Treasure Planet and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The third installment of the Harry Potter film fiasco, the Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my favorite stories of the Harry Potter series with the introduction of Sirius Black into the story, who just so happens to be my favorite character. Well.. it's a battle between him and Severus Snape. Anyway, in accordance to being dedicated to making the film match the book, this was one of the better ones. In a sense during the film you kind of feel like you watch it through twice due to the fact of the Time Turner Hermione has. I really do enjoy watching this one though. The werewolf transformation is stunning.

Projectionist Grade: A-

Watching this as a kid, Treasure Planet made you dream enormous amounts. Re-watching as an adult is really eye-opening once again. Such cute characters and sense of depth and imagination with the animation work. Not only is it a stunning thing to rest your eyes on, but it also captures your heart with the story-line. It's really just beautiful, and the kids will love it!

Projectionist Grade: A-

The Dark of the Moon Across the Universe

Yet another Transformers film, and that means another two and a half hours of nonstop action. I guess that's cool if you like that sort of thing, but for me, I'd rather have a well put together film as well as screenplay with really moving actors. Transformers: Dark of the Moon pretty much was exactly what you could truly want in a film: decent actors and a well written screenplay, but what's with the destruction sequences that never end? You could have easily cut out around 30 to 45 minutes of the action sequence at the end, and you would have had probably one of the best films of the year! Nope.. too long and I couldn't wait for it to end. I guess I'm just not a big enough fan of the transformers story to want more action sequences.

Projectionist Grade: B

Across the Universe. A really incredible ode to the Beatles. Beautiful singers, beautiful people, and a beautiful way of creating the hard struggles in the 70's with the Vietnam War. To be completely honest, I never listened to the Beatles till I watched this film and got a hold of the great soundtrack that comes with it! I personally do not own this film, but it is now on my list to purchase. I had watched this film for the first time on DVD at my friend Arielle's around the time of its releasing but I had forgotten how great this movie really was. If you haven't seen it, give it a try and watch it. It's a bit on the strange side of film-making but really well put together.

Projectionist Grade: A-

UNstoppable? and Two Cars!

Intensified trailer and intensified film until the very last scene, which made the film a bit too cliche and did not match with the film's leading path. However, start, midpoint, and right before the end were fairly solid and keeps you going with the excitement of whether or not the train is going to actually stop, but of course you know what's going to happen already without even watching the film. Anyway, it seemed a bit overworked like the film was trying too hard to impress everyone watching it and it definitely showed through with certain scene instances that were a bit drawn out and somewhat boring. I would recommend this to someone who doesn't watch a lot of movies and likes the typical hero tale.

Projectionist Grade: B-

Cars 2 was adorable on a lot of levels. The first film was about Lightning McQueen and his racing adventures while this Cars film was mainly focused on Mater, his best pal! Some slow parts and seeming somewhat long, Cars needed a little bit more excitement with this sequel. If you want to make a fantastic sequel, your attempt and idea MUST be better then the first installment of the original picture. It seemed right on with some of Mater's humorous remarks but there were also scenes where it was incredibly slow. All in all, I would recommend it for the kids and the rest of the family. Funny but also not particularly boring for the parents and of course the boys will love it!

Projectionist Grade: B

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The 'Ol Switcharoo

The continuous chick flick can get ridiculously repetitive to anyone, but this one seemed to bring its own bit of flair to the romantic comedy game. The Switch, starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston, had a very interesting and funny way of bringing out a new source of love into the romantic as well as comedic film genres. Maybe I just love Jason Bateman's funny way of bringing out his lines, but who knows. I really enjoyed this film and would recommend it to anyone who thinks they're too old to start the next step of life.

Projectionist Grade: B+

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Starting to read the book but not finishing, this film really made me want to finish the novel that I never finished. A really well done film for a really sad and intense story. At the end, all I could say was, "That's what you get." to the father. So so heart-wrenching and very heavy duty but not heavy in the sense of gory/graphic imagery but in the idealistic sense that your mind follows when the imagery does not. A really great movie if you want a good realization of what happened during those horrible times in Poland, Germany, and other countries.

Projectionist Grade: B+

The Green Lantern, Super 8, Anger Management

Super 8 is a J.J. Abrams masterpiece. As told from a friend, "Super 8 is a mix between Lost, E.T., and The Goonies." And what a perfect mix that would be in my opinion! Such humor was shown through these new faces of children stars to come! You can't get over how hilarious a pyro with braces can be or for me, the nerdy kid with the camera that wants to shoot horror flicks. And the credits idea to actually show the film they made? Amazing! I really would love to see this one again! Definitely one of the best films of the year so far.

Projectionist Grade: A

I hate to break it to anyone who hasn't seen The Green Lantern yet who actually reads my blog, but it was an unfortunate let down. I was really hoping for the best with this one, but to no avail. The acting wasn't bad but the dialogue was just extremely poor and there was a lot of scenes put into this film that were unneeded and/or too long. My boyfriend that was with me watching this film ended up having to leave for about 10 minutes and come back to the movie due to the fact that he might implode with agitation due to the fact of his extreme boredom through a slow spot in the film. I wouldn't recommend wasting your money on this one. Sure, Netflix it if you want, but I don't really think it's worth your time.

Projectionist Grade: D+

Anger Management is just one of those films you watch because of the cast. Some parts of this film are hilariously funny while others lack in comedic relief, but instead agitate you to an incredible degree, but that's probably the idea of what Sandler is going for with the crazed anger management program he has to endure for no reason at all. Either way, it's a pretty good solid laugh if you're bored and flipping through the channels one day like I was.

Projectionist Grade: B-

A First Class, A Maze, and A Son

Another midnight show! And this one's definitely a winner!

X-Men First Class was not only the best X-Men film ever made, but also, in my opinion, one of the best films of the year so far! The cinematography, special effects, and powers of the mutants really blew me away as a moviegoer. Nightcrawler is my favorite X-Men and his father just so happens to be in this one, which is really nice to see red smoke instead of blue! Having said that, the cast was greatly chosen and the mutants powers are even more creative! And when mastered by the end of the film, you wish you were a mutant. Finally seeing the division between Magneto and Professor X was a really a nice change of pace with all of the other X-Men films. Well done! And I cannot wait to see this one again!

Projectionist Grade: A

When me and my best friend Megan chose to watch a classic horror tale, it was quite a nice change a pace with this film called The Maze. Netflix is wonderful when it comes to getting access to movies such as this. No monsters were shown until the very end! Just footprints and mystery keep you guessing throughout the entire film. The acting was pretty good too! I definitely enjoyed this one :) Have at it!

Projectionist Grade: B+

Me and Megan also watched The Good Son. I personally enjoy watching Elijah Wood on screen whether it be young or old. Very easy on the eyes for a girl like me. Anyway, Culkin was masterful in this film! What a creepy bloke! Dang.. I'd never want to get near him and what evil ran through this kids veins! A very thrilling movie if you're interested in suspense sometime. I'd suggest it.

Projectionist Grade: B