Plot
"A sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwater predators in Shark Night 3D, a terrifying thrill ride from director David Ellis (The Final Destination, Snakes On a Plane). Arriving by boat at her family’s Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun.
But when star football player Malik (Sinqua Walls) stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake, and fast. But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land".
My Thoughts
I did not know much about this movie other than what the title gives away, Which all it really tells is that it is a movie that happens during the night that will involve sharks, After seeing the trailer for the first time I had had a better idea of what to expect when I went to see this on opening day. Let me say before I go any further that my expectations for this movie where not very high so I knew what to expect going in., I was right to have my expectations very low anyone expecting a good to great movie look elsewhere, if you are even looking for an enjoyable but not good movie this is not in that category either, The cast comprised mostly of of no names (other than Sara Paxton, Katharine Mcphee and to a lesser extent Dustin Milligan) either had to work with a very poor script or the material they are given to work with they cant convey properly no actor stands out here and all the performances are forgettable. The pacing of this movie from the start was bad, but what really got me was at certain points in the film it does this speed up sequence where everything going on is in double speed to make time go faster which got annoying after a while and turned me off from the get go. One thing about the cast that irked me eve more was the fact out of the whole group of main characters in the movie they manged to put the two "Minorities" in a relationship which to me was the cliche way to go and I did not like one bit they even include the expected "racist" comment towards a member of the couple . This movie was touted as a "3D" film (hence the word being used in the title) and when i compared the 3D in this film to another movie in this genre from last year "Piranha 3D" it pales in comparison, there are certain moments for example when water splashes up at you or when they are swimming and the water rushes towards that you notice it, but overall the 3D in this film was bad and felt to me as it was tacked on and was an afterthought. I am not a huge 3D fan but if the film is made in 3D i usually will give it a chance. The best 3D film I have seen was Avatar (I am sure most would agree). Overall I did not expect much and did not get much in return and I am not hesitant to say this movie is a waste of Money and if you want to waste 90 minutes of your life spend it elsewhere.
Rating
Didn't expect much and that is what I got, Bad Acting, Bad 3D,, Bad Cliches and to top it off sped up effect made no sense to be in this film. 6.1/10!!! Watch at your own peril.
Next on the list we have "Contagion" Starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow which opened on the 9th.
Plot
An action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.
My Thoughts
I knew nothing about this movie until I saw the trailer for this film last year. The idea of the film was a good one, on one hand it is similar to a zombie film (apocalyptic circumstances), But in another it is different (The circumstances of the situation. After I first viewed the trailer I was very interested in learning more about the film, Once i heard about some of the cast which featured such names as Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow (Not a fan), Jude Law, Sanaa Lathan and Also Matt Damon (Not a big fan of him, that sealed the deal for me on whether I would see this on on opening day which I did. The pacing of this film flowed together very well, the setting's set around various cities around the world all had a part to part in the story coming together and being told to the audience. When doing a movie of this stature character development is crucial, and t his movie did a very good job introducing the viewer to the important and even the minor character and explaining there roles very well which made you feel for character who may have not survived the entire ordeal. The acting was top notch which would be expected with a cast of this magnitude all of the main big names did very good jobs in the roles they are given (Even Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow) special mention to Kate Winslet and Jude Law for their performances in this film. I want to also mention that watching this film really made me feel that I was actually experiencing this with the actors and gave me a real sense of if something like this where to actually happen how people from all different backgrounds, and countries would handle it, this film really takes you into places most movies that deal with global disasters do not, I really felt that this movie was made to show how both sides handle conflict one side you have the Governments trying to fend off the infection and keep the people safe by limiting what knowledge they know of the outbreak. And on the other side you have the civilians those caught up in the disaster and are totally unaware of what is going on around them and are just trying to survive, some will do more than others but in the end they aIll want the same thing. This overall was a great film and one of the best I have seen this year so far, Great Acting, Great Story, Great setting and pace definitely worth seeing.
Rating
One of the best of the year so far 8.6/10!!!!.
The Last Movie of the month is "Dream House" starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts which opened on the 30th.
Plot
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.
The last movie off the month is "Dream House" starring Danie l Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts which opened on the 30th.
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.
My Thoughts
This movie was not on my radar at all, I only found out about this movie by going to a website and looking at their upcoming movie schedule, Once I read up on the plot I was interested and when I saw the main cast (Craig, Weisz and Watts) that sealed the deal for me. Let me say that I had very high expectations for this movie given the cast and the idea of the film. Once I saw a trailer for this film my expectations piqued even higher. Seeing this film on opening day was a must, The setting of this film was perfect for what the movie, The dark snowy suburb went nicely with the pacing of this film and led to the suspense well, The acting by the main cast was excellent which is expected with names such as Craig, Watts and Weisz (I must add Elias Koteas in his supporting yet limited role was also very good). But that is where my praise ends, the movie let me down in several areas. First the movie felt short (it was 98 minutes which for me is short) that is not a huge concern on my part, my biggest fault with this film was the plot as a whole, the potential for this film was so great and I felt that they shortchanged not only the audience but also the amazing acting talent they had at their disposal if you see this movie and watch the story play out by the time you see the end you just don't care anymore. While the actors did great jobs in their roles it just didn't flow together well for me, maybe it was the way the script was written but I am not so sure that is why, maybe it was the way director wanted the lines to delivered by the actors again I am not so sure that is why, my last gripe with this film was the story overall, I expected it to be told in a complete different way than it was actually shown to the audience, after the movie was over I felt like I mentioned earlier shortchanged and felt as though what I just experienced was much less than what this movie could have been, On the other hand maybe my expectations where to high, If you look at the actors associated with this film and the story before seeing the film you would expect a great things, what I felt I saw was much less than that and disappointment was my final emotion.
Rating
Great Cast, Great Potential Story and Great setting for the film, Yet it didn't come together and all that potential went to waste, This is not a horrible movie but maybe if my expectations where not so high maybe I would have not been so disappointed, still worth seeing 7.2/10!!.
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