I usually like movies with the type of ending that this one had, but this was fully not worth the hour and a half wait to get there. Basically the entire movie goes like this: husband and wife go on vacation, they do it in their hotel room and then go scuba diving. The ship leaves without them and they surface to find themselves alone on an open ocean. Sharks come… the end.

Remarkable for being shot completely on DV footage (ie., it is not a film in the traditional sense), but otherwise I was pretty disappointed. I’d recommend reading a short spoiler instead of seeing the whole movie. Find it somewhere on the internet, it shouldn’t take too long.

Never before in my life have I been so utterly scared of vampires. Usually their role in films is to be creepy and kind of make you look over your shoulder when you’re walking down a dark street. But the vampires that descend upon the small Alaskan town of Barrow as it is plunged into darkness for a full month are uncannily terrifying.

They are cold, ruthless hunters, and there are over thirty of them that begin to prey on the hapless citizens of Barrow who have decided to stay behind during the darkest period of the year. The ending is awesome, the tension and suspense throughout the film are awesome, and as vampire movies go, this one is just completely awesome all around. Very unique, see it!

Liam Neeson does everything wrong in this movie, but it still feels so right. He manages to exhibit the kind of behavior you’d expect from a villain, yet I can say he’s one of the greatest heroes in any film I’ve seen. It’s one of those characters that, even when he impersonates the chief of police, kills countless scumbags, and tortures people to death, you can’t help but root for the guy.

The fact is he’s doing all this for a noble cause - finding his daughter, who gets kidnapped while on a trip to Europe and sold into the human trafficking underground. This is literally one of the most explosive, fast-paced thrillers I’ve seen, and despite a few moments of less-than-stellar acting (which knocks off a one-half flame from the score), it’s a perfectly magnificent piece of filmmaking.

What a Blockbuster - and one of the only films I’d truly classify using the “B” word. This has changed my entire view of CGI (computer generated imagery) and the magnitude with which it can be used to change the way Hollywood makes films. If you can pause this movie on any single frame and tell what’s computer-animated versus what’s real, I’ll pay you ten bucks. Yes, it’s literally that good. It doesn’t hurt that the cast is full of great actors including both Shia LeBeouf, who has come a long way since Even Stevens, and up-and-coming, drop-dead gorgeous fox Megan Fox. Watch this, it’s near-perfect.

Yet another fantastic addition to the Shrek catalogue. This time, Shrek must raise up a new King for the land of Far Far Away to avoid having to take the throne himself. Comedy doesn’t disappoint here, with the typical Shrek fare that includes the jokes that are only understood by adults, but still with plenty of funny for the kids.

The laughs and zany adventures Shrek and his pals take you on are again complemented by outstanding 3D modeling and animation, which seems to get better and more realistic every time. Tons of entertainment value in a clean format that’s fun for… that’s right, everybody who is an immediate relative of one another.

I absolutely adore this film. Not only do I love Ryan Reynolds, but as you may or may not know, I’m geekzo for heist movies. Add this one to the list of caper films, with plenty of violence and insanity to spare. When several groups of hitmen set out to assassinate the same person - at the same time - things get out of hand very quickly. Action-packed, for realz.

SO. Creepy. Colin Hanks was great in Orange County, but here he was just so scary as a stalker who keeps track of the object of his affection by planting wireless video cameras around her apartment. The film itself is very well done, and the subject matter is relevant to our society as technology continually breaks barriers for really messed up stuff like this to happen. For its social commentary, its something you might want to see. But this is not the kind of thing I’d show kids because it gets really intense at certain parts, and Hanks takes being a creeper to a new limit. I like seeing him take on roles in indie films like this, because goodness knows Colin could probably pull much bigger parts based on his father’s track record alone.

Have you ever taken the plunge into a movie you thought you were going to fully loathe, only to find out that it’s really not bad at all in the end? That’s the way I felt about this inspirational piece based on a “true story” - when they say that, it’s usually only loosely based on anything that resembles reality.

I figured that, like a bad sports movie, Freedom Writers was going to be filled with cheese; hollow attempts at emotional tugging that would leave me regretting the two hour waste of life it had taken to watch. But since I was in the hospital at the time, I literally had absolutely nothing better to do but watch every last DVD my awesome uncle and aunt had brought me. Freedom Writers was well done enough as to be moving without seeming hollow or trying too hard. I recommend it as a solid watch - not fantastic, mind you, but better than expected.