By Travis Whidden on 6/28/2007 7:53 PM

Die Hard was a Success! 

I have to admit, I really was worried about it being a PG-13 Movie.  I know it has a new producer, but it really was much better then I expected.  

The movie was great.  Obviously, the technology in this movie is ahead of its time (it usually is like this in movies), but the idea behind it is actually quite interesting.  

Bruce, being as old as he is now, is still a fantastic actor.  He still can make you laugh even in a serious part.  There were lots of small simple references to the previous movies, which make it even funnier.

There is lots of guns, car chases, wrecks, explosions, and of course, computer hacking (actually, hacking is the premise of the movie).

Anyone who likes bruse and the previous die hards will love this one. Personally, I feel like this is my favorate one yet.  I hope they do another one.  These are the types of movies that can go on and on with many different story lines.  The only problem with that is they need to outdo the previous, which will be hard after this one.

Great Job Bruce!  I give this movie an A

By Travis Whidden on 6/24/2007 11:28 AM

By Travis Whidden on 6/24/2007 11:12 AM

If anyone has ever seen 40 year old virgin, bruce almighty, or any of those movies with Steve Carell and enjoyed them, then this will be another movie to add to your list.  Steve plays a politician who wants to change the world, but when God (Morgan Freeman) comes down to have him do it, Steve thinks God is just some crazy old man. 

The movie was full of laughter and does not leave you waiting for something to happen.  It had a good story to it, and I am personally not into biblical type stories. 

Defintally a movie for the family, or couples who enjoy Steve Carell.  I give this movie a B+.  Way to go Steve and Morgan.  Link to Yahoo Movies

By Travis Whidden on 6/16/2007 3:10 PM

This movie was great!  It had a great story line and a great love story behind it. It was not a crappy love story like Spiderman. It actually was very good.  The action was great, and the story line was perfect. I would actually give this an A.  I will most definataly go and see this again.  Good for all ages especially if they like the other one.

By Travis Whidden on 6/10/2007 11:25 PM

This weekend there were three movies we were going to go see, but after seeing Oceans 13, we did not want to see anything else. That movie was great.

For those that have not seen Oceans 11 or 12, you will miss parts of it because there is some history between the characters. The intense plot of course occurs in Las Vegas (my fav city).  The producers of the movie planted a hotel that does not really exist on the strip, right in the middle of it. I was totally amazed at how real it looked. 

There were a lot of funny parts, but this time it really was not about steeling the money from the casino, it was more about making the casino fail on opening day.  It’s very far fetched in some parts, but that is to be expected.

Overall, I would give this movie a strong B+ or A-.  I don’t give it the strongest A+ in the world because it’s not something I expect to go see again until it comes out on video.  I reserve those ratings for movies that are just absolutely nuts like "The Matrix"

It’s worth a night time watch for this guys and gals. I am sure you will enjoy it, especially if you liked Oceans 11

 

By Travis Whidden on 5/25/2007 10:15 AM

I love opening movies, even when they are on a Thursday.  Pirates was a good movie. I wouldnt say "Great" just because they have some parts in there that are slow, and kind of retarded, but overall, it was full of adventure. 

Its hard to understand what these guys are saying some times.   Johnny Depp is funny.  His facial expressions just make the movie even funnier.

I would give this movie a solid B.  If you liked #1, you will like #3.  #2 was not as good in my eyes.

There was lots of fighting on boats, lots of creatures, lots of adult like content.  I feel its good for all ages.

By Travis Whidden on 5/21/2007 3:11 AM

We went and saw Shrek 3 on Friday, opening night.  We got there about 30 minutes early with food in hands ready to watch the show.

We get in, and its almost packed.  We were lucky to see 4 seats next to each other (we went with our couple neighbors). 

We sat, and started to watch the advertisements waiting for the previews.

After about 15 minutes, I realized that i was going to get stressed out because of the people behind me.  Its not that I did not expect children to be in the theaters.... its Shrek.. its a kids movie.  But what I did expect is for parents to make their children respect the other paying customers there to watch the movie. 

Almost the entire time, this Spanish family was talking in Spanish (makes it worse that I can’t even understand what they are saying.. its all gibberish).  The children were running up and won the row.  The family was about 10 people, 8 of which were children. They were noisy, and constantly not paying attention.

Anyhow, ranting aside... the movie was great.  It was filled with action, and lots of adult kind of scenes that only we would know.  You can tell who the adults were in the audience because they would start to laugh, and the children were not.

This will be a movie that I end up buying when it goes to DVD (or HDDVD).  Well worth the money.

By Travis Whidden on 5/14/2007 5:36 AM

April and I went and saw the sequel to "28 days later" titled "28 weeks later".  We enjoyed it.  It was full of action all the way through and kept you on the edge of your seat.  Though I did not yelp out like a little girl, I did find myself jump several times.

The story is a good extension to 28 days later.

I would give this movie a B+.  This means that I would watch this again on DVD, but would not buy it.