Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us. But the day will never come, that we forsake this planet, and its people.

I'm on my 3rd repeat of the instrumental score soundtrack for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and as I listen to the music, it brings back the feelings, and emotions (Bumblebee you always succeed in making me cry) from when I watched the movie.  The anticipation I felt at each new scene, and the excitement waiting to see the movie.

Having already seen the first 2 and loving them both, I'm not sure what drew me more to the film. The action and explosions or the number cars I would be staring at for 2.5 hours, and not only that. But cars that transformed. 

Like the previous 2 movies, the general premise of the movie remains the same. Autobots trying to protect themselves and their new home Earth from the Deceptacons. This one also gave us some more history surrounding the autobots on earth and their early discovery. Most specifically, the real reason for the Man on the Moon mission. (But I won't give away those details)

The main difference between this movie and the previous ones, is that Meghan Fox was replaced by Victoria Secret Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Sam's new love interest. There's no point in needing to guess the reason for this role, as her first shot is of her behind in a mens button down shirt as she walks up a staircase before leaping on to a just waking Sam. Plain and simple, She's the eye candy for men. Why else would she be running around an exploding Chicago in high heels.

Back on point. The film this time round had an exceptional story line, and included at least one draw dropping moment, (in which I sat with my mouth hanging open from the mere shock for at least 5 minutes) and that adds to the intense draw of this movie.  It's not your Academy Award winning drama, but the special effects extraordinarily well done, with every attention to detail. With this type of movie, that is primarily full of car chases and explosions, dialogue is not gonna be strongest suit. Aside from some of the cheesy lines heard through- out the film. It keeps to tradition, Bumblebee still speaks through his radio, Which I think adds some originality to the character. A combination of different sources making up a sentence. 

The one thing that sticks in my mind is the incredible bond shared between Sam and Bumblebee, its more than just a car and his owner, it's his best friend.

Dark of the Moon also features a much more darker story line than the previous films, this one becomes more than just a battle between machines, but a battle to protect the human race. It's war fare in its simplest (and yet most modern) form. Its down to good vs evil, and what each race or side views what is best. The line "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"  is really what it comes down to.

One thing that stuck out in my mind, is that when I saw this movie, more than one parent had brought their child to the movie. With the sexual content in this movie, the graphic footage, it is not an appropriate movie to bring a child to. There's a reason it's PG -13 

That aside, it is an excellent film and one I recommend you see. It's a perfect date night, or saturday after movie. Its fast paced and will keep you glued to the screen. I also suggest listening to the excellent score provided by Steve Jablonsky

I give it 4 Icecream Scoops out of 5

Rated PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction, and for language, some sexuality and innuendo.

Tangled

Rapunzel: I've been looking out of a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what I might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be?
Flynn Rider: It will be.
Rapunzel: And what if it is? What do I do then?
Flynn Rider: Well,that's the good part I guess. You get to go find a new dream.  

When you hear the words "Fairy Tale" and "Disney" in the same sentence it's something you just know is meant to be together. In fact, any person old enough to know any better, knows that there is something classic or as I like to call it  the warm and fuzzies about Disney films. But at the same time, there's the over abundance sequels and straight to dvd's that have slightly tarnished what Disney used to be. Except in their joint efforts with Pixar, just like "Disney and Fairy tale" go together, so does "Disney and Pixar."

So When I first heard about Tangled, it brought back those favourite childhood memories of magic and happily ever afters and musical numbers. When I saw my first preview for Tangled, I was excited like a little kid again. But at the same time, something felt like it was missing. I knew enough it was the first non Pixar CGI film, in what I like to call the "fairy tale/ Princess Collection" (I even include Lion King in this Collection).

I don't think I was truly excited for this film, until I read that Alan Menken was doing the movie. And I discovered what I thought was missing. It was indeed a musical, they just weren't advertising that in the trailers for it so as to get more people to see it, which by the way I totally get considering the term "musical" means people avoid it like the plague (something I'll never understand.) But back on point, finding out AM was doing the film made me leap for joy, anyone who doesn't know who he is let me fill you in. He is the musical genius behind, The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Little Shop of Horrors.. and so forth. And those are songs that no matter how you get, you never forget.

Now to get back on track. Tangled is that feel good family/ date/ girl's night film. It works if you're 8 or 88 and everywhere in between.

The story starts off with Rapunzel being kidnapped from the kingdom after she is born by this old lady who raises Rapunzel as her own daughter. Why? you ask, due to events at the beginning of the movie Rapunzel's hair has the ability to heal and make people younger (which is why old lady stole her) as long as the hair is never cut. Which explains why Rapunzel's hair is so long.  Although it does make you wonder how her hair grew so fast, is it because it's magical that it grows 10x faster than anyone elses? Or can hair really be that long if it isn't cut for 18 years. 

So every year on Rapunzel's birthday she see's in the night sky what she calls "floating lights", which in fact are floating lanterns the king and queen release every year for their missing daughter. Rapunzel meets Flynn Ryder who is the Hero/ thief  guy when he stumbles into her tower, and by stumbles I mean climbed up it to avoid getting captured only to be knocked out by a frying pan. Which in case your wondering work almost better than a sword as weapon. A deal is reached and Flynn takes Rapunzel on an adventure to see the floating lanterns, along with Rapunzel's trusty and adorable chameleon, Pascal. 

This is one of those movies you can't help, but love when you see it. It makes you want to believe in happily ever afters, and to believe in your dreams. 

I give it 5 Icecream Scoop's out of 5. And a cherry for excellence in CGI

Rated PG for brief mild violence