African Cats (4)

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2011 nature documentary captures the lives of two cat families raising their young in Africa.

Disney is really taking over movies these days. I mean, they have generally but now they are reaching out and trying their hands at all genres. They really nailed this nature documentary and I would even compare it to Planet Earth and Blue Planet but in a way this was better...because it was narrated by Samuel L Jackson!

Due to the Samuel L factor I found this movie not only slightly hilarious to watch but beyond interesting because some of the shots were too beautiful to be true.

But seriously, imagine Samuel L saying "Lesson number 4: don't mess with lions!" and you can imagine to giggles that would follow.

I would suggest that every family watch this movie as I feel like learning about nature is one of the most valuable things that you can teach  child. I myself grew up on Nation Geographic specials but they are few and far between these days so it looks like we will have to depend on documentaries to get our knowledge.

If you like Planet Earth watch this. If you're looking for a good family movie, watch this. They do a good job of not showing death but explaining it and of not showing the animals 'in action' but explaining new cubs. You get the picture.

Also, giant cats are AWESOME.

4/5 ADSENSE HERE

I'm Still Here (3.5)

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The 2012 documentary by Casey Afflect about how Joaquin Phoenix gives up his acting career to pursue his dream to be a rapper.

I have no idea why it took me this long to finally get around to watching this movie but I am glad that I finally did.

This was one of the best comedies I have seen in a long time. for at least 60% of this movie I spent my time rolling on the couch saying WTF and kept almost spitting my water all over the place. Some of the scenes just...do not...make sense. The whole thing doesn't make sense actually.

Then the movie gets boring because all he does it go on rampages, yells at his friends, does coke and cries. Then it's okay again and then the ending is boring again and weird and the movie just flops.

Is it a hoax? Everyone says that it its because he just goes so crazy that there is no way it could be real, right? I am not sold on that. They never made a documentary about him before this and we assume that he was sane because on interviews 5 years ago he seemed normal but normal how? Normal because he still combed his hair and  you could see his face? I just think that if it was a hoax that it was the most elaborate hoax I have ever seen and I still applaud him for it. I also hope that he loses some weight, combs his hair and stops doing drugs because he was a ruined man.

Regardless, it looks like he is back into acting and is filming a movie right now. It's definitely one of the more interesting films I have ever watched.

3.5/5 ADSENSE HERE

Snow White and the Huntsman (3)

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A twist on the old classic, directed by Rupert Sanders. Snow White escapes the Evil Queen and teams up with the huntsman that is sent to kill her so together they can take back the kingdom.


The world that they created for this film was awesome. From the droves, to the troll and right down to the costumes and armour. Mind you, some of the costumes were questionable and by that I mean ugly as hell. Still, the general background and sets were amazing. I am glad I watched the movie just to see those.

The acting was less than impressive but that's because the story was lacking in any depth in order to create the amount of interest needed to invest in what any character cared about. It wasn't that there wasn't a story and the basic premises was interested and actually quite cool but it stayed at face value which wasn't enough for me. I did like how they went darker in this movie but the whole prophet thing with Snow White...I didn't buy into it.

Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn - Part1) wasn't that bad in this movie and the scenes that I laughed at were not really her fault. Like her staring into the eyes of something evil until it backs away...without explanation and followed by amazed looks on peoples faces.

Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers) was his normal glorious self. That guy can actually act but keeps picking roles that are similar so it's hard to fully see it. I want to see him in a Oscar worthy drama playing an alcoholic dad or something off the radar instead of him with sexy war hair running with an axe or hammer or other long handled weapon. Still....good face.

Charlize Theron (Prometheus) did the evil well. The makeup that was done on her was beyond perfect. Actually, the makeup in general was fantastic in this film. I think she was the best choice for the role.

Over all I was more impressed with this movie that I thought I would be. I heard it was beyond awful but when I looked the ratings were actually not that bad. Which means audiences love it and critiques hate it which means you can count on it being a decent watch but not something that you will want to buy when it hits the shelves.

3/5 ADSENSE HERE