Monday, June 22, 2015

"The Lego Movie "



By popular demand, let's take a look at The Lego Movie! Okay, as mentioned in my Lego: Batman review, I did not really play with Legos growing up, so I might be a little more hard on the movie than someone who did. So, let's begin.

Background

Whoops! I did not do much research on this review...sorry about that.


Plot

Okay, bear with me here...because the plot can get very complicated. This construction worker, named Emmitt, finds out that he is somebody that a prophecy is talking about. So, they meet up with Batman to try and stop the evil Lord Business (voiced by Will Ferrell).


Opinion:


This movie is HILARIOUS! Especially funny are the parts with Batman (voiced by Will Arnett). Also funny is Good Cop/Bad Cop (voiced by Liam Neesan).The animation is superb. If you didn't know any better, you'd think it was stop motion with real Legos, but is is acually CGI. (spoiler alert!) The live action part with the boy and his dad really added a depth of emotion to the film. And this is where the people that played with Legos growing up get a sense of nostalgia. And this is also the point where I finally understood the fascination with Legos. It is not the best and doesn't deserve a 5-star rating, so I give it 4 stars! This is a good movie...check it out! Goodnight, and Bee Happy!

BY Mr. Bee  




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Monday, June 15, 2015

The top X Disney Movies of All Time



Welcome to this very special blog on my top X Disney movies of all time. I would like to point out that I go NUTS for all things Disney (and have since I was a kid). In fact, I have been in a psych ward several times because of Disney. So, let's get on with it. Like with most top 10's, I am going to be working my way down from 10 to 1. And the format is basically the same, before I announce my #1 pick, I am going to give a couple of honorable mentions. Oh yeah, and I'm going to go over some ground rules. No movies that are currently in theaters are included. And, of course, no movies that have yet to be released. I am NOT a professional move critic that gets advanced screening for basically every movie. No made-for-tv movies or direct to video movies have been included. Also, no movie that Disney bought the rights to later has been included.
Without further ado, there's only 1 thing t0 say before we proceed; Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.


X. Tangled

This movie reinvigorated the princess genre for Disney with good songs to boot. It is really funny, and it does actually tell a good story. Why is at number 10 though? Because it is kind of predictable. And I don't watch it all that much. So, this is why it hangs on to the 10 spot. I haven't watched it in a while, so maybe I'll think more highly of it when I revisit this topic someday.


IX. Aladdin

Part of the only reason that I'm putting this on here today is because of Robin Williams. But, it is a really good movie. It is funny (especially the parts with Williams' genie in them), but it is not my favorite. So this is why it is at number 9. Moving on...


VIII.  The Avengers
Well, there is only 1 thing that I can say about the Avengers, it's the GREATEST comic book movie EVER made (I have not seen The Avengers II yet).
But, it is not the greatest movie ever made (stay tuned for that).


VII. Beauty and the Beast
It was the first animated movie nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture! As for why it took so long for an animated movie to get nominated, that is a discussion for another day. But it definitely deserved its nomination. Enough said.


VI. Frozen
I know that some of you Frozen haters are rolling your eyes. And I see that some people are checking out of my blog right now, but give me a chance to explain myself. I think that Frozen is a great movie. For the people who don't like Frozen, please comment or email me at thatbradley@gmail.com and tell me why you hate Frozen. Me, personally, I think that the songs are BRILLIANT. I can not say that the songs are overplayed because I'm the guy that is overplaying them (I think that the sheriff that doesn't like Frozen is going to send out an arrest warrant for me!). The story is top-notch. Let's move on to the TOP FIVE!


V. Sleeping Beauty
The animation is superb and timeless. It has one of the greatest movie villains of all time in Maleficant. But, unfortunately, one of the greatest movie villains of all times was RUINED by the TERRIBLE movie starring Angela Jolie! Sleeping Beauty was 10 years in the making – which makes it more remarkable. Enough said.


IV. The Muppets' Movies

The muppets are just plain funny. I am a huge muppets fan, and most of the muppets movies are hillarious (with the exception of The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. The good thing is, it does not count on this list because it was a made-for-tv-movie). A Muppets' Christmas Carol is basically one of best interpretations of the classic Dickens' tale. The 2011 muppets' movie made me think to myself that Disney CAN do the muppets. Let's move on to the top 3.


III. Pixar
Yes, it's another group category! All of the Pixar movies are extraordinary. Pixar has never made a bad movie! There are some that are better than others. I think their best movie to date is Toy Story 3. I think that their weakest movie to date is the original Toy Story (yes, I said it). But, I am going to make a top-10 Pixar only list in the near future. Now, let's move on to the top 2!

II. Winnie the Pooh
I LOVE WINNIE the POOH! Any time I see Winnie the Pooh, my critical eye goes blind. Every time I see any of them, I turn to mush. If you look around my bedroom, you will see Winnie the Pooh EVERYWHERE (and a LOT of movies)! Moving on to the top spot...Drum-roll, please...but first, we take a short intermission for honorable mentions:

Honorable Mentions:
  • Bolt – It's a really good movie, and it will probably be on the top 20 list.
  • Robin Hood – Also in the top 20.
  • The Black Cauldron (yes, I just said it) – It would go in the top 13.
  • The Little Mermaid” – It almost made the cut.
  • Cinderella” – If I did a top 16, it would definitely make the cut.
  • Fantasia & Fantasia 2000 – If I did a top 15, the first Fantasia would be in there. If I did a top 18, 2000 would be there.
  • Fun and Fancy Free – If I did a top 12, if would definitely make the cut.
  • Lincoln – This is another movie that almost made the cut
  • The Princess and the Frog – If I did a top 14, it would definitely hae made it in.
  • And the one that started it all: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Unfortunately, there is a very good reason that it didn't make the cut; it is, by far and away, not the best movie Disney has made. But, it would surely be in a top 50 list.
    Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, now for the moment you've all been waiting for (unless you already skipped ahead). The best Disney movie of all time is...

    I. Mary Poppins

Yes, Mary Poppins. I don't just find it to be the best Disney movie of all time, it is THE BEST MOVIE EVER. The humor is top-notch. The comedy is some of the funniest that has ever been put on the big screen. Oh, yes, and before anybody asks, I think that it should have won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1965. So, enough said.

Thank you to the kind people who are still reading this after I said that Toy Story is the weakest Pixar movie. For all of these movies, this is not an actual review, and I reserve the right to give a full review of them down the road. So, to everybody that is still reading this, Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™ 

BY Mr. Bee


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Monday, June 1, 2015

“The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island”

Welcome to this review of The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (a.k.a. the mysterious piece of garbage). Let's not waste any more time – let's get right into it!

Background

This movie was released on December 9. 1997. This installment in the series had a new director, and his name is Charles Grosvener.

Plot

In this movie, a swarm of locusts eats up all the food in “The Great Valley”. This forces the herds to move into the “mysterious beyond” to search for food. They decide to split up, but, of course, the kids don't like it. But, they are trying to find food for everybody. While exploring, they come across an island. So, anyways, on the island, they meet up with Chomper, yes, you know, that baby sharp-tooth that they helped raise in the second movie (continuity? It's about time). And, then, of course, hijinks ensues.


Opinion:

Okay, let's start with the animation. You know how I said in my review of the forth movie back in April that the animation was getting worse and worse, with every single entry? Well, this movie definitely proves my point. The voice acting is terrible (probably one of the worst in the series thus far). There are also some major plot holes. When they meet up with Chomper, when he's in the second movie, he had just hatched. But in this movie, it seems to be roughly the same age as the kids...and the kids haven't aged between movies (so much for continuity). The songs are pretty bad. The purpose of songs in a musical are to move the story along. But in this movie, the story just stops for the song. But, if you like T-Rexes, the climax is definitely for you because is has a big t-rex battle (or, as they call it in the movie, a sharp-tooth battle). So, anyway, there is even a sharp-tooth that draws blood in this movie which is rare for a Land Before Time sequel. So, anyways, this movie is NOT as bad as the last one, so it doesn't QUITE warrant a “golden garbage can” award. But, it is still pretty bad. So this is why I'm giving it a 1-out-of-5 star rating. This movie is bad, don't waste your time or your money. Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™ 
BY Mr. Bee
                                                                               

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