Braveheart REVIEW

The Motion Picture Buff would like to present a review for the 1996 Best Picture Winner, Braveheart! This film is about the rebellion of Scotland against England in the 13th Century. William Wallace was the the heart and soul of this rebellion after his secret wife was murdered after she assaulted a King's soldier with whom tried to rape her.

Let me just say first that I absolutely LOVE this movie. It is no doubt one of my favorite films of all time. This movie is before Mel Gibson went insane, and let me just say that he did a fine job with this film. Mel Gibson was in charge of directing and acting in this movie, but yet the movie is just fantastic. Sure the effects and fighting scenes are a little outdated but this movie is old so it is acceptable. While talking about the action sequences I guess I could say that they are pretty darn awesome. I remember the first time I watched this movie and saw all of them I was just so intrigued by them. I loved each and every one of them. The reasoning of why William Wallace fights against the English is just perfect too. I am a big romantic and the fact that William does this all because his wife had been killed is just great. Moving on to the acting . . . all the main actors in the film do a surprisingly fantastic job! On that really stands out to me though is Mel Gibson's performance. You just believe that he is William Wallace. I think Mel Gibson just transformed into him. You can see it in his eyes and just his overall performance, I honestly think he should have at least been nominated for his performance. Next I want to talk about the screenplay/script. I think it works it may be historically inaccurate but most movies based on true events have fudged the truth to an extent. As I am writing it this right now my sister is watching the film and crying. I would have to say that it works because it really captivates people and engrosses them into the film. Another thing great about this movie is the ending really. I just love the ending and since I don't know if you have seen the movie or not I will not spoil it for you. Trust me when I say though that you should enjoy it though.

Now for the bad things about this movie. Now this film being one of my top ten favorites I can't really think of anything bad. But as I will be giving this film a 9/10 there has to be one thing wrong with it. I guess I would say that the movie can drag on just a bit. It is a three hour movie and there are some parts where the movie just seems to take forever. The only bad thing I would say about it.

So summarizing it all up this movie is for sure a GREAT movie. It has everything a great movie should have and more. You will for sure enjoy, "Braveheart" anytime you watch it. It is a popcorn movie night film in case you were wondering. Anytime you need a movie for a night of movies this would be a great pick. I would for sure give it a BUY ON Blu-Ray rating, along with the rating I said earlier a 9/10 rating. It defiantly deserved its five Oscars, and for sure deserved that Oscar for Best Picture.

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Noah Mark Bitney

Over the Hedge REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present another review off the track of the "Harry Potter" series reviews, a review for "Over the Hedge." In this film a raccoon fools a family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of human food. They invade the new suburban neighborhood that popped up while they were hibernating for the winter. Panic ensues and in the end it leaves a good message.

Well lets start with the positives that come from "Over the Hedge." Well firstly the entire cast that voices this characters in this film are great. They definitely did a good job picking the correct characters here. Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, and Thomas Haden Church all are fantastic. The the storyline of this film follows a great tone and keeps you well interested the whole way through. I loved how they poked fun at humans since the main of this film is about the animals life. The messages within this film are great too for little ones. They get to watch an enjoyable movie, and yet it sends them off with the right message. The directors of this film did great, keeping every detail of the film important. The animation of the film just looked great and I loved it. Then there was the humor in this film . . . usually humor is a hard thing to get by on me. Well I thought this movie was hilarious. It did a great job at giving me some laughs, and I remember as a kid I laughed. So this movie is great for a babysitter to have when babysitting some kids.

Negatives that come from "Over the Hedge." Well I have to say there is just TOO much funny is spots where is needs to be serious. The character Hammy was just over the top funny, and in the end could be enjoyable but got annoying to how much they over-used him for funny. The last thing I want to mention here is that the movie felt really rushed. I realize its a kids movie but its not even an hour an a half long. I just feel like that is too short to be a feature film, don't you agree? It just seemed to keep moving and moving with and moved from one point STRAIGHT to the next.

So all-in-all what did I think of this film? Well its definitely a DVD buy-worthy. You and your kids will enjoy it more than once. Good family night film, and you guessed it . . . a kids film. Not a must-see though. On the scale out of five, "Over the Hedge" will get a three point five out of five. 

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The Dark Knight Rises REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff' is happy to present a review for the film that we all have been waiting for four years, "The Dark Knight Rises." I have just gotten back from the midnight showing in my home town. Now "The Dark Knight Rises" is about how Batman has been out of the game for eight years, and then a new threat, Bane, shows up and threatens the city of Gotham. Batman is ultimately questioned wether he should return or not and can he?

Well lets just say he does it in a way that is JAW-DROPPING!!!!! Holy freaking shit (excuse my language). If you want a movie to just lose your mind to? Well then look no further. In "The Dark Knight Rises," Christopher Nolan reveals his greatest master piece EVER! This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat from literally the very beginning, all the way until the end credits. We defiantly see a great ending to a wonderful trilogy. Sure there are parts that will piss you off entirely, but in the end you feel like that is the right way of things. A beautifully directed movie Christopher Nolan, props to you. Now the plot of this film took you in places you never thought it would, which was brilliant and what I absolutely love in a GREAT movie. It also keeps some twists in there (about like I said earlier) that keeps you on the edge of your seat, cheering for the good guys, crying, and yelling at what has happened. It is just a beautiful plot and very well written. The acting in this movie was just absolutely spectacular! Christian Bale defiantly outperformed his Batman/Bruce Wayne in this film. Morgan Freeman and Micheal Caine are still absolutely brilliant. Tom Hardy as Bane. Hmmmm how to describe that? Well basically he was MADE to play the character Bane. Oh my god his performance was just incredible. Like they say in that sneak peak, he does things with his eyes that are just amazing. As I have said with Heath Ledger as the Joker in my "The Dark Knight" review, no one could play him better at all. So well done Tom Hardy. Now Joseph Gordon Levitt as John Blake, was just brilliant. Again he did a really good job with his character. It's like Christopher Nolan brings the best out of everyone. Marion Cotillard did a great job as  Miranda Tate in this movie as well. The acting in this film was just beautiful, not one person did I hate. Which includes Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle or know as Catwoman. I didn't think I was going to like it at all, but surprisingly I loved it 100%. She just kicked butt. Now how about the score for this film? Well again it was taken over by Hans Zimmer, and let me just say, "GREAT JOB!" I have already bought it, and plan to listen to it as soon as possible. The look and this film was just great, there literally wasn't any major things at all to complain about this movie. This film ended "The Dark Knight Triology" perfectly. You couldn't be any happier with the end of this franchise. It does it loyally and there could be no other way. A plus too is that every single one of these films are freaking amazing. You could say that "Batman Begins" is your favorite and no one would care. Personally thought I am going to have to say that "The Dark Knight Rises" is my favorite. Comment below on what your favorite is (after seeing "The Dark Knight Rises" of course).

Now unfortunately I have one really minor thing to say, which is that sometime you really can't understand Bane's voice. Only thing though.

So now what is this film going to get? Well 100% MUST-SEE FILM! You know what? Just go see the film right now. What are your still doing here reading this? Go see it. Already seen it? Go again its so worth it. So yeah though, its getting a 5/5 rating even though I had that tiny thing. Go see this film right now, you are going to enjoy every aspect of it. It is a film that you will enjoy because it is a near perfect movie (I believe nothing is perfect, only near-perfect).

My all-in-all though, is that it is a great film! Literally raking up there with my favorite films (list actually of those coming soonish). You will enjoy this movie if you like twists in a movie, and a movie that will take you in a direction you never expected. You will be lost for about three hours in a world not of yours. Go enjoy the film, there is really nothing to hate about it. Enjoy!

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Stop sitting on your phone, tablet, or computer and get to the theater now, and enjoy "The Dark Knight Rises ;)

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Up in the Air REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for the motion picture starring George Clooney, "Up in the Air." This film follows the life of Ryan Bingham. Ryan's job is to fire people at random companies for bosses who don't have the guts to do it themselves. Ryan though isn't a very big people person. This film shows how he is starting to make a connection with people in his life. "Up in the Air" I am going to give this film a 7/10 rating. So shall we review this movie?

Well lets start with the positives of this film in this review today shall we? First of all I really did like this movie. I would so watch it again. George Clooney has the greatest voice. I have heard a lot of people don't really like his voice all that much, but not me I think he did a great job in this movie. Like he does in other films too. Vera Farmiga also had a very well performance along with the rest of the cast in this film. I really like the premise of this film, or basically what I mean is I like the meaning behind the movie. What they were trying to teach us in this film. The way the movie flowed was also very well done, as I say when I talk good about a movie, it seemed to connect logically. All the pieces of the puzzle were well put together in there right spots. The score of this film was also very enjoyable I thought. It didn't seem to intrude on the movie, unlike other films out there. The story of the film was okay, nothing terrible but I will be talking more about it in the next section of this review (so lost some points with it). I really did like the love story between George and Vera's characters. It was very well done, and they really did seem like they were in love, and it did not seem fake at all unlike other films. George and Vera seemed to have good chemistry.

Now for the negatives of this film that I have to tell you about. Now I know this should't be a big deal, but it annoyed me a bit. Anna Kendrick's crying after she told us her boyfriend broke up with her. Ugh it was no where near any good at all. It annoyed me and seemed WAY to forced, otherwise though I LOVED her in the film, just not that part. Now I said above I didn't like the story of the film that much right. Well what I didn't really like about it was the fact that it never really went anywhere really. I mean like it didn't seem like anything really changed. The end seemed to be like the beginning with Ryan. I mean you think he learned something on this journey we watch but does he really? It shows us good messages but in the end did the movie really accomplish anything? I dunno left me kinda mad so lost a some points for that.

All-in-all a very good movie with good life messages/lessons. Just not sure our character we watched learned them even though at one point we think he did. A good popcorn flick to watch one night if your in the mood for something inspirational.

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