Super 8 movie review by L. Rutledge

"Super 8"  Well lets see?

I liked it and it was a good film. It is a good old kind of movie like "Goonies" or E.T. it feels like those film did when you first seen them back when they were new. I like how they made everything feel like 1979 totally. I think the acting of the kids in this film is great and funny too sometimes. The characters in this film you really care about and you always like them and want to see more. I remember the days when i was young like the kids in this film and how it was such a great time back then.

This movie is clearly meant to be like a Steven Spielberg movie. I like that about it. I don't know how well it will do against other films like X-Men first class or Green Lantern though. I'm sure it will be a big film but not like the others.


It is about an alien and the government and some kids being stuck in the middle of it all. In all the trailers you never see the alien and it kind of bothered me because these days there is no reason why we can not show CGI monsters and things with all the massive amounts of films using CGI and showing the viewers what they are dealing with often. I did how ever see the alien in the film eventually. I thought it was interesting what they did with it.

Over all i must say if you want to see a movie with story and heart with a Goonies/E.T. kind of feel this is perfect for you. I say the acting is great, story is great, the idea has been done before so that is OK. The CGI is real looking so that is great too. Over all I give it a 8 out of 10
its a good movie but not a must see as far as I'm concerned.

Leo's Review 3 2011

X MEN first class Movie review...

"X MEN first class"  The early days of the X-Men has some new and great ideas as far as story go's. I really enjoyed this movie. I think out of all the X-Men movies this one is the very best one. Its like the Star Wars episode 3 of the X-Men movies. It is a must see. The acting is nothing but greatness and the back story is so full of interesting out comes. There are a lot of cool action moments in this film and a great deal of deep emotional drama in how the main characters deal with the powers they have and how they got to where they are. I never got bored watching this film at any time. It also has a really surprising funny part in the middle of the film that i will not give away because you will like to see it first hand to know what I'm talking about.

I am not a huge comic book fan of marvel story's and hero's but i loved this film more then any other X-Men movies. I will buy it on DVD and i would say go see it.
It is worth it big time. I think this X-Men movie should have been called X MEN "A" class or X MEN Gold class. It is Classic. A must see, as good as 'THOR" was I give it a "10 out or 10"
Great story. Great action. Great drama. Great over all feel! And yes its a Kick Ass film in my book...

Leo's Review 2 2011

My "THOR" review

"Thor"  The mighty Thor.... So I went to see this movie the day after it was released and WOW!

I am not a huge comic book fan of Thor but I loved this movie more then any Marvel movie before it. This is the best marvel film by far so far. I seen it in 3D and loved it.

This movie has a great blend of earth and other worldly places shown in it. That makes it feel like the movie makers did not go cheap on it. I really enjoy that. I love how they showed the character evolution through out the story. I also loved when Thor just plain kicked ass too.

Now I have seen all the other marvel movies and how they are fitting them together to make the avengers movie so I waited tell the credits were done at the end of this movie to see  the new puzzle piece the movie makers have put in to bring them all together. It was very cool.

I give this movie a "10 out of 10" Great story, great acting, great action, great fx the story never gets boring though out the whole movie. I love everything about this movie. I would say go see it if you can 3D or not it is a kick ass film. 

Leo's Review 1 2011

Rise of the Planet of the apes...Yes!!!!! Finally a new Ape film....

Long ago when I was a kid. I saw a movie that made me want to write story's and make movies so very badly. That movie was THE PLANET OF THE APES... I know a lot of people would say Star Wars or Star trek but I was amazed by the way that movie had a real lesson deep with in its core. I also thought the planet of the apes had one of the most amazing endings ever. Back when it came out it was a huge hit. It really was a great Sci-Fi film but it was really a movie dealing with racism and all the dark sides of it. I just was blown away as a kid to see all the different views of the apes and the humans of the movie. So i of course call the PLANET OF THE APES a real classic of all time.

Now August 5th 2011 will bring the beginning of the planet of the apes to the big screen with the film RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Originally they wanted to call it RISE OF THE APES but of course all the younger people who don't know anything about old things that were cool would have not known what that meant so they had to make the name really long. I hope the film will just be the beginning of a new set of films for the franchise. I loved the teaser trailer that for the movie and hope it will show the apes talking too. I think the CGI element of the APES is cool so it is more real then ever before. It seems like the acting is great as well. So this could be the making of a new set of remakes that look better then the originals. Of course this is really not a remake because in the classic Apes films they never showed how the apes got control of the earth. I would say to anyone who wants to see this movie though. Rent or buy the original PLANET OF THE APES films before you see this one so you know what there all about.

I say that because i hate it when people go see like the 2nd film in a collection of films and ask why Frodo has to get rid of the ring? Or Where did superman come from?

I have heard people say those things when I was leaving movies and I just have to look back to see who is dumb enough to say them and then i always seem to see some young air head girl who don't know much. Always know what your paying to see before you go see it.. Please.... It makes you sound smarter and it also makes you not sound like a dumb ass at the movies.
OK well I think that's enough of my opinions for now. Go see the new RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES movie coming 8-5-11 I have a feeling it will be great.

The new TRON Legacy is really much much better then the 1st Tron film from the 80s. I bought TRON Legacy I rented the film then bought it because i loved the movie that much. Now the first tron movie I remember from when I was a kid. I used to even have the toys of the movie. I always thought it looked so cool but the story in the first film seemed so boring to me then and even after watching it again as an adult. I just could not get my self to enjoy the first tron.

OK so now that they finally did it right I am a big fan. So this is a good lesson for movie studios to learn from. Sometimes when the first film looks great and the story is not you need to wait 25 years then make a better part 2. Hahahaha! yeah that's what happened with this movie.

Well being serious now. I just want to say that the style of this movie is freaking amazing! I am an artist so I can truly respect the artists that did all the work for this kind of movie. It really makes the movie so much more interesting to see as the great story and action make it become a real classic in my eyes.

I also gotta say the music in this film is all done by DAFT PUNK. They are so good at this kind of music. They were the the best pick for music for the film. Their music just fits so well. So anyway I want to say buy this movie if your into cool light affects and lots of action in a computer world. You really don't need to see the first movie to watch it also. So that is good for new comers to the TRON world. Well that all from me for now. I give this movie a 10 on a 1 to 10 scale. Great classic movie...

Captain America: The First Avenger The new trailer.... How Cool!!!!

Captain America: The First Avenger looks to be better then I ever thought it could be. The brand new full length movie trailer Say's it all. I really need not write anything about the film to show how great it looks to be. It stands on its own and apart from other films. I like the old world war 2 set up and how old fashion it does look. I really like that time in history though. I know the world had some hard times back then with the Nazi's trying to destroy the world and make it in their own image but the way most people were back then was more interesting to me. Any way getting back to the point, I really want to see this movie and I hope it will be all that I hope it can be.

 I don't know much about Captain America but I know enough to like the story and how he is a real true American hero. I like good positive hero's of the old day's back when doing the right thing was taught to all kid's with all kinds of comic book hero's doing good thing's to make the world a better place. I do not see that any more and that is sad because the kid's these day's need good role model's to look up to and teach them good not bad thing's. My role modal is Jesus Christ first of all and then after him is Superman and Optimus Prime. Those are the hero's of my personal life from when I was a child and even now I still value some of the thing's I've learned from them back when I was a kid. Jesus by the way is still my role modal and will always be. Well enough of all that for now hope you enjoy the movie trailer and my new post see you next time.

At the mountains of madness not gonna happen.... Sad to hear.

In my last post I told you how Guillermo del Toro was going to be the director of the H.P. Lovecraft story "At the mountains of madness". Well since then there have been a lot of changes. Now the movie is not going to happen due to the fact that the movie was going to be rated R and cost $150 million to make. I believe that is about right for the films cost and rating unfortunately the movie company did not feel that way so it is a no go after all. I hate how the movie company's can not understand what the story's need to be turned into full length films. I'm sure none of the people who were handing off the money to make the film have never even read H.P. Lovecraft's story's to understand that they are so creepy and imaginative by far. So now that At the mountains of madness is no more. That will most likely mean none of H.P. Lovecraft's story's will be turned into a film. I was hoping for The call of Cthuhlu to be a movie or Dagon or The shadow over innsmouth. All great story's of Lovecraft's with a core that is shared between them all. Those are some of the best story's ever made in the horror/ Sci-fi world. Well that's my personal opinion anyway. So that sucks to have to let go of the wish to see H.P. Lovecraft's work come to life in film. Well maybe someday some one will see the true value in those story's and make them into the movies they need to be... Well that's it for now see you next time.