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.