Reviews

I just went to go see Juno at The Plaza Theater in Calgary, AB and it was super cool. The ticket was only $9 and I got a huge pop and popcorn for $6. The big theater's like Famous Players and Cineplex can't even beat that price. This theater is super cool too because it's old as hell and has these beautiful red curtains and an old fashioned stage. I give this theater a lot of credit because you don't see independent movie houses around anymore. And I was just talking to a co-worker the other night at Blockbuster about the good old times when the family would pile in the family car and go to the drive-in. Rocky Horror and Reefer Madness are playing soon which I've seen those films before but because I loved the theater so much tonight I will for sure go back again.

The movie was totally awesome. I couldn't wait to see it on DVD and I love the big screen and surround sound at the theater. Nothing is like watching a film with other people. It makes the experience more intense. This film had great acting all around. I absolutely think the girl who played Juno is sweet and I love her in what I've seen her in so far. The kid from Superbad is awesome as Bleeker. Juno's parents are very funny and I love the father. Then you have Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner. I love Jason Bateman on Arrested Development but in this film he plays the douche bag husband who still wants to be a kid. I love the scene where Jason Bateman tells Juno he wants to divorce his wife and move downtown to work on his music career more. And Juno makes fun of him and calls him a failed musician who is stuck in the early 90's because his band opened for The Melvins. And Juno taunts him and says "What would the Melvins think of your selling out".

Great music selection for this film and almost all of this film was shot in British Columbia, Canada so that's awesome. I'm totally glad I got to the theater tonight instead of watching movies I get from Blockbuster on my Laptop which really sucks when you watch a movie. That's why the theater will never die! Downloading may one day totally keep people from renting videos as downloaded files are free and they don't skip like a DVD. But downloaded files will never look or sound as good as films do in the theater!

I remember seeing this film when I was a kid and enjoyed re-watching it as old movies are great to watch when you don't remember them. This movie was another awesome 80's flick for me. This film was released in 1989 and when Guns and Roses were still popular and New Kids On The Block were trendy. I loved this film as it is so realistic with the different characters. Tom Hanks stars as the neighbour going through mid life stress and taking some time off from work. His idea of relaxing is sitting around his suburban house. Then you have his eccentric retired army guy crazy man next door and his fat other neighbour who gets him into trouble around the neighbour hood. Corey Feldman is the punk kid who lives on the block. I am a big fan of Corey Feldman. He is great with lines. In this movie he is like "I love this neighbourhood". He is one of my favourite 80's actors and now own several movies with him in them. If you also like Corey Feldman I will recommend Lost Boys, Stand By Me, or The Goonies. All awesome movies from the 80's. Cool movie about a haunted house thought to be the door way to hell by the neighbours.

This movie was another movie that made me cry. I love fantasy films like The Neverending Story, Krull, Willow, Labyrinth etc... This nice little film was a Walt Disney piece that was fantastic as all Disney films are. I really related to the location set in this small country town. The main characters are Jess the Farm boy who's family is kind of poor. All the kids pick on him. Then a new family moves next door to him. They have a daughter named Leslie who is a New Age hippie like her parents. Her parents are authors who write fiction books. She is very intelligent and imaginative. Jess the boy is also very artistic and is good at painting. I loved the idea that Teribithia is across the canal if you swing across the rope. The other side is filled with magical creatures and a world only you could imagine visually on LSD. I am going to spoil the ending now... The ending is very sad and I cried when Leslie dies. She tried to swing across the water and hit her head and drown. This story is very realistic and imaginative. I remember when I was a kid and used to play in the country. I was fortunate to be brought up in a place of natural beauty and countryside. I loved the rolling hills and open pastures in this movie. The wooden fences you see in countryside and more old fashioned houses. This film was beautifully shot. Had a great script. The directing and acting was great. The production was impressive and I was not let down. This film was better then I anticipated and gets a score of ten.

I thought this film was a good laugh and I love British Comedy as opposed to American movies as the humor is different. This film is about a man who finds out that he has only six weeks to live because of cancer. So he decides he is going to kill people in his life that wronged him in the past. So he goes on a killing spree throughout Britain. He then finds the women of his dreams through one of his victims and falls in love. That's where the buck stops folks. If I give away any more plot IMDb will hate me. I like writing reviews like I would describe it to as friend. I think it's lame how people practice to be film critics and write elaborate reviews. I'll be honest. This is a straight up British Comedy. Ben Kingsley and John Cleese play very small parts but are awesome. This film was OK. And it gets a seven in my book as my insides didn't hurt from laughing. He if you like comedy and want to see a really good comedy check out Dan In Real Life with Steve Carrell and Dane Cook which is out on video this week.