Quick Movie Reviews For Films I Have Recently Seen On DVD.

I have seen a number of 2010 films in the past month on DVD. Since these films came out in theaters a few months ago, I am not going to write full-length reviews for them. Here are my thoughts on these films.

Toy Story 3: The first two Toy Story films were among my favorite films as a kid. I heard so much hype about Toy Story 3 prior to seeing it. Thankfully, it lives up to the hype. This is a really great closer to the franchise. It has all the fun and laughs of the previous two. Pixar has hit another home run and Toy Story 3 is pretty much a lock for the top 10 of 2010.
4.5/5 Stars

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: From living up to the hype to falling way short of it. When Scott Pilgrim was first released, I wanted nothing to do with it. I thought it looked god awful. I saw Scott Pilgrim because of the overwhelmingly positive reaction it got. While it's not a bad film, its really nothing special. I spent the entire duration of the film expecting it to get better, but it never did. It had it's moments for sure and I did laugh a decent amount, it's just not that funny. I just don't really get the hype behind this one.
3/5 Stars

Jonah Hex:Man, what a wasted opportunity. Jonah Hex could have been a hard-R,gritty, bad-ass action flick, instead it settles for a Wild Wild West ripoff. The biggest issue with this film is the editing, it feel like it was cut with a scalpel. It runs a brief 81 minutes and the film feels like it is missing big pieces. John Malkovich is such a horrible villain, hands down worst performance of his career. Josh Brolin does do a good job as Hex and a couple of the action scenes are kind of cool, but it's not enough to save this film. Not as bad as it has been made out to be, but it's still far from good .
2/5 Stars

A Nightmare On Elm Street: I'm not a big horror fan, but I've always like the original A Nightmare On Elm Street. Freddy Kruger is such an iconic character and Wes Craven's original is a horror classic. This reboot is actually pretty decent. Jackie Earle Haley carries the film as Freddy. He is just as creepy as Robert Englund in the role and his performance alone is enough to make this worth watching. A Nightmare On Elm Street is not without it's flaws and bad acting, but it's a decent remake that's worth your time.
3/5 Stars

Grown Ups: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider team up and the results are mixed. The first 30 minutes are actually very funny. It does lose steam throughout the rest of the film though. The cast is very likeable and it's nice to see them all in the same film. Not nearly as good as it could of have been, but it also could have been a lost worse.
3/5 Stars

Robin Hood: Ridley Scott's take on Robin Hood is a good one. The action sequences are really well done. Scott has a niche for creating awesome battle sequences and this is no expection. Russell Crowe does a good job as always in the role of Robin Hood. This film is a lot like Scott and Crowe's 2000 collaboration Gladiator, except not as good. Robin Hood is an enjoyable ride and a pretty good way to spend 2+ hours.
3.5/5 Stars