The Sorcerer's Apprentice (3.5)

I love nerdy movies like this.

About a boy Dave who one day runs into a strange man (Nicholas Cage) who tells him he will be the greatest sorcerer in 1000 years. 10 years later this man finds him again and begins training him. At the same time evil sorcerer's are on the move, planning something that will destroy the world. Will Dave find his courage and his power in time?

I know that you may roll your eyes but I still love Nicholas Cage. I just love watching him in films. He just, has something about him that I find appealing/entertaining and no matter the role I always enjoy him in all his movies. Best part of this film for me...besides all the cool magic.

Jay Baruchel (Dave) was decent. I still don't know how I feel about this guy. I sort of find him annoying. It's not just the voice, which by the way I cringe at sometimes, it's just that I don't entirely believe him when he acts. Not yet anyways. I hope he's one of those actors that proves me wrong but I'm not so sure. For this role though he was well suited and did his part.

Dragons. Magic. Spells. Good vs. Evil. Just enough humour. I honestly was hoping for more magic stuff than they showed but I'm glad they formed some more story around the characters. That was key to feel some connection to an 1000 year old tale.

If you like fantasy-esque, dragons and magic stuff then you'll be entertained by this. Light and fun. Some cool fight scenes and N. Cage all up ons. Good times. I was very entertained and grinned like a fool a lot. But I always love these silly movies.

3.5/5 ADSENSE HERE

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2.5)

This movie definitely pulled all the stops to be a classic blockbuster. Right down to the motorcycle and leather jacket in the rain and the slow mo, bad ass walk to the finish line. Yeah, sure, I giggled at those parts because it has been done over and over again but that didn't mean it's necessarily a bad thing. Except...it was kind of bad.

Some bad guy stole some weapons and the G.I. Joe's have to go after them before they begin blowing up the world. Yup, that about sums it up.

Channing Tatum (main character) did his best. He was laughable in a lot of scenes but that wasn't always his fault. Some of the one liners in this are HILARIOUS and what makes them even more hilarious is that they were trying to be serious. His action face looks like "I'm bored" but he did his best and fit his part. Every other character was meh. The random Brendan Fraser cameo was weird...but hey, Canada represent!

I still cannot believe that Joseph Gordan-Levitt was the Cobra Commander. Just...like...whoa. Way to go make up and wardrobe. High five. A little too much like Vader in the end though.

Very summer blockbuster. The action was no brainer and fun. The story isn't all bad but the writing wasn't strong at all and I knew what was going to happen at least 30 minutes before it did. Definitely not a "thinking" film. Which is nice sometimes. So if you want to be entertained while you eat some chicken (like I did) then hit this up.

2.5/5 ADSENSE HERE