I watched this movie earlier in the week and was pleasantly suprised. I wasn’t expecting much at all from Van Helsing, so I think that helped. I’d heard mixed reviews about it, but most had said it wasn’t great.

Hugh Jackson played an excellent lead role and Kate Beckinsale was hotter than ever in this movie. Richard Roxburgh was a perfect pick to play Dracula because he has the look. The acting was good all-around and the plot kept me interested. There were some cool special effects too.

Overall, not a movie that will knock your socks off, but Van Helsing is a type of movie that I enjoy watcing. I give it a B.

Some of the commercials on TV for The Day After Tomorrow had parts that made me want to see the movie and parts that made it look too much out of this world. I decided to watch the movie anyway. I thought it was pretty good, so I’m glad I did.

The basic idea behind the movie is a change in the North Atlantic current which sends the Earth’s climate into a machine change. This change involves a new ice age in the northern hemisphere. It’s sounds pretty whacky, but it was done exceptionally well. I thought the special effects were some of the best I’ve seen in recent movies. It can’t be easy to simulate the flooding of New York City by 20+ foot waves from the ocean. The freezing that came down from the upper atmosphere was pretty cool too. The movie had more than special effects to it though. There was a typical feel good family story involved and also a friend giving his life to help keep a father’s promise to his son.

Not one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen, but worth watching. It gets a B.

Say it with me in your best Howard Cosell voice, “Down goes Vader! Down goes Vader! Down goes Vader!” I just couldn’t resist that intro.

Over the past 26 hours I watched the Star Wars Trilogy. I had only seen the trilogy in its entirety once or maybe twice and this was the first time I had seen all three movies in succession. The first three (as far as production, but last three in the story) Star Wars movies are truly the greatest trilogy of all time. I guess that’s why we refer to them as “the trilogy.”

Before watching the movies this weekend I had never realized how far ahead of their time they really were. Sure, I know George Lucas spruced them up for the release of the DVD box set, but the originals had some pretty good special effects when they were created.

One question I kept asking myself was who did Vader’s voice. I quickly found out it was James Earl Jones, and as soon as I saw the picture it all made sense. While hearing Darth Vader during the films I knew it was a familiar voice and now I can sleep soundly knowing exactly who it was.

There are countless movie reviews on the films and I’m sure 95% of you have seen them yourself, so I’m not going to bother with any other details. If you haven’t seen the trilogy in awhile, it’s time to get the new DVDs. A++ all the way. Maybe tomorrow I’ll watch the special features DVD and review it.

I don’t ever recall having a real comic book as a kid. They just didn’t interest me. I’ve liked all of the movies that have come out recently based on comic books though. Add this movie to the list as well.

I remember seeing the previews way back when and thinking that The Punisher had potential, but I had mixed feelings about how it would actually be. I was in Best Buy today picking up Rounders (Collector’s Edition) and noticed this movie was out, so I thought I’d double treat myself since I haven’t bought a new DVD since Miracle. That may be a new record for time in between DVDs!

I’m glad I made the purchase. It was a pretty good movie…my type of movie. There weren’t any super-human powers, except maybe for surviving death a few times. That’s why it’s a movie I guess. There was a lot of action and some pretty cool explosions that rocked my surround sound system. If you generally like the comic book movies, see this one. I give it a B+.