Here it is; Marvel’s biggest risk of a movie is finally here. I was excited for this movie, but I was hoping that the movie would not become a cheese fest. So, on Thursday, I went out and saw it. Here’s what I thought of it.

Peter Quill is your average, run of the mill Han Solo type character, whose job is to steal things for people to get paid. His most recent smuggle is something of true value and power, which gets his face on a warrant. And through a circle of events, he gets arrested, along with Gamora (a green alien chick), Rocket (a talking raccoon), and Groot (a tree man). In prison, they meet Draxx (a blue dude) and together, they become the Guardians of the Galaxy no matter how much they don’t want to.

The characters are all really great. Quill (aka Star Lord) is a charming, smart mouth type that has perfect comedic timing. Gamora is the level headed one of the group, who’s pretty cool. Rocket is just downright awesome. He talks crap non stop and it’s so enjoyable to watch. Groot is actually a very sweet, genuine character that is pretty adorable, believe it or not. The character that I was most worried about was Draxx because he looked like he was going to be the generic buzzkill. Thankfully, there’s a good number of comedic timing that comes from him, especially the fact that he comes from a literal galaxy. That made me laugh. All these characters have great personalities and work off each other really well.

The comedy is perfect. All these characters had some great moments that got me laughing out loud. Not only that, but the comedy works really well with the dramatic moments. Believe it or not, there is some good emotional driving moments in this and none of it ever feels force. The comedy and drama are both handled very well.

The action is very exciting. Every hit, shot fired, and explosion has impact and is just enjoying to watch. And to match that with the special effects makes it excellent. The effects are Oscar worthy. Everything just looks beautiful from the space to the technology to the worlds to the space again. It was all just masterful.

I do have one complaint, however. The villain, Ronan, is very forgettable. He doesn’t have much of a motive for being evil other than being Thanos’ puppet. He is like the dark elves from Thor The Dark World. They can’t have Loki, so they might as well throw in the second man. That’s what Ronan is. He isn’t bad, but he isn’t memorable.

Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy is a very fun movie. The story is good, the characters are great, their chemistry is great, the action is exciting, and the special effects are wonderful. You probably have already seen this movie, but see it if you haven’t. And if you have seen it, see it again. It’s probably best to see this again than watch that TMNT crap, amirite?

Score: 9.3/10

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the sequel to the classic Dreamworks animated movie How to Train Your Dragon. It continues the story of Hiccup, but this time, he’s leading up towards adulthood. He’s also traveling and trying to find new land. While on an adventure, he comes across dragon hunters, who are building an evil dragon army. It’s up to Hiccup and his friends to stop them. I know it doesn’t sound much; part of it is because I can’t give a good synopsis for the life of me, but this movie takes everything that the first How to Train Your Dragon had and makes it better. And this is coming from a guy who thinks that How to Train Your Dragon DreamWorks’ best work. Although it’s not anymore. Now, DreamWorks’ best work is How to Train Your Dragon 2.

I realize that I do a terrible job telling the stories of movies, but trust me; the story here is really good. Not only does it expand the mythology of the world and stories of the characters, but it creates a plot that is much darker than the original. The setup is excellent, the pacing is perfect, and the conflict between the characters is fantastic, which brings me to how well developed these characters are. Almost all of the characters in this movie are relatable in some way. DreamWorks does a great job with these characters.

The CGI animation is some of the best I’ve ever seen. Every shot is beautiful from the worlds to the character models to the animation itself. There were a lot of breathtaking visuals in this movie, including some shots that looked live action. It was a sight to behold.

Something that both the first movie and this movie have are, no surprise, dragons. I love the dragons. All of them have great designs, personalities, and bring a lot of comedy to the movie. Most of the laughs that came from this movie were from the dragons acting like your common household pet. It’s adorable and hilarious at the same time.

One of this movie’s greatest strengths is the heart. There are some genuinely emotional scenes in this movie. Some are very sweet, some are very sad, but no matter what the case, it will get you emotional and probably make you draw a tear or two. I didn’t cry in this movie, but I completely understand if someone does.

Something that really surprised me in this movie were the action scenes. I knew they were going to be good, but I didn’t expect them to be awesome. This movie had some exciting, exhilarating, fast paced action scenes that had my heart pounding and a smile gradually grow on my face. The action was so fun to watch.

If I had one complaint, I’d say I think the villain is a little on the generic side, at first mainly. As the movie goes on, he becomes more menacing and ends up as a great villain. However, at first, I thought he was a little weak. He does have that generic villain eye scar thing though.

Overall, I think this movie is amazing. A combination of beautiful animation, great characters, fun action, lots of heart, and every other good thing I mentioned makes for a great experience. I was having trouble deciding if I liked this or X-Men Days of Future Past more, but I decided on this because this is the only movie of the year where I wanted to see it again right after I left the theater. And if a movie can pull that off, it’s deserving of being a favorite of the year.

Score: 9.5/10

Edge of Tomorrow was a movie that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. It just looked like it would be a really fun movie. I was hoping Edge of Tomorrow would be much better than Oblivion, which was mediocre at best. Edge of Tomorrow is, without a doubt, a really awesome movie.

So what is the plot of Edge of Tomorrow? Take Groundhog Day, Gears of War, and Alien and mix them into one movie. That is pretty much the basic plot of this movie. And also, Tom Cruise plays a man named private Cage. He’s there to sell the army that they have, but he is forced into battle. And in that battle, he dies, but wakes up again, starting the day in an endless loop. It is up to him and Rita, played by Emily Blunt who also has this power, to use this ability to save everyone in the war.

First off, I would like to point out how well done the setup is in this movie. I think the way Cage is played off at the beginning is done really smart. He is not a fighter. All he does is try to sell the army. It’s really enjoyable seeing him act like a wuss on his journey to the battle field. And at the end, is shows him as a kick butt character. Cage is developed very well.

Tom Cruise does a great job as Cage. You can really see him come alive in this role. But the one who really surprised me was Emily Blunt as Rita. She was awesome in this movie! She is the kind of character that you do not want to piss off. And the chemistry between her and Cage is really well done. These two play off each other really well. They brought a lot of laughs and even a few good emotional moments.

Speaking of laughs, something that surprised me about this movie was its humor. This movie drew out some genuine laughs. Granted, it’s not a gut busting, pee your pants kind of comedy, but it’s not meant to be. The timing is really good and this movie knows when to make you laugh.

Even though I was excited to see this movie, I was worried that the repeating of the day would get repetitive. I mean, I liked the movie Groundhog Day, but it did have its repetitive moments. Thankfully, the repeat day mechanic of this movie not only is not repetitious, but it also excites you in seeing how he dies and what he has to do to fix that. It’s really enticing.

The thing that surprised me the most about this movie is, honestly, the action. There is some intense stuff in here! It’s fast paced with huge freaking guns and surges adrenaline through the viewer through every bullet fired. This really helps with how cool these aliens are. If you took the aliens from Aliens, made their entire body be made of multiple long noodle shapes, and be incredibly fast, you get these things. They’re awesome.

Despite all this, I have a couple of nitpicks. First off, you have your throwaway characters. You know, those characters that were made just to die? Yeah. It’s not that I dislike them. Some of them even have some pretty funny lines to say. The problem is that they feel a little too generic. None of their personalities really stand out or are very diverse with throwaway characters of previous movies. Like I said, they aren’t bad and some of them are needed for the plot. They’re just cliché.

I also feel like the movie was that towards the middle, the movie seemed to drag some. There’s a part near the middle that feels really slow. I understand why it’s there; I just think that it could’ve been shortened a little. Luckily, it’s not long enough to completely take someone out of the experience.

Overall, Edge of Tomorrow was a great film. It’s the sci-fi film that Oblivion should have been. If you’re a fan of Alien, Gears of War, and/or Groundhog Day, then you’ll like this movie. If you’re a fan of Tom Cruise, then you’re definitely going to like this film. If you don’t like Tom Cruise, then you’ll still probably like Edge of Tomorrow because he gets to die a lot. That’s something.

Score: 8.8/10

Hello! I need some help. I am currently working on a list of my Top 10 Lyrical Video Game Songs to come to YouTube. Why? Because I feel like it. I already have 32 songs nominated for this list, but I know there are way more than that. That's where the help comes in. Would you mind commenting a lyrical video game song into the comments that I may have not heard or not remembered please? I will read every comment and listen to every song mentioned. And remember, the song has to originate from a video game. I can't just choose a licensed track Guitar Hero style. If you could help, that would be great. Here are the 32 songs that I have so far:

• Still Alive (Mirror’s Edge)
• Build That Wall (Zia’s Theme) (Bastion)
• Sanctuary (Kingdom Hearts 2)
• Setting Sail, Coming Home (Bastion)
• Health-Tears (Max Payne 3)
• Baba Yetu (Civilization IV)
• The Great Mighty Poo (Conker’s Bad Fur Day)
• Katamari on the Rocks (Katamari Damacy)
• Want You Gone (Portal 2)
• Still Alive (Portal)
• City Escape (Sonic Adventure 2)
• Real Life (Drawn to Life The Next Chapter)
• Into Free (Dragon’s Dogma)
• Angels with Burning Hearts (Burning Rangers)
• We Are Burning Rangers (Burning Rangers)
• That’s Death (Discworld II: Missing Presumed…!?)
• Calling to the Night (Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops)
• Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater)
• The Zoo Song (Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo)
• Main Theme (Super Smash Bros Brawl)
• One Winged Angel (Final Fantasy 7)
• Title Screen (Buck Bumble)
• We All Become (Transistor)
• Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 1 (Suikogaiden)
• Kaine Escape (Nier)
• Ashes of Dreams (Nier)
• Due Fuimi (Suikoden II)
• Mage Pride (Dragon Age II)
• Song of the Ancients (Nier)
• The Eternal Diva (Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva)
• I Am All of Me (Shadow the Hedgehog)
• Mother, I’m Here (Zulf’s Theme) (Bastion)

Thanks for the help!

The X-Men has always been my favorite superhero group. It just has so many cool characters with awesome powers that really play off each other well. So, naturally, I was excited for this movie. I’m the kind of person that likes all of the X-Men movies. Yes, even X-men 3 and X-men Origins. Not only is Days of Future Past another great movie in series, it just so happens to be my favorite.

This movie takes place after both X-Men 3 and X-Men First Class. I know, that’s normally impossible, but you know, time travel. Anyway, the Sentinels have appeared and killed all the mutants. The team, including the villains of the story, rationalize that the only way to stop them from killing everyone is to stop Mystique from killing the head scientist guy from the past who built the things. Why they have to do this is explained in the movie. So Shadowcat, who can send people back in time in this movie, has to send someone back to convince young Xavier and young Magneto to help stop her, and Logan (Wolverine) volunteers. Is he able to save everyone in the past to make for a better future? This is the best synopsis I’ve ever done.

I love the story in this movie. It’s very well written and really makes you think. Normally, time travel plots will have plot holes in them and things that just make no sense. This movie does a great job filling those plot holes and making every aspect of the time travel element make sense.

I also really like the characters. The characters are all well acted by their actors and have good chemistry between each other. Hugh Jackman still kills it as Wolverine. People might be tired of constantly seeing him in these movies, but he’s too awesome for me to be bothered by it. James McAvoy is a fantastic young Xavier, Michael Fassbender is a fantastic young Magneto, and Jennifer Lawrence is a fantastic Mystique. However, Jennifer Lawrence’s delivery on a couple pieces of dialogue seems dry. Not all of them, thankfully, but just a couple.

This movie also introduced the character Quicksilver. I know, he was in the after credits scene of Captain America Winter Soldier, but in this movie, you really get to see him do stuff. And he is awesome! He’s charming, he’s funny, he’s got an awesome power, and his hair design is just cool. And he is the central point of my favorite part of the movie. I’m not going to spoil it for you, because it’s just too genius to be spoiled.

The look of this movie is awesome. The movie is shot so very well and the special effects are absolutely stunning. The action is really exciting, intense, and fun. Lots of care was put into this movie, and it was so refreshing to see.

And let’s not forget the ending of this film. This ending is the absolute perfect way to end a movie. How the final throw down leads to this conclusion is just mind boggling. As I saw this, I was thinking to myself, “Now that’s how to reboot a franchise”. It’s really awesome.

If I had one nitpick, other than Jennifer Lawrence’s few lines of stale delivery, is that the story has maybe a little too much. I mean, the story is about time travel, it’s not going to be straight forward. Maybe if they took out a singular plot line, then it would’ve been perfect. I dunno, I just felt like the movie was giving me a little too much. However, I didn’t really care.

Overall, this movie was fantastic. It was everything I was hoping it would be and did not disappoint in any way. If you are a fan of Marvel, X-Men, or even the aspect of time travel, then watch this movie. This is one of the best that this year has to offer.

Score: 9.5/10

I have been anticipating Godzilla since the beginning of the year. The trailers just looked so awesome! So today I saw it. Here’s what I thought of it.

You already know what the plot of this movie is. A giant monster comes to the city and wrecks stuff. And in this adaptation we have Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Elizabeth Olsen. In this movie, Bryan Cranston plays an engineer who has suspicions that the government is hiding stuff. What will he discover? If you’re guess is Godzilla, then you are correct!

Honestly, I found the story in this movie to be kind of forgettable. Don’t get me wrong, I thought it was fine, especially with this source material, but nothing really stood out. Within the story, I mean. With everything else… that’s a completely different ball park.

Let’s start with the performances. First off, Bryan Cranston was awesome. You all knew he would be awesome. Even the people that thought the trailer looked stupid probably thought he was going to be awesome. And he is. However, he isn’t in the movie very much. It kind of feels like he’s shoehorned into the movie so that they could get more people into the theater, but I didn’t really mind that much.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the absolute main character in this film (besides Godzilla, of course). He does a pretty good job in this movie. Some people might think his delivery is a little emotionless and dry, but I thought it suited his character well. He’s a military soldier who had to fight in some pretty tough wars. He’s not going to be all drama filled.

The cinematography is impeccable. Everything was shot so well it feels like you’re actually there. And that helps the fantastic special effects. Godzilla and the other monsters in this movie just look so awesome.

One of the things that I like this movie is that it focuses one the humans. It is about Godzilla, yes, but it follows the journey of the humans. It’s like The Walking Dead. Zombies are in the movie, but it’s not about the zombies. It’s about the people in the show (and no I’ve never seen The Walking Dead but I really do want to). While this is a good thing, I wish Godzilla was in the movie more. When you seem him he’s cool, but I want to see his coolness more. That’s my one true negative to this movie.

The first two-thirds or so of this movie is build up. It’s a little slow, but it’s necessary and it works in this movie’s favor. And then, when that last third hits, HOLY FREAKING COW! This movie becomes so awesome! It’s intense, it’s exciting, its action packed, it makes nerds across the world have an orgasm! Who on earth could not think the end of this movie is awesome!?!? The fight scene at the end of this movie that will make so many jaws just drop right to the floor. And mine did a good deal of that fight.

Overall, this was a great movie. While I found the story to be forgettable and the lack of Godzilla to be problems, I enjoyed the movie a lot. If you want some intense monster fight scenes, then you need to see this movie. If you couldn’t watch the beginning because you thought it was too slow, just wait. I thought this movie was awesome and I can’t wait so see it again.

Score: 8.5/10

The Amazing Spiderman 2 is a continuation of the Amazing Spiderman series, in case you didn’t know (you probably already did). Peter Parker has been doing his Spiderman thing for a while, and he’s pretty much pro at life. He’s a famous superhero, he’s graduating high school, and he’s got a hot girlfriend. But then, circumstances happen. And movie happens. BEST SYNOPSIS EVER! I was looking forward to this movie. I did enjoy The Amazing Spiderman quite a bit and I was hoping the sequel would be good. It was, but the first is still better.

Let’s start off with some things that I liked. Andrew Garfield is the best Peter Parker that we’ve ever had. He’s charming, he’s funny, he’s a good actor, and he just flat out looks like he can be Spiderman. Everyone else does a really good job, too. Emma Stone was a great Gwen Stacy, Jamie Foxx was a good Electro, and Dane Dehaan was a good Harry Osbourne. I would say Paul Giamatti was a good Rhino but… we’ll get to that later.

The action is a lot of fun. It’s fast paced, exciting, and just a thrill to watch. There’s lots of punching, kicking, flipping, and electricity. You can easily tell that a lot of care was put into the action to make it look awesome and it certainly does. There is a little slow motion, but it takes such a small part of the action that it’s hardly noticeable.

The best thing about this movie is its look. I mean, this movie is just gorgeous. The cinematography is excellent, the city is really cool to look at, the special effects are awesome. That’s really the best part of the look. The special effects. Especially Electro’s electricity. Having all that electricity running through Jamie Foxx’s body was just really cool to look. And when he uses that power… yeah. It’s awesome.

However, there is a fair amount wrong with this movie. For starters, the story. Don’t get me wrong; the story is good. It’s written well and it follows the comics pretty well (Or so I’ve heard. I haven’t read any of the comics. Shoot me.). But, the problem with this story (or stories, as I should say) is that there are too many. This movie suffers in the same way that “3 Days to Kill” suffers in which the many plotlines makes the movie look focus. At one point, Spiderman is trying to spend time with his girlfriend. At another, he’s trying to find the secret behind his parent’s disappearance. At another, he’s trying to hide his identity from his aunt. At another, he’s reconnecting with an old friend. At another, we have Gwen Stacey’s side story. At another, we have Max’s (Electro’s ) side story. At another, we have Harry Osbourne’s side story. It’s just too much.

Another problem I have with this movie is the same problem I have with the first Amazing Spiderman; the villains. I do think, as a whole, the villains were executed better in this movie than in the first. But, each villain has their own flaws that make them not as strong as they could be. And since there are three, I feel like I should go over each one of them separately.

First off, we have Max becoming Electro. Now, when Max actually becomes Electro, he’s pretty awesome. But before, he acts way too cartoony. I mean, I get it, Max is supposed to be obsessed with Spiderman, but I feel like it was overdone to the point of being corny. The delivery just took me out of the movie.

Next, we have Harry Osbourne becoming Green Goblin. I think Dane Dehaan was absolutely fantastic as the character. This guy does a great job at being evil. However, I didn’t care about the character. When you have this villain that pretty much drives the story like Harry Osbourne does, I want to connect with this character. That’s the great thing about the first Spiderman trilogy. Before he turned, Harry Osbourne was a really awesome, likeable guy. I just didn’t like or care about the Harry in this movie.

And then we have Paul Giamatti as the Rhino. There are so many things wrong with this. First off, the Rhino is only in this two and a half hour movie for about two minutes. He’s pretty much here to set up the Sinister Six plotline, I get it, but if you’re in the movie for that little and for no purpose, then what’s the point? Second, the delivery is way too over the top. I get it, he’s supposed to be a crazy killer, but Paul Giamatti’s deliver is just so poorly done. He just looks stupid. Third, WHY THE HECK DOES THE RHINO HAVE A ROBOTIC SUIT? He’s supposed to have a skin-tight rhino suit that he can never take off. I mean, the robot suit would be okay if it looked cool, but I wasn’t impressed. It really just looked like it was thrown together last minute and they threw Paul’s face on it. I did not like this.

If you wait until the end to see what after credits clip will be here to segway this movie to the next… you will be disappointed. Don’t worry, there is an after credits scene, but it’s just a promo for an upcoming Marvel movie. This movie is not worth staying until after the credits unless you want to see Jennifer Lawrence kick butt.

Overall this was a pretty fun movie. The acting was great, the chemistry worked, the look of the movie was just fantastic, and the action was fun to watch. However, these certain setbacks prevent this movie from being a completely worthy sequel. If you walk into this movie thinking this is going to be the definitive Spiderman movie, then you will probably be disappointed. But, as it stands, I really enjoyed this movie and I wish this series the best.

Score: 7.6/10

I was really excited for Transcendence when I saw the trailer. It looked very interesting and I was excited to see how the movie would pull of a human turned AI story. And it looked like Johnny Depp was going to play someone less charismatic, which, to be honest, needed to happen eventually. I walked in hoping this would be a great movie. I walked out a sad, disappointed puppy.

This movie stars Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall as a married couple. And what do you know, they’re both scientists. Johnny Depp has a press conference in which he tells the audience that he has a vision of technically creating a god to have a watch over all the people to keep them safe. After the press conference, he’s shot with a bullet laced with radiation, in which he has 5-6 weeks to live. Then, his wife gets the idea to upload his consciousness to a computer. And then… stuff.

That’s really the best I can describe it. Why? Because this movie is so confusing. This type of movie is supposed to get you to think and to try to fit puzzle pieces together. That’s what a smart psychological movie should do. Transcendence tries way to hard to be smart and its logic becomes all over the place. If you think about this movie long enough, you’ll be able to dissect certain plot points to the bone and realize how little sense they make. This leads to lots and lots of plot holes throughout the entire movie.

The script in this movie is pretty weak. There are some lines that are just flat out dumb. For example, somewhere in the movie, Johnny Depp is able to use a different body to talk with the body can move its mouth and Johnny Depp’s voice come out. And he uses this to talk with Morgan Freeman. I can’t remember what Johnny Depp said, but he said something. Anyway, his wife brings Morgan Freeman’s character and Cillian Murphy’s character to the lab, where they see the visual representation of Johnny Depp’s character. And then, Morgan Freeman looks shocked and say, “Will?” That’s Johnny Depp’s character’s name is, by the way. So, here’s why this is dumb. Morgan Freeman already heard his voice through someone else’s body, so he should be able to expect that the consciousness of Johnny Depp is there. But no. He acts scared and surprised that he is still alive. That is just lazy.

The biggest problem Transcendence has lies in three words: It’s. So. Slow. I’m going to be honest here. This is probably the most boring sci-fi movie I’ve ever seen. It’s slow, uninteresting, and had me twitching in my seat, just anxious for something interesting to happen. Sure, there was a little bit of action, but here’s the thing; one, there were about two actions scenes in the movie with occasional punches or gun fires sprinkled in the rest of the movie. Two, the action scenes were very short. And three, every punch thrown and bullet shot lacked the impact that it should’ve had. Action is supposed to make you feel the pain along with the character. There’s as much impact as a fight in elementary school.

I also didn’t like the characters that much. They were all one dimension with no depth whatsoever. The worst offender is, actually, Johnny Depp. And yes, I know, he’s supposed to be. He gets turned into a supercomputer and supercomputers have no emotion. But I was thinking this before he was turned! His character was just so flat! Not only that, but some characters were there just to be there. There’s no rhyme or reason. They were just there to fill in extra screen time. And the sad thing is that that’s what Morgan Freeman’s character was reduced to. Yes. I said it. Morgan Freeman in this movie is absolutely useless.

However, there is one character, and actor, that I liked. In fact, he is actually the best part of this movie. It is Paul Bettany as Max Waters. I liked this guy. He was likeable, funny, had the most depth out of anyone, and had the best emotional scenes. This guy is a great actor and was easily the best thing in this movie.

He wasn’t the only thing I liked about this movie. I liked the cinematography. I thought it was shot well with lots of cool scenes. The special effects were pretty sweet. It was cool seeing all the particles fly into the sky, forming everything that was destroyed around it. It was a sight to behold.

I also liked the message of the movie, as paper thin as it may be. The message of this movie is that there is life after death. I think this is a great message to teach. If they developed it more, I probably would’ve liked this movie a little better. But sadly, it is what it is.

Overall, Transcendence was a huge disappointment. I wanted a smart, dark, and even creepy sci-fi movie. But instead I got plot holes and some extremely slow pacing. Do not go out and see it in theaters. Watch it at the dollar movie at most. And even that’s too generous. You might as well just give this movie a pass.

Score: 4.1/10

The Phase 2 Marvel Avengers tie-in movies have been kind of under a dry spell. Sure, Iron Man 3 and Thor the Dark World were entertaining, but they were no where near capturing the essence of the Marvel movies like The Avengers and before did. However, if there was any movie to bring light into this phase 2 of Marvel movies, it would be Captain America the Winter Soldier. Ever since the first trailer came out for this, there was lots of promise. So the question is, was that promise fulfilled?

In this movie, Steve Rogers is still getting used to the new world after being frozen and whatnot. He has been taken up by SHIELD to do missions. During a mission, he discovers a secret behind SHIELD that could put everyone’s lives in jeopardy. So Captain America, along with Black Widow, has to discover this secret and put a stop to what’s going on. And even encounter the Winter Soldier.

I loved the plot for this movie. It was well written and it certainly got me engrossed into the movie. One of the things that made the story shine was how it developed the characters. It made you really care about them and in some cases, fear for them.

The acting in this movie is well done. Chris Evans does an awesome job as Captain America and I can’t picture anyone who could play him better. Sam Jackson was a great Nick Fury, Anthony Mackie was a great Falcon, Sebastian Stan was a great Winter Soldier, and Scarlett Johansson was a great Black Widow. It’s also just fun to look at Scarlett Johansson so… yeah.

The action in this movie is some of the best I’ve ever seen. It contains action that looks real, brutal, and gritty. You feel every hit that’s blown. The action’s exciting and certainly made me giggle with excitement. And yes, guys can giggle.

Despite all of this, I have a couple minor, nitpicky complaints. First is that I feel there are a couple scenes that feel out of place. The movie as a whole is pretty consistent with its necessary scenes, but there are a couple parts in the movie that seem out of place. (SPOILER WARNING!) One of them is the scene where Captain America meets with the girlfriend he left behind back in the 40s. It is a nice scene in its own right, but it feels out of place because nothing like this happens for the rest of the movie (SPOILER OVER!). This doesn’t happen a lot, though. There’s probably about three of these out of place points.

I also wish that the Winter Soldier was in this movie more. The Winter Soldier is an absolutely awesome character and he certainly is a menace. However, I think that he wasn’t in the movie quite enough for this movie to be called “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. Maybe about ten more minutes of screen time would be perfect.

Overall, Captain America: The Winter Soldier was fun, exciting, intense, and funny without the humor completely overshadowing the material. This is certainly one of the best Avengers tie-in movies. Yes, The Avengers movie itself is still my favorite in the series, but it’s a close call between Iron Man and this. This is, without a doubt, my favorite movie of the year and you absolutely need to see it. And don’t leave before the credits. Just saying.

Score: 9.2/10

When I first heard about this movie I was very concerned. It certainly had potential to be great, but I didn’t know how they would execute it. The last thing I wanted this movie to be was an environmental message. Well, do you know what this movie is? An environmental message! Because Hollywood!

This movie is based on the Bible story of God flooding the earth to save man. He does this and trusts Noah by building an ark and repopulating the world with people and life. That’s the Bible’s alliteration. The movie is quite a bit different.

I will start out with positives. The acting is very well done. Everyone does a great job really transforming into their roles. Russell Crowe does well, Emma Watson does well, Logan Herman does well, and Jennifer Connelly was absolutely fantastic. She was definitely the shining star in this movie.

The cinematography was absolutely fantastic. It was beautiful with all the landscape and water and stuff. How the movie was shot was absolutely masterful. It does feel like it’s disjointed at times from switching from the normal shots to the montage shots, but it was still awesome. The cinematography was easily the best part of the movie.

The action scenes were cool. They were intense and just thrilling to watch. You really feel the impact of every blow. And at some points, these moments are downright disturbing. It’s something that’s hard to explain, but if you’ve seen this movie, you know why.

Despite all this, there are some things that really got under my skin. First off, I feel like this movie was a little too slow. There’s a lot in this movie, and there’s just moments when you wish that something interesting will happen. I don’t mind a movie being slow, but when I start fidgeting in my seat, that’s a problem.

I also feel like this movie is a little too long. They could’ve cut about twenty minutes out of it and it would be perfect length. No movie should every have you keep thinking, “Is the movie almost over yet?”

And then there’s the obvious one. This movie drifts far apart from the source material of the Bible. Now, I am religious, so it’s probably no surprise that this would bug me, but hear me out. I am perfectly fine if a movie has absolutely no religious aspects from a religious story. That doesn’t bother. What does bother me is how this movie handles it. This movie treats Christians as the bad guys. Noah has to do things that aren’t necessarily the most pure or nicest things ever, and this movie plays it like its God’s fault. This made me mad.

Like I said earlier in the review, this movie has a serious environmental message. This shouldn’t bother me, really, it shouldn’t, but here’s the thing. This is the story of Noah we’re talking about. Noah from the Bible. The story from the Bible states that God is wiping out the earth because man is wicked and once the flood stops, they will be born again and learn from what they’ve done. God flooded the earth to save man and he kept the animals because he liked them. The movie states that God flooded the earth because “nature” and “the animals” needed to be saved from all the evil people that eat meat because every single bad guy in this movie eats meat. This is the exact opposite of what the Bible story is. Not only that, but it’s just not true. Sure, the environment is important, but not as important as the life of a human being. It’s messages like this that really anger me.

Overall, I do not think this is a bad movie. In fact, it’s quite good depending on your viewpoint. It’s how the movie handles its own source material that really makes me not like it. If you enjoy this movie, that’s fine. It’s just not for me.

Score: 4.5/10