INCEPTION(2010)

The wait is over. Christopher Nolan is back and almost better than ever. This is by far the best movie of the year so far. It's even better than any movie that I saw last year for that matter. It falls a little short of "The Dark Knight", but not by much. The story and editing are unbelievable in this movie. The screenplay is pretty good too, but it does have a little too much exposition, but it needs it, so the audience doesn't get totally lost. The first act is a little slow, but it needs to lay down the rules for the following acts. The third act is one of the best that I've ever seen. The way the movie is edited for the last act is a sight to behold. There will always be some haters that will find any little things to say bad about this movie. There isn't a lot of character development, but Nolan has no choice if he wants the movie to take less than 4 hours and he does a good job at making all the characters serve a purpose, even if they are two dimensional. This is easily the front runner for my picture of they year.

Leonardo Dicaprio extracts secrets from peoples dreams for a living. He now has to put a thought into a man's mind while he dreams. Also known as Inception. It's very risky and never been done before, but he accepts this challenge, so he can see his children again who live in the United States while he is on the run from the government.

Why are you reading this review now? You should be at the movies watching this brilliant movie right now!

Get ready for July of 2012 for Christopher Nolan's next movie. The next Batman installment.

INCEPTION(2010)

THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE(2010)

The second Jerry Bruckheimer movie of the summer and he's now two for two on mediocrity! It pains me to say that he might be losing his blockbuster touch? I was hoping for an entertaining fun time at the movies, but the story-telling is pretty bad in this movie. Some pretty cheesy lines and romances. The action is actually pretty good and the movie goes by quickly. I hope the next "National Treasure" comes out soon, so I can say some nice things about Jerry Bruckheimer again.

Nic Cage waited 1,000 years to find "the one" who will be able to kill the almighty sorcerer if she ever gets out of her captivity. When he finally finds him, that's when the evil escapes and the fate of the world is in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice's hands.

This is a maybe on the rental charts. I can't fully recommend this movie, but some will enjoy the fun and just go with it.

DESPICABLE ME(2010)

Another animated kids movie that is trying to knock Pixar off the top. Another one that fails too. "Despicable Me" tries the hardest to copy Pixar with the touching moments at the end, but it just doesn't feel sincere. There have been some good animated movies from other studios, but none are better than the Pixar release of that year. "Despicable Me" is a solid effort and a decent movie, but "Toy Story 3" is better in every way.

The best villain in the world loses his title, when a new villain shows him up. Which leads into a plan to steal the moon and his title back.

I'm fairly confident that all ages will enjoy this family movie. I'd give this a shot when it's released on blu-ray.

PREDATORS(2010)

This is basically a direct sequel to the 1987 movie. They change some of the rules and have a couple of surprises too. Adrian Brody steps in nicely for Arnold as sort of an anti-hero. The characters have just enough development to get by on. It's a slow pace at the start, but worth the wait for the predators to arrive. This is a solid update from a classic 80's action movie. An enjoyable time at the movies for sure.

A group of humans all free fall and land on an unknown planet. They team up to survive and slowly realize that they are being hunted by "Predators".

I had a fun time watching this movie from start to finish. This is the only good sequel to the franchise. I'd at least rent this movie. It has some violence, so be aware of that before heading to the theatre.

TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE(2010)

The first two movies in this self proclaimed saga were laughable at best. Horrible story telling with a boring romance blooming. The latest installment is slightly better thanks to a decent last act. The first hour and a half are just as bad as the previous movies. Unless you're a fan of the books, I can't see how anyone follows this story at all? It jumps around so quickly and hopes the viewer has read the books. I wish they would flush out the story along with the characters from the beginning. The "Harry Potter" franchise has managed to adapt the books into great movies. This entire saga is boring and cheesy at the same time. The story starts to get mildly interesting at the end of "Eclipse". A little bit too late to make this an enjoyable experience.

Bella is still in the middle of the love triangle, but now there is a vampire army being formed to hunt her down. Edward and Jacob create a truce to protect Bella from the war that is about to take place.

Teens and people who have read the book will most likely enjoy this movie, but I don't know why. I can't recommend this to anyone else though.

THE LAST AIRBENDER(2010)

I can't believe how far an Oscar nominated writer has fallen. M. Night still has a great eye and makes some good visuals, but his writing has become laughable. He needs to hire some co-writers who actually write the dialogue in his movies. He just can't write people very well. The acting is really bad in "The Last Air bender" too. I will say that I did like it slightly more than most of the reviews out there. I understand why they shit on this movie, but it has a couple of redeeming qualities. I really enjoyed the action sequences and the idea behind this movie, but the dialogue put on screen is some of the worst that I've ever seen!

A brother and sister find the last air bender frozen after a hundred years of being lost. The fire nations hunts and kills anyone who has the ability of being that last air bender. He will bring balance to the world, but the Fire nation doesn't want balance. It's the first of a planned trilogy, but I'm not so sure this trilogy will ever get finished.

Kids will love this movie, because they don't care about acting or cheesy writing. I can't recommend this to anyone based on the movie itself. If you can put up with terrible writing than you might like this movie.

GROWN UPS(2010)

I have an idea for Adam Sandler's next comedy. How about making a comedy that's funny. His movies are all the same. They all stick to the same formula. Family fun and try for the heart warming ending.

"Grown Ups" has a decent cast, but no humor at all. It's an updated version of "The Great Outdoors". Sandler is at his best when he's goofy and doesn't try to make a family movie. His first two movies were silly,stupid, and didn't really make a lot sense. That's how an Adam Sandler comedy is supposed to be. There is nothing worse than watching a comedy and not laughing once.

An old group of friends have a reunion when there child hood basketball coach dies. This leads to the families all staying in a cabin and becoming friends again.

Unless you liked "Little Nicky", then I wouldn't recommend this movie to you. "I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul"if you did like "Little Nicky".