Thor: The Dark World REVIEW

Well it is finally time to review another Marvel film, this time starring the Avenger from another world. Here is my review of Thor: The Dark World, starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, and many more great actor/actresses. In this film Thor is faced with an enemy that even Odin and the forces of Asgard cannot withstand. Thor must reunited with his beloved Jane Foster and his tricky brother to try and stop the forces of Malekith, the evil dark elf. He must sacrifice everything to save us all.

Now lets start of this review by me saying that this movie is freaking enjoyable. I enjoyed every single part of this movie, from the beginning to the end. That being sad lets talk about this movie. This movie brings back most of the original cast for an epic return to the world of Thor. Chris Hemsworth continues the role of the god of thunder, Thor. As said in my other review of, Thor, he pulls of the role perfectly. When casting these Marvel movies the could not have done a better job. They got all amazing actors to portray these amazing roles. The breakout performance in this role again though would have the be Tom Hiddleston as the god of mischief, Loki. Tom Hiddleston as Loki is like Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight. They were practically born to play these roles and they do it just perfectly. I will get to more with Loki later though. Now the one performance in this movie, as I had also mentioned in my review of Thor, that I wasn't really happy with was Natalie Portman's. My real issue with her is just that I could see any actress playing the role of her character. Natalie doesn't become the character, and really I just do not see her as Jane Foster. I don't know what it is, I just don't see her as this character. Other than that everyone else does a great job in this movie. I love how Kat Dennings was back in this movie, and the fact that she had a bigger role in this movie than I thought she was going to have. The last person I want to mention is Stellan Skargård as Dr. Erik Selvig. Again he pulls of the role and I could not have been happier with the twist they added to his character.

Moving on I want to mention the story of the movie. Let's start of by saying that I absolutely loved each and every single twist involved in this movie. Almost every single twist I never saw coming. I predicted some things before I went into the movie, and I thought I was right on several occasions but then I ended up being wrong because of the twist. I wasn't wrong with a few things though, I was right on a couple things. Now the only couple things I would have to complain about from this movie would have to be the fact that it left you hanging with a lot of things. The end scene you were like, "WHAT!?!?!" Then the end credit scene you were really confused with as well? I really hope we get a good explanation later, unlike the end credit scene with The Avengers. We still really don't know how that is tying in with that scene yet. I thought this movie would, but so far there has been nothing. The last thing I wanted to mention about this screenplay would have to be that it is just your basic ordinary superhero movie storyline. There is nothing spectacular about it except the twists that are thrown in with the movie. I did like how the story was a lot more humorous though. The comedy in this movie worked and it was well enjoyed. Loki was really the star of the comedy in this movie, which I loved even more.

Now there are a few last minute things I do want to mention. These would include the visual effects, the cinematography, and then music. Yes as with almost every Marvel movie the special effects are pretty darn incredible, but I love a movie with good special effects. I can't stand a movie with bad special effects these days because we know the technology is there now and this movie proves it. I never noticed one bad special effect scene in this movie. Moving on to the cinematography of this movie I just really wanted to mention how I love the gritty look of the movie along with the whole feel the movie gave to the watcher. Kramer Morgenthau did a great job with this movie I will have to say, that is for sure. Now Brian Tyler did the musical score for this movie and he had also done the musical score for Iron Man 3. I thought the music seemed similar, and lucky for Brian I loved the score from Iron Man 3. So the score from this movie was just as good. It is one that I really would buy to listen to. I love the musical score of movies and this is another good one.

Summing up this review, I will say that Thor: The Dark World is a very welcomed return to the world of Thor. It is super enjoyable and the action scenes are epic as heck! I will be seeing this movie in theaters again because I love Marvel movies and this is a great addition to the Avenger series! Now for the ratings I will have to say that this movie is a MUST-SEE FILM, if you are a Marvel fan and a fan of the Avenger series. Like I had said it is a great addition to the series. Thor: The Dark World also deserves a buy on Blu-Ray rating. Now I did see this in 3D but really there is no need, so I will say that this movie is worth the ticket price for a movie night. So go out an see it, right NOW! Now for the rating out of 10 stars, I will have to say that it deserves an 8/10 star rating. 

Well I am hoping that you have enjoyed this review of Thor: The Dark World. It really is a good movie to go see in theaters. It really is worth it. Now make sure you stay tuned for more reviews. I have a couple movie waiting to get reviewed. So make sure you stay tuned for those reviews . . . coming soon!

Noah Mark Bitney

Captian America: The First Avenger REVIEW

The Motion Picture Buff would like to present a review of Captian America: The First Avenger. This film is about a man who is a solider at heart but is deemed unfit to serve. After countless of attempts to be enlisted he is chosen to become a new breed of super soldiers. This turns him into a solider who is branded by the USA to defend the United States, becoming the worlds first superhero.

So I am going to go out and say it that this Avenger film would have to be my least favorite. Like I had said in my Thor review, this film has way to much of a comic book feel to it. It is really childish and just silly. The whole feel of this movie just does not seem to be right in my opinion. This movie has a hard time trying to find what it exactly wants to be in my opinion. At one point it is focused one thing, but then it moves to the next and then the next. The movie (in my opinion) does not flow smoothly together. It seems choppy. The other thing about this movie is that it is boring. The villain (played by Hugo Weaving) is acted well by Hugo, but you don't care about the villain. He doesn't seem to have a reason for what he is doing and you don't get enough action with him.

Moving on I do like who they picked for the Captian America in this film. Chris Evans has been in a Marvel film before, as the Human Torch in Fantastic Four. He is a good superhero actor and it is nice to see him in a lead role. He pulls of the emotionality that is Captian Rodgers. Captian Rodgers isn't just some arrogant person who got picked to be a super solider, he was a wimpy kid who was shorter than most women even. Chris Evans did a great job. Most of the acting in the film was done great. They picked the right cast for this film. Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Sebastian Stan, and many other were all just great in this film. The other things I did like about this movie was, how it really tied the rest of the Avenger movies together. The way they played out the movies actually did work and I am glad that Captian America: The First Avenger was the last one right before The Avengers. The last thing I wanted to mention was that I actually did enjoy the cinematography in this movie. It seemed to work for the feel this movie was giving off.

Now all-in-all Captian America: The First Avenger was a decent movie that with quite a few tweeks could have been a lot better. I mean it is a fine addition to the Avengers franchise, but it could have been a lot better. I will of course give this movie a must-see rating because it is a must-see in order to see The Avengers. I would say that it is really only rent worthy though, or I will go even as high as a DVD buy worthy. It works for a movie night, but its not a movie you want to watch over and over again, it is just not that good. As for the rating I will give Captian America: The First Avenger a 6/10 rating.

Well before I close this I want to say sorry about the lateness of this review, I hope you do enjoy it. I am trying to do more reviews . . . so I hope you will stay tuned for those. I plan on seeing Gravity tomorrow night so stay tuned later tomorrow night and into Saturday for the review of that movie. I am really excited for that movie. So again stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

Noah Mark Bitney

Thor REVIEW

In honor of Iron Man 3 being released on Blu-Ray, Marvel's Agents of Shield premiering on ABC tonight, and Thor: The Dark World tickets being available, the Motion Picture Buff would like to present a review for the film Thor. In this film the powerful but arrogant god of thunder, Thor, is banished to planet Earth. Here he learns the true meaning of ruling and power.

Now lets begin with the negatives of this film shall we? Firstly I would like to mention that going into this movie I thought it was going to be absolutely terrible, but in fact I really did enjoy this movie. There were only few negatives to this film to be accurate. It is a little childish in my eyes. The scenery and feel of this movie has a little bit to much of a comic book feel to it. Other Avengers films do not have this feel. Yes a few others have this feel like Iron Man 2, but this one for sure has this feeling. The dialogue in this film could have been a little better too. It seems just a little bit forced. The last thing I wanted to mention is the performance of Natalie Portman. I really do not like her in this movie. She does not seem like an actress who could be in a comic book film and for sure she does not pull it off. Her performance just seems silly, forced, and she does not fit the character she plays.

It is time to talk about positives though now. Every single actor in this film does a great job, actor not actress. I feel the performances by the men in this film were very good. Don't get me wrong actresses are great but just not in this film. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston have amazing chemistry together. They really do seem like brothers in this film. They have the look in there eyes, and in the end scene together you can really see the emotion in Chris's face. Chris really becomes the character of Thor. When casting these Avenger movies they really did a good job with it. Tom Hiddleston as Loki was AMAZING! He really is the god of mischief, he pulls of this character so well I just do not see anyone else pulling it off as perfectly as him. They really found the right actor to play Loki. Of course the other actors in this film did just as well, but I really wanted to emphasize those two. Moving on though I do want to talk about the director of this film. A movie like this has got to be hard to direct and when I heard it was Gilderoy Lockhart from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Kenneth Branagh, I just about shit a brick. I was like, "Well done sir, well done." With the little expectations I had for this movie I was kind of blown out of my seat. He did a great job with Thor. The action of this movie was intense and exciting. I was interested in the full movie, and I loved how we got more of Agent Coulson in this movie.

Summing this review up I would say that Thor is a great start for a great superhero. It really helps add to the story that is crucial for The Avengers. It is a must-see film just like every Avenger movie is. I would buy this on Blu-Ray though, it looks way more spectacular if purchased on Blu-Ray and it is for surely worth it. Thor would also be a great popcorn bowl movie night film. Need a movie to watch one night, this movie works perfectly. Seen it before though? I still say that it is worth watching over and over. It is worth watching more than once. For the rating though I would give Thor a 7/10 rating.

Well I hope you have enjoyed this review of another Marvel film . . . Thor. To see see my review of other Marvel films click there names HERE: The Avengers, Iron Man, and Iron Man 2. I have not been reviewing as much as I want, but I promise to keep doing them. So make sure you stay tuned. To help you stay tuned subscribe by email in the sidebar or like us on Facebook HERE! Well tune back in later readers for more Motion Picture reviews and news!

Noah Mark Bitney

Fantastic Four REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for Marvel's "Fantastic Four." In this film, a group of astronauts get superpowers after being exposed to a cosmic radiation storm that they were originally going to do tests on. They learn they need to use these powers to oppose their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.

Well I decided to watch this film because I was in a superhero mood last night, and well here are some of the positives I got from this film. Well I loved the cast in this film. I thought Ioan Gruffudd did a really good job as Reed Richards or a.k.a. "Mr. Fantastic." There was also Jessica Alba in this film . . . to whom I thought did a decent job with her character. She wasn't as good as the rest of the cast, but I thought she did alright for this movie. Chris Evans was born to play the character of Johnny Storm a.k.a. "The Human Torch." He just pulls of that cocky care-free attitude perfectly. So well done Chris. We also have Micheal Chiklis as Ben Grimm or "The Thing." He did excellent as his character. Like I said this was the perfect casting for the "Fantastic Four," but of course every hero need a villain and Julian McMahon plays the role as Dr. Doom perfectly! He is 100% a perfect villain. One other thing I liked about this film is its key way to keep you somewhat interesting (with the powers they have), and it's attempt to make this whole thing a little more real. I thought it did a decent job with it.

Now the negatives. Where shall I start? Well the plot is just to obvious and blunt. You know where this film is headed right from the beginning. If you haven't seen this or have never even read the comics, you will know the bad guy like instantly. It wasn't interesting really at all, and I just feel like there was no creativity going into the making of this. All the big problems in the action scenes, or what should be a great epic fight scene just has a quick and easy fix to it. Which to me is really annoying, because you watch this whole movie waiting for a huge fight scene and then BAM easy fix . . . all done. The the special effects within this film are so outdated. You can so tell almost everything is done with special effects, for which this movies time is pretty bad. The dialogue and love story within this film is super cheesy. You feel like this movie is a comic in itself. Most superhero movies these days (even for this movie) have a dark tone to it. "Fantastic Four" tries to have a dark tone to it with "Dr. Doom" but it fails at it miserably.

So all-in-all this movie has a great cast who do a good job with there characters, but the plot and story they are portraying is not good enough to make it a good film. It may keep you somewhat interested because of the cool powers, but in the end you might want to rent this film if your having a superhero movie night. It would be enjoyable with friends so you can talk and won't be hurt if you miss anything. On a scale out of five, I am going to give "Fantastic Four" a two out of five.

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The Avengers REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for Marvel's "The Avengers." Well I am sure you all can guess what I am going to rate this film right? Well I can honestly say it is not a full 10/10 unfortunately (it takes a lot for a movie to be able to do that). It is thought a 9/10 FOR SURE!!! If I could do 9.5/10 I would but I cannot so on we go with the review, with one tiny negative about the movie.

Well we should get this darn negative out the way right away. The only thing that bothered me about this film was the fact that it starts out that Iron Man and Captian America agree and like each other and work together for a little bit, but then they are suddenly arguing? I just don't get that I guess. (Oh and also I am not a huge fan of Chris Evans as Captian America but he did okay).

OTHERWISE this film is just bloody freaking epic. Oh it made me laugh, cry, gave my goosebumps, and much MUCH more. I don't want to give anything away to anyone (very few people) who hasn't seen it, so I am going to not try and talk to much about this film. Though I do want to talk about the directing, acting, plot, and just the awesomeness that came from this film. Directing: Joss Whedon was defiantly the man for the job, 1000 freaking percent. The camera angles were always just perfect, and I love how he made every Avenger relevant, even Black Widow and Hawkeye. Acting: well Robert Downey Jr. always does his absolute best as Iron Man (my favorite). I always wonder if that is how he is somewhat in real life? Mark Ruffalo is made to be the Hulk. You might have heard people say this before, but I am going to say it anyway, this movie made me LOVE the Hulk. I hated him before this, but now he is one of my favorite superhero's. Of course though everyone else did a GREAT job. The plot of this film was just superb. Joss Whedon you have defiantly outdone yourself this year with this film. You are now on my list of directors to watch out for. This movie was just a bad-ass movie all together. I love this movie so much, well probably obvious because I have seen it four times now. Just everything, and mostly the last like 20-30 minutes. Not going to give anything away though so I am shutting my words up.

All-in-all a very, VERY good motion picture that I absolutely love, but can't give it my best rating because I said to myself, even if there is one little thing I do not like about it I have to bump it down one rating, which sucks for this film because I love it so much. So a well deserve popcorn flick rating along with a 9/10. A MUST SEE!!!

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