Review: Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646987/

Wrath of the Titans is rated Worth It.

Spoilers, of course.

This was a fun movie to watch. It has Perseus from the first movie (2010's Clash of the Titans) going into the Underworld to rescue his Dad, Zeus from Hades and Ares, who are stealing Zeus' power to free Zeus' and Hades' Dad, Cronus. Cronus breaks free, but Perseus kills him with the magical plot device spear. Also the Gods all die, mostly due to Ares.

The story was kinda shallow; they would do a quick intro, maybe a minutes worth of plot exposition, and then fighty action ensues. Seriously, there is better plot development from the Street Fighter II manual. However, that doesn't really hurt this movie that much, since you aren't there to watch Citizen Freaking Cain; you are there to watch a sword and sandals action movie. Of which this movie does fairly well. The action scenes in this movies were plentiful and entertaining, ranging from good to awesome. The CGI used wasn't too fake looking, which is always good in a movie like this.

So in short, it is good for what it is - a shallow S&S action movie, (the fun kind you can turn your brain off at and enjoy) and was worth the money I paid to see it.

Review: John Carter

OK, John Carter http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/

John Carter is rated worth it.

Oh, and potential spoilers. If you don't want spoilers, go watch the movie.

It starts off with Edgar Rice Burrows reading the story in John Carter's journal. It goes into a plot setup flash back showing John finding his gold strike that is the basis of his fortune, and that he is a bad ass from the get-go. After that, a sword and sorcery/sandals movie takes place ON MARRRRRRRS, complete with John marrying the hot alien princess.  After that a creepy elder race priest sends him back to Earth. Movie ends with him getting back to Mars.

The story has no surprises in it, except possibly the ending, but I don't hold that against it - it is based off of a book that came out in 1917, after all. The CGI wasn't too bad - I have seen much worse (I'm looking at you, The Thing remake), and the action wasn't boring (I'm look at you, Immortals). It even has a few funny moments, but they were brief and added to the movie. The plot also wasn't too bad and didn't have any major plot holes - something that enrages me about any movie (I'm looking at you, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark).

So overall, worth the ticket, ice cream Nibbs,  root beer and time I spent on it.

How I review stuff

I am a simple guy, so I am going to give movies one of two ratings - whether or not it is worth spending money to watch. Why? Because this is the only review that actually matters, dammit! I don't want use a star system, or an A-F system, because the way I rate a movie is going to different than yours. So, instead I will say worth it (or not) and why I say that. Nice and simple.

Obligatory Welcome Post

Hello! Welcome to Movies Gone To Hec(k)!

Back in August of 2011, I went to Gen-Con - and it SUCKED. While I was there, I went to a movie theater and watched movies to kill time. After I came home, I realized that I loved watching movies in the theater, and started going and watching movies down at the theaters in Wenatchee. Since then, I have seen more movies in theaters over the last 8 months than I have over the previous 10 years on anything. After seeing so many movies, I figured - Hey, why not start reviewing them?

Hence, this blog.

I also plan on review older movies, and also use this the post any random thing, or rant about whatever I want to. But primarily, this is for movies.

So sit back, and hopefully enjoy my reviews!