A Million Ways to Die in the West | Movie Review

A Million Ways to Die in the West is Seth MacFarlane's follow up to Ted except in this film he decided to be the star of this film alongside Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Silverman and Giovanni Ribisi. In this film, Seth MacFarlane is basically sick and tired of the west. Meanwhile he is trying to get his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried) back from Neil Patrick Harris. He also meets Charlize Theron who hates her killer husband, Liam Neeson.

The acting in this film is not bad, the actors seem like that they are having fun. They are not exactly trying too hard though but I think that style only works for Seth MacFarlane. Although I can't complain because in my opinion the performances are not Razzie worthy or anything.

The story is a little unfocused. One day Seth MacFarlane hates the West and wants Amanda Seyfried back and the next day he is over her and is having a good time. But I did like how they got past the whole 'want Amanda Seyfried back' thing because I didn't want the story to stay on that and thought it was best that the film cut it's losses and focused more on the relationship between Seth
MacFarlane and Charlize Theron which is probably my favourite part of the film and had the best chemistry in the entire film.

This is for sure a three act film. Act one is whiny Seth MacFarlane, act two is Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron and act three is kind of an action film... kind of... in a way. It's just that this film couldn't really decide what it was. It was enjoyable, but it wasn't very funny. It has good actors, giving half-ass performances. It has a great story one minute and a poor one the next.

Overall this is a pretty mediocre film with incredible cameos

I'm going to give A Million Ways to Die in the West

C+

I'm Jonathan and this is Movies for the People 

Edge of Tomorrow | Movie Review

Edge of Tomorrow is the latest 'Tom Cruise Flick'. The plot of the film is that aliens (Mimics) have invaded earth and Tom Cruise is forced into battle. He soon realises when he dies he restarts the day (Groundhog Day + Source Code = Edge of Tomorrow) He teams up with Emily Blunt who believes what is happening.

This film is so much fun and just an overall great movie. Tom Cruise is not the generic 'hero' who saves the world. He is a flawed character and kind of a jerk at the beginning. A lot of people say that 'The Other Woman' and 'The Call' was all about 'girl power'. Lets just say without Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise would go no where. She is strong, intelligent, does whatever it takes to succeed and is not exactly hard to look at if you know what I'm saying.

This film is very action packed. The action is terrific, the storming of the beach kind of resembles the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan except we see this scene about 10 times what with all the restarting and everything. While this whole film has terrific action, overall their are about 3 or 4 major action scenes that totally rock. Now here is probably the best part of the film that excels the quality of the overall film. This film is incredibly humorous. It is an action first and a comedy second. Seriously though, there were scenes were I was laughing well in to the next scene. Particularly a training scene/escape scene. The films ending is also really 'cool'.

I'm going to give Edge of Tomorrow

A

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Justice League #1-5 | Comic Book Review

This may be old but I re-read my older issues of The New 52's Justice League and felt it necessary as I will be reviewing #6 and then the TPB's. The plot in these first 5 issues is mainly the team meeting and getting to kind of know each other. This also contains the tail end of Cyborg's origin, only because it crosses over with this event.

The artwork is pretty straight forward in terms of the setting. However the artist completely nailed the characters. Every single characters look impeccable. The dialogue between these characters is so witty. My favourite would be Green Lantern and Flash as they have a pre established friendship.

As the story progresses and more heroes join the team, you realise that their is an over arching story and in #4 the villain is revealed and unfortunately is younger and didn't realise the impact of this villain and by now it's common knowledge who the villain is.

There are so many panels that I could pick out from each one of these comic books and hang on my wall because they are just absolutely terrific. There is one panel that involves Green Lantern and Batman. All I will say is if you have read it, you know exactly what I am talking about. Overall this is just a really great story for the Justice League and I know it is only the first 5 issues and the story is about to get a lot more complex with Forever Evil but for know, it's a nice little story with an over arching sub plot that will eventually become the main focus

Justice League #1:   9

Justice League #2:    9

Justice League #3:  9.5

Justice League #4:  9.5

Justice League #5:  9.5

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Blended | Movie Review

Blended is the latest film starring Adam Sandler. This film also stars Drew Barrymore and this is the 3rd film they have collaborated on. The plot to this film is that Adam Sandler lost his wife to cancer and is raising his 3 girls alone. Drew Barrymore divorced her d-bag of a husband and is practically raising her 2 boys alone. They go on a blind date and it goes horrible. Stuff happens and they eventually end up on a trip to Africa. They are unaware that each family is there and through events that I will not spoil, they end up being forced to do everything together.

Okay, I HATED Grown Ups 2 and Jack and Jill. I also disliked That's My Boy. This film has like 14% on rotten tomatoes and 6 on IMDB. I did not have very high hopes but I decided to tag along with my cousins and see this film and I ended up really having a fun time. I may be in the minority but with expectations as low as I had, it is impossible for me to hate on this movie.

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have amazing chemistry. This isn't something new though. As mediocre as 50 First Dates was and as awesome as The Wedding Singer is, the one thing all three of these movie have in common is that their chemistry is incredible. The dialogue they have with each other is really fantastic and the highest compliment I can give a film like this.

The story in this film is really fun. I was interested 100%, the kids had a really good story and overall everything was really fun. However my flaws are Terry Crews character and basically a lot of the characters in Africa. They are so wacky and silly to the point of nonsense just completely silly. Another flaw is I didn't laugh very much, however I was having so much fun with the story and characters, I didn't even see the film as a comedy after a while

Overall I am going to give Blended

B

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Batman Superman #1 (2013) | Comic Book Review

Batman Superman starts the series that combines the two most popular DC superheroes. The plot of this story has not yet been fully fleshed but both Batman/Bruce Wayne and Superman/Clark Kent are both going through some problems.

The biggest praise I can give this issue is the absolutely mind blowing, beautiful artwork. Both characters are given a fresh new look, Superman looks younger and you can tell Bruce Wayne's mental and physical plain just on his face. The landscapes and locations make for an even more incredible visual experience that the illustrator has created for us to enjoy.

The problem I have with this is the story in that there is none yet, not really anyway. We know stuff is going down but for the most part I was just hypnotised in the amazing illustrations. However, even though I am behind on this series, I am sure the story will become more fleshed out. The funny thing is, this story came out around the time it would have taken to create it after they announced they would be making Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

I will give Batman Superman #1

8

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