But aside from Jim Carrey’s performance, movie fans should also note that the movie is also a vehicle for another actor. Movie fans will immediately notice the amazing performance of Cameron Diaz. She practically dazzles during the entire film and whenever she comes in the scene, everyone focuses on her.

Visual effects naturally played a part in the film. While some films make it a point to make the audiences believe that it’s real, “The Mask” doesn’t hide itself from its visual effects reliance and the result is actually brilliant. The things that come out of the main character are so ridiculous that it eventually makes you believe that it’s actually there. The beauty of the visual effects of “The Mask” was very impressive that it was nominated for Best Visual Effects.

Overall, “The Mask” is a fun movie that gives you a good glimpse on how Jim Carrey can push the limit, even when working with visual effects. It doesn’t make excuses on pushing everything to the extreme but they make sure that everyone will have a great time. We would recommend the film to families, those that grew up with the film and Jim Carey fans

Fortunately, Fast 5 is something of a unique beast because it pushes the boundaries of an action film by completely disregards the laws of physics. A purist will immediately object to the action scenes of Fast 5 but it’s a film that doesn’t really care about those rules – and the filmmakers of Fast 5 are not apologetic in going overboard.

In fact, going overboard is exactly what they intended to do and they have done it well. The particular scene where the vault gets dragged in the streets of Rio is absolutely stunning because it makes you wonder how they pull it off. Of course in the real world it wouldn’t be possible but it still makes an interesting spectacle.

The actors and actresses have done their part without any errors although they will not reap any acting awards for their effort. Actors Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are still in their witty, buddy-relationship type of acting. The addition of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson did not make any significant changes to the acting quality of the film but he is certainly a presence to reckon with as soon as he walks in the room with the intent of catching Diesel and Walker. We recommend the film to those that love the franchise and love action films. Just don’t expect this to be the next Saving Private Ryan.

The premise of the film is very simple: two guys on a road trip to visit every well know destinations for sci-fi fans and actually stumble on an actual alien. As the government tries to subdue the alien, the gang encounters different personalities which always end up with awkward due to the alien.

The best part of the film is really the alien. Seth Rogen is the voice of Paul and it’s actually very hard to distance the image of the actual actor once you hear his voice. But that’s a good thing since you are expecting a unique type of humor from Seth Rogen. At first, you may wonder how Frost and Pegg will blend with Rogen but the trio actually pulls it off, maybe because Rogen is an alien and is meant to stand out.

Of course, there are moments where some of the lines are a little bit forced when they are trying to reference sci-fi films. But overall, fans and even those who are not familiar with some of the reference lines will enjoy the movie. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s a fun movie to watch.

“Tangled”, on the other hand, is careful mix of the two concepts. It is a Disney adaptation of Rapunzel but it slowly pushes out the concept of a maid-in-distress to present a brand new heroine. The film also takes advantage of some of the best techniques in film making especially in animation and the result is an impressive color display. It brings you back to the old hand-drawn animation of Disney but with the inclusion of new 3D graphics.

Tangled is not something that aims to sets a trend or tell a brand new story, which may have some fans asking, “Is $250 million worth it?” The film is the 2^nd most expensive movie made (behind avatar) and the most expensive fully animated film. Many film reviewers say that it’s not worth it. But knowing Disney and its historic past of churching every penny in every way possible, it is likely the company will be able to eventually recoup the cost even if the film isn’t a great critical success.

The problem with Tangled is not the film itself but its background. It’s not necessarily a groundbreaking film but it’s still fun to watch for the whole family.

But the first part of “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” gives the audience a worthy prelude to the final battle of Harry Potter and his nemesis. The film does not just set-up the movie for the final confrontation but it also tries to answer some questions on what could happen with the rest of the characters. There are also times that it leads the audience to ask more questions and watching the second part of the film becomes a necessity.

Fortunately, the first film gives a satisfying feeling to the audience. While it is true that the audience should watch the second film, the first film in itself gives the audience a breathtaking experience to the world of Harry Potter. If the studio pushed itself to retell the book in one movie, it would be too long and could become boring. By splicing the story in half, more stories are told and more questions are answered.

Ultimately, “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1” will leave any fan anticipating the final film. This is one of the rare cases wherein fans are left hanging for the sake of properly telling a good story and not just cashing in from the book’s amazing stories.

But The Other Guys recently came out and the past reviews no longer matter. It’s not the best film of Ferrell but it’s not a bad movie and it proves he’s still a funny guy.

Will Ferrell plays a cop partnered with Mark Wahlberg and they are just in the shadow of two super cops played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson. The plot alone will make your head spin and it’s actually pretty funny considering you have these hardcore action guys (especially Wahlberg) in one scene with a really funny man.

What makes this movie work is that Will Ferrell returns to his old funny form of “non-sequitor comedy.” The delivery of the punch line is amazing as you wonder why you laugh even though you know it will happen.

Maybe it’s a special talent of Will Ferrell. On the other hand, Mark Wahlberg eases up to the role as he is just a guy constantly angry at the world. This means he doesn’t have to do much out of his familiar character
except for a few sarcastic lines.

Complementing Will Ferrell are Steve Coogan and Michael Keaton. Steve Coogan is naturally funny but Michael Keaton takes the cake for the funny supporting actor. The unseen back story of Michael Keaton who plays the superintendent should never be missed.

Overall, The Other Guys should be entertaining for many people. It’s not Talladega Nights or Anchorman but it’s still a good movie to enjoy.

The story is simple, set on the background of communist Romania in 1987 (the hardest times under the regime). A pregnant student decides to have an illegal abortion after 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days of hesitation. In order to have the abortion, her friend helps get the money for the intervention and also book a hotel room where to have the abortion. She is recommended a seedy man who does illegal abortions and in the end they find a room in a hotel and get there.

The film had two scenes rather hard to watch: the first is the scene when the seedy man is explaining what he will do and suggest safe actions if complications appear after the abortion.

The second hard scene to watch is when the aborted foetus is shown on the bathroom floor and the camera lingers for seconds over that failed being. The pro-lifers might not enjoy the movie but the film does not advocate abortion either. The opinion of the judges before awarding the BBC 4 prize was that the film offers an image of a society. Until 1990 abortion and contraceptive methods were forbidden in Romania but this did not stop the illegal and risky abortions done by non-medical people. It created a whole generation of unwanted children. This phenomenon (named as the biggest demographic experiment of the 20th century) is also described in a documentary called “The children of the Decree”.

One fateful day, Master Oogway, the great and wise tortoise, predicted that the evil snow leopard Tai Lung would escape from prison and wreak havoc into the village. Master Shifu, the Kung Fu master, was alarmed and immediately sent his messenger to go to the prison. After Shifu heard the news, he instantly gathered the Furious Five; Tigress, Crane, Monkey, Viper and Mantis and announced to the whole valley that they will be choosing the Dragon Warrior which they believed was the only one who could defeat Tai Lung. When Po heard this news, he hurried up the steps going to the temple with great difficulty just so he can watch who among his heroes, the Furious Five, would be chosen. In a twist of hilarious fate, Po was the one chosen by Oogway to be the Dragon Warrior. Much to his delight, Po tried his very best to train but to no avail particularly since Shifu and the Furious Five wants him gone.

When Oogway passed away, Shifu had no other choice but to accept Po and train him. In the end, Po finally learned Kung Fu through food techniques and was victorious in defeating Tai Lung.

This movie had me laughing from start to finish and I definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a little perk me up.

The title is perfect for this movie since Ben’s character Reuben had a terrible experience with his wife on their honeymoon when he saw her sleeping with their diving instructor. He then met Polly who was his school friend. They immediately felt a connection with each other although the two are the complete opposite of each other. Reuben is afraid to take risks and doesn’t like germs a lot while Polly is a waitress who is not ready to settle down and get married and lives with her blind ferret.

Reuben’s wife came back in the end and wanted to make amends but Reuben decided to take the risk and live a miserable life with Polly than go back to his unfaithful wife and live normally.

Eventually Polly and Reuben got married and went back to the same place where Reuben and his former wife had a honeymoon. There he met the guy that stole his wife. Instead of being mad, he thanked him because now he found the right woman for her. That part is one of my favorite really as it shows how this man really loves Polly that despite what he experienced in the past, he is thankful because it led him to her.

Shrek 3 is similar to Shrek and Shrek 2 where there are lots of singing and their own versions of the popular songs we are all familiar with. I love all the evil villains such as Captain Hook, the Wicked Queen, the Headless Horseman and even Pinocchio’s puppet master!

In this movie Fiona’s dad, the King died but before he died he told Fiona and Shrek that they are the next in line for the throne. Shrek was not happy with this and asked if there is another way to solve the issue and King Harold said that there is someone else in line, and that is Arthur, his nephew. Shrek was in a quest to find this Arthur and saw that he was a laughing stock in his school and was called a loser. Eventually though, Arthur became victorious with the fight against Prince Charming and he accepted the throne as the new king. Shrek and Fiona returned to their swamp and had 3 babies. Now, that’s what I call a happy ending.