Alice in Wonderland

I've always been a really big Tim Burton fan and have been super pumped for this film ever since I heard about it last summer. The story of Alice in Wonderland is already kind of trippy and bizarre to start with, so I figured that Burton would take it to a whole new level when he got his hands on it. Well, I think I might have had too high of expectations for this flick because it was just "pretty good."
For some reason I thought it was going to be the best movie ever, but Burton seemed to of tuned down his style, probably because he had Disney over his shoulder the whole time. BUT, Alice in Wonderland was still a good movie and I definitely want to see it again. Visually it was very entertaining (especially in 3D), the acting was pretty good, and the legendary Danny Elfman delivered a great score.
All of the Underworld characters were great, the Cheshire Cat probably being my favorite. Visual effects were great as well, and this reinvented Underland is exciting, beautiful, and dark all at the same time. I guess the only real downfall in this movie was the story. The plot seemed pretty bland in general and I felt like there could have been more time with character development.

4 out of 5
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Shutter Island

This review is going to be short (and will have no link to a trailer) for a reason. I can see why people would really like this movie, but if you have heard anything at all about it prior to viewing it, it might ruin the experience for you. Unfortunately I heard some things about the movie that changed the way I viewed the film. Seeing this movie having no idea what it's really about and having no expectations is definitely the best way to see it.

So yeah, it was pretty good and Leonardo Dicaprio did a great job (like usual), but it definitely would have been better if I didn't hear anything about it before I saw it.

Wolfman

I'm not sure if this is a film for everyone, but I was excited to go see this movie when I heard it came out because werewolf movies have always fascinated/scared me (probably started when I got chased by some werewolf type things when I was little in the middle of the night). Although it was fairly entertaining, I was expecting it to be better and walked away slightly disappointed.

With the cast that this flick had, the movie has great expectations that just weren't met. The story could have been spiced up a little more and the acting could have been better. However, I was way into the new wolfman look that is way better than the 1941 original. Take a look as the difference between the two. OLD NEW

I like the different approach to the werewolf look that resembles more of a man than a wolf like the Underworld movies do (a great trilogy). The first half of the movie is intense as you don't get a good look at the creature for quite some time. They build it up a lot but then I think they possibly ruin the image somewhat by showing it too much in the end of the movie. I also couldn't help but thinking that it resembled an evil version of Beast from the third X-men movie.

Mentionable Cast

Benicio Del Toro

Anthony Hopkins

Emily Blunt

Hugo Weaving

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