Legion

This week’s movie is Legion. It is your basic end of the world movie with a twist. It isn’t demons and hell you have to worry about but heaven and Angels. The movie does a great job of making you want more. It is action packed and has several twists you will not see coming. It stands up to multiple viewings.

The Special effects are top notch. You can tell they really took out all the stops for this movie. The acting is good but not great. This does not detract from the movie though. The ideas behind the plot are intriguing. They are some of the same thinks I think about when I wonder about the apocalypse. It does have humor to break up the action which is welcomed.

All in all this is a really good movie. If you have seen the TV show Supernatural than you will like Legion but it has less humor. Anyway the point im trying to make is that it is a good movie and worth watching. The effects are great along with the plot but the acting is lacking. I am giving Legion a 7 out of 10 with a Watch it.

Serenity

This week’s movie is Serenity. It seems to be the final farewell from the series Firefly. The best way to describe this movie and TV series is that it is a space western. It may sound a little odd but if you watch it you will understand. It is an amazing movie. I am a huge fan of the series and was shocked to find out that it was canceled, but when I heard they were making a movie I knew that it wouldn’t disappoint.

The plot was great it stuck fairly closely to the shows. It has many twists and turns that if you have seen the series you may seen coming but if it is your first experience with the Firefly universe you maybe a little surprised. The characters are unforgettable, every last one of them you seem to make a personal connection with. This feeling is one of the driving forces behind why this movie is so great. The effects in the movie are top notch but you would expect nothing less from Firefly.

This is one of my all time favorite movies. It truly has re-watch value unlike many other movies. If it were up to me everyone would get a chance to watch this movie. Serenity easily gets a 10 out of 10 with a Must Buy along with the complete Firefly series.

Ninja Assassin

This week’s movie will be Ninja Assassin. It is a kung fu movie with ninjas added in for the modern trend. When it came out in theaters it was not well received. There was a lot of hype but no follow through. I didn’t go to see it when it came out in 2009. I waited until it came out on DVD to give it a view.  

It had a kung fu movie story the hero is wronged and is now taking vengeance or justice depending on your point of view. They could have done a better job filling out the story, it leaves you wondering in some spots and confused in others. The effects were great. A lot of slow motion and c.g. effects on the weapons. The fight scenes were really well choreographed. My biggest complaint with the effects in this movie and a lot of other modern action movies in the c.g. blood. It is way to fake and if that is what they are shooting for why not just use buckets of red paint.

All in all Ninja Assassin is an okay movie. I think most people will either love it or hate it. I personally like it but would only recommend it to people I know like this kind of movie. My rating for this movie is a 6 out of 10 with a Watch it if you enjoy kung fu action movies.