Pacific Rim REVIEW

It is time to bring you a review of one of my favorite movies that came out this year . . . Pacific Rim. In this movie a war between mankind and a alien race that is emerging deep within the Pacific Ocean, is heating up. Us humans create an advanced giant robot to fight the ginormous alien creatures. Years past and the aliens evolve and are beginning to win. Where our story begins is when a former pilot and a trainee must fight together to save mankind.

Now as mentioned above this is literally my favorite movie I have seen so far in 2013. Normally science-fiction movies are not the greatest, but when they are good, they are normally GREAT. To mention a few would be: Avatar, Star Wars, and Star Trek. Well Pacific Rim is another GREAT science-fiction film. To start off why I freaking love this movie I would have to mention the fighting scenes. In this movie they had a huge special effect budget and the special effects in this movie are fantastic. Seriously there is not one scene were I could complain about the special effects, which makes a great movie in my opinion. Director Guillermo del Toro does a great job with this film as well. Within the fight sequences you just feel the enormity of the robots and aliens. The angles in which they use the special effects really adds to the movie. Now with the action sequences between the robots and the aliens you will just love. I could seriously watch them all freaking day. They are WAY beyond badass, I honestly love them.

Now the next nice thing about this movie is that it isn't just about the fighting sequences. The story behind this movie is also great. In the beginning they give you all the information you could possibly need before they get to the real stuff. You also actually care about the characters in this film. Charlie Hunnam plays the main character, Raleigh Becket. I personally loved him in this movie. Some people didn't but I think he did a great job for what they movie is. Everyone in this movie did a great job. The girl in this movie, Mako Mori, is played by Rinko Kikuchi, and she personally is fantastic. When seeing the trailer for this movie I didn't think I was going to like her character, but I ended up loving her character and I think that is because of Rinko Kikuchi. Idris Elba, Diego Klattenhoff, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, and many others do a great job in the movie. Sure in this movie there are a few points where the acting is a little corny because of the story, but somehow it sort of works for the film.

Now there are a few things more I would like to mention about this movie and how these things make the film BAD-FREAKING-ASS. First thing I wanted to mention is the score of this film. Seriously the score is absolutely perfect for this film. Ramin Djawadi, who also did the musical score for Iron Man, does a perfect job for Pacific Rim. It just works great with all the action sequences and again it adds to the enormity of the scenes. Next I also wanted to talk about how BADASS this movie is. Seriously if you have any kid part of you left in your body you will find this movie outstandingly BADASS. How the Jaeger's (the robots) fight the Kaiju (the Aliens) is seriously the coolest thing ever. Lastly I wanted to talk about how much I really loved this move. I just want to make sure how clear I am saying that this movie is clearly one of the most enjoyable movies I have ever seen. What makes a great movie in my opinion is how it can take you out of your world and put you in a complete other world and let you forget your problems. Pacific Rim does this perfectly and it is one of the baddest ass movies of all time.

Summing up this review I will have to say that this movie is an enjoyable ride through and through. I will seriously watch this movie time and time again. So for sure it is going to get a MUST-SEE film rating as well as a buy on Blu-Ray rating. Watching it on Blu-Ray makes the movie look so freaking awesome. Pacific Rim is a perfect popcorn movie night film, and if you have seen it before that is fine because it is enjoyable no matter how many times you see it. I just watched it last night and I plan on watching it again after this review is complete, that is seriously how much I love it. Well as for the rating out of ten stars I will give Pacific Rim a solid and well deserved 10/10 star rating.

Well thanks for reading this review of Pacific Rim. I really hope that you have enjoyed it because seriously this movie has now been added to my top ten list. It is just something you can't fully describe on how badass and awesome this movie is. Well stay tuned for more reviews and movie stuff . . . coming soon.

Star Trek: Into Darkness REVIEW

The Motion Picture Buff would like to present a review for the summer blockbuster of 2013, Star Trek: Into Darkness. In this film James T. Kirk, is on a hunt for a man who has declared war on Star Fleet. This hunt lands the crew of the Enterprise on the border of Star Fleet's nemesis.

Let me start off by saying this movie is pretty darn spectacular. It has all the right formulas to a great blockbuster. Not only is this movie a good blockbuster, it is a very enjoyable film. So the first thing I would like to mention is the acting in this film. Everyone involved in this film does a great job. The cast includes Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch, and others. Each one of these actors do a fantastic job. The chemistry between Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto is perfect.  I love how they bicker back and forth but then when it comes to the emotional stuff they can still pull those scenes off. Now one actor who really stands out in this movie is Benedict Cumberbatch. He does a FANTASTIC job as Khan. The facial expressions he uses when he talks are just great. They help bring a perfect performance and help make the movie WAY more enjoyable. You forget that these people aren't actually these characters and that they are actually other people in this world. Thats what I like to call good acting. Now moving on the action and the way J.J. Abrams does it is perfect. It flows perfectly with the story of this film. Speaking of the story behind this film I would have to say that it is amazing. I was emotionally attached to this film in so many ways. Sure it is an action film, but the film makes you really care about the characters. This film has ups and downs, and there is a point in the film where it gets really emotional and you really feel it. The actors, the story, the direction, it all makes the scene perfect. J.J. Abrams does a great job with the movie . . . he takes Star Trek: Into Darkness in a whole new direction than his first Star Trek film. The name of the film says it, it is a way darker film. The feel of this movie is great too. I love how they took Star Trek up a notch with this movie.

Now even though this movie is very, very good, I have to say that this movie has one flaw. The flaw in this movie would have to be the ending of the film. Here we are in a huge action scene, and then it suddenly ends and that is basically the end of the movie. The movie just comes to an abrupt halt. That would probably be the only bad thing I could mention from this film.

Summing up this review up I would say that this film is pretty darn enjoyable and probably one of the best films to come out during the summer season of 2013. There is only one movie I can think of that I enjoyed more over the summer season. I will review that movie later though. You for sure should buy this movie on Blu-Ray, it is totally worth buying on Blu-Ray. I own it on Blu-Ray and it looks incredible. This movie is also a perfect popcorn movie night film. Make a bowl of popcorn, grab a blanket, and pop in this movie. For the rating out of ten stars I would give Star Trek: Into Darkness a 9/10 stars.

Well I hope you enjoyed this review of the newest Star Trek film. To see my review of the first of the new Star Trek films, CLICK HERE. So make sure you stay tuned for more reviews, I know they haven't been as often as I said, but I still plan on doing them . . . so stay tuned for more coming soon.

Noah Mark Bitney

Avatar REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present his 100th post as a review for the critically acclaimed motion picture, "Avatar." In this film a disabled Marine is sent to the moon, Pandora, to fill in for his brothers absence because of his death. Here Jake Sully, has a unique mission, but yet he is torn between following orders, and protecting the world he now calls home.

So shall we get the nasty negatives out of he way first? Well I guess I am going to have to say the predictability of the film. It is a little obvious with some parts the way the movie is going to play out. Its not so original as it claims to be, but yet there is some twists.

Besides that this movie is a TRUE masterpiece. Lets begin with the most obvious thing that this movie has to offer. The special effects in this film are just ground-breakingly amazing. Everything just looks so real, and it is just sometimes impossible to believe that mostly all of this film is computer generated. The cinematography too is just amazing for this film. The whole film just looks absolutely beautiful. James Horner is the composer for this film's score, and let me just say I have seen this film at least 100 times and I just hum along to the music. Some of the lyrics I even memorize. Truly a must purchase score for movie music fans, I know I have it! Now one of the other cool thing about this is that this whole world was created from the imagination of the great James Cameron. Its amazing to think that he though of this entire world when he wrote this script. So of course I have to give him credit for that. James Cameron also directed this film and let me just say he definitely does an incredible job with it. Your engaged into the film right from the very start. You can't pull your eyes away even for a second. You just want to know whats going to happen. I will mention here that the last 30 minutes are just amazing and it just makes me love the film even more. Moving back onto the topic of the world he created though, I did want to mention that whoever was in charge for creating the creatures did an incredible job as well. They looked amazing realistic and not just some silly creatures. They looked like somewhere in reality that they could be out there. The costumes and look for the Nav'i were also well done. I do want to say thanks to everyone involved with this film for creating an amazing film that is truly engaging from minute one. Now the acting. Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, and many others were included in the cast for this film. They all gave a good performance for this film. If I had to pick a favorite though, I am going to have to say that it was Zoë Saldana's performance as Neytiri. Though I will say well done to everyone. Thanks again for such an amazing film that I enjoy every time I watch it.

So all-in-all a visual pleasure to the eyes film. It is just one of those movies that for certain will go down in history as one of the greats! For the ratings it is going to get a must-see film rating. Well of course it would, it is number nine on my "TOP TEN FILMS" list. The only way to watch this film is on Blu-ray, so of course a Blu-ray buy worthy. I will give it a popcorn flick rating as well. As for the rating out of five, "Avatar" will receive a worthy 4.5/5 rating.

So why is this movie special to make it as the 100th post? Well after seeing this movie on its opening night on December 18th, 2009, I fell in love with what movies brought to my world. Films are an escape for me, an escape from the real world and into a completely different world. I then decided I wanted to pursue a career in the film industry. This is why this film is special to me.

Well thank you for staying 100 posts with me, and I hope you stay for more way beyond 100 posts! So stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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2001: A Space Odyssey REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for the classic film, "2001: A Space Odyssey." This film is about a team set out to research more on a mysterious object found buried upon the lunar surface. Well shall we talk about this film?

Lets talk about the positives first today about this film. For starters I really could only find a few of them. I know this movie is very well critically acclaimed, but for god knows what reason I HATED THIS FILM!!! Ugh I realize almost everyone loves this film but not me. This is supposed to be about the positives though. So the only really think I liked was the message or the plot of the film: which was about trying to find out more about aliens within our universe. Only real thing I liked, besides music (but more on that below) otherwise . . .

This film was extremely boring. Ugh there were these scenes where it was just a ship moving within space. Nothing happened really at all. They were just long boring, and in my eyes completely pointless and just dragged the movie on forever! I do want to say though before I finish the review, I never watched the whole movie, WAY TO BORING! I read about what happens, and I still feel like the movie never would have picked up at all. Just seemed to last forever those long pointless scenes, especially the ones in space and with the apes. One thing I do want to say too is that the music for some scenes just seemed to be extremely overdramatic for the certain scene. Don't get me wrong, I loved the score but I feel like it didn't fit this movie at all. Ugh and just again so slow of movie, I felt like nothing ever happened the hour and half I watched. With the synopsis I read I still feel like I missed nothing. So this really is the first movie I really never finished, and I couldn't it was SO boring. If you have never seen it and don't believe me, try it yourself. Fair warning though you will be extremely bored with it by 10 minutes in.

Well now you are probably wondering what the rating of this movie will be right? Well I am giving it and UGH never watch and on the scale it will be getting a 1/5. Don't go rent, buy, or ever watch it is just extremely boring. Just get the soundtrack, a really good one it is.

Well thanks for reading, you are now even closer to becoming a "Motion Picture Buff" too. I want to mention that I really wanted to watch this film to the end, but literally I couldn't it was just literally the most boring thing I have ever read, it only gets a 1/5 because of the soundtrack and plot (even though it was portrayed terribly). So don't think I never not watch the whole film, I do just not this boring thing Now make sure you have subscribed by email so you know when I update the blog next with another review or important information in the motion picture world. Comment below on your thoughts about this film too if you have seen it. One more time now, thanks again for reading, and stay tuned for more . . .

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Alien REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for the first installment in the Alien Anthology, Alien. I am going to give Alien a 7/10 on my scale. Now most people are going to rebel against this and say I should be giving it a 9-10/10. But there are some grips I had about this movie, but all-in-all it was a very good film.

Since I had very few bad things to say about this movie I will start with the negatives and end on a positive note. The main negative (but also a positive in some spots) about this movie in my opinion was how they dragged out scenes. Like in the beginning where they are just showing the empty space shuttle. I mean really, it was super boring and I was considering this movie to be dumb already. Of course though I was corrected later on. It lost a point on that though, and then they used it later on and it lost another point due to that. Then there were just little things that bothered me, very infinitesimal things so a 7/10.

Now for the positives of this very good film. I loved, LOVED the actors and actresses in this film. I thought Sigourney Weaver KILLED as Ellen Ripley. She definitely was made for that part. Ian Holm did a GREAT job with the robot Ash. Everyone I think did a great job. Now for a good positive from the dragging things out. It helped create the suspense needed for the scary parts. Oh and trust me when I watched this with my sister we were both freaking out. I literally strangled my pillow that night. So the film did an amazing job with its suspense and horror section. It was also greatly written and directed by the great Ridley Scott. So thank you for a very good motion picture Ridley. Oh and more more thing I would like to comment on about the film was that Jerry Goldsmith did a great job with the score.

Again though all-in-all a very good film with great acting, but some parts that can get a little long and boring. It gets a well deserved 7/10 on my scale. So it is a definite movie that you will have to pick up on DVD or Blu-Ray to watch one night when you want a sic-fi or horror. A good popcorn flick.

Now make sure you stay tuned in on the blog more reviews will be coming soon, will try and make one  at least once a day. You can see what movie you might want to watch next using the blog here, and when I create a whole bunch of reviews you can just search in the sidebar there and see what I have said about a movie you want to watch. So you can be a "Motion Picture Buff" too. I also will be putting up posts about movie I will be reviewing soon and TOP movie news! So stay tuned and subscribe by email in the side bar.

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