Pokemon TCG Collection

   So lately I've been going through my old Pokemon cards, and with the help of my wonderful girlfriend, organizing and valuing them in hopes of selling them to another collector. I've also been expanding my collection the past couple weeks in order to make it as appealing and valuable as possible. After researching what others do to make their collections valuable, I found videos on YouTube of people opening sealed booster pack boxes of older cards in the series. I was able to find one for a very reasonable price so I took it. Here's the video of me opening my first 36-pack booster box: 

                                         

                                       

This Is The End

If you need a good laugh, look no further, this treasure of a film is the funniest comedy I have seen all year, probably longer. I was laughing non-stop from beginning to end. If you're not familiar with the premise, the film follows Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, and Danny McBride, all playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The film begins as Jay comes to visit Seth in L.A. and they go to a party at James Franco's house where all the celebrities are going wild. As the party goes on through the night, the Apocalypse (as foretold in the bible) begins! After all the other celebrities are brutally (and hilariously killed) the 6 men must barricade themselves in James's house and ration what little food and water they have. Little do they know, they are not alone....

All of the celebrities at James Franco's party gather outside of his house to watch to their horror as a giant sinkhole to the pits of Hell opens right in front of them.

   Some of the things I liked most about this film were that they actors were able to make fun of themselves with the films they had been in before. There is even a scene where they make a home-made, Pineapple Express 2. After they become trapped in the house, you kind of forget that the film takes place during the apocalypse, meaning demons are running loose. I literally jumped out of my seat at one point during the film. Of course all of the humor is extremely crude, anyone who has seen any of the other films with these actors will know this. I was also really surprised at how high of a budget they got to make this film. There are actually amazing, and unique special-effects. All things considered, this is a great film. If you love raunchy comedies and apocalypse movies, this film is right up your ally.

Film Rating: 9/10

World War Z

   World War Z, based on the book of the same name by author Max Brooks. I did not read this book, however I did read his book titled The Zombie Survival Guide. This was a very interesting book for anyone who likes anything to do with Zombies, Sci-fi, or horror. Anyway, this is about the movie, not another book of his. Over all, this movie was alright, I wasn't expecting too much from it. The massive zombie hordes featured in the trailers for this movie looked way too animated, and at some points it was really unbelievable, like when they all pile up on each other to climb a big wall. These zombies were not the undead zombies that we're accustomed too as of late from media such as The Walking Dead, Resident Evil, etc. These zombies are really twitchy and still technically living creatures, just infected with a virus that resembles rabies or mad cow disease. If any of you have seen 28 Days Later, you know the kind of zombies we're talking about.

   From what I've heard, this film is very loosely based on the book (like most film adaptations), so major plot holes may not be the fault of the author. As far as the acting, this was not Brad Pitt's best performance, certainly not his weakest. He was the only character in the film that I actually cared about when watching the film. I honestly think he could have lost his family in the first 10 minutes of the film and the film would be just as good or better, because then he would have found more motivation to find the cure for the zombie-virus outbreak. Although this certainly isn't my favorite zombie apocalypse movie, I still enjoyed it, and would probably see it again if someone really wanted me to. 

Film Rating: 7/10

Rating System

So I decided that unlike most movie critics, instead of rating a movie out of 5 Stars, I'm going to give it a number between 0 and 10 points; 0 being the worst movie ever made, 10 being amazing. This way I can give or take more points as I see fit. Look for the rating I give to each film I critique at the end of the review. It will look like this: Film Rating: #/10

Monsters University Review

   I've seen a lot of movies so far this summer, and I'm going to see a lot more. I can say one thing for certain, and that's the fact that Monsters University will be in my top 5 movies of the summer  year. As a huge fan of Disney and Pixar films ever since I was child (like everyone else.....duh!), this film not only met my expectations, it completely exceeded them! It is an awesome throwback to the original Monsters Inc. The film follows Mike and Sully as they enroll as freshman in the Monsters University "Scaring Program," hoping to graduate and work as "Scarers" so that they can work for Monsters Inc and help power their world with the screams of children. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, and Steve Buscemi return to voice and bring life to their respective characters. It's amazing that all three of these actors are all above the age of 50 and make it believable that they could voice much younger characters, and make them seem young. I also liked the addition to new characters to the franchise. One character in particular (voiced by Helen Mirren; Dean Amelia Hardscrabble. Dear God, this monster was terrifying. She has the head, torso, and wings of a dragon, and the body of a centipede...

Amelia Hardscrabble, Dean of the Scaring Program

Henry J. Waternoose III, CEO of Monsters Incorporated.

   Enough said. She was obviously there to replace the Waternoose character (you know the CEO, crab thing from the first film) Of course, the "antagonistic" character has to be at least somewhat freaky looking, especially in a world inhabited by a bunch of monsters. I honestly think I was more scared of her than I was of Waternoose when I saw Monsters Inc. when I was 10 years old. I laughed so hard at some parts that I was almost crying (Pixar is good at doing that). Some parts even had me on the edge of my seat with my heart racing. If you are a fan of the first film, Disney/Pixar films, or anyone that just enjoys great movies; Monsters University is a must see for anyone of all ages. 

Film Rating: 9.5/10

Blog Startup

    Hey all, thanks for reading. I decided to start this blog because I LOVE MOVIES! I go to see more movies than I should.  Ever since I've been able to pay for my own tickets, I've gone to see almost every movie that looks good to me. I've also wanted to get a blog up for a while so here it is. Stay tuned in for my reviews and opinions.