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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)
Judy Moody and the Worst Summer that I Will Ever Live in my Entire Life
Sometimes things like the economy, gas prices, apocalypse theories, and local news reports can get you down. If you need a pick-me-up, sometimes it helps to see a kid's or family movie. The vision of reckless adventures and colorfully spirited humor can give a person a nostalgic view of the past. Yeah, that works with some kid's movies. This one, on the other hand, made the gas prices look like nothing. Not only were there serious problems with the title, poster, character names and personalities, and overall conflicts of the storyline; but the movie itself sucked too. Anyone who says that the audience wasn't massive enough, or that this movie didn't get enough credit, is horribly wrong. I saw this film with my nephew, who is 8, and he gave up and left the theater after about 30 minutes. And kids love going to the movies. He spent the remaining hour of the film walking around the movie theater lobby eating popcorn. Bottom line, This is definitely the worst theatrically released film of the summer. No questions asked. The writers of this film deserve every poor review and every lost cent. I don't personally believe in 2012, but after seeing this movie, I'm starting to seriously reconsider.
Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern: The End to a Winnning Streak
Ryan Renyolds has began to enter the world of Comic Book/Graphic Novel-Based films with his part in Marvel's X-Men Origins, and now Detective Comic's Green Lantern. With rumors, releases, and pre-production of films based on other comic book characters; it is obvious that many "super hero" films, will be released in the next few years. Personally, I am not the biggest fan of Ryan Renyolds. With a few exceptions, (Adventureland) he is unable to play a role without the use of quick witted humor and sex jokes involved. While this may be a detail that is not directly related to this film, it supports the fact that Renyolds was not the perfect choice for the lead role. The makers of this film should have realized that an actors body fitting the profile of the main character does not justify a perfect match. The acting cannot take full blame. This film seemed cheaply written, with very little use of originality. The writers used action sequences with the use of special effects to make up for the poor attempts at realistic dialog. While this effort may work in other films, other films tend to use good graphics in the making of their special effects. The computer makeup of the other green lantern characters was overdone. The costume makeup combined with the poor attempts at special effects could be described as almost animated. The special effects of this film remind me of the special effects in the film Spawn, which was made over 10 years ago. With the production of films to release characters of Marvel's Avengers, I believe that DC, hopes to compete by releasing characters of the Justice League. This film, in that attempt, seemed very rushed. With the critically failing release of Superman Returns, Detective Comics has been able to redeem their image with the releases of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The Green Lantern ended this short winning streak of films based on Detective Comics. Seeing this film makes me dread the release of anticipated films such as Wonder Woman, and wait anxiously for the release of The Dark Knight Rises. Bottom line, Green Lantern was not the worst Comic Book-based film that I have ever seen, but it is definitely in the top 5. If your girlfriend has left you for a close friend, your parents have disowned you, you have been fired from your job as a floor manager at McDonalds, and you just want to relax and watch a GOOD movie; Green Lantern is not the way to go.