Captain Phillips Review

Tom Hanks stars as Captain Richard Phillips. It is the true story about the Somali pirates who hijacked the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama. Hanks gives an extraordinary performance. I give this movie a 4 out of 5 stars.

This is the End 2013 Review

James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, and Craig Robertson are just a few names that star in this comedy about celebrities who go to a party at James Franco's house. While attending the party, what's happening outside is unlike anything you can imagine. The Emd of the World. Danny McBride, Michael Cera, Emma Watson, and Aziz Ansari also star in this film. I give this film a 2 out of 5 stars.

The Internship Review

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are back. This time it's not about crashing weddings, it's about an internship at Google. Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson) are 2 salesman who lose their job and compete against a group of young technological geniuses for an intern at Google. Rose Byrne, and John Goodman also star in this film. I give this a 3 out of 5 stars.

The Purge 2013 Review

In the not to distant future, all crime is legal one night a year for 12 hours. Ethan Hawke plays James Sandin. He sold all the security systems in the neighborhood, but when the annual Purge is commenced, they all want him dead. The Sandin family must prepare for war against the whole neighborhood. I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars.

Prisoners (2013) Review

Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this intense, emotional power house film about two fathers, Keller Dover (Jackman) and Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard) whose daughters disappear when the two girls see a RV parked outside their house and the person inside kidnaps them. Keller (Jackman) sets out with the police to look for the his daughter and his friends daughter. Paul Dano, Maria Bello, and Viola Davis star in Prisoners.

Star Trek: Into Darkness Review

Captain Kirk and Spock are back in the sequel to Star Trek (2009). Kirk (Chris Pine) is the captain of the USS Enterprise with his fellow crew members Uhura, Bones, Scotty, Chekov, and Commander Pike. A very powerful criminal Kahn, (Benedict Cumberbatch) is destroying the world and taking out every one who stands in his way. Kirk and Spock go hunt down Kahn and bring him back to the USS Enterprise where Kahn tries to take over the ship. This sequel was very good. Star Trek fans are pleased everywhere. 4 out of 5 stars. Zoe Saldana, Karl Urbam, Zachary Quinto, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, and Petter Weller star in this film.

Getaway (2013) Review

Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, and Jon Voight star in this action-packed film about an ex-race car driver, Brent Magna (Hawke) that has to do everything that this voice over the phone, (Voight) tells him or he will kill his wife. The kid, (Gomez) comes into play because the car that Brent steals is her car, but he doesn't know it because the Cobra Mustang was customized for him. This film had a lot of action when it comes to wrecking cars. 3 out of 5 stars.

We're the Millers Review

Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Anniston star in this hilarious film about a guy, David (Sudeikis) who is a drug dealer who has to smuggle drugs across the border for his boss, Brad, (Ed Helms). What David (Sudeikis) needs to get across the border is a family. So he creates a fake family with a stripper, Rose (Anniston) a thief, Casey (Emma Roberts) and a virgin, Kenny (Will Poulter). This movie was hilarious in all levels. Nick Offerman also stars in this film. 4 out of 5 stars.

The Conjuring (2013) Review

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star in The Conjuring. They are a couple, Ed and Lorraine Walker, who are paranormal investigators and they teach a class on it, but when a family moves into a farmhouse, the paranormal play games on them. Ed (Wislon) and Lorraine (Farmiga) visit the house to investigate what's happening. I felt this movie was a combination of every other horror movie made into one. It had all the aspects of a typical horror film. If you like horror films, I recommend you see this movie just to add another one to your books. Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, and Joey King also star in The Conjuring. 3 out of 5 for horror.

Red 2 Review

Bruce Willis is back as Frank Moses, a retired ex-CIA agent, and his crew teams up once again to take down an old friend who is trying to destroy the world with a nuclear bomb. But now every agency from around the world wants Frank (Willis) dead. Red 2 has a lot of action and it is pretty funny. The first of every movie is always better, but Red 2 was alright. 3 out of 5 stars. Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Miren, John Malkovich, Catherine-Zeta Jones, and Anthony Hopkins also star in Red 2.

Grown Ups 2 Review

Lenny Fader and his friends are back in Grown Ups 2. This time, Lenny (Sandler) moves his family back to his hometown. But when the gang gets told by these college frat boys that they can't be on their property, they show up at Lenny's 80s house party and things get a little rough. Grown Ups was definitely better because I felt that the second one was kind of dumb, but it had its moments. Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, and Mario Bello also are back from the first film. 2 out of 5 stars.

Despicable Me 2 Review

Gru, the girls, and his minions are back in Despicable Me 2. This time Gru who is voiced by Steve Carell is trying his best to be a father when an agent from the Anti-villian league Lucy who is voiced by Kristen Wigg, recruits Gru to catch a criminal known as El Macho. I thought this was better than the first film. The minions, which everyone loves, where in it more and it was funnier. The minions are actually getting their own movie. That should be interesting. Anyways, I give this animated film 3 out of 5 stars. Take your children to see this movie if you haven't already done so. Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, and Steve Coogan also do voice overs.

Man of Steel Review

It's a bird! No, it's a plane! Wait, it's Superman! Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, and Amy Adams as Louis. Clark Kent/Superman (Cavill) is sent to earth from a dying planet called Krypton. He arrives to earth in a farm in a pod as an infant where Kevin Costner (Jonathan)  takes care of Clark. General Zod (Shannon) gets frozen because that's the punishment Krypton gave him. But he manages to get unfrozen and heads to earth to kill Clark Kent. The special effects were good in this film because it looked realistic. Man of Steel is definitely targeted for the comic book fans all over the world. 4 out of 5 stars. Lot of action and good special effects.

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Review

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone stars Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, and the late James Gandolfini who passed away on June 19, 2013. Burt (Carell) and Anton (Buscemi) are a magician act in Las Vegas. Their ratings go down because they do the same act every show. Steve Gray (Carrey) is a street magician who blows peoples minds. Burt and Anton see that they have to step it up a notch, but their friendship gets in the way. This wasn't Steve Carell's best, but it was funny and entertaining. Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde also star in the movie. 3 out of 5 stars.

Warm Bodies Review

Warm Bodies stars Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, and John Malkovich. Hoult plays a zombie who lives in an airport with the rest of the zombies. Half of the city live in a secluded area free from zombies. That's where Julie's (Palmer) father is and his team. Her father wants to kill the zombies because he doesn't want more of the infection to spread. R (Hoult) can almost speak, but when he sees Julie (Palmer) his heart starts up again and he starts changing back into a human. This was just another zombie movie, but it was intended more for teenagers than your average zombie film like World War Z or the tv show The Walking Dead. 3 out of 5 stars.

Zero Dark Thirty Review

Zero Dark Thirty stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke and Kyle Chandler. This movie follows the significant events that happened after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. It took the U.S. military 10 years to find Osama Bin-Laden who was the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorists. This shows what happened during those 10 years and everything that leads up to his death. I believe this movie could have been a little better. But if you like these types of movies, then i would see Zero Dark Thirty. 3 out of 5 stars.

The World's End Review.

The World's End stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Edgar Wright does it again. This is the third installment of his series. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz were his previous films which Simon and Nick both stared in. This movie was really funny. 5 friends reunite to try to do this pub crawl they didn't finish 20 years ago, but what they don't know is their old town has now been taken over by robots that look human. If you like funny and ridiculous movies, then see this one. 3 out of 5 stars.

World War Z Review

World War Z stars Brad Pitt who plays Gerry Lane, a United Nations employee who tries to stop a worldwide zombie pandemic. He has to protect his family by going with the army to get medicine so he can help save the world. This wasn't the best zombie film, but Brad Pitt gave a good performance. 3 out of 5 stars.

White House Down Review

White House Down stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. This movie has mind blowing action and it had great special effects. Cale (Tatum) tries to get a job with the secret service protecting President Sawyer (Foxx). What Cale (Tatum) doesn't know is that a parliamentary group is planning to take over the White House wile Cale and his daughter (Joey King) are on a tour. Cale has to step up and protect the President and his daughter from the parliamentary group. Jason Clarke, James Woods, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Richard Jenkins. This was the best movie of the summer. 4 out of 5 stars.

Fast and Furious 6 Review

Dom and his crew are back for another outing. This time, it's not about racing cars, it's about family. When Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) receives information that Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is still alive, he goes to Dom (Vin Diesel) to tell him that she's working with Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). Owen and his team are ruthless and are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, even if it means threatening Dom's family. If you like action and car crashes, then see this movie. Is the best out of all 6. Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris Bridges, Sung Kang, and Gina Carano all star in the film. I give this movie a 5 out of 5 stars.

Iron Man 3 Review

Tony Stark, A.K.A. Iron Man, is back and better than ever as he faces his most dangerous enemy yet, The Mandarin. Tony's life has been difficult after what happened in New York. (The Avengers). H has been making suits to keep busy because he can't sleep. Everybody has a hobby. Tony's just happens to be making iron man suits. Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, and Guy Pearce also star in the film. It was by far the best in the series. I give it a 5 out of 5 stars. Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man with or without the suit.

Olympus Has Fallen Review

The White House gets attacked by terrorists in this action-packed film about a secret service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) who gets caught in the attack and must stop the terrorists from killing the President (Aaron Eckhart). The special effects are stunning and this movie has non-stop action from start to end. I would rate this movie a 4 out of 5 stars.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review

Channing Tatum, The Rock, and Bruce Willis co-star in this explosive sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). The President of the U.S. is an imposter and terminates the G.I. Joe team to put Cobra in charge. Now, it's up to the rest of the G.I. Joe's to stop Zartan who is undercover as the President. I would rate this movie 3 out of 5 stars. If you like action, then I give this a thumbs up.

Trouble with the Curve Review

Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) plays Gus Loebl, a baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves. The general manager of the Atlanta Braves wants Gus to retire because he is getting to old for his job, but Gus wants just one chance to prove him wrong. Mickey (Amy Adams), Gus's daughter, knows that her dad is getting old and is loosing his eye vision. So Mickey comes with her dad on one last trip to recruit one of the top players, Bo Gentry. Gus sees that Bo has trouble with the curve ball so he doesn't want them to pick him as their next draft because he can't hit a curve ball, but Mickey finds this guy who lives at the motel that they are staying at and she watches him pitch to his brother. She sees that he is very good and has an amazing curve ball. So, Mickey brings him to the Atlanta Braves stadium to show the general manager, the head of scouting, and another scout that Bo can't hit a curve ball. The general manager sees that Bo can't hit a curve ball and that the pitcher is really good. So their next draft is the pitcher. Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Robert Patrick, and Matthew Lillard also star in this film. I would give this film 4 out of 5 stars. Clint Eastwood does it again.

Identity Thief Review

Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses) and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) star in this hilarious comedy about an identity thief who steals the identity of Sandy Patterson (Bateman) who is a businessman. Patterson receives a call from this lady who claims to be a person working for a company that wants his SS number, birth date, and name. Patterson then realizes that he just gave all of his information to Diana who is an identity thief. Patterson must bring Diana (McCarthy) all the way from Florida to Denver. This movie was pretty funny, but it had some serious moments. I would give this movie 3 out of 5 stars. It's the funniest movie of 2013 so far.

Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters 2013 Review

Jeremy Renner (Bourne Legacy) and Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans) star in this revamped version of the Grimm tale, Hansel and Gretel. One night, their father takes them out into the woods because the father and mother were fighting. So Hansel and Gretel discover this house, which was made out of candy, and started walking towards it. They began eating the candy off of the house, but the evil witch that was there caught Hansel and Gretel and wanted to bake them. Now, in the real version, they die. But this time, they somehow managed to escape and burn the witch. Now, as they are adults, they are known as witch hunters. The mayor of the town they live in pays them to defend the town and the people in it. But when they find out that the evil witch, played by Famke Jensen ( Taken) is not dead. Now, they must gear up for the fight of their lives. I would give this movie 2 out of 5 stars. Do not let little kids see this movie. Its rated R.

Flight Review

Flight Soars. That's what the critics say. Denzel Washington gives one of his best performances in this film. Whip Whitaker (Washington) is an airplane pilot who must land the plane because of it malfunctioning. But people believe that he was drinking before flying and that he was drunk when he landed that plane. Whitaker says that he was the only person that could've landed the plane like he did. But investigations begin to occur and Whitaker must tell the truth about what happened the night before he landed the plane. His lawyer, Hugh Lang, (Don Cheadle) must try to defend him in the trial that occurs because of these speculations. Flight is a very good movie.  Denzel Washington was the perfect person to play Whitaker. John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, and Kelly Reilly also are fasted in Flight. I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars.

The Last Stand Review

I'm Back. As Arnold Schwarzenegger would say in the Terminator. Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) is the sheriff of the little town known as Sommerton by the Mexican Border. Leaders of a drug cartel escape and try to pass the Mexican Border to come to the U.S. As the main drug cartel drives an extremely fast car to get to the border, the FBI tries to track him down to stop him. Ray hears about this and wants to put together a crew to stop him from coming into Sommerton. Johnny Knoxville also stars in this film as well as Forest Whitaker. I would give this movie 3 out of 5 stars. It's funny and it's action-packed.

Gangster Squad Review

Gangster Squad nails it. Top of the line performances by everyone especially Sean Penn who plays the ruthless mob boss Mickey Cohen. In this film, Mick Cohen is the head of the mob in Los Angeles in 1949. Josh Brolin is a sergeant who wants to take down Cohen for his actions and crimes. John O'Mara (Brolin) puts a secret crew of cops in Los Angeles together to help him take down Mickey Cohen. This film also features: Ryan Gossling, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie, Giovani Ribbisi, Michael Pena, Robert Patrick, and Nick Nolte. I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars. Its a modern day classic.

The Amazing Spider-man (2012) Review

The Amazing Spider-man is the first of a series of new Spider-man films. The characters are still the same, but there is a different story. It's way different then the previous films that Sam Raimi directed. This time, Peter Parker, who is played by Andrew Garfield (Social Network), falls in love with Gwen Stacy, who is played by Emma Stone (Easy A, the Help). Gwen Stacy is the chief of police's daughter. Dennis Leary (Rescue Me) plays that character. When Peter (Garfield) sneaks into Oscorp's lab by taking someone else's internship card, he discovers this room where these spiders are being held. He touches one of the box that one of the spiders is in and the system activates all these spiders to fall from the ceiling. Peter didn't know that one of the spiders was still on him. It bites him on the back of his neck and it escapes. This causes him to become Spider-man. Doctor Connors, who is played by Rhys Ifans (Anonymous), only has one arm. He wants to grow it back so he does experiments on lizards and Peter helps him find the right equation. But something happens and Connors becomes a giant lizard. Spider-man must stop the lizard from releasing this virus that will turn everyone in New York City into a lizard. This was a good Spider-man film. It was action-packed and had a really good story behind it. I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars.

Skyfall Review

The names Bond. James Bond. Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace) is back and better than ever. He takes Bond to a whole new level. When the MI6 headquarters gets attacked by Silva, who is played by Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), James Bond must return from the dead after he was shot in the beginning of the film. But when M's (Judie Dench) life is in danger, Bond must do whatever it takes to stop Silva (Bardem) from doing any harm to her. Silva just wants revenge, but Bond wants him dead. This is the best Bond film yet. They keep getting better and better. Hopefully the next film is just as good or even better. I would give this movie 5 out of 5 stars. It deserves it.

The Dark Knight Rises Review

The Dark Knight returns! Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) continues his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman. This time, things get a little carried away. When the last sighting of Batman occurred 8 years ago in Gotham City, people thought that Batman killed Harvey Dent. The commissioner (Gray Oldman) was there that night and he knows the truth. Now, 8 years later, the city remembers that night in honor of Harvey Dent Day. The commissioner speaks, but does not tell the truth about what happened that night. So, while all of this was happening in the 8 years, a new mastermind criminal, Bane (Tom Hardy) was ruling the streets. Bane is controlling and demanding and he will do whatever is necessary to achieve his goal. He is a ruthless killer. Batman (Bale) must return as Batman to stop Bane, but when he is told by the Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) that she knows where Bane is, they both go to him, but it was a trap. Bane destroys Batman, not killing him, but he puts him in the cave that no one has ever climbed out of except for Ra's Al Ghul's daughter who was trapt down there when she was a child. Bruce starts to gain his momentum back so he can climb out of the cave. He tries a couple of times, but fails. The third time works because he was angry and he needed to escape the cave in order to stop Bane. The Dark Knight Rises is the best Batman film yet. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman reprise their roles. Also, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, and Marion Cotillard join the crew. I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars.

Ted (2012) Review

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy and American Dad, brings his comedic ideas to the big screen for the first time ever. Ted is the story about a young boy who receives a teddy bear for Christmas and later on that night wishes that he was real. So the next day, the bear comes to life, sure it scared John, the young boy, but he was happy because now he has a friend that he can talk to about anything. So, many years later, John (Mark Wahlberg) and Ted (Seth MacFarlane) are still living together. Lori (Mila Kunis) who is John's girlfriend comes under the impression that John isn't doing anything with his life because he is spending all of his time with Ted. She suggests that Ted moves out and he does, but it's hard for both John and Ted. Ted is raunchy, but the movie is hilarious. I mean, who doesn't love a talking bear that is like this one. Anyone would love to have him. I would give this movie 3 out of 5 stars. It's not the best movie, but it sure is the funniest movie that i have ever seen.

Hotel Transylvania Review

Hotel Transylvania is funny for all ages. I thought it was hilarious and I am only 17 years old. Adam Sandler,  who is the voice of Dracula, wanted to make a place for his daughter to keep her safe from the humans. So he built "Hotel Transylvania" where all creatures can come and visit. Including: Frankenstein, werewolves, witches, zombies, and even an invisible man. All is well until a human discovers the hotel. Andy Samberg also voices as Jonathon, who is human. Jonathon (Samberg) was taking a hike one day, but overheard people talking about this place. So Jonathon found the hotel and went in. Dracula (Sandler) was angry that a human had discovered his place because he built it to keep them out. He means no harm to anyone there, but when he sees the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, Dracula's daughter Mavis, voiced by Selena Gomez, he is determined to talk to her. Dracula doesn't like the idea of a human interacting with his daughter, but later on, they like each other. So Dracula has to deal with it in order to keep his daughter happy. Other voices in this film include: Kevin James, David Spade, Cee-Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, Molly Shanon, and Jon Lovitz. I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars.

Looper (2012) Review

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Premium Rush) and Bruce Willis (Die Hard) star in this action-packed thriller that is set in the distant future. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character is Joe. He is a looper. When the crime mob that runs this operation wants to get rid of somebody, they send them to Joe (Levitt) who has to shoot them. The people that get sent to Joe, have silver strapped onto their backs, so when Joe shoots the person, he takes the silver. That is how he gets paid. But when the mob wants to get rid of future Joe (Willis) they send him back in time to his younger self (Levitt) to kill him. When Joe's future self arrives in front of him, he is hesitated causing his future self to get away. This movie is confusing, but it keeps your mind active. If you like confusing movies and action movies, then this one certainly combines them both. I would give this movie 3 out of 5 stars.