Movie: Rocky Balboa
Score: 80/100
I did not have high expectations for Rocky Balboa. After Rocky V, I assumed that Mr. Stallone (who shares a birthday with me) would not be able to create a good movie ever again. I was wrong. Rocky Balboa has the foundations of a classic movie, and I should have foreseen Stallone's desire in creating a good finishing touch to this series. I usually don't give away two 80's in one weekend, but I have to.
Stallone's acting is like that of all the other movies. An Italian with a drawl who has a penchant for making inspiring speeches. Burt Young's acting was good, and Milo Ventigmilia's (who plays Rocky Jr.) acting was passable.
Even with all this praise, I must give some bad news. The beginning is slow. Very slow. When I have to glance at my watch three times before it's halfway through, I usually never give it more than a 5. However, we all gotta remember the quote "It ain't over 'till it's over". And so just like its namesake, Rocky Balboa delivers a spectacular performance in the second half of the movie to save itself and rendering it a critically-acclaimed movie.
The ending is a good one, and I'm not talking about the fight scene. But overall, the movie gave me a flashback of the glory days of Rocky I. This is definitely one of the better ones in the series, which is saying a lot, so you need to watch this.
Rating system explained:
0-9 : Utterly despicable. Rare. But "Gigli", and "From Justin to Kelly" ...
10-19: Still pretty bad. Think "You Got Served".
20-29: A very poor movie, however it may give satisfaction to those familiar with the subject.
30-39: A bad movie, you probably shouldn't watch this. Most people wouldn't like it. Buy or rent on DVD if you have the guts.
40-49: Not an overall horrendous movie, but I wouldn't watch this in theatres. Buy or rent on DVD instead.
50-59: An average movie. You make the call, is this movie something I'm interested in? If you watch it, you probably won't hate it, but now that tickets are $9.00 for students and $10.00 for adults, think of the pros and cons.
60-69: An overall good movie, with a good reason why it's been made. Most high-budget movies are in this category so that they can appeal to a wide variety of tastes. Most people would at least think it's good.
70-79: A very good movie, with (usually) good acting and (usually) good script-writing and directing. Definitely watch it, it's worth your money.
80-89: A great movie and you will almost definitely be satisfied when you leave. This movie leaves you thinking about it for the next couple of days.
90-99: Rare. This is a truly excellent movie and will remain one for years to come. An instant classic with me, you will almost definitely love it.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness
Score: 84/100
I hyped up "The Pursuit of Happyness" to be an excellent movie. Somewhere in the 90's. From the commericials I saw, I was moved entirely. I was almost certain of this movie's Best Picture Oscar. However, a good amount of the heart-warming parts of the movie were in the commericials. Nothing against the movie here, I just don't like to see the same scene I saw from the trailer.
Nonetheless, the movie was still great. Will Smith's acting was once again, superb. His son, Jaden [Christopher Syre] Smith, performed well for an eight year old. I felt that Thandie Newton, who played Smith's wife in the movie, overacted just a tad. However, her role is a very hard role to play, that of a woman torn between her love for her son, husband and her intuition of bankruptcy soon to befall the family.
The plot was obviously predictable. It's hard to imagine that Chris Gardner is still a homeless man caring for his son. Fortunately, the acting and dialogue made up for the film's predictability.
Dialogue was well written, with the right pauses at the right time, and the right words to complement each other.
Overall, the movie gave me a feeling of sadness toward the rising action and finally a feeling of joy at the conclusion. Although it did not move me to tears, nor even tears in my eyes, I still had goosebumps at the last scene.
Rating system explained:
0-9 : Utterly despicable. Rare. But "Gigli", and "From Justin to Kelly" ...
10-19: Still pretty bad. Think "You Got Served".
20-29: A very poor movie, however it may give satisfaction to those familiar with the subject.
30-39: A bad movie, you probably shouldn't watch this. Most people wouldn't like it. Buy or rent on DVD if you have the guts.
40-49: Not an overall horrendous movie, but I wouldn't watch this in theatres. Buy or rent on DVD instead.
50-59: An average movie. You make the call, is this movie something I'm interested in? If you watch it, you probably won't hate it, but now that tickets are $9.00 for students and $10.00 for adults, think of the pros and cons.
60-69: An overall good movie, with a good reason why it's been made. Most high-budget movies are in this category so that they can appeal to a wide variety of tastes. Most people would at least think it's good.
70-79: A very good movie, with (usually) good acting and (usually) good script-writing and directing. Definitely watch it, it's worth your money.
80-89: A great movie and you will almost definitely be satisfied when you leave. This movie leaves you thinking about it for the next couple of days.
90-99: Rare. This is a truly excellent movie and will remain one for years to come. An instant classic with me, you will almost definitely love it.
Score: 84/100
I hyped up "The Pursuit of Happyness" to be an excellent movie. Somewhere in the 90's. From the commericials I saw, I was moved entirely. I was almost certain of this movie's Best Picture Oscar. However, a good amount of the heart-warming parts of the movie were in the commericials. Nothing against the movie here, I just don't like to see the same scene I saw from the trailer.
Nonetheless, the movie was still great. Will Smith's acting was once again, superb. His son, Jaden [Christopher Syre] Smith, performed well for an eight year old. I felt that Thandie Newton, who played Smith's wife in the movie, overacted just a tad. However, her role is a very hard role to play, that of a woman torn between her love for her son, husband and her intuition of bankruptcy soon to befall the family.
The plot was obviously predictable. It's hard to imagine that Chris Gardner is still a homeless man caring for his son. Fortunately, the acting and dialogue made up for the film's predictability.
Dialogue was well written, with the right pauses at the right time, and the right words to complement each other.
Overall, the movie gave me a feeling of sadness toward the rising action and finally a feeling of joy at the conclusion. Although it did not move me to tears, nor even tears in my eyes, I still had goosebumps at the last scene.
Rating system explained:
0-9 : Utterly despicable. Rare. But "Gigli", and "From Justin to Kelly" ...
10-19: Still pretty bad. Think "You Got Served".
20-29: A very poor movie, however it may give satisfaction to those familiar with the subject.
30-39: A bad movie, you probably shouldn't watch this. Most people wouldn't like it. Buy or rent on DVD if you have the guts.
40-49: Not an overall horrendous movie, but I wouldn't watch this in theatres. Buy or rent on DVD instead.
50-59: An average movie. You make the call, is this movie something I'm interested in? If you watch it, you probably won't hate it, but now that tickets are $9.00 for students and $10.00 for adults, think of the pros and cons.
60-69: An overall good movie, with a good reason why it's been made. Most high-budget movies are in this category so that they can appeal to a wide variety of tastes. Most people would at least think it's good.
70-79: A very good movie, with (usually) good acting and (usually) good script-writing and directing. Definitely watch it, it's worth your money.
80-89: A great movie and you will almost definitely be satisfied when you leave. This movie leaves you thinking about it for the next couple of days.
90-99: Rare. This is a truly excellent movie and will remain one for years to come. An instant classic with me, you will almost definitely love it.
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