TRANSFORMERS THE DARK OF THE MOON ~ CINEMA SOUND OFF

CINEMA SOUND OFF with Lynn Rush and KM Wilsher

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My good friend and extraordinary writer, Lynn Rush

--and me, KM Wilsher-- visit the movies and we'll be sharing our reviews with you every second Tuesday of the month.

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TRANSFORMERS THE DARK OF THE MOON

IMDB Synopsis: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.


The title gets an A from me :) Love Dark of the Moon

Story: C. Transformers 3 storyline was good, but not unique. It is the same old characters with the same good guys and bad guys as 1 and 2. Bumblebee 'almost dies' two or three times in this movie, as he does in all of them. The Decepticons are still the villians. . . I would have liked to see Prime and his gang save the world from something besides what they save them from every time we pay to see them. From ourselves? Stop World War 3? A natural disaster?

Actors: A. I enjoyed the acting (Save Francis McDormand. . .but it was her character I didn't like, I am sure) Shia LaBeouf is always a joy. The new Megan Fox was fresh, I think I liked her better. . . One thing though: How is it that Sam can scream like a girl in the first 30 minutes of the movie, and in the last hour mastermind plans to take the enemy down, outrun Marines, tell off CIA big wigs, and catch his girl midair by the wrist as a 40 story building tumbles? Just sayin.



Special effects: A. What you'd expect from the Transformer empire. If you like blasts, stunts, and action, these are the only reasons to see this in the theater.


KM's rating for Transformers Dark of the Moon:




I am torn, I wanna say two tickets (see it on DVD/Blue Ray) but there is no way I'll tell you to watch this movie at home, because the only reason to watch it at all is for the special effects. And special effects are only worth it in the theater. There for I give Trans 3

3 tickets See it and think about taking a friend:

What do you say? Have you seen it?

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X-Men: First Class ~ Cinema Sound Off

CINEMA SOUND OFF with Lynn Rush and KM Wilsher

Welcome to Cinema Sound Off. We love movies!

 

My good friend and extraordinary writer, Lynn Rush

--and me, KM Wilsher-- visit the movies and we'll be sharing our reviews with you every

second Tuesday of the month.

Click here for more information on Cinema Sound Off and the code to CSO's rating system.

IMDB Synopsis: In 1962, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy.

Story: A. I like the plot twists that intertwine with history. . . The Nazi experiments on prisoners, President Kennedy avoiding WW III. . . What a joyful story about Professor X and Magneto. I have a new found love for this series.

Actors: A My favorite? James McAvoy. If you saw him on the street you'd think him an average. On screen, McAvoy is delightful!

Special effects: B I loved the submarine lifted from the ocean depths. Most all the effects were believable and fun.

My three complaints regarding X-Men: First Class are:

1) The glossing over the supporting characters. I feel like there were way too many teens with super powers to develop any of them effectively.

2) Continuity of time period. The beginning of the movie felt like the 1930s-40s. When we moved to the 1960's, I didn't feel it. The planes, warships, and fashion were way too modern. It left me confused and flat.

3) Magneto. His journey from tortured child to superhero to villain was cheesy and unbelievable.

KM's rating for X-Men: First Class:

4 tickets See it and share it with a few friends:

What do you say? Have you seen it?

Now, come with me and Catch the Rush. . .at http://www.lynnrush.com/ to see what Author Lynn Rush has to say.

IRON MAN 2 - CINEMA SOUND OFF with Lynn Rush and KM Wilsher

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IRON MAN 2

KM's Review:

As always, I am hesitant about sequels, but I think IM2 may even be better than its predecessor!

The characters are deep! Full characters with true actions and reactions i.e. You think Tony Stark was arrogant before he said: "I am Iron Man." ? He is a little shameless, but probably a true picture of what riches and fame might do to a person. I wonder how much Downey relied upon his own troubled past to play this character.

Paltrow and Downey have chemistry like no other super hero series. I saw little sparks in the first one, but in the sequel, it blows me away.

Mickey Rourke gives a performance that proves he is a chameleon. He can be anything you want him to be.

Don Cheadle shows up as Rhodes. A good performance, but I missed Terrance Howard greatly.

Samuel L Jackson and Scarlett Johansson pop in, I'm not sure what their role is, Maybe someone can shed some light on that? Scarlett kicks some butt. She was not Sarah Connor, but. . .

Iron man 2 gives you a high octane ride through twists and thrills that make you forget that its running time is 2 hours and 5 minutes, it flies by leaving you breathless -- and smiling!

So IRON MAN 2 recieves:

5 tickets

5 tickets A must see, buy a ticket for everyone.

from KM Wilsher.

Now head on over to Lynn Rush.com 
to see what Lynn Rush has to say about IRONMAN 2.



And stay tuned for the second Tuesday in June.
I hear we may be reviewing
M Knight Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, NO.
LOOKS LIKE THAT IS NOT OUT UNTIL JULY

is it Robin Hood?

Do you have a must-see film for Summer 2010?

GOODBYE TO BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER 2009

Tuesday 9/22 was the last day of summer ~ Can you believe it?
Welcome Fall 2009.

Thank you so much for visiting BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER by KM Wilsher. Starting Father’s Day/ Summer Solstice 2009 and ending this past Tuesday, the Autumn Equinox.

(Ending with my first participation in the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog tour!
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If you missed BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER,

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You know, I started this blog to get my name out there and my writing out there. Thank you so much for coming to visit me. Godspeed!

Stay tuned for KM Wilsher’s 2009 HOLIDAY SERIES.

THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE #3, Monday at the Movies, BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER by KM Wilsher

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer

BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER
MONDAY at the MOVIES
-Count them down with KM Wilsher
NUMBER THREE MOVIE OF SUMMER 2009
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

I truly expected TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN would take third place this summer. But no, TRANSFORMERS 2 is a sellout. Sold out to what you ask? Instead of trusting in its compelling characters and strong story, this group of creators sold out to obscene humor, lewd images, and fraudulent action scenes. I cannot endorse it -- I sat embarrassed in the seat between my teen nephew and my dad wishing I’d gone to see ICE AGE with my niece.(Tell us how you really feel, KM. hee hee)

Ok, THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, was not one of my favorite sections of the JK Rowlings’ Harry Potter series, and so I didn’t know if it would be one of my top movies this summer. Not because the story is awful, or the characters are not adorable, but because it is dark. Not scary dark, I can handle that, but emotional dark. I will never forget my heart ripping apart as I closed the book version of THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, and so I did not look forward to seeing it on screen. Can poor Harry lose anything more without losing everything he holds dear?

But to my delight, Harry’s sixth cinema installment was thoroughly entertaining. The colors and style of the cinematography were delightful. Sitting in the theater, it felt like a reunion of old, dear friends.

What did I love about HARRY POTTER THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE?

The characters for one. I feel like I’ve watched these kids grow up. Their first day at school, first kiss, their first final exam week. Their developing friendships and shocking discoveries that all in life is not fair. I’ve watched their doubts and fears grow into strengths -- only to uncover new weaknesses to overcome.

The big picture for two. This world that JK Rowlings created is fascinating and believable. Enough real mixed in with fantasy to delight even the most negative of viewers. The fight between good and evil is addicting. I want to see the guys in the white hats win, despite the ground the guys in the black hats threaten to gain.

If this is your first Harry Potter story, don’t judge the whole series by it. Go back to the beginning and watch/read them all. As in life, there are seasons that are not fulfilling. Whole years that seem like “all is lost”. Thus is the content of THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE. You have to see it to appreciate Rowlings’ saga.

So at number 3, I say, “If you haven’t given JK Rowlings’ world a taste, dive in.”

Terminator: Salvation #2, Monday at the Movies, BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER by KM Wilsher

BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER
MONDAY at the MOVIES
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NUMBER TWO MOVIE OF SUMMER 2009
TERMINATOR: SALVATION

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of my favorite movies. Probably in the top ten movies of all time for me. Terminator: Salvation will not replace Judgment Day, but then it almost could -- it’s that good.

SALVATION takes place post-apocalyptic devastation. Nice. If you are familiar with the Terminator series pre-Terminator: Salvation, you know that until now, John Connor has been trying to keep the apocalypse at bay. Terminator: Salvation does not drudge through the event. We just enter a world where The Resistance is hanging on by a thread -- ever fighting Skynet, the evil corporation that created the Terminator (robot army) in order to bring the human race to its knees.

I had my doubts about Christian Bale trying to fill John Connor’s shoes. He made a good Batman, but Resistance fighter? I shouldn’t have doubted. Buy me a poster, and sign me up for Bale. (My mom loves this guy. Did you know he was in the musical: Newsies?)

There is a great twist that I will be vague about on purpose. Any premature unveiling may steal some of the “science fiction romance” from your viewing pleasure. But this twist, as with all the Terminator movies, provokes dreams of redemption. And the question: What would I do?

I have to watch this again – conversation from my fellow movie watchers ruined some of my experience – but I loved this movie. Awesome, heart-pounding soundtrack. Believable, high-voltage action scenes. And of course, in typical Terminator fashion, a feast of Judgment Day/apocalyptic, speculative elements, that will leave you salivating for the next one.

Star Trek #1, Monday Movie Review, Blog Days of Summer

BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER
MONDAY MOVIE REVIEW
- COUNT THEM DOWN WITH KM Wilsher
NUMBER ONE MOVIE OF SUMMER 2009
STAR TREK

We may have almost forgot that Star Trek was a summer movie. -- but save the best for first -- This is my favorite movie of the summer.

This movie was amazing. Eric Bana as Nero the Romulan villain. :*

A young McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Chekov - It is an amusement park ride through a past with a changing future--- it never feels overdone!


Synopsis from Movie Web:
The incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), is a thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger . . .boldly going where no one has gone before!

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First, I must confess I was not a diehard fan of Star Trek the television series. I watched episodes, but was really too young to appreciate it as a series.
Okay, it is the same for The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine. Again, I enjoyed many episodes but did not mark it on my calendar. I was, however, a big fan of the Star Trek movies - all 11! I'll never forget the Borg or the crew traveling through time. Some of my favorite science fiction.

I didn't know what to expect from Star Trek 2009. The set up/prologue was fair as it showed the death of Kirk's father and the roots of Captain’s name, James Tiberius Kirk. I loved the scene where a young Jim drives the car to the cliff. . .action at its best. But then suddenly I wanted to puke. The womanizing, drinking, brawling lost kid being invited to join the Starfleet Academy I put on my seatbelt anticipating cliché. That feeling subsided quickly though, as Jim Kirk does take some study/learning seriously.

I won't continue step by step through the movie, for, if you are reading beyond the spoiler banners you've probably seen the movie. I just have make sure to highlight one stand out scene. I think it is the most piercing and grand moments ever in Science Fiction Cinematography. It is near the end when the young Spock faces the older Spock from the future. I want you to know I do not cry easily, but this scene put a lump in my throat, tears stung my eyes. What wonderful thought to be able to go back and talk to your younger self -- especially for Spock when the "future is changing" --It was absolutely brilliant!
two spocks

live long and prosper


IF you haven't seen it - Go see it! You'll be so glad you did :)