Category: Movies

It takes more than the bare necessities to remake an animated Disney classic and transform it into a live-action success, of course with a good blend of CGI. If compared to the book instead of the animated movie, “The Jungle Book” was more than adequate. In fact, some would call it wildly entertaining. Given a 94 percent rating by Rotten Tomatoes and an eight out of 10 rating by IMDb, it’s obvious that the young Neel Sethi made for a fantastic jungle boy. Even besides well know actors such as Scarlett Johansson (Kaa) and Bill Murray (Baloo), Sethi took hold…

“Zootopia,” a film directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush, is a well-paced family movie with fun jokes and a message about acceptance that is handled very well. In a world where predator and prey have evolved past their animalistic instincts and created a peaceful society, Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), an idealistic young rabbit, has just become Zootopia’s first rabbit police officer. However, despite graduating at the top of her class, Judy is relegated to parking duty. When a string of predator disappearances surfaces, Judy decides that this is her chance to prove herself. She has two days to…

“WTF,” otherwise known as “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” is an intriguing and fun film that takes place during the war in Afghanistan from 2003-2006. Based on true events, the film was adapted for the screen from the book “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” The author, Kim Barker, wrote the book from her own experience of reporting on the war overseas as a journalist at that time and poured in some humor along with her commentary. Upon reading this book, Tina Fey, who plays the lead role as Barker in the film, took the idea to Lorne Michaels…

Marvel The movie “Deadpool” was based off the Marvel comics ‘Deadpool’ that have been on stands as early as his first appearance on The New Mutants #98 in 1991. After many years of waiting, “Deadpool” has finally arrived with Ryan Reynolds returning to reprise the role of the “Merc with the Mouth.” Reynolds made his debut as the character in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” but was received negatively after sewing the character’s mouth shut and changing him entirely. In 2014, test footage for “Deadpool” was released online with Reynolds as the titular anti-hero and many people were begging for this movie…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Google Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ adopted into film displays an alternate history of 19th century England overrun by zombies. In an alternate history of 19th century England, Britain fights a losing war against the spread of a mysterious plague causing brain-eating zombies. With the dreadfuls roaming the countryside, Great Britain abandons traditional forms of education, turning to Eastern philosophies and martial arts for guidance and protection in the pre-apocalypse. To that end, Mr. Bennet (Charles Dance),…

“Goosebumps,” a film directed by Rob Letterman, who also directed “Shrek” and “Monsters vs. Aliens,” is based on the book series of the same name. The movie was released in theaters on Oct. 16 of last year and is now on DVD. While the movie is not the best one to be released in recent memory, its fair amount of suspense and humor mean it definitely deserves to be watched. Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) and his mother have recently moved from New York to Madison, Delaware. Things seem boring, but when he meets his neighbor Hannah (Odeya Rush) and her secretive…

While many horror films try to scare viewers with visual tricks or suspenseful camera work, “The Forest,” one of the latest in the genre to hit theaters, aims to keep viewers on edge with its theme of psychological horror, which relies on the characters’ fears and emotional instability. The movie tells the story of a young American woman named Sara (Natalie Dormer), who goes in search of her twin sister, Jess (also played by Dormer), who has mysteriously disappeared in Japan’s legendary suicide forest. Despite the warnings to stay on the path in the forest, Sara is determined to discover…

Jonathan Garcia & Victor Rhodes Several new movies are be- ing released during the holiday season, just in time for the turkey-stuffed among us to unwind after a big family gathering. The following films are sure to pique some interest. Contributed photo/Pixar ‘The Good Dinosaur’ is one of Pixar’s latest films depicting what life would be like if dinosaurs lived along side humans. ‘THE GOOD DINOSAUR’ Pixar explores a what-if scenario in its latest animated feature.It imagines an asteroid passing by Earth, allowing dinosaurs to survive and live along humans. Young Apatosaurus, named Arlo, befriends a caveboy during his journey…

Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire, returns in the last movie in the Hunger Games trilogy in “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.” The movie follows up what happened last in the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” when Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) was hijacked and tried to kill Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence). Katniss is angrier than ever with Snow for taking Peeta away from her. She’s hell-bent on revenge and will do anything to kill him. Friends are lost, trust is broken, and no one is who they say they are. In the end, Katniss finally receives the peace that she deserves and…

“Spectre” is the 24th film in the James Bond franchise and is Daniel Craig’s fourth as the famous “007.” It is directed by Sam Mendes, who directed the previous Bond film “Skyfall,” which was one of the best films in the franchise. Fans had high hopes for “Spectre” because Mendes was returning to direct with a budget of over $300 million, making it the most expensive Bond movie to date. But at times after one movie in the series was considered a high the next fell flat, and unfortunately Bond’s latest adventure is one of those examples. After going on…