I love vampire movies even if most of them are bad. I am glad they are more popular now than ever before. This oldie but goodie had many stars that have become big names now. Dracula was played by Gerard Butler of 300 fame. I must say he looked extremely young and at first I don't think I would recognize him right away.
The rest of the cast included Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Jennifer Esposito, and Omar Epps. I have seen many of these actors in other movies.
Now, I can't say there are a lot of good old vampire movies. I am a fan of True Blood, Interview with a Vampire, and Twilight, but I don't expect the older stuff to be as entertaining. This movie was a bit more original in its explanation of silver, crosses, holy water, etc and why Dracula dislikes them. You learn about that at the end of the movie. If you are Christian, you might be offended by the movie and bible tie ins, but I thought it was original and well done.
Anyways, I don't summarize the plot of the movie and give it away. I just want you to know it was enjoyable to watch and would recommend you seeing it. This is definitely worth renting and eating a bucket of popcorn with it.
I love watching movies. For the last 20 years, Both my wife and I have watched on average if not more than 365 movies a year. I have decided to keep a journal of all my movie experiences. Enjoy!
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Dec 6, 2009
Nov 29, 2009
District 9
I have been waiting to watch this movie for awhile. The previews looked good and all the reviews were coming in positive. Peter Jackson was the producer.
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I didn't recognize any of the actors, but the acting was overall good. The CG was well done and all the special effects were too.
The ending was a nice Hollywood ending where the human redeems himself in the end. Personally, I think the preview sells the movie easily. If you like science fiction movies, this one won't disappoint.
District 9 Trailer (HD) - Watch more amazing videos here
I didn't recognize any of the actors, but the acting was overall good. The CG was well done and all the special effects were too.
The ending was a nice Hollywood ending where the human redeems himself in the end. Personally, I think the preview sells the movie easily. If you like science fiction movies, this one won't disappoint.
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Nov 27, 2009
Drag Me to Hell
This is another horror movie set in modern times. Like I said before, you have to lower your expectations in most of the movies in this genre because they are simply horror movies. LOL.
This had some well known actors Alison Lohman and Justin Long (the Mac guy). The plot was actually very good and has some good twists. Of course the standard scare scenes with the sound effects to make you jump are here. Overall, this was a very good horror flick. My wife guessed the ending that I didn't see coming.
Usually, most previews give away all the scary scenes. This movie has a lot of potential and it reaches them. Again, this is on the horror movie scale of lowered expectations. I definitely recommend watching this movie.
This had some well known actors Alison Lohman and Justin Long (the Mac guy). The plot was actually very good and has some good twists. Of course the standard scare scenes with the sound effects to make you jump are here. Overall, this was a very good horror flick. My wife guessed the ending that I didn't see coming.
Usually, most previews give away all the scary scenes. This movie has a lot of potential and it reaches them. Again, this is on the horror movie scale of lowered expectations. I definitely recommend watching this movie.
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Nov 25, 2009
Wrong Turn 3
I love to watch horror movies, but I always lower my expectations because I know most of them are just bad. This movie is no exception. However, they are always entertaining. I don't recognize any of the actors so I won't plug them here.
There are some scary scenes and some just gruesome. If you like horror movies in general, then you will enjoy this. I think the first one is the best of this series.
There are some scary scenes and some just gruesome. If you like horror movies in general, then you will enjoy this. I think the first one is the best of this series.
Jun 10, 2009
Quantum of Solace
I love action movies and this one had some good previews. That gave me higher expectations of this movie and the previous James Bond movie seemed very good to me. I like this actor Daniel Craig playing the James Bond character.
This movie was pretty good but not as good as Casino Royale. I really was expecting it to be even better than that, so in that sense it didn't live up to my expectations. But by itself, the movie was interesting. I like the technology they showed and the action was never lacking. I also liked the way the movie portrayed governments. I suspect the government is somewhat like the ones portrayed in the movie doing secret projects and always trying to do power plays to obtain more power or steal resources from other countries.
There was some twist and turns in the movie. Overall, the movie is worth watching and I would recommend it.
This movie was pretty good but not as good as Casino Royale. I really was expecting it to be even better than that, so in that sense it didn't live up to my expectations. But by itself, the movie was interesting. I like the technology they showed and the action was never lacking. I also liked the way the movie portrayed governments. I suspect the government is somewhat like the ones portrayed in the movie doing secret projects and always trying to do power plays to obtain more power or steal resources from other countries.
There was some twist and turns in the movie. Overall, the movie is worth watching and I would recommend it.
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