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On August 20, 2010 a romantic comedy film, The Switch, starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis, Thomas Robinson, is released in United States.

This is a romantic comedy about a middle aged woman who has decided to have a baby on her own.  Jennifer Aniston plays Kassie Larson who is around 40 years old and has decided she is not going to wait for a man to have a child with.  This movie brings to mind The Back up Plan which starred Jenifer Lopez.  Kassie’s best friend Wally Mars, is played by Jason Bateman who plays a very geeky guy who hides his feelings for Kassie and is against her having a baby by artificial insemination.

The Switch is directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck who both directed the movie Blades of Glory.  The first scene starts out with Kassie saying that she really wants a baby.  Wally is against the idea but Kassie still wants a baby despite his feelings.  She finds a charming donor named Roland who is played by Patrick Wilson and she throws an insemination party where Roland will give her his sperm.  In the first scene of the film, Kassie Singleton (Aniston) exclaims that she wants a baby. Wally gets drunk and accidently dumps Rolland’s sperm down the sink and in a panic, he replaces the sperm with his own sperm.

After the scene with the sperm switch, the movies goes forward 7 years to where Kassie moves back to New York with her son Sebastian who is played by Thomas Robinson.  Once she returns, Wally starts to notice all of the similarities between him and Sebastian.  He realizes that something happened that night at the party but he was too drunk to remember it.  This is where his friend Lenard who is played by Jeff Goldblum.  Lenard helps Wally recount the things that happed the night of the party.

Some people were disappointed that Bateman and Aniston do not have very much chemistry on camera and their lack of chemistry seems to bring the movie down a bit.  The good thing is that the screenwriters/directors knew this so they made up for it by playing up the relationship that Sebastian has with his father, Wally.  The boy and father are what makes the movie what it is.  While there have been quite a few movies as of late being done about single women wanting to become moms by other means of having a baby.

Bateman does so well with movies where he gets a great deal of screen time such as when he was in Extract or Juno.  He is very entertaining as well as endearing and he adds so much to The Switch.  The main part of the movie is about how Wally realizes that he is the father to Kassie’s son and he keeps trying to find a way to tell her that he switched the sperm but he keeps m issing each opportunity.

Wally’s personality is slightly neurotic and he does things throughout the movie that really shows you just how crazy he can be.  He does such things as sends Kassie pictures of his private parts as he is concerned about a possible growth.  He drinks way too much and Kassie is always on him about something.  It seems that the two of them dated way back when but they soon realized that it wouldn’t work out so they remained friends, the best of friends.  He is always there for her and that is why she goes to him to tell him her decision to have a baby by insemination.  Of course he doesn’t agree with her choice and he tried to convince her otherwise to no avail.  After her party, Kassie decides to move back home to raise her child and then comes back to town when her boy is 6yrs old.

When Wally meets Sebastian, he starts to see the same qualities that he has in the kid.  There are scenes that show them at an aquarium standing the same exact way and doing the same things as they walk down the street.  It isn’t until they are on the bus that he realizes that the kid may be his own.  A woman on the bus comments to him on how his son looks so much like him and it makes him stop and think.  This makes him run to Jeff Goldblum to ponder the possibility of him being the father.

This is when they have to recount his actions of the night of the party 7 years ago and by his calculations, he is the father.  There never seems to be the right time for him to explain this to Kassie, especially with Roland back in the picture as well.  He starts to really get attached to Sebastian and he is realizing that he also has feelings for Kassie.  His friend points out to him that he lost his chance with Kassie long ago and that he is just a “friend” to her.  He worries that he will lose the two most important things in his life with Roland around so he sets out to try and tell Kassie the truth.

There are many heartfelt scenes with Wally and Sebastian which makes it really easy to fall in love with them.  Of course you will find yourself on Wally’s team, cheering him on to win the girl and the child.  It is great to see how the father and son build a bond and how Jennifer Aniston handles motherhood.  You can really fall in love with her character in this film as she plays the role of herself, a middle-aged single woman that is 40ish who is determined to have a child without a man in her life.

Jason Bateman does a great job playing the nerdy but soothing best friend who is a bit neurotic at times such as the scene where he has a picture of Diane Sawyer where he gets just a little too aroused over it.  The plot is a classic romantic comedy where the boy loves the girl but doesn’t have the guts to tell her but there is a great twist to the plot in this movie as now there is a kid thrown in the mix to spice things up.  The cast is great for this flick with Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Glodblum, Jason Bateman and Juliette Lewis.

The Switch is directed by Josh Gordon, Will Speck, written by Allan Loeb, and produced by Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa. The movie is distributed by Miramax Films.

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On August 27, 2010 a crime, action and thriller film, Takers, starring Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, T.I., and Chris Brown, is released in USA.

The Plot

Takers is a typical cops and robbers style movie. It gives you a glimpse at both sides with a great cast of characters. You will see the side of the smooth criminal gang, pulling off their heists in a flawless, expert manner and then you see the side of the cops who are determined to end the crimes. It is a balance between good and evil that may make you start to wonder what side you are rooting for.

The movie is based on a group of robbers who rob banks. The complete a successful heist that leaves them living the life of luxury. As any criminal, though, this heist that puts them in a life of nothing but the good stuff was not enough. They are quick to start planning their move so they can continue on with the lifestyle that they have set up for themselves.

The team of robbers include Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J. and Jake and Jesse Attica. They come across an amazing job opportunity when a former member of their team, Ghost, is released from prison and tells them about an armored car carrying $20 million that is just waiting to be robbed. This would be the best heist they have every pulled off and it will be their last job.

As the robbers are planning their heist, Officer Jack Welles starts to get closer to finding them. All the past heists were done so well that there has been no evidence or even clues as to who pulled them off. This is thanks to the fact that the robbers treat their jobs as a business and plan everything out exactly, so no evidence is left behind. Then after the heist they disappear so they do not draw any attention.

This job, though, is different. There is a short time frame in which they have to plan and execute the job. They are not as careful. They do not do the meticulous planning that has kept them safe in the past. When they finally do pull off the job they make a costly mistake and Officer Welles is about to discover the robbers that have eluded the police for so long.

The Cast

The cast of the movie is actually well put together. They will entertain fans with the mix of street thug attitude and good looks. People who were fans of “The Wire” will love to see the return of Idris Elba as Gordon Jennings and Glynn Turnman in a small, supporting role.

Some big names hitting the screen in “Takers” include the notorious Chris Brown who has been in the headlines for his now infamous fight and break up with singer Rhianna. Brown also co-produced the film. Also on the screen is T.I. who is fittingly playing ex-con Ghost. The rapper himself just did time in prison for attempting to buy illegal firearms. Other faces you will recognize in the film include veteran actor Matt Dillion as Officer Jack Welles, Paul walker as John Rahway, Hayden Christensen as A.J. and Michael Ealy as Jake Attica.

The Review

The biggest challenge with this movie is that it is a storyline that we have seen many times before. It is the typical cops and robbers movie. However, this movie does bring an excellent cast that will delight those who are huge fans of the main actors, Brown and T.I. In fact, much of the early success of the movie was given to the fact that these two actors drew in large crowds to the premieres.

The highlights of the movie were mainly the action scenes. There is a good fight scene with Hayden Christensen, a chase scene with Chris Brown and a gun fight scene with the Russians that will leave you feeling pretty entertained. In general, the movie is very well written and it is easy to follow the storyline.

With a large cast it is easy to think one person will stand out or overshadow the rest. This doesn’t happen with “Takers.” All the lead actors play off each other well creating a good group atmosphere where everyone gets an equal cut of the action. There is a sub plot for everyone so you never really see more of any one character than the others. It is a great balance that is hard to come by in movies with a rather large cast.

The movie isn’t all focused on the robberies and action. There are side stories where we get to learn a little more about each of the characters. These side plots help to distinguish this movie from your typical cops and robbers flick. It brings life to the characters and helps to draw you into the story more giving the movie some depth that can often be lacking form a movie with so much action and drama.

The plot moves fast, but not too fast. There is a good balance between action and well acted scenes. It is a movie that will keep your attention and not leave you glancing at your watch. You probably won’t have time to wonder when the movie will be over since it is easy to get caught up in the action. Just as things seem to die down and the movie gets into a storyline you get a nice dose of action again to keep you engaged.

Overall, “Takers” can be a good movie for those who love the cops and robbers genre. There is plenty of nice looking leading men, so it could make a great date movie that men and women will both enjoy watching. It is probably best kept for adults, though, due to violence, partial nudity and language. Older teens may find it a fun movie and enjoy seeing some of today’s major music stars in the leading roles.

Takers is directed by John Luessenhop, written by Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, John Luessenhop, and Avery Duff, and produced by William Packer. The movie is filmed by Rainforest Films and Grand Hustle Films and distributed by Screen Gems.

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On August 27, 2010 a film, Flipped, starring Madeline Carroll, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Callan McAuliffe, Penelope Ann Miller, Aidan Quinn, and Kevin Weisman, is released in USA. Flipped is directed by Rob Reiner, written by Andrew Scheinman, and produced by Alan Greisman and Rob Reiner. The movie is filmed by Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Callan McAuliffe will play Bryce while Madeline Carroll will play Juli. Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller will take the roles of Juli’s parents, and Kevin Weisman has been given the role of Juli’s mentally disabled Uncle, while Shane Harper and Michael Bolten will play her two brothers. Anthony Edwards and Rebecca De Mornay will play Bryce’s parents, and John Mahoney will take on the role of his Grandfather.

When second-graders Bryce and Juli first meet, Juli knows it’s love. But Bryce isn’t so sure. Girl-phobic and easily embarrassed, young Bryce does everything he can to keep his outspoken wannabe girlfriend at arm’s length… for the next six years, which isn’t easy since they go to the same school and live across the street from each other.

But if Juli finally looks away, will it be Bryce’s turn to be dazzled? Flipped takes Bryce and Juli from grade school to junior high, through triumph and disaster, family drama and first love, as they make the discoveries that will define who they are – and who they are to each other.

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On August 20, 2010 a family comedy film, Nanny McPhee Returns, starring Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Daniel Mays, is released in USA.

This movie is a sequel to the original movie, titled Nanny McPhee. The movie is a children’s movie that is comedy and fantasy. It is much like a fairy tale in that the basis of the movie is a set of lessons which Nanny McPhee is sent to teach the naughty children. The character of Nanny McPhee is based on a character from a children’s book series written by Christianna Brand.

Nanny McPhee, herself, is a rather interesting character. She comes from somewhere, but the audience never really knows where. She has some strange powers that allow her to do things that defy logic and possibility. She also has a look about her that is rather unpleasant – in the beginning. As the story unfolds and the children learn their lessons, Nanny McPhee slowly transforms, losing her warts, large nose and snaggle tooth, to become quite a beautiful lady.

In Nanny McPhee Returns the central plot is set in the 20th century around a time of war. A mother of three children whose husband is off fighting in the war is at her wit’s end. She is trying to keep up the family farm and handle her three rambunctious children. When her brother’s two children come to stay with her, things get worse.

As Nanny McPhee always does, she shows up where she is needed. Through a series of adventures and magic, Nanny McPhee works to teach the children five important lessons. The five lessons that Nanny McPhee are teaching the children are to stop fighting, to share, to work together, to be brave and to have faith.

Nanny McPhee is able to teach the children these lessons throughout the story as they encounter various situations, such as the uncle gambling away the farm and trying to get their mother to sell it and being told their father has died in the war. Once the children fully learn the lessons that Nanny McPhee has to teach them, she leaves. Nanny McPhee has a simple rule that she follows “When you need me, but do not want me, then I will stay. When you want me, but do not need me, then I have to go.”

In the end of the movie, the children do learn the lessons, all the subplots are wrapped up and their father, who did not really die in the war, comes home. Nanny McPhee, as in the first movie, slips away as the family is left welcoming home their father.

The main characters of the movie are Nanny McPhee, Isabel Green, Mrs. Docherty, Norman, Megsie, Vincent, Cyril, Celia and Uncle Phil. Nanny McPhee is played by the writer of the movie, Emma Thompson. Isabel Green is Maggie Gyllenhaal. The children, Norman, Megsie, Vincent, Cyril and Celia are played by Asa Butterfiled, Lil Woods, Oscar Steer, Eros Vlahos and Rose Taylor-Ritson, respectively. Mrs. Docherty is played by Maggie Smith and Uncle Phil is played by Rhys Ifans.

Emma Thompson was Nanny McPhee is the original movie and is an Oscar winning actress that has had roles in movies such as Howards End, Sense and Sensibility and an Education. She also was in two Harry Potter movies where she acted alongside Rhys Ifans, who played Lord Voldemort and Maggie Smith who played Minerva McGonagall. Maggie Gyllenhaal is a respected actress known for her roles in The Dark Knight and A Dangerous Mind.

The first Nanny McPhee movie was a hit with children and adults, so it is no surprise that Nanny McPhee Returns has also done well at the box office. The reviews from critics are a little harsh on the movie, but viewers seem to think that the sequel was just as great as the original; some viewer reviews even suggest it is better. Many refer to Nanny McPhee as a modern Mary Poppins and it is a character that they never get tired of.

Reviews have praised the actors for portraying the characters in a way that brings them to life and really enables you to connect with the storyline. Much praise has come for the two children who played the cousins, Cyril and Celia, who are newcomers to movies. Thompson proves again that she can create characters who are very real and a storyline that will resonate with viewers. Her portrayal of Nanny McPhee is just as superb as in the original movie.

Parents liked the fact that the movie did not stray from the original plot of Nanny McPhee teaching the children important lessons. There was some talk that the movie’s length is a bit long for the children it is targeting. About and hour and half in length, this movie may not hold the attention of every child. However, children seem to become captivated by Nanny McPhee, so the length has not proven to be a huge issue.

There was also a concern by critics that there are too many subplots to the movie that take away from the idea that the main plot of the movie and the main job of Nanny McPhee is to teach these children to behave. Viewers, though, didn’t seem to mind the distractions and thought they played well with the main plot and added in scenes that were entertaining.

Overall, Nanny McPhee Returns hits a high note. This movie is recommended to anyone who watched and loved the original Nanny McPhee. It will charm you, delight you, entertain you and maybe even teach you a few things. Nanny McPhee Returns will have you laughing, cringing and probably make you shed a few tears. It is a winner with both adults and children, so the recommendation is to go see this movie.

Nanny McPhee Returns is directed by Susanna White, written by Emma Thompson, and produced by Tim Bevan, Lindsay Doran, and Eric Fellner. The movie is distributed by Universal Pictures.

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On August 20, 2010 a comedy film, Lottery Ticket, starring Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Teairra Mari, Keith David, Charlie Murphy, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Terry Crews, Bill Bellamy, Mike Epps, T-Pain, Loretta Devine, and Ice Cube, is released in USA.

Ice Cube has gone and done it again. He chose a winning script that adds to the success he has already realized as a producer. The Lottery Ticket is fast paced, funny and for the most part, family friendly. There are some references to drugs, sexual content and bad language, but overall this is the kind of stuff the kids hear at school, so it won’t be anything new to them.

This movie was created purely for comedy, though there are a couple of moral lessons that can be picked up on, like what real friends are about and helping others when good fortune falls in your lap.

This movie has one foot standing firmly in the fantasy of winning the lottery and the other foot in the real world that screams this is just for fun because very few ever win the lottery…though it is still nice to play the “what if” game.

The Atlanta locale could have been Any Where, USA, though Erik White, the film’s director has been able to convey the ins and outs of the hood and the variety of individuals that are found in the inner city.

The dream of winning the lottery has hit the entire neighborhood that BowWow, playing Kevin, lives in with his grandmother, played by Loretta Devine. Kevin actually gets a winning ticket and the fun begins as the hood hears about his great fortune. Kevin’s best friend Benny, played by Brandon Jackson, does not understand why Kevin would help a recluse, played by Ice Cube, who lives in the basement.

As lottery fever sweeps the hood, Kevin disdains the lottery, stating that it is specifically designed to keep people who are poor from realizing their dreams. Once he wins the lottery, he realized that it is the poor people that keep poor people down as the local thugs try to take his winning ticket, and then his winnings.

I found that some of the violence in the movie was a little hard to take, even though it is a fair representation of what the rest of the country imagines what the hood is like and the characters that one would find in the inner city hood.

Overall, this new comedy from Ice Cube’s production company is leisurely paced and colorful, to say the least. We get a look at the “what if” side of lottery tickets when a young man wins with a ticket that was worth $370,000,000.00. Real life is sometimes as strange as fiction. Ask any lottery winner how things changed for them when they won. In the movie the lead character is just a young man with the dream of making it out of the hood with a shoe company of his own. Of course the criminal element in the hood is attracted when he wins the lottery and it is portrayed in a rather stereo-typed manner by the movie, but none the less, the “neighborhood thug” and of course the movie would not be complete if the vixen of the hood weren’t his next problem after winning the lottery. She wants in on the spoils too.

Much like Barbershop, this movie tells the tale of a community as well as the one lucky winner of the lottery who is plunged into the deep sea of crime and is put at the peril of losing his life over the money. The community is portrayed by characters that represent most neighborhoods across America in the inner city. The recurring theme here is that a lot of money brings you a lot of trouble. But the lots of money does make life a whole lot easier on the financial front and this is the whole point to the lead character, Kevin. If we were all honest with ourselves, it would be the money that matters as well, no matter how many problems come along with the $370 million.

Honesty and integrity are not the main focus of this movie, nor is realism, but it does give a lukewarm version of the hood, and though there is some gritty violence it is good to remember there are families that live in that inner city environment and wish upon the lottery everyday they can spare the money to buy a ticket.

It is often strange how life mirrors fiction or the other way around. There is a gritty undertow of violence in our cities, just as in the movie, yet there are also people in the hood that daily work towards being able to be financially stable enough to get out of that neighborhood and establish a life in a calmer, much safer area.

This movie may not be eligible for the NAACP Image Awards, simply because this is not the fairest illustration of Black America. The good point to the movie is that this community united, and in that found hope. The young people had plans and were working towards a better future. It was also very nice to see the respect that Kevin gave to his grandmother and his moral stance against the silence of the streets code that many in the hood culture have about the illegal activities carried out. Kevin returning to his community with financial support for scholarships, business and parks showed that he never forgot his roots and cared about the community on a level that made a difference.

People are watching this movie and finding points of common interest, even applauding once the movie has ended. The comedic factor of the movie does not rate it as the funniest movie ever made, but then, it has never been marketed as the funniest either.

It is apparent by the treatment that Ice Cube gave to this movie that he gave a gut level depiction of the good people in the hood that are honest and will work hard for a better life. This is the example he grew up with. Both sides of hood society are shown in their raw state, take it or leave it. The movie depiction really is not that far from the truth of the neighborhoods that are found in the inner city.

Lottery Ticket is directed by Erik White, written by Abdul Williams, Abdul Williams, Erik White, and produced Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Matt Alverez. The movie is distributed by Warner Bros.

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On August 13, 2010 an action, comedy, romance film, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, is released in United States.

‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ is a view of the world through the eyes of a twenty-three year old that is over caffeinated from power drinks. He plays retro video games and listens to his iPod while he waits for his romantic interest.

The film, which has been directed by Edgar Wright who gave us “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” is based on a six-volume graphic novel that you probably haven’t read. Written and drawn by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the print “Scott Pilgrim” is a preposterously charismatic mesh of slacker irony and manga pandemonium that disquiets a group of young, avant-garde rock ‘n’ roll aspirants in Toronto. Wright’s competent achievement is that he has found the movie comparable to the source’s satirical pen-and-ink fizz.

The fans were especially concerned about Michael Cera that he has become dynamically nonspecific. The character’s more irritating qualities (narcissism, an inability to face realism or pay his own way) give the actor a backbone on which to build an actual presentation. In addition it’s amusing to watch Cera hammer super-villains.

Anyone who grew up impelling quarters into an arcade booth or pulverizing their thumbs into a lack of sensation will be on familiar terms with the riffs and references, the hurry up and wait speed at which “Scott Pilgrim” moves. Each time one of the boyfriends is annihilated, he disappears in an explosion of coins: the jackpot! Sound effects explode on the soundtrack and in on-screen visuals, along with witty ID tags raised directly from the comic. Power-ups and extra lives are achievable. This isn’t how your average college kid experiences life; it’s just how he desires he could.

The movie is crowded with characters and likable actors, and if you know the foundation its fun seeing how the filmmakers have cast to the cartoon. There are Scott’s high-handed homosexual roommate and ethical conscience, and spicy turns by Ellen Wong as Knives Chau, Scott’s much-neglected high school girlfriend; Anna Kendrick as his level-headed sister; and Aubrey Plaza as the appalling-tempered Julie Powers.

Extra-special guest stars like Brandon Routh turn up as some of the ex-boyfriends, but by the time Jason Schwartzman is turned out as the slickest, slimiest wicked ex of all, “Scott Pilgrim” is running out of batteries. Wright stages the combat scenes as feverishly inane comedy-action set pieces – he recognizes they’re dance numbers after all – but a fight is a fight, and the movie has too many of them.

After a while you start yearning for a substantial plot on which to hang your interest.

Yes it does become somnolent along the way, and there are one or two evil exes too many. And regardless of Michael Cera employing his much-practiced sickening sweet charm as Scott, he’s more believable as a virtual combatant than a lover. Mary Elizabeth Winstead certainly makes Ramona energetic and enthralling.

Scott Pilgrim uses a whole inner-city dictionary full of geek speak, with whole sentences that are instigated by either hyperbolic internet smack-talk “if your life had a face I would punch it” to video game lingo. The expurgation of discourse assists the pace of the movie, making the conversations between characters frequently pretty speedy, and to the point. Along with the anime/manga orientation in the visual style, the characters’ tongues function with the same rapidity, but still with consistency. And there is abundance of time (and opening) to laugh at this fresh and humorous dialogue.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World brings to life the fun fantasy of video games, by merging the logic of the video game universe with that of reality’s simpler and debatably much more boring existence. With Scott Pilgrim, life is a video game with 1-Ups, bonus points, hit combos, and even the occasion to destroy our girlfriend’s evil ex-boyfriends. In more ways than one, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a daydream come true.

The film possesses an outrageous imagination that grows larger and larger as the story’s events develop to even more heroic heights. It is a movie that doesn’t ensnare itself with video game visuals, but it instead uses that style for much ingenious compensation, making for a fresh experience that is hilarious and warming. The romantics of the arcade have at last been given their fuzz bass-driven love song to their certain way of looking at the world. With Scott Pilgrim being the champion against mediocre boyfriends/movie experiences, he rings true something that has been echoing since the age of Revenge of the Nerds – the geek has indeed become heir to the Earth.

Kids of all ages will enjoy the arcade setting of this movie and the story line will attract teens, but for the adults that are following the manga of the series, they should just stick to the comics. The box office figures are in and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World isn’t just a flop, it’s one of the biggest bombs of the year. On the internet it’s been all publicity for months, but that hype only rendered into a depressing fifth place opening and a $10 million in earnings which only got tougher to earn as the weekend went on. Scott Pilgrim made roughly half of its total on opening night. Not precisely a heartening figure if you’re hoping it’ll make more money with impetus built through word of mouth. Though this movie was up against some stiff competition this summer, it is a summer stock movie that will entertain and send kids to pick up the series.

While Scott Pilgrim is about teens and recent teens, the way it goes about telling its story isn’t precisely teen friendly. The film is steeped in video game culture which, while that might seem like something the kids can grab on to, in this case isn’t. That’s apparent right from the movie’s primary frame where the Universal Pictures logo is redone using 8-bit graphics which look like they were created for the original NES. The 20-year-olds weren’t even born back when me and my now forty-something friends first dug out all the cables to hook our first ever Nintendo up to the television for a round or two of Duck Hunt. The movie’s steeped not just in video games, but in classic video game orientations which kids probably aren’t interested in and even if they were, more or less unquestionably wouldn’t get. It’s more than video games really. The film is inhabited with all sorts of preposterously fun, outdated references.

Scott Pilgrim vs the World is directed by Edgar Wright, written by Edgar Wright, Michael Bacall, Bryan Lee O’Malley, and produced Edgar Wright, Marc Platt, Eric Gitter, Nira Park. The movie is distributed by Universal Pictures.

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On August 13, 2010 an action film, The Expendables, starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Eric Roberts, Stone Cold, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Gisele Itié, Charisma Carpenter, Gary Daniels, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is released in United States.

If you are looking for a fun filled, loud, explosive action movie, this movie is the one you definitely want to see. The movies that Hollywood seems to be putting out lately are making a stab at being smart and thrilling with a surprise ending. Well, The Expendables gives you plenty of flying bullets, splashing blood, torsos being blown apart and wicked fight scenes.

The Expendables combines guns, knives, women and lots of action. The acting is supported by a great cast and the battles are made up of believable opponents. This movie is perfect for the rainy Saturday that you can’t be on the links.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid epitomized the scene where the guy jumps off the cliff into water as a huge fiery ball of death explodes them into the air. This movie has plenty of that and much more action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is the kind of film that you used to half dream about with your friends in the “what if” mode. All the best known action stars are being brought to the screen all at once for a chaotic orgy of explosions, bodies flying and bloody gore.

The story is sort of baffling while incorporating cocaine plantations, government conspiracies, and motorcycle gangs. Add your own imagination to the blanks the movie gives you. It is filled with imaginative violence of every kind you can think of. The whole thing is exploding or being torn apart and people die with the same fake blood bursts of gore that made Rambo a mess of murderous fun. Between the neck-breaking fighting and the occasional sense of humor, The Expendables earns its thumbs up for a violence packed action filled movie that the hard core violence freaks out there just love.

Jason Statham is the one who pilfers the show at his clench-jawed best when he dons the kind of sycophantic superciliousness that injects some much-needed flippancy into the mix. The script rarely permits for these moments, but when Sly, who co-wrote the screenplay, labors with Statham and Jet Li, it’s like he’s giving authorization for the audience to breathe out. Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture and Steve Austin fill in the holes, though none really feature deeply into the story.

Mickey Rourke, who plays an ex-armed forces-man-evolved-tattoo-’artiste’, is preserved for moments of contemplation, rather than breaking into the scrimmage. He soliloquizes about his loss of compassion as he and Stallone scour their insides for some pity from the spectators. In this screening, they were met with sighs of apathy and a few checks of the watch.

Stallone knows how to direct action, but he does not understand camera coverage. The Expendables really undermines his ability. There’s not a single component that works well enough to justify the price of admission – but, had Stallone collaborated with decent writers, there was so much that he might have done with this movie. The Expendables takes the most hackneyed of these industry clichés and wears them with pride while the audience sits in confusion. This story could have been created with more depth.

Don’t look for deep meaning in this movie. It is superfluously full of violence and battle, and the war movie crowd is going to eat this up hook line and sinker. It is not recommended for kids under fourteen. There is a lot of blood and gore and it is not appropriate for younger audiences; they would have nightmares for weeks afterwards. But for those who can clearly distinguish between real and Hollywood, this is a good generic action movie to occupy a couple of hour’s time with.

The Expendables brings very little to the audience that is worth boasting about. The story could’ve been written on a hamburger wrapper and napkin for all the wit and depth it provides. In the face of respectable choreography and plenty of pandemonium, the poor camerawork is so disturbing and perplexing that it converts even the most straightforward hand-to-hand combat into a chaos of coarse edits.

The Expendables fails on more fronts than it succeeds. It’s a bitter pill to swallow – we’re with you there – but it’s a dark day indeed when a film can bring together so many promising elements and, when the curtains close, leave you wondering exactly what the heck you just sat through – and if you even enjoyed it at all. I’ll wait for this one to come out on DVD and be placed on the discount movie aisle.

The plot and the action are what action movie fans are looking for. For those who want a movie that has some intellectual content or is even mildly close to realisms, this is not the movie for you. The violence is just the plain blood and guts that most guys are hungering for and can’t get with a night of football. Stallone is notorious for the violence in his movies, all the way back to Rocky Balboa and Rambo. His career has been based on violence and he excels at the portrayal of this genre. Unfortunately it does not provide a showcase for all his talents and the areas of directing that he really is best in, which is the action packed movement and choreography that goes into creating a movie of this sort.

The martial arts movements alone that Stallone is very capable of are missing in the details of this movie. The structured movements of each of the martial arts would have given some depth and focus to the violence of this movie. As a fight choreographer it is hard to find anyone in Hollywood that can do it better than Stallone, unless it is of course Van Damme, who also excels in this area of movie making. The two of them could have coordinated a much better plot for the substance of this movie and decorated with the violence scenes instead of the other way around. I found the violence actually getting boring after a while and becoming mundane.

The Expendables is directed by Sylvester Stallone, written by Dave Callaham, Sylvester Stallone, and produced Avi Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, John Thompson, Robert Earl. The movie is distributed by Lionsgate, California Films.

You can watch the official trailer below.

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