Independence Day

Five days ago I saw a movie trailer that got me going. I am so excited for this sequel, I need to make sure everyone knows about the original first. Thats why this week I am bringing you Independence Day.

Independence Day is on my all time favorite movie list. This epic sic-fi gets you going about awesome America is. The way the movie starts out is on July 2,1996, two days before July 4th. But on the 2nd, everything that could go wrong does. A giant 310 mile alien mothership comes to Earth to start an attack. From that mothership it release many 15 mile wide ships all over Americas most dominant buildings in all the most important cities. Thats right an alien movie, but one of the best ever. This amazing plot takes you through the fight the America doesn't back down from. We get to see the President's and military's actions on how to take down the aliens that have come to destroy Earth. The amazing cast of Will Smith (Captain Steven Hiller), Bill Pullman (President Thomas J. Whoitmore), Jeff Goldbug(David Gevinson), and many more take you through an amazing movie that you need to see before the second.

Finally seeing that there is going to be a second movie made me so happy. Ive been waiting ever since I first saw this movie to see a second. I can not wait for this to come out. I think that they will do a great job in continuing the story and Im looking forward to see how America takes the aliens down once again.

The Interview

This week Im dipping into one of everyone favorite genres, comedies. Who doesn't love to laugh? Thats why im highlighting one of the funniest movies I've scene in recent years, The Interview.

Yes, Im talking about the huge controversial one that was almost not released. The plot of the movie is that Dave Skylark, played by James Franco, a host of an a talk show gets an interview with North Korea's notorious leader Kim Jong-un. Dave and friend Aaron Rapoport, played by Seth Rogan, go to North Korea to do this interview. Before they go, the CIA asks them to do their country a favor in killing Kim Jong-un. From there the usual path of a Seth Rogan film takes on and it follows the hilarious plot of them trying to do so.

This Seth Rogen film takes on the usual comedy track with dirty jokes and references but with an interesting plot line. This hilarious film should be seen by those who love these types of films and anyone who needs a good laugh. The jokes, plot, and overall controversy makes it a must see film on the comedy list

The link to the imdv page is here so you can watch the trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/

Dont answer the door at 4 a.m

This week I want to bring you another horror flick that will makes it on my list as one of the greats.

The Stangers takes place in a small house in a remote after the two main characters of Kristen and James get back from a wedding reception. James feels as if this is the perfect place and moment to ask Kristen to marry him. Kristen rejects him which put a tension between the both of them. Later in the night, around 4 a.m, they hear knock at the door to which they open. At the door is a woman who asks for Tamara. Kristina and James tell her she's at the wrong house and they tell her to go, to which the woman replies, she will see them later. They ignore the odd comment and then James goes out to buy cigarettes.  After James leaves the woman returns and knocks on the door again but Kristen refuses to open it and that is where the horror begins...

The Strangers brings real events that you think could happen into a story that does. The fear that there is someone out there watching, someone standing behind you, the feeling of uneasiness when alone in  the quiet. All the scared feelings you can relate to are in this movie. The reason its so relatable is because its inspired by true events. I think that gives this movie its real fear factor. You will be checking your shoulders repeatedly while watching.

Charlie Grimille

Thiller and horror movies are probably my favorite movie genre out there. On that note I've seen just about just about everyone out there from A-Z produced by Lifetime or the big screen companies. I find myself searching for the best ones out there, finding most now a days to have the same basic plot line in which I can predict what is going to happen. Every once and a while I will find one that I truly liked and can talk honest about. The Gallows is one of those.

The Gallows takes place in 2013 at Beatrice High School in which the drama department is putting on the play called The Gallows. This is the first time they are putting on the show since the tragic event in which a student by the name of Charlie Gimille was accidentally hanged during the first showing in 1993. The movie follows Reese Houser, an actor in the play, from the unique perspective of his friend Ryan Shoos' camera. Ryan finds out that the only reason that Reese is doing the play is to get close to Pfeifer Ross, the lead female role in the play. Ryan convinces Reese that he can't go on because he is a bad actor and that he can get close to Pfeiffer after the plays finished. Ryan, his girlfriend Cassidy and, easily convinced Reese go to the school at night to destroy the set so the play can't go on. While doing this they happen to run into Pfeifer. Upon trying to leave because they can't destroy it while Pfeiffer is there, they run into trouble. They find themselves stuck in the school trying to get away from Charlie Grimille.

The Gallows is a great movie. Its a horror filled with suspenseful jump scares and a unique perspective from the camera of the main characters. The Gallows has a great story with a great ending that wraps everything up and makes it satisfying. The Gallows has the pass by me for the horror department

The Wolf of Wall Street

Jordan Belfort. That name is known to all for what he did in the stock world and becoming unbelievably rich in a not so legal way. The Wolf of Wall Street tells of his story.

The Wolf of Wall Street is an amazingly serious, funny, action, and motivational movie about Jordan Belfort. Jordan at the start of his carrer goes to work on the stock market on Wall Street. When he loses his job due to the infamous day known as black Monday. After losing his job Jordan takes his smarts to another firm that specializes in penny stocks. From there Jordan leaves and befriends Donnie Azoff who then start the amazing journey of their own firm in the name of Stratton Oakmont Inc. In that firm Jordan builds it until it its brining in so much money that he doesn't know what to do with it. Then the downfall of the firm comes from the illegal work that they did to become so wealthy. The Wolf of Wall street tells of this amazing story of a powerful mind and how it can work for you in ways you can't even think. Though this was done illegally its still an amazing story and gets you motivated to think a little differently then the rest of the world, and it also wants motivates you to want to become rich.

Frank

Staying with last weeks theme of mind messing movies, I bring you Donnie Darko.

Donnie Darko was and still probably is the weirdest and most mind twisting movie ever. The plot and events in this movie are so weird and messed up you want and need to pay attention. This physiological thriller needs to be watched more than once because off of the first go around you will have questions you want answered, and thats why this movie is so good. It draws you back in so you want to know what happens and when you finally understand it all, you realize how great the movie is and the plot is amazing.

In the begging of the movie you are opened to Donnie Darko a teenager living in virginia with his family. He has been waken by giant monster rabbit named Frank who leads him outside of his house and tells him the world will end in 28 days. when Donnie returns he finds his house destroyed by a jet engine that is unknown where in came from. From there you follow this twisted creepy plot of Donnie and his life thats wrapped around Frank the giant rabbit and his quest to find the meaning and reality of time timetravel.

Yes i realize that makes no sense but that how weird and mind messing this movie is but I promise you that it will all make sense in the end if you truly watch the movie and pay attention. I also think the trailer might help a little. So please do yourself a favor and watch this movie because its a good one that has an amazing plot that you need to figure out

Shutter Island

This week I thought I would get into one of my favorite type of movies, psychological. These are the movies that mess with you mind and really make you pay attention an try to figure things out. One of my favorite movies that does this is Shutter Island.

Shutter Island is definitely one of those movies you have to watch twice. The plot is twisted and things are not even close to what they seem. The main plot is that two U.S marshals,  Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner Chuck Aule, are sent to Ashecliffe Hospital to investigate a missing person. This hospital also happens to be for the criminally insane. Throughout the movie you follow these two marshals on their investigation around the whole island. During the investigation you get twists and turns and flashbacks and information that will ultimately leave you trying to put it all together yourself. At the end all is revealed and it leaves off with a fantastic ending.






After the movie finishes
you have to sit and think about it for about five minutes. Then after that you need to verbally put it together. Thats why its good to watch with a friend. After all the putting together, you feel inclined to watch it again to make sure you didn't miss anything. That is what is so great about this movie. It makes you think and re-watch just to make sure you got it down. Shutter Island is one of my favorite movies and I hope that after you watch it twice, you will too.

Wolverines

Now usually movie remakes aren't usually as good as the originals but this one I can fight for. Red Dawn was originally made in 1984 but was remade in 2012 and I am glad they did.

Red Dawn is a movie about us, America. The movie begins like another, highlighting the Eckert family. The family just got reunited with the eldest brother Jed coming home from his military duties in Spokane, Washington. The family of Jed, Matt, the younger brother, and Tom, their father, are all back together. The next morning, Tom gets up and goes to his job of being a police sergeant. Jed and Matt get woken by the loud noises and shaking of the ground. They walk out the front door to see that an air raid is coming down upon their town, hundreds of paratroopers are dropping down from the sky. This raid happens to be the start of an invasion from North Korea on the United States. From there the two brothers and a few others who don't get captured stand by their country and fight for what is theirs. They form the rebel group known as the Wolverines

This movie is one that I could watch again and again. The viewer gets something out of it every time. If you never wanted to fight for your country, you will after this movie. It gets you behind the United States and makes you want to help your country. Not only that but it makes you feel that you can make a difference in your country no matter who you are.

End Of Watch

What happens in the streets of South Central Los Angeles is unknown to most people, but the officers of the LAPD know what really happen. This film takes you through the everyday lives of LAPD partners, Brian Taylor and Miguel Zavala. Taylor gives you a personal perspective through his body camera and personal camera because he is recording their everyday work for a film project.

The plot takes you through the everyday lives of a LAPD officers and you get to see what its like to see it through that eyes of the officer. Its all action packed normal police work until one day an ordinary car stop changes their lives. They stop a gang member and bust him for all the guns and money that he has in his car. This makes Taylor and Zavala the gangs most wanted officers. Putting their lives at risk everyday has never been so true. Doing their everyday jobs has become a life or death situation.

Throughout the plot you really grow to love the partners and really connect with them, their families and their work. The action packed plot keeps you engaged and it takes you through all the emotions you have when a few twists come into play. Overall this is one of the best movies I have seen in recent years. After seeing it, theres no reason it shouldn't be one of your favorites.

The Boogie Man (Rated R read and watch at your own risk)

Be Advised: This movie is rated R and is scary and disturbing, read and watch at your own risk.


Since its October, you know that the scary movies are around the corner. Scary movies are one of my most favorite genres out there. I have seen so many of them I've come to search for the truly scare or disturbing ones. My friends and I get together at least once every weekend to watch a scary movie. Through the outragous amount of scary movies I've seen with them, Sinister still seems to hols my number one spot.

Sinister hits the genre of horror right where it needs to. This movie is scary, disturbing, weird, and hits childhood straight in the gut. From jump scares to truly disturbing scenes you won't be able to get your eyes off the screen even though you want to.

The main antagonist in the movie happens to be Bagul, or what we know as the Boogie man. Although that might not sound terrifying, this movie defiantly makes you afraid. It takes a childhood fear and turns it into a grown up nightmare. This nightmare happens to a family when they move into a house of a previously murdered family. The father Ellison (Ethan Hawke) is a horror book writer and chooses this house for inspiration. From there everything gets worse and more disturbing as the movie goes on.

I will put the link for the trailer here if you would like to watch, but make sure you know that this movie is rated R and is quite disturbing, do watch the movie and trailer at your own risk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgYxydrVlDk

Flying back to childhood

What does it mean to be Top Gun? It means you are the best pilot out there. This flight school is of the best of the best and Maverick and Goose are the ones who want to claim the title of Top Gun. Reckless flyer Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and his wingman Nick "Goose" Bradshaw are called to be in this competition with all other top pilots in the US to get the title of Top Gun and become the most elite force of dog fighting pilots out there. Maverick and Goose will go through whatever it takes to be the best pilots ever.




This 1986 classic is a movie that all should see. This movie is referenced everywhere and is a classic. The great actors like Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edward, Val Kilmer, and many more, you can't go wrong with this movie This has the laughs, the action, the suspense, and just about everything you want in a movie.

I first saw it when I was a young boy myself. My grandfather who was a pilot himself showed me and my brothers this movie and I became addicted to it. It reminds me of him and his stories. This movie brings me back to childhood it is just a great overall movie.

1980

Miracle. This has got to be my favorite movie of all time. This 2004 classic tells the true story of the 1980 United States olympic ice hockey team. The story follows of how coach Herb Brooks puts together a team of college kids to take on other countries in the olympics. This team goes through thick and thin to get were they wanted to be in the olympics. All the hard work and determination leads them to the best team in the world, the Soviet Union. This rag tag group of college kids play the most incredible and most heard game of hockey ever. This single game is in our history gave the United States something to get behind and cheer for. If there is any sports movie that you need to watch its Miracle. It gives the essence of what it means to not only play a sport and be on a team but do it for your country. You come to know these kids and become one with them as if your part of the team yourself. After watching this movie, this miracle, you feel as if you just went through the whole trip with them. The team and Herb Brooks will forever be remembered by you and all who know this story.

Special Weapon And Tactics

S.W.A.T is one of my all time favorite movies. This 2003 movie was passed over by many and left in the dust, which is a shame because of how amazing it is . This movie contains a top tier cast that includes, Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt, Olivier Martinez, and many many more. If you like a high action movie that has some laughs and a twist here and there, this is the movie for you. This movie is about a S.W.A.T (Special Weapons And Tactics) team that gets formed and takes on a dangerous fugitive and French drug lord that escapes and comes into the United States. Throughout the story there are twists and plenty of high action S.W.A.T work that goes on and keeps you as the viewer drawn in the movie. To keep the twists and most of the movies plot a secret I would suggest not watching the trailer because it gives too much away. I like to go into the movie knowing as minimal as possible to keep it interesting and that’s what I want to do for you. I hope you watch and enjoy this movie as much as I did or even more.