Futant

When I first saw The Matrix I was blown away. Everything in the first movie was so fresh, so innovative, so entertaining. When I heard that there would be two sequels to follow, it was like there was finally something worth living for(cinematically speaking). I've heard a lot of feedback about the second Matrix movie, most people said it sucked, that it wasn't as good as the first, or that they had an interesting concept but failed to make the proper execution and blah,blah,blah. What are these people thinking? Were they sleeping through Reloaded? Now Revolutions is here, the third and final installment in the Wachowski brothers bread and butter. I don't care about the nay sayers, Revolutions rocked. Finally, the war between the humans and machines in kicked into high gear, people other than Morpheus and Trinity start believing in Neo, and everyone is lending a helping hand. I don't know why anyone who liked the first two won't like this one. Sure, we all know it picks up where Reloaded left off, so there should be no complaints about "poor execution". Everyone is Zion is involved. There's not many hand to hand combat scenes and I'm a big fan of those, yet I didn't mind. I was too worried how the whole thing would play out. I say, if you've seen the first two, even if you didn't like Reloaded, you owe it to yourself to see Revolutions.

I will not write a lengthy, highly detailed recap of the plot for this movie. Instead I will say that the Hulk was decent. Since the success of the first X-Men movie, Marvel and Hollywood have been churning out comic to movie adaptations like no tomorrow. That might be why this movie wasn't as well recieved as say Spider-Man or X2. As a long time fan of comics, I enjoy it when any of my favorite heroes make it to the big screen,I watch and critique these movies as just that, movies. Sure, the basis for these movies are small colored books dating back to the early 60's so I'm willing to let certain character and plotline inequities go. What people don't realize is that when a comic or cartoon or videogame for that matter gets picked up for a theatrical release, the writers must try to make it universally acceptable or understandable to all who see it. Sometimes this ruins the movie, making it either too complex or too shallow. I believe the Hulk was a success in terms of capturing the comic book feel. The acting isn't as bad as everybody says. The CGI of the Hulk is realistic looking enough. There were times in the movie he looked fake, others, like he was really standing next to Jennifer Connelly. I do feel it lacks in action, the biggest fight is Hulk vs. the dogs and there's no real showdown at the end between Hulk and an all powerful villian. There was a showdown, but it wasn't really interesting. My final grade on this movie: For general audiences:C For comic fans: B

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies is the second installment of the Wishmaster series. There is nothing groundbreaking or innovative in this film, it's just entertaining to watch. In the sequel to the mildly successful prequel, the Djinn is freed again from his prison and proceeds to wreak havoc on the human race. He does this by granting his victim a wish, an effective method for achieving his goal because everybody wants something. The film has it's gory glory moments, something I thought was done well. There are a few comedic moments, especially when the Djinn approaches somebody to grant them a wish. The actor who plays the Wishmaster is perfect. This guy needs more work in the horror/sci-fi field, he has a sinister look to him and an unsettling voice. If you're a fan of horror movies, give the Wishmaster series a try.