Top 10 films of 2011

Hey guys! I thought it was time for me to do one of these lists haha. So hear I am! :P Gosh, this was a hard list! I mean..this year hasn't been that great for film. I didn't have as many favorites as I normally do. So..let's get this underway :P And don't judge me on this list either. I don't look at films to see if they are masterpieces and all of that stuff. I just look at films to see if I enjoy them and to see if I will watch them again. So on this list, there will be films that I know critics hated. But i found them entertaining so..here they are! :P

10. Paul

I wasn't that sure that sure about this one..I mean..I REALLY hate Seth Rogan and the plot didn't look that interesting. But anyways, I went and watched it and I absolutely loved it! Just the fact that it's a road trip makes it brilliant. I love that the two main characters in this are geeks so that makes them relatable to the people that this movie was aimed for. I mean, throughout the whole film there was numerous references and jokes to other Sci Fi films that only us geeks would understand. So that makes the script well-written. The whole film was just so witty and it all just flowed all together :) The cast in this..I loved. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are funny as always and I loved all of the cameos from Sigourney Weaver and Jane Lynch. But to me, the best performance was from Kristen Wigg who I have fallen in love with. Of course this film came out before Bridesmaids which has now gotten in her into the mainstream and I couldn't more happier for her :) In this film, she plays a hardcore Christian who has to wear an eye-patch all of the time haha. But comparing her role in this and to her role in Bridesmaids, you can tell she is a method actress. Bridesmaids was pretty raunchy and then for her to play a goody-two-shoes in this is quite funny to me. My only grip with this film was Seth Rogan. I mean, it's just him playing him. I can't look at the alien without seeing Seth Rogan in a recording booth saying all of these lines. When you can imagine that, it usually means that they aren't a very good voice actor >.< But anyways, I can recommend this film to anyone especially fanboys. Everything is so well executed and it's a joy to watch. Highly recommended :)

9. Abduction

OMG! I own that poster haha!
Now..this film I saw twice in the cinema. I rarely do that with films anymore unless they are absolutely amazing. I saw most of the films in this list twice or more in the theater which is saying something for me..But anyways! Abduction. What can I say! I mean, It's Taylor Lautner going around and kicking ass! What more could I personally ask for? I flipping LOVE Taylor so..I couldn't ask for anything more :) Plus, with him being called Nathan(Which is my name) all of the time literally made my heart jump every time it was said :D If you want a more in depth review, I have it on here on my blog so..go check it out! Anyways, can't wait for this to come out on Blu-ray in a few weeks :D

8. Beastly

Go on. Give me hate. I don't care. I still a teenager so I'm allowed to love these type of films :D Now, this was SOOO anticipated! I read the book early in the year and I loved it SOOOO much! I love all these modern re-tellings of fairy tales so this is just another one to add to the list. I love the tale of Beauty And The Beast to begin with so..anything to do with that, I will gladly support :) Now, the film. Of course, it wasn't perfect but hardly no film is. I love Alex Pettyfer and with him playing the weak, vulnerable character is just so  adorable. Vanessa Hudgens...Ehhhh. I never liked her that much in the first place but she is absolutely fine in this. She isn't in it for THAT much so I guess that's ok. My major grip about the film is that they change quite a lot from the book. In the book, Kyle actually gets turned into a beast. With fur and claws and everything. And in the film, they put on some tattoos and and cuts and thats it? Also, in the book, they added the element of the magic hand mirror which can show you anyone you wanted to see. That isn't featured in the film and also the stories of some of the side characters. Like in the book, there was a massive twist that featured that maid of the house, Magda. But that isn't in here as well. Gosh, it sounds like I really hated this film! But I really didn't. I'm just comparing it to the book haha. Oh! I also loved that Mary-Kate Olsen played Kendra the witch. She is my favorite element of the film and the book :)

7. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Go ahead, all of you film buffs out there. Shoot me now. I know that this should be higher up on my list but meh. I found myself getting more connected to some other films out there so I'm putting this one lower. I know it was amazing and blah blah blah. But...I liked some other films more.
This one, I was REALLY uncertain about. I don't know anything about the franchise and didn't have that much interest in it. But, I went to a special preview of this film and gosh, was I surprised! Everything about this film was perfect! Just perfect! The acting, the special effects were AMAZING and those action sequences..man, they were intense! There was one scene in this where my heart literally stopped in shock. It was this big plot point and gosh, it was just mind-blowing. Ha, I remember in my screening when that moment happened, the whole cinema literally went "Holy Shit!" Which was exactly what I thought. I don't wanna give anything away but if you have seen this film, You will know what scene I mean :P Anyways, this film was exceptionally phenomenal. My only grip is the fact that they had next to no female characters but, I can over look that. Everybody must check this film out ASAP! You won't be dissapointed :)

6. The Muppets

Ahh, Another one that I wasn't that sure about. I had no experience with The Muppets growing up and didn't really know anything about them. But I saw that this got a 96/97% on Rotten Tomatoes and my jaw literally dropped. I thought that this must be good if it is getting universally loved. So I went and saw it and I was very pleasantly surprised! The thing I loved the most about this was the humor. I literally laughed till I cried numerous times in this. And trust me, that doesn't usually happen very often with me. Also, I loved that this was a kind of parody/satire of other children's films. Hell, even films in general. And it all fit together so well! The musical numbers, the characters, the plot. It was all so perfect! My only grips with this one was that..Ok, I REALLY don't like Jason Segal. I don't think he's that good of an actor. He just delivers his lines so blandly. And this didn't change my opinion of him at all. It's just him playing him again. Another thing that I didn't like was that they had a couple of fart jokes. From what I know, the original Muppets never did things that. Well..this film was written by Jason Segal so go figure I guess...But anyways, Highly enjoyable film and I can't wait to give this one another watch :D

5. Thor

Ahhh..Another one that I wasn't that sure about! Jeez, I wasn't that sure about any of these! I am really not a fan of superhero movies. The only ones I ever liked are the Spidermans and Batman and Batman Returns(Yes, I think The Dark Knight is insanely over rated) But..This one was kind of different since Thor is a God and the plot was of him losing his powers and not learning how to use them etc etc. But..I don't know what was so good about this one! It was so much better than I thought it would be! Just everything about this film was so much better than some other superhero films out there. The cast, I absolutely L.O.V.E. Chris Hemsworth (Isn't he gorgeous!?) Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, Anthony Hopkins etc etc. And the action sequences in this were just..amazing to watch! All that stuff with the ice giants and then the fight with the big destroyer thing was just so cool to watch. Again, I can't really put my finger on why I liked this one so much! I will have to give it a re-watch and edit this or something haha. Now, I can't wait for The Avengers haha. Now, I am only seeing it because of Thor. I don't really care for any of the other superheroes featured in it. So I'm only seeing it because of Thor/Chris Hemsworth :D

4. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Ahh. I bet you knew this was gonna be on here :D This is only number 4 because there were 3 other filmed that I loved and appreciated more than this one :O Sounds a bit crazy coming from a Twi-Hard but it's true :D   Now, I won't go into this one much since I have already posted a review. If you are interested in what I thought about the film..GO CHECK IT OUT! :D Now, I can't wait for this to come out on Blu-Ray so I can watch it again. I only saw this in the cinema twice and I wish I saw it more...CAN'T WAIT FOR PART 2!!! AHHH!!!

3. Black Swan

Now..I'm not sure if I can put this on here. It was released in New Zealand in January so..that makes it a 2011 for us! But gosh, I was actually looking forward to this one VERY much! Just the trailer of it makes it look so intense and instantly it makes you wanna see it. And gosh, was it intense! I actually have a very bad habit of biting my nails and trust me, this film did not help! The last 20 minutes or so of this was just so heart-pounding and suspenseful that I think I was literally shaking when I walked out the cinema. And that doesn't happen very often to me!
Now of course, everything else about the film was PERFECT! The plot line that I enjoyed the most was the one that featured Nina and her mother. Just the way that the two characters kept fighting of each other and how intense the relationship got between them was just....electrifying. You really don't see that kind of relationship in a film. Now, I don't really want to talk about the other elements of the film because I can go on for forever talking about this. But if you haven't seen this film, What the hell are you still doing here then!? Go check it out!

2. The Help

Now, this I don't have to talk about much either. I posted what I thought about the film in my last post so go read it! I explain everything there :D

1. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

You know I had to put this on here :D Now, this I don't have to explain either. I'm sure that everyone on the planet has all already seen this film haha! But, I don't Harry Potter to end! My favorite thing was waiting for the next Harry Potter film to come out and now I don't have that excitement anymore :( :( But I always have Breaking Dawn Part 2 and The Hunger Games to look forward to :D :D But Harry, you will always be in my heart and I will never forget you :'(

Now, I must give honorable mentions to come other films haha. Firstly Hugo. I haven't seen the film yet since it hasn't been released here yet but I know I'm going to love it :D Also, I loved We Bought A Zoo, New Years Eve, Friends With Benefits, Bridemaids, The Lion King 3D, One Day, Scream 4, TinTin, and numerous others :D Now next time..It's gonna be the top 10 worst films of 2011 >.<

I'm back :D

Hey guys! Sorry for the whole..not updating my blog thing. I have been super busy with HEAPS of stuff going on, Birthday's, Christmas, New Years, everything haha! So this post I will talk about every movie I have seen over the past few months (Minus the ones that I can't remember watching on DVD/Blu-Ray) Luckily, I save all my movie tickets and put them in a folder so I can always know what I have seen :) So let's go through all of the movies that I have seen in the cinema (P.S. This might take me a while :P)

Friends With Benefits

Now, I had a double feature of this with Abduction haha. Watched one right after the other in the cinema haha. Anyways..I wasn't so sure about this. I saw No Strings Attached when it came out early 2011 and I personally HATED it. It was just so boring and unfunny etc. So with a film with the exact same plot..I wasn't that interested. Also, I HATED the poster! I mean, look at the two actors hands and the way that they are positioned :O But, I watched the trailer and it looked quite funny and I liked the cast (Minus Justin Timberlake >.<)  But anyways, Went and saw this and was VERY surprised! This version of the friends with benefits tale had just so much charm to it! I just loved the humor in this and the way that the director filmed everything, I just loved it. Also, the cast in this was just perfect! Mila Kunis, Jenna Elfman, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson, you name it. Plus I LOVED the cameo from Emma Stone :D

The Help

Now, I have been waiting for SOO long for this film. Ever since the trailer came out, I knew that this film was going to be amazing. But..It wasn't amazing..It was FRICKING AMAZING! It was so amazing that I actually ended up seeing this in the cinema three times :O Just everything about this film was perfect! The cast, the script, the direction, just everything. My only nit-pick with this film is that I didn't like the plot-line where Skeeter gets into a romantic relationship. It doesn't really go anywhere and does nothing for the plot. Other than that, I love everything else :) Now..Oscars..I hope that this film gets nominated for quite a few Oscars. I think that Viola Davis for her performance as Abilene  should be nominated for Best Actress. She carries the whole film on her shoulders and some of her lines and scenes are just absolutely heart-breaking. I also think Octavia Spencer for her performance as Minnie and should be nominated for best supporting actress. She was just so perfect in this role and from what I know, the character was actually written with her in mind. And to me that paid off very well. Oh stuff it, everyone should be nominated! I just haven't seen a more Oscar-worthy film this year. (All those other films like The Artist, Moneyball and all of those haven't been released in New Zealand yet so don't give me hate for not mentioning those because I have no way of watching them)

One Day

Ok..Another very anticipated movie in my books :) Romance + Anne Hathaway = perfection :D
I was actually very surprised that we got this over here in New Zealand. It didn't do very well , critically and financially, in America, and when that happens to a film in America, It usually never comes here. So, again. very surprised. Now, I actually really liked this film! Now, I know that I am a hopeless romantic so...thats probably why. But, anyways, this film had a certain charm to it. I think it appears that way to me because it seems so real. People actually go through these types of relationships and have the ups and downs that this couple had. To me, this film is like Beaches. These two friends meet at a young age and go through everything together. Marriage, divorce, alcoholism, careers, you name it. And, I personally love that kind of plot :) And then..Oh gosh, was this film sad..I knew something sad was going to happen but I couldn't exactly figure out what was going to happen but Oh gosh, I didn't expect THAT to happen! Another thing that I loved about this film was the music. The music in this was just so memorable and to this day, I still find myself listening to the main titles track on Youtube :P Now, I know I shouldn't review this film without talking about Anne Hathaway's Accent. Now, ok it wasn't perfect but with me, I personally couldn't tell when she was doing it wrong or bad because I'm not that good at identifying accents. But at least she gave it a go :)

Paranormal Activity 3

Ok so this one was another VERY anticipated film. Me, personally, I don't think I had ever been more scared by a movie than Paranormal Activity 2. That film was just...fucking terrifying! And with this one..I don't think I had ever been more.. disappointed. I knew something was up when they changed the directors and then the rating. With an M rating(That means anyone can get in to see it over here) I knew they must of toned down some bits. Boy, did they ever. Half of the scares in this were fake scares(Which I hate!) And then most of them had to do with these bloody earthquakes which had nothing to do with the plot! That is just a cheap way out, I think. When it actually got to the paranormal stuff..It just wasn't as good as the scares from number 2. And then in this one, they actually copied some of the scares from number 2. Which again, Is another cheap way out. One thing I did like was that they added a camera which spins around. But even, with that, they didn't use it to its full potential. So with me, I don't think I had ever been more disappointed with a film this year (Other than Green Lantern) If they do make a Paranormal Activity 4, they should make it more like the second one and just don't take the rating down so you can get more people in. If you actually make it scary, you will make the money anyway. Oh, and one more thing. TOBY PULLED MY HAIR! Haha, best part out of the whole movie :P

Puss In Boots

Ok..Another one that I wasn't that sure about. I didn't like the last couple of Shrek movies so I was thinking that this would be just as bad. But the reviews were saying that it was decent and better than Shrek 3 and 4. So..I went and saw it :D And..I really liked it! I saw this in 3D but this was one of those movies were they use  3D to add depth. I don't usually get the whole depth thing but in this one, I really understood it haha. The opening credits in this were just AWESOME! :D But with the actual film..It was decent. I mean, it had good character development, a great plot and eye-catching action sequences. Now..I don't really know what else to say about this film since I think that animated films are quite hard to review because you don't have performances to review, cast choices and all that kind of stuff. So..Yeah! I do like this one a lot more than Shrek 3 and 4  but I won't find myself watching this one over and over like I do with heaps of other  animated films.

New Year's Eve

Ok..Another highly anticipated movie. I personally loved Valentine's Day and then when I read that the director was going to make another one of these star studded films, I got super excited :D Now, I really liked this one. I know that hardly anyone else did but.. I did :) The cast was really great(Even though it didn't have Taylor Lautner in it :( ) It was great to some of actors who hadn't been in anything for a long time(Halle Berry)  and also see some new comers(Lea Michele) Now, I can't see all of the flaws that everyone else is pointing out. Thats it's too star studded, to many plot lines that go nowhere etc. I feel the exact opposite.You can never have to many stars in a movie, I think. and I loved every plot in this and thought that they were all wound up quite nicely. I do think that Valentine's Day was funnier but I wasn't in the best mood when watching this so..maybe thats why. If you want some light-hearted fun, this is the movie for you :D

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipmunks 

......FUCK YOU! AND FUCK YOU FILM MAKERS FOR MAKING THIS GOD AWFUL FILM!  Never have I had I seen a worse movie in the cinema. This is like one of those shitty direct to dvd sequels where it SHOULD be! This was just,,Oh god, I can't believe how bad this was. Just please film makers..Just don't release another one these film in theaters..Save us all..

Immortals

Ok, So..another movie that I wasn't that sure about. The trailer didn't explain a lot but it certainly looked cool! So..it was the visuals that made me go see this film :D And...thats all I got from this film. The plot..didn't make much sense to me. I'm sure they described it early on in the film but they didn't make any effort to retell or do anything to remind us why they were doing all of these things.  From what I can remember it had something to do with this magic bow and... all of these other sub plots with the Gods and the Titans or something. But this movie looked so damn cool! Especially in 3D. I loved all of the action sequences especially the climax with all of the titans. It was all in slow mo and..just so damn cool :P So for me, that was the only thing that had going for this. Not much substance but..a lot of cool moments :D

The Adventures Of TinTin - Secret of The Unicorn.

Ahhh, another movie that I wasn't that sure about. I don't really know much about TinTin other than than I had to read some of the graphic novels in French class. And I wasn't that good at french so I didn't really understand anything haha :P But this.. Oh gosh, this movie was just flipping awesome! Everything about this was just perfect! The humor, the animation, the cast. It was just mind-blowing. There is an action sequence where they have to get this scroll from Morocco which is locked up in a bulletproof case. When they break the glass, It goes in slo-mo and just looks amazing in 3D :D Then, they have this huge car chase scene(Which was shot in one take I might add!) And everything just flowed together so well and it was so bloody exciting :D To me, this is the Indiana Jones movie for a younger generation. Or what the 4th Indiana Jones movie should be :P

We Bought A Zoo

Ok, I have been excited for this one for a while :D Who wouldn't wanna see a Zoo in film :P But..Oh gosh, this film was so much more than that. This had so much heart and emotion than I thought it would be. Gosh, the last quarter of this film was just so flipping emotional. It comes with death, redemption, dealing with loss, you name it. But the first 3 quarters of the film holds up as well. You have great performances, a lot of fun scenarios and of course the animals! And the best thing is that..The animals aren't CG..or talking! If there is one thing I am sick of is bloody talking, CGI animals! But in this film, they might as well be talking because you can tell every single thought that they are thinking and how they feel. Don't ask me how the film makers did that but..they managed to do it :) Now this is a film for everyone. Everyone has something that they can enjoy in this film. Children: Heaps of animals to look at. Woman: Drama and a lot of heart. Guys: Scarlett Johansson to look at :P


OK. So those are all of the films I have seen in the cinema recently. I did see Contagion but I don't remember a lot from it so I couldn't really do much on that one. Okk..Now, DVD/ Blu-Ray :P

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

Ahhh..I bloody love this film. I only discovered this one recently(Around a year ago) and I wished I had found out about it earlier.  This is the film that I put on in the background if I am doing something or if I want something really light-hearted and something that I don't have to concentrate on. Just the cast in this is perfect!  I love anything that Lisa Kudrow is in so that is always a plus :P But I do think that the best performance and the funnest to watch is Janeane Garofalo playing a character called Heather Mooney. She just has so many great one liners and the funnest to watch :D If you want something to light-hearted and hilarious to watch, this is your film :D

The Emperor's New Groove

Ahhh, This film and I go way back haha. I saw this when it originally came out in theaters and boy, did I love it. And still to this day, I really do admire this film. The plot to this film, jeez! You don't really find a movie where the main character gets turned into a Llama.. And I have to mention that the villian in this film is one of my favorite Disney villians. Ezma is one of those people that you love to hate. But I do think that the main talent is in the voice acting. Eartha Kitt just plays her PERFECTLY! Some of her lines and the way that she says them are just utterly hilarious. Whenever I find myself quoting this film, it's usually one of Ezma's quotes. (Pull the lever,Kronk. WRONG LEVER!)  Also, does anyone else think that this film is a satire/parody? I mean there is the one scene where Ezma (who got turned into a kitten) gets pushed off a ledge and ultimately she would of fallen to her death. But no. There was this huge shipment of trampoline's that just happen to be set up straight away when Ezma reaches the ground. So she bounces on the trampoline right back up to where Kuzco(the main antagonist) is. Now..To me, that seemed like taking the piss out of conventions. Of course the villian doesn't die straight away and of course she/he comes back and gives one last show down but there is usually a reason. In this film, the reason is that a giant trampoline gets set up even though the palace didn't order any? That seems to me like it's taking a piss. But anyways, enough about that. I also love the whole breaking the 4th wall through out the whole film. There is even a scene where Kuzco pauses that film and talks to the audience. Personally, I love it when I film does that kind of humor :D So this is one of my favorite recent Disney films. And from what I have researched, same with the critics and audiences :)

The Fox And The Hound

Now, Here is a Disney film that I never saw as a kid and only just finished watching for the first time..hmm 10 minutes ago haha. This has been one of those films where I have been meaning to watch for the longest time but never got around to it. Well, today I sat down and did it! And from what I got from this, I really liked it! I thought it was better than some of the other Disney's that were coming out around the same time as this one. Now, I don't how how well the transferred the original book into the screen but from what I saw, I absolutly loved. I like that this doesn't have a lot of characters in it so you get to fall in love with the ones that you see on screen which are of course Tod and Copper. And boy do you ever. Especially in the short amount of time that you have. Of course, the comic relief is as great as ever and to me the animation looked stunning. Especially in the last 10 minutes with the whole bear sequence. Now..I don't think this will be one film that I will watch over and over. Because, personally, I hate watching movies when you know that you are going to cry :'(

Bambi

Ok, now this is another film that I never saw as a kid. And personally, there is a reason. My parents never let me watch this when I was small and now..I can see why. But we will get to that later.  Now, this film to me seemed like a segment out of Fantasia. Just so you know, I love Fantasia so that's not a bad thing :) Just the way that the animation is presented is just absolutely stunning and the way that the sound effects go with the animation is just perfect. Now, what I loved about this film is that there is no plot. And when a film has no plot, you usually bash it right? But with this, You don't even notice. You are just swept away in the glory of this film. And of course the trauma of it as well. With just watching this for the first time, I can see why I was never allowed to watch this. I know that if I watched this growing up, It would have messed me up..There was one scene in this that I even found disturbing as a 19 year old. Not the bit when Bambi's mom died..I knew that was coming. The part where a bird got so stressed and panicked that she flew up into the air and got shot. Now, I don't know why I found that hard to watch..I think it must of been the music and the voice acting all rolled into one.
Also, is there a reason why we never see man? I know that man is the villain of this but is there a reasonw hy we never see them? Hell, even there guns for that matter. But I do thing its quite smart that we never see them.
Also, Does anyone else think that Bambi's dad is a bit of a dick?


Ok, so that's it for this time. I will post again, in a couple of days because I still have heaps of films to write about :D

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.

Hey guys!! I'm back! I have taken a little break but I am back now. I will talk about all the films I have seen over the past few weeks in a few days but today..I'm gonna talk about Twilight. But I will mostly focus on Breaking Dawn: Part 1. I will talk about what I think of each film since I watched them all in the past week :D So if your not a Twilight fan, don't read :P

Twilight:
Well..I think everyone has heard of the Twilight saga by now :D I mean, I've even got my Nan to watch Twilight :D Anyways, I first heard about the movie when some of my friends were talking about the books, saying they were amazing and all of that. So I read the first half of the first book and loved it! I had to take it back to the library so I couldn't finish it :( So, a few weeks later my cinema announced that they were having a preview screening of the film so I thought. "Why the hell not!" So, I went to the movie and..I LOVED IT!  I had never really had much experience with vampires before so this was practically my first vampire movie. I loved everything about it. The cast, the story, the cinematography, everything :D The last 20 minutes, I was glued to the film! I was so intense and I was there with them. So..from this moment one..I became obsessed with the franchise :) The movie does grow old after around 10-20 watches(which is how many times I have watched it..:/) The movie gets old for me because..well basically, I hate Edward. I think he is way to over protective and creepy. I personally think that I wouldn't be able to fall in love with a 100 year old dude who never ages, who is always cold, pale and is..dead. I personally go for the long hair, hot, warm, buff..alive type..Which brings me to Jacob :D Jacob/Taylor is practically..my life :D I love everything about the character. Minus the fact that he's in Twilight for like 4 scenes :( That's why I don't like to watch it that much. But anyways, for an Edward fan, I'm sure that the film is perfect for them :)

New Moon:

Ahhh..New Moon. I can't tell you how excited I was for this film :D My friends and I had our tickets booked for ages and the day finally came :D And I was so pleased with it! I loved that most of the film had no Edward in it and that it focused on the friendship of Bella and Jacob. Edward was in Brazil to protect Bella or something. I was mostly focused on Jacob for the film :D He went through the transformation and got all of his hair cut off and Ahhh!! I love him :D My main complaint with this film was that it doesn't explain much..The whole Volturi thing, I don't really understand but I let those pass :) And the ending to this film woah! It leaves it on a total cliffhanger and nearly everyone in my screening was yelling or screaming at the screen haha! Anyways, from when I walked out of this..that's when I became truly obsessed :D I ended up seeing it 4 times in the cinema and buying the dvd the day it came out etc etc :D :D

Eclipse:

Ahhh..Now this one I was truly excited for! I actually went to the midnight screening for this film. Also went to the double feature of Twilight and New Moon before it :D Anyways, this film was just...Ahhh, This film was intense the first time I watched it :D That tent scene...Hoo-haa! That was just tense and great to see on screen :) And then the main fight scene at the end, woah! That was just SOO much fun to watch :D Anyways, I think this film is a Team Edward film. There are so many scenes where it is just Edward and Bella talking about nothing. (I'm sure Edward fans love them but I certainly don't) Those are the scenes I always dread watching. Anyways, I ended up seeing this 5 times in the theater and I saw it again tonight before Breaking Dawn so that means I saw it 6 times in the cinema! Woo hoo that's a record for me :D

Breaking Dawn:Part 1

Ahhh..I went to the midnight screening for this one as well :D With the wait between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (18 months), the fanbase began to die down and I was one of them. But not because I didn't like it anymore but because of a person. Anyways, with the trailers and posters for Breaking Dawn coming out, I started to get re-obsessed again :D And now..I am just..ultra-obsessed! This film was PERFECT in every way! Straight from the first few minutes, you can tell that that this film is different from the others. But in a very good way :) This one..has more life. With all of the other films..the actors don't really give their lines with much enthusiasm. But this one, they go all out! Especially Kristen Stewart. I love that this film has a new director. He has put so much fun and life in it!
In this film..I actually like Edward. ( I still love Jacob but Edward was bearable in this) You can tell that his character genuinely loves Bella and that she loves him back :) He just..he wasn't his boring self in this.
Ahh, this film was beautiful to look at. The wedding, Isle Esme, The beaches, everything just looked so gorgeous! And Kristen Stewart looked absolutely stunning in her wedding dress :) Everyone just seemed..real in this! In the previous films, they seemed 1 dimensional but in this one, they just seem..more real! More feelings, more love, more..everything! Ahhh, I can't talk about much without giving to much away..:(
OMG, I loved the wolf vision! You actually see the point of view of Jacob with him as a wolf and you can hear the wolves thoughts and everything :) I loved that they added this in since I didn't really know much about the tribe and stuff. They just don't introduce the characters very well in the previous films. But in this film, I now know their names and I can bring a name to a face :)
I was on the edge of my seat and biting my nails through out this film! I don't want to spoil anything but get prepared for some intense scenes :)
The music/soundtrack in this is so good! The soundtrack is actually filled with fun, rock songs not slow depressing songs like the previous films. I actually brought the soundtrack to be honest :D and they bring back the score from the first film as well :D And they also bring back Bella's Lullaby for a very important scene :)
So..That's all I really want to comment on at the moment. There are so many things I want to talk about but I don't really want to spoil anything.
So I think that this film is a Twilight fan's wet dream. Everything about it is perfect in every way in my opinion. The story, the characters, the quirkiness, the music, everything :) So even if you remotely like Twilight. GO SEE THIS!!!

P.S. Some people should take some tissues. My cousin and I were crying throughout it :( Also, look out for the cameo from Author, Stephenie Meyer and make sure you stay during the credits since there is a bonus clip :D

The Lion King 3D

Hey guys! :D I know I said that my TV show post was gonna be my post for the week but I am getting addicted to this. I am getting heaps of new ideas so I have decided whenever I get a new idea, that I'm just gonna do it before I regret/forget it :D But of course I will have my usual movie reviews :D Speaking of reviews. I am seeing One Day this week. Since it's my birthday on Wednesday, I always go out to the cinema with my friends for it. So this year, I decided it to be One Day since it comes out this week and I have been excited for it for AGES! :D So anyways, this isn't going to be a review exactly. This is gonna be my personal story with the film 'The Lion King.' And I have a huge story to tell! And also I will give a little mini review and all of that stuff :D Anyways, lets get started :)

Ok. Man, do I have a lot to talk about with this film. When I first heard that they announcing that they were re-releasing this film in 3D, I groaned. For most of my life, I HATED this film with a huge passion. I had never hated a film so much more than this one. And then..the trailer came out. The first time I saw the trailer in the cinema, I was at the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 midnight screening. And it was sold out so the whole cinema was packed as it can get. After the played the Breaking Dawn trailer(Which got booed, I might add) They played The Lion King trailer and...Nearly everyone in the cinema applauded and wooped at the screen. I was not one of those people. For years, I have been constantly thinking why people love this film so much. I always thought it was the worst Disney movie and I really hated it growing up. Let me say that my favorite film growing up and my favorite animated classic is The Little Mermaid. I always preferred watching the princess movies and I always avoided the Disneys that were aimed at boys eg, Lion King, Jungle Book..Does Aladdin count? I always thought that was a film aimed at boys but it's mostly girls that watch it because of Princess Jasmine. But anyways, I always avoided that film as well. Over the years, I had grown to appreciate Aladdin and Jungle Book. But Lion King always stayed in my most hated films books. I don't know why I never liked it as a kid. I think I had grown to hate it because I was never allowed to watch the movies I wanted to watch. I grew up with a child carer since my parents were never really around since they split when I was really young. But my child carer was one of those people were she had all of her clients at her house. Like everyday, she would have 10+ kids to look after. I hope I am explaining myself correctly lol. Anyways, everyday, we had to choose a movie to watch and..I never really got to watch the movies I wanted to watch. Most of the kids always wanted to watch Lion King so poor Ariel always got ruled out. So anyways, while they were watching Lion King, I always went into the next room to read. I remember doing that so many times haha! Maybe that's why I love reading so much haha. So I think that's my real reason why I never liked it as a kid.
Another reason why I never liked it was the it scared the living crap out of me! That opening scene with that operatic voice while the sun is rising used to make me run out of the room and hide behind someone. I don't know why no else found that bit terrifying! If you heard that while you trying to sleep, you would probably crap your pants! Also, I hated the wildebeest scene! That image of them, running down the cliff is scarred into my mind and then the sound comes on and..ahh! That just used to terrify me! Then..getting into my teenage years got worse..
You know when you meet someone new and you ask each other what was your favorite movie growing up was? I will give you how one of those conversations usually went with me.....

Person: "So what were favorite movies growing up?"
Me: "Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Alice In Wonderland, Beauty And The Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White."
Person: "Where's Lion King on that list?"
Me: "I never liked that movie growing up"
Person: "WHAT!? The Lion King is a freaking masterpiece!"
Me: >.< *mutters under breath* "Not another one!"

So..I constantly felt alone on that part. I always felt that I was the only one who liked the princess movies and that everyone else always loved Lion King. So that always got me hating on Lion King even more. I have met a couple of people over the years that have told me that they also preferred the princess movies growing up but..not very many lol...Try 3 people.. I have also had arguments about the film. I always thought that it was a ripoff of Kimba The White Lion and that Disney was stupid enough to not acknowledge them. I mean, with the other movies, you know it's a retelling of an older story because its in the actual title of the film! Lion King..not so much..Disney stole some of the shots from Kimra, they stole the plot and not to mention that all of the characters names in Lion King are anagrams of the characters names in Kimba..They ripped them off so much that there was this whole controversy about it..And still, to this day, Disney don't credit them.. People have always defended this but i have always fought back. I was determined to prove that this film was a rip off. Sometimes, I did. Sometimes, I didn't. So..the fact that people praised this film so much and the fact that I hated this really got my pissed off and I used to get into rants and start yelling etc etc..I have had fights in person, on youtube, on facebook., you name it. People also thought that I didn't have a heart because I didn't cry when Mufasa dies.. :/ That made everything even worse..
Anyways, a few weeks ago, I actually sat down and watched the film...for the first time..in 3D..in the theater.  Expectations were VERY low because I wasn't expecting my opinion of the film to change. I don't know why I went and saw it. I think the whole..seeing a classic Disney film in the theater lured me in. Anyways, when it started, There was a title screen that said "A special 3D presentation" and i don't know why but i started getting emotional. Then that infamous screen of the sun rising came up and..I started crying. PLEASE don't ask me why. I can't even figure out why. During the whole opening scene, I was crying away and then the title came up! Bam! Stopped crying and then watched the rest of the film tear less. Even when Mufasa died.. I do have a heart by the way. I have cried in heaps of other film and some I can't even watch because I cry to much..>.<
During the rest of the film, I watching thinking..how did I miss out on this!? Curse my stupid childhood haha. I personally think the best part of this film is the comic relief. I don't care what anyone else thinks, I love the comic relief in Disney films. Makes them better in my opinion. I think the comic relief works best in this film because...well because this film doesn't have the best plot. I mean...nothing much happens. In films nowadays, they would have this type of plot plus quite a few sub plots on top of it. Also..I wanted more female characters..There is like 2 in this film. I personally find female characters more interesting to watch on screen so that's why I think this film lacks in some points.
My opinion on the film hasn't entirely changed. I still think The Little Mermaid, Cinderella etc are way better films and I will never replace those films as my favourites. I do think Lion King is good..But I still think it is quite overrated.
But i do have one thing to thank Lion King for. It was been announced that we are getting Beauty And The Beat, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo and Little Mermaid are getting the 3D re-release treatment :D And I LOVE all of these films :) I personally can't wait to see Ariel on the big screen again. (I went to see the film in the 1997 re-release twice :D) So yeah! Bring on the rest of these films! :)

Watch the trailer down below:

4 out of 5 stars for me :)

My favorite TV shows :D

Hey guys! So..I'm not going to the cinema in the next week (Nothing new coming out here) But there are like 3 new movies coming out next week that I wanna see( In Time, Fright Night, I Don't Know How She Does It.)
So...for my weekly post and for a bonus, since my review for Abduction wasn't that long, I'm gonna tell you what TV shows I watch and what my new favorites are :D So I think I will start with my all time favs :D

Sex And The City

Now..this is a show that I discovered..around 3 years ago, I think.For the longest time, I got told that I was never allowed to watch this show. I was always told that it was inappropriate for me and all that jazz. But, the way I discovered this show was quite strange. In 2008, I brought the first SATC film on DVD. I dunno why I brought it but..it was a two disc version with a slipcase. So that drew me in.  But I never watched the film. It just sat on my shelf looking pretty. So, within the next year, I went into a used book store and they had the first season there for really cheap. I dunno why I brought it..but I did. So..I watched the first season and LOVED IT!! Just the bonds between all of the characters and all of the different scenarios that they went through, I just loved! But the main friendship between the four girls is what sold me on this show. The chemistry between them all is so strong you can tell that they really love each other. So over the next few months, I brought the rest of the series on DVD and got addicted! So finished the series and laughed and cried with the girls as they went through everything. Everything dealing from cancer, break-ups, marriages, moving cities etc. And of course I have watched the films as well. I finally watched my unused DVD copy of the first film and LOVED IT! Very rarely, I can watch a film that has me crying and laughing all at the same time. So over the years, It has become one of my all time favorite films :D And then..number 2 came out..I went opening day with my mother and I was very excited :D And..to be honest, I was very satisfied. I can proudly admit that I am one of the only people that actually LOVED SATC 2 :D It had all of the moments of friendship that I wanted. I know that the story wasn't the greatest but I was laughing away with the girls :D So yeah! That's my relationship with Sex And The City. Ever since it has become one of my obsessions :D Here! Let me show you :D

I kinda went out and brought the original movie poster..Also, I have brought books, soundtracks, blu rays, perfumes etc. And I have also gotten quite a few friends of my friends into the series as well :D So yeah! That just shows you how much I love Sex And The City :D

Next show I have is...The Nanny

This show and I go WAY back!  As long as I can remember, I can remember seeing the opening to this show on TV when I was younger but I never watched the show for some reason. Then..A few years later, I rented the second season on DVD.  I dunno why I did. It must of been a spur of the moment thing. But anyways, i watched and..I really liked it. It don't know why, But I didn't love it back then as I do now. Anyways, I went to the store and I found the first and second season for really cheap so I just brought them and watched them. And...I found myself watching the two seasons OVER and OVER and OVER. I just fell in love with the whole thing and all of the separate characters and the humor.  Then..like 3 years later the third season came out on DVD and I was over the moon!  So..I watched that season religiously as well. Then..my first and second season decided to break on me :(  So ATM I only have the third season to watch. They need to release the rest of the series of DVD! I need some more Nanny to watch!
Anyways, since I have watched this so show so many times, I think it has become my favorite TV series. I personally can't get enough of the show and I never get sick of it. Not to mention, I have fallen in love with Fran Drescher :D I actually don't find her voice annoying. i think it's part of her charm. So I actually love it :D

Bewitched.

So..the show and I go WAY, WAY back! I used to actually watch this when I was younger and I still do nowadays. From what I can remember, I used to watch Bewitched at 6.00 and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch at 6.30 :D So this is one of the only shows that I watched when I was younger that I still watch now. And own on DVD haha! So..I don't know why I love this show so much. Maybe the nostalgia of it? I know that I love the cast and the charm of it. I know that if you watch the show nowadays, the effects seem tacky and laughable but I'm sure that in it's day, the effects were believable and that they created an impact in its time. They have certainly created an impact on me because I have used the effects that they use in my own movies. And because of this show, I wouldn't of know how to use those effects. So this show has a really special place in my heart in that manor. Now, I own the first 5 seasons on DVD. I personally never watch past the fifth season because I don't like it when they change Darrin's. I grew up with Dick York playing the character so that's the way I like it to be :D

Cartoons..

So...I still watch a lot of cartoons nowadays :D I don't think I will ever grow out of cartoons. I didn't watch as  many as other kids but I have my certain favorites :D

Beavis and Butt-Head

Now, I didn't watch this cartoon growing up. It was another thing that I wasn't allowed to watch growing up. But as I grew up, I started to really get into animated films so I watched the film. And I liked the film but I didn't really get it that much. So..I went to the store and found the first DVD volume for really cheap so I brought it. So, I watched it and loved it! I have grown to love the humor and just go along with it :D So I went out and brought the next two volumes. And as of now, I have watched them all religiously. I personally can't get enough of it! And I have watched the film quite a few times now as well. And now, I can't wait for the new series to start next week :D

Rugrats.

I frigging love this show! This was my favorite show to watch growing up and I still love it to this day :D I don't know why this is my favorite. I guess, its because I never watched many of the other shows. I never watched The Angry Beavers, Cat-Dog, Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold or anything like that. Gosh, I never watched anything haha! But I loved all of the characters and the different situations that they got into. Now..I didn't watch this for that long. I thought after Dil came into the picture, the series went down hill. I hated Dil!! He was so bloody annoying! And then when Kimi came in, the animation changed, and I didn't like the series after that.  So..I just watched old reruns and I really liked the movies so i watched all of them over and over :D So yeah. Rugrats will always have a special place in my heart as the cartoon I always used to watch after school :D

Spongebob Squarepants

SPONGEBOB! I want to marry Spongebob :D I love this show SOOO much :D I have loved this show ever since it first came out :D I think everyone loves this show because of it's randomness :D Seriously, every episode in this show is like WTF!? And the characters in this are just loveable! I love Patrick in this :D And Squidward. And Sandy. O darn, I love everyone in this! I just flipping love this show! :D

Anime.

I love Anime! I have loved Anime ever since I was small. One of my favorite shows growing up was Sailor Moon :D It used to be on at like 7am in the morning so I used to get up to watch it haha! I dunno why i love it so much! I just think I loved anything with cool female leads :D And since Serena had cool powers and everything it made it all the better :D Apparently, I used to have a costume and barbie dolls and everything of Sailor Moon! I personally don't remember having any of these but that's what my parents said haha!
Then, when I got into my very early pre-teens, Cardcaptors came on TV and I got hooked all over again :D It used to be on TV at like 4pm so I used to rush home to watch it :D Still to this day, I have my Clow book :D (The book where Sakura keeps all of her cards :D) I had videos, dolls, books etc. I loved it!
Now recently, I have gotten into Anime again. I have started watching Yuru Yuri, Lucky Star and HEAPS of others! I dunno why I love Anime so much. I just love all of the cuteness that they have :)

Ok..Let's get onto the recent shows that I watch :D These are gonna be shows that have been on the air for more than a year :D I will do all of shows that are new this year later on :D

The Big Bang Theory

When this show first came out, I HATED IT! I refused to watch it and I thought it was stupid and annoying etc. But then...I caved in..I watched the first few episodes and got hooked!  The best thing about this show is the characters! I mean, Sheldon Cooper is the best character on TV! The fact that he is just the way he is makes the show so funny to watch! Although I don't really like Raj and Howard that much, Sheldon just makes the whole show :D Also, I love the whole Jewish Stereotype with Howard and his mother. I am so happy that the show is getting a 6th and 7th season :D
Also, does anyone else thing Leonard is super sexy! :D

Desperate Housewives

Yay! I have loved this show ever since it first came on. I love that this show has the elements of a sitcom and of a drama show. Anything with great leading ladies, i will watch :D But anyways, this show..I love that it has mysteries and that each season has it's own separate mystery. The show has had it's share of loves and hates. There are some certain plot lines that I have hated and some that I have loved.  Some characters I love and some characters I hate. But I am glad that I have stuck this show out right till the end :D I know that the season currently airing is the final season and I am really sad to see it go. But I hope that all the questions I have will be answered. Nothing I hate more than unanswered questions. Anyways, I love the humor in this! Some of the situations that the girls get into are so hilarious and I personally love seeing humor and drama in one show :D

Glee!

Ahhh!!! What gay guy doesn't love Glee!! :D I love everything about this show! The music, the characters, the plot lines, the humor, EVERYTHING!! To me, I call this show alternative. Just the way it's delivered and the humor..you just don't find in a normal TV show. Even though I don't like some of the stereotypes that the show gives off, it all pays off with believable characters. Of course, everyone can relate to this show! There is a character in here that everyone can relate to. For me, of course it's Kurt. My old high school and Mckinley have a lot in common bully wise... But anyways..One of the shows I look forward to watching every week :D

The Vampire Diaries

Ahhh, of course you had to know that this would be on here :D I have only seen the first season to be honest. I actually brought it without knowing what it would be like...So I watched it and LOVED it! I loved everything about this show! The storylines, the characters, the special effects. Everything! But..I missed watching season 2 on TV so I had to wait for the DVD. And that came out a couple of weeks ago so..I just have to wait to get that :D So yeah.......GO TEAM STEFAN AND JEREMY!

So..That's that! Now I have to tell you what ones I like that are new this year :D Gosh this has been going for so long haha!

2 Broke Girls

Now...I was very skeptical about this..It just didn't seem that interesting to me. But then, I saw it stared Kat Dennings and was being made by the makers of Sex And The City :D So I watched the pilot and LOVED it! The plot isn't exactly original but the way that this show portrays it is hilarious! I love the cast and the humor :D I think this is the show that I look forward to the most watching every week :D

Suburgatory

Oh my gosh, I love this show! The way that this show takes the piss out if the suburbs and stereotypes is just so hilarious!! The characters are each so unique and the humor is just so perfect and spot on :D Also..I loved the Glee reference that they made in the pilot episode :D

And last but not least..New Girl :D

I have excited for this show for AGES just because I love Zooey Deschanel :D And when it finally arrived, I was SOO happy!! :D The pilot to this show was SOO funny! The whole plot line with Dirty Dancing was just genuis :D And then the episode where Jess went over to her ex boyfriends house to get her stuff back was just so funny! Anyways, there has only been 3 episodes so far but I can tell you that I am most excited for the new episodes :D


So..That's that! Jeez, that was long! So hope everyone enjoyed and I hope I'm not the only gay guy that likes these shows :D

Abduction

Hey guys! :D So I just got back from the cinema....again.Tonight, I saw Abduction...for the second time :D I saw the film opening weekend and I wanted to see it again from a critic point of view. I had to choose from this, Smurfs or Real Steel. No way in hell am I seeing Smurfs again and I really don't wanna see a movie about boxing robots. I don't care if it's good or anything. I won't sit through a sport movie. Gay stereotype, I know but..I really hate sport. Anyways! let's get started :D

First up I have to say that that poster is lying to you haha. When he goes down that glass..thing, he doesn't get shot at and he doesn't hold a gun haha.
Anyways..enough nit picking..
Wow, I can't believe I saw a 2D movie for once haha! I personally can't see why this movie is getting so bashed on. It's certainly not as bad as..Oh I dunno...Smurfs and Spy Kids 4! I'm sorry..those movies really got me aggravated. This..certainly didn't! First time I watched this I absolutely loved it! I was having fun with all of the action and..I just really loved it. But I didn't watch it from a critic point of view. So I did, this time around. And..I have a few nit picks but I don't its as bad as some other people are saying it is.
The major nit pick I have with this is the story. Now..I don't know how this story is compared with other action films since I very rarely watch these kind of films. I usually avoid these kind of films since I find the whole CIA thing confusing. For example, I watched Salt a while back and I found that film confusing as hell. Anyways..(sorry, I always get sidetracked lol) this one I found somewhat confusing. I really want to talk about the story but I don't want to spoil it. Let's just say that somethings don't connect and they don't really explain somethings to the fullest extent. I'm not saying that there are plot holes but some things just don't make perfect sense to me. Maybe that's because I haven't seen that many of these movies before, I don't know. But some parts were just confusing to me.
Next thing is editing. Some of the editing was really choppy and random in this! For example, there is a scene near the beginning of the film where they build some character development and it's a fighting scene. Every shot is liek BAM! BAM! BAM! Everything changes quickly and you can't take in what is going on. There are a few scenes where that happens so it does get annoying.
Next thing is the acting. Some of the performances in this (SOME! Not all) weren't exactly...brilliant. I usually can't tell when people are acting really bad unless it's really obvious. The first person that comes to mind is Sigourney Weaver. I have HUGE respect for her as in actress and I was super excited when it was announced that she would be part of this film. Even though she isn't in this for long, (try the start and end of the film) you can tell that she just wanted her pay check. There are some other actors that couldn't act that well but I don't really know their names since they are minor characters.
The last thing I wanna talk about is the main cast. (This review isn't gonna be as thorough as the other ones because there isn't that much to talk about to be honest) Now, I am gonna share something personal with you guys. I am a HUGE Twilight fan and I am seriously in love with Taylor Lautner :D (Team Jacob!) So, of course, he was the real reason why I wanted to see this film. And for a Taylor fan, I was very satisfied :D Even though there are only like 2 shots where his shirt off....:( For all of those people that say that all this film is a movie where Taylor is running around with his shirt off through out the whole thing, I can tell you that there is only 2 scenes where that happens haha! As acting wise..Sure, he isn't the best actor in the world but he certainly isn't the worst! (Tommy Wiseau, anyone?) I mean..he actually cries in this film. I certainly can't fake cry haha! So..yeah! I absolutely idolize Taylor as a person so I really can't give him any hate for this film. Also, I am so used to seeing him as Jacob from The Twilight Saga so for me, it's so weird seeing him drinking and partying etc. Also...It's so weird seeing him being called with a different name. It's like when I saw Water For Elephants. That movie starred Robert Pattinson who plays Edwards in Twilight. His charcters names was Jacob in that film so..that was weird for me! But anyways, in Abduction, Taylor plays a character called....Nathan..Now, if you don't know, my real name is Nathan as well so it was so weird seeing Taylor being called my name. I am still convinced that it's a sign! :D One can only hope..
The other main character in this is called Karen who is played by Lily Collins. I actually really liked her in this! I can defiantly tell that she is going to become a new star out of Hollywood and I am defiantly looking forward to seeing how she would play Snow White in the new upcoming film :D
Also..I think the rest of the cast in underused. Jason Issacs, Maria Bello and Alfred Molina are all great in this but they just aren't in it very much. I mean, they aren't pointless. Each of their characters are important to the plot but apparently not to important to be in it for more than a third of the film. Bit disappointed in that manor.
Oh, one more thing! I LOVE the action in this film! The train scene and the car chasing scenes, oh gosh I love them all! All very well individually choreographed and fun to watch all at the same time.
Now...That's all I can come up with to be honest. I have no effects or 3D or anything like that to comment on,  unfortunately.. Anyways, I really liked this film. I love to watch the action and the actors are fun to watch and look at. So, I am going to classify this as a positive review since I think that is deserves more than 5 percent on Rotten Tomatoes >.<

Watch the trailer down below:

3 out of 5 stars for me :D :D

The Three Musketeers 3D

Hey guys! :D So I went and saw the new Three Musketeers movie yesterday. I've been really looking forward to this film for a super long time for reasons I will explain later on. If I am not mistaken, We got this film before you guys in America :D Not being cocky or anything but I do find that quite cool :D Anyways, let's get started! :D

Did anybody else think that this film had a homosexual vibe to it? I mean...their were so many hints in this that give off that vibe. Men kissing other men's hands, talking about kicking the habit of staying on your knees all the time. Not to mention that the actual musketeers don't really seem to be interested in women and only interested in themselves. Also they way that they thrust their swords at the screen. I know that swords are obvious phallic symbols but maybe that just proves that they are masculine...That's just something small that I noticed while watching this haha. Maybe that's just my homosexual mind at work lol :P
Ok, let me say that this was my first version of seeing this story. I know there has been quite a few re-tellings of the story in films and novels. But I hadn't had any other versions shown to me or anything like that. And I didn't know what the story was as well so yeah! And from what I got from the story..I didn't really understand this movie at all. There was a plotline with the character of the Cardinal(played by Christoph Waltz) and the character of Milady(played my Milla Jovovich) where they were planning something but I never knew what they were actually doing. There were just so many thing that weren't explained properly and fully to me. Like the main plot. There was something to do with the queen's jewels and then something to do with these air ships that Da Vinci supposedly made (Speaking of the airships, just on symbolism again, there were two statues at the end of each ship. At the end of the Musketeers ship, there was a lion and on the end of the bad guys ship(Can't remember his name, sorry. He was the leader of some army) there was the grim reaper. Now a lion is obviously a symbol for courage, strength etc and the grim reaper is a symbol for death. I mean, this could be foreshadowing, I don't know but they actually zoomed in on the statues so its there for some reason) . Just nothing really intertwined and so many things didn't make sense to me. So the story I felt was very weak. That could be the screenwriters fault, I don't know but nothing just really flowed for me, story wise.
Also, on the topic of screenwriters, it seemed to me that the Musketeers were secondary characters. Most of the film focuses on this subplot with the Cardinal and Milady. Maybe they had something to do with the main plot, I don't know, but they seemed to take up most of the majority of the film.
Ok...cast...I have to say, I LOVE the cast in this film...for one particular reason :D

Ahhhh..isn't he gorgeous! :D Logan Lerman was the main reason why I wanted to watch this film :D And I have to admit he is one of only male celebrities than can pull off long hair :D Ever since I saw him in Percy Jackson, I have had the biggest crush on him :) Anyways, I think he was the best choice to play D'Artagnan. From what I can tell, he is a young, rebellious, brave and cocky character. Everything that Logan is :D So I loved his performance in this. Not to mention he spends most of the film smiling at the camera :D Nothing wrong with that in my books!
The other most memorable performance in this was from Milla Jovovich who played Milady. I can tell she had the most fun with this film. I haven't had much experience with her before so I don't know what kind of an actress she is, but if she is like the way she was in this in every film she has been in, then I am sure she would be one of my favorite actresses. She was just..so fun to look at in this. Every line she gave in this, every move she made was cunning, smart and witty. Just what I like in an actress :D Also, did anyone else thinks she looks like Taylor Swift?
It was also great to see Orlando Bloom in something new :D I have loved him ever since Pirates Of The Carribean.(Which this film has quite a lot of similarities to Pirates) Anyways he wasn't in this much but he did have quite a lot to do with the plot :D
Everyone else in this...wasn't exactly memorable..I can't remember anyone else's names or what their characters were like. So sorry that I can't give you that much information on them. I can tell you that the musketeers do share some quite smart and humorous lines at each other :D
Ok..Visual effects. The effects in this were MINDBLOWING!! Most of the time, I couldn't tell what was green screen and what was practical effects. All of the bird's eye shots with the airships were just...WOW! Everything looked so real. All of the buildings were so realistic and...I just want to know what was real and what was effects. All of the sets in this looked so elaborate and looked like it had so detail taken in to it. I know that creating the 17th/18th century(not sure which one) can be quite hard(Costumes, propes etc) but in this, it looked like the crew actually cared about everything looked like.
In the last quarter of the film, there was a lot of action and battles between the two air ships and the designs of all the weapons on the musketeers ship were just so creative! The last quarter of this film, I absolutely loved! All of the action and suspense was just so much fun to look at!
Ok...last but not least..3D. My cinema was only showing this in 3D but that's ok since I like 3D :D The 3D in this..I really liked. I know it was shot in 3D(since it was advertised in the trailer) and you can defiantly tell. This looks nothing like that crappy post-conversion 3D. The 3D in this wasn't really gimmicky but this is one of those films were the create depth and make you feel like you are stepping into a story book. I haven't had that experience happened to me before. Maybe I didn't notice it before but I defiantly noticed it in this. Again, I think it was the sets and the visual effects that helped create the effect. I just felt like I was in this world with the characters and living the story with them :D There are a few gimmicky shots where the characters fling their swords into the air or the thrust them in to the screen but these shots don't really work. To be honest, I think the best 3D shots in this was with all of the slow-mo effects. With nearly all of the action scenes, they usually slow-mo them down to add some effect. I loved it in this film! Whenever they blow anything up, they put it into slow-mo and all of the rubble flings into your face. I enjoyed that the most out of the 3D.
Ok..Just one more quick mention of something. I LOVED the opening to this film! They introduce each of the musketeers in their own separate way and then they give them their own title cards. I personally love it when films do that. Then Milady has to work her way through this room full of booby traps. During this, they have arrows and flying, spiky balls flying at your face in slow-mo. I just love this kind of set up and in 3D it was awesome to look at. I think the opening had to be the highlight of the film besides Logan :D
So..I have a love-hate relationship with this film. I was constantly getting confused throughout the whole plot, they were adding so many new things and I didn't understand any of it.  So that is my one and only complaint with this film.  Everything else I loved! The effects, the 3D, the sets and of course...

Isn't he just so gorgeous!! :D :D :D

Watch the trailer down below:

3.5 stars out of 5 for me :D