Oceans

Following the success of Disney's stunning 2009 film Earth, we delve deep into our oceans for a rare glimpse at some of the worlds strangest and most beautiful yet unseen creatures.
Narrated (laughingly) by 007 himself Pierce Brosnan in a rather hokey Twas The Night Before Christmas style, we journey from shore to shore and bare witness to some stunning scenes and sequences involving all of the oceans local residents and some casual visitors as well.
This film is mind bending at times and then Pierce brings you right back down to earth with some of the lamest commentary this side of a grade 6 museum tour. If you can tune him out and simply relax while taking in the spectacle before you, you will be pleasantly surprised.
I had many favourite scenes in this one and I would only sound like a nerd if I told you how totally awesome it was to see a deep sea diver in front of a jelly fish the size of a Volkswagon beetle, so I wont bother to geek out any further. I will however urge you to check this one out while it's still out on the big screen, as that is definitely the way to enjoy this one.
Never mind Remington Steel talking down to you, but rather, escape into a world that should help put your little problems in perspective.

Rating 3 dugong's out of 5

Kick Ass

Starring Nic Cage and McLovin

Like the masses surely fooled by the hype and previews, I went into this one knowing it was a sort of send up on the super hero genre with an adult twist but with a cast of kids. Fair enough. What I did not know however, was that the movie was a sort of mean spirited and upsetting at times cartoon come to life.
There are moments of pure enjoyment and fantastic action but on the other hand there are moments where an 11 year old girl is being shot in the chest, many in fact.
I havent been this conflicted on a film since last years Eden lake. The plot is absolutely nothing new and in fact at times seems like a direct rip off of the first Spiderman with Tobey McGuire (especially the end).
Some points of praise are the action sequences themselves with a stellar job done by all the stunt people involved and some fancy camera work to keep things fresh.
On the other hand, this movie suffers from absolutely horrid casting, namely Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) as one of the "super heroes". This guy was great in Superbad and o.k in Role Models but the third time playing the same character is NOT the charm. He tries to take on a different persona and fails at every turn. He drives a nice car in it though.
Now onto poor old Nicolas Cage. Its almost as if after being laughed off of the big screen by test audiences years ago when he tried his hand at playing Superman, Cage has been hell bent on playing some sort of hero in movies. Whether it was Ghostrider or an almost Batman like rip off in Kick Ass he appears to have come to grips with the fact that it is his perpetually sad puppy dog look that keeps him from playing a hero whose face is not in disguise and I hope he has gotten it out of his system this time around.
Before I go, I will throw out another comparison for the rip off theme in this one and that is the movie The Professional where we have a grown man who is the hero that trains the super unlikely little girl to follow in his footsteps.
Believe me when I tell you that I liked this movie more than the review will suggest but based on all of the flaws, I have to give this one a low grade

Rating 1 1/2 terrible performances out of 5

Date Night

Starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey

The formula is simple and the recipe hasn't changed since Bruce Willis made this movie in 1987 (Blind Date), yet Tina Fey and Steve Carell are so likable that it really doesn't matter.
The movie is nice, not great, not lame but just plain nice and sometimes that's enough. Through a series of misunderstandings our heroic married couple find a way to rekindle their stagnant love life and relationship while encountering several other odd couples along the way. The holes in the plot are many but the cameos fill them enough so that you really don't mind.
Sit back and enjoy the one liners and celebrity pop ups and also be sure to stick around after the movie wraps to enjoy some decent out takes. If 30 Rock or The Office is a repeat on Thursday, then here ya go.
And for the record, this one is better than Bruce's.

Rating 2 expensive glasses of wine out of 5





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