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School of Rock (2003)
Awesome
As a man who can very much relate to the whole "struggling musician" persona, and as someone who's worked with kids before, this movie strikes the right chords, so to say. Besides having an awesome soundtrack, this movie is a rocking romp, and truly shows how the power of music can make one rise above all the bullshit that surrounds you in life. It's not a perfect movie, as some cuts and beats are just a little illogical, such as when the Battle of the Bands manager just suddenly changes his mind on Dewey, but because the movie's message is so strong and the music is so good, all is forgiven, and hopefully this movie will endure as a cult classic for years to come.
Mortal Kombat (1995)
a 90s movie
OK, so this wasn't the best movie, but it will always be a memory for me going to see this with my dad and seeing the reaction on his face like "OMG, this is what you kids call entertainment?" In a way it was an ideal movie for generation X teens- lots of gore, lots of martial arts, cool looking graphics (for the mid-90s this was awesome), and 8-armed creatures that barely speak English. When goro first came on screen, my dads face was in shock, like "What did I waste my 10 bucks on" and I was like "this is awesome". The techno soundtrack could have been replaced with mid-90s alt-rock (Filter, foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) for better effect, but i guess the opening theme is a winner. So pretty much, this is just an awesomely bad 90s movie.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Awful, WHY does this guy have his own movie?
50 cent SUCKS at acting. OK, so he's had a hard life to get where hes at, and he's got money now. Good for him. Why does every producer in Hollywood want to get their hands on this story that's so cliché by now: guy-comes-out-of-the-hood-becomes-star-and-gets-girl? I mean, we already see enough of this guy's face, and hear enough of his crappy music in our media. Don't waste your 10 bucks for this. 8 Mile was a modest triumph, but this is going overboard on the whole rapper-has-a-life-that-needs-to-be-a-movie bandwagon. This trend of rappers taking over Hollywood NEEDS TO END NOW. These people can't act, and they stink up movies with their songs on the soundtracks. What's next, "I Have No Talent, But Somehow Have All This Money: The Lil' Jon Story"? Can't wait for that one.
Doom (2005)
Even by video game adaptation standards, crappy.
Sucked. Lots of blood and gore, very thin plot and crappy dialog. Waste of 10 bucks for sure. i mean "Mario Bros." was bad, "Street Fighter" was worse, but this may take the cake of proving why successful video games do NOT translate onto the movie screen. I mean, having the rock in it may attract wrestling fans, and people who are hardcore video game fanatics may get a kick out of one sequence, but fair-weather viewers be warned: this movie is not to be seen by human eyes. This would be better kept as a video game. the acting is terrible at best, and the fight sequences could use some work. the special effects are the film's one saving grace