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Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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"For our first review, we'll be discussing the highs and lows of Pixar's latest family hit, Cars 2. Though it is a sequel to the original Cars (2006), it feels like a whole different series... in a good way. We'll break the movie down into different parts and rate them accordingly. And of course, spoiler warning.
Radiator Springs
While almost the entire first film was set in this small, all-American town, only about ten minutes of the movie are spent here this time around. It is shown at almost the very beginning and at the very end. At the beginning, it felt rushed with Mater doing about five things that him and Lightning used to enjoy, yet where it happened across an hour and forty-five minutes last time, this time it's condensed into about thirty seconds. The only part I enjoyed from that was the few minutes focusing on Mater posing as a waiter to be able to go on Lightning and Sally's date.
The end part I found unnecessary, but I figured they would show it. The quality of it felt like one of the many "CarsToons" that they have been showing on the Disney Channel, which look great, but have pretty bad plots.
Grade: C- / 75
World Grand Prix
We had only seen a little bit of all the flashy things that the Pixar makers can create in the first film, where as here, it's right in your face. As soon as Mater and Lightning cruise on into the World Grand Prix launch party, your mesmerized with deep purples, blues, greens, yellows, reds, and every other bright color you can imagine. And it looks awesome. While I know that this has no relation to the plot or review of the movie, I find it amazing that if I had just been shown that scene, I might not have been able to tell you if the movie I was watching was animated or not.
The actual racing scenes I didn't like, mainly because of the horrible attempt and showing time passing, where as in the first one, they did a great job with that in the races. The overall racing time in this movie was about ten minutes, and it felt like five. I did like the Italian racer, and especially Jeff Gorvette, as I am a huge Jeff Gordon fan. Other than that, the Grand Prix was only okay for me.
Grade: B- / 84
Mater's Spy Adventure
Here's a hint: there's no way that Lightning McQueen should be on the front of the poster. Mater was easily shown twice as much as Lightning in this movie, which is what I think made people review it badly. However, that's what made the movie for me. Mater went along with his shenanigans, (according to Holly Shiftwell, Finn McMissile's partner, he acts "extremely American") and of course got into trouble in the restroom of all places where he ended up getting himself and unwanted car wash and had a tracking device snapped onto him by an American spy. He is then assumed to be the American spy, and hilarity ensues as he attempts to all the things a spy would do, but with his signature Tow Mater flare.
In the end, Holly ends up being his girlfriend, which I thought was good as poor Mater misunderstood her telling him that they'll "rendezvous tomorrow night", taking it as her asking him out on a date. He is of course asked to be a full-time spy by Holly and Finn, but turns it down saying that he belongs in Radiator Springs. I believe that it was the safe way to go, and they really missed the opportunity to do a Cars spin-off, and of course to break the mold of kids' movies of "Thanks for the totally amazing opportunity to do something that I could never even dream of much less get to participate in my whole life, instead I'll stay in my hometown that has a population of 600 people." or in this case, cars.
Grade: A- / 93
Overall Rating: B- / 84
Overall, it was one of the best kids movies in a long time, and I enjoyed it much more than the original. To help you imagine that, I would rank Cars 2 one slot ahead of Wall-E, but behind Finding Nemo and Up. In relation, the original Cars would be ahead of Ratatouille, but still behind Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles. Just for the record, my least favorites areToy Story and A Bug's Life, and my favorite would have to be Up. I know that's different than most people's opinions, but I generally have different tastes from others."
'Cars 2' Crosses the Finish Line at the Box-Office with $68 Million
0 comments Posted by pok at 4:32 PM
Pixar's latest animated flick, Cars 2, has raked in $68 million at the box-office this weekend, beating Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher, the other new wide release this week. While it got the worst reviews for any Pixar movie so far, we just saw the movie today and loved it, even more than the original Cars! What do you think? Be sure to watch for a Cars 2 review from Star Movie Ratings tomorrow that we'll repost.
Friday, June 10, 2011
The cast of Disney's hit new movie, Lemonade Mouth, recently performed to a huge crowd in New York City on The View, and also revealed some awesome news! According to Bridgit's latest tweet, a Lemonade Mouth sequel is in the works!
We loved the first one, what did you guys think? Are you excited that they are making a sequel so quickly, or wish that they would wait? Sound off in the comments!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
'Pirates 4' Does Great in U.S., Breaks International Box-Office Records
0 comments Posted by pok at 4:03 PM
The newest installment in Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean series, On Stranger Tides, opened this weekend to some outstanding numbers. In the domestic market, it grossed over $90 million dollars, putting it at the #1 domestic opening of the year so far, but also putting at the 2nd least grossing Pirates film to date. In comparison, 2006's Dead Man's Chest opened to $135.6 million, and 2007's At World's End opened to $114.7 million.
While it do good in the U.S., it did amazing in the international markets, grossing $256.3 million, the largest international opening ever. All in all, it has made $346.4 million in just three days, which is more than half of the first film's overall performance, and about a third of the past two movies (Dead Man's Chest is also the fourth highest grossing movie of all-time, which is a good sign for Tides).
Here's how the rest of the box-office went down this weekend:
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $90.1 mil
2. Bridesmaids - $21.1 mil
3. Thor - $15.5 mil
4. Fast Five - $10.6 mil
5. Rio - $4.7 mil
6. Priest - $4.6 mil
Friday, April 15, 2011
If you're watching Disney Channel right now, you're probably watching the worldwide premiere of Lemonade Mouth, and now #LemonadeMouth is trending worldwide on Twitter! Congrats to the whole cast including @bmendler707700!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
As you probably know, Selena Gomez has been working on a movie called Monte Carlo, originally scheduled to be released the same day as Justin Bieber's concert movie, for quite some time. Now we finally have an idea of what it's about! We would tell you, but the trailer below is pretty self-explanatory.
It looks awesome! Though it does remind us of The Parent Trap, we will definitely be going to see it in theaters! What about you?
Saturday, April 2, 2011
UPDATED WITH ANNOUNCED WINNERS: Kids' Choice Awards 2011 Poll Results!
0 comments Posted by pok at 6:44 AM
Hey guys! We're here to tell you all of the nominees that you chose to win tonight at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards! Your choices are listed first, our choices are listed in parentheses, the winners are listed in blue, and a * indicates that said nominee has won in that category at least once before. Here we go!
- Favorite TV Actress - Selena Gomez (Selena Gomez) Selena Gomez*
- Favorite TV Actor - Joe Jonas, Dylan Sprouse, and Cole Sprouse (Dylan Sprouse) Dylan Sprouse*
- Favorite TV Show - iCarly, The Suite Life On Deck, Big Time Rush (iCarly) iCarly*
- Favorite Reality Show - American Idol and Wipeout (American Idol) American Idol*
- Favorite TV Sidekick - Jennette McCurdy (Jennette McCurdy) Jennette McCurdy
- Favorite Cartoon - Phineas and Ferb (Phineas and Ferb) SpongeBob Squarepants*
- Favorite Movie - Diary of A Wimpy Kid (Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1) The Karate Kid
- Favorite Animated Movie - Toy Story 3 (Toy Story 3 or Despicable Me) Despicable Me
- Favorite Movie Actor - Johnny Depp (Johnny Depp) Johnny Depp
- Favorite Movie Actress - Emma Watson and Miley Cyrus (Emma Watson) Miley Cyrus
- Favorite Voice from An Animated Movie - Cameron Diaz and Tim Allen (Tim Allen) Eddie Murphy
- Favorite Buttkicker - Jacki Chan (Robert Downey, Jr. or Will Ferrell) Jackie Chan
- Favorite Male Athlete - Shaquille O'Neal James and Michael Phelps (Michael Phelps) Shaquille O'Neal
- Favorite Female Athlete - Danica Patrick, Lindsey Vonn, and Serena Williams (Lindsey Vonn) Lindsey Vonn
- Favorite Music Group - Jonas Brothers and Black Eyed Peas (Black Eyed Peas) Black Eyed Peas*
- Favorite Female Singer - Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez (Selena Gomez or Katy Perry) Katy Perry
- Favorite Male Singer - Justin Bieber (Usher) Justin Bieber
- Favorite Song - "California Gurls" and "Baby" ("California Gurls") "Baby"
- Favorite Book - Diary of A Wimpy Kid (Witch & Wizard) Diary of A Wimpy Kid
- Favorite Videogame - Just Dance 2 (Just Dance 2) Just Dance 2
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
On Sunday, we posted a new poll asking you who you thought would win the Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie award at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, and the winner is..... Cameron Diaz and Tim Allen! Now we're asking you about who will win Favorite Buttkicker! You're choices are:
- Steve Carell (Gru, Despicable Me)
- Will Ferrell (Megamind, Megamind)
- Jackie Chan (Mr. Han, The Karate Kid)
- Robert Downey, Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Iron Man 2)
Sunday, March 13, 2011
New 2011 Kids' Choice Awards Poll! - Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
0 comments Posted by pok at 7:26 AM
On Friday, we posted a new poll asking you who you thought would win the Favorite Movie Actress award at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, and the winner is..... Emma Watson and Miley Cyrus! Now we're asking you about who will win Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie! You're choices are:
- Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After)
- Tim Allen (Toy Story 3)
- Tom Hanks (Toy Story 3)
- Eddie Murphy (Shrek Forever After)
Friday, March 11, 2011
On Saturday, we posted a new poll asking you who you thought would win the Favorite Movie Actor award at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, and the winner is..... Johnny Depp! Now we're asking you about who will win Favorite Movie Actress! You're choices are:
- Miley Cyrus (The Last Song)
- Ashley Judd (Tooth Fairy)
- Emma Watson (Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1)
- Jaden Smith (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
On Saturday, we posted a new poll asking you who you thought would win the Favorite Movie award at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, and the winner is..... Toy Story 3! Now we're asking you about who will win Favorite Movie Actor! You're choices are:
- Johnny Depp (Alice In Wonderland)
- Jack Black (Gulliver's Travels)
- Dwayne Johnson (Tooth Fairy)
- Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
On Thursday, we posted a new poll asking you who you thought would win the Favorite Cartoon award at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, and the winner is..... Phineas and Ferb! Now we're asking you about who will win Favorite Movie! You're choices are:
- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Alice in Wonderland
- The Karate Kid
- Diary of A Wimpy Kid
Have fun picking! We'll post a new poll in two days, leading up to the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards on April 2!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
'Toy Story 3' Wins Best Animated Picture at the 2011 Academy Awards
0 comments Posted by pok at 6:16 PM
Congratulations to everyone who worked on Disney • Pixar's Toy Story 3, as it has just won Best Animated Picture at the 2011 Academy Awards on ABC! The director, Lee Unkrich, accepted the award. The cast includes:
The other nominees were How to Train Your Dragon and The Illusionist. Congrats to everyone at Disney and Pixar!
Disney's latest kids' movie, Gnomeo and Juliet, was released to theaters over two weeks ago in third place. Last weekend, a holiday, it rose to second place, and this weekend, it finally took the box-office crown. The animated/musical film won a pretty slow weekend, making $14.2 million, dropping only 26 percent from last week and raising its total haul to $75.1 million. Even though the film started out the weekend in fourth place, it jumped an amazing 101 percent on Saturday thanks to a large turnout from families. Not too bad for a film that Disney wasn't even going to be releasing two years ago (Disney inherited the movie from its now-sold Miramax Films production company.) Here's how the weekend went down: (in millions)
1. Gnomeo & Juliet — $14.2 (3rd week)2. Hall Pass — $13.4 (1st week)
3. Unknown — $12.4 (2nd week)
4. Just Go With It — $11.1 (3rd week)
5. I Am Number Four — $11.0 (2nd week)
6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never — $9.2 (3rd week)
We here at The Disney Flame have sadly not been able to see this hit kids movie yet, but we hope so soon so we can do a movie review for you guys. Have you seen the film? If so, did you like it? Tell us in the comments!
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