Wild Target

Stars:

3 1/4 stars

They said 'Take her out'. He got the wrong idea.

Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose. He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring in the process a young apprentice, Tony. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
The reason why I put this movie on my Netflix list was because Rupert Grint was in it. I am a Harry Potter fan and I think he is a good actor. I love his humor. So this movie.. It was pretty good. It did have some sexual comments in it that I didn't like and we did fast forward through a scene in the movie. It didn't show anything but it was inappropriate. I laughed a lot at Rupert Grint, especially when he kept shooting this guy and apologizing for it. He shot his ear off and it was rather funny. It had some dry humor in it and it also had some British humor in it that I didn't understand. If I was British maybe it would've been funnier. I couldn't believe that she fell in love with the guy because he was not attractive. Overall though, it was entertaining.

Thoughts?..

The Last Airbender

Stars:
3 1/4 stars

Four nations, one destiny.

The world is divided into four kingdoms, each represented by the element they harness, and peace has lasted throughout the realms of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire under the supervision of the Avatar, a link to the spirit world and the only being capable of mastering the use of all four elements. When young Avatar Aang disappears, the Fire Nation launches an attack to eradicate all members of the Air Nomads to prevent interference in their future plans for world domination. 100 years pass and current Fire Lord Ozai continues to conquer and imprison anyone with elemental "bending" abilities in the Earth and Water Kingdoms, while siblings Katara and Sokka from a Southern Water Tribe find a mysterious boy trapped beneath the ice outside their village. Upon rescuing him, he reveals himself to be Aang, Avatar and last of the Air Nomads. Swearing to protect the Avatar, Katara and Sokka journey with him to the Northern Water Kingdom in his quest to master "Waterbending" and eventually fulfill his destiny of once again restoring peace to the world. But as they inch nearer to their goal, the group must evade Prince Zuko, the exiled son of Lord Ozai, Commander Zhao, the Fire Nation's military leader, and the tyrannical onslaught of the evil Fire Lord himself. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Noah Ringer, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
Well, this movie was better than average, but only slightly. It was really more of childrens movie for like ages 6-12. The storyline was interesting but it didn't end to great. They left it open for sequel but I don't think this movie did well enough for a sequel to be made. Maybe it will, I don't know. Also, this was not M. Night Shyamalan's kind of movie. The acting wasn't that great either and it was weird to see Jackson Rathbone in this movie because he plays Jasper in the Twilight series. The girl actress bothered me. She was not a very good actress. But I did like the story, it was interesting and kind of cool.

M. Night Shyamalan fans, tell me what you think of this movie?

Grown Ups

Stars:
3 1/4 stars

Some guys need a little extra time to mature.

In 1978, five 12-year-olds win a CYO basketball championship. Thirty years later, they gather with their families for their coach's funeral and a weekend at a house on a lake where they used to party. By now, each is a grownup with problems and challenges: Marcus is alone and drinks too much. Rob, with three daughters he rarely sees, is always deeply in love until he turns on his next ex-wife. Eric is overweight and out of work. Kurt is a househusband, henpecked by wife and mother-in-law. Lenny is a successful Hollywood agent married to a fashion designer; their kids take privilege for granted. Can the outdoors help these grownups rediscover connections or is this chaos in the making? (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek
Released: 2010


Megan's Movie Review:
Well, this movie wasn't fabulous but it wasn't that terrible either. It did have some funny parts but I didn't appreciate all the sexual comments. Or, as my sister would say it, all the 'boobage'. Too much. It was a typical Adam Sandler movie to me. I really like Kevin James, I think he is hilarious. That's all I have to say about that movie. It was alright but better than average.

What do you grown-ups think?