Ted 2 Movie Review

I am here on what will probably be my last post for the summer. I just got a job at a summer camp, with little wi-fi, so I won't be able to continue this blog until the fall. So without further ado, here's my review of Ted 2.

This is the third movie from director Seth McFarlane, the creator of Family Guy. While I feel like Family Guy isn't as funny as it was in it's early seasons, Ted was actually a pretty funny movie. And I think that this sequel is also a good film for people looking for a fun time.

Ted, the talking teddy bear, (Seth McFarlane) finds that his life is turned upside down after the government decides that he is not a person. This causes him to lose his bank account and his credit card, makes his marriage invalid, and causes him to lose many other rights as well. He sues the government, hiring Amanda Seyfried as his lawyer.

Ted 2 has many funny moment in it. It feels like a live-action episode of Family Guy, even more so than the first one. Like the first one, there is a lot of sexual content, drug use, and offensive humor. But these don't feel like they're just in for shock value.

However, there are also a lot of jokes that don't work. Like some of McFarlane's other work, it features a few pop culture references that don't go anywhere.

Another minor thing that bothered me is how they handled Mila Kunis' character from the last movie. She did not return for this movie, and they explained her away by saying that she divorced Mark Whalberg, and never mentioning her again. This made the happy ending of the last movie seem pointless. Although then again, that's probably just me nitpicking.

But in the long run,Ted 2 is a very funny movie. It has enough big laughs to make people forgive the jokes that fall flat. It probably won't win over people who don't like Seth McFarlane's brand of humor, but it is a fun time for his fans. I would actually go as far as to say that it is almost as good as the first one.

3.5 out of 5 stars

Older Reveiws:Terminator 2: Judgement Day

The first Terminator was a monumental success when it came out. It had an original concept, good writing, and plenty of action. It is actually one of the few films to hold a unanimous rating on Rotten Tomatoes. So it was pretty much impossible to make a worthy sequel. Or so it seemed.

The sequel revolves around a mission similar to that of the first movie. The machines set to destroy humanity send another cyborg back in time to kill John Conner, the leader of the human resistance. This time, they send a more advanced model to kill him as a child. However, the humans are once again, one step ahead of them. This time, they send a reprogrammed terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, back to protect him.

Schwarzenegger once again makes this role his own. The fact that this time he is playing the good guy allows for him to play a character who is more than just intimidating. It was also in this movie where he says some of the character's most iconic lines. All in all, it would be very difficult to imagine anybody else playing this role.

The movie itself has plenty of action, and there is some tension since it is uncertain how the good terminator will kill the seemingly indestructible bad one. James Cameron's directing takes  The characters are also handled very well. One of the standouts is Sarah Conner, John's mother. In the first movie, she was mostly helpless, but now the events of the last movie have made her a complete bad-ass and a more interesting character.

The movies story also makes good use of its intriguing premise. There are plenty of plot points that are able to elevate the movie beyond formulaic. The movie is sometimes exciting and sometimes interesting, but never boring, and never loses the audiences attention. There are even a few emotional scenes; the movie pulls off the difficult task of making the audience feel for an emotionless robot.

This is the ideal action movie. It is one of the best sequels of all time, and probably the best for the action genre.

5 out of 5 stars.

Jurassic World Movie Review

It has been almost two weeks since I wrote my review of Jurassic Park in preparation for the release of Jurassic World. Well now I've finally seen it, so now I can finally give my thoughts on it.

In this movie, the idea of a theme park full of dinosaurs becomes a reality, which draws many tourists. However, the people running the park decide to further increase attendance by genetically engineering a new type of hybrid dinosaur. The creature gets out, and everyone on the island is in danger.

The thing that I should probably lead this review with is that the CGI is as great as ever. The dinosaurs look great, simple as that.

The rest of the movie itself is pure entertainment. You can probably find a few plot holes, but it would be difficult to deny that it is entertaining. Visually, it has everything you probably wanted in a Jurassic Park movie. People getting eaten, dinosaurs fighting in a theme park setting, Chris Pratt riding a motorcycle with velociraptors running with him. The fact that the park is open to the public while all this is happening, raises the stakes and makes it more exciting.

While the movie wasn't directed by Steven Spielberg, it does have some elements of a Speilberg film. For example, there is a subplot of two children at the park who are going through parental issues, and similar young characters have been in many of Speilberg's work. So it still feels like a Speilberg film.

In conclusion, Jurassic World has plenty of action to please fans of the franchise. However, like I said before, there are a few major plot holes that may irritate people. Which is a shame, because of how intense and thrilling the rest of it is. But if you're like me, and just want to see some dino action, this is the ticket for you.

4.0 out of 5 stars.

Older Movie Reviews: Finding Nemo

With Inside Out, Pixar's next animated movie, coming out this Friday, I've decided to review one of their other movies this week. So here are my thoughts on one of their most well known movies, 2003's Finding Nemo.

Ah yes, Pixar. There was nothing like Pixar in their glory days, when they were responsible for some of the greatest animated films of all time. So many of these movies, like Toy Story, Up, and Monsters Inc, could have easily gotten the five star rating from me. And in the middle of that heyday, there was this gem.

The movie centers around a clownfish named Marlin, who is an overprotective father to his son Nemo. His world is changed when Nemo is taken from the ocean and placed in an fishtank in a dentist office in Sydney, Austrailia. Marlin has to team up with another fish named Dory, played by Ellen Degeneres, to get over there find a way to retrieve him.

One of the many things I have to say about this movie is that it is beautifully animated. This film takes place in a gorgeous underwater habitat. Everything is colorful, and beautifully rendered.

But this movie is far from style over substance. It is a great example of Pixar being able to entertain children and adults alike. It balances witty comedy with moments of emotional depth. The characters feel real, and the audience is always interested in what happens next. The adventures that the fish encounter on their journey are exciting, funny, and look great.

This is a movie that is worthy of the Pixar name.

I am going to give this five stars. I realize that my last review of Jurassic Park also had a five star rating, and that was the only review so far that had the name Older Movie Reviews. I promise you that not all of my older review would kiss the movie's ass so much, but this movie does deserve this rating.

5 out of 5 stars.

Older Movie Reviews: Jurassic Park

With the new movie Jurassic World coming out this Friday, I've decided that this week I will review the original Jurassic Park. Enjoy.

Jurassic Park is one of Spielberg's best films, and one of the best sci-fi disaster films of all time. It takes a concept that could have been a simple B-movie, and brings it to life as something more.

The plot revolves around a man who brings scientists to endorse his new and creation -- a theme park where the attractions are cloned dinosaurs. However, an attempt to smuggle dinosaur DNA, leads to a power outage. The dinosaurs break free, and everybody's lives are in danger.

The film was revolutionary at the time for it's special effects. This movie popularized the use of CGI by showing dinosaurs that looked very realistic. And more than twenty years later, amazingly, the effects still hold up today.

Now if there's one thing that director Steven Spielberg is good at, it's putting a sense of childlike wonder in his films, and this is prevalent in the first half hour of this film. This shows the park in all of it's majesty, before things went horribly wrong. The dinosaurs all look amazing, and it keeps you dazzled and entertained even before anything bad happens. You'll probably want to actually go to the park... I mean besides the whole getting killed by dinosaurs thing.

When the shit does hit the fan, it is very intense. These scenes done in a very different manner than what he had done with his breakout film, Jaws. In Jaws, the shark was rarely shown, and this made the sequences it was in more tense. In this movie, he shows the dinosaurs in all of their glory. This method usually doesn't work in movies, but this is one of the few exceptions. The direction of these sequences keep tensions high as the people try to escape.

In conclusion, Jurassic Park is a classic, that stays intense and spectacular throughout. The visuals are amazing, the action is thrilling, and the direction is great. In short, yes, it's as good as you probably remember.

5 out of 5 stars