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One of these days Leonardo DiCaprio will get an Oscar. If he does not get one for Wolf of Wall Street than I think he may as well quit. Martin Scorsese and DiCaprio team up again and produce another Oscar worthy film. This duo has worked a lot in the past and they bring greatness on the big screen. Wolf of Wall Street follows Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who rose from very little to become a multimillionaire. Through all the illegal work and illegal drugs Belfort becomes a huge success but has struggles with the law. Jonah Hill delivers his best performance to date and once again proves to Hollywood that he is a talented actor. This movie has a lot of hype and for once I think it added up.

Leonardo DiCaprio once again proves why he deserves a million Oscars and why he is my favorite actor. He puts all the effort he can muster into this role. He was so good he made a three hour long movie feel like it went by like a breeze. I did not get tired of this movie, I could have watched for a few more hours. I wanted to watch for a few more hours. I forgot I was sitting in a movie theater. That is how into this movie I was. It was funny too. I did not expect this movie to be as funny and as raunchy as it was. It was amazing but I'm surprised it got away with as much as it did.

I knew DiCaprio had range but it takes a lot of talent to play this role. I couldn't think of a better man to play this role than DiCaprio. I think it was meant for him and I think this is finally the time he gets recognized by The Academy. The character himself was very complex and had a wide range. Jordan could make you laugh, cry, sympathize with him or somebody else, make you want to hit him in the face, or even motivate you to do something better. His character starts out as a normal guy starting out and he has respect for the job and the people in it, in a matter of scenes we see his transformation into the snarky businessman he is. He turns into a jerk but you still root for him and want him to succeed.

This movie does have a flaw and I think that is the beginning. The movie starts with Jordan already being a huge success and then going back to his beginning. The only thing that saved the entire segment was Matthew McConaughey. He was hysterical and the fist bumps to the chest was brilliant. He teaches Jordan everything but then it ends and then he starts his own company. I don't really think it was necessary. It did introduce the minor characters and have the great diner scene but it took away from the character Jordan. He is shown as this big shot at first and then he is normal. It was weird to see and I personally felt it hurt the movie just a little bit.

The whole cast worked their asses off, especially DiCaprio and Hill. Jonah Hill is a fantastic actor, and he is fat again. I love fat Jonah Hill. Thin Jonah Hill could not have pulled this off. Every scene he was in was great. He is one of those actors that can be funny in one scene, like his first scene in the diner. He can be serious, like the scenes in Switzerland. He can also be both, like the scene when he and Jordan take way too much drugs. That scene was the best acting I have seen on a long time. Both Jordan and Jonah Hill's character have a pill addiction and they take too much of a stronger version and they were higher than anyone I have ever seen. The crawling around and attacking on the phone was supposed to be a serious moment but it was so funny. The seriousness of the situation was there but it was still funny.

I almost wish I worked in that office. These guys looked like they had a blast at work. If Jordan was my boss I would buy and believe everything he said. When he was at the microphone giving his motivational speeches I felt like I could be a stock broker. I honestly thought about stopping WillyT Reviews forever and going to Wall Street, well not really but it was that believable.

Overall, Wolf of Wall Street was a damn good movie. I don't think it was an instant classic but it will do good come Oscar Season. I think DiCaprio gets the win for best actor. The movie itself gets at least a nomination for best picture. Scorsese gets the nod for best director and Jonah Hill for best supporting role. I don't think they will win but what do I know? In a few years this movie will probably be forgotten or overshadowed by another great movie but for now it is a gem and a masterpiece. This wasn't just a good movie for the comedy or the sex or the drugs. All of those things mixed in well to a good story with fantastic characters. Add the direction of Martin Scorsese and you get The WillyT Seal of Approval.

I really wish Dave Chappelle still did comedy and did a few more movies. The man is talented but it's fair to say he did enough. At least he left a movie left a movie like Half Baked behind. Half-Baked is about a group of guys who never grew up from their marijuana smoking days. They live together with decent jobs and smoke pot on their free time. One of the group gets arrested in one of the strangest ways possible so the other three try to deal pot to raise enough money to pay bail. Hey, what did you expect?

Despite the plot holes and silliness this is a decent comedy. Chappelle is a damn good comedian and he isn't over the top. The other two guys are extreme pot smokers and are extremely exaggerated. They are a bit annoying but they serve their purpose. Chappelle is a janitor in a science lab and the lab is doing tests of marijuana and naturally that is where Thurgood, Chappelle, gets the weed to sell. I guess you have to suspend your belief in reality. A janitor would never get away with stealing weed, but it's a movie about weed so I can let it pass.

Let's take a second to talk about how the guy got arrested. He got one million dollar bail set because he accidentally killed a police horse. The sequence was very funny. A very high man feeding and interacting with a horse. It was funny but when the horse drops dead because it's a diabetic, I lost interest. I was personally not a fan of the reason because it was way to unrealistic. A comedy can be crazy and weird but it has to be believable, to a certain point.

The scenes in prison were funny. I honestly did not expect the movie to show much time inside the prison. I expected it to resemble Doug from The Hangover where his character is completely forgotten but I'm glad he had some camera time. The standard prison stereotypes are there and it works well. The character himself was a little boring and dumb but I'm glad he was the one in prison.

The other two are a bit obnoxious but they played their roles well. Thurgood is the obvious leader and at least he is relatable. He falls for a girl who is naturally against pot smoking. It creates a secondary story and its funny to a point. Predictable, but who cares. The big star of the movie was Killer. Killer was a dog one of them bought and this dog is a beast. I fell in love with this dog. Once I saw him I was afraid of the dog being a dumb addition, but I was wrong. The dog was hysterical and it even got high. Who wouldn't enjoy a high dog?

Watching this movie high as a kite would probably be best, needless to say I did not but I should have. A movie like this is sure to have a sequence or three of them high as hell, and it did, and it was awesome. The movie opens with the four of them as kids being the first time they smoked. It was a great way to kick off the movie. High kids in a convenient store were funny, being they were 14. When they get the pot from the lab it's supposed to be the best weed ever and it sure looked like it. It made them fly. I didn't even care it was on the poorest green screen, it way hysterical.

Overall, Half-Baked a movie about stoners and it made for stoners. I loved the humor and silly antics in this movie. Sure it was hard to believe and would never ever happen in real life but this is Hollywood. Even better, this is Dave Chappelle's movie. He is one of my favorite comedians of all time and he brought his A game to this movie. Was it a good movie? Not really but it was entertaining and I've seen worse comedies. I would call this a bad movie I liked so it's a guilty pleasure. I will give it an honest Sir Laughs A lot Award and a solid WillyT Recommendation. Watch this movie high. I can't because I would not in turn produce a quality review, but you can.

If you tell me Quentin Tarantino is involved in a movie you can be sure I'm going to see it. I never heard of Death Proof until about three months ago and I finally sat down to watch it. It has been said by Tarantino himself to be "his worst movie ever made" and sure, it is, but I couldn't help but enjoy it. It had everything it needed. Pointless dialogue, interesting characters, and mindless violence. It had major flaws that hurt the movie terribly but I can say this movie is a guilty pleasure.

In typical Tarantino fashion there are some far-fetched characters. The four girls in the opening scene were enjoyable and a little cliché, but ii was invested in their conversation. Was it Pulp Fiction conversations about cheeseburgers? No, but it was girl talk and that was still enjoyable. They talk about their sex life and how to deal with guys. They are young and ruthless driving down the road cheering at billboards. They also talk about the weekend ahead where they will be at a lake house with no guys allowed. These characters would have been interesting if it wasn't for Kurt Russell.

Now, I'm not a huge fan of Kurt Russell, but he was a badass in this movie. His first shot made him look like a complete boss. His name is Stuntman Mike for crying out loud. He offers to give a young girl a ride home at the end of the night. The four girls form the opening scene was there and their paths cross. The entire bar sequence with the four ladies and Stuntman Mike was very entertaining. The bet between the women, Stuntman Mike's backstory, and of course, the lap dance. The lap dance was hot. The girl is a very attractive woman and watching her be all over Kurt Russell, shaking her butt, and being sexy was OK with me. The bar sequence gave enough time to get into the main characters and care about their outcome. What happened after that was where the movie does a complete 180.

The four ladies leave and Stuntman Mike drives off with the young girl. This isn't really a spoiler but he kills her. Its early in the movie and we need to know that so I can say why the movie goes down, get over it. Stuntman Mike is really a crazy driver who gets off in killing people in a car accident. He hunts down these women and the scene where he drives headfirst was beyond entertaining. To make it even better, we saw it four times. The scene had amazing special effects and made me jump out of my seat and laugh but for the story I hated it.

The problem with this is simply that Tarantino killed almost everybody. The four ladies that took up a solid 40 minutes of character development were gone. I was thinking Stuntman Mike would have followed them up to the cabin and be one of those movies but no. One girl gets launched from the windshield, one girl gets a tire to the face, awesome, and another girl gets her leg ripped off from the accident. The sequence was gory and an action orgasm but it didn't make sense. The entire beginning was pointless and it showed how sadistic Mike was. That could have been shown in a much faster fashion.

After this we get introduced to a whole different group of girls. The four of them are very similar to the others, they talk about very similar things, and are basically a photocopy. These characters I did not care about. I had no interest in their conversations and wanted them to die. One of them gets dropped off at some guys house and is never seen again. Naturally Mike catches up with them and tries to run them down as well. The car chases and action were great but I didn't care. The story was bland and boring and the new characters were lazy.

I loved every second of the car chases and action. The scene with the girl on the front hood with Mike chasing them was fantastic. It didn't look real or believable whatsoever but I put aside my reality complex and enjoyed it. I'm not sure what Tarantino wanted from this movie but he swung and missed. He hit a few runners in scoring position but when it counted he couldn't score. Nobody is perfect and even though he is one of my favorite directors, he missed. I sat through Four Rooms just to see his section and his section made it completely worth it. This movie wasn't like that. This movie was a mess that ended in a car wreck.

Overall, I have no regrets watching or buying Death Proof. I got it because I love Tarantino and as this was not my favorite of his, I can't say I hated it. I watched it, enjoyed the action, while I thought it lacked in characters and direction. Is this a good movie, not really, but it is one I mostly enjoyed. If you say you hated this movie, I totally get it, but I liked it enough to give it a WillyT Recommendation. It's a solid car chase action movie and if you watch it looking for that you will agree with me in saying this movie isn't that great but it is a guilty pleasure. Like Van Hellsing.

Walt Disney created the masterpiece that is Disney Land and in that came some of the most iconic characters in history. One of the most underrated characters in the Disney Universe is Mulan, in my opinion. Mulan is a strong woman trying to find her place in China. Mulan is a fantastic movie with Eddie Murphy as a funny sidekick, before he was Donkey, and one of the creepiest Disney villains. Mulan is one of the better Disney movies but why does it not seem that way? Why it is not considered one of the best? Well, let's get into it.

The story behind Mulan is rather basic. The Huns, led by Shan-Yu invade China for no real reason. I think that is a real flaw in the movie itself. The villains don't have a rhyme or reason to what they do. They just do it. They are evil for the sake of being evil. Shan-Yu leads the Huns and his haunting theme music is enough to scare any kid but still he is overlooked. This movie took a lot of risks for a kid's movie. There is a war going on, many people die, you do not see it but its implied, and the main protagonist is a woman. Now that is not a sexist remark but most of the memorable Disney movies has the lead woman be a damsel and not a strong leader like Mulan.

I really like Mulan's character. She is incredibly relatable. She is a young girl trying to find where she belongs. She says it in one of the most memorable songs in any Disney movie. "When will my reflection show who I am inside?" She eventually goes to war in her father's place. That right there is courageous and foolish. Women are supposed to stay in the house and make babies in China. They are forbidden to fight in war. She does this anyway, and yet she isn't considered one of the greatest characters ever. Mulan is somebody people can look up to and the movie does an amazing job of portraying her.

Eddie Murphy has a special talent for voice acting. Mushu is the lovable dragon that kids enjoy. He brings comedy and many memorable moments. From the first time I saw Mushu as a small kid I fell in love with him. He too is looking to find where he belongs with the ancestors of Mulan's family. The obvious similarities between the two main characters are enjoyable. Thankfully Mushu didn't take too much of the spotlight.

Disney is known for its lovable characters and evil villains but also for its music. Mulan captures some Chinese culture in the song in this movie and they are most memorable. The first song is a bit odd if you listen to the words. It is catchy and fun to sing along to but is basically about the worth of women in China. Look beautiful for a guy to want you and make babies to defend the Emperor. It is little things like this that could be why Mulan does not get the recognition it deserves but the rest of the songs make up for it. A Girl Worth Fighting for is a personal favorite along with Make a Man Out of You. I think I know every word. The songs are well placed and when one ends it reaches the saddest part of the movie. It goes from a high point to a low point. It is interesting for a Disney movie to have this much emotion.

Mulan has many relationships in the movie. The obvious one with her father and Shang but I particularly like the relationship with the three side characters. I'm talking about the bald guy, the thin guy, and the short angry guy. These three are c0molete opposites from each other and bounce off each other perfectly. They are side characters to fall in love with and quote. They have moments that are classic in the movie too.

Overall, Mulan is a great movie that is unfortunately overlooked. People may disagree with me but think about it. You ask somebody what their favorite Disney movie is they probably will not say Mulan. Mulan is extremely underrated and I think it is because it has some controversial parts. The movie itself has everything a Disney movie needs and it also got trashed with a sequel. If you ask me I won't say Mulan is my favorite Disney movie, that is a close one between Hercules, but it stands in my top three with ease. And of course it gets the WillyT Seal of Approval. I imagine I will get backlash for thinking it is underrated and the reasons I believe so so please respectfully let me know in the comments.

Every now and then a movie will stumble across your way and you really won't know what to think. I watched Rampage before it got the boot from Netflix and it was one of the most interesting movies I have seen in recent memory. Rampage is a self-explanatory title, it is about some guy who goes on a killing spree to prove a point. The odd part is I can't figure out why he did what he did or how he got away with it.

The story follows Billy, a young man whose life is going nowhere and is on the verge of getting kicked out by his parents. He and his buddy Evan have general ideas and rants about the world we live in. The first day shows Billy's day with glimpses of a rampage soon to come. It was interesting how the movie followed the antagonist. Billy is the scum of the scum. A complete lunatic who goes on a bloody rampage for no apparent reason, but for some reason I was glued to the TV screen.

In the past year or so it seems that there are shootings every day at schools or hospitals or movie theaters or wherever. These shootings seem to have no rhyme or reason and people are just crazy. This movie felt very real. Now sure, if this were real life Billy would have been gunned down a million times. He built a bulletproof suit but he literally walked through town with no police anywhere. The realism comes from his insanity and the shaky cam. Most people hate shaky cam, which is when the camera is constantly moving during action sequences, but for a movie like this it works. It does get annoying and can be hard to follow but it works.

Back to the idea of realism. I feel like this is how most people would react if they were in the same situation. They run for their life. The gore wasn't overdone. The explosions were not over the top, and as disturbing as it was, it was entertaining. I liked how he had the truck go into the police station and then blow up. A fair warning, this movie is very disturbing. I wanted Billy to die. He is a despicable human being and the movie does do a good job of showing how people like this react.

There is a scene in a beauty salon or something like that and this was easily the most disturbing. He gets the women in a corner, scares the hell out of them, gets a drink of water, then leaves. Just when the girls think they are safe, he comes back and lights them up. It was hard to watch and I'm not too sure why it was there other than for brutality. My favorite scene was the bingo scene. He literally walks in with his suit and guns at his side and people just ignore him. It is just business as usual. It is a bit cliché with the bingo idea but it was amusing. It shows that even though he is making a big impact people don't really care. Things like this happen all the time and it will blow over and be forgotten.

I feel like this movie is really a statement towards society and how we run as a whole. Now, I support gun ownership but not everybody should be allowed to own one. People like Billy, who are nuts, are out there and should not have sub machine guns. People will continue to shoot up random a place, that's inevitable, but this movie shows the brutality and ironic side of these travesties. There is a scene where Billy gets a call from his mother and she acts like he is at home and has no idea what is going on. That scene felt 100% real. I can imagine a mother calling her son soon after he has committed a massive murdering spree she sees on the new. It's ironic and that much mores sad.

Is this a good movie? Not really, but it has a strong message and was made well. The acting was awful, the scenes were brutal and the realism worked two ways. I enjoyed the movie and the message hit home for me. This movie made very little sense but I think that was the point. I think I was supposed to say, "Why is he doing this? What's going on?" That is the brilliance behind rampage. The writers and director tried to add in a plot twist and characters but the movie works better for what it is a mindless rampage with a deeper meaning than what is on screen.

Overall, Rampage is worth a watch. I don't know if I can watch it again, but it was worth a watch. The shaky cam adds to the realism but the lack of police in the movie made me call shenanigans on multiple occasions. This movie is not for the faint of heart and will be forgotten. I won't buy it on DVD, I won't but it on demand, I probably won't even watch it on Netflix if it comes back. Why, because I don't need to. I'm not a fan of watching innocent people be murdered but I'm glad I did because this is how the world works. This movie reflects the travesties we see every day. They are real, they are sad, they do happen, they don't always have a reason, and they are forgotten. This movie is not bad movie by any means and I would give this a high WillyT Recommendation.

People complain about endings way too often. I sat down and watched No Country for Old Men tonight and the entire movie blew me away but the ending is something I will not touch upon in this review but something I am willing to discuss. Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Tommy Lee Jones star in a fight for two million dollars. The Coen Brothers directed this masterpiece and it was all over the Oscars. Llewelyn Moss, Josh Brolin, stumbles on a drug deal gone badly in the middle of the desert in west Texas. He also stumbles upon two million dollars. Anton, Javier Bardem, is on a rampage as he wants to find the money. Ed Tom Bell, Tommy Lee Jones, is following the two of them in a battle for the cash.

Movie making is an art form and any good director does everything on purpose. The Coen brothers did everything right in this movie. All three main characters are never seen on screen but are so much alike and connected. If you dig deep into the details in this movie you will notice so many similarities between the three. The directing the two of the brothers do is one of the best I have ever seen in any movie. They choose to have very little music in their movie. That is a very bold and risky move in my opinion, but one that worked out beautifully. Most of the time you hear wind of the desert of a train in the distance. Dogs and children are constantly heard. Its music that makes the movie but also the little things.

Javier Bardem scared me. There I said it and I don't regret it. He is straight up evil in this movie. He is evil but he also has a code of ethics or morals. He is the antagonist, the killer, the bad guy, but he is "fair". There are a few scenes where he confronts people. Sometimes he kills them and sometimes he does not. The idea of the coin flip and the person gets to make the call and if he/she is right, they get to live. That idea is terrifying and you can see it on the face of a gas station owner. I was on the edge of my seat as he was on the edge of his life.

Josh Brolin does a great job in this movie but I hated Llewelyn. First of all I can't spell or say his name and I know that's not a good reason not to like somebody, but hey, it's my opinion. Llewelyn is supposed to be the protagonist but the actions he takes and how he acts I didn't really care if he lived or died. Not because his character was boring or unimportant, but because I knew I was supposed to cheer him on but he was a scumbag. His greed got to him as he became a nutcase with the money. He mistreated his wife, in my opinion, and just wasn't that great a guy to begin with. I hated his character but I loved the role he played in the movie. His end result in the movie wasn't disappointing, meaning I was happy with it, but I would have liked to see a little bit more out of it. There was a scene I needed to see with him in it, but it wasn't there.

Tommy Lee Jones is one of those actors who rarely flops and this is not one of them. Ed Tom is the cop trailing behind the two madmen fighting over the money. He has to put the pieces together. His role isn't too major and he kind of pops in and out of the movie, but he is magnificent. I lived his character; he was the real only pure character. This movie needed a guy like Ed Tom. He brought wit and charm to the character and as dark and exciting this movie was, it was also funny.

There is a scene I need to talk about. Llewelyn is at the Mexico border, covered in blood, and he runs into three guys. He tells the guy he will give him $500 for his shirt. The guy asks to see the money first. The other guy asks if he had been in a car accident, twice. Llewelyn gives him the money and then asks the other guy for his beer. The third guy asks how much for the beer. Now earlier I said how the three characters are connected. I mentioned this scene in particular; I'll let you figure out the rest. Think about it. It is the pure brilliance in this movie.

If I want to talk a flaw in this movie I would say its Woody Harrelson's character. I don't understand why he was there, I didn't find him important and he was a petty minor character. I probably didn't understand his importance because I couldn't understand a word he said. When I watch any movie I throw on subtitles but I watched this for a film class and there were no subtitles. The Texan accent annoyed me to pieces and parts of the movie were hard to understand. I give a pass to Tommy Lee Jones because he is like that and every movie.

Overall, No Country for Old Men is an amazing movie. If you are a fan of movies and like a high detailed story than this is for you. If you like good acting and relatable characters than this is for you. If you like wild goose chases tan this is the movie for you. If you like Oscar worthy movies than this is for you. If you like movies that get the WillyT Seal of Approval, than this is the movie for you.

How does a movie with no words or characters have such a huge impact? I still don't really know but Baraka had that impact on me. This movie came out in 1992 and shows life in many shows and forms. It is a strange but intriguing genre of film but it is amazing. Baraka means hope in English but what it actually means is up to the viewer. From the streets of New York, to tribes in Africa, to clouds floating above mountains, Baraka dives deep into the planet we live on and really made me think.

The shots in this movie, with the music intertwined, were beautiful. A New York Street is shown with the traffic moving like clockwork while drums are playing almost in sync with the traffic. The entire hour and a half movie is like this. This movie touches upon every religion and group of people we have on Earth. The audience sees the different people in the world but we also see how similar we are. Yes a typical American lifestyle is a lot different than the people in other countries that have tattoos and piercings all over their body, but seeing how we share similar problems is brilliant.

Throughout the movie we see the positive and negative aspects of our world, past and present. People are shown happy and sad but no matter what the culture there are shots of people staring right into the camera and into the depths of my soul. They break the cinema wall, in a regular movie actors never stare into the camera, but with Baraka regular people stare right into the camera and the emotional impact is huge. Children stare and you wonder what they are thinking about, are they happy or sad. Most stares are blank and innocent. It shows how innocent people really are and how we take those innocents away.

This movie really made me think about the word we live in and how people treat each other. People are so cruel to each other for no reason. People discriminate based on religion, why? This movie shows each religion I can think of and they basically follow the same principal. We as a species are so similar to each other but we treat one another like garbage. There are shots of Auschwitz and the Cambodian massacre. Human skills and bones still sitting there. These people were killed for no reason and as a viewer it's sad. I loved this movie. It made me think and want to change. I don't judge people but it made me want to make a greater effort to treat people better in general.

Nature of our world is also beautiful. There are shots of animals, specifically monkeys and it is adorable. There is a sequence very early on of a monkey hanging out in a hot bath and it just sits there. A raindrop slightly falls on his nose and it just stars at it as if it's annoyed. It is subtle things like this that I really loved. Nature is truly beautiful if you look at it the right way. Shots of nature were the ones I liked the best, especially waterfalls. I don't know why but I love waterfalls. I also loved the clouds running over mountains like a strong river current. It looked like somebody was stretching out a cotton ball for miles and miles.

Music makes the movie. If you don't believe me, then you're dumb for one. Watch this movie and tell me you didn't like the music in this movie. Philip Glass composed the music and after I saw this movie I immediately got the soundtrack. It's so beautiful and captivating. It captures each individual moment perfectly. Sometimes there are different cultures singing or chanting and sometimes it is natural sound from the world itself. It's repetitive and slow but effective.

Overall, Baraka is a masterpiece. I have never seen a film like this but I want to see more. This is a rare and beautiful genre that makes you think about the world we live in. A movie like this can't be too long and it can be a little boring at times but I watched this movie in the "proper" state of mind. I strongly suggest you watch this movie in the "proper" state of mind, you won't regret it. I will see this movie again and the upgraded blu ray made it ten times better. The picture quality was the best I have ever seen and the sound quality was right up there as well. Baraka gets the WillyT Seal of Approval and the mind blow of the week. Words are not enough to describe this movie enough and it's fitting because there is not one word of scripted dialogue in the film at all.

Halloween came and went and I was Ron Burgundy, and then I realized I haven't reviewed one of the funniest movies ever made, Anchorman. With the second movie just around the corner there is no better time to review this movie. Anchorman launched Will Ferrell's career and basically jump started Steve Carell's career. Anchorman is the story of a 1960s Anchorman, Ron Burgundy who struggles with the changing times and the threat of a female anchor. This movie is hysterical from beginning to end and is brilliant in its writing and performances.

Will Ferrell was on SNL but when he left Anchorman took Hollywood by storm. The witty lines and catchphrases of Ron Burgundy made him a pop culture icon. Ron is a brilliant character who is played perfectly by Will Ferrell. His relationships with all other characters are unique and funny in different ways. His main relationship is his with Veronica Corningstone but my favorite is his relationship with Baxter. Baxter is Ron's dog and the very first scene we see with him he barks and Ron apparently speaks dogs and its very funny. Then the shot with Baxter in the pajamas is my favorite in the entire movie. Baxter is the greatest dog in any movie, there I said it. I would name my dog Baxter if I had one.

A comedy has to be memorable and quotable. This movie is one of the most quotable movies I have ever seen. I know scenes word for word just because they are funny. The sky rocket in flight scene to when Ron yells "cannonball" I could go off on every funny quote but then it wouldn't be a review. The writing in this movie was fantastic. The scenes were well put together and you can tell when Ferrell is improvising. Her says things like "by the beard of Zeus." Nobody wrote that, it was on the top of his head, but it works. Ferrell has a talent for improve, witty comments. He is the clear star of the movie but there is just enough room for the spotlight to be shared.

Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Fred Willard are also very funny but Steve Carell shines bright in this movie. Fred Willard is a lot of weird people in a lot of weird movies but his running gag with his phone calls about his son never gets old. Carell plays Brick, just from his name you know he is funny. In his opening scene he says "years later a doctor will tell me I'm mentally retarded." Perfect. His comedy is well placed and more subtle than anything. "Brick where did you get the hand grenade?" "I don't know." He says, need I say more. We all know that scene. It's the best scene.

The best scene in this movie is one I see on TV all the time. It's the battle of the news teams. Basically, its complete anarchy and nonstop laughs. There are a million cameos in this movie, including Ben Stiller, Seth Rogan, Vince Vaughn, Fred Armisen, Jack Black, and even Danny Trejo. I like it when comedies have cameos, especially with big name stars, because they can be so effective in such a small time. Stiller has one or two lines but it adds so much to the scene and makes it that much funnier.

Comedies tend to drag on a little bit in the middle to get a hold of the story and build up to a hilarious climax and ending. This movie kind of does that after Ron's interaction with Jack Black. The movie takes a dive and isn't as funny as the rest but the movie can't be 100% funny. The story was ridiculous but it had a meaning. It showed the change in American society and how women were becoming a bigger part of it. The movie did need to portray that message and it did. I usually don't like that in comedies, but I can look past it for this movie.

Overall, Anchorman was a riot of laughs. Every time I watch this movie, I laugh. I laugh at the same things I've laughed at millions of times before. If this movie is on TV I sit and watch it. I can jump in at any moment and enjoy it. I can watch this movie over and over. I watched it twice in a month and still enjoyed it. I can watch it alone but its better with other people. For that, Anchorman gets the WillyT Comedic Crest and the WillyT Seal of Approval. Go see this movie if you haven't, and you stay classy.

It took a long time but I finally saw Gladiator. Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix star in a story I have seen plenty of times in movies. The story is simple. Guy in high power gets betrayed by a jealous brother and falls to the bottom and has to climb back up to gain his vengeance. How many times have I seen this? A lot. How many times does it work really well? A lot. In Gladiator it works really well. Everything from the acting to action worked in this movie.

Like I said the plot is basic but it works. I have seen this movie before just with a different setting and characters. Russell Crowe is a general for the Roman Empire, Maximus, and his father who adopted him is dying wants him to take over the empire. Commodus, Phoenix, is the rightful heir to the throne because he is blood related but he takes his brother out of the picture anyway by betraying him and murdering his family. Maximus survives and becomes a Gladiator to get his revenge. I figured out the ending to this movie and most of the key plot points but it was still amazing.

Russell Crowe gives an amazing performance in this movie, winning him an Oscar. Crowe has an amazing talent for acting and this was his best performance. Luckily he didn't sing. His best scene is when he finds his family dead. He has an emotional breakdown. Another when Commodus is tempting Maximus to fight and he keeps his composure. Any normal man would have broken down but he kept his cool. Maximus is a very interesting character and a natural leader.

I don't know why Joaquin Phoenix's career went down the tubes but he comes through in the clutch in this movie. Commodus is one of the creepiest villains in any movie. He stalks his nephew and wants to sleep with his sister. His jealousy and anger towards Maximus drives his performance. When he is on screen its intense. His emotion escalates rather quickly. Phoenix got nominated for an Oscar and I think he deserved it.

The fighting scenes in this movie were top of the line. My favorite being the one with the tigers. I saw the tiger come out and I went nuts. I was pumped and as unrealistic as it was, it was awesome. The Colosseum looked real and amazing. The lack of CGI shows and it makes the movie better. Watching this I pictured the making of the movie and the set. The sands of the Colosseum were probably real and the first section of seating was probably used with extras. The second two had to be CGI for budget common sense but the movie felt real.

I watched the director's cut of this movie so it was really long. Honestly I got a little bored and most of the added in scenes I could spot out. There was a lot of filler that didn't need to be in there. I took that into account when thinking back on the movie. The regular version is probably a lot better and cleaned up but the backstory was still interesting.

Character relationships are obviously very important and none was creepier than the one with Commodus and his sister. Many times in the movie he tries to kiss his sister. There comes a point where he demands she give birth to his future son. That's messed up. It shows how sick his character is. I understand power hungry but this guy was 110% crazy. Maximus is a great leader and has great relationships with his soldiers. There is the one huge guy and the other black guy he befriends and they are both incredible. Secondary characters like that are important and they do their part.

Overall, Gladiator is a masterpiece and I don't know why I waited so long to see it. Hans Zimmer adds an excellent score and captures the emotional part of the movie. Ridley Scott directs this film in the right into the academy awards and he really let his stars shine. Crowe and Phoenix give it their all and help push this movie to get the WillyT Seal of Approval.

I don't know why I even bother watching horror movies anymore. They are so bad but nothing is worse than Paranormal Activity 4. This movie was beyond cliché with the demons and the creepy kid and worst of all the jump scares. The Paranormal series has had its ups and downs. The first was great, the second was good, the third was awful, and now we have this cash grab. This series should have died after two but Hollywood has to milk all the money possible out of everything. Let's pray the Paranormal series does not turn into the Saw series with like eight movies, even though I enjoyed all eight. Yeah I said it, cry about it.

The story behind this series is one I am still interested in. I entered the third movie asking questions most people were asking, what happened to the baby? The third movie does absolutely nothing to answer this question and when the 4th starts with the ending to the 2nd I was hopeful. Then the story jumps five years to 2011 at a soccer game and in one of the first shots we see a creepy kid in the distance all alone. Duh, this kid is a creepy demonic kid with a sketchy side. The generic story of a fighting mom and dad, a kid who has secrets nobody really believes, a cheesy romance with the teen girl, and pathetic scares resume.

I somehow find myself still invested in these movies and I really don't know why. A major problem is the loss of what made the original so great. That was the realism behind the scares and it brought real terror. The gradual scares after scare was believable even though we knew it was fake I found myself questioning it. This movie does none of that. First off, it tried to scare you during the day. That's impossible for a horror movie. Everybody knows the daytime and hiding under your sheet is the only thing that can protect you from a demon or monster.

The characters in this movie were really weak. The daughter was alright, the kid was a standard horror kid. The mom and dad were completely irrelevant, and the friend of Alex was OK to. The story and characters are all over the place and in the end I didn't care when somebody died. There was no emotional connection that was there in the other films. There were a few moments where I was interested to see what would happen but it usually ended with a laugh, which is never good.

I was hoping this movie would progress the original story, but it doesn't. This movie was a real waste of time and sure there was the one twist I did not see coming. I saw the other one coming a mile away and obviously knew who would live and who would die. I left this movie really angry because none of my questions were answered and now I have to sit through another terrible movie hoping I get some closure. These movies feel the need to drag on a story I shouldn't care about and continue to throw in characters that are garage and are used for a cheap death.

The scares themselves are few. There are a few holy crap moments but nothing I haven't seen before. There is a scene with the girl levitating but nothing is done with it. There are a few jump scares but they didn't even make me jump. Everybody knows how I feel about jump scares but this is probably the worst horror movie I have seen in terms of the scare.

There are also plot holes or something I have to call shenanigans on with a reality check. The girl sets up cameras to see what is going on during the night. She watches them or goes through them one or two times and sees nothing. It progressively gets worse and worse, sort of, and she stops watching. She experiences stuff during the day and doesn't think to watch the stuff that happens at night to give proof to her claims. So what was the point of the cameras if she wasn't going to use them, oh right so the audience can see what is happening?

Overall, this movie is an embarrassment. The fact that these movies still make so much money is pathetic. These movies need to wrap up and move on. The story was awful. The scares were awful. The characters and acting were awful. The effects were awful. Everything about this movie was awful. I will never watch this movie again and if you haven't seen it than God bless you, don't. I watch these things so you don't have to. Paranormal Activity 4 easily gets the Horrible Horror Movie Monstrosity and the WillyT Seal of DISapproval.

When I first heard the idea of Ted I thought it was going to be the absolute worst thing ever. A comedy with Mark Wahlberg and a teddy bear with the voice of Peter Griffin did not sound too appealing. Obviously Seth MacFarlane was involved and that was the only hope I saw this movie having. Ted was one of the best comedies I have ever seen. MacFarlane delivers with his direction, writing, and even bringing Ted to life. The story is 100% cliché and predictable but its great and it works.

After the intro scenes with John and Ted I thought this was going to be a story of Ted becoming too big and slowly becoming less and less interested in John. I don't know why I thought that but I did. The story turned into a relationship between John and Lori with Ted right in the middle. Still cliché but I was surprised how Ted and John's friendship stayed strong through their life. Their friendship did drive the story and did dig up a lot of the comedy in the movie. The first time we see them together as adults they are smoking weed, literally. Nothing made me laugh harder than seeing a Teddy bear smoke weed.

I have said I do not like Mark Wahlberg in comedy roles, but he is great. He earned my respect as a comedic actor and would like to see him do more comedic roles. He has a lot of funny moments. He and Ted bounce off one another perfectly and it's really funny. The fight scene between the two of them is funny every single time. It's just like the Peter vs. the Chicken fights in Family Guy. When Wahlberg needs to be funny, he is funny. When he needs to be serious, he is serious. When he needs to be emotional, well, good enough.

I was afraid of Ted having the exact same voice as Peter Griffin. I didn't want to watch this movie seeing Peter instead of Ted. This movie isn't like that. Ted feels like a real character and there is very little resemblance to Peter Griffin at all. When Ted talks I see and hear Ted, and that is important. There are moments where it is his voice over and I hear Peter or Stewie. Ted impersonates a fish and uses the Stewie Griffin voice and I hear Stewie. The lights are out and Ted is in bed with John and Lori and he says something. I hear Peter talking to Lois. I don't hear Ted. Luckily, this happens very little but when it does its inevitable.

This plot has been done before but it's so funny I can look past the cliché with the comedy. The party scene with Flash Gordon is legendary. That whole sequence is one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in any movie. MacFarlane has a writing talent where he references funny moments from any decade. The 90s when Ted is singing karaoke. The 80s with Flash Gordon and so on. MacFarlane sets this movie in Boston and it was perfect. They hit on the stereotype of Boston perfectly with the accents and the way some women act. I'm from Boston so it was really easy to relate. Plus they hit landmarks in Boston. Then end up at Fenway Park. Awesome.

This comedy is really raunchy. It seems that these days comedies can only really be good if they are raunchy. I miss the old days of Dumb and Dumber and Billy Madison where a PG-13 movie can be funny. This is obviously rated R and that probably is the only reason why it was as funny as it was. The laughs are constant while most comedies tend to start strong, slow down to develop emotion and story, then end with a bang that is hysterical. That doesn't really happen. It does have its emotional moments but there are a few jabs of comedy that keeps the audience interested. MacFarlane is really good at that as well. He can draw emotion from a crowd while making them laugh.

Overall, Ted is a great comedy with a cliché story that only makes it better. It is the writing and directing of Seth MacFarlane that makes this movie great. He is the true star of this movie. Wahlberg and Kunis are good but MacFarlane gets the most credit. I laughed a lot during this movie, as it should have. I can watch this movie time and time again. The writing was great, Ted himself looked real. The relationships were real and believable and the story was narrated by Patrick Stewart, the voice of a God. Ted gets The WillyT Comedic Crest as a comedy and The WillyT Seal of Approval as a movie as a whole. The story and little things push this movie to the Seal that is a rare sight in comedies.

Lawyers are people who work their way around the law to prevent people from going to jail or get a sentence reduced as much as possible. In my opinion lawyers do their job for the greater good and as some of them may be greedy and corrupt, most of them do want what is best for their clients. Now, I have no idea why this movie is called The Lincoln Lawyer. Matthew McConaughey plays one of these layers and in the beginning he seems like a crooked lawyer who cheats the system so it seemed like he was going to be a bad guy but a firm twist right in the middle of the movie changes the story of the movie completely.

McConaughey brings his talents to this movie and for the most part he does a very good job. The audience feels for him as he struggles his way from scene to scene. The start of the movie is great but it is also something that has been done time and time again. Mick Haller is a lawyer who is hired by a young man who is accused of rape. The buildup is a basic solve-the-case type of movie but a secret discovered changed the case completely and suddenly Haller finds himself trapped in a corner as his case also ties into a previous case he has guilt for. William H. Macy has a supporting role as well and he is fantastic as always.

I really liked the beginning of this movie. As simple as it was the premise worked. I liked how Haller would make shady deals with the bikers and how he made his environment a product of him. He seemed to be in control of his life and the way McConaughey carried himself was commendable. He has this swagger on him and the way he acts this character out was great. His performance was great from beginning to end but the twist in the middle of the movie is where it lost me.

I won't give away the big twist that comes about an hour into the movie, but it was very risky. I give the movie credit for going down this road and if somebody says they loved the movie and the twist, I wouldn't argue with them. I can understand why people would like the twist but I also see why people like me wouldn't. It wasn't so much the twist that bothered me; it was more of the placement. This would have been a game changer if it came at the end and it was a race to the finish. Instead everything is out on the table and the movie progresses and the focus is the irony of the situation and the situation Haller is in.

William H. Macy is a phenomenal actor and is good in almost every role he is in. I can forgive him for Jurassic Park 3 but other than that he is awesome. I feel his performances are underrated and he deserves more credit. I wish he was in this movie more and again, his endgame wasn't disappointing, but the placement wasn't right. He steals the show in every scene and is a perfect supporting role for this movie.

The case itself is fish from the beginning. Most of the plot twists are surprising but I saw one in the end coming a mile away. I had no idea how the case would play out or how Haller would solve it so I was invested in the entire movie. Other than the case there really isn't much going on. The case was obviously the main focus but backstory and other minor plot lines are important. I loved the tie in with an old case as Haller's demons. If I remember correctly he has a family but it really isn't important. There are a fair amount of loose ends for lack of a better word. The story wraps up and ends but there are little story lines that go nowhere. Bryan Cranston is in the movie. I don't know why. I don't remember why. I saw this movie not too long ago and I forgot most of what happened.

Overall, The Lincoln Lawyer is a decent movie. I didn't love it as I wish it was a tad different but I give the movie credit for doing what it did. I saw this on Netflix and I don't regret it. I would probably watch it again if a friend wanted to and I had nothing else better to do. I wouldn't but this on blu ray but it is worth seeing. If you are into pirating movies then go for it, but when you get caught don't say I told you to. The Lincoln Layer isn't a disaster its plain average. I give it a low WillyT Recommendation.

Everyone has fears. Fear is a part of life everybody must go through and sometimes it is difficult to overcome a fear. In Cape Fear Robert De Niro plays an ex-convict who is looking for revenge on the lawyer who could have gotten him out of jail earlier. Cape Fear is a movie that has been spoofed time and time again, most notably The Simpsons, and is a chilling thriller. Nick Nolte plays the lawyer and he struggles with problems in and outside his family while being stalked by his former client.

The story is an interesting one as Max Cady, De Niro, is the bad guy but at the same time you sympathize for the guy and don't blame him for wanting revenge. Sam Bowden, Nick Nolte, is an anti-hero. Anti-hero may not be the right word but it's the one I am using. In a way he is no better than Cady. He is a shady lawyer, he cheats on his wife, mistreats his daughter, and much more. He is the main character and the story is told from his perspective so you pity the man for being terrorized but at the same time you think he deserves it. It is a nice twist for a movie like this. This could have simply been a stalker movie about a creep harassing a family because he is crazy. Instead we get conflicting emotions for the main hero and villain. Now that is rare.

The best part about this movie is its simplicity. If this movie was made today it would have an awful story back behind a lot of CGI and fake blood. This movie was made in 1991 and instead of using special effects to make the movie good it focused on the characters, the story, and the music. The music in this movie is bone chilling. I love the score to this film and it mixes in perfectly with every scene. The blaring trombone or whatever brass instrument was used was perfect. The acting on all parts, even the daughter, was great as well. De Niro was the star performer but everybody involved was fantastic.

Robert De Niro is an incredible actor and I think this is one of his most underrated performances. Max Cady is a creepy villain and even his presence is scary. The best scene is with Cady and the fifteen year old Danielle. Danielle is the daughter of Bowden and the entire scene Cady seduces her and it was so believable. It was believable throughout the acting. I was scared sitting in my living room. The way Cady used his words was perfect and my eyes barely blinked until the scene was over. Danielle acted really dumb but watching it again I didn't blame her.

This movie is far from perfect but I did enjoy it. There are scenes that are boring and some characters I didn't really care about but overall it was a good movie. I watched this when I was little and I didn't really know or understand what was going on. I watched it again in blu ray and I appreciated it more but I stand by what I originally thought as a kid. This was a very good movie and is underrated, but it is also forgettable. I forgot all about this movie until I saw it in a buy two get one free bin at Best Buy. I liked the movie but it isn't a groundbreaking classic. I walked away entertained and weirded out, but that's really it.

I really wish this movie was better but it was missing something. There was a twist or another character missing. I loved the character complexity in almost every character. Cady was written and acted perfectly and I think Nick Nolte did his part as well. The wife bothered me but she wasn't a big part of the movie. She has issues with her husband and there is one intense scene but other than that she was in the background doing nothing. Cady affected each member of the family in some way before the big finale, except for the wife. He has many confrontations with Sam and the one with Danielle but nothing major with the wife. I could think of a few scenes that probably have been cut out and/or replaced by better ones.

Overall, Cape Fear is a very good time. You will walk away from this movie scared and freaked out. When this movie is good, its good, but when its bad, its bad. The movie slows down and is very long. I don't usually complain about length but in this case I was waiting for it to wrap up. I will probably watch this movie again because I do enjoy it but it will sit in my movie collection and be forgotten. It's really a shame because there are so many things I loved about this movie but it had that one missing link. Cape Fear is a solid movie and gets a solid High WillyT Recommendation.

I have never disliked a zombie movie. They have either always made me laugh or made me thoroughly entertained. Zombieland has done neither of those things. I have to be honest, I didn't really like it. It was sloppy, a little boring, poor characters, and Jessie Eisenberg. I heard this movie was awesome and was a combination of Superbad and Shaun of the Dead. They have both been reviewed and were amazing. To say this movie is like those two combined, that is a bold statement, but one I looked forward to. Without further ado, here we go.

It isn't a secret. I don't like Michael Cera but he is good in almost every role. Wait, he isn't in this movie? It's Jessie Eisenberg? Well, he is a wannabe Michael Cera so I don't see a difference. This guy is a photo copy of Michael Cera but not nearly as good. I never thought I would say this but I wanted Michael Cera in this movie. He would have been so much better. The awkwardness and his ugliness would have fit so much better than Eisenberg's mug ruining this movie. Throughout the movie all I could think about was Michael Cera and that's never a good thing. It made me sick I almost had to turn the movie off.

This movie is called Zombieland and there are little to no zombies. The opening scene is great as it introduces how Zombieland came to be out of the gate it was so far so good. I really liked how there were rules and they popped up on screen all the time. That was really all I liked about the movie. None of the characters had real names and that is cool but the reasoning was dumb. There are very few people left and they don't want to give away their real identity. Why? What's the point? Why should I care? Hearing the names Columbia and Tallahassee wasn't bad but it was unnecessary and not that funny. Clever, but not funny.

Bill F'n Murray is in this movie and hands down the best cameo I have ever seen, but that's the problem, it's only a cameo. I would have loved him in this movie as a star or supporting role. I'll give him credit for his role and his comedy. His time on screen was funny and the highlight of the movie but it wasn't enough. In the middle of the movie the characters bunker down in Murrays house and they were safe. Then they leave to go to an amusement park. That is the entire point of the movie. Emma Stone wants to bring her sister to an amusement park in California. That infuriated me. This movie had no point or direction.

The story, well there is no story. The characters are weak, the performances are terrible. Emma Stone can be a great actress but she just looks like Megan Fox in this movie and we all know that is never a good person to be compared to. Don't get me wrong, Emma Stone is one of the sexiest women who walks this Earth and seeing her in this movie is jaw dropping. She is hot, but that's about it. She is 100% cliché and only there to bring in teenage guys and perverts. Her character has some depth and personality but its basic and poor. Her job as an older sister is underwhelming and her as a love interest to Jessie Eisenberg is dumb. This is a zombie movie but there is a big lack of zombies. They are here and there but they really don't kick in until the end. The end to this movie was awesome and exciting now why couldn't that have been the entire movie? The zombies looked great but they weren't used. This movie had a few signs of brilliance but is ruined by everything else that is so awful. Bill Murray was great but only for like five minutes. The zombies were great but only for like ten minutes. The rules popping up on screen was funny and creative but you can't build a movie around that. Overall, Zombieland was a disaster. The story is dumb, the characters are dumb, Jessie Eisenberg should never be in a movie for the rest of his life, and I never want to see this movie again. I hated this movie. I bought it on blu ray without ever seeing it and I don't think I will ever do that again. I expected to fall in love with this movie. I expected to get a mixture of Shaun of the Dead and Superbad. Instead I got a disappointment. I got an hour and a half of hatred. I got a WillyT Seal of DISapproval. It really hates me to say that but it's the truth and that's my job, to spread the truth.

If there was ever a cast created by the hands of God himself it would have Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Sheen, and Mark Wahlberg. What's that you say, The Departed has a cast like that and to add to it it's directed by Martin Scorsese. Well, this is the definition of perfect. Scorsese tends to stick with mobster movies like Goodfellas but he makes them so well. The writing and acting drive this story and the Boston setting is the icing on the cake. Nicholson plays Frank Costello, a Boston mobster who uses Colin Sullivan, played by Matt Damon, as a cop on the inside. Billy, played by DiCaprio, is an undercover cop sent by Sheen and Wahlberg to work for Costello and help bring him down. Rats on rats on rats.

First off, the story is one of the best I have ever seen. The sneaking around and the lying and the deception on all ways possible in amazing to see on screen. Bill lies to Costello about his life to get on the inside and Sullivan is working to bring Costello down while secretly working for him. It's a little hard to wrap the brain around but that makes me fall in love with the movie more. Word gets around that there is a rat in the police unit and Costello thinks there is a rat in his crew. Bottom line, Sullivan has to find himself and Billy has to be careful. The writing behind this is incredible and a few twists and turns are around every corner.

Living in Boston I know a few things or two about the language. The Departed may be a bit exaggerated but for the most part people do talk like that. The famous Boston accent can be that extreme but it's really extreme in this movie. Some of the actors are not from the Boston area and it shows as they try to force the accent. The cursing is also very extreme. One time I sat down and counted how many times they fay the F word and it was close to 400. Parents be aware, this is not a movie for the kids. Take notice of the R rating.

Damon, DiCaprio, and Nicholson were the stars of this movie but Mark Wahlberg snuck in the backdoor and was amazing. The first scene with him is my favorite in the entire movie. He and Sheen are offering Billy the job and Wahlberg goes off. You can tell Wahlberg had a lot of fun with this role because he plays a scumbag, but he is great. His lines are clever and snarky and when he acts it is entertaining. He stole the show every time he was on screen. He was a jerk but his intentions were positive. A character like this was needed for this movie and again, perfect casting choice and the character was written beautifully. His one flaw is his lack of screen time. There is a big gap in the movie where he isn't there and not involved and I was left wanting more.

No movie is flawless and I think the one weakness is Madolyn. She's the shrink for cops and criminals. She gets in a relationship with Damon but it's not really touched upon. They get together in the beginning but it's forgotten and overshadowed by everything else going on. She also works with Billy and they develop a relationship. A love triangle develops but it works for a little while but it becomes very two sided if you know what I mean. I don't really like her character as she is just as much of a snake as everybody else and at the end there is a huge plot hole with her. There is a big question that isn't fully answered and every time I watch the movie it drives me mad. Her character could have been so important but she turns out to be a loose end. I wish she could have been written better and given more screen time with Sullivan to make their relationship more believable.

From top to bottom each and every single character worked. Besides the start the supporting cast was amazing. Alec Baldwin and Anthony Anderson are in this movie and they are big name guys taking a smaller role like this. They make the best of their material and they are both fantastic. As for the guys on Costello's crew, they are awesome two. Mr. French is a beast and Fitzy is a riot as well. They are characters you don't necessarily know by name but you know their faces and love what they do in the movie.

The last thirty minutes or so were awesome. Everything unravels and there is one final twist at the end I didn't see coming. Characters get justice, some get screwed, and some get revenge. There are very few plot holes and the end is satisfying. Some characters have confrontations that are very intense. The ending made the movie and every time the credits role I smile and embrace the brilliance.

Overall, The Departed is an amazing film and Scorsese delivers again. There is a lot of violence, swearing, and the movie is long but it is worth every second. DiCaprio deserved an Oscar for his performance but we all know the academy hates him. It did win Best Picture and Best Director. Wahlberg also got nominated for best actor in a supporting role and he probably deserved it but it's not a shock he didn't win. What was good about this movie? Everything, there is no such thing as a perfect movie but in my opinion, this and Titanic are the two closest movies I can think of. WillyT Seal of Approval? Well, yes, obviously.

It's no secret that I hate Michael Cera. Everything about the guy annoys me. His look, his voice, and especially the characters he plays. Despite the fact that all he plays is the awkward guy in a crowd but I have to admit it, the guy is really good at what he does. He was put on the map in Arrested Development. I didn't see Juno but I heard he was good. He stole the show in This is the End and he was a riot in Superbad. I finally saw Superbad after hearing so many good things about it and I loved it. A group of nerdy teenagers try to impress girls by getting alcohol for a party on a Friday night. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and McLovin star as the group of High School seniors trying to get some action before they go off to school.

So, Michael Cera was really good but Jonah Hill deserves most of the credit. In the first act of the movie Jonah Hill is the fountain of funny. Everything he says is hysterical, especially in the store. Bottom line is that the first act of this movie is great. You can tell this is a Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg movie. This movie is straight up dirty. Hill tells a story of how when he was little he had a habit of drawing penises all day. The story of him and the little girl and the Christian principal was a riot. It was funny how the story went from bad to worse to extreme. As somebody who just graduated from High School it was very easy to relate to these characters as I myself feel like Michael Cera in this movie.

Let's talk about the wildcard in this movie, McLovin. McLovin isn't his real name obviously but it is the greatest fake name ever. I can see Rogan sitting in a room with his writers and saying, "how about the name McLovin" then doing his crazy laugh. Fake IDs are a stupid idea to begin with and this was the worst I have ever seen but then again that's the point. McLovin was about to get the run and, bam, the liquor store gets robbed and cops come in. Rogan and Bill Hader play the cops and these two with McLovin are one of the funniest trios I have ever seen. McLovin fits right in with the cops and they are too stupid to realize he has a fake ID. These three have one crazy night and it brings a great time and funny moments.

I'm not a huge fan of Bill Hader either. I feel like he over acts in his roles and tries too hard to be funny but when he is with Rogan he is hysterical. He and Rogan play off each other so well and one isn't trying to beat the other one comedically. I also like how Seth Rogan is able to write himself in as a minor character and not take too much of the spotlight. The second act of the movie consists of Cera and Hill at another party trying to reclaim some alcohol and that entire sequence drags on way too long but the scenes with McLovin and the cops saves it from being a disaster.

Needless to say, the third act of this movie is so satisfying. The loose ends are wrapped up and all the characters get their just deserts. Throughout the movie we see tension between Hill and Cera with the future and their situation on girls. There are some problems and disputes that aren't resolved. Hill and Cera bark back and forth throughout the entire movie and they sort of have their fallout but it gets interrupted. The movie touches on problems Seniors in High School have but they aren't really resolved. The scene at the end with Hill and Cera before they go to bed does a little but I wanted more.

Like I said the second act is what hurts this movie the most as I felt it dragged too much. McLovin and the cops had a million different antics with the bar and the gun and whatnot while Hill and Cera are bunkered down in a house party. The scene when Cera is singing is hilarious but other than that I hated everything about it. I can't hate a movie for not doing what I thought would have worked but I just didn't like the second act too much.

Overall, Superbad is super funny. I laughed a lot in the beginning; it is a perfect movie for a guy my age. This movie will be over the heads of people around 14ish but that's why its rated R. Any normal person in High School or above will love this movie and laugh with every viewing. This movie is absolutely funnier in numbers as comedies usually are. Laughter tends to build off itself and others but I watched it alone and still laughed. Superbad gets the WillyT Comedic Crest for being endlessly funny and enjoyable. As a movie as a whole I got to give it the WillyT Honorable Mention. This was a good movie and I will watch it time and time again but I can't get over the plot holes and boring second act.

I love surprises for the most part and We're the Millers was a pleasant surprise. I saw trailers for this movie and it seemed like a typical summer comedy that would have a few laughs in far-fetched situations. Basically this is a typical summer comedy with a few laughs in many far-fetched situations. The only difference is the interesting premise. The movie starts out very cleverly. Jason Sudeikis plays a drug dealer who gets robbed so he has to make up for it by smuggling drugs from Mexico. He figures it will be easier if he has a fake family to ease the suspicion. That is very interesting and almost brilliant. It takes the family road trip cliché that has been done before and adds a twist.

The twist was there but the clichés were also there and I really hoped they wouldn't have been. The drug dealer dad and stripper mom was great. It is something different and worked really well for the story but the cliché children were a little annoying. The tough and rugged sister was everything you expected with her adult humor and attitude. The brother was a sissy and added his own form of comedy that was also expected, but he was so funny. The brother stole the show and the family was believable.

The clichés were there and the story was one that has been done time and time again. The family starts as opposites and they hate each other but slowly start to grow on each other comedically. Is this movie funny? Yes, the movie is very funny at moments. It isn't constant laughter but each scene brings out at least a chuckle. There are parts where the story slows down and it gets a little ridiculous with an obvious solution but it plays out in a way it probably should have. The cliché of all clichés in this movie is the other family.

Why? Why does every movie with an RV involved have a crazy family in another RV in which the family constantly crisscrosses with? The other family was funny and probably necessary for the movie but they were so cliché. Some clever writing should have been in place instead of a story we have seen time and time again. This family took the good twist in the premise and diminished it. It was like the Purge. The clever premise disappears with the same old cliché. The family didn't destroy the entire movie but I sat in my chair and couldn't believe that I was watching a dirtier version of the Robin Williams movie RV.

Sure a few things annoyed me with the characters and the story, but let's be honest; I went to see this movie to laugh. I laughed a lot during this movie a lot more than I thought I would to be honest. Will Poulter stole the show as the son of the family. Every scene is funny because of him. The best scene is when he sings Waterfall by TLC. He sings the one verse and I was rolling in my seat laughing. Then he is being taught how to kiss from Jennifer Aniston and Emma Roberts. Come on, that is hysterical and I was hoping there was a scene like that. This kid had no career before this movie but this will put him on the map. This kid has a bright future, mark my words.

A major flaw in the movie was the marketing. A lot of the funny moments were shown in the trailers. This isn't the movies fault but I would have laughed more if I didn't see so much in the trailers. OK, this isn't going to be popular but I didn't think Jennifer Aniston was that sexy. That scene shown time and time again in every trailer did nothing for me. That is the scene where she is in her bra and panties but I didn't like it. It was over the top, forced, and I expected it to be later in the movie. This happens and then there is like another 45 minutes left. Don't get me wrong, Aniston was the perfect choice for the role and she did a great job but that one scene was too much.

If I wrote this movie I would have done a thing or two differently. With the idea of sneaking in and out of Mexico I was looking forward to some chaos in Mexico with a lot of buildup to actually crossing the border. That didn't happen. They make it over and back over the border before any chaos even happens. It was a missed opportunity. This movie could have went in many different directions but again played into the clichés. Luckily they worked and it was still very entertaining. Was this movie how I wanted it to be? No. Was it funny enough for me to enjoy? Yes. Would I see it again? Probably not. Once was enough and I'm content. Don't expect me to buy it on blu ray or go out of my way to see it. It was good the first time but if it's on TV I'll give it another go. Other than that I'm done with the Millers.

Overall, We're the Millers was a good time. I have no "ragrets" about seeing this movie and if you see it you should enjoy it. It had its obvious flaws but I was able to loom past them and enjoy a fun summer comedy. This movie is nothing more or less than a solid WillyT Recommendation. I give it a high recommendation. I liked more than I didn't like in this movie and the Millers were an entertaining bunch. They basically did their job.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost came together once again, and this time they made Paul. Where to begin with this disaster? Seth Rogan is the voice of Paul, the alien, that's good. Nick Frost's character is named Clive, that's bad. Simon Pegg is not that funny and has a silly love interest with Christen Wiig, that's very bad. Bill Hader plays a bumbling idiot with a partner who is even worse, that was the nail in the coffin. Pegg and Frost are at Comic-Con and go on the road every nerd dreams of. On their way they run into Paul, an alien on the run trying to get home. Ugh…I hope you enjoy WillyT rants because this is a good one. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz both got the WillyT Seal of Approval so I had high hopes and expectations going in. Edgar Wright was not involved with this movie so that is the biggest mistake. Simon Pegg helped Wright write the other two movies but Paul was written by Pegg and Frost. I'm sure Rogan improvised many of his line like he does to add his comedy, but the writing was poor in this movie. The story was weak and the plot twist at the end should have been a shock, but I couldn't have cared less. The characters were stupid other than the three main ones but even they were written poorly. I wanted this movie to be so much better and after seeing it for the third time I don't know if I ever want to see it again. Let's start with the characters. Simon Pegg is a funny guy and a fantastic writer but he intentionally writes himself as unfunny. The only funny part about his character is his name, Graeme Willy. Come on, that name is beyond stupid and the only thing worse is a name like Clive Gollings, but wait that's Nick Frost character's name. Good God if anything annoyed me more in this movie it was hearing their names. I get they are nerds but nerds have normal names. Their relationship is at least believable and the gag that the two of them are gay is funny throughout the movie. The both of them can act and be funny and while this wasn't their best performance they had their moments, just not many. The main source of the comedy came from Paul and Seth Rogan. Rogan is one of the funniest men in America and he does not disappoint as the role of Paul. The character Paul is the single ray of sunshine during the cloudy day. From the first scene to the end credits Paul is a riot. When he revives the bird, gives Spielberg the idea for ET, and especially the argument about evolution is all hysterical. I remember rolling in my seat in the theater a few years ago. The problem is that he doesn't share the spotlight. He is the only thing funny about the movie. Pegg is funny. Frost is very funny, but in this movie he is obnoxious and boring. Jason Bateman is also in this movie and he can be funny but he is written as a serious secret agent so he isn't supposed to be funny. Bateman was a miscast; he could have been in the movie but not as that character. This movie also has Christen Wiig and Bill Hader who are really good on SNL but I hate them in this movie. Hader is incredibly annoying and every time he and his dumb partner are on screen I feel like a four year old would only laugh at their comedy. They act like a child, which is the point, but I hate it. The scene where they play hide and seek is too silly to be funny. Their end result is very satisfying so touché to the writing on that one. I laughed because I hated the characters more than it was funny. Christen Wiig is probably the worst part of the entire movie. Her character is a God loving nutcase who has a lazy eye. The lazy eye was so unnecessary and I get why it was their but it wasn't needed. The eye is used for the final push so she believes that Paul is real and she questions God. Another major problem is that she believes strongly God for her entire life. She wears a funny shirt that says "Evolve this" or whatever it says and it has Jesus shooting Darwin in the face. I will say that was the only funny part of her character but I think it would have been funnier if they didn't mention it and left it as subtle comedy. Anyway, her beliefs are changed in three seconds and she no longer believes in God because Paul passes on his experiences and knowledge. That is wrong on so many levels. They can't straight up deny the existence of God. That is morally wrong in my opinion. I'm not a God fanatic but I do believe in God and the way they went about her character was wrong. I don't believe she would have taken a complete U- turn in thirty seconds. Overall, Paul was a huge disappointment. It was funny, I was laughing but it was stupid silly humor. The characters and story were so lame and poorly written. The childish humor would have been funny if I was under the age of ten and this movie is rated R so not many ten year olds will watch it. Christen Wiig has a lot of poop and fart jokes as she starts swearing and its hit and miss. Paul is an overall disaster but it has its funny moments so it gets the WillyT A For Effort. I wanted better and its honestly hard to sit through.

Most people enjoy buddy cop films but a buddy cop film with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright at the helm; we get the best buddy cop film ever made. Sargent Nicholas Angel is forced to move out to the country where he has been promoted to Sargent of a village. He is not too thrilled but he soon finds himself engulfed in a murder case that the town is doing their best to ignore. The deep story is backed up by many laughs and moments this trio puts on the big screen so well.

This movie plays the stereotypical buddy cop movie down to the last detail. Angel is the tough cop who is incredible at his job who is forced to pair up with an almost useless Nick Frost. These two bring their chemistry from Shaun of the Dead and bring it into this movie. Nick Frost is not as funny as he was in his previous role but he does a much better job. He is a much improved actor and shows great range in this role. Pegg on the other hand is funnier than ever. At first I hated Angel as a character, as I think I was supposed to, but he grew on me and Pegg nails it.

Hot Fuzz ties absolutely everything together even better than Shaun of the Dead did. Things people say one time come back and play into the mystery. The first time you watch it you want to know who the killer is and solve the mystery. Great, but the second and third time you go back and pay attention to all the details. The details are revealed to the audience at the climax but going back and watching it again it is very satisfying.

The writing is better than ever in Hot Fuzz. This movie had the laughs but the strongest aspect was the story. For a while the story wasn't really going anywhere but introducing all the characters and getting to know the village. That all changes with the shot of the guy in the black robe, face hidden, and holding an axe. I remember the first time I saw that, my jaw dropped. That was the moment the movie got real and it wasn't like Shaun of the Dead at all. The twists and turns this story take is awesome. The reveal of the murders is so satisfying. I won't spoil but Angel comes up with this whole conspiracy as to why the people got murdered but he was wrong. When the real reason is revealed it was a "Wait, really? That's so dumb but awesome" moment. Its brilliant but at the same time it's a little lame. For the type of movie it is I love it but I can see people being annoyed by it.

The gore behind the murders is terrific. The axe and the staged car accident was creative. The explosion was awesome, the shears was disturbing, but nothing was better than the church scene. Hands down, the coolest death I have ever seen. There could have been one at the end involving the model of the church, but he didn't die, which made it ten times better. Let's just say the scene is suspenseful and it got a bit messy. I went back and watched how he died in slow motion and I don't regret it a bit.

There are some jokes in this movie that are hit or miss. Aaron A. Aaronson is a subtle laugh. When Andrew has the foam mustache on his real one brings out a smile every time. The laughs were not as consistent but it wasn't needed. The backbone of the movie is the story, not the comedy. In my Shaun of the Dead review I said that Shaun if the Dead was straight up better. I still stand by that statement but Hot Fuzz had the better stories, better characters, and it got close to better gore. Shaun of the Dead had a special impact on me that left a better taste in my mouth than Hot Fuzz did, but it really isn't right to compare movies it's just a popular topic.

If I had to choose some flaws I will have to call shenanigans on a lot in this movie. This is a segment I will call Reality Check. First of all, I'm pretty sure Angel could have denied the promotion if he really wanted to. I understand it is England and it may be different but the guy should have rights and be able to turn down a promotion if he wanted to. Secondly, after Angel discovers the truth behind the town I was thinking to myself that it wasn't possible. I can't say why without spoiling the entire movie but I can say that somebody would have to notice if people randomly disappeared. Before the murders Angel and Danny walk right by the guy in the black robe. The first time he is in an alley so I figured it was possible. The second time he was standing in front of a white garage door, under a light. Come on, I know Angel and Danny were drunk but they walked right by them. At the church there was no possible way for the murderer to escape due to the fact that he didn't have enough time. Finally, I think the lady would have noticed a guy in black trying to kill her. She takes it like a champ before he bleeds out. It's frustrating.

Overall, Hot Fuzz is a good time. I can watch this movie anytime anywhere and it has everything I loved from Shaun of the Dead. The cinematography was very much the same along with the humor. The ending was an action packed shootout I always wanted. Hot Fuzz is awesome and gets the WillyT Seal of Approval even with the parts I don't find possible.

I have never seen a movie that is more quotable then Shaun of the Dead. I watch movies, quote movies, and let them impact my life in many ways but very few have a greater effect than Shaun of the Dead. The title spoofs Dawn of the Dead but this is nothing like it. A zombie movie, yes, but this is an Edgar Wright film with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. This trio has made some great movies but this is the one that put them on the map. An idiot and his friend try to survive the zombie apocalypse by going to their favorite pub.

The best part of this movie is the little details any fan of the movie can appreciate. From the opening credits to the very end, everything is connected. In the opening credits there is a girl at a cash register and a black guy checking his phone. These people return later in the film as zombies. Maybe you noticed it, maybe you didn't but I noticed everything. Snake hips, John, his wife, the other old lady, and even Nelson. Characters we see for three seconds or have two lines come back in some way. Every line is on purpose and everything is connected. The 17 year old kid is the same kid who is frequently calling Ed. I know everything about anything in the Shaun of the Dead universe. For the record, dogs can look up.

I quote movies all the time. I have never seen a movie that I quote more than Shaun of the Dead. I probably say "you got red on you" at least a few times a week. When I was 17 and somebody asked how old I was I would say 17 just like the kid in the movie. In fact, whenever I say 17 I say it like that kid in the store. Every scene has something funny in it through the script. The chemistry between Nick Frost and Simon Pegg drives this movie. They comedically play off each other all the time. "There's a girl in the garden." That entire scene is a riot. The throwing of the albums and kitchen objects was great. The zombie tackles Shaun and Ed goes in the house to get a camera. I laugh every time. Since I have seen this movie I call my mom "mum" instead of "mom" or" mama" that is the effect this movie had on me.

The cinematography and camera angles are also really good. The beginning where the camera bounces back and forth between Shaun, David, Liz, and the other girl was great. The scene where Shaun and Ed are trying to come up with a plan was even better. It is little things like the teeth being brushed to the toilet flushing to the pinning of the Shaun name tag makes this movie great, that and the constant laughs.

Every character in this movie was great. I love Ed, sympathize for Shaun, understand Liz, hate David, and am annoyed with Shaun's mum and the other girl I can never remember the name of. The story is at times obvious, like David being in love with Liz and that causing a love triangle between Liz, him, and Shaun. Now throughout the movie I wanted David dead. He was so obnoxious, all he does is complain and be an idiot, but that poor guy did not deserve what he got. Ed is obviously the best character with laughs from beginning to end. He is a guy I would easily get along with and as dumb as he is the friendship he has with Shaun is real. They have a real brotherhood and I love every second of it.

Bottom line, this is a zombie movie. A very funny zombie movie but still a zombie movie so that means a few things. The zombies, the gore, and the endgame. The zombies in this movie look fantastic and the gore is great. When the zombie goes through the pole and her guts go everywhere was unexpected and disturbing, but also kind of funny. I really hope somebody laughed other than me. This movie did get serious as well and had some really emotional moments as well. There is one scene that is just so hard to watch and that is the climax with Shaun vs. David. That scene was so well done and watching the chaos was so entertaining. Shaun of the Dead is a roller-coaster of laughs but I guess I need to address the big question of is it better than Hot Fuzz. No. Plain and simple. The reason, Queen. That scene when Queen comes on the jukebox is one of my favorite scenes in movie history. Shaun Ed and Liz are beating the bartender with pool sticks. The zombies are trying to get in, the fire extinguisher going along with the song, everything in this scene worked. I can just see the writers laughing over it as they write it and Edgar Wright directing it with a huge smile. Overall, Shaun of the Dead is a roller-coaster of laughs. There is not a single thing I don't like about this movie. If I had to choose it would be that it is a British comedy and the accents can be too much and some of the language is hard to understand, but who cares. It never slows down, the laughs never stop, and I could watch this every day. I watched this movie countless times with an old friend and I suggest you watch this with as many people as possible. I have never met a person who has not liked this movie so it has to get the WillyT Seal of Approval. When Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright are together expect a seal of approval.

Put Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and baseball in a movie and you know I will watch it. There are not many things I love more in this world than baseball and movies. Field of Dreams is hands down the best baseball movie ever made. With the great acting from Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones is backed up by the great writing and interesting and mystical story. I first saw this movie when I was very young and The Voice scared me but I manned up and watched it, and I loved it. In case you don't know the story, Ray, a farmer from Iowa, hears a voice that changes his life. This embarks him on an adventure where dreams can come true and the sport of baseball ties in perfectly.

Kevin Costner narrates the first scene and he gives am awesome backstory to Shoeless Joe Jackson, himself, his father, and his family. I love that scene for introducing everything we need to know about the movie. I never heard of Joe Jackson or the 1919 Black Sox Scandal so that was cool. The movie starts with the voice saying "If you build it, he will come," lines that everybody who has seen or even not seen the movie knows. These lines made this more than a baseball movie introducing mysticism and a higher power into the real world. The voice scared me and in a way it still does, its creepy and I put myself in Ray's position and I don't know what I would have done.

My favorite scene is the first scene with Ray and Joe Jackson. Ray follows his gut and the voice by deciding to plow over a chunk of his corn to build a baseball field. He built it, and Shoeless Joe came. The scene itself is subtle as Jackson stands in left field, his actual position when he played, Ray then picks up a bat and hits balls to him. After a few hits Jackson comes in they talk a little and then Jackson takes the bat and he hits. There is no music in this scene, it is the natural sounds of the night and the crack of the bat. It was beautifully shot and the sound captured the imagination of the situation. Ray was pitching to a ghost. Then the writing came in. The way Jackson described the game of baseball was perfect. He says something along the lines of, "to me it wasn't a game, it was life." Being a huge fan of baseball I know exactly what he means and he was so right.

The voice comes back and brings Costner to Boston to find James Earl Jones. The field took a huge chunk out of their money and Ray was going broke. This added the major conflict in the story. It is a race against time and money so Ray takes a bigger risk and goes to Boston to find Terrance Mann. Terrance Mann is an author from the 60s and this movie ties so many generations together so well. The old days with Jackson, the 60s with Mann and the present day of the film. Mann also has a strong connection with baseball so he ties in perfectly. James Earl Jones brings his loud and strong voice to this character. This is my favorite role he has played as his character has so much depth.

Nothing made me happier than seeing old Fenway without the green monster seats. Fenway Park is the best stadium in major league baseball and was the perfect choice for this movie, and that's coming from a Yankee fan. They could have went for Yankee Stadium and possible touched on the history of the stadium and the sport, but no, they chose Fenway and I couldn't have been happier.

The mind boggling in this movie is crazy with the twists and turns are hard to believe. There are elements of time travel and what is in the corn field which I am still trying to figure out. Another famous quote, "Hey, is this Heaven?" "No, it's Iowa." The fact that they deny that its heaven is interesting because to the men the field affected it seemed like heaven. I would have called it heaven. Ray's brother-in-law can't see the player so that is an interesting factor that obviously is used to keep the problem relevant but other than that this movie is flawless.

Overall, Field of Dreams is one of the best movies ever made. It molded careers in Costner and made James Earl Jones' even greater. The "People Will Come, Ray" speech was one I could listen to over and over and is another piece of beautiful writing. The description of baseball and the effects it has on people is 100% true. The score to this movie is also fantastic and fits each scene perfectly. Field of Dreams is a baseball story but also so much more so for that it gets the WillyT Seal of Approval.

Every great career needs a start and for Denzel Washington and most likely Morgan Freeman Glory was that start. I say it boosted Freeman because I looked and I didn't recognize anything before Glory, and of course even in the late 80s he looks old. Matthew Broderick stars in this Civil War movie about the Massachusetts 54th, the first all- black regiment in history. Any movie with slavery as a theme so you are sure to see a few things that are uncomfortable and the use of the "N" word, hope you can

This movie is historically accurate and based off letters Colonel Shaw write home to his parents. When Matthew Broderick narrates I can only assume they are the real letters, or I hope so. I first saw Matthew Broderick in Godzilla so when I see him I think of Godzilla. I know he is in Ferris Bueller's Day Off so I was unsure how he would do in a serious role like this. He is playing a Colonel so he has to be a natural leader, and he is. His only real flaw I saw was his voice. He has a very soft voice and I picture a leader with a loud and clear voice. Can I say that made me hate his performance and the movie? No, but it is something worth mentioning. He does a great job as an actor and I loved the character and his awesome facial hair.

Broderick was good, Freeman was great as always, but the glory behind the movie was Denzel Washington, pun intended. Denzel is an amazing actor and this was his big break. His performance earned him an Oscar in 1990 and his career was never the same again, it got better and better. This was very early in his career and we see his attitude and sarcastic humor he uses in many other roles in the future. I kept comparing his acting to Déjà vu, Remember the Titians, and Flight and I saw so many similarities and that was refreshing.

The best scene with Denzel was the scene where he has to get whipped. That scene and the scene with the burning of the town were so powerful and emotional. Denzel gets set up at the post and his shirt is remover, exposing his back that has a million scars. He gets whipped and Denzel gives this stare right into Shaw's eyes, and he doesn't even flinch. He cringes a little bit but he takes it like it's nothing but finally lets out a tear at the end. That scene was hard to watch but it was so necessary to have in there for so many reasons. It gave Shaw an understanding and pushed the story forward and developed not just Denzel's character, but Broderick as Shaw as well.

With a movie like this you know there will be scenes with racial tension, that's a given and they are there and not big deal. The big deal is how Shaw and his officers treat their black soldiers. I love how Shaw doesn't want to give his black friend from Boston, Thomas, any special treatment. Thomas is crying and embarrassed and asks to speak with his friend Shaw. Shaw says he needs to give a formal request to speak to a superior officer. It was a jerk move but it was also necessary. Shaw fights for equality of his soldiers. He wants them to get proper shoes and pay. He defends the men and the unity they show was so unexpected and rare for a movie like this. From the start Shaw supports what is right for his soldiers. I expected him to not be so fond and slowly grow to like them but not, immediately he fights for what is right.

The music in this movie is outstanding, especially in the last fifteen minutes. Throughout the movie the music is catchy and awesome. The score for this movie is proudly on my iPod including the scene where they all sing their African song at the end. That song was stuck in my head for weeks the first time I saw it. That scene was also powerful and probably my favorite. The night before the battle they sing and stand as one, knowing most of them are going to die. Denzel has his emotional breakthrough. The entire movie he is a rock wall who is looking for a fight and he clearly has some problems but during this scene he seems human and it was awesome.

Overall, Glory is a fantastic movie with very few flaws. The ending could have expanded a bit more, the last scene before the credits left me wanting a little more but I was overall satisfied. The acting was great, music was great, battle scenes were great, emotion was great, every scene was strong its own way, and the movie itself was great. Glory is a war movie but it's not like many war movies. Most war movies are about brotherhood and battle scenes but this movie isn't really like that. It's more unique in its own way. When it's all said and done Glory gets the glory of the WillyT Seal of Approval. I hope the second glory pun worked twice, if not, eh you'll get over it.

A while ago I put Donnie Darko away on my Netflix to do list and before That was a long time ago and after seeing it I had no idea how to review it. I took a day or two to think about the ending and even went to the internet to see what actually happened and after I read a few things I decided I needed to see it again. I was fixed in this world and when I went to watch it again it was gone. I waited a few months and bought the director's cut on blu ray and I watched it again and the second time was so much more satisfying than the first.

The story behind Donnie Darko is complicated to say the least. We follow Donnie, a troubled high scholar who just wants to be normal. It is hard to be normal when he is on psychotic medication and he hallucinates about a bunny rabbit named Frank telling him to do things in his sleep. Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, and Drew Barrymore each have their own short story lines that tie into the main plot so perfectly. The writing in this movie was one of the best I have ever seen. Personally, the idea of time travel is so interesting and the idea of a tangent universe was new to me and I was hooked immediately. After seeing this movie I wanted to write something like it and it inspired me to say the least.

Each character did such an amazing job with the strangeness of Barrymore and the odd feeling with Swayze. Their individual stories are almost as good as the main one following Donnie and his love interest. Gyllenhaal delivers in this movie as Donnie. He is troubled and another strong interest of mine if psychology and the mind. Donnie is incredibly gifted, smart, and opinionated. His story is so vague enough to keep the audience interested in the story as well as crept out. Frank was a scary character with a strong voice and seeing the bubble trail thing was unexpected.

Noah Wile and Drew Barrymore are the only two teachers Donnie connects with in the entire school and their relationships are remarkable. With Barrymore especially, Donnie connects with her and her teaching style. Her role is never fully clear but she is effective. Maybe if I go back and watch it I will notice something else. That is the thing with this movie which is very rare, it gets better and better the more your watch it over and over. Noah Wile is a science teacher of some sort and after Frank mentions time travel Donnie goes to him for answers and every scene with Wile and Darko are together, my mind was blown and I was so interested. The conversations about wormholes and tangent universes and whatnot were so fascinating and it only works in a movie.

The main relationship is between Donnie and Gretchen. Their relationship is so weird and cute at the same time. From the introduction of Gretchen she had a strong connection with Donnie and their relationship builds slowly and unexpectedly. Donnie has so much going on and as his methods of picking up girls are far-fetched and unrealistic but it was good enough for me. I still can't figure out what Gretchen saw in Donnie, you know because he is crazy, but I think she related to him and that was fine for me. Their relationship was unrealistic but for the universe the movie takes place in I bought it. Their ending was, in my opinion, controversial so let's get into it.

I want to spoil this ending so bad and dive deep into my own thoughts but I really shouldn't. The entire movie builds up to one date, October 30, 1988. The movie is broken up into chapters and as the date approaches the scenes get more intense. It is supposed to be the end of the world and Donnie is afraid of the date and anticipating it. The beginning of this movie is slow and confusing but it picks up quickly. The beginning may be the one flaw but it has that one scene to keep it alive to keep the audience invested in the rest. Most of the questions are answered with more questions but the answers we get are so satisfying and the ending is outstanding. The star of this movie is the writing and the ending saved this movie from disaster and I still think about it every now and then. I am still trying to wrap my head around it because it left an impact. Out of all the confusing movies with a big ending this was one of the best. I felt so lost for the entire movie it was hard to stay invested but there was always that one scene to draw me back in and the ending was the icing on the cake. A total mind blow, especially the last shot. It was sort of an Inception shot at the way end with the top

Overall, Donnie Darko has a cult following of a fan base so consider me a member. The clever writing kept me thinking and the ending was shocking and amazing. This movie is probably one of my favorites ever. Probably in my top 20 of all time. I noticed so many little things like in the beginning the first shot with Donnie's mother, she is reading IT by Stephen King and I took that as a sign. Spencer from iCarley and Seth Rogan are also in the movie very briefly but of course I notice that. Even the lyrics of the sings tied into the scenes perfectly and when Mad World came on at the end I lost it. Need I even say it, WillyT Seal Approval.

I always said Mark Wahlberg belonged in action movies. Well, Shooter proves my point. Don't get me wrong, Mark Wahlberg is a very talented human being from the Funky Bunch from action films to comedy films, this guy has done it all. In Shooter Wahlberg plays a talented sniper who is set up by Danny Glover to assassinate the president. Obviously Wahlberg is innocent so it becomes a story of vengeance, justice, and discovery of the truth. I expected a few things from this movie and what I got was different in a good way.

Action movies such as these are one of two things, a reckless bloodbath, or a decent or even good story with a lot of awesome and unrealistic action scenes. When watching a movie like this you got to take reality out of the equation. If it isn't too unrealistic it works and in this movie, most of the action is believable. In fact, the action scenes in this movie were some of the coolest and best I have seen in a while. The acting itself even surprised me. Mark Wahlberg did a very good job playing the ex-marine. He talks with confidence and he clearly knows what he is talking about. His hand to hand combat is very impressive. He clearly did his homework for this role.

Danny Glover is one of my favorite actors ever but he doesn't play the best villain. He is mostly all talk and by that I mean he doesn't really do much. When he is on screen he mostly just takes up space and rambles on about how dangerous and skilled Wahlberg is. In a way he is smarter than everybody else because he knows the reality of the situation and the fact that his plan is screwed. The Russian guy in the wheelchair was a better villain because he had interesting backstory and he put a cool twist to the story which was overall impressive.

Let's talk about the good stuff, the action. I love snipers. The idea of the weapon and how you can kill somebody from so far away with precision is interesting to me. The wind factor and angel was cool as well. The best scene was the snow scene. The meeting in the snowy mountaintops was foolish and pointless to begin with but they made up for it with some awesome sniper shots. Wahlberg is in a snow suit so he can't be seen and he takes out three or four men within a minute or two. The entire scene was clever, well written, well shot, and exciting. I almost re-winded my Netflix to watch it again. It also set the plot towards an ending and it was an all-around great scene.

There were a few characters in the movie that weren't that great like the girl that was supposed to be the love interest but couldn't really find time for and the FBI agent who had a strong beginning but faded off in the end. The FBI agent was convinced that Wahlberg was innocent and he was digging into it. Danny Glover and the rest of the people involved did not like that and after a fail attempt on his life Wahlberg takes him in as a student. The guy is useful and has a few awesome moments but in the end he is forgettable and unimportant which I think is sad because he was a good and string character.

There is one scene I need to talk about and it is probably controversial. That scene is the raid on the house. It starts out great with a few stealthy kills that looked awesome. Wahlberg plants some pipe bombs for insurance and that obviously foreshadows a shootout with a lot of explosions. This is where I see the problem. I understand the situation. It is the middle of the movie and there was a good time since an action scene so it needed to be big. There is a fine line between big and unbelievable and a few times this scene flirts with it. It is entertaining but 20 on 1 I don't see how it was possible. I was hoping the pipe bombs would take out most of the guys but it really didn't and they had to e taken out by an endless clip of pistol and assault rifle. It was a good scene just too exaggerated for the sake of excitement.

Overall, Shooter was a very fun and exciting movie. The story was good enough with a few good characters and a twist and turn or two. I would gladly watch Shooter again with some friends being as I think it is a great background movie. It is a very good time and Wahlberg did what he does best, and that is be an action star. He was right at home in the role and it was great for his career. Shooter proudly gets the WillyT Recommendation for being a fun action movie that was better than I had hoped.