it was okay. kinda mediocre but the visuals were fantastic!

Never Back Down has to be the silliest and most contrived story about "misunderstood" teens since possibly John Tucker Must Die. This cast is made up of basically good looking people that are well built but have no actual talent. Sean...
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Never Back Down has to be the silliest and most contrived story about "misunderstood" teens since possibly John Tucker Must Die. This cast is made up of basically good looking people that are well built but have no actual talent. Sean Faris, who looks as though they cast him coming out of the doors from an Abercrombie shoot, plays Jake Tyler, a depressed and angry young man who feels guilty over the death of his father. This kid constantly fights and gets arrested, and his widowed mother just can't take it anymore. When Jake's little brother Charlie gets a scholarship to a tennis academy in Florida, his mom doesn't hesitate to accept the offer. In his new school, Jake is almost automatically popular after the student body sees him fighting at his old school. It seems the only way to get popular in that school is to pound on someone's face until they're practically dead. After seeing the video, one of the students challenges Jake to a brawl. Ryan, played by Cam Gigandet, brutally beats Jake and makes remarks about his late father. In anger Jake continues to fight but is then knocked unconscious. Desperate for revenge, he enlists the help of Mr. Miaki, oops I mean Jean Roqua, a mixed martial arts veteran, played by Djimon Hounsou. He becomes even more violent, in the end he beats Ryan practically dead and guess what, the next day he's the most popular kid in the entire blood thirsty school. I tell you this in complete honesty, sitting through this I actually started to wonder if this was made by twelve year olds on crack. Midway through the movie, I thought "okay, it's really cheesy but maybe I can have fun with it" but it doesn't even work as a so -bad-it's-entertaining type film. Not only is the movie ridiculous on so many different levels, it's incredibly violent and unpleasant to watch. Watching young students beaten to a pulp isn't entertaining to me and I really don't think it would satisfy many others. The movie is like some teen knock off of Fight Club, a movie which I was never a big fan of but did somewhat enjoy, but this is just barbaric. I have just about had it with these popularity teen movies where adults pretty much don't exist and even when they do they are always clueless extras in the film. In one scene the sadistic bully's father even comes in and supports this idea to fight with no end. Then in the same scene there is like a ten second back story where we're suddenly suppose to sympathize with this crazy kid because his dad slaps and that's like what you see in all these kind of bully films, where they have a bad home life. So, if I haven't made my self clear yet, no, I'm not recommending this silly garbage to anyone, because it is simply too violent for kids and way to ridiculous for adults.

One of the best movies so far this year happens to practically have no dialoige and is animated, that movie is the beautifully made Wall-E. After last year's dissapointing Ratatouille, which I beleive was tremendously overrated, Wall-E whips Pixar...
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One of the best movies so far this year happens to practically have no dialoige and is animated, that movie is the beautifully made Wall-E. After last year's dissapointing Ratatouille, which I beleive was tremendously overrated, Wall-E whips Pixar back into shape. The story has the same basic overall theme as every cartoon, but unlike Kung Fu Panda, this is creative and unlike any animated feature, or live action movie, you've ever seen. This is a prime example of how animation can sometimes be much stronger and say a lot more than a live action film. The story is set 700 years in the future. Earth is now literally a dump and is too toxic to support human life. Humans are now living in a giant spaceship out in the middle of the universe. Back on Earth, Wall-E is like the Will Smith of robots, being the only one on Earth. He is a tiny little recycling bot who has developed emotions and wants over seven centuries. His only friend is a cockroach. Wall-E carries around a lunchbox which he puts knickknacks in such as a rubix cube and carries them back to his cozy little shelter which he has made into a home. One day a feminine robot name EVE arrives and startles the tiny bot. He falls inlove with her and starts to follow her around. After he gives her a plant she stores it inside herself and deactivates. When a spaceship retrieves her Wall-E clings on and is taken into space. There he discovers true love and what he is truly meant for. Yeah, it's a cartoon. The animation here is just gorgeous along with a great scene of Wall-E and EVE dancing in space which is absolutely amazing and beautiful. The romance in this film is so real unlike crap like What Happens in Vegas with real people, but the characters in this film are real people. This has a strong chance of winning for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars this year and it's well deserved. The movie is also a serious message about what we're doing to the planet that I think has a bigger voice than any documentary Al Gore could make. Wall-E is propably just about the most lovable character of any animated or live action film that I think can one day become the mscot of Pixar. This amazing movie will surely join the list of Disney Classics and will influence filmmakers in the many years to come.

I was very surprised when I came out of Kung Fu Panda and not liked it too much. The movie was praised, I don't really understand why. I found the story promising at first, but it became boring and way too silly, even for a cartoon. The theme of...
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I was very surprised when I came out of Kung Fu Panda and not liked it too much. The movie was praised, I don't really understand why. I found the story promising at first, but it became boring and way too silly, even for a cartoon. The theme of the story is basically the same as all cartoons, "Don't give up", "You're mrant for something greater", and all that nonsense.I do however applaud the voice acting from Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, and Ian McShane, and I found the shots and artwork fantastic. But other than that I don't see where all this praise is coming from. I do admit, it had it's moments, and don't get me wrong, I am recommending this film, it's just I don't understand why it is so highly praised. It's not a bad film, it's just not exactly a good one either. Like I said, I am recommending this, but it's only worth a rental and not $10.00 at the theater when there are better movies out there. The plot is basically a flabby panda who works at a noodle shop with his dad, who happens to be a goose, has a secret dream of joining the Furious Five. They are an elite group of silly animals who look like stuffed animals. Po the Panda, voiced by Jack Black, go's to the "tryouts" for the Dragon Warrior, who is said to be so strong that he defeated all his enemies without even trying and blah blah blah. Po gets chosen, everyone is skeptical, in the end he's a hero, the end. Like I said, typical cartoon.