FattMatt: "Law Abiding Citizen" Review

Every year the American public is bombarded with a crapload of action movies whose trailers promise that they'll keep you "on the edge of your seat." Only a select few, however, live up to that famous tagline.
Law Abiding Citizen is one of those select few.

Jamie Foxx (Ray) stars as a district attorney who took the easy way out in a trial 10 years ago. Gerard Butler (300) is the man who doesn't feel that justice was done and decides to take matters into his own hands like a madman, killing and torturing those he feels should pay.

Everyone was cast very well in this film, including the excellent supporting cast. Everyone did a wonderful job.
Butler especially showed a little more emotion than I'm used to seeing from him, playing a character whose wife and daughter have been murdered.

The best part of this film, however, is the way the story plays out. Without giving too much away, I'll just say that Butler's character figures out many different, uniquely creative ways to get his prey. Sometimes, without being even remotely around them. He uses any means necessary. It helps that he's a brilliant inventor and holds many patents on different mechanisms he's created. You'll literally be on the edge of your seat, waiting to see in what crazy way he's going to get his next victim. His methods will leave your mind blown.

Except for a few scenes, the movie is also pretty unpredictable in how it all plays out. I really enjoyed the calm before the storm, waiting nervously to see what will happen next.

The film is, however, full of cliches that really get annoying sometimes. One example is Jamie Foxx calmly walking away from an explosion without looking back... in slo-mo, of course.
Luckily, they weren't bad enough to distract me from the story completely.

Overall, I really liked this movie and recommend it to everyone. It was just plain badass.
Go see it, people.

Anthony Hopkins cast as Odin in Thor film?

Yep, just as the title asks... SIR Anthony Hopkins is in talks to play Thor's "father", Odin. The casting news was announced via The Hollywood Reporter and this comic book geek is a very happy man. It's not confirmed, but once it is, I'm throwing a party.

Anthony Hopkins is simply brilliant, he commands attention in every role. Check out Fracture and see what you think. For now, it's a rumor, but when its fact, we'll let you know!

Quickie: Full length How to Train Your Dragaon trailer

Here's the full length trailer brought to you by Yahoo. I have to tell you, I'm not at all impressed with the trailer. I could be wrong, because, after all, it IS Dreamworks Animation film. They make top notch films so I don't see them dropping the ball on this. But the dragon just doesn't look right, see for yourself...

Etan Cohen to write Men in Black 3

"Here come the Men in Black, galaxy defenders"! Sounds like a bad 80's cartoon theme song. Variety is reporting that Etan Cohen is set to write Men in Black 3. ETAN Cohen, not one half of the Cohen brothers, that's ETHAN, not Etan. Etan Cohen wrote Tropic Thunder and the under appreciated Idiocracy.

Columbia is hard up for a hit and they're probably thinking this is a sure thing, but I respectfully disagree. Men in Black 2 was so bad, so stupid, I think they lost the charm and wit that made the first one so good. Couple that with the amount of time its been since the sequel, would anyone really be interested? None of the cast has signed on, and this could end up in a company drawer somewhere for a few years. Let's just hope it doesn't become a straight-to-DVD movie involving the grandchildren of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones' characters. Ha!

Lobo questions and rumors, Clancy Brown cast?

People online are having a field day with this one... Clancy Brown is in talks to star as Lobo, the superhero film to be directed by Guy Ritchie. People either hate it or love it, nowhere in between. I like the casting choice; Brown has a fantastic voice (he voices Lex Luthor for DC cartoons), and he has the physical stature to play Lobo. He may not weigh 300 pounds of muscle, but look what Mickey Rourke was able to accomplish for The Wrestler.

That's the rumor part of the post, what about the questions? Well the question remains, how will Warner Brother portray the anti-hero? Do they go all CGI like The Incredible Hulk? Or do they go half and half like Bill Nighy as Davy Jones in the 'Pirates' movies? OR, straight up makeup like Ron Pearlman in Hellboy? My vote is Hellboy status. The actor needs to act, or else you're using a body double like Darth Vader in the Star Wars films. The makeup in movies is way better than its ever been, they could easily pull off making Brown look like Lobo. Plus, Hellboy and Lobo are both cigar lovers, wink wink to all my fans. We'll keep you posted as more comes up.

Tony: This is It review

Where do you even start to explain the talent that was Michael Jackson? Where do you begin to even fathom the scope of his popularity worldwide? You really can't, is the answer. The best you can do, is sit back and watch others and how they are around him. This is It, is the documentary about his final tour that never was. As always with AtD, not so much plot, as it is opinion.

The movie follows a pretty steady chronological order; beginning with the casting of the backup dancers. This is where you sit back and watch in amazement how popular Michael Jackson actually was. There are interviews with people who flew, from Australia, with only 2 days notice to audition for the concert. Three quarters of the dancers interviewed in the beginning were actually crying at the thought of being in the show. And EVERY SINGLE dancer commented on how Michael Jackson was their inspiration and motivation to be a dancer.

The movie goes through about ten songs, and how they were going to be presented at the London shows. The choreography is brilliant. At 50 years old, Jackson was out dancing men half his age. He did look thin and weak at times, but when it came to dancing, he was on it. His attention to detail and his need for the show to be perfect was inspiring. There is a number where he didn't feel the bassist was giving it his all, so he politely, yet firmly asked him to step it up. Always following his soft demands saying "with love"; as to share a mutual respect.

The perfectionism goes far beyond the dancing. Jackson had his music so memorized, when a keyboardist was off by one note, he stopped the entire rehearsal and asked him to adjust. There are even a few times where he stepped in and made drastic changes to the show from what the director had in mind; and believe me, they were much better ideas from the originals.

Then there's the spectacle that was to be. The million man march of 'They don't really care about us'; the live action/historical movie footage of 'Smooth Criminal'; the 3D 'Thriller'; all of which would have made for an amazing concert that people really would not have been ready for.

The truth is, this is just a movie; it is just a documentary. And that's what we're reviewing today. Is it a good movie, yes. It's brilliant in the way it is pieced together to show a man who was determined to go out with a bang. It's entertaining and keeps you enthralled in the music and dancing the entire time. For me, it was a reminder to always try to be the best at what you do, or don't even bother. Long live the King of Pop.

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