Review: The Last Airbender

Grade: B+

In a world, there are four nations, each created around the four elements: Earth, Water, Wind and Fire. In each nation, there are people called benders, who can control their element. There is one person, known as the Avatar, who can control all four elements. All of the nations lived in peace until the Fire Nation started a war campaign to control all other nations. When this war started, the Avatar mysteriously disappeared. 100 years later, two siblings from the southern Water Nation, Katara and Sokka, stumble upon a boy trapped in ice. They quickly learn that this boy, Aang, is the Avatar, but he unfortunately only knows how to bend air. As the three travel to the northern Water Nation where Aang can train to be a Waterbender, the Fire Nation learns of his existence and begin to track him down to capture him. Along the way, Aang starts a series of rebellions against the Fire Nation in small towns in other nations.

This movie was written and directed by M. Night Shamalan (Lady in the Water, The Sixth Sense) and is the first really enjoyable movie he has done in a while. I think the reasoning for this is that it is not his idea, it’s based on an anime TV show. I have only seen a couple episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, so I don’t know how accurate of a representation the movie is, but I thought it was great compared to the little I’ve seen. The movie is just a lot of fun with a pretty interesting story behind it. The effects are great and action scenes are a lot of fun to watch. There was a nice bit of humor thrown into the movie as well. I really enjoyed the characters and he takes the time to let you get to know them.

Newcomer Noah Ringer plays the central role of Aang, the last Airbender who discovers he is the Avatar. Aang did a pretty good job with this role and he handled the martial arts sequences very well but he is the one person in this movie whom I feel could have been cast a little better. Relative newcomer Nicola Peltz played Katara, a young girl still learning to become a Waterbender. Peltz did a fantastic job with this role, I really enjoyed her performance. Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga) plays Sokka, Katara’s older brother. Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) plays Prince Zuko, son of the Fire Lord, who is determined to find and capture the Avatar in order to regain his father’s respect. Patel did a decent job with this role, which included a lot of pouting and angry yelling. Aasif Mandvi (Ghost Town, TVs The Daily Show) surprisingly plays Commander Zhao, who hates Prince Zuko and is trying to capture the Avatar first. I say surprisingly because he has only done comedy so to see him take on a serious role was interesting, but he really pulled it off and did a great job. The movie also includes Cliff Curtis, Shaun Toub, Seychelle Gabriel, Francis Guinan and Summer Bishil.

Ok, so there has apparently been a lot of controversy around this movie because of the casting and people are calling Shamalan racist. People are upset that some of the main characters are white and that it seems all of the people in the Fire Nation, depicted as the bad guys, are Indian. This makes me laugh because Shamalan is Indian himself, so I’m pretty sure he is not bashing his own race. To me, the casting makes sense. The Fire Nation is Indian, the Earth Nation is mostly Chinese, the Water nation appears to be mostly white, maybe somewhat Eskimo and the Air Nation (which you only see in flashbacks) appears to be monks of some sort. To me, the casting makes sense in a way. Each nation is a different race, much like all the different nations in the real world.

If you are a fan of the show, go see this movie. Even if you aren’t, I really think this movie is worth checking out. It is just plain fun and entertaining.

Great quote: “Prince Zuko is not allowed to wear the Fire Nation’s uniform, but on this occasion, we will allow it, like a child wearing a costume.”

Review: Solitary Man

Grade: B+

About six and a half years ago, Ben Kalmen was at the top of his game, he was the owner of best line of car dealerships to go to in the northeast; he had a great wife and an amazing daughter. Then when a doctor tells him that they want to take some tests to check out his heart, Ben’s life gets flipped upside down. Ben makes a couple bad romantic and business decisions and is now living in hard times, but is trying to turn it all around again. Then he makes one last bad decision and that completely throws him down. Now he’s trying to salvage his relationship with his daughter and his grandson as well as trying to figure out who he is and what is important in his life.

Michael Douglas (King of California, Romancing the Stone) plays the lead role of Ben Kalmen, once known as the “most honest car salesmen in New York”. Douglas gives an amazing performance in this movie and really made this movie. He does such a great job with the role, which was a very interesting role. The character of Ben Kalmen is a very interesting man. He is extremely honest, brutally so sometimes, he is strong willed, he is stubborn and he is a borderline sexaholic who essentially prays on women younger than his daughter. Somehow, Douglas manages to make this character an almost likeable character and he was pretty funny at times.

The rest of the cast is pretty spectacular as well. Jenna Fischer (Blades of Glory, TVs The Office) plays Susan Kelman, Ben’s daughter. She did an amazing job with this role. It is the first really dramatic role I’ve seen her do and she really pulled it off. Susan Sarandon (Speed Racer, Enchanted) plays Nancy Kelman, Ben’s ex-wife. She did a pretty good job with this role too and was pretty funny when she needed to be. Danny DeVito (Nobel Son, Be Cool) plays Jimmy Merino, an old friend of Ben’s from college. DeVito was great in this movie, even though he’s not in it a whole lot, but his character is great and he played it well. The movie also features performances from Imogen Poots, Richard Schiff, Mary-Louise Parker and Jesse Eisenberg.

This dark comedy is kind of charming and fun to watch. It is actually pretty funny at times and well worth watching. I recommend checking it out whenever you can, especially if you like Michael Douglas.

Great quote: “I say a whole lot of stuff, some of it’s even the truth.”

Review: Knight and Day

Grade: A

June Havens was just trying to fly back to Boston from Wichita when she literally bumped into Roy Miller. June is then let on to an earlier flight back, much to the dismay of Roy, as the flight turns out to be mostly empty except for a couple assassins trying to kill Roy. After the plane crashes in a field, June mysteriously wakes up in her own bed back in Boston. She then discovers that there are government agents out to get her and that Roy Miller is keeping an eye on her. Roy then insists that the two stay together while he figures out what the agents want with June and he tries to complete his mysterious mission. June discovers that Roy might be a rogue spy and is having a hard time figuring out who to trust as all stories sound convincing.

I don’t know why so many people seem to have a problem seeing this movie. It was great and so much fun to watch. Many people have also been comparing it to Killers with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, well, the only similarity that Knight and Day has to Killers is that the male lead is a spy, after that they both take very different paths. To start, Knight and Day has a far better cast, as they can actually act. Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds, Top Gun) plays Roy Miller, a spy, or possibly rogue spy, just trying to complete a mission. Cruise was fantastic, as he always is, he was very funny and his action scenes were great. Cameron Diaz (The Holiday, Charlie’s Angels) plays June Haven, a classic car fanatic just trying to get home for her sister’s wedding. Diaz was great in this movie and she was very funny as well. The two really seemed to play well off each other, which isn’t too surprising as this is their second movie together. The movie also features Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis and a very interesting and great performance form Paul Dano.

This movie is the epitome of the summer movie. It is just plain fun to watch. The action is great and the laughs keep coming. One of the more entertaining parts of the movie, to me, was that Cameron Diaz’s character wasn’t coping well with all that was happening, so Roy drugged her and she blacked out, then she keeps semi-regaining consciousness and the audience gets these glimpses of crazy things going on then she blacks out again then wakes up when everything is ok hours later. This happens like two or three times. I was laughing so hard at these sequences because even though it seems like we’re missing great action sequences it’s just so amusing and it helps the story move along. I will admit, however, that the ending is a little cheesy and predictable but whatever, it was still a lot of fun and the cheesyness of the ending ads to the overall charm of the movie.

This movie is everything a summer movie should be. I recommend everybody head to the theater and check this one out. Is it an academy award winning movie? No. Is it just plain and simple fun summer escapism? Absolutely. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are great together in this movie that is loaded with action and laughter and romance. I loved this movie and will definitely be seeing it again.

Great quote: “June, I can dismantle a bomb while blindfolded with nothing but a paperclip and a junior mint, so I think I could change your clothes without looking… I’m not saying that’s what happened, but I could.”

Review: Grown Ups

Grade: B

Lenny, Eric, Kurt, Marcus and Rob were the best of friends 30 years ago when they were on the school basketball team. When their old coach, whom they affectionately call Coach Buzzard, dies, the five get together for the funeral. They then decide that they, and all their families, should spend the Fourth of July weekend together at a lake house where they all used to hang out together when they were teenagers. As they reunite they grow back together and learn a lot about each other. All their families begin to become good friends too. On top of that, they teach their kids how to have fun without all the technology out there now.

This movie was made mostly for the great ensemble cast of mostly SNL alums. Adam Sandler (Funny People, Big Daddy) plays the role of Lenny, who is now a very successful Hollywood agent. Sandler was pretty good and very funny at times. Chris Rock (Death at a funeral, Bad Company) plays the role of Kurt, who is now a “house husband”. Rock is very funny as usual at times but I feel the whole domesticated male jokes got old pretty quick. David Spade (Joe Dirt, TVs Rules of Engagement) plays the role of Marcus. Spade was very funny and entertaining, good to see him in a movie again. Rob Schneider (The Hot Chick, The Animal) plays the role of Rob, who is now a new age healer, of sorts. Schneider was really funny in this role but that’s because he does well in these supporting role types. Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Hitch) plays the role of Eric, who is now the co-owner of a furniture store. James was very funny with this role and they seemed to have given him most of the physical stuff. The cast also includes other great people like Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph, Joyce Van Patten, Steve Buscemi, Colin Quinn and Tim Meadows.

It is a lot of fun seeing this cast get together for a movie like this. It was very funny while being kind of sweet as well. The movie takes a little bit to get going. In the first part of the movie, the only part I really liked was the constant jokes they were all making at each other’s expense. But once they get to the lake house, things really pick up and the movie becomes this really fun and enjoyable movie. On top of the main plot of these five friends reuniting, there were a couple fun sub-plots as well. One involves Colin Quinn, Steve Buscemi and Tim Meadows playing people who hold a grudge against the gang because of a basketball game 30 years ago, so they keep challenging them to a game and the outcome is hilarious. My favorite sub-plot was about all the kids, Lenny’s in particular. It was about how kids rely too much on technology these days for entertainment, always playing video games or texting or whatever, these kids were really spoiled. It got to the point where the parents finally forced them outside and the kids had no idea how to entertain themselves. I really enjoyed this as I completely agree with it, kids these days are spoiled and don’t know how to have fun outside. One problem I had with the movie was how all the parents were constantly lying to their children, I don’t get why people do this, you are just making your kids dumb.

Anyway, this movie is a lot of fun and well worth seeing, especially if you like the cast. It was great seeing all these actors getting together for a movie like this, they are all still very funny after all these years. I recommend this movie to anybody looking for a good laugh.

Review: Please Give

Grade: B

Kate and her husband Alex own a unique, antique-like store. In order to get the furniture and items, they go to the apartments and houses of the recently deceased and scour the place for anything they can buy cheap and sell at an increased price in their store. On top of that, they are currently butting heads with their 91 year old neighbor, who they are waiting for her to die, so they can expand their apartment. That neighbor has two granddaughters, Rebecca and Mary. Rebecca is a radiologist who spends all of her free time taking care of her bitter grandmother. Mary is a self obsessed beautician who really doesn’t care about her grandma and is kind of looking forward to her death. As all these characters lives meet, many problems start to arise including love, money and Kate’s struggle with ethics and morality.

This dark comedy is pretty charming. It has a great cast. Catherine Keener (The Soloist, 40 Year Old Virgin) plays the role of Katy. Keener did a fantastic job with this role portraying this woman who is questioning whether or not she is a good person and tries to volunteer at a couple different places to feel better. Oliver Platt (2012, Frost/Nixon) plays Kate’s husband, Alex. Alex is very easy going and doesn’t mind the business he’s in at all, but when he meets Mary, he begins to become attracted to her and starts to stray. Platt did a great job with this role and was very enjoyable as usual. Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona, The Prestige) plays Rebecca, the granddaughter of a bitter 91 year old woman who doesn’t seem to appreciate all her work. She did a really good job with this role and did was fun to watch in the parts where she finally starts getting interested in a guy and goes on some dates with him. Amana Peet (2012, Martian Child) plays self obsessed and out spoken Mary. Peet was great with this role and was very enjoyable to watch.

This movie is a dark comedy and therefore while it’s not always laugh out loud funny it is pretty entertaining and funny at times. The writing is very good in my opinion and makes this movie worth checking out. The movie deals with some pretty interesting issues and shows how some people would deal with those issues. I actually do recommend checking this out whenever you can. I really liked it but to be honest it could easily wait to rent when it comes out on DVD.

Review: Jonah Hex

Grade: D-

Jonah Hex was a civil war soldier fighting for the confederacy but informing on them to the North. When his general, Quentin Turnball, finds out, he kills Jonah’s family in front of him then burns the side of his face. Jonah almost died but was brought back by a Sioux Indian medicine man. As a result, Jonah gained other worldly powers; he can talk to the dead by simply touching them. When Hex hears that Turnball is dead, he decides to take up bounty hunting for a living. One day, it is discovered that Turnball faked his own death and is currently building a weapon capable of reducing nations to rubble. The president calls on Jonah Hex to find Turnball and stop him before he attacks Washington D.C. on the countries Centennial celebration.

Well, after seeing this movie I completely understand why Warner Brothers have all but completely ignored that this movie was coming out. They hardly advertised for it and they didn’t even submit it for ratings until about a week or so before its release. This movie is, simply put, not good. It is obvious that they rushed the story because it is uninteresting and feels pretty forced. Also, you can tell that the actors really didn’t care about the roles they were playing as it really seemed like they were just reciting the lines given to them. The only positive I can think of for this movie right now is its runtime of just 80 minutes. So shortly after it starts, it is already almost over.

The cast is the reason I actually though this movie was going to be decent, too bad they let me down. Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men, Milk) played the titular role of Jonah Hex. Hex is actually a very interesting character and this could have been a really fun and new take on westerns and Brolin could have been great in this movie. Brolin wasn’t necessarily bad in this movie, the writing was, and he can’t help that. John Malkovich (Burn After Reading, Being John Malkovich) played the main villain in the movie, Quentin Turnball. What I said about Brolin goes for Malkovich too, he can’t help that the writing for his character was terribly cliché and just plain bad at times. Megan Fox (Transformers, Jennifer’s Body) plays a prostitute, Lilah, the only friend Jonah seems to have. Fox has never been a talented actress and the only thing she’s good for in this movie is something to look at. The rest of the cast includes Will Arnett, Michael Fassbender, Micahel Shannon, Wes Bently, Julia Jones and Aidan Quinn.

I definitely have to say skip this one, or if you really want to see it, wait for DVD. I really think that the only good part about this movie is that it is so short.

Review: Toy Story 3

Grade: A+

Woody, Buzz and the rest of our favorite toy box friends are back once again. It’s been many years since we last saw the gang and now Andy is all grown up and getting ready to leave for college. The toys are trying to cope with the very real possibility of finally being abandoned or worse, thrown out, by Andy when they are accidentally donated to Sunnyside daycare center. At first, the daycare seems like a dream come true where the toys can be happy forever. Then, they discover the toys there, lead by a strawberry-scented Lots-o-huggin Bear, don’t take well to new comers and have the toys locked in the toddler area where a toy is lucky to last a week. Woody helps the toys come up with a plan to escape the daycare and make their way back to Andy, where they feel they belong.

Pixar has done it once again. I was nervous at first but the third adventure with everybody’s favorite toys is spectacular. For all the true fans of Toy Story, the first scene alone is just awesome and amazing trip to nostalgialand with the first Toy Story. The movie is loaded with fun references to the previous movies, so keep an eye out. This movie introduces the character of Ken, as voiced by the great Michael Keaton (Post Grad, Batman), and the bits with Barbie and Ken are great, some of the best parts of the movie. As usual with Pixar, the story for the movie is absolutely wonderful. I was a bit worried as I feared a third visit to these characters might be a bit forced and unoriginal, but they proved me wrong. Toy Story 3 is more enjoyable than Toy Story 2 was, in my opinion. Just as a fair warning, all true fans of the Toy Story movies, especially those of us who grew up with these movies, the ending of this movie is very emotional and will bring most of you to tears, I know I welled up a bit.

The movie brings back that great ensemble cast we’ve all come to know and love with these characters including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, Wallace Shawn as Rex, Joan Allen as Jesse and John Ratzenberger (the only actor to do voices on all of Pixar's movies) as Hamm. It also brings in many new great characters with a great voice cast as well including Ned Beaty as Lots-o-hugs Bear, Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Jeff Garlin as Buttercup, Bonny Hunt as Dolly and many more.

As with most of the Pixar movies, Toy Story 3 brings us a new Pixar Animated Short. This one is titled Night & Day and is an absolute joy. It just might be one of the better Pixar shorts. It is hard to describe briefly what it is about but it is a very cool concept and Pixar pulled it off very well.

I recommend Toy Story 3 to absolutely everyone. I have to super recommend this movie to everyone around my age who grew up watching these movies when they first came out and were as mesmerized by the characters as I was and were amazed by Pixar's storytelling abilities. This movie is fantastic and well worth seeing however you can, standard 2D, 3D or 3D IMAX, it really doesn’t matter, just see it.

Great quote: “The thing about Woody is, no matter what, he’s always there for you.”

Review: The Karate Kid

Grade: B-

When twelve year old Dre Parker’s mom gets transferred to China for work, the two are forced to leave their home in Detroit and embrace a new culture. However, when they get to China, Dre realizes that may be harder than it sounds. Dre instantly connects with and falls for fellow classmate and the feelings seem to be mutual. However, these feelings seem to have upset the class bully, Cheng. Cheng and his friends, who practice Kung Fu with a ruthless teacher, decide to make Dre’s life a living hell. When Dre discovers that his building’s maintenance man, Mr. Han, is a secret Kung Fu master. Mr. Han then decides to teach Dre that Kung Fu is more about maturity and calm than hitting your opponent, after entering him in a Kung Fu tournament so Dre can stand up to the bullies.

This movie really shouldn’t be called The Karate Kid as he is not learning Karate, he is learning Kung Fu, which is much more than a fighting style. This movie is pretty enjoyable. The story is actually pretty good and captivating. It is a bit long and they could probably cut about 20 or so minutes out of the beginning. They took too long getting the point across to the audience that Dre isn’t adjusting well to China and that he is afraid of the bullies who beat him up. He didn’t even really start talking to Mr. Han until about 40 minutes into the movie. However, once the training begins, the move really picks up and gets pretty entertaining. On top of it all, the movie is pretty inspirational at times. Mr. Han’s lessons about Kung Fu and really interesting and when you learn about his past in inspires Dre to work harder.

Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happiness, The Day the Earth Stood Still) plays the central role of Dre Parker. For such a young actor, Jaden is pretty decent and shows potential for future growth, looks like some of his fathers talent might be rubbing off on him. Jackie Chan (The Forbidden Kingdom, Rush Hour) plays the character based on the role of Mr. Miyagi from the original, Mr. Han. When I heard Jackie Chan was cast in this role I was completely against it, while I really enjoy Mr. Chan’s work, he is no Mr Miyagi. Well, the studio came up with a great idea, rename the character, it works for me. Jackie Chan did a fantastic job in the role of the Kung Fu master. Taraji. P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Date Night) did a wonderful job as Dre’s mom, Sherry. The rest of the cast did a really great job as well.

I actually recommend this movie to almost everyone. It is a great kids movie and if you are a fan of the original, there is a good chance you will like this remake.

Great quote: “Life knocked me down, and you showed me I have the choice to get back up again.”

What makes a "Best Picture"?

I know that it is well after the awards season and I know that the next award season is still a good ways away, but this is a subject that I’ve been debating in my head for years and I’ve talked to some people about it too. Recently, I had this discussion with a close friend and fellow cinephile and so I’ve finally decided to write about it and see if I can get some other opinions on it too.

I understand that the awards circuits work on a different level and that I will probably never completely agree with their picks, but I feel that they could try a little harder. The Oscars are the most prestigious of the awards but they have a problem with being a little overly pretentious with their nominees and their winners. They have a tendency to completely ignore that comedies are movies too, no matter how well written and executed. The Golden Globes solved this problem by creating two separate categories, one for best Drama and one for best Comedy/Musical. Maybe the academy should give this a try, it might get more people interested in watching their program. Last year many great comedies came out and none were nominated at the Oscars, they included movies like The Hangover, not for everybody but there is a certain amount of genius that went into making it nonetheless. Other great comedies that were very well made last year that got completely ignored by the award circuit include Away We Go, Zombieland, (500) Days of Summer and Whatever Works.

Sometimes I wonder what the people who vote for these awards are thinking. Many times the Oscars have been way off in what the Best Picture really is. One example would be the 81st Academy Awards when they gave the award to Slumdog Millionaire. For one thing, Slumdog Millionaire wasn’t even that great of a movie, the writing wasn’t that great and the acting was pretty bad. I might have been able to get over it if it wasn’t for the fact that it was up against The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, easily one of the greatest movies ever made. It had an amazing story line, extremely well written, some of the best acting I’ve ever seen by the entire cast, and the amount of effort that went into the movie to make it look so authentic is mind-blowing. Another reason the 81st Academy Awards upset me is that they didn’t nominate The Dark Knight, again, one of the best movies ever made, but the academy couldn’t get past that it was based on a comic book so they ignored it. The best example of the Academy Awards picking the wrong movie would have t0 be the 14th Academy Awards in 1941. This was the year that movies like Citizen Cane, widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made, and The Maltese Falcon were nominated. But did Citizen Cane win that year? No. instead they gave the award to How Green Was My Valley, a movie most people don’t even remember.

So, what does make a movie the “best picture” of the year? In my opinion it should have a number of things, a compelling story, outstanding writing, amazing acting, great directing and maybe even some wonderful cinematography. But another thing that I feel that a “Best Picture” should have is re-watchability. As I look at the winners of the Best Picture award for the last 15 or so years, not many of them have re-watchability. For instance, the movie Crash, while it is a well made movie, I will never watch that movie again. The same goes for The Departed, American Beauty, Million Dollar Baby and even the most current one, The Hurt Locker. And this year the academy made it interesting by nominating 10 movies, of those 10 I find 4 of them to have great re-watchability. Movies like Up, Up in the Air and District 9 are great movies that I could watch over and over (and have actually). I still get a kick out of the fact that Avatar was nominated and that so many people wanted it to win, because I love it for the same reasons I love the Transformers movies (which are widely hated), it is just big dumb fun with lots of special effects. Granted, those special effects were pretty groundbreaking.

So, there you have it, my opinion of what qualities a “Best Picture” should have. So what qualities do you believe a “Best Picture” should have?

Review: The A-Team

Grade: A-

In Mexico, Army Rangers Col. John “Hannibal” Smith and Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck are working together on a mission. Along the way they run into former Army Rangers Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus and Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, and the four decide to form an ultimate black-ops team that they named the “A-Team”. Eight years later in Iraq, the team is encouraged to pull off a job to recover US counterfeit printing plates. After they pull off the job they are framed for killing a general and stealing the plates and the team is dishonorably discharged and sent to jail. Six months later, the team is given a window of opportunity to break out of jail. They then decide to hunt down the men who framed them, recover the stolen plates and clear their names of the crimes they were framed for. They have to come up with the perfect plan to pull it off and dodge the US government as they are now hunting them.

This movie is so much fun to watch. It turned out to be a bit better than I was expecting. Liam Neeson (Clash of the Titans, Taken) did a great job playing the cigar chomping Hannibal. He was really enjoyable in the role and it was great watching him come up with their crazy plans. Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, All About Steve) was fantastic as Face and really brought a certain type of charm and humor to the role and movie. Former UFC fighter Quinton Jackson takes over the infamous role once occupied by the one and only Mr. T, “BA” Baracas. Jackson actually did a pretty good job with the role and made it his own. Sharlto Copley (District 9) completely stole the show as “Howling Mad” Murdock. For a man who only acted in D9 as a favor and claims to have no interest in acting, he is really good at it. Copley is absolutely hilarious as Murdock in A-Team and is the best part of the movie. Jessica Biel (Valentine’s Day, Next) plays Charisa Sosa, a government agent assigned with capturing the A-Team and bringing them back to jail. She did a pretty good job and was enjoyable in her scenes.

The movie is loaded with lots of really fun action. It also has just the right amount of humor mixed in to the whole thing. I hear there are complaints coming out that the movie didn’t keep with the feel of the TV show because of the violence, as in people do actually die in the movie. I feel that it works really well for the movie and I think only diehard fans of the show are going to complain. This is the second of the “A-Team-esque” movies coming out this year, the first being Losers. It is almost as good as the Losers, for some reason I just loved that movie. What cracks me up is that both movies have their climax scenes take place at the Port of Los Angeles. I don’t know if this is coincidence or if the filmmakers really want these movies to be alike. I’m going to laugh if Expendables has its climax at the Port of Los Angeles as well.

This movie is just pure fun to watch. It is well worth the trip to the theater and is a great escape for a couple of hours. I really think that most people will enjoy this movie.

Great quote: “This escape is so much cooler in 3D. It’s like we are actually being shot at.”