MOVIE REVIEW: CHARLIE ST CLOUD

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Driving home from the movie "Charlie St. Cloud," I couldn't help but process through the movie. This one is going to be interesting explaining....

SYNOPSIS:

The story is about a young man named Charlie. Charlie has some issues and baggage, simply put a ghost of a brother who he emotionally tends to everyday, by playing catch and teaching his younger brother how to throw the ball. Charlie's life though goes for a spin when he meets the girl he can't stop staring at. Yes it truly was love at first sight for these two. The more time he spends with this girl, the less time he has for his ghost of a brother and his baseball lessons. This is where we have our dilemma.

CHARACTERS: The Chemistry was there in almost all the characters except for Ray Liotta who aged really quickly in the movie(a little weird). I have to give props to Zac Efron for creating a well rounded strong character that was easy to care about(and not bad on the eyes either). I wanted to be able to be apart of the movie because of these characters.

I wanted to also comment on the child actor of the brother(Charlie Tahan) who played one of the best characters in the movie. Kudos to him!

REVIEW: There was a lot I liked about this movie, and there was some things I really didn't like. Good News is this isn't "The Last Airbender." Charlie St. Cloud has a strong underlying message about letting go of things that are pulling you down, even if you care about them, and following your dreams. I love that about the movie. I loved that all the characters played their parts well and that I didn't have to roll my eyes with the acting.(Example: Who the hell was she sleeping with to get this part). But I had a lot of issues with the story. The main character drops everything(a scholarship to a ivy league, and his passion of sailing competition) to chase some birds around and work at the graveyard his brother was buried? Yea you heard that right. The dialog was cheesy(Although everyone of the actors did their best to work with it, and made it sound beautiful!). In a lot of the movie, I was more interested in waiting for Zac to take off his shirt, then in what was going on. Still Because of the beautiful cinematography and strong performances, This movie is worth seeing, even in the theater. The Movie still tugged at my heart strings, it just didn't keep me sucked into the movie. One last thing:This ghost child has such a potty mouth!

Take this movie, not as your typical "Zac Efron" movie, for it is entertaining, and no one breaks out in dance.:)

SUMMARY:

GRADE:B

RECOMMENDATION: THIS MOVIE IS SAFE.IF YOUR LOOKING TO GET YOUR SOCKS KNOCKED OFF, WATCH INCEPTION, OTHERWISE THIS MOVIE WILL BE THE SAFE BET. WATCH IT TO SCORE BROWNIE POINTS WITH YOUR PARTNER WHO IS OBSESSED WITH THE CHICK FLICKS.

MOVIE REVIEW: INCEPTION

SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception_(film))

Trust me I tried to synopsis this one and i couldn't. So here it is:

Inception is a 2010 American science fiction action film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, and Cillian Murphy. The film is inspired by the experience oflucid dreaming.^[5] The film, a variant on the heist genre, centers on Dom Cobb, an "extractor", who enters the dreams of others to obtain information that is otherwise inaccessible.^[6] His abilities and questions about the death of his wife have cost him his family and his nationality, but he is promised a chance to regain his old life in exchange for planting an idea in a corporate target's mind.^[7] This process of planting an idea, known as "inception", is less familiar and far more difficult than Cobb's usual job of "extraction".^[7]

THIS MOVIE IS STIRRING AND ILLUSIVE FROM THE BEGINNING

TO THE END. ALL THE CAST DID A FABULOUS JOB HANDS DOWN. A LOT OF

IT HAD TO DO

WITH THE CHEMESTRY OF THE CHARACTERS. ALL OF THEM SEEM TO BE

COMFORTABLE IN THEIR OWN SKIN. THIS REALLY MADE THE MOVIE WORK

QUITE A BIT.

ALSO THE STORY WAS AS BELIEVABLE AS A SCI FI COULD BE. i WANTED TO

REALLY SAY SOMETHING, THAT THEY HAD TO WORK ON BUT IT WAS

REALLY DIFFICULT. DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WAS THERE AND KEPT

THE MOVIE GOING. I WONT BE SURPRISED IF THE MAIN CAST GET OSCAR

NODS INCLUDING LEO AND ELLEN PAGE.

THE REVIEW: GRADE A+

THIS MOVIE WILL BE AS TIMELESS AS THE TITANIC, YET AS EXCITING AS

THE ORIGINAL MATRIX WAS AND STILL IS. YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.

Millionaire Man (Part One)

This is the first chapter of my new story "Millionaire Man"

Millionaire Man-Part One

I can’t remember the last time I felt my hands. They numb from time to time, but the feeling is really what I miss. I miss the touch of someone holding it. I miss the human energy that keeps our hearts beating. The last time that I wrote something about my life it was years ago, as a young fourteen year old boy.

The last time I left a smile on my mothers face was around that time. At that time my mother loved me the same way I loved her. Her warm embrace was like a spring morning, wishing the cold away. When she would walk into the other room I knew that her love wasn’t far. When we laughed, we laughed like it was the last time we would be able to. I still to this day look at her like she would never change how she felt about me.

But I can’t lie to you journal, for you are my window of honestly. I can talk to you about anything, including what helped me become a man. I am broke in my mind, and unhealthy in the way I’m running my life. I have spent most of it, looking at only myself and promising that the decisions I made in my life were right. But tonight, it’s going to be different for me. I want to tell you journal the real story of how I became rich. Maybe my conscience will clear the last guilty breath’s I have…

I didn’t know who I was at 11 years old. Most people don’t know who they are, but I especially had no idea what I wanted to do. My mind was full of words I struck on paper, expressing my emotion through writing. Without it, I didn’t know how to express who I was.

I loved my mother, who spent every last dime on me to survive. My Father left shortly after my twelfth birthday, so I never really knew a lot about him. All I know was that he was scared to have a child in fear of destroying his music career, so he left my mother and me and went on to pursue his dream. My mother always said that it was better off he go anyway if he wasn’t going to put everything into me. So money was always a problem for our home.

When I was fourteen years old my mother had issues with the IRS and lost the home my father left for her. She was always bitter about it, but never bitter to me. I can still remember her words when she walked into the apartment we were forced to live in.

“This one bedroom is our blessing,” she said in hopeful sadness, her word only coming out in a rusty calm tone. The old worn down apartment smelled of mold and mildew, and the light shined into the dusty living room. The home was furnished with relic furniture from the 1950’s and the refrigerator made an old humming noise. It seemed it was on its last leg. The creaky door opened to the only bathroom in the house. The toilet hadn’t been flushed for weeks and the shower curtain was brown and overused. I stared into the broken dirty mirror and frowned with resentment.

“How is THIS blessing me,” I lamented. My mother walked into the bedroom in slight surprise then at me and smiled weakly. “I guess you are going to have to figure that one out.” As the words came out of her mouth, her resolve became stronger with her words.

“Sometimes having nothing is more important than losing your dignity.”

My mother kissed me, and then walked out of the room. Her calm demeanor wasn’t the only thing that stunk about the apartment. I wanted to see my mother angry at my father for what he was doing to make me suffer, not look dignified at the smell of moist liner of the shower curtain.

Little did I know that my mother’s words would ring later into my life. For it was a silent surrender to my life to come.

At Fifteen years old, I was far too old for my age. I felt I would take the leader position in the family since my father unjustly gave it up. My mother still stayed as focused on making me feel like I was still her baby boy through her words.

My mother’s compassion was still prevalent, but her color had faded, like an old lighthouse in the black of night. I worried about her a lot of the time, but so much was going on in my head I really didn’t know how to help. Although I my teenage life was just beginning, I left a lot of my childhood behind too soon.

MOVIE REVIEW: DESPICABLE ME

Synopsis: The worlds most infamous Villain teams up with three girls from an orphanage to steal the moon before his nemesis does.

Review: Don't let my synopsis fool you, Despicable me is flawless on a lot of levels. The plot is unique, the characters are original and funny in their own special way which is always a plus. I loved Steve Carell's performance of the main character and his yellow minions don't stop with the laughs. By the end of the movie, i was starving for more, which is rare.

This was easy to be nice to this one because it was good. I would highly recommend for a good laugh to get you away from the old boring vampire, or crappy movie out there.

GRADE: B+

RECOMMEND: TAKE YOUR KIDS, YOUR GRANDMA, OR YOUR MOM, THIS MOVIE HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND IS QUITE ENTERTAINING.

Falling asleep at the wheel that is my life.

Oddly enough, wake up calls happen when you least expect them. I can't say i am a big fan of the people who have to give you that word of advice but still.

So here is my situation. I have an amazing boyfriend. Thats the only plus right now in my situation. I live in someones living room, i have a part time job that does nothing for my past due bills and im stuck in stagnancy hoping one of my parts for a movie is going to do me some good. I dont know whether this has just hit me or i am just crazy. i dont know. All i know is i need to wake up and find me some juice to get me going.

I think im addicted to coca cola. Its bad to be, but as i type this, im craving a coke. Damn advertising just gets me thirsty. Anywho, i love acting, but im not getting anywhere with it at the moment. I dont know whether its best to move on to something more profitable or to keep pluggin away. i know i am a good actor, but tonight woke me up a bit. I need to focus of taking better care of myself and avoid mooching off anyone trying to give it to me. After all, they are my friends, not my resource.

so first, job, then apartment. Then see where it takes me from there. I am not quiting acting, and i dont plan on it, for i have a bucket list to accomplish:) I have nine years to win an oscar and i have no doubt i will do it. By then more productions will be coming to Oregon.

Ok finally i want to touch on the boy. I dont think i have every met my equal. Its funny i used to joke and say "its nice to get liked back." But seriously it really is. Its nice to have someone jealous about you. Its nice to have someone care enough to speak up when they feel you have misstepped. Its even better to have someone hold you in an honest, caring way. That is all i want to say at this time.

Well thats all, See you in the Movies:)

MOVIE REVIEW: THE LAST AIRBENDER

(Nickelodeon 2010)

The Last Airbender is based on the popular Nickelodeon television show "Avatar: The Last Airbender." The television series was about four kingdoms that were able to control different elements: Water, Fire, Air, and Earth. Each Kingdom represented one of the elements. One of the kingdoms decided to get power hungry by overtaking the rest of the nations, which in turn throws the harmony of the four kingdoms. Only a prophet called "The Avatar" could control all the elements and restore the four kingdom back into balance. During the three seasons of the series, The avatar named "aang learns the basics of social diplomacy and Buddhism. Hell i learned a lot of Buddhism because of this series.

Soon after the finale of the television show, spurred a live action movie. This is where we are today.

Now I am pretty unbiased when it comes to movies, even if there is a book out i have read or a show i have seen. But the last Airbender was especially close to me since i enjoyed the series. So i have to say i had high expectations. Nonetheless i was able to watch this movie with as much neutrality as possible. So on that note.

(2010 Paramount)

Where do i start with this disaster. I guess the first would be the Direction. Where was the director when the movie was being made? A sane, experience director would have reviewed the scenes and seen that the movie wasn't working. The movie was doomed in the first fifteen minutes of the movie. From the casting, to the acting, to the story, this movie bombed. It was such a disappointment to see raw material turn into rotten tomatoes. This movie has so much potential. The story made no sense, the actors were either over dramatic and made no connection to the story, which made the movie uninteresting. The writer was the only one who probably knew what was going on because i certainly didn't know what was.

M. Night, Word of advice. Get organized. There is no easy way to make a movie. How dare you half ass a cult classic. Shame on you

My Review: Please take M. Nights Director's keys until he sobers up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxbHooiZRGE

THE LAST AIRBENDER

GRADE: F

RECOMMEND: DON'T WATCH IT. IF YOU GET THIS AS A GIFT, RE GIFT THIS OR BURY IT.

MOVIE REVIEW: TOY STORY 3

(Copyright Pixar 2010)

So i took me a while to appreciate my opinion about movies and i think Richard Roaper and I are similar in some aspects, like how he grade the movies, and sometimes not....So Some of my blogs are going to be Movie Reviews and the scale is going to be like Richards. PS I may be mean...Just giving you a heads up

Since the first one, Toy Story has always been one of the leading flagships for animation. Pixar has been so kind to show us that no matter what story they do, whether is a jealous toy, a curious robot, a fish searching for his gimped finned son, we can expect the best from them. The Name Pixar doesn't have a smudge on it.

Sequels always scare me. I feel its so risky to continue a good story when there is no need. If i had it my way there wouldn't be sequels.

I regress though, for Pixar has the freedom to do what they like, because their reputation once again precedes them in Toy Story 3.

Toy Story 3 starts off with Andy getting ready to go to college. The toys continue to keep contriving plans to get Andy to play with them, and well you know how most 17 year old feels about toys. Before he leaves, Andy's Mother accidentally sends his toys to a daycare, where the toys's idea of a daycare, changes when they get there.

So My Review: The story is fantastic, and Toy story still keeps up with the subtle references from classic movies like Star Wars and others. The characters are still fresh as if we never left them. The catchphrases are hilarious and the comedy is spot on(especially the conversations between the Ken Doll and Barbie).

Everyone Reprises their roles(except Jim Varney "slinky-dog" who died in 2000) which is a blessing because the new character fit in perfectly. Whoopi Goldberg and Michael Keaton are some of the few that join the cast.

A+ is highest and F- is worst. I will also let you know if you should pass or see this movie, so you don't waste your money or time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_FfHA5whXc

TOY STORY 3

GRADE: A

RECOMMENDATION: SEE IT IN THE MOVIE THEATER, DON'T MISS IT!

I got Lucky:)

(Pride 2010)

Well i am going to say it...it really hard to believe i am in a relationship. I say this not because i'm not happy but because i was so comfortable being single. Ill be honest, i kinda like myself a lot. Its true! So to be able to share me with someone else and really like the person just like i like me is wonderful.

OK so i'm coming off conceded but if you want a healthy relationship you have to start out not looking for it. I think another one is to date yourself for a while. Get to know what you like about you, and what you don't like about you. If you have more cons then pros about yourself, its time take a break from looking for someone else. Because you need to appreciate what you do for yourself before you can have someone else appreciate. Its the "emergency on an airplane" method. You have to help yourself before you can help anyone else. Don't be a hero, help you, then find your special man. (PS this advice is also good for women)

So let me tell you about the Josh. Wow where do i start. He is sexy, smart, funny and my better half. He respects my insecurities and accepts my faults. He has this dominance about himself that is neither intimidating nor irritating and i love that about him. I see him long term:)

(Josh:))

So moving on to a new topic, but honestly, i am so lucky to have Josh in my life.

After my tenth audition with a special big budget series here in Oregon, i only hope for sunshine with it. I know eventually i will get something, but got to keep my faith alive.

Recently i was casted in a 24 hour film racing contest as a lead character. I played a scared, character that didn't have a lot confidence but still wanted to be positive. It was definitely a blessing to work with the director and reworking with producer Mark.

In August I plan on working with them again for a 48 hour film racing contest.

Thats all for now...See you in the movies:)