Kung Fu Panda (2008)

 Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated Children’s film that is also an action and comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb. It stars the voice of Jack Black along with Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler and Michael Clarke Duncan.  The only reason I decided to watch this film was because I wanted to hear the voices of some of my favorite actors and actress perform a children’s movie. They all did very well and i was more than impressed.Kung Fu Panda won 11 Annie Awards, including best picture, out of 16 nominations. I liked kung fu panda because it was both funny and touchy while a lot of children’s movies are just one or the other. I also liked seeing it in 3d animation instead of a 2d cartoon. This is a must see for any child who loves movies.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 Chinese martial arts film. The film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors. The film was based on the fourth novel in a pentalogy, known in China as the Crane Iron Pentalogy, by wuxia novelist Wang Dulu. The martial arts and action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping. I had a challenge with this movie trying to keep up with the subtitles but the action was great. It was weird seeing some of the fighters just kind of glide around through the air but it was interesting none the less. The cinematography was up to par and the story line was decent. There was just too many Chinese terms that I had never heard and I had to Google what they meant. The movie won an academy award and I admit it was good movie I’m not sure why it was given an award. If you like Chinese films then this movie is for you.

Meet the spartans (2008)

Meet The Spartans is a 2008 parody film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. This film directs parodies at various films. Although it’s main reference is on the movie 300 which came out in 2007.  This movie was not funny or creative in any way, even if it is a parody. If it was the least bit entertaining it would have won at least 1 award. There is no theme to this film and there is no cultural significance because it was literally all random bits and pieces of segments thrown together. There was no continuity or any reason to the plot. Even for a parody this film made no sense. Even the physical components of this movie were a joke. There were so many bloopers on this movie that you could not tell if it was an actual blooper or if they were doing it on purpose. It turned out that these were actual bloopers according to numerous internet sources. I advise as many people as I can not to see this movie. 

Spiderman 3 (2007)

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film  that was written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It’s the third and final film of Sam Raimi's trilogy in the Spider-Man film franchise based on Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film begins with Peter Parker basking in his success as Spider-Man, while Mary Jane Watson continues her Broadway career. Harry Osborn still seeks vengeance for his father's death, and an escaped convict, Flint Marko, falls into a particle accelerator and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator. In terms of summarizing this film; basically a strange black entity from outer space ends up having a special bond with Peter Parker and causes emotional distress which terns him somewhat evil and he has to overcome his inner self. It’s a pretty cliché plot in my opinion and I was disappointed to find out my sole reason of wanting to see the film; spiderman antagonist Venom, would be barely in the movie. I thought this movie was stale and the only things I liked were the special effects and watching Spiderman swing from building to building. This movie had nothing on the first two spiderman movies which were great.

The Alamo (1960)

The Alamo (1960) is an American historical film. The film was directed by John Wayne, who starred as Davy Crockett as well. The move is about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. This film has no true theme because it does little to explain the causes of the Texas Revolution or the battle itself. Alamo historian Timothy Todish stated that there was “not a single scene in The Alamo which corresponds to a historically verifiable incident". Historians J. Frank Dobie and Lon Tinkle demanded their names be removed as historical advisors.  This movie wan an Oscar and a Golden Globe and a Golden Laurel. The plot was kind of stale and I did not really enjoy watching this movie. It was probably because I already knew about the battle of the Alamo from my history classes when I was a kid and I generally do not like movies that I knew what was going to happen. I will see for a western that the picture quality, color, and sound of this film was pretty good.

Jarhead (2005)

Jarhead is a 2005 film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 Gulf War memoir of the which is of same name. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford. This film won the San Diego Film Critics Society Special Award. The title is derived from the slang term used to refer to U.S. Marines. The film was directed Sam Mendes, and co stars Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, and Chris Cooper. The most interesting thing about this move to me is that it actually is  is full of controversey because It has been said that parts of the Jarheads plot were taken from Joel Turnipseed's 2002 gulf war memoir,  which is called Baghdad Express without the author's consent.William Broyles Jr the screen writer has come out and stated that "any likenesses arise from the retelling of common Marine experiences". The action in this movie where great but i did not like how the soldiers swore alot. I understand i am 22 and this is a grown up movie but it just seemed like every other word was a harsh swear word. I don't really mind swear words but when every other line has a swear word in it then it kind of becomes annoying.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming from a script mostly by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, with uncredited contributions by others. This movie recieved mostly positive reviews, and won three Academy Awards, and also was nominated for Best Picture of the Year when it first came out. Judy Garland who plays Dorothy Gale  is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and ends up on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. Mostly anyone who is up in their ages have seen this movie. At the time this was one of the first colored movie the world had ever seen. At the time this movie was culturally significant because it was the first fantasy movie for children. For its time the singing and the color made this movies physically component outstanding although in todays day in age it would be mediocre.