Jonah Hex

3 stars

Jonah Hex (John Brolin) is a disfigured gun man who travels the old west seeking revenge on Quentin Turnball, (John Malkovich) the man who killed his entire family.  This movie centers on the quest to find and stop Turnball from unleashing Hell on Earth on Independence Day.  President Grant wanted Hex to find Turnball to bring him to justice, and that was a bet that Hex couldn’t turn down.  After Turnball killed Jonah’s family, he left him tied up for days on these branches.  The Indians found Jonah Hex and saved him.  That day his sprit crossed over and gave him powers that cannot be explained.  I liked the part in the movie when Hex was at the bar and a guy came up to him and said, “What happened to your face?”  He shot the guy at the bar and said, “ I cut myself shaving” what happened to yours?  It was cool when Hex could make dead people alive.  When he talked to the dead they would wake up, but would start to burn to death until he would put dirt on them.  The dirt likes the dead.  He came back to visit Lilah (Megan Fox) who he cared about.  He didn’t want Lilah to get close to him tho, because everyone that gets close to Hex dies.  There’s one part in the movie that some guy says he owns Lilah, so she shot him and said, “I’m not much for being owned.”  I loved it when Jonah Hex was traveling with his horse and dog, the dog followed him side by side.  They would help him with his troubles or whenever he needed help.  Turnball was planning to wipe out the entire nation on Independence Day, so lets watch and see if Hex gets to him in time?   

Freedom Writers

5 stars

Based on a true story

Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) is a first time teacher who wants to make a difference.  She is an English Teacher at Woodrow High School and at first, has no idea what she is getting into.  Her students are divided along racial lines, gang members and separate tribes.  Everyone does not get along with each other in the class room.  One day there was a piece of paper going around in class with a drawing of a person on it.  Everybody was laughing until the picture came to the person who it was.  You know how most teachers take the paper and throw it into there desk.  Well, Erin took the paper and asked, who drew this?  She started to talk about the Jews and how there gangs were legit.  I liked that part a lot because in that moment she started to learn more about the problems they face and what they have to go through everyday.  They fight for there pride and respect.  Erin brought journals for her students to write in.  She told them that they can write whatever they want and that she is not going to read them.  However, if they want her to read them, they can put the Journals on this shelf that she has in her classroom and she can read them.  I love this movie because it shows how any race can come together and become a family.  When her students become Juniors and Seniors, Erin would have to teach a different batch of kids.  Erin’s students did not take that very well because they been through a lot with each other and wanted to stay together throughout High School.  Watch this movie and find out if she gets her kids or not?   

It's Kinda of a Funny Story

5 stars

A 16 year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist) checks himself into a hospital for being suicidal.  He voluntarily admits himself into the psych ward.  The youth ward was temporarily closed for construction so he’s stuck in the Adult ward.  He soon realizes that he does not want to be there anymore because he has school the next day.  The psychiatrist (Viola Davis) says that he has to be in the ward for five days.  Along the way, Craig gets a new start and makes a great friendship.  In the group session, Bobby (Zach Gilifiankis) was freaking out about some interview that he has on Thursday, he doesn’t have a different shirt to wear.  Craig volunteered and said he would call his dad to get one of his shirts for Bobby.  I liked that part a lot because it reminded me of something I would have done.  Has anyone ever played the question game?  Well, Noelle (Emma Roberts) asked Craig to meet him in some hallway to hang out.  They played the question game because it’s a fun way to get to know someone.  The Question game is where you keep asking questions and always have to end with a question.  My favorite part of the movie was when Bobby helped Craig to get over his fear of rejection.  Bobby acted like he was a girl and Craig had to talk to Bobby as if he was going to ask a girl on a date.  I think the psych ward helped Craig cope with everyday teenage problems.  You have got to see the ending for sure!

Get Him to the Greek

4 stars

A record company intern, Aaron Green, (Jonah Hill) is hired to get a crazy and out of control British Rockstar, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to a concert at an L.A. Greek theater in 72 hours. Along the way back to L.A., Aldous wants to get crazy and party all night before they need to get on the plane for an interview on the Today Show.  Aldous and Aaron Green are opposite people, and I like how it shows that you shouldn’t judge a person by the way they act or look.  They became good friends on there long journey together.  In the limo rushing to get to the Today Show, Aaron's boss calls him up and tells him to keep Aldous sober for the show.  Aaron has to take Aldous drugs, whiskey, and other alcohol drinks.  It was hilarious watching Aaron try to keep his cool at the Today Show while he had puke on his shirt.  This was the best part of the movie.  They would change the camera view every time they got intoxicated so you can have the full effect.  Their were many different actors playing themselves in this movie.  It was interesting to watch them be themselves.  Russell Brand played a similar character in this movie as he played in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  Through out the whole movie my stomach was hurting badly from laughing so hard.  If you want a good laugh this would be the movie to watch with your family and friends.  If you have little kids tho, do not watch this movie.  Now, you need to find out if they made it back to the Greek theater or if they got caught up in the party life!