn't one of my favorite actors, he was actually somewhat enjoyable in this movie, probably more due to the fact that I like the plot of the movie than his acting.

So the basic premise is that he wakes up on a train, not knowing that he has actually assumed the identity of another man. The train promptly explodes and he awakes in a pod talking to a lady on a screen. Eventually it is explained to him that through parabolic calculus he is able to travel into this man's identity, a concept which he instantly understands even more than the creator. That comes as no surprise to me as he was a helicopter pilot in the military, and they all understand parabolic calculus and transference of oneself into a parallel reality. *end sarcasm*

Back to the point, he must use this technology to find the bomber of the train, who has even more sinister plans. Not wanting to say too much about the plot of the story, I actually did enjoy this movie, even though his knowledge of the whole situation being so great is a little far fetched. After all, its just a movie.

Post apocalyptic movies..

I have always been a fan of anything post apocalyptic and have played the Fallout series for countless hours. I'm not sure why such a genre tickles my fancy, but it simply does.

There have been a couple of decent post apocalyptic movies in the last couple of years, one being The Road (2009). I had initially read the book before I had ever seen the movie, and was happy to find that the kid in the book is just as annoying as the kid in the movie. He spends nearly the entire book and movie screaming at his dad about not killing people who obviously deserve it. However it is a touching story about a dad trying to take care of his kid in a wasteland of a world filled with flesh hungry crazies. The visuals are bleak and really make you believe that you are in a barren wasteland. If this is your kind of genre, then I'd recommend watching it at least once.

The second which I wish to mention is The Book of Eli (2010). One thing I can say about this movie is that if you aren't a fan of Christianity, then this movie might not be your cup of tea. Probably the only problem I have with this movie is that due to the religious aspect, he seems to have magical powers, but you're never really sure. Possibly its just the confidence that he exudes because of it. Other than this, the movie is action packed and has a good cast. Denzel, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis.. ect. By the end of the movie there are tons of dead bodies. The atmosphere is much like that of The Road, very bleak and fitting of a world destroyed. I highly recommend it.