Just saying THANK YOU!!!

Well well well. About four days ago my review site here just passed a great milestone! I had just passed 5000 pageviews. When starting this movie review site I would never had guessed that in just over a year I would have hit over 5000 views. It may not seem like that much, but to me I think it is. I love on some days how I can hit over 100 pageviews. It doesn't matter how bad of mood I could possibly be in but it just cheers me up.

Mainly I just want to say thanks to everyone who has been reading these reviews. I am glad I can entertain you with my reviews. If you have been with me from the beginning I want to make sure I apologize for not posting very many reviews from November 2012 to September 2013. I hated not reviewing movies and I am glad I am back to give you my opinion on movies and some movie news.

To thank you I am planning to release a few different things for the blog. It all depends on when I get the time, but for right now I am going to stick with reviews and my trailer of the week posts. I want to bring back the movie list page and possibly a must-see movie page where I have movies that are coming out that I want to see. Time will tell though.

Well again I want to say thanks again for helping me hit 5000 pageviews. The next milestone I want to hit is 10,000. Well hopefully you stay around to help and find out when. So stay tuned for more . . . coming really soon.

Thanks again, you are all awesome,

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

The Core REVIEW

The Motion Picture Buff would like the present a review for the motion picture, The Core. This movie came out in November of 2002. It is about how inside of the core of our planet has stopped spinning. Without it spinning the world will come to an end and soon. They must go into the Earth's crust to save all of us. 

First of I want to say that I really did enjoy this movie quite a darn bit. It was intriguing and I LOVED the premise behind it. It was very interesting and I honestly could not take my eyes off the screen. Movies about the end of the world have always gave me some interest because it is just kind of cool to think of all the different things that could happen one day. The acting in the movie was decent. I am not going to say great because there were some points where each one of the actors could have done a little bit better with their performances. The actors and actresses who are in this movie include: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, and many more. They all do okay for what the movie is. I found it to be an enjoyable disaster movie. There are a lot of disaster movies out there, but I would have to say this would definitely hit some of my top ten disaster movies. The action keeps you on your toes and there is a part of you that actually does care about the characters that you learn about. I loved the science behind it. I mean yeah sure it probably isn't at all truthful but I still enjoyed it. 

Now what did I hate about this movie . . . well for starters the special effects sucked! For a movie from 2002 I still did not expect them to be that bad, but they were just absolutely terrible. Everything thing looked fake. The acting wasn't great either. Aaron Eckhart wasn't the best with the really emotional parts. I didn't believe it when he was sad, it just wasn't good. He just didn't seem real enough. All the actors in this movie could have done better, but they weren't terrible. Now the story in this movie of course is choppy and ridiculous, but remember it is a disaster movie. 

All-in-all this movie is a pretty darn enjoyable for what it is. I would say it is a perfect popcorn movie night movie. It was perfect for that last night when I watched it. I wouldn't buy it on blu-ray, but it is DVD buy worthy. Out of a ten rating I would have to give it a 7/10 rating. It was pretty darn good. 

Well I hope you have enjoyed this review of The Core. Go check the movie out one night when you need a good enjoyable disaster film. Stay tuned here for more reviews coming. Thanks for reading everyone!

Noah Mark Bitney 

Shakespeare in Love REVIEW

The Motion Picture Buff would like to present a review for the 1999 Best Picture Winner . . . Shakespeare in Love. This film is about a young William Shakespeare when he was writing his masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet. It goes on the story of Shakespeare short of cash and out of ideas, but then he meets a woman who inspires him to right one of his most famous plays.

Lets begin with the positives from this film shall we? Well I would have to say that I love the script and story of this film. I just fell in love with the story that Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard had created. I loved the characters. The love between Will and Viola was just incredible. So props to Marc and Tom for creating an amazing story, you definitely deserved your Oscar for this film. Moving on . . . next I will have to talk about the acting. EVERY single actor/actress in this film did a good to great job. Some of the stand out would have to be of course Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes. These two had amazing chemistry together. The way Joseph looked at Gwyneth was just incredible. You could just see the lust in his eyes, and he made you believe that he was truly in love with Viola. Other actors who stood out in this film would have to be Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Affleck, and everyone was just great in this movie. I really enjoyed this movie, so I can't mention everything but I suppose for the last thing I would mention is the set direction. Seriously I love the scenery for this film. I felt like I was in the time period and when you forget that this is all actually fake I think that just makes it an even better movie.

Now some negatives I would have to mention about this film would have to be that at the beginning I was a little confused. It took a little bit for me to understand what was going on, but I finally caught up. The other thing I would mention is that the ending I wasn't really sure if Viola died, got stuck on an island, or what happened to her. I know that she was leaving for the new world, but then Will started talking about his next play. So I wasn't sure what actually happened with her?

So wrapping this review up I would have to say that this movie grabbed my heart. I would for sure watch it again and soon. Now the movie is a perfect date-night movie. So if you have a girl and need a movie to watch . . . look up Shakespeare in Love on your Netflix  and watch it will that special girl. Make some popcorn and cuddle up with that girl of yours. If no girl its still a great movie to just enjoy one night. You will love it, if there is any romantic in you . . . you will love it. I will give it a popcorn movie night rating, date-night rating, and out of 10, I will give this movie an 8/10 rating.

Well I hope you have enjoyed this review of Shakespeare in Love. I plan on doing a review of some non-oscar winning movies soon, it has been awhile and I have the prefect movie to rip to shreds. So make sure you stay tuned for that and more.

Noah Mark Bitney

THANK YOU!

About an hour ago I reached over 2000 page views in just under four months. With this post I just mainly wanted to say THANK YOU. I only continue to blog reviews of films because I continue to get these views. I am forever grateful for all of you who have viewed the blog here. It really does mean the world.

I am going to continue to do reviews as much as I possibly can. I have been also working on making the blog look as cool as possible. I am constantly tweaking things and making them even better. I just reintroduced a new tab on the blog a few minutes ago. See the "Upcoming Films" tab above? I thought I would give you all a opportunity to see the films and watch the trailers for them, that I am excited for that which are coming soon. I am constantly brainstorming new things to add to the blog, currently I have a couple ideas in mind. So make sure you stay tuned for them to be added too.

What I really want to say though is thanks for all the views. I am over 2000 views and I have done 90 posts on this blog so far. I have a special movie to me saved for the 100th post so make sure you stay tuned for that. Thank you again and I hope that you will continue to enjoy the "Motion Picture Buff Reviews" and that you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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The Departed REVIEW

Well the "Motion Picture Buff" would like to finally present the review for his favorite film EVER (so far at least. I would like to present the review for Martin Scorsese's "The Departed." In this film there are two people leading undercover lives. One is from the mob and is undercover in with the cops, and the other is a cop undercover in the mob. In this film we get violence and war between the two sides when both people are trying to find their enemies.

Well as this film is my number one film, all I have to say about it is positive things. This movie I am going to have to say is just perfect in every single way. Shall we start with the acting from this film? I knew Leonardo DiCaprio was an amazing actor from the film "Titanic" but I never thought he was this awesome. He pulls of the performance of a lifetime in this film. When his character is scared in the film you feel him being scared. When he is sad you feel him being sad. Leonardo just pulls of this character with precision. What really bugs me was that he never even got nominated for his performance. Then there is Matt Damon who does the same thing Leo does. Just gives an all-star performance. Then we have Jack Nicholson in this film as well, and let me just say he was born to play his role in this film. He could 100% be a mob boss after this film. In this film we also have Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, and much more. Every single actor in this film does a GREAT job with their performance. I loved them all so much. For that you also have to give the director Martin Scorsese some credit too. He was the one who had to bring out all the talent in this amazing cast. On top of that he also had to create an amazing movie which he did. The action and intense scenes were all just fantastic, GREAT job Martin. You really know how to direct a film. The screenplay of this film was done by Alan Mak, Felix Chong, and William Monahan. GREAT JOB with it guys. I love it, you had a great premise and a great story and you created my favorite film with it.   You had amazing and EXTREMELY unpredictable twists within the film. Some of them might have angered me but they were unpredictable and that is what I really love. The look and feel of the film was great and just kept you there on the edge of your seat wanting more and more. I remember watching this film for the first time and I just fell in love with it. The score I also wanted to mention. I thought it was extremely well done and it really added elements to certain scenes. So good job Howard Shore.

So why is this my NUMBER ONE favorite movie of all time? Well because it has an amazing cast that does a fantastic job with their parts. The story is just intriguing as all hell and it is full of surprises. All I can say is expect the unexpected when it comes to this film. Oh and be prepared to watch it more than once.

So all-in-all this film is FANTASTIC and is the number one film on my TOP TEN list. I am giving it a FOR SURE Blu-ray buy worthy and a great popcorn flick with friends. It is of course a must-see film. As for the rating out of five, I am actually going to do something different here and give "The Departed" a 6/5 rating. It is just that good. 

Well thanks for reading and I really hope you enjoyed this review. I exceptionally hope that if you haven't seen this movie that you go buy it now and enjoy it over and over again. Thanks again and stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Grown Ups REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for the motion picture, "Grown Ups." In this film five former friends and teammates get back together on the fourth of July weekend, after finding out that their old middle school basketball coach died.

Well lets talk about the positives first that come from this Adam Sandler film. Well lets just say it had some heart to it. It had a good message to display to people, and it did a decent-ish job displaying it. Not only did it have heart it had some good laughs too.  Now usually I hate Adam Sandler's more recent films, but I thought this one to be somewhat funny. It wasn't over the top stupidity, like his films usually are now a days. I did think that the acting from each person was decent well, they were believable. Maybe thats because the actor/actresses in this film are always playing funny roles.

Now this is an Adam Sandler film so of course there is going to be negatives that I have to speak. First of all when I said that this movie was funny, I wasn't saying the whole film was. There was some scenes in this film that were just a little to far over the top. Ugh, what should I expect though right? It's just irritating some of the scenes they add in there that they think is funny, when in reality they are just weird and completely unnecessary. When I said all the acting was good I did forget to say except a few. One really in general. I have never liked Rob Schneider as an actor. He performances are always the same and they are always annoying. The flow of the movie I do want to mention. What I have to say is that I thought the whole film just seemed rushed. It all flowed along really quickly and just didn't seem natural. That being said the dialogue in some spots of the film also did have that naturalistic feel to it.


So all-in-all I think "Grown Ups" could be a decent film to rent one day/night to watch with a group of friends. Which means yes it is a popcorn flick. Now originally I was going to give "Grown Ups" a 3/5 rating, but after some serious thought and such I am going to have to give it a 2.5/5 rating.

Well thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed this review. Seems like it is not my best one, but I did watch this movie about two weeks ago, and it is hard to remember everything that I liked or disliked. This is the last of the reviews though from when I was off on my injury. Now I am back to watching a film, then doing the review before my next movie. I do want to say thanks again for everyone's loyal readership here on the blog. This month is almost about to beat my highest viewed month so far, so thanks to all who have read. Now make sure you stay tuned for more reviews of motion pictures . . . coming soon.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present the third installment of the "Harry Potter" series reviews with the review of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." In this film Harry Potter is starting this third year at Hogwarts. Trouble is a brewing when Harry discovers that convicted murderer Sirius Black is after him. He also has to deal with these creatures that continue to attack him.

Well I think it is time we should talk about the positives first for a Harry Potter film. Well as said in previous reviews for the Harry Potter films, the acting just continues to get better for the child stars. They seem to advance with there skills and still seem to give a great performance. This film also introduces a few new characters that are quite important. Gary Oldman (who plays Sirius Black) and David Thewlis (who plays Remus Lupin, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher). They both do an outstanding job, and Gary Oldman is just fantastic as always. This film is the first one to introduce a new director, Alfonso Cuarón. Let me just say I love the way he took this Harry Potter film. He gave it a darker tone, but at the same type kept it enjoyable for kids. He also used camera angles to make beautiful shots and scenes which helps make a great movie. Moving on . . . the hair and costumes in this film were great . . . and like I have said in previous reviews, if I mention that its because I noticed it and I NEVER notice it which means its outstanding. Then there is John Williams giving his amazing score again for the franchise. Let me just say this is probably my favorite film score for the entire franchise, so yeah it is a must-buy. It just is fun and inventive, and just adds a whole new level to the film.

Now one main negative from a professional standpoint came from this film, and that is the fact that they didn't do a good job explaining some things which kind of bothered me. At some points it was hard to catch what was going on (if you haven't read the books). Now as a fan I will have to say one negative and that is that they left out some crucial points from the book which is very upsetting. So Steve Kloves this wasn't your greatest Harry Potter film.

So all-in-all what is "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" going to get? Well it is a great kids film and a great Harry Potter film as its self. It is 100% a must-see film, and it does deserve a Blu-Ray buy worthy rating. On the scale out of five though, what does it get? Well I am going to be harsher than I should and say a four out of five. It is a very enjoyable film though.

Well thanks for reading this review of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." I hope you have enjoyed this third installment of my reviews of the "Harry Potter" series, and that you stay tuned for more. Make sure you didn't miss the first two reviews though, here is my review for "Sorcerer's Stone" and here is the review for "Chamber of Secrets." So thanks again and stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Titanic REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to divert for a little bit from the reviews of the "Harry Potter" series, and review one of his TOP TEN MUST-SEE FILMS, "Titanic" written and directed by James Cameron. In this film a boy and girl that come from oppostie ends of the social class meet during the ill-fated journey of the RMS Titanic.

Firstly I want to say that if you have not seen this movie . . . how dare you! So, obviously I am starting with the positives first for this review. I can 250% understand why this movie got its 11 Oscars on Oscar night that night. This film is just beautiful in every single aspect. The direction and camera angles are just beautiful and everything. It captures and sucks you into the story in such a fantastic way that you don't want the film to end even though it is three hours long. Which leads me into the screenplay/story-line of this film. Oh my god I don't think I have ever loved one more. Oh it is just absolutely beautiful the way James Cameron took this movie with the script. You know the ending right off the bat, and yet your sitting there hoping it won't, but it is inevitable. James Cameron was involved in almost every aspect of this film and I am glad he was. It was defiantly his baby, and one of my ALL-TIME favorite movies. Moving off James Cameron though, lets talk about the music (or score) of "Titanic." James Horner this is probably one of the first of your works I have heard . . . before I saw "Braveheart" and let me say your a genius. This album is a definite must-buy. He just adds to the movie in a way that is unimaginable. Okay before I move onto acting I want to say this . . . I could watch this movie forever and never get bored . . . it may be number six on my MUST-SEE MOVIES LIST, but it is the only movie I could never stop watching. Now acting in this film is outstanding and there are so many great actor in this film and to make sure I do not leave any one out I am not going to mention anyone. The whole cast of this film does an outstanding job and that is all I have to say here. I just don't want to leave a single cast member out when I say that everyone was MADE for there part. They all made me believe in such a great and well made movie. So thank you to all the cast and crew for creating such a great movie.

Of course though there has to be a negative. I have only one thing to say really that is a main thing which is the fact that the love story within this film is just SUPER SUPER cheesy and kind of annoying. Only really negative of this film.

So all-in-all "Titanic" is going to get the ratings of theses: date-night movie, Blu-Ray buy worthy, must-see film, and a tour-de-force. It is just one of those movies that everyone has to see in there life-time. So on the scale out of five "Titanic" is going to get a four point five out of five.

Well thank you for reading the "Motion Picture Buff's" review of James Cameron's "Titanic." I hope that you have enjoyed it and will stay tuned for more. One thing I do want to say before I end this review is that make sure you subscribe by email in the sidebar on the right, so you can be emailed when I update the blog next. Thanks again though, and now make sure you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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Hanna REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for the motion picture, "Hanna" starring Saoirse Rohan. In this film, a 16-year-old girl, Hanna, was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin. She is dispatched on a mission all across Europe. She is being followed by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives. Along the way Hanna begins to learn what she has been missing, and learns about her shaky past.

So lets talk about the negatives of this film shall we? Well the first thing I really want to point out that bugged me the most was the score of the film. It just seemed so intrusive of the story and what was happening in the film. I found it annoying and throughout the whole film I just wanted it to stop. The next thing that had bothered me was the plot, not a whole lot though. I would have to say here just the beginning really. If you watch this movie not knowing what you are in for at all, you will be a little confused for the first quarter to half of the movie . . . after that though things will start to click. The last thing really is the camera angles in some shots where just unnecessary and weird. I feel like they messed with the tone of the film a little. In some spot I felt like the film was very serious, but then you got that disturbing music and then a weird camera shot that ruined the tone.

Now we can move onto the positives that I really enjoyed within this film. Well lets just say again (like my "Fantastic Four" REVIEW) I really loved the cast of this film. Saoirse Rohan did an amazing, AMAZING job as the character of Hanna! She just consumed her character with greatness. Like I always say, "A good actor/actress is one that becomes there character and makes you believe that both of them (actor and character) are one." Eric Bana did a great job as Erik Heller. Then there is someone who really gave it her all too, Cate Blanchett. I thought she did incredible in this film. Of course there is more people in this film to consider like these actors who did a great job: Tim Beckham, Paris Arrowsmith, and Tom Hollander. Who really stood out as a newer actress was Jessica Barden as Hanna's friend. I thought she did pretty darn good. Now moving of the topic of acting I thought the action sequences and action scenes were AMAZINGLY well done. They didn't seem way to over the top and they made it very realistic. So props to Joe Wright for doing a good job directing them. I will have to say that besides what I mentioned above, I found the story of "Hanna" to be quite intriguing. The story of "Hanna" was brought to us by, Seth Lochhead. It kept me interested throughout the entire film, and I was always wondering what was going to happen next. One last thing I do want to mention is that I loved the ending of the film. At first I thought it was going to end in a really dumb spot, but in the end of the film I think it does the whole film what I like to call "justice."

So all-in-all what am I going to give the film "Hanna" directed by Joe Wright? Well I can say that this movie is worth buying on DVD. If you enjoy a good story where you DO have to pay attention and enjoy the film, this is a good film to purchase. On the scale out of five what is this film going to receive? I give "Hanna" a well deserved three point five out of five (3.5/5).

Well I would like to say thank you for reading this review of the motion picture, "Hanna" and I hope you have enjoyed. I would like to mention a few things though before you leave. If you have not seen my TOP TEN LIST yet make sure you check it out HERE. This list includes my top ten favorite movies of all time (to date) that I have seen. So make sure you check it out, I will be adding onto the list in days to come. Well again thanks for reading and thanks for the continued support. Now, make sure you stay tuned for more . . . coming soon.

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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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R.I.P. Micheal Clarke Duncan

I am sure you have already heard the sad news about the passing of a great actor, Micheal Clarke Duncan, but I thought in honor I should do a blog post. He passed away Monday after a two month long struggle with a heart attack. "He suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered," said Micheal's personal representative. Micheal Clarke Duncan was 54 years old and engaged to marry Osmarosa Manigault-Stallworth. I am saddened to report this news to you all. It saddens me to report the loss of someone who had so much talent, especially since he was still pretty young and had a lot of life before him yet.

Micheal's motion picture history includes "Planet of the Apes (2001)" as Attar. He was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting role for his performance as John Coffey in "The Green Mile." He most recent work was in the TV series "The Finder." His most recent work in the movie industry is in the film "In the Hive" which has been completed and is expected to be released in 2012.

Dwayne Johnson had this to say about Micheal's passing, "I will miss you my brother." Its sad to see that he had to leave this world. All I want to say is thank you Micheal Duncan for your amazing contribution to the motion picture industry. You will be greatly missed, and I send my condolences to his family and close friends. Rest in peace.

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The Truman Show REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for a film starring Jim Carrey, "The Truman Show." In this film an insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a reality television show.

 Well lets begin with the positives for this review even though I really don't have ANYTHING negative to say about this film. Lets start with Peter Weir as director of this film shall we? Oh wow he has also directed "Dead Poets Society," but let me just say that he does an amazing job with this film. What makes it great is that he uses just so many camera angles for this film, that just helps pull you into the emotions of the film. The score for this film done by, Burkhard von Dallwitz, was just absolutely engaging. It helped make scenes more emotional, and I will be making sure to check out that soundtrack as soon as I am done with this review . . . no joke. Lets move onto the story and the plot of this film (which includes the screenplay written by, Andrew Niccol). Let me just say I find the idea of this story extremely intriguing. Just the idea of someones whole life being fake and that everything he grew up around was all just a stage and none of it was real at all. Then there is the way Andrew wrote the film that just makes you want to stay involved in the film, that I just love. At first you aren't sure how or what is happening but in the end they do an amazing job of explaining every single thing that you could have possibly had questions about. The dialogue too just seemed to flow great. Oh such a good movie here that includes amazing acting. I was always surprised to find out that Jim Carrey never got a nomination for his role within this film. I always thought his portrayal as Truman Burbank in this film was 100% Oscar-worthy! Then we have Ed Harris who also does an amazing job as, Christof, the director of "The Truman Show." He just is outstanding in this film, and he deserves his nomination for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" nomination from the Academy. Everyone who is this film I just love. Noah Emmerich as, Marlan, is just GREAT too. This film also includes: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and Holland Taylor (who usually is just SUPER annoying). They all seemed to do a great job with their characters, which helps make a great film that you will enjoy.

The only possible thing I could say bad about this film is that I wanted more out of the ending, which really isn't a negative. It's just I wanted more in the end.

So all-in-all what does this mean since I didn't really have anything negative to bad to say about this film. Well I never thought of this film when creating my TOP TEN LIST, but watching this film tonight has already made me change the list, and it has been addd to NUMBER TEN on the list! So yes "The Truman Show" is a 100% "Must-see film" and I would 100% recommend purchasing this on Blu-Ray! A very good popcorn flick for a movie night one night. So on the scale out of five what is this film going to receive? I am giving "The Truman Show" of course FIVE OUT OF FIVE!

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Larry Crowne REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for Tom Hanks directional debut, "Larry Crowne." This film is about Larry Crowne, Tom Hank's character, who loses his job, and then tries to reinvent himself. By doing so he decides to go to a community college.

Well for this review lets start out with the negatives shall we? I would like to say first though before I get to them, that this movie surprised me. So now first negative is the screenplay of this film, which is written by, Tom Hanks and Via Nardalos. It really isn't the best because we have seen all of this already. The love story in this film is very minor to the larger plot (which I was also surprised and disappointed by), and it isn't any kind of special love story. Its a story that we probably have seen a thousand times. So the screenplay is kind of just blah. Then there is Julia Roberts character, Mercedes Tainot. The character was just horrible and annoying. I mean I get her story, but I think Julia could have done better if it was a more interesting character. The movie tries to make you feel sorry for her, but in reality you don't give a shit. Which leads me to Julia Roberts performance. I liked it in the end, but when she had to be the pissed off teacher . . . I hated it.

Well moving on to a more positive note now. The film I genuinely enjoyed actually. The screenplay might have been boring but I actually did like the film. I found it funny, and yet very heart warming. There was also a touch of inspiration there. I thought that Tom Hanks played the perfect Larry Crowne, who was actually a very interesting character that you cared about. He seemed like he had enjoyed going to college, when probably most older people wouldn't go because they would feel weird and awkward. I really loved Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Talia Francesco. She was prefect for her character WHOM I LOVED! Oh she was just so determined and heartfelt. I loved it how she took Larry in as a friend and made him feel welcome. I wish I could meet someone like her in real life. I may have complained about the screenplay but I did enjoy the plot and message of this film. The movie did it well too, I finished the movie feeling in a way satisfied with the way they had pulled off the message. Plus the message had stayed constant throughout the film, which I do in fact love.

So all-in-all I thought that this film was decent, and that if you need a movie to rent one night . . . this would be 100% a good choice. You should enjoy it for a popcorn flick one night when you rent some movies . . . it will make you laugh and it is a good popcorn flick. So on the scale what does it get? I am going to have to give it a three out of five.

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to review the film called, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" which stars Matthew Brodrick as you obviously saw above. Well the basic plot of this film is that Ferris (Matthew's character) skips school for the day, and in which the movie follows his adventure for the day. Now I know this film is a classic, and loads of people love this movie more than others. Here is what I have to day about this film though . . .

To start off this review lets talk about the positives I have to say about this film. Hmmm . . . well I really loved the lesson of this movie, what the movie was trying to say to us. It is a good life lesson that I want to live by for the rest of my life, and it is a lesson everyone in the world should live by. That message is that we should learn to enjoy the world as it is, and take in simple joys that come of it. Like I like to say grab life as it comes at you because you never know how much time you have. Another thing I liked was the performance by Alan Ruck. I feel like he did an amazing job in the film, the whole way through too, which I love by the way. One last thing I have to say for positives now, which was that it made me laugh a couple times

Really though that was it for positives for this film. Negatives we shall get to now. Well it was completely and utterly ridiculous. I realize that this movie is made to make us laugh, but I hate that kind of humor where they are shoving it down your throats. Humor should be natural really in my opinion. Okay until you see the next set of capital letters it will be a SPOILER ALERT: In the end, there is no way in hell that any kind in any world would get away with all the stuff he just got away with. So it lost points for that. END OF SPOILER ALERT! I hate when Matthew was talking to the camera. I hate when movies do that. It requires no acting at all in my opinion. Just looking at camera and reading off lines (which were probably behind the camera). Which leads me to Matthew's performance which was good and bad throughout the film. He would do good and then bad, which angers me. Then Ferris's sister character was just annoying throughout the film, no good at all. I do want to say again though all of it, the whole plot was just absolutely ridiculous. Like I said above, I liked the message but I want to say that it was just poorly conceived in this film. Especially all the sympathy and concern over Ferris (if you have seen the movie you will get what I am saying there). It was just dumb and UGH.

So all-in-all you don't need to ever seen this movie. If people say you are missing out because you haven't seen it, well simply they are lying to you. If you need a last-minute rent though, well then I guess you could pick it. You might enjoy it, but I sure as heck didn't. For it's rating I am going to have to give it a 1.5/5. I just really didn't enjoy it at all. Yes I know its a classic film, but nope not a classic in my eyes.

Well first thing I want to say here in my conclusion is sorry. I have been busy with work, friends, and family to make time for a review. Today and tomorrow though I will be creating more reviews and some other things I want to bring to the blog here for fun. I hope your going to enjoy them. Now thanks for reading, I hope you continue to enjoy my posts as I continue to enjoy writing them. I hope you have been spreading the word about the blog, and the way it looks you have. I want to say thanks to everyone who has viewed the blog here because I never thought I would have over 800 page-views in a little over a month. Makes me extremely happy to see that. Now though make sure you stay tuned for more coming soon . . .

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Trailer Talk: "The Words"

I would like to introduce a new section of blogs that I will be doing here on the blog. So far I do movie reviews and movie information, but now I am going to introduce "Trailer Talk." This is going to be for me to pick out a trailer (every once in a while) for us to talk about. It will be though a trailer for an upcoming film. I did something like this for the "Taken 2" trailer, but this might be a little different. So shall we do this?

Well the trailer today I would like to talk about is the trailer for the feature film released by CBS Films, and it stars Bradley Cooper. It is called, "The Words." This motion picture is about a writer who must realize the price for stealing another mans work. I currently have the trailer on my "Trailers for Upcoming Films" page, or you can view it below:

Now lets talk about is now that you have seen the actual trailer. I want to say that this film really connects to me in a way because I am an aspiring writer to be. I will NEVER copy someone else's work though. I have millions of ideas that I need to write anyway. What I think about this film though is that it looks like it could be a very good film. It has a beautiful cast in it. Jeremy Irons, I LOVE his voice as always. I like the idea behind this film too. We will have to see though won't we? What do you think? Will you see it? What do you think of the trailer?

"The Words" will hit theaters on September 7th, 2012.

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When Harry met Sally REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to present a review for a film that was written by the late Nora Ephron, "When Harry met Sally." This film is about how when Harry and Sally first met they hated each other, but over the years they continue to meet until one day they become great friends and possibly more?

To start off this review lets talk about the few negatives that this film had because there wasn't many things that had bothered me. Well the beginning really was a bit confusing because you really didn't know why they were driving to New York, until later on in the movie. The other thing that bothered me was that it was predictable, but of course it was I mean I know I shouldn't go into a movie like this and say it won't be at all. The problem was that I knew exactly what was going to happened when it was leading up to it. So just a tad bit over predicable than usually expected which kind of bothers me from time to time. Oh and Billy Crystal did a good job, but at the beginning his voice seemed to annoy me, but later on it didn't which was weird but I thought I would comment on it.

Now the positives. Ugh, well the whole movie except for the things above. I loved everything. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal's performances were just outstanding. I though that they did an excellent job and that they had very great chemistry together as friends. Carrie Fisher's character and her boyfriend also did a great job and they also had very good chemistry. The cast was just great very well picked out in my mind. Oh and it was good to see Carrie Fisher in something other than Star Wars for once. The music in this film was good I thought. The screenplay/dialogue was brilliant, I can see why loads of women loved Nora Ephon. She made a really great loved story for people (mainly women to enjoy). It all just made sense to what had happened. This movie had me laughing also. I really cried from laughing at this one scene in a coffee shop with Meg and Billy. Oh it was just absolutely hilarious I thought. The ending was perfect, didn't end the way I thought it would but it was just great at what happened, and it seemed very heartfelt. I wasn't ever bored watching this film, and it touched my heart which I love in a movie.

So for the rating of this movie. Well for starters, it is 100% a date-night movie for you and your loved one to watch one night. You will both really love this movie. As for on the scale of 1-5? Well I am going to give it a 4/5. So make sure you go out and check this movie out one night with the one you love.

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V for Vendetta REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" would like to say one thing, "Remember remember, the fifth of November." Just kidding, I would like to present my review for the motion picture "V for Vendetta." The above quote (if you do not know) is from the film, and let me say that this film is absolutely amazing. This film is about a shadowy freedom fighter known as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally. For this review though I am going to do things a little differently (maybe from now on) . . .

Now lets talk about the positives of this film first shall we? Well let me just say the script of this film was absolutely beautiful. Everything seemed to just fit right where it should have. The dialogue created by the screenwriters (Andy and Lana Wachowski) was just absolutely brilliant. The character V was just brilliant. He was just so badass. I am glad they told us his whole story. I do want to say now though now that I am on the topic of V, Hugo Weaving (guy who played V) was 100% MADE to be V. Natalie Portman also did a great job as Evey. She definitely outperformed herself! All the acting really in this film was just outstanding. It was a brilliant cast for this movie. Now, I do love when I movie throws the unexpected at you too, so there was part in the end that I really did like how it played out. The whole movie was played out perfectly as I kind of said earlier. The director of this film, James McTeigue, did a great job at delivering us a great film, so thank you. This movie will keep you on your toes from beginning to end, you honestly will not really want it to end. I absolutely loved this film.

Now I only had like one or two minor things to say against this movie. There were some scenes that were a bit confusing, like the beginning. I never really got that part? I do think I had something to do with it, but I never really got or understood the connection between the events? Really thought the only other thing I really had against this movie was that it should have explained more about what had happened to lead this world into the way it was. It did but coulda done better I thought maybe?

So instead of giving my rating away at the beginning, I am going to put it at the end so you can think about what I might rate this movie. I also will no longer be linking my ratings to the hit movie website IMDb. I am going with my own rating system now, instead of out of 10 I will be only going out of 5. Plus I am going to add 0.5 into my system as well. So what is "V for Vendetta"going to get? I am going to rate it of course as a must-see film, and its rating is a 4.5/5. Go look for this movie on Netflix, at your local Walmart, or wherever you get your movies. It is AMAZING!

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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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Buried REVIEW

The "Motion Picture Buff" presents a review for the motion picture "Buried," a Rodrigo Cortés film. This film is about Paul Conroy (played by Ryan Reynolds), who is a truck driver in Iraq. He and other truck drivers were ambushed, and Paul was knocked out in the ambush. The next thing he knows is that he is stuck in a coffin, and so the movie ensues it's plot from there. I am going to give this film a marvelous rating of 8/10. There wasn't much I hated at all about this film, as you can see. Even the things that bothered me were very minor.

So to get rid of the negatives right away, I would like to say that Ryan Reynolds did his most amazing performance I have ever seen. At times though I thought he wasn't doing his best. He still made me believe though everything. I was lost in his character, but I just thought he lost some off his great acting he had in this film at some points within the film. Other than that um oh yeah the . . . well I will not say but . . . Where did it come from? (If you have seen this it should make sense what I just said). My sister saw this movie before me and ended up telling me, and it had made sense that it could have happened that way. I never saw it though, so yeah though just a little thing. (Sorry if a bit confusion but trying not to give anything away). There was also some camera shots I didn't like at some points, I thought they were in the complete wrong spot. Oh, one other thing I have to say though is that I didn't really like this one scene, it really had no relevance and it was weird.

Now the rest of this movie was just absolutely perfect. I love the beginning of the film. I could have thought of 10 other ways to start the film, but the way they did is most likely the absolute best. It keeps in tone with the rest of the movie really because, if they would have done it my ways it would have been the only other odd scene. The ending is another one of those hate and love endings I mentioned in my "Last Night" Review. I loved it more in this film because it just made it absolutely perfect, down to the very last second it was. As I said above, Ryan Reynolds acted his heart out in this film. It was just so freaking believable all the time. He really made me nervous while I was watching the film. I felt like I was in the box with him the whole time. That would probably have to do with some of the direction of the film and camera angles. Ryan though did an excellent job playing a part while being stuck in a coffin. It just shocked me how believable it was. I was totally immersed in the film the whole time. I was screaming for him, crying with him, and feeling all the emotions he felt while he was in the box. By the end you feel somewhat claustrophobic. The score of this film was pretty decent I thought. I also loved the dialogue in this film. Chris Sparling, the writer of "Buried," did an excellent job with that I will have to say. I would though like to say thanks to everyone who helped make this film. It truly was very incredible.

So all-in-all a marvelous film that I enjoyed very much. Just had a few minor things that had bothered me with it now that I think about it. It is a must-see movie though, so it would be good for a movie night one night (popcorn flick). If your ever in the mood for a thriller/mystery, well this would be a great one to watch.

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