It's Time to Turn It Up, Game On!

High School Musical 3: Senior Year premieres in theaters tomorrow, October 24th. I have seen the first two, so of course I have to see the third.
Ha Ha yes, I know what you are thinking. "How lame"...but that's OK, I know it's lame.

Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) are back for their senior year, but realize that after graduation they will be separated come Fall when they attend different colleges. To express their hopes and fears about the future, they join with their friends to produce a spring musical and make the best of their senior year together. Of course there is a big basketball game and prom mixed in there as well.

The first two installments were released on the Disney Channel, but they are releasing this one in theaters, meaning a bigger budget and a lot more profit.

From the preview, this movie looks a little corny, but it is a Disney movie and a musical, it is going to be corny. It will be interesting to see how much more mature this one is compared to the others, since they are seniors in high school. I also wonder if this will be the last in the series. I think it should be. These actors need to move on to different roles, but we will have to see if the whole acting thing is actually going to work out for them outside of Disney.

I will let you know what I think after I check it out!



Rated G

I am a Bad Person

I guess i'm not that bad, but I didn't have anytime to go see W. and I feel bad about it. It isn't playing here in Fredonia, of course, so when I have the chance I will have to drive somewhere and see it. Soon hopefully.

But,
I did read some reviews online.

Entertainment Weekly gave the movie a C+, mainly because it was not a fair and balanced biography like it was made out to be. The movie focuses on Bush's fumbles and the son that struggled to win approval of his father. It gives the audience a glimpse into his younger years where he made many mistakes, and his presidency, where he made many mistakes, but it fails to make the connection between the two. On the other hand the review said, "The intrepid one is the outstanding Josh Brolin, who does such a phenomenal job in the title role that he carries every scene he's in to a place of subtlety and integrity...nailing Bush's posture and gestures without stooping to easy mannerism, conveying the contradictions of a polarizing president with real generosity." The author gave Brolin an A, so he must have played Bush pretty well. Too bad that the rest of the movie doesn't sound too good, but I will still have to make the trip to see for myself.

I couldn't find anything on the President's reaction, which I didn't think I would, but I found a reaction from his brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He said, "The Oedipal rivalry is high-grade, unadulterated hooey", meaning that the movie is not portraying his brother accurately (in plain English). He said that neither the writer nor director called to fact check any part they were including in the movie...interesting.

W.

In theaters October 17th, W. portrays the life of George W. Bush. Director Oliver Stone gives us a glimpse of Bush's eventful life, including how he met his wife, found his faith, and the days leading up to the Iraq invasion.

With a release date three weeks before the Presidential election, it is sure to remind us what we have been through and what we are moving on from. Stone has said that is is a "fair, true portrait of the man", but others have said that he is trying to sway November's election.

Josh Brolin plays George W. Bush, and I could not find anywhere online how he played him in the film. With the makeup and hair he resembles Bush and from the trailer it sounds like he has the accent down, but we will have to wait and see on his performance.

I think it will be interesting to see Bush's life before he became president because we don't hear much about their lives before they become president. I would also like to hear Bush's reaction to the movie and how accurately he was portrayed.

I hope to get to the movies to see W. when it comes out. (This blog is forcing me to go see movies, I like it!) I will also do more research on Brolin's portrayal and Bush's reaction.



'W.' Trailer

Rated PG-13

Disappointed

So I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist last night.

Sadly enough, I feel like I wasted $10 and an hour and a half. I think I had high expectations for the movie since I really like Michael Cera, and I was disappointed. I felt like I was waiting for the movie to get good, but it never did. I did appreciate that the 2 main characters (Nick and Norah) did not drink, which is usually the case, but of course there had to be the obnoxious drunk friend, who did some pretty stupid, but entertaining things. The whole movie revolves around the search for the band, Where's Fluffy?, and Norah's drunk friend, and of course it has a happy ending. The movie is relatable; young people looking for entertainment and maybe meeting that certain someone. The music did not stick out to me either, but it fit well with the plot. All in all, I would not recommend it.