Hangover 3

So the Hangover trilogy is at its end...and like so many other movie trilogies before, it didn't finish as good as it started.

The first installment introduced the guys to us; Stuart the conservative dentist, who is really a closet freak, Phil the wild teacher, who funny enough could be the most sane and rational member of the actual 'Wolf Pack' , Alan the weird....well, just plain weird, and Doug, the ever absent, calm and caring friend.

One was awesome!! Absolutely hilarious, I watched it at least a dozen times, and laughed myself to tears each time. Two was good, instead of Vegas, they were in Bangkok, Chow was back causing his usual chaos, Stuart lost control again and revealed his true self, Alan was.....well let's just say he was his usual self, and Doug was once again missing in action; not kidnapped that time, but stayed home with the ladies. 

IN three, Doug was kidnapped again, Chow broke out of prison, Alan killed a giraffe, and Stuart was lucid the entire time. I found it lacking as a grande finale, and believe the trilogy that started off on that side splitting note could have ended much better....but that's just my 'Layman' opinion.

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The Best Movie of the Year So Far

This Fast & Furious installment was surprisingly good!!
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This was not what I am used to from this series. Justin Lin really dug deep for this one, and came up with hands down, the best movie of the year so far.

With only one real street race, less focus on cars, more intense action scenes, and a plot that actually puts the mind to work, Fast & the Furious 6 had more elements of what makes a good movie than any of the other installments so far. The thieves became the good guys, and a past family member became an enemy. The cinematography was excellent, and just when you think it's all over, the action changes gear and becomes even more intense.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson still doesn't impress me as an actor, but this could be considered his best performance to date. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez & Tyrese Gibson all did well to deliver their roles. A member of the team even dies after 2 were resurrected.

I give Fast & Furious 6 the first 5 Star of the year.

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Fast & the Furious Reunion

Fast Cars, cool modifications and hot chicks. This is what fast and the furious has made a name for itself with over the past years, and with the expected all-star reunion the sixth installment is expected to be packed full of action.

Heading out to the theatre now.

Iron Man Anxiety

With Just 2 days to go, and hearing of the box office success so far, I am counting down the hours to the release of Iron Man 3 here in Jamaica. Luckily we get it even before the U.S.

For those of you who don't know (and I can't imagine why you wouldn't...), Iron Man is one of Marvel's comic book characters turned big screen blockbuster. It stars Robert Downey Jr. in arguably his best roll to date, as Tony Stark, the brilliant boy wonder and inherited owner of Stark Industries; a technology & weapons company with huge government contracts.

Iron Man 1 was pretty good, 2 had its moments but turned out good...but in the trailers for 3, we see where Stark gets his ass kicked, Stark Manor destroyed and his immortality put to the test. We aren't even sure if he makes it out alive.

His Beautiful leading lady Pepper,  played by Gwyneth Paltrow, is seen on 1 of the movie posters holding a damaged iron man helmet. Lets see if they finally put the Iron Man to rest in this third installment.

Pain & Gain Movie Review

Yesterday I had the misfortune of wasting over 2 hours of my life that I can never get back watching this movie. I corrupted precious brain space, that would have been put to much better use memorizing license plates in traffic, than committing even 5 minutes of that footage to memory.

Pain & Gain stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub & Ed Harris...(not a bad cast for an action comedy). Mark plays a fitness buff turned personal trainer, who is unsatisfied with his mediocre life and decides to steal his 'American Dream', by kidnapping Tony, who plays a wealthy playboy with a bad attitude, and forces him to sign over his fortune and properties to him. knowing he can't pull it off by himself, he solicits the aid of Anthony, his long time friend and training partner with a steroid induced erectile disfunction, and Dwayne, an emotionally unstable x-con turned christian. The directors 'claim' this was based on a true story, but they had to remind us a few times throughout the film, as the series of events seemed more likely to come from a Three Stoogies screenplay than real life.

Apart from how ridiculously unbelievable the level of stupidity displayed in this movie was, the cinematography was horrible in several scenes. We even saw a few scenes where the audio from out of focus characters, was obviously out of sync with their lip movement and actions.

Mark Wahlberg has shown over the years that he can deliver diverse rolls well. From comedy to hard core action, he has built a name for himself as a versatile actor, so one wonders what kind of influence he must have been under when he signed on to do this movie....and when he sobered up and saw the first few scenes, did he contemplate suicide? The Rock has never been known for the best acting skills, and i have often thought him to be a single dimensional actor; but this film was a new low for him. Tony Shalhoub & Ed Harris played the two best rolls in this film, the victim and the retired investigator respectively.

I would give this movie a ONE & A HALF STARS, something you should only watch if you have no cable, TVJ is showing JN Vibe and someone lent you the DVD; but if you have watched this movie and you disagree with my opinions, or just have something else you would like to add, please feel free to share it with us.