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Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides received fairly bad reviews across the board. Most sites thought it to be terrible. My problem with critics is they don't rate the movie on the demographic and the expectations that incorporate the following of a movie. Pirates of the Caribbean has never been about making an Oscar winning artsy film, these movies are about action and comedy and having fun at the movies. Acting wise I think everyone was great Geoffrey Rush reprised his role as Captain Barbosa and did, as always, a terrific job. Rush never disappoints and this was no exception playing Jack Sparrow's counterpart in a way. Ian McShane and Penelope Cruz played Blackbeard and his daughter respectively, marking the two new main characters in the Pirates series. Without Will Turner(Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swan(Keira Knightley) the movie needed some new characters for Captain Jack to interact with. Speaking of Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp once again was at his best as the kooky and estrange Captain of the Black Pearl. Now I may be a bit bias as Johnny Depp is my favorite actor but Captain Jack is my favorite character that he plays. There is something about him, he is hilarious and always getting into trouble but even after 4 movies you still feel like there is more to Captain Jack then he is letting on and that's why he is such a great character. He still has potential to do something truly big and if the rumors of another trilogy is true then I'm sure he will once all is said and done. I'm giving this one an 8/10 I know a lot of people will not agree with me but to be truthful this movie is good fun for friends and family and that's the best kind.

One Last "Oh Yeah!"

I just saw Pirates of The Caribbean 4 and I will be posting a blog about that but this blog is a more important matter so to speak.  Earlier today the news broke that wrestling great "Macho Man" Randy Savage passed away after having a heart attack behind the wheel of his car and crashed into a tree in Florida this morning. He was 58 years old. For those of you who don't know who Randy Savage was then you should invest in an abode above the rock you've been living under. Wrestling fan or not everyone has heard of The Macho Man. His legacy is great one of the best WWF/E Intercontinental champions of all time, one of the top schtick men in the business, for those of you who don't know what that means it means he was amazing with a microphone. Savage captivated all those who watched had the pleasure to be entertained by him. Unfortunately I am a bit too young to have seen him in his prime, on the other hand I have seen many of his matches and promos as I am a huge wrestling supporter and fan. I know a lot about the sport because, well, I grew up loving what these men did every day. Sure, you can bring up steroids and how it's all fake and all that what-have-you but the truth of the matter is... Wrestling is much more intense and real then most people realize. Is it true that it is scripted? Yes. Is it true that they don't fight as hard as they would if they "actually" wanted to hurt the other competitor? Yes. Is it true that no one gets injured? That it's easy? That any one can do it? No. To become a professional wrestler at the peak of it's popularity is not an easy feat. These men are very athletic, they train all year long and above all they never stop entertaining the fans. I use the word entertainer because that is what they are just as Actors and Professional sports players, wrestlers are entertainers, and in the existence of the business of sports entertainment there has not been many people who could entertain the way The Macho Man Randy Savage entertained. Today we lost a great performer and a man who truly loved his fans, someone who truly loved to entertain.

Rest In Peace Mach Man Randy Savage, you will be missed.

"A Long Way From The Jerk" (First Music Review!)

Personally I enjoy all types of music as long as the song sounds good. Now the new cd "Too Cool To Care" by the New Boyz is very good, maybe not a best seller or a platinum selling cd, but it is definitely worth a listen or five. With catchy songs like "Backseat Driver" or "I Don't Care" which have a dance/club vibe to them and songs like "Black Dress" and "Beautiful Dancer" which slow it down a little and show that the album has some substance too. Overall it's a very good cd with a lot of catchy hooks and amazing beats that just make you want to move. Normally these guys aren't the first people I promote but I had to write this because I have been listening to it non-stop all day and I can't stop so I'm giving this a 7/10 but as soon as I'm out of the first day obsession with the cd it'll probably be closer to a 5-6/10 but still worth a listen.

"I bloody well have a stammer"(The King's Speech

I watched the King's Speech today and I have to say it was really really good. Now I know what your thinking. Hey Chris? Why do you love every movie? Well I don't but why would I blog about something I hate? I have a new outlook on life and part of it is to stay positive, so yea for now I'm only doing movies I like unless something is terrible in which I'll have to tell people this way they don't see it.
For Example:
Cloverfield
The Hulk(2002)
The Room

most new horror remakes like Halloween, Halloween 2, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street.

So there don't say I don't hate anything, now to keep it roling, The King's Speech was good for a few reasons the most important being that Colin Firth was amazing as King George XI and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Louge, the speech therapist, was out of this world the way these two worked together on screen was what made it worth watching and adding in minor to major costars such as Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, and Michael Gambon made it even more enjoyable because everyone really did a great job. Now for those of you who don't know who any of these people are or just some of them don't feel bad I have a ridiculous knowledge of British actors as most good ones have appeared in the Harry Potter series in which I know everything. Now I give The King's Speech a 9/10 for it's amazing story telling and of course the acting.

The Asgardian Avenger Review(Thor)

This Friday I saw Thor in 3-D I-Max.  This was my first I-Max movie since King Kong back when the Franklin Institute opened their screen in Philly.  Now back to Thor, I think that Chris Hemsworth impressed me more then I expected. After big casting like Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and Edward Norton as The Hulk (although he is being replaced with Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers(2012)) I was hoping to see a big name as the Norse god of lightning *cough cough* Brad Pitt *cough cough*.  The idea of Norton and Pitt back together made me think of Fight Club and how amazing it could be if the two had super powers, however this was not meant to be and for good reason.  Pitt couldn't have gotten into the shape Hemsworth is in.  Thor is one of the biggest superheroes in the Marvel universe so he needed to be big and muscular and that's exactly what he was.  The thing that really made me love this movie was the way the movie was shot.  The angles that Kenneth Branagh(Gilderoy Lockhart from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) used in this film were amazing it was more then a close up here a wide screen view of action there but more artistic angles, for example transitioning into a scene where Hemsworth and Natalie Portman have a heartfelt conversation and the camera transitions in at a slanted angle and it allowed you to know something was wrong.  It was done very very well and I recommend seeing this film to anyone who enjoys big summer blockbusters and/or are super comic book fans. I give it a 7/10

New Blog New Me

Well this will be my new blog as I didn't like the old one so I deleted all my posts. For the most part I'm only going to use this for movie and music reviews but if some crazy news comes out I might just touch on it well I hope you enjoy.


Scream 4

What's your favorite scary movie? How many times have you heard this line? if you were born in the 90's probably a lot as Scream has been around since I was young. This one is no different then the others. Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette reprise their roles in the fourth installment of the classic thriller franchise and they were just as cheesy and hilarious as ever. Now if your expecting to jump and have nightmares don't see this movie, if you want to have a good time with your friends go see this. It really was a good time to just be with friends and watching a movie that basically makes fun of it's own genre. New comers Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettierre and Rory McCaulkin do an outstanding job of fitting in to the Scream universe. As a side note Anthony Anderson was hilarious for the few scenes he had and I will always be a fan of his stuff. So the bottom line is... Go see this movie its actually not bad for acting and substance its about a 4/10 but for enjoyment purposes and a great night out its a 7/10.