Gerry Barnaby's Film Reviews: R.I.P.D.

Genre: Action Comedy Crime, Warning this film contain slight horror theme that may disturb younger viewers.

Cert: 12A
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: A man wearing a tank top sleeps in bed and his wife, wearing a T-shirt and bikini-style panties, approaches the bed and jumps on top of him; they wrestle playfully, kiss and she straddles him (we see her bare thighs and legs) while making a remark about not letting him leave (sex is implied).
A woman approaches a man and bites the end of his beard and he makes a comment about that being "a thing we do" (sex is implied).
A woman is shown pressed against a bus windshield and we see her cleavage.
A man in a police station locker room is shown with a towel wrapped around his waist (we see his bare chest and abdomen), he removes the towel and other men react with shock and make remarks about his genitals (we do not see below the waist).
Several scenes feature a woman wearing a tight-fitting, low-cut and short dress that reveals cleavage, and legs and the camera lingers on her clothed buttocks in one scene.
A large man/monster with his large abdomen hanging out of his shirt and over his waistband runs through a street and up the side of a building; when he leaps off the side of a truck and onto the building we see his bare buttocks cleavage and upper buttocks and a portion of his thong underwear (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details); we see this scene again later.
A man is shown wearing a bathrobe that hangs open and reveals his bare chest (a remark is made about how hairy he is).
A man touches a woman's chin lovingly.
Two men ogle a woman wearing a short, low-cut and tight-fitting dress (cleavage, bare arms and shoulders and legs are seen).
A man admires a woman's ankles; she is wearing a very short skirt and her full legs are seen.
A man tells a woman, "You have magnificent breasts."
A man and a woman make remarks throughout the movie that give the impression that they have had a sexual relationship.
A man says, "I bought my love by the hour."
A man talks about stealing gold to "pay for lap dances."
When a man approaches a woman in a bar she tells him to "respect me or I'll castrate you like a 3 year old steer."
A woman (who's actually a man) talks to a man and he acts flirtatiously while offering her a drink.
A man says that another man's name sounds like an "STD."
A man asks another man about his wife's ankles and the other man becomes angry and tells him never to talk about his wife again.
A man makes a remark about another man "scrubbing the porn off your laptop."
A man makes a couple of comments suggesting that another man is having sex with another man's wife.
A man tells another man that a "coyote made love to my skull" and the other man says, "I hope it got both eyes."
 
Violence & Gore: A monster stabs a woman in the back with a metal pole and she falls to the ground where we see her abdomen bleeding until she falls still.
A monster shoots a Gattling gun toward officers until the gun jams (no one appears to be struck).
An officer with a handgun shoots several monsters that explode (we see a cloud of dust and matter).
A man shoots a monster in the face and he explodes.
A piece of construction equipment slams into a helicopter mid-flight and we see the chopper swirl out of control (we do not see it crash).
After a man falls to his death he gets up and moves through a scene that has stopped in time and we see police officers that have been shot and are being thrown through the air, and we see vehicles thrown into the air by explosions and men being thrown by the blast (no blood is evident).
A man and a monster fight and they throw each other around until one pins the other on the ground and pounds him on the head with a boulder (no damage is evident) and then two cinder blocks.
A man throws another man in front of a bus; we see him as a female pressed against the bus windshield (he/she is unharmed).
A man pushes another man out a window and rides him like a horse as they fall many stories, crashing into buildings on the way down.
A man grabs another man by the throat and shoves him into a chair, then hits him in the head with a metal sign (no injuries are evident).
A man punches another man in the face three times and he falls to the ground (no injuries are evident).
Two men and a monster in an elevator crash through the roof of an office building and crash on top (we see no injuries).
A monster struggles with police and tries to free himself from his handcuffs; he throws officers, desks and chairs and yells until an officer shoots him and he disintegrates.
A man/monster transforms into his monster self and we see his skull split at the top and huge blackened gashes appear on his face.
An officer uses a monster's disembodied arm to strike the monster several times before another officer shoots it.
A man points a gun at a man/monster before the house they are in begins to break apart (no one is harmed).
An orb explodes causing all non-monsters to freeze in time.
A man puts a gun to another man's chin and walks with him; another man opens a freezer door and hits him in the face before pushing him into the freezer where the two men question him (no injuries are shown and we see meat carcasses hanging in the freezer).
A man puts a gun to another man's head (he does not shoot).
A man is branded on the chest with a badge and a number (we see the flesh glow red and then turn black and he grimaces).
A man threatens a man/monster and says, "You don't want to get popped."
A huge, swirling cloud sucks things into it as it moves through a city and causes destruction; a parking garage falls apart and cars plunge toward the street and a car with two men inside are nearly crushed.
A wall and a door appear to be covered with slime and decay.
Monsters can be identified by the destruction that appears around them (lights flickering, decay, odor, etc.)
Monsters jump on a car as a man speeds through streets; some monsters are thrown off and on is slammed into a wall (we do not see the damage).
A man drives a car recklessly and does not watch the road in a few scenes; he runs into things and nearly hits people in a couple of scenes.
A man watches his own funeral, approaches his wife who doesn't recognize him and others pull him away when he lunges at another man.
We see several monsters throughout the movie and they are usually very large with distorted faces, and some have multiple eyes; one has an extremely large gaping mouth and two sets of fingers on one hand; one's head is split at the skull and he has deep gashes in his face (no blood); one has a blackened eye socket that appears to be empty like the eye was burned out of the socket.
A man eats sloppily and talks with his mouth full of food while a man/monster watches and gags as if he will vomit (he does not).
A dead man (no evidence of wounds) is pulled up toward a swirling tunnel in the sky along with other people and he is slammed hard into a chair in a room with a woman behind a desk.
A man talks about watching coyotes "pick my carcass clean and drag it off into a cave" after he died.
A man talks about his partner shooting him in the back.
A man tells another man, "Don't wet your pants over it."
A man tells another man, "You're dead."
Two men talk about taking gold from police evidence and one appears to regret having done so.
A man talks about wearing his grandmother's St. Christopher medal for protection.
A man makes a comment about the Killing Fields.
A woman talks about something causing the "dead to rain down on the Earth."
A couple of references are made to "soul stank."
A sign reads, "don't be dead broke."

Profanity: 1 possible F-word, 1 not fully enunciated F-word (Oh F...), 3 obscene hand gestures, 20 scatological terms, 10 anatomical terms (1 mild), 19 mild obscenities, 2 derogatory term for Native Americans, exclamations (shut up) and 5 religious exclamations (e.g. Jesus, Sweet Jesus, Oh Christ).
Name-calling (genius, strange, weird, bimbo, creepy, dirty cop, shot in the face cop, deados, sick, honey pot, rookie, Grandpa Chen, cockup, sweetie pie, doll face, Panda Express, ginger, self-righteous, weirdness and 2 cent whores.)

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: A man/monster snorts a handful of cumin.
Police officers speed to a warehouse after receiving information about a drug manufacturing operation.
A man offers a woman (actually a man) a drink and she accepts (we do not see them drink).
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes:  The transformations may be frightening to small children.

Story: Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline the 3D supernatural action-adventure R.I.P.D. as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side. Veteran sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Bridges) has spent his career with the legendary police force known as R.I.P.D. tracking monstrous spirits who are cleverly disguised as ordinary people. His mission? To arrest and bring to justice a special brand of criminals trying to escape final judgement by hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth. Once the wise-cracking Roy is assigned former rising-star detective Nick Walker (Reynolds) as his junior officer, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, two of R.I.P.D.'s finest must miraculously restore the cosmic balance...or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way.

Likes : First thing first, don't expect Oscar winning acting or performances because this film is what is, its just a normal comedy with action but it is fun to watch & doesn't leave you wanting more. It dose get a little repetitive in the first half of the film as its slightly Little slow to start off with but pick up in the second half of the film & kept you entertain. It not the funniest film I've watch but it dose have its moment that will make you laugh, your find the concept of this film very formula has its a cross between Men in black & Ghost busters which kind of works, but it really dose depend on weather you like these two films, because if you didn't like men in black your not going to like this film as it dose have the same feel to it.
 I cant really say much about Kevin Bacon character Hayes as it would be giving away the plot of the film & spoiler's as well, other than the fact I can say he played this role brilliantly with a twist in his characters role as well. Ryan Reynolds plays Nick Walker who get thrown in to this supernatural world that he find very hard to adjust to, He don't seem to have that much of comical role in this film other than a serious one which I noticed but he had some funny moments.
 Jeff Bridges play Roy Pulsipher a 18th century cowboy Sheriff in a modern world  hunting down the dead, your find that he has some comical parts in this film which are funny at times but not laugh out loud funny. Mary-Louise Parker plays Proctor she has this kind of I'm the boss don't piss me off look about her character, Which in this film she was looking pretty attractive in what she was wearing your notice the some tension between her & Roy which your find out why in the film.(Cameo) Stephanie Szostak plays nicks wife, who struggle with he death, (Cameo) James Hong plays the avatar of nick, (cameo) Very beautiful Marisa Miller plays the avatar of Roy.
Along with it banter/one liners, the action is pretty fast & some what violent at time, but what make this film pretty good is the camera work on film, like stop motion as everything else is completely stopped moving your still walking a normal speed, its amazing how they film like that it adds depth to the film, it was used twice in this film in curtain scenes. But it like I said before this film wont be for every one if your not sure on this film I would watch for it to come out on DVD because its not an Oscar winner or Oscar winning performances it just what it is an entertain film that you will enjoy watching. 

Dislikes : The only thing really was the first half of the film its like I said it get a little repetitive as being slight a little slow to get into, but it dose get better.

Overall : If you love men in black you love this film, if not you wont like this film
,its not going to please everyone but its still an entertain film that will make you laugh at some points.

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.1 out of 10 for Concept & comedy

 

 

Movie new's: How to Make a Better Spawn Movie Can Spawn find more Hollywood success this time?

by Jesse Schedeen IGN

The '90s weren't exactly a great time for fans of superhero movies. Instead of a Superman reboot, we got Shaquille O'Neal as Steel. And just before Blade arrived on the scene to light the first sparks of a Hollywood superhero renaissance, there was Spawn. This supernatural avenger quickly rose to prominence in the early '90s amid a new wave of characters from upstart publisher Image Comics. But despite his success in comics, animation, and toys, Spawn found little success on the big screen.
That hasn't stopped creator Todd McFarlane from pursuing a follow-up film. And at the Toronto Fan Expo earlier this month, he suggested that the long-gestating Spawn reboot may finally be taking shape and could even go into production next year. But is there any reason for excitement given how lousy the first movie was? Actually, yes. There's far more potential with this franchise than that adaptation would have you believe. And we have a few ideas of how this reboot can better take advantage of all the franchise has to offer.

Emphasize the R-Rating

If movies like Kick-Ass and 300 have proved anything, it's that there is a market for superhero movies aimed squarely at adults. Maybe not an Avengers or Dark Knight-level audience, but not every comic book movie is destined for a billion dollar box office total.
One of the flaws that brought down the original Spawn was the decision to trim the final product in order to earn a PG-13 rating. While the R-rated Director's Cut later released on DVD certainly has its flaws, it's clearly superior to the theatrical version. Anyone who has ever read a Spawn comic knows this is not a PG-13-type of franchise, nor is there any benefit to trying to squeeze it into that mold.
One of the reasons the animated series was so much better executed is that it knew its audience. That series appeared on HBO's late-night lineup. It was aimed squarely at adult viewers and didn't shy away from the violence, brutality, and sexuality of Spawn's world. It was more true to the source material, and as many fans will claim, managed to surpass it. That's what McFarlane and his producers need to be looking towards for inspiration.
Now that R-rated comic book movies are more commonplace in Hollywood, there's no excuse for the Spawn reboot not to revel in its adults-only status

 

 

Explore the Legacy

 



Unlike Tigger, the wonderful thing about Spawn is that he's not the only one. Though Al Simmons was the star of the original movie, animated series, and the majority of the comic series, he's ultimately just one player in a long line of Hellspawn that have fought in the battle between Heaven and Hell for thousands of years.
The first movie touched on this aspect of the Spawn mythos when it introduced Cogliostro as an aged mentor to Simmons. The comics have also introduced Medieval Spawn (a knight named Sir John of York), Nyx (a female, Wiccan Hellspawn), Mandarin (a Hellspawn from the Sung Dynasty), and Gunslinger Spawn (pretty self-explanatory), among many others. A character named Jim Downing was even introduced as an ongoing replacement for Simmons in recent years.
While having so many versions of Spawn helps McFarlane Toys keep churning out new action figures year after year, they also contribute to a strong sense of legacy within the franchise. Just as the mantle of the Flash and Green Lantern is passed down in DC Comics, the Spawn identity is one that has been worn by many heroic and troubled figures over the centuries. Why not reflect that legacy in the movie?
The new Spawn could be reminiscent of the Highlander franchise, sprinkling in flashbacks to the Hellspawns of yesteryear and exploring the wider scope of this universe. Depending how successful the reboot is, it could even set the stage for various period-specific spinoffs

 

Don't Rehash the Origin

 

This is a concern with just about any superhero movie, regardless of character. The more superhero properties that make the jump to Hollywood, the less interested we are in origin stories. Origin stories are almost inherently formulaic. A character experiences a personal tragedy, gains new abilities, struggles at learning how to harness them, and overcomes their first great foe in their rise to prominence. Sound familiar?

The fact is that Spawn's origin has already been told on the big screen. And even though the first movie is largely forgotten by casual moviegoers, there doesn't seem to be a great deal to be gained by revisiting that well. The first movie stuck reasonably close to the established origin of the comics. Rehashing that story, even in a more faithful manner, is only going to bore hardcore fans and leave others with the impression that Spawn is a Ghost Rider clone. And if that basic origin story didn't hook casual audiences the first time around, what guarantee is there the reboot would be more successful?
We'd much rather this reboot follow the example of movies like Punisher: War Zone and Incredible Hulk. Neither of those movies was technically a sequel to the ones that preceded them, but nor did they waste time retreading that familiar ground. The Spawn reboot is better off just throwing viewers into the deep end with a lead hero who is already established. Whatever details about his past are necessary to the plot can be revealed along the way. Skipping the origin story allows McFarlane and his collaborators more freedom. They can stick to familiar villains like Violator and Malebolgia, or they can blaze new ground and include characters who didn't make the cut in the original movie or the animated series


 

Downplay Spawn
This may seem a bit counter-intuitive. Why would you reboot the Spawn franchise by shifting focus away from the title character? But one thing that comic books like Gotham Central and the most recent volume of The Punisher have shown is that there's great opportunity to be had in using an iconic character sparingly. Gotham Central focused on the men and woman of the Gotham City Police Department. Batman only sporadically appeared, and even then usually as an ominous, quiet presence. While Frank Castle played a more direct role in Greg Rucka's Punisher series, Rucka purposely removed Castle's trademark narration and framed his stories from other characters' points of view instead.
There's no reason this approach couldn't be adapted for superhero movies as well, and Spawn would make an excellent candidate. Rather than ask viewers to latch onto a former assassin-turned-enforcer for Hell, it might be easier to choose a neutral character with a more "man on the ground" perspective on the conflict between angels, demons, and cybernetic monstrosities. As it happens, the Spawn universe has two such characters - Detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams. Sam and Twitch first appeared in the core Spawn series as investigators into Spawn's nightly exploits. Later they spun out into their own series, which saw them run up against the many strange and unusual sights Spawn's New York City has to offer.
We could think of far worse ways to frame the reboot than through the eyes of Sam and Twitch. The truth is that their solo series featured some of the better executed stories of the Spawn franchise. And it seems that, circa 2007, McFarlane was even considering this approach. His plan at the time called for a film where Spawn himself was silent and Twitch was the central protagonist.
It's not clear whether McFarlane is still pursuing this angle with his current screenplay draft. But given his repeated desire to produce the film quickly and on a modest budget, downplaying Spawn may be the only sensible approach to take

Action and Atmosphere
Again, the original Spawn is not a great film, but no element has aged worse than the special effects. The CG effects in the movie are more worthy of Playstation 1-era cutscenes than a blockbuster superhero film. Standards have only skyrocketed since then thanks to the awe-inspiring spectacle of movies like The Avengers and the heavily stylized approach of 300 and Sin City. To succeed, Spawn is going to need to do a better job of competing with its peers this time.
This is hardly an insurmountable challenge, however. As a super-powered crusader, Spawn offers a unique blend of physical strength and both supernatural and projectile weapons. His undead body is powered by necroplasm, which can manifest in all sorts of interesting ways. His suit is alive, allowing for various transformations and fluid attacks akin to Spider-Man's symbiote costume. And he's not averse to blowing away enemies with a giant gun or two. This range of abilities, coupled with the otherworldly foes he frequently battles, could allow for some unique and visually striking action scenes.
The other aspect of Spawn's powers that the reboot would do well to reflect is his limited power source. The comic often displayed a meter that would slowly count down from 9,999 as Simmons unleashed his necroplasmic magic. The mystery of what would happen when the meter ran out added a sense of danger to his adventures and influenced Simmons' continued reliance on firearms and physical attacks.

 

Outside the action sequences, we'd like to see a more defined atmosphere with this reboot. Spawn shouldn't offer a traditional version of New York, but one that reflects the dramatic intersection of the mundane and supernatural worlds. The designers should look to books like Hellspawn for inspiration, where Ben Templesmith and other artists brought a new level of surrealism and style to Spawn's adventures.
The question, of course, is how much McFarlane and his collaborators can accomplish on what looks to be a modest budget. There's no point trying to outdo the sheer spectacle of Marvel and DC's superhero projects. But at the same time, Spawn's world demands a certain level of visual fidelity that his first movie failed to achieve. If the reboot can't do better, there's no point in even moving forward.

I completely agree with all this, because it the only way spawn can move forward.

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Elysium

Genre:  Action Drama Sci-Fi,  Warning this film does contain brutal fight scenes & gory scene that my disturb.
 
Cert: This was given a 15 cert, but due to the level of violence & gore, this was an 18 cert easy
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: A few references., few scene of a woman in a red bikini
 
Violence & Gore: Several knife and sword fights occur between a man in an exoskeleton and another man: they punch, kick and strike with weapons, often drawing blood that we see drip off their faces and hands.
During a fight, a man stabs another man in the stomach twice with a bloody ninja sword, blood gushes and the injured man limps off to a nurse for help; she finds him lying in a gutter, holding his bleeding stomach and she uses electronic devices to close the large bloody wound.
A man pushes another man over a high railing after attaching a live grenade to his exoskeleton, but the man climbs back over and pushes the first man over the railing; from above, we see the man explode to pieces, with very little noise.
An armored SUV and an armored sports car chase a shuttle that is about to crash after being shot down; we see it crash on Earth without injuring the man inside and another man orders androids to kill two men; a grenade thrown under the car turns it over but fails to kill anyone (the two men are shown dirty and scratched); one of the attacking men shoots one of the androids into small pieces that scatter and he twists the head off the another android; he then hooks his brain into a computer and the brain of another man in order to download all the data and shoots the man in the chest (blood gushes); at the same time, three other men in the shooter's team are shot dead by agents that appear in another shuttle in the sky and we see blood.
Human smugglers electronically erase non-citizen IDs from the forearms of illegal immigrants (they wince in pain), and then load the frightened-looking people, tightly packed, onto transport ships; as the ships approaches a wealthy space station that governs Earth they are ordered to be shot down by the station's weapons department; missiles are launched and vaporize two ships with little sound (we see clouds of debris being thrown and scattering) and another ship lands (the people onboard are ordered to be deported immediately).
Two agents blow up a space station command center and staff with a grenade; we hear a loud blast and see charred debris; apparently, the people inside are vaporised.
Three people receive baton beatings from android police officers at a bus stop; we see the clothed arm of a man break inside out as he screams in pain while the other two people are in the distance, gasping and we do not see their injuries.
We see several scenes of police androids or government agents as they shoot automatic rifles, often missing but downing some people (no blood is seen).
A small group people defend themselves with guns against agents and sometimes hit them (bloody wounds are seen).
A dying man asks a for a black market ticket to a space station that has instant healing beds; the man and his crew pull handguns on the dying man then drop them to their sides as the man gives the sick man a powered exoskeleton to hold him up and support his broken arm.
A man slumps on the floor against a desk and dies quietly with his eyes closed.
A man dies and we hear a voiceover saying that the man was born to do something important.
A defense minister and the President of a space station and Earth argue and one forces the other to decommission secret agent.
A man on a rooftop grilling meat becomes angry and kicks the grill off the roof as he shouts.
We hear that a little girl is dying of leukemia and having seizures, but cannot stay in the hospital, because it is too full and doctors cannot cure her.
Several scenes of medical clinics on Earth are so crowded that people can barely walk through the lobbies with people screaming and writhing in pain; a man on a gurney grabs his lower abdomen, grimaces and shouts in pain; several men have an arm in a sling; a few men have bloody faces and a few other men walk with canes; an elderly woman sits in a wheelchair and her legs appear to be bandaged while a few parents cry out that their children are sick and dying; and in one scene, we see a long, wide swath of reddened, bruised skin on a man's forearm as a nurse says it's a bad break and she places it in an elastic support and we later see a cast on it.

Profanity: there is a extreme amount of strong language through this film, lot of the f word with two means, s words.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: A man in a hospital operating chair receives an IV of transparent fluids.
A man is strapped to a gurney where he is to receive sedation (he breaks free and escapes).
A few scenes in a makeshift computer room at a garbage dump show men and women drinking from bottles of beer.
A woman takes a glass of champagne from a tray of filled glasses and drinks on a space station at a garden party while we see two other women holding large glasses of wine in the background.
A man tosses a beer bottle off the roof of a tall building.
Several men in a ghetto smoke cigarettes.
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes: There are scene of extreme gore that with scare younger viewer.

Story: In the year 2154 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
 
Likes : This film is why I feel a mass effect film could be done, the concept & visual effect of a space station orbiting the earth, that made to look like streets & homes like if it was on earth is amazing, special how they get the C.G.I to mimic an environment like that is outstanding in films today special in this film.
I'm not much of a Matt Damon fan because some of his film can be a little boring, but some of his film have been real good just lately he brought out some really good film out special this one.
The tone & concept behind it show a very dark bleak gritty world where disease has over run the world & the typical rich or people that can pay live on a space station orbiting the earth while the poor live on the surface to suffer, it the while rich live free from disease to live there lives, free of any crime or illness because they have there own medical device which the concept behind that is brilliant done.
It does get a little slow to start with which is ok because when this film does kick in to the action its seriously fast & brutal, I mean seriously brutal. The police force is clever in stead of people there cyborg cops like you see in the remake of totally recall but with a different look & design which is pretty cool because it what scifi is all about.
The other things I will say about this film is that Matt Damon is a badass in this film, this is for the ladies he's pretty well built for the film you can tell he must of bulked himself up for this, Jodie Foster character came across as this cold ruthless bitch that loves the sound of her own voice & having the power of control, Sharlto Copley (south African actor) his character seem to be this sas special black ops but my god his character is a ruthless, nutcase mad man that goes way beyond the rule of engagement now ive seen him play some roles but never like this he really pulled this off as being a psychopath in this film, Alice Braga & playing her daughter Emma Tremblay provide the really emotional side of this film, if you watch this film your see why that why I say be prepare for a tear jerker ending because the overwhelm emotional ending this film gives seriously anyone that not afraid to show their emotions will have tears in there eyes.
It one of those moment couple with the right mood of music to set the tone of the scene you just can't help but cry. As a film this is one of the visually stunning films not just on camera but C.G.I & performances from all this stars that you really should watch this because this was in my eye a brilliant made film.
 
Dislikes : slightly slow to start with which you can over look.

Overall : Visual stunning special effect, emotional storyline, brilliant performances. a must see
 
Rating:  4.7 out of 5 for storyline / 8.0 out of 10 for concept & action.

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Genre:  Action Adventure Drama, Warning this film dose contain some strong horror & violent scene's that may disturb younger viewers                
 
Cert: This was given a 12A I would say this is a 15 cert due to the horror/violence in the film.

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: one scene with a guy with his shirt off showing tattoos, one kissing scene
 
Violence & Gore: Some strong fight scene's with demon's, sword fighting, & people getting killed.

Profanity: its very mild in language terms, there the odd comments about numbers being put on a wall but it meant out of humour.
 
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: There is two club scene where people are drinking & partying, & on scene where a woman drinks a poison.
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes: There are scenes of demons that may disturb younger viewer because that are very creepy in nature & looks of a horror film.

Story: Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.
 
Likes : Wow i've never read the books on this film but what I stunning visual film this was, right from the start it throw you into a world of mystery that open up to a whole new world of beauty & darkness as the story is revealed.
I will say tho this film might not be for everyone as it does come across as a gothic teen feel to the film which is a cross between i'am number four & the seeker: dark is rising, but with a much better storyline & concept. I love the storyline & concept of this film, mundane , born human with immense power half angel/half human shadow hunters guardian of the light against the dark, this is what fantasy film's are all about.
Lily Collins who plays Clary, wow she looking so beautiful in this film & a brilliantly done performance from her with her character as she really shows motion & believable character as she come to term with her destiny as a shadow hunter when she see things that go beyond reality.
Jamie Campbell Bower who plays Jace was brilliant in this film, really brought a fantastic performance as a shadow hunter, at first you find his character creepy because of who he is but as the film reveals itself you come to see his character in a different light.
Kevin Zegers plays Alec Lightwood apart of the shadow hunter group, your find his character seem to have an attitude but your see why in the film, but his character doesn't seem to like clary too much which is revealed in the film.

Jemima West plays the sister of alec, Isabelle Lightwood, her character is very warrior like as a shadow hunter & she is really good at fighting, she kind of share her bother concerns about clary being brought to there world because she think that jace isn't acting as a team which kinds of makes you feel that not really fair on clary. Robert Sheehan character Simon Lewis is one of those hopeless romantic type of guys, it really show but he really bring a believable character of that out on screen which made his performance in this film brilliantly done. Robert Maillet & Kevin Durand kind of play enforcers of Valentine Morgenstern, Blackwell (Robert maillet), Pangborn (Kevin Durand) These two are kind of cameos in a way because there not really much in the film but they come across as dumb muscle bound idiots who can fight.

Godfrey Gao plays an interesting part in this film Magnus Bane whos a High ranking Warlock of Brooklyn, that at least over eight hundred years old. His mother was a mundane who was tricked by a demon into believing that it was her husband, which was also a cameo role in a way in the film.
Lena Headey (cameo) play the mother of clary which from the start of the film your notice something weird is going on but as the film reveals itself you come to see why.
Aidan Turner character Luke Garroway, you find he's character fiercely loyal & very protective to clary your understand why as the film reveal itself which will surprise you to what he is, but the special effect were brilliant done for his character.
CCH Pounder plays a witch/fortune teller Madame Dorothea, (slight cameo) but apart of the story, but you kind of notice something about her character when you first see her there is something off about her.
Jared Harris play the former shadow hunter one of the best in the world Hodge Starkweather,  at the time City of Bones is set, is cursed to stay inside the New York Institute. If he steps outside of it, he will immediately be slain. Which is explained why in the film by the character himself, but he really play the role well.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (main villain of the film cameo) Valentine Morgenstern, Now I found this character very vicious & nasty in nature who just wanted to control everything, somewhere down the line this character became corrupted with power & used the power to control the demons in order to gain control of the cup of life.Valentine Morgenstern is the main antagonist through the story arc of the first 3 books in The Mortal Instruments series, when his father was killed in a raid on a vampire nest, he became bitter and cruel and started to focus more on another aim that nearly all his Circle members followed ,He wanted to rid the world of Downworlders (vampires, werewolves, the fey and Lilith's Children). He saw them as an abomination and soulless - as bad as demons but he was became evil himself.Jonathan Rhys Meyers really play this role brilliantly as a cold ruthless man with a commanding tone to him like his a man not to be crossed.
Like I said before this film is visually stunning with special effect & concept, the special effect on the face change was brilliant don't to show a dark horror tone to the demons as well as the beauty of the garden at midnight. The action scenes were fair there are a few moments where it does get a little slow but it acceptable as you don't fall asleep or get board of watch it because it does throw you into special scenes where things get interesting. I also love the backstory of the angel warior azazel who gave his own blood to create the mundane to protect the world from demons. Like I said before a well this film won't be for everyone if you like the dark fantasy films this film you will probably like, but if not your going to find this film is bad or sucks because it won't be your type of film. But it worth watching & making it a part of the dvd collection.

Dislikes : There wasn't much in describing the demonic world other than that there are people that have been taken over by demons that was the only thing I kind of felt should of gone more in depth with since the concept of the film is about a war between the light & dark but if you can over see this then you find this film brilliantly done.

Overall : Demons, great storyline & brilliant concept, fantastic performances from all totally worth watching.
 
Rating: 5 out of 5 for story concept / 8.6 out of 10 for overall character development & horror theme

 

 

Gerry barnaby's Film Review: Pain & Gain

Genre: Comedy Crime Drama Warning this dose contain strong drug use, strong language & violent scene's

Cert: 15A cert, but due to the content of the film, I would say 18 cert
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: A man puts a pornographic DVD into a player (we do not see it) and picks up a jar of Vaseline, the camera cuts to him sitting on a sofa, one hand in his pants and appearing to masturbate until he stops and says, "My thing don't work"; he visits a clinic for erectile dysfunction (please see the Substance Use category for more details) and a female medical assistant flirts by batting her eyes and smiling at him and after the man receives an injection, the woman says that his genitals are not as big as what she is used to, but they will do and she accompanies him home where the camera cuts to a bedroom scene where she sits astride his pelvis while wearing a leopard print slip (we see significant cleavage and partial thighs) and moves up and down; bouncing violently underneath her the man is shirtless and wearing long pajama bottoms.
Both clothed, a man has sex with a woman who is bent forward over the trunk of a car; the car moves forward and stops against a van and the woman pulls down her skirt, briefly flashing white panties.
In three dimly lit bar scenes we see eight women wearing string bikinis and dancing around poles, writhing and revealing nude bodies, except for genital areas; one woman pulls down her bikini top and swings around a pole with full breasts bared in a close-up.
A woman wears a thong under her skirt and twice a man picks her up, swinging her in the air so that we can see her bare buttocks.
An overweight woman (a waxing customer), wears a large sized bikini and we see a lot of curly hair sticking out of the groin area of the pants.
A man in a hospital room's bathroom removes his gown and runs out, saying he soiled the gown with diarrhea (he is wearing boxers).
A man wears a towel wrapped around his waist.
An elderly priest touches a young man's chest in what appears to be a sexual manner and the younger man punches the priest to get away.
A woman wearing a yellow string bikini under a white net body suit sits down astride a man sitting in a chair, slaps her own buttocks and says that she needs a spanking; he seems disinterested in her and the scene ends (sex is not implied).
A husband opens his shirt, and he and his wife embrace and roll across the lawn of their home.
There are several conversations are about sex: a man says that he loves to suck milk out of pregnant women's breasts; a woman says a man "finger-banged" her and another woman says that she was banging a man for several weeks; a man says that he got a divorce and picked up seven honeys (women) to have sex with; another man says that an old man went away on a sex vacation; and a kidnapped man uses crude sexual declarations about a criminal's wife.
Two police detectives ask a beating victim in the hospital if his injuries are sex-related, because he smelled of booze on admission (please see the Substance Use category for more details), and because his car contained sex aids; the victim denies this.
We hear that a man buys his girlfriends breast implants. They are later seen as evidence.
We hear that a male personal trainer is sexually attracted to obese women.
A personal trainer states that he does not like "homos", and talks to a group of children against becoming homosexual.
We hear that a woman is a former beauty queen whose dream is to become like Marilyn Monroe, with that star's sexuality and fame. In a self-defense demonstration with a woman, the men in the audience are asked, "Who wants to volunteer to be a rapist?" and all their hands go up; all the wives make the men leave. One man mentions grabbing the girl's bottom.
In two warehouse scenes, we see several wall displays full of sexual apparatus: in racks on the floor, we see inflated rubber dolls with male and female genitals, along with several sets of rubber female genitals and buttocks that quiver when a man taps and slaps them; a man picks up two glowing sex aids, hits the on switches and we see them rotate in the air with flashing lights covering them.
In the background of a scene, we see a large billboard that says, "Use a Condom" in huge letters, and features a long row of coloured yet indistinct condoms.
 
Violence & Gore: Three men put a plastic bag over a man's head, hang him from a ceiling conveyor by chains, duct tape him to a chair, punch him, knock him over, beat him with large leather sex aids, burn his hand in a machine press, tape his eyes shut, tape sanitary pads to his eyes, kick him, force him to accept Jesus (he is Jewish), and finally put him into a car; the three men run the car into a backhoe while jumping out of the car (the prisoner survives the crash), they douse the car with gasoline, light it and flames leap up several stories tall, but the man inside stumbles out of the car with a sweater sleeve on fire, which he puts out; the three men knock him down and then run a van over him twice; we see a tire begin to roll over his face but the van drives away leaving the man alive, but with a bloody face (in the hospital, he is shown with a cast on one arm and one leg). Most of this is done in a comical way, with the victim being snide and sarcastic to his attackers.
A man is punched while arguing with a main character. He falls to the ground and is killed when several weights fall on him and crush his head.
A woman is killed by an overdose of horse tranquiliser.
A man slams a golf club into the head of an armoured car guard, who falls off screen (we don't see the injury); the thief steals bags of money, runs away, has dye packets explode green dye on him, is shot at by a dozen police officers and has a toe shot off in a swimming pool; he retrieves the bloody toe and wraps his foot (we see him limp in several scenes that follow).
Police officers and a SWAT team chase two bodybuilders and a gymnasium owner through a gym, a church and through streets; one bodybuilder escapes to the Bahamas, where local police receive an alert and chase him through a bank, he jumps off a high balcony and lands safely on the street, but receives a gunshot wound to the calf and we see some blood and later a bandage.
In two scenes where one is a flashback, a man runs through streets as a SWAT team fires at him; he falls into a car windshield, cracking it, but is unhurt.
Two bodybuilders buy equipment, barrels and supplies and transport two dead bodies to a warehouse where they cut them up with a chainsaw (we do not see the cuts, but hear the saw and see some blood later); the bodybuilders then pack body parts in barrels with lye while the third partner cooks severed hands on a patio grill to destroy fingerprints; the barrels are transported and rolled into a river, one of the bodybuilders is shown scrubbing the white carpet and cutting out bloodstains with his knife and when the men return a defective chainsaw to the store, a drop of blood hits the counter in slow motion (it goes unnoticed).
In a flashback, a prisoner says that he has accepted Jesus as his Savior and that he used physical strength in fistfights with other prisoners in order to witness to them about the Lord; the prisoner punches and kicks men and throws a free-weight disk into a man's throat, knocking him out.
Throughout the film, three men argue and shout at one another in a steroid rage, often throwing weights onto the floor or against walls and making dents; one of the men uses a shovel to demolish a patio and a grill.
Three men enter a gun store in order to purchase handguns, tasers and assault rifles; the clerk volunteers to be tasered in a demonstration and falls down, twitching and grimacing and later, one of the three men tasers a man that they kidnapped.
A man tries to feed a severed toe to a small dog and the dog carries the toe to the police.

Profanity:  About 119 F-words and its derivatives, 2 obscene hand gestures, 9 sexual references, 51 scatological terms, 49 anatomical terms, 28 mild obscenities, 6 religious profanities and 22 religious exclamations. There is also a single use of c-nt.
Name-calling (dumb, stupid, retard, cokehead, crackhead, manipulator, Supermen, daffy, chunky trunks, pimple, binky, putz, chubby broad, homos, schmuck, Cabbage Patch and scumbags.)
22 stereotypical references to physical fitness trainers, patriots, ex-felons, people who join gyms, beauty queens, obese women, anorexics, drug addicts, the poor, illegal immigrants, rich immigrants, homosexuals, Blacks, Asians, Jews, Christians, Chinese, Columbians, Cubans, dwarves, private investigators, inept police officers, exclamations (shut up.)

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: A man injects a woman with "horse sedatives" twice and it kills her (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details.)
After being released from prison a man uses cocaine and we see him snort it from his hand several times and from the clothed buttocks of a woman (he staggers afterward each time) and he robs a bank to get money for drugs (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details.)
A felon is arrested after sniffing cocaine inside a house that he has broken into.
We hear about steroid use among bodybuilders and see a man injected with a large syringe of steroids in the thigh.
We hear that steroids can cause erectile dysfunction (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details.)
A man brags to his personal trainer about selling drugs in Columbia (we do not see any of the drugs or drug deals.)
A man visits a clinic for erectile dysfunction and we see four large syringes of medication and as a medical assistant pulls the man's trousers at the waistband and injects him we hear her say it must go into the penis and the man grimaces in pain (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details).
An injured man in a motel room has a bottle of rum and several prescription bottles on his side table and scattered around the room and he swallows several capsules with rum.
A man drinks from a jar that he says contains breast milk laced with HGH.
A man drinks a beer from a bottle in a bar.
Men and women drink wine at a wedding.
A man drinks whiskey from glass at home.
Three men pour a bottle of chocolate liqueur down a man's throat and over his clothing to make him appear drunk.
A doctor diagnoses a man with delusional alcoholism.
A man says that he used to make prison wine.
A man repeatedly states that he is newly sober.
A man says that he has been sober for two years.
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes: The movie is inspired by a real-life kidnapping, extortion, and murder is filled with shooting, chasing, fighting and blood.
Gruesome, torturous images like barbecuing severed hands to remove the fingerprints are seen, but are also shown in a comical way.  

Story:  Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream

Likes : This was quiet the funny but interest story in a true story film, three dumb idiots thinking they could get away with what they did just to get ahead in the world which ended up in deadly consequence for them. It was funny in place but this is a serious type of film, that really did happen in real life back in the 80s, of three guys trying to get ahead in life but what they decide to do was the wrong way of going about it & thing just spiral out of control.
Mark Walberg ,Dwayne Johnson & Anthony Mackie plays these role brilliantly with some of the funniest scene's & serious scene's in this film, they really do play the character right down to the real people Daniel Lugo (mark Walberg) , Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson), Adrian Doorbal (Anthonty Mackie).
This is what crime drama's are all about true story's, murder, drug's & cops, its was a very brave film to make of three people who did something seriously wrong but it show that crime doesn't pay that is the clear message in this film. I will say this is a film worth watching because it brilliantly done to tell a story of a big crime from the 80s, the ending will surprise you to what happened to them after this crime happened but it quiet an enlighten truth behind the social pressure of the 80s business world try to make something of yourself. If your into crime drama's depending on what your into this film is worth watching.
 
Dislikes : The only thing I would say is don't try this, because you will suffer the consequence of your action's & looking at some states I would seriously think before you even think of doing something as stupid as this.

Overall : Funny moments, Brilliant acting, a worth watching film.
 
Rating: 4.1 out of 5 for true story/ 7.6 out of 10 for entertainment

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Kick Ass 2

Genre:  Action Comedy Crime, warning This film does contain violent scenes

Cert: 15 cert , I would say 18 cert due to the violence & strong language
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: Two women, who are specifically referred to as being prostitutes, bathe topless in a swimming pool with a clothed male character. Their (obviously augmented) breasts and nipples are openly shown.

A man holds a woman still from behind while another man, facing her, makes an explicit reference to an intent to rape her. He is unable to because he does not have an erection, and begins masturbating. Although nothing graphic is shown on camera, the scene is played for laughs and is very likely to be seriously distressing to anybody who has experienced sexual assault.

A male and female character kiss before going to a bathroom stall where they have sex. Nothing is shown on camera other than clothes around the ankles of the characters, seen underneath the door of the stall. There is no overt moaning and this shot only lasts a second or so.
 
Violence & Gore: A man was eaten by a shark.

A lawn mower runs over two cops, which is graphic.

A few men are being shot.

A car runs over a guy.

A man is stabbed in the face.

A dog bites a man's testicles.

A girl is cutting off a man's hand.

A women is being electrocuted, which is not graphic.

A girl stabs a woman with glass shards

Profanity:  Probably over 50 uses of "fuck".

The word "motherfucker" is used about 8 times.

The word "bitch" is used a few times.

The word "dick" is used a few times.

The word "cunt" is used once in on-screen text.

Many sexual references.
 
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:. there are a few people drink at a party & smoking
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes:  The attempted rape scene described in the sex & nudity section is potentially very distressing to victims of sexual abuse, particularly because it is in a film which is otherwise comic in context, and the particular scene in question is played for laughs. 14+
 
Story: After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the bad ass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist -- reborn as The Mother F%&*^r -- only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent their annihilation. When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she's forced to retire-leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super villain, The Mother F%&*^r

Likes: What I will say is this is a little more violent that the last film they did, it dose have it funny moment's but it try's to be serious but funny humour mixed in to make this film a little light heart. Most of the actors return to there role with a few new stars like Morris Chestnut who play's Detective Marcus Williams, Lindy Booth plays night bitch, Clark Duke Return from the first film & plays  Battle Guy, Donald Faison plays Dr. Gravity, Jim Carrey plays Colonel Stars and Stripes which is kind of a funny but serious role he was playing, Robert Emms plays Insect Man, along side with villains played by Andy Nyman who plays The Tumor, Tom Wu as Genghis Carnage, Olga Kurkulina as Mother Russia with the return of Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Chris D'Amico aka mother f**ker who was seriously funny. Along with the banter being throw back & forth this really is a funny film to watch but it can be serious at time but it a well balanced film with the humour & seriousness of this film.
Chloë Grace Moretz  & Aaron Taylor-Johnson have a brilliant on screen chemistry  it really show on screen making both there performance's brilliant as the main lend roles. Chloe grace really know how to seriously kick ass with the martial arts moves.

Dislikes : This film wont be for everyone has a said there is a lot of swearing & violence in this film, but most of all there is one attempt rape scene they may offend  people which is why I don't agree this film should of been given a 15 cert because it dose give a bad message to a 15 year old that its good to do something like that which is it way & completely wrong to do to any woman & I don't condone this in any way.

Overall : Fast paced, strong language, violent action, funny but serious at time, if you liked the first film your love this film.
 
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.8 out of 10 for concept & storyline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gerry Barnabys film Review: My Amityville Haunting (Dvd Documentary)

Genre: Documentary warning this will disturb you & shocking reveal the truth
 
Cert: 18 cert only

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: none
 
Violence & Gore: The only thing violent is the way he subscripts the way the haunting was & family life which is a little disturbing 

Profanity: A few mild to strong language being thrown

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Subscription of the haunting itself is very disturbing.

Story:  For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathleen Lutz's story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world famous haunting and while Daniel's facts may be other's fiction, the psychological scars he carries are indisputable. Documentary filmmaker, Eric Walter, has combined years of independent research into the Amityville case along with the perspectives of past investigative reporters and eyewitnesses, giving way to the most personal testimony of the subject to date.

Likes : Finally we got the truth of that night in question when the lutz fled the house & never returned, the whole thing was blame to be a hoax. well watching this myself watch the way Daniel is speaking, body language & he words there is a lot on emotion scar's there but from what I can see is he's tell the truth, there is a reason it's his body language that give it away. Now psychologist might say that this whole story could be made up because of the emotional scars, but its the way the other eye witness are describing about the priest warning to the paranormal investigators to not enter the house again or alone is one of the most spine chilling & disturbing things you're ever here from someone that was in eyewitness.
It got to be the way Daniel is tell what happen from day one entering the house to the moment they fled the house I kid you not is very disturbing, it really does bring tears to your eye listen to the way Daniel was treated by George because there was real pain in the words he was saying which really makes you feel emotion that a young boy when through this haunting being possessed every one looking at him as if it never happen because of the films & the book that was done but what he tell the reporters is real you can see that in he eyes & the conviction behind those words. If you still think the haunting was a hoax because of the books & film then watch this documentary because it really does reveal the night in question & give you prove from Daniel himself & a few other things as well that wasn't told until now.

Dislikes :Nothing wrong.

Overall : intriguing, disturbing & shocking documentary of the truth behind the haunting at Amityville a must to watch if you want the truth.
 
Rating:  4.7 out of 5 for background reporting / 7.5 out of 10 for revealing the truth behind the haunting.

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters

Genre: Family Adventure Fantasy  warning this film dose contain some scene that maybe disturbing for younger viewer               
 
Cert: PG cert
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: A satyr smiles suggestively at a female bartender.
Some mild sexual references that children will overlook (See Profanity for more
 
Violence & Gore: This movie depicts a lot of mild violence and peril all involving young people.
Four children are chased by monsters and are soon thrown around and one is killed (some blood are shown)
A mechanical bull attacks, a young man is trashed around, some are stomped. A girl is thrown around by a bull, she lands on a roof and we see blood on her face. A young man is also attacked by the bull, cuts and bruises on his face.
A satyr is attacked by a group of men, fistfights are shown.
On a yacht, there are several instances of fighting. A young man headbutts another. Men carry electroshock weapons and crossbow to capture the heroes.
A young man is thrown off a wave in quite a height.
In a lair of a Cyclops, people are chased, attacked and flailed around by a massive Cyclops (this is all comical throughout).
At an amusement park, another series of fighting ensues. A man strangles one and we see them both bloodied.
A giant creature devours two characters.
A girl is stabbed by a monster's tail, she dies, only to be resurrected again.

Profanity:  1 mild scatological term, 2 mild anatomical terms, 9 mild obscenities (1 not fully enunciated) and 4 religious exclamations (Oh my gods, My Lord, Holy Styx and Hail to you great Zeus).
Name-calling (Mr. Undershirt, crazy, insane, moron, stupid, dumb, idiots, genius, vicious, traitor and brats.)
Stereotypical references to teenagers, parents, Greek gods and goddesses, heroes, villains, monsters, people who are different, bullies and bigots and exclamations (shut-up, hush and bull.)
scr*wed, d*mnit, d*mn, and the not-fully-enunciated word is b*it...but it doesn't finish the word
 
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:A wine collector carries bottles of wine in many scenes and whenever he pours a glass it turns to water.
A wine collector's desk and a long table at home are filled with unopened wine bottles

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  Take note that is a family adventure film, so the violence and intense scenes are handled properly so young viewers will able to take it.
A child and a teen's death might upset some young viewers (though they are both resurrected)
The creatures may scare some young viewers. And there are a LOT of creatures

Story: In this retelling of Rick Riordans book, "The Sea of Monsters", Percy Jackson, accompanied by his friends Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue and Tyson, his half brother, goes on a journey to the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the Golden Fleece and save Camp Half-Blood.
 
Likes : This Ive got to admit this is a great family film, it has the funny banter, the weird wonderful creature of mythology with a great storyline. As fantasy film go this is brilliant for your kids, its not to scary but there are a few scenes that maybe frightening to a younger viewer so you have to be aware of that. The acting is brilliant from all cast member ,the comical part kind come
Brandon T. Jackson who plays Grover Underwood, satyr and the Lord of the Wild. He's the satyr who found the demigods Thalia Grace, Nico and Bianca di Angelo, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Luke Castellan. Altho he dose look out of place in the film he is funny. Logan Lerman  reprise the role of percy Jackson who seem to have a crisis of faith in tis film but is help along the way with his friends Annabeth Chase played by the beautiful Alexandra Daddario, who really play this part well, she seem to have this hateful regret of the past which is shown in this film of something that happen. Jake Abel return as Luke Castellan the trouble teenage with a grudge against the world & Percy for what happened in this first film & his father which is played by (firefly star Nathan Fillion cameo) who has a very funny scene even tho is only for 10 mins. Also starring Buffy's Anthony Head as the centor teacher Mr Brunner/ Chiron is the teacher of Percy Jackson who give Percy a powerful weapon. Mr Brunner is on motorized wheelchair, his legs covered in a blanket. Also starring the well known actor Stanley Tucci who plays Dionysus who seem to off affended the god some how which shows in the film.
I love the way they show mythology in this film from the old Greek god but making it into the fantasy world full of fun & excitement for all the family. This story will take you on the journey for a quest for the golden fleece but as before will have to over come curtain dangers. The one thing I do like about this film is the fantasy concept behind it, there is nothing better than a fantasy film to take you mind to a amazing place when you can just relax & escape the world for a bit. But you will also discover Percy has a destiny, that one scene when he has to discover that destiny was kind of creepy so it mite be a little creepy & maybe frightening for your younger viewer as it dose have a concept of a horror film. But I would say this is worth watching if you love fantasy family film, you wont be disappoint & your kids will love this film as it dose have some magical moments that will make you laugh & cry.

Dislikes : I like I said before its a great family film but its not the best fantasy ive seen, the story dose lack that brilliant epic adventure feel of a fantasy but still a great family film to watch.

Overall : Wonderfull mythology creatures, great banter & funny jokes, great film for all the family.
 
Rating:  4.2 out of 5 for Entertainment / 7.4 out of 10 for Mythology Theme