The Croods

I saw a screening of this film last Saturday and I must say: I was quite disappointed. The animation was gorgeous but I think they could've done a much better job with the actual film itself. The comedy was too cutsie, which I did kind of expect. The directing and staging of the whole thing was kind of off. I liked the setting and the premise though. I just don't like how Kirk DeMicco (director of Space Chimps) executed it. I did, for once, kind of enjoy Nicholas Cages performance. Although it wasn't the best of the film, I personally would have nominated Cloris Leachman for the best voice and best performance of this movie. I also enjoyed Emma Stone's character. So basically, the story goes as follows: "Surviving in a volcanic world is tough enough, but caveman Grug gets a rude awakening when an earthquake forces him to leave behind the only world he knows. With his family in tow, he ventures out into the volatile world in search of a new home. The situation becomes even more complicated when Grug's family — in particular his oldest daughter, Eep — falls for a nomad named Guy they encounter on their dangerous journey. This quirky, imaginative stranger's search for 'tomorrow' is at odds with Grug's reliance on the traditions of yesterday." This description was taken from Wikipedia.
                                                                                                                                            -Ethan

Beautiful Creatures Review

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Hey guys! Today I'm here to review the new movie Beautiful Creatures!  This movie was great..... if you haven't read the book.  I'm going to be honest with you, if you haven't read the book, this was a fun, entertaining movie.  If you haven't read the book, you can stop here.  If you have, keep going.  The instant, I mean the INSTANT this movie started, they had gotten something wrong.  Ethan's voice in the movie was wrong.  I am not exaggerating at all, the first 5 minutes had at least 15 things wrong with them.  Throughout the whole movie, they got things wrong.  In the beginning I wanted to count how many things they got wrong, but I just couldn't keep count.  One of my friends wanted to leave, and the other was so angry she stopped watching and started making those hand bird things.  I'm not lying at all, they got at LEAST one thing wrong per every 2 minutes.  I wanted to write everything they got wrong, but unfortunately, that's not what this review is for.  So here's what to take from this, Richard LaGravenese is my worst enemy, if you love the series you may cry after you see this, and if you haven't read it, this is a pretty good movie!  Finally, you won't believe how many times you'll find yourself screaming at the screen.

                                                                                                      -Colby

The Toxic Avenger

Created by Lloyd Kaufman in 1985 (starring Mitch Cohen as the Toxic Avenger) this movie follows a janitor that works at a gym and he gets picked on numerous amounts of time throughout the beginning of the of the film. When one prank goes horrible, the janitor is thrown into a vat of toxic waste and is full of deformities. Soon after he falls in love with a blind woman.Okay, this happens to be probably one of the strangest movies I've ever seen in my life. This movie may have really terrible (B) special effects, but it happens to be one of my favorite movies from the 80s. Definitely put this one on your list of movies to watch when you have nothing to do. I would give this film probably a solid 4.5/5 stars.

                                                                             -Ethan