"Same Planet. Different World."

At first I thought that this would be another one of those remakes. I thought wrong, of course. Journey to the Center of the Earth proved to be a very interesting, and funny, movie on the Jules Verne classic. It was great the way they were able to interlace the movie with the actual story.

Brendan Frazer was as usual, the source of laughter. His punchlines were right on the mark and they made the movie livelier.

The special effects were awesome too. It really looked like everything from down there were real. The pre-historic animals looked real too! There were some scenes that made me jump off my seat a bit...well I was already at the edge of my seat to begin with, so...

Although personally, I think the Journey to the Center of the Earth was a bit too short and it kinda lacked some real story. Sure, it's about a man who discovers the way to the center of the earth, and who goes through an adventure to find the way back out but...that's all there is to it. They didn't even spend 3 days at the center. Buuuuuut. It's still a good watch.

I think we've caught a glimpse of a potential sequel too!

Monsters vs. Aliens

Dreamworks Animation will have a new movie out: Monsters vs. Aliens. Don't let the title fool you though, this movie will have loads of cuteness in it...oh and a pretty CG lady too. Check out the picture:

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The story: California girl Susan Murphy has the worst luck when a meteor hits her during her wedding day. This causes her to grow to 49 feet and 11 1/2 inches tall, be captured by the military and be nicknamed Ginormica.

The cast includes:
Reese Witherspoon - Susan Murphy
Rainn Wilson - Gallaxhar
Hugh Laurie - Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.
Seth Rogen - B.O.B.
Will Arnett - Missing Link
Kiefer Sutherland - General W.R. Monger
Stephen Colbert - The President

Monsters vs. Aliens will be released on March 27th 2009.

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Jumper made me want to jump...

...out of my seat and get out of the movie house as quickly as possible.

I just felt bad about paying for the movie so I decided to stay put and finish the movie. Why did I feel this way? One thing: Jumper was a shallow movie. The storyline was so simple, it made fairy tales look complicated.

Sure, the graphics were really cool, but most of them happened during the latter part of the movie already. Like with the fight between the two Jumpers - David (Christensen) and Griffin (Bell) - and when the fight was ensuing between them and the Palladin, headed by Roland (Jackson). It was a fast-paced, action movie that seemed to be trying hard to include a sci-fi touch to it. The drama wasn't so good either.

And what the heck's up with the tagline, "Anywhere. Anything. Instantly."? It sounds like something Visa or Mastercard would use!

No, I'm not bashing the movie. I've nothing against the cast nor the director of Jumper. I'm just stating my opinion on the movie, based on what I saw when I watched it. If you're looking for a good movie to watch, skip Jumper. If you're into special effects alone, then go ahead and watch it. (Hayden Christensen isn't even good-looking here, so don't watch if you're just after that.)