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This summer stinks. The truth is you can't start a summer off with a blockbuster hit such as Iron Man, and then follow it up with Robin Hood, and Shrek. Then the following week you [I really don't know who this you is addressing] come out with Prince of Persia, and Sex in the City. I hope Corny Review loyal fans out their don't think that I am bad reviewer, which I kind of am, but that you know I am saving myself for the better movies that are coming out later this summer. However I did see one movie in the month of may that I was secretly excited about. So here is my take on Prince of Persia.
Dear Prince of Persia Casting Agency,
Why? Why cast Jake Gyllenhal. When you think Prince of Persia you can stand before me without smiling, and say "Oh it has to be the guy from Bubble Boy." If you answer yes to that question I WILL have you fired. This is arguably one of the worst casting choices in the history of cinema...behind Nicholas Cage as Ghostwriter. Where to begin. The guy doesn't even have a british, or this case Persian accent. Remember this is guy who entered a rocket competition in October Sky, the the Persia prince is about a guy who saves the world from getting turned back in time, and never existing. To cast the same guy in both movies, does not make sense. I am sorry to say, but the casting of Jake Gyllenhal ruined your movie the second the trailer came out.
With Love,
Corny Reviews
Lets be fair. I am a SUCKER, for anything that has to do with ancient greek mythology. I love, I MEAN LOVE, the Mummy movies. That to me is the exact definition of a summer movie franchise. Just entertainment. And the truth is when I saw the trailer for Prince of Persia I really wanted to see it. I entered this movie with no expectations other than to relive the first video game I can say I actually beat. I knew the acting was going to be bad...and I was correct, but what saved this movie, was the action. The movie was filled with extreme stunts and plenty of action to the point where you actually think to yourself..."That could never happen." Yet when you watch SpiderMan you never think that. The way the director depicted the dagger taking back time was really well done I thought. He takes a first person camera angle, and allows the audience to go back in time with them, which I thought was an interesting "Duke Nukem" [another video game reference] tactic. This movie was leaps and bounds better than Clash of the Titans, and honestly the CGI was too. Was it family friendly. I would say so. This is the 2nd disney movie that is PG-13, and I would probably let a 10 year old go to it. There is a bit of blood, but they do a pretty good job, and not letting is get out of control. So for a summer movie with horrible acting, but with loads of action, and a pretty cool story I give this movie a...
MEDIUM BAG OF POPCORN
I know it's been a while, but the truth is that no good movies have come out in a long time. Also their will be plenty of reviews coming this summer, and the surge of summer movies begins. I am sure most of my fans...if I have any are wondering why I am not doing a review on Iron Man. Well to answer that question, Iron Man is such a huge movie like Transformers that no matter how I review it, you the American Consumer are going to see it anyways. I am going to simultaneously review two brand new documentaries [my second favorite genre of movies] that I thought were very fascinating.
Dear Educational Documentaries,
Thank you so much for being unique, and unlike most other movies. You have managed to form your own style of documentary, and for that I am grateful. I feel as though I know so much more about the ocean, and about infants. You are much more educational than anything I could have learned in child development classes, history classes, and oceanology classes. I am bummed that during my small stint at the worlds greatest community college...Cabrillo, you did not educate us with these fascinating documentaries.
Sincerely,
Corny Reviews
Most of you have never heard of either of these documentaries. Ocean and Babies are about exactly what you think they are about the ocean, and babies. Ocean discovers new worlds under the sea, and gives the world a remarkable inside look at what goes on beneath the amazing wonder that is the ocean. Babies is a "movie" I guess about 4 babies that are documented for 1 year in 4 different places in the world. We see how different cultures raise their babies, and although it might make USA mothers go crazy, it truly is incredible to see the way babies are raised in various different part of the world. Each documentary is unique in their own way. Pierce Brosnan narrates Oceans, and does a decent job with it. Babies on the other hand has no narration, which at first is odd, but what babies is trying to do is truly capture the essence of the 1st year of having a child. The thing I appreciate about both is the cinematography. Holy Smokes! The cameras, the lighting, the angles are incredible. I wish movie directors, and cinematographers would take some pointers from this film. They seem to capture the oceans not necessarily by the animals themselves, but by the way they are filmed. The same goes for babies. Yes, babies are cute, but the angles, and lighting at which they are shot is brilliant. If you at all enjoy film, and want to see 2 well done documentaries see these movies. I don't recommend parents taking their kids to either of these movies because truthfully they are boring. Its like that history class you had in high school. The teacher was boring, but the content was incredible. See these movies if you have the chance, I give them each a...
LARGE BAG OF POPCORN
