Gerry barnaby's Film Review: Showdown (1993)

Genre:  Martial arts Action
 
Cert: 18 cert
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: few sexual references ,Guy's with there shirts off showing muscular bodies, couple kiss

Violence & Gore: Guy being beaten up, Bloody is seen on the noise , man being stab with a knife, Young teenage with a gun

Profanity:  Few F word thrown, needle dick as a nick name

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: teenage smoking in school
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes:  Just the bully side of thing in this film may offend some people
 
Story: Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become the janitor of the school that Ken, Julie and Tom go to. When Ken gets beaten up by Tom for talking to Julie again, Billy helps Ken by teaching him how to defend himself, which eventually leads to a battle between student vs. student, and sensei vs. sensei.               
 
Likes : Showdown" aimed more at teenagers. In the beginning of the movie, Ken Marx (Kenn Scott) arrives on his first day of school after moving from Kansas with his mom. From the get-go as the new kid, Ken doesn't fit in with the other students, his only friend being Mike (John Mallory Asher), another local outcast who shows him the ins and outs of his new environment.
Right away, Ken makes the mistake of hitting on the pretty blonde Julie (Christine Taylor), instantly making mortal enemies out of her extremely possessive boyfriend Tom (Ken McLeod). Of course, Johnny... er... Tom, is a violent Karate black belt, instructed in a macho, unethical form of martial arts under the macho, insane Lee (Patrick Kilpatrick). Ken takes several brutal beatings from Tom, until one day he's saved by the school's janitor, Billy (Blanks). Billy decides he's going to teach Ken to defend himself, so that he can finally stand up to Tom and win over Julie.
Now I think this film is kind of underrated to be honest only been given a 4.5, which is so underrated for what this film is, yes it not an Oscar winner martial art film but it not meant to be, its a good entertaining film that's enjoyable to watch.
I can relate to the character of ken because I was bullied myself though school its not easy to fit in to a new school when you get some idiot bullying you, so ya if you've been in a situation like this you cant relate to this character.
Not a lot of people know that Kenn Scot is one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles film back in 1990 I believe it was Donatello he played.one thing about this film is that it will be hard to find on DVD as it one of those rare film that you mite be lucky to find in a shop or on amazon.com, I was lucky to buy it when I saw it. This is a good afternoon film to watch despite its cheesiness this is a very good film that you cant really go wrong in watching.

Dislikes : This film wont be for every one, some mite think this film is bad, but other mite like it depend on your taste of film's.

Overall : Really enjoyable film to watch, good fight scene, comical moment's
 
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.5 out of 10 for storyline/concept

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Epic (Dvd realise) 2013

Genre:  Animation, Adventure, Family 

 
Cert: U cert.
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: The queen and the leader of the Leaf Men have several suggestive encounters at the beginning of the film suggesting they are involved.

Violence & Gore: Tiny froglike men known as Boggins dress in the bones and skins of dead rodents and animals. The froglike men fight with each other and the Leaf Men.
The froglike men fire arrows that cause ugly callouses to form on trees and cause plants to wither and die. The leader of the Boggins has a staff that kills instantly. It is used in several instances.
A bat is turned to a skeleton mid-flight.

Profanity: General name calling (idiot, flat face, stomper)  

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: None
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes:  The entire movie, save a few parts, is dark and foreboding. Several scenes show tiny men and gray ominous creatures in battle and at war. Closeups on the villains faces drive home the feeling. This may be disturbing for some children
 
Story: Young Mary Katherine (M.K.) returns to her eccentric scientist father's home, but his all-consuming quest to discover a tiny civilization in the neighboring forest drives them apart. However, M.K. soon finds herself shrunken down by Queen Tara of that forest who was mortally wounded by the putrefying Boggans, and charged to deliver a pod bearing the new Queen to safety. Together with a veteran Leafman warrior, two goofy mollusks and a young maverick, M.K. agrees to help. As the villainous Boggan leader, Mandrake closes in, M.K. and her new friends must draw on the best of themselves together and discover what they have to save their world

Likes : The acting is really superb and all the actors have great chemistry together: Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Christoph Waltz, Colin Farrell, Aziz Ansari, and Jason Sudekis are terrific, while Beyoncé is the best of all. She is a real acting triumph in the film, and her performance is so critical in the film, as Queen Tara will do anything to ensure the safety of the forest and the lives of her friends, and that she leaves M.K. a very important mission to do her behalf when she couldn't. She brings a lot of integrity, passion, and heart to her role and helps carry the film with spectacular grace. This is one animated film that just spell the title of it own movie epic, its a great family movie that your kids would love as well as the adult's with it funny one liners & classic animated humour you really can't go wrong with this film as it has the epic adventure feel to it as well. This is one film recommended for all the family to watch.
 
Dislikes : Nothing really wrong with this film really it dose depend on weather you like animated film so this wont be for everyone.
 
Overall :Epic adventure for all the family, Funny classic animated humour that kid & adult will love, worth watching
 
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for storyline/animated adventure

 

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Soul Surfer

Genre:  Biography Sport Drama , That dose contain a shark attack scene that may frighten younger views

Cert : 12A
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Throughout the movie we see teenage girls, boys and men and women in bathing suits, including teenage girls wearing bikinis (with bare abdomens and cleavage exposed), tight surf shorts and small bikini bottoms and bikini tops and short shorts.
A teenage girl takes off and changes her bikini while three women surround her holding up towels; we see no nudity.
The bare back of a teenage girl is briefly visible as she struggles to tie her bikini top.
A teenage girl jokes with another teenage girl that a bikini top is very small and could be used as an eye patch.
A teenage girl says that she could be "showing a lot more than her moves" if her bikini top would fall down.

Violence & Gore: The film was rated PG mainly because of the accident scene.
A shark jumps out of the water and bites a teenage girl's arm. Blood is shown in the water. As she is pushed to the shore, a trail of blood follows (no tissue or bone is shown). A shirt wrapped around her arm becomes soaked with blood and she turns pale and is about to pass out.
A doctor unwraps her shoulder showing a row of inflamed red stitches where her arm was (no blood is visible).
She experiences a nightmare where she believes a shark is about to attack her; she wakes up screaming and is comforted by her father.
Two teenage girls on surfboards ride close to one another, and one of the teenage girls shoves the other off her board and into the water (she is unharmed).
A teenage girl turns her head and vomits (the vomit is shown coming from her mouth and hear the noise as it hits sand and water).

Profanity: 2 religious exclamations.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:None

Frightening/Intense Scenes: The shark attack scene is very intense, with loud music, and chaotic film-work. Also, the aftermath may be disturbing for some.
Bethany goes with her church group on a mission trip to Thailand, where they are dealing with a tsunami disaster. Many of the people there are hurt or crying, and have lost many family members. Mostly just sad.

story : Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams. Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom (Dennis Quaid) and Cheri (Helen Hunt), and supported by her youth group leader Sara (Carrie Underwood), Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water


Likes : i like this for so many reason,it hits you emotion that make you think no matter how bad things are & how many times you get knocked down you get back up & try again,this film was amazing based on a true story, this girl that AnnaSophia Robb portrays brilliantly in this film is amazing even tho she lost her arm to a shark attack she never gave up on her passion for surfing that in my book is courge in its self to never give up keep fighting.
This is one of those film that real inspire you to keep going no matter the odd, Soul Surfer is an inspirational film for the entire family about overcoming obstacles and turning tragedy into triumph.
Filmed entirely in Hawaii, it offers some gorgeous cinematography and wonderful surf-action shots and features an all-star cast including Helen Hunt, Denis Quaid, Craig T Nelson and AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany, the teen titan with a heart of gold.I highly recommend this entertaining and uplifting film for the entire family.

Dislike : nothing bad to say about this film


Overall : an uplifting film that will make you cry but make you feel good,bethany hamilton is remarkable inspiration to everyone thats loss a a leg or arms in an accident she never gave up on her passion to surf & inspiring the world at her courge to never give up,this film is worth watching its such a inspiring film to watch.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars for entertainment, 10 out of 10 for inspiring film

 

The difference between horror genre's & why you probaley dont find horror's scary

What's the Difference between Psychological horror & gore horror ?

well this is a proven fact that psychological horror film's are the most frightening horror film in the horror genre, like one miss call, shutter island, when a stranger calls etc are all design to get into your mind & your darkest fears & scare the living hell of you.

Gore horror like Hellraiser , The hill's have eye's, wrong turn, etc are design to shock not scare you with some being cut open or someone being torn apart where there is alot blood every where....

Now a lot of people say they haven't seen a horror film to truly scare them or shock them, ya there are a few horror films that aren't believable it does help to scare when a horror concept could happen to you & is believeable, but 9 out of 10 people this is a fact that some people don't relax watching a film their iver doing something while watching the film or talking this is why your not going to find a film shocking or scary because your mind is occupied on something esle.

Now if you relaxed & let yourself be drawn in to the film's concept/storyline special with a psychological horror it will in fact scare the live crap out of you why because your mind is fixed on one thing the story & the dark concept of the film itself.
what you don't notice is because you are relax watch that horror your mind is kicking in the fear motor in your brain which is why we jump or get cold chills down the spine when you see something that is seriously frightening. But this is the difference between the two horror genre & the reason why you probably don't find thing scary

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's film Review : Fly Boys

Genre:  Action/Adventure/Drama/History/Romance/War, This film does contain death scene that may disturb the younger viewer (viewer discretion is advised) 
 
Cert: 12A Cert
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: Scene in a brothel. A man grabs a woman's buttocks.
Brief kissing. No nudity or fondling.
Violence & Gore: Wartime violence. Some innocent people being shot. Blood splatter from gunshots in aerial battles. Man has his hand removed by a shovel (shot cuts away after impact). A character is shot in the eye, chest, and neck.
 
profanity: D_mn word, other assorted language.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:Drinking in a bar scene. One man encouraged to drink despite protesting that he does not drink.
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes:  Hero has to cut off his colleague's hand though the actual cutting is briefly shown (the shot changes after impact) one can imagine the act. He is saving his colleagues life. A pilot is shot in cold blood by an enemy pilot. This act serves as a revenge theme later in the movie
 
Story: Before the United States entered World War I, young Americans went to France to be fighter pilots, joining the Lafayette Escadrille. This fictional version follows a laconic Texas rancher, an eager Nebraska kid, a Black boxer already in France, and a New York swell, as they arrive green for training, get their baptism by fire when German planes ambush them on their first mission, and graduate to heroics. Rawlings, the Texan, falls in love with a young woman he meets at a bordello. Keeping their eyes on them are Captain Thenault and Cassidy, the resident ace, who keeps a pet lion. Can the boys measure up?
 
Likes : This film is beautiful made with stunning visual effect of real stunt pilot's & special effect that you can't tell which is real & what is C.G.I, it's brilliant done on a budget of Budget:$60,000,000.What makes this film brilliant as well is the fact it based on real history, in 1917 before the America join the 1st world war an elite fighter pilot fought the sky in by planes which as we all know was the era of the red baron & the black falcon two of Germany's top gun pilot's of the era.
During 1917 the French hire whoever they could to fly planes to help protect French's sky's from the German army & a lot of the pilot were British to American guy that bravely trained to fly planes in dog fights to defend a country that weren't their own but did it for the honour.
Watching this film it take you on a nail biting adventure. as a group of pilot try to be the best fighter they can but through a dangerous time as parachutes weren't invented back then they were given a gun to basical shot himself in the head if there plane catches on fire or the plane goes down.
 Ya I know hasses right but it was iver that or go down with the plane.The love story ultimately goes nowhere, either, though James Franco and Jennifer Decker both turn in moving performances in this film to bring a light romance side to the story, the story tell the tale of a decadent, sophisticated flyboy of the Lafayette Escadrille who through most parts brings good action scene as they try to shut down the German planes.
The film does not shy away from the ugly aspects of combat nor does it ignore the seamier aspects of the non-flying life although that is nowhere near becoming graphic. The history has been treated accurately - and yes there was really a black pilot as portrayed in the film.
 I have seen a number of histories and autobiographical accounts of the African American pilot's  being portrayed as naive & idealistic. That's just the age they lived in - don't judge the characterizations by todays standards because some of the best pilots today are African American most of the wars followed in the sky's brave pilot fought for there country weather they were black or white.
This film is one of the most inspirational film your ever watch with aerial combat scenes & stunning effect to a brilliant all cast performance this is one film that is worth watching.

Dislikes : I think the love story could've been a little better to give the ending that romantic feel side to the film but it didn't really need in a way.

Overall : Brilliant aerial combat scene, romantic on some level, Really good film.
 
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 for entertainment/ 8.1 out of 10 for storyline & real history background

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Nothing Left to Fear

Genre:  Horror Warning this dose contain some creepy demonic scene that will frighten younger views.
 
Cert: R Rated 18 cert
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: None
 
Violence & Gore: There are a few scene of demonic nature Woman with her wrist cut blood is shown Girl looking demonic See a guy being turn to dust.

Profanity: few swear word thrown through the film

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: village party people drinking
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Young girl in demonic form may look disturbing
 
Story: Wendy (Heche) and her family have just moved into a new town where her husband is set to be the new minister in the church. What starts off as a nice new life in a town with great people soon turns horrific when the true intentions of the outgoing minister (Brown) are revealed.

Likes : This is not bad for the Budget $3,000,000 director Anthony Leonardi III along with guitar player slash & writer Jonathan W.C. Mills have really done well to bring what is a very creepy & frightening film to our screen's
It started off slow at the beginning with the family moving to a small country town you notice very quickly that there is something wrong with this town but the story dosen't reveal to much of it's self to quickly which is good because it draw you in to find out what is going on behind the scenes of the town. This dose have a few creepy moments at the start of this film, as it gets further into this film you start to see what the town people are up to & the horror seriously kicks in.
This is where it starts getting creepy & evil in a concept of the film haunting of Emily rose feel to it but in a more evil & twist darker way.it really dose take your fear of the dark & throws it in your face special with the special effects, it done in such a way to really max the chilling dark twist concept of horror & push in further to make it creepy & dark. This is one film that is worth watching, to some this mite not seem frightening but still entertaining for some this mite seem frightening so it wont be a film for everyone, but it still a good film to watch.
 
Dislikes : The ending I through could of been a bit better there was any closure but I guess that's what the film intended to be as an on going event in the village.

Overall : Good scary moment, Creepy as hell in some parts, not a bad film.
 
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.2 out of 10 for horror concept

 

 

Gerry Barnaby's Film Review: Donnar Pass

Genre: Horror  , warning this film dose contain rape scene that may offend some viewers
 
Cert: 18 cert r rated
 
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: A man and woman kiss.
Another man and woman kiss. They talk about having sex.
A man and woman make out in a hot tub, both in just their underwear. The man removes the woman's bra, revealing her breasts.
A woman wakes up to a man raping her
 
Violence & Gore: A man shoots a few men, lots of blood. He then rips out their entrails and eats the men.
A man attacks and kills a woman while she is in a hot tub. Lots of blood.
A man is hit in the chest with a sledge hammer
A woman is raped.
A man uses a teaser on two people, knocking them out.
A man attacks a woman, but she swings a pick axe and hits him in the throat. Another man then hits him in the eye with a hammer. Lots of blood.
A crazed woman is shown eating a man's stomach, blood all over her face. She attacks another man and they fight. It ends when he chokes her to death.
A man sprays another man in the face with pepper spray. He takes a screwdriver and stabs the man who sprayed him in the chest. A woman hits him repeatedly in the face, killing him. Lots of blood.

Profanity:  Lots of swearing, mostly the "f" word.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:Some drinking.
 
Frightening/Intense Scenes:  none
 
Story: Donner Pass has a well-known and macabre history - the place where George Donner and his party got stuck in the winter of 1846 and were forced to resort to cannibalism to keep from starving. But what if it wasn't just history?
 
Likes : First thing I will say is this film dose have that Blair witch, Norman bates cabin fever feel to it, it not a bad effort in horror film make but its not as good Iver, this film dose have its moments its a fair effort in acting with some history which is incorrect, but it a watchable film.
 
Dislikes : Ya as I said this film isn't good iver, don't let the poster fool you into think that this is a great horror film because it far from it, the fact its history was wrong the lack of scary moments makes this film a very dull horror, it dose have the odd gore moments with blood but it seriously lack in the chill factor that make a horror a horror, this is one film I wouldnt be excited about watching because its pretty poor for a horror with the budget it got, it could of been a little better.

Overall : Depend on if you like low budget films, hardly any scares or creepy moments.
 
Rating: 2.1 out of 5 for entertainment / 3.4 out of 10 for storyline/horror