The Lorax

"The Lorax" is the latest family film about a boy who wants to grow a tree to impress a girl that he likes.  I thought that the movie was great adaption of the classic Dr.Seuss book.  It had some laughs, great characters, and a good message.  My favorite character had to be the Lorax himself, but my main problem with the movie is that you like the Lorax so much that you want to see more of him.  The only other gripe I have is that at some points, it felt like the message was getting shoved down your throat and it gets a bit preachy.  Overall, if musical numbers do not bother you and you need a good movie to watch with your family, this is good pick.  Just keep in mind that it will not be an instant classic like Toy Story, Monsters Inc., or the Incredibles.  I give "The Lorax" an 8.5/10.

Movie Critique For Safe House

Overall Safe House was a fantastic movie.  The beginning was one of the most engrossing hooks I have seen in a while.  The plot was even better, consisting of numerous action filled scenes.  Denzel Washington, once again, showed his never ending talent in the movie safe house. His exquisite behavior and profound acting techniques really had the audience going.

Overall the film was decent, just like any other action movie. There were the expected gun fights and troubled scenes.

I would rate it a good 8.5/10.

           

Movie Critique for
The Woman in Black

"A throwback to old horror stories goes over surprisingly well"

Women in Black is a revival of a classic tale from the early 20th century England. Having read the old book, the film translated if very well, keeping the tale of the women in black as traditional as possible. Daniel Radcliffe and his co-workers do a fine job of their character portrayals, but the real start of the show is the location. The sweeping shots of the house on the marshlands really drove home the eerie tone of the film. The house itself is a foreboding mansion, a house one would associate with a ghost known as the woman in black. Throughout the film the scares are well timed and executed, following the traditional formula. The cinematography was excellent, using dramatic imagery to truly chill the viewer. Dolls and monkeys. Geez.

     Though an often overlooked aspect, I was quite pleased with the films score. Though most of the movie is quitter, when the action gets going the music was perfect compliment. Probably the best score of a horror movie I’ve seen to date.

     While everything else hit the right notes, the ending was brilliant! They took the expected and threw a twist on it that closed the story spectacularly.

Movie Critique for Haywire

"We could have seen Beauty and the Beast 3D... and I would have enjoyed it more!" 



Look, with every other critic out there to busy drooling over themselves after seeing it I've gotta say: Haywire was one of the worst movies of the year.  I cannot believe Soderberg was able to pass off this rancid excuse of a movie.  Any redeeming quality it had (location, supporting actors, etc...) were totally overshadowed by the awful story and even worse main character.  The movie is a great way to induce suicide.  Other than that...

NB Film Festival Sign-Up

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Today’s movie gathering was a great success! Thank you everybody for showing up! We will be critiquing In Time next week.

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28th-30th VOTING

Hello Everybody,
First of all, thank you for joining the Movie Critique Club. Our next meeting will be this Friday, the 28th, in Mr.Eversgerd's Room #230 (right next to the PC lab). We will talk about the movie we will be seeing this weekend and other important matters. Everybody please vote for what movie you want to see and what day you want to see it on. Also we recommend becoming a follower so you can get the latest updates.
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