Trailer Tracking: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

                      A movie that is suppose to come out on August 8th, 2014 according to IMDB! When I first heard the news that Michael Bay was going to make this movie, I though that it was a joke. I am astounded that it is actually a real thing. With Megan Fox as April O'neil. Who is suppose to have hair brighter then an orange, not black.

                      Now, thankfully from what can be gathered from this first trailer Michael Bay is thankfully not having the Turtles come from space. Instead the are pulling an "Amazing Spider-Man" and make a connection between April's father being the creator of the turtles. Justifying that he was "creating a hero".  Since they don't just come out of the swearers for no reason. That would be following the original plot line. Hey they even make the father's ex-partner the evil dude!
                       I used to get up at seven o'clock each saturday in order to watch the original TV series and from recent films like Turtles Forever, and  the 2007 TMNT my expectations are really, really low. Not to say that I won't go see it, I will just go in with one million things to find wrong with the film. But in the end Michael Bay still wins, since he gets me to see it.
                       Though what is gnawing at my nerd bone, is maybe the angle which Bay decided to take may be instead following the comics grittier plot. That could actually make this movie a blockbuster. Possibly seeing Raphael with guns would be pretty dang sweet. And looking at this trailer a bit closer that may be the case. Who knows until more information in released.

Quicky Review of: The Grand Budapest Hotel

           

  I made it this week! Almost right after school and theater practice, but I indeed made it to the film. Now, right off the bat I went into this film with rather high expectations, since I have been anticipating this film for months now. Wes Anderson films are always very funny and just so beautiful to watch.
                 Although with the Grand Budapest Hotel, in some ways I was rather let down. It was this inconsistent beginning of a girl reading a book about a guy filming his story of how he met this man who told him, his Life's story. And I found it unneeded. The message that great stories do not come from the mind, but instead great stories go to great minds. Something which I though was going to be important, but wasn't. Another issue I had that was many scenes were a bit to predictable and I became a little withdrawn. Though at many, consistent, moments I would be brought back into the film. The use of repetition was used superbly, and I noticed a lot of old character tropes that I haven't seen for quite a long time. And if you know a bit about Italian Comedies and Harlequins, you will love these characters. Each character was a card and created excellently. Although I believed that the all-star cast, would cause a fight for screen time, but it was subdued. Something to be applauded.
                 The leading characters and the actors who portrayed them were simply marvelous, they were witty and kind. Three dimensional. While one supporting character fell a bit flat.

                  Okay, now let me draw attention to Wes Anderson signature that is cinematic symmetry. Which during the outages that weren't directly related to the story, were shot a bit more traditionally. Though during the actual plot sequence everything was a master piece of symmetry and detailed to perfection. The colors were radiant and over exaggerated, making it a pleasure to watch. Don't get me started on the fabulous costumes tailored perfectly to each character.

            All in all I was expecting something a bit more attention grabbing, but I was laughing consistently throughout the film. Its beautiful with characters to die for. So I suggest seeing this as a matinée. Though if you are a fan of Wes Anderson and historical theatrics you were surely find this enraptured with fun little tidbits of his famous style and a test of trivia.