Sheep Movie Review: The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

The Huntsman: Winter's War
Directed By: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan

Written By: Craig Mazin, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Apr 22, 2016
Runtime: 2 hr. 3 min.Rating: PG-13 (for fantasy action violence and some sensuality)
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure,Science Fiction & Fantasy

Universal Pictures - Official Site

Freya the Ice Queen (Emily Blunt) brings her sister Ravenna (Charlize Theron) back to life, and the powerful evil siblings plan to conquer the Enchanted Forest. Only the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and his secret lover Sara (Jessica Chastain) can stop them in this sequel continuing the inventive twist on the Snow White fable.

Went to see Thor Chris Hemsworth The Huntsman with my husband and 15 year old daughter. It was an entertaining movie with things that were done right and things that were not done right, and that is going to hurt my heart to say but I'll get to that later.

What I loved. Anytime Freya (Emily Blunt) and Ravenna (Charlize Theron) were on the screen I was captivated. I loved the way they played their characters and their story. The costumes and hair styles were beautiful. I have a girl crush on Charlize...

What I didn't like was *sob* Chris Hemsworth's character. I know, right?! He looked great, don't get me wrong, but his character was kind of a derp. The whole tone of the movie should have been much darker and The Huntsman along with his merry band of dwarves were used for some comic relief, but it fell flat for me. And watching The Huntsman climb up an enormous shear cliff, in the snow, up to the ICE castle, bare handed, and he didn't break a sweat...you're gonna have to give him the red cape and hammer to get me to believe that!

My husband and daughter gave it a hesitant 4, but I'm gonna go with a 3.5 and that half is because...girl crush! This is one you can wait for the DVD. But if you can catch it at a discount at the theater, it's always nice to see special effects on a big screen.

3.5 "True love" Sheep

SharonS

Movie Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
R
116 min - Comedy | Western 

30 May 2014 (USA)
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writers: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson 
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

There’s a million ways to die in the west and I’m pretty sure this movie hits them all. With random kills that take you by surprise and crude in your face one liners Million Ways to Die in the West isn’t your typical western. 

It’s got your typical love triangle but the romance is made bearable by gory deaths that make your jaw drop to killer farts (yes you read that right). 

I've compiled a list of things that make this movie great. 

· Sheep, literally everywhere

· Moustache (these are very important)

· ‘baked beans’ and not the kind you want to eat

· The prostitute girlfriend with the virgin boyfriend

· Sheep dicks….I’m not kidding

· Doing drugs in a group!

· Kick the condor in the balls

· “People die at the fair”

· Yes they’re still going to use the ice

· More sheep

· TAKE YOUR HAT OFF BOY THAT’S A DOLLA’ BILL

· Daisy in the ass

· Sheep puns

If you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, and I’m sure you don’t you should go see this movie. Reframe from eating or drinking because you might just end up laughing, inhaling your food and learning a hard way how to ‘die in the west’.

4.5 "even more" Sheep

Ren Stogner

This trailer is rated R

Sheep Double Movie Review: Prometheus directed by Ridley Scott

Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott stars Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. This one's really tough to review for the simple fact that I am STILL lost in space on the storyline. Someone pull the airlock hatch and let's just abandon ship already!

Plot:

Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Maybe my opening line was a wee bit harsh but really what was the point? This film felt like half a movie or a short story maybe. The plot is one of those slow burn types that's supposed to build up to some epic event but that event never took life for me. I was more entertained with the flashy bright lights and special effects then anything the plot had going for it. Characters seemed to be just thrown in for tickles rather than serving an actual purpose; like what was the point of Theron even being in the film?! She had nothing major to contribute and overall lacked any depth whatsoever. Was she supposed to be the bad lady who won't let them play with her toys in the school yard? I don't know. It just added to my feeling of being lost in space.

Giving credit where credit is due I did like Fassbander's robot character and never knowing just whose side he's on. Is he good, is he bad? You aren't sure but it's fun watching him make his final touch down at the ending. Some gruesome scenes of gore and guts just kinda thrown in for the Alien crowd but those felt force fed and I couldn't really get into it. Overall I wish I would have watched an old rerun of Alien on TNT or something. Anything would have been better then this.

Getting 2 'come here little buddy' sheep

KD

Sharon what did you think?

I was entertained and that is all I ask for with this type of movie. If you go in expecting an Alien movie you will be disappointed. I was also confused by what was really going on...They tried to get all deep and philosophical with the whole "who made us and why?" The robot was used to show us just how arrogant humans are with our need to live forever. I also loved David (robot played by Fassbander). He was creepy in all the right places and nice to look at, but Noomi Rapace's character got on my nerves most the time.

You know when characters who should know better, do stupid stuff? Like the teenagers in a horror movie walking into the dark house instead of running from it? There was a lot of that going on in Prometheus. For scientists with all this cool technology to travel in cryo-sleep across the galaxy they sure do dumb things. If you landed on an unknown planet with no idea of what is there, would you jump off your space ship and go running into the alien structure? No, you would send in a robot to scope it out first. If two of your crew got trapped in said structure would you keep an eye on them via their high tech space suits until you could rescue them? Or would you go have sex so you wouldn't be there when they got attacked? Don't get me started on the "head" that Dr. Shaw carried through a 200 MPH wind storm and then had to ask the robot David to pick up later because it was too heavy.

Even with all the "headdesk" moments there were tons of "cool" moments and there is plenty for you and your other nerdy friends to discuss afterwards. So like I said before, I was entertained. I am giving this 3 1/2 sheep. Don't waste your money on 3D though.
3 1/2 Sheep 
SharonS

Sheep Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman Not So 'Epic' After all

In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White's beauty and power. -- (C) Universal Pictures

Last week was the release of the much anticipated Snow White and the Huntsman, a "darker" re-telling of the classic Brother's Grimm fairytale. It joins the likes of a long list of other bed time stories gone scary including Red Riding Hood (2011) and the soon-to-be released Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013). While Snow White isn't scary per say, the trailers do make it seem like it's going to be some epic medieval fantasy where the fair princess suits up a la Joan of Arc and leads an army to battle the evil queen.

The previews are terribly misleading. The movie isn't quite as "epic" as trailer-makers would like you to believe. But that doesn't mean the movie was terrible.

Snow White and the Huntsman starts off just like every countless re-telling of the story—a noble queen gives birth to a daughter whose hair is black as night and skin as white as snow. After his beloved wife dies giving birth, the King decides it's best to remarry so that his daughter has a mother figure in her life. In walks the wicked sorceress (Charlize Theron). Once the witch realizes Snow White (Kristin Stewart) is the key to her demise, the evil queen sends the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to kill her. The flick even has all of the same elements: a handsome prince, seven dwarves and poison apple. Only in this movie, there is some back drop on the wicked queen's upbringing, how she seduced the king, and why she got to surpass Snow White as heir to the thrown which is really interesting since none of the stories ever addressed these questions as far to my knowledge. And of course, the Huntsman in this film doesn’t just release Snow White, but becomes her mentor and "possible" love interest.

But the film falls a little flat. Visually the movie is beautiful. Great CGI and the costumes, designed by Colleen Atwood, are exquisite. But aside from the breath taking scenes, the movie wasn't at all what I expected. Kristin Stewart spent most of the movie doe-eyed while madly running through an enchanted forest, the Huntsman really just seemed like Thor with a slight Irish accent (although his few fight scenes were fun to watch) and the "romance" triangle between Snow White, the Huntsman, and the Prince seemed really forced—she honestly didn't seem to love any of the them.

The best of the film was Theron, although some might get annoyed that she "screams" most of the time. But there is no epic war! Not in this installment anyway. The ending is left open partly because movie makers hope to create a trilogy franchise, very similar to Twilight and The Hunger Games series. In a nutshell, Twi-hard teenagers and college co-eds might take think this flick is spectacular, but I would have to disagree.

This movie receives three sheeps.

Official website: http://www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com/

This guest post is contributed by Barbara Jolie, who writes for the online classes blog. Barbara Jolie is an avid writer and blogger, interested in all things education. For questions or comments email her at barbara.jolie876@gmail.com.