Fright Night Review ~ Vampires can be cool

It's sad to say that twilight made vampires uncool for a while, but thanks to the remake of the cult classic Fright Night, I can say vampires still have some badassness to them. Fright Night does what the orignal did, but adds some more gore, style and effects into the mix making a awesome thriller.

The acting is quite good to, with great performances by Colin and David. The film is a mix of a comedy, thriller, and a horror film all wrapped up in a neatly tied package. Plus you got some awesome gore effects to that even die hard Saw films would be pleased with.

Another thing I really like about this film is the camera work, Fright Night does a good job with setting up tension. For example, in one scene, you see a body being dragged out slowly of view, so you know the vampire is there, but you can't see him. Its clichés like this, that make for one hell of a trip.

If your a fan of the orignal, or just like Vampire killing stories in general. You gotta check out Fright Night.

The Change Up Review ~ We've seen this before

The Change Up is, a decent comedy, its got some funny parts, some not funny parts and its plot is something we have all seen before. It's not horrible  but its not really good. Its alright.

The main problem is that The Change Up sticks to the cliches of the body switching genre, with some profanity and sex jokes thrown in. So, nothing new or exciting here. The plot is pretty predictable and kinda dull, with its lazy gross out humor. You'll see the ending before the 2nd act starts. In fact, watching this film will make Freaky Friday look really amazing.

The actors do a pretty good job of playing each other, though the characters don't have to much depth. You have the guy who is single man who is the king of the jungle, and then the married guy who is having trouble with his wife and kids.

Granted, they did save some funny jokes in the movie that where not in the trailer, but that does not save the Change up from being a boring body switching movie. If your willing to sit though the dull moments to find the funny parts, then go ahead, but otherwise, forget it.

Prom Review ~ Its a little chiched and corny, but its cute

From the makers of High School Musical, Camp Rock and other great hits, Disney finally decided to make a Prom movie. Is it good? Well, that all depends if you liked Prom in high school.

Prom focuses on a bunch of kids who are either excited, or not excited for the upcoming high school prom. In fact, thats what all these kids seem to think about. They are thinking about who is going to ask them out, or how to ask some one out. You would think these kids only think about Prom and nothing else, which of course, no body in real life would be this crazy over Prom.

They put a lot of effort into it to asking each other out, which I don't remember kids from my high school doing that. But that is Disney for you, taking something like Prom and kinda turning it into some fairy tale type of thing.

The pairings, are well, a little chiched to say the least. But thats to be expected as Disney would never go the edgy route. The romance aspect is a little over the top, again due to Disney's "theres love for everyone route" but its not so bad.

What else can I say, its a heart warming, depressing, awkward Prom movie. I was never a fan of Prom, so I wasn't all that into it. But if Prom and watching couples (um, Disney couples) try to figure their way though Prom, then this may be a movie for you.

Tyler Perry's Medea's Big Happy Family Review ~ What can I say

After making a serious mature film, For Colored Girls, Tyler Perry has decided to return to what he loves most, cross dressing, slapstick, and all the crazy drama that the Madea series is known for.

I find it kinda funny that he has to put his name in the title, as the movie itself isn't a movie where I think you would want to have your name there, but Tyler Perry's a rich man, so I guess it doesn't matter.

Within the first ten minutes of Medea's Big Happy Family, a doctor is groped, Madea is handed a cancer death sentence and Mr. Brown threatens to beat up a women.  If your new to the Madea series, don't be surprised, the first two films where like that to.

Along with other drama, we have a teen who just got out of prison, a family trying to raise two disrespectful chriden. Point is, a lot of drama goes down in this film. Due to this, Medea feels like a episode series on TV at parts, switching from character to character. It kinda works in a way, but other times you kinda are getting into that character but the film switches to another character making you lose interest.

Due to Tyler Perry's stage experience, some parts of the film have that theater feel to them, and be prepared for the characters to be screaming at the top of their lungs for your attention.  Also, the film seems to push the idea that you can use violence to solve your problems, which I don't think really works in real life. But uh, to each their own.

All right, so in the end, I wouldn't recommend this film, unless your already a fan of Tyler Perry's Crossdressing, slapstick violence, or odd insane drama.

Your Highness Review ~ Its not as bad as it looks

Your Highness may have bombed at the box office, but I would still recommend to go see if it you have the chance. Your Highness is a pretty good medieval comedy.

Starring Natalie Portman and James Franco, along with some other popular actors, Your Highness has a pretty great cast. The acting was around pretty good and believable.

The comedy has its up and downs, there will be moments where you will be laughing, and then those moments when you wonder who would find this funny. But overall, the film is entertaing and will keep you engaged.

As always, the props and special effects are top notch, which shouldn't be surprising.

The bottom line, if you like midevil adventure and comedy, then you should check out Your Highness.

Arthur Film Review ~ Stick to the Original

Today I'm reviewing Arthur, no, not King Arthur, or Arthur and the invisibles, or that Arthur cartoon. (Geez, there is a lot of stuff with the name Arthur in it). But the 2011 remake of the 1981 film of the same name. Now, a lot of people don't know that this a remake, but I am telling you now, stick with the original.

Arthur is about a rich man who has been raised like a kid his whole life, but now faces a tough decision when he has to marry a girl he doesn't like in order to keep his fortune.  Things don't get any easier when he does met a middle class he does like, and there fore must try to find a job and get use to being a middle class person.

Who is our lovable rich play boy, why its Russell Brand. I don't know if its just me, but his voice kinda annoys me a little. Trust me, you better get use to it cause you get to hear him talk throughout the whole film.  But I guess he is suppose to be a annoying rich boy though, which he does pretty well.

The jokes in this comedy are your over used slap stick and dull one liners. It does its job of being somewhat entertaining but nothing at all memorable. The Original was pretty well done so I don't know why this remake was needed at all. Oh well, if your looking for some mild humor with rich people that are not really all that funny, oh wait, what I am saying. Just watch the 1981 Arthur if your looking for something good and worth your time.

Paul ~ Not the best comedy of the year, but still packs a decent punch

Paul, while not Simon Peggs and Nick Frosts best work, still packs a decent hit in the comedy genre. This time poking fun at the alien genre.

You can expect all the reference's to alien culture and area 51, such as the ET recess pieces joke. As well as the CSI guys who are trying to hunt down Paul.

The movie starts out just as a normal road trip with two best buds, but when they run into Paul, a alien who seems quite chill for being hunted by the government. Paul and Simon decide to help him out and thus the crazy road trip begins.

Although some of the best jokes where in the trailer, the movie still didn't show all of its best jokes so you can expect to laugh. Plus the movie has a really good twist, which you wouldn't normally expect from a comedy.

Overall, a pretty good comedy has finally hit theaters this year. If your into aliens or roadtrips, you should def hit this one up.

Take me home tonight Review ~ Doesn't do Justice to the 80's

Take Me Home Tonight is your average sup par comedy that doesn't live up to the hype. It does have some funny moments, but most of the movie fells kinda flat.

Take Me Home Tonight stars some trouble teens trying to figure out what to do with their lives. The main focus of the film is about a labor day party, where Matt tries to get his crush by telling her that he works for a big famous company.

Along the way, they steal a car, get pull over by cops, and run into some fights. It's nothing to original or new in the plot department, but does have its heart warming moments.

The acting is pretty good and the camera work is good. But the movie just isn't as funny as it look like it was. But otherwise, it does a pretty job of recreating the 80's.

Overall, if you love the 80's and are in the mood for a heart warming light comedy, then Take me Home Tonight is for you.

No Strings Attached Review ~ A decent comedy, nothing more

Well after surviving Black Swan, Natalie Portman is know in a comedy with Ashton Kutcher. Strangely, the couple kinda works.

No Strings Attached is about two friends who almost ruin everything when they have sex one morning. So they decide to keep Love out of the picture, in order to protect their friendship. Think of it as a open relationship kinda thing. But the ultimate question is, can you have sex without love getting in the way?

The whole concept of this film sounds like some hooker prostitute kind of thing. But the script of No Strings Attached holds up and is able to use some clever turns in situations along with some jokes that are pretty dirty, but funny. (think Hangover raunchy). But besides from a few jokes, the movie isn't all that dirty, I'm surprised it got the rated R rating.

Other times the script is a little to predicable and blend. The first two acts of the film hold up pretty well, but the last act, where one scene takes forever to end.

But overall, you have a decent comedy with some pretty good acting talent. Some jokes hit, some miss. If this is your type of movie, then I am sure you will like it, but otherwise, its a ok one to miss to.

The Dilemma Review ~ It's a Dilemma this movie is so unfunny

The Dilemma, directed by Ron Howard, is a unfunny, boring comedy. It's a shame to, cause Ron Howard has made some great drama work like Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, both excellent films.

But when he decides to make a comedy, things just fall flat. First off, the plot is something you expect to see on some tv show. Ronny and Nick are best friends who have been though thick and thin. Now they are running their own business together and have a great idea that will put them on the map.

But the craziness goes down when Ronny see's his best friends wife cheating on him. So he tries to sneak around, climb trees, and takes a picture to tell his friend, but is worried what that would do to their friendship.

The movie is a bit Adam Slander style and there is a lot of slapstick, which usually falls flat. The acting is alright for Vice Van and Kevin James, but sometimes you just want Vice to shut up cause at some parts of the movie he rambles on for to long. The plot is uninteresting and you'll be wondering why this dilemma isn't over yet when the movie is halfway though.

You'll be better off dealing with your own Dilemma's then watching this movie.

1 star out of 5