Judging by other SNL stars first films, they all fall in comparison to the outragous and couragous Kristen Wigg. She is a born comedic actress that also pursus the heroinism that women need on film. Being a guy, this film had no guyish formula meaning: Action, big explosions, corney one liners etc. This film actually made me cry laughing at parts. Easily one of the funniest films I've seen in years. Judd Apatow knows a good film when he sees it. If there was an oscar for the funniest actress in a movie Kristen Wigg would win handsa down. It's hilarious, and sometimes truly heartbreaking watching Wigg suffer. The main characters are truly what make this movie great. They soar, higher than other comedic actresses can. This movie deserves all the success it may incur. Thank god for a laugh out loud movie that soars in comparison to the Hangover.

The oposite of the original. All the shots in this movie are almost exactly the same. It's a shame to see good actors in such crap. Watching this film is such a waste of time that it shouldn't be viewed by anyone! Don't watch this, unless you like watching Vince Vaughn make a fool of himself portraying Norman Bates. Garbage! Thats me being nice!

Psycho: The story of the ultimate mama's boy
The "king of suspense" has done it again with psycho: a tale of murder, extortion, and bizarre behavior. I viewed the movie with high expectations; Alfred Hitchcock is known for keeping viewers hooked and leaving them thinking once the film is over. Psycho was no exception. From the start you knew you were in for a treat when the credits rolled in, the score/music set an eerie mood to an already creepy concept. Bernard Herrmann may have just outdone himself with this music. A movie that cost a mere $800,000 and made over 32 million back then, it was one of the biggest and best horror films ever made. Thank you Norman Bates for being the ultimate mamma's boy, and creeping America out!
The story takes place in Phoenix Arizona in the year 1960. A woman, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), is unsatisfied as to her life has treated her. She is tired of her affair with Sam Loomis (John Gavin) and wants to get married to him. Unfortunately, he has to give most of his money away in his divorce. Marion decides to steal the $40,000 given to her by an employer to cash in at the bank. She leaves town and heads towards California. She ends up buying a new car with this money to try to leave no trace of her whereabouts. Unfortunately a suspicious cop is on to her and ends up questioning her morals. As Marion travels to California in her new car, she is caught in a storm and must resort to spending the night at the Bates Motel. There she meets Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) a shy young man, who at first glance is truly normal. He fixes Marion dinner as they chat about life. The audience realizes Norman is not normal when being shot at a low angle with the owl in the background. Hitchcock gives you a sense of suspense, when Norman's attitude changes after being asked by Marion about his mother. She refers to a "mad house", which greatly offends Norman. Marion, a bit uncomfortable, politely leaves to go to bed for the night. Marion, who was greatly tired from her travels, decides to take a shower which turned out to be a big mistake. The movie ends up evolving in a game of cat and mouse, revealing disturbing and freighting outcomes.
When referring to Normans famous line, "we all go a little mad sometimes", I truly felt a little mad just watching it! This is entirely positive might I add. I could not help but keep my eyes subjected to the screen for 1 hour and 49 minutes. It was as if Hitchcock created a device that will not allow the audience to look away when watching his movies. Psycho truly was his greatest work. Not since Psycho, has a horror film come along and truly make the audience leave in awe. I truly felt the suspense building as the film went on. Alfred Hitchcock makes the audience move with the camera instead of watching the actors being followed by the camera. Alfred Hitchcock creates new techniques that today's directors envy. Today watching psycho, you can see how far technology has come. But judging by the year, Psycho is truly great. When it comes to the infamous shower scene, Bernard Herrmann creates a screeching score which sets the mood to an intently original, and now one of the greatest scenes in cinema history. This film soars on all levels and should not be viewed by ones with a faint of heart. Be warned: Psycho is not about a psycho but about the most famous momma's boy in film history. Hitchcock should have not been beaten by Billy Wilder in the Best director category at the Oscars. Thank you Mr. Hitchcock, for making us become trapped inside your masterpiece.

WARNING: It Happened One Night may cause you to have the sudden urge to eat raw carrots!
In the year of 1932 a movie was released that experts predicted was going to bomb. This movie was called "It Happened One Night", and little did they know it would become one of the most successful movies ever made. Upon viewing I went in with little to no good expectations, a movie that was 78 years old surly would be difficult to watch. But after the opening credits I found myself indulged in the drama that was occurring. I knew that the movie would be good after I got the non-modern factor out of my head. The techniques being used seemed almost ancient but judging by the times and circumstances I realized how good the movie really was. Romantic comedies nowadays should be ashamed and should take note: if there is a good script and actors with good chemistry are involved the movie will end up greatly enhancing people's expectations.
The story starts off in Miami, FL where spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is on a yacht accompanied by her father (Walter Connolly). Ellie has locked herself in one of the ships cabins after her over controlling father found out about a secret engagement with a Wall Street playboy, King Westley (Jameson Thomas). Ellie decides to jump overboard and swim to shore in hopes to escape her father's clutches. Mister Andrews decides to put an add in the paper rewarding $10,000 to anyone who has found his run away child. Ellie decides she must meet Wesley in New York, so she pawns her watch in order to buy a bus ticket. When on the bus, she sits next to a cynical reporter named Peter Warne (Clark Gable). The two begin bickering, until they reach a rest stop. During their stop, Ellie's bag including her money is stolen by an unidentified robber. Peter recognizes Ellie and blackmails her in hopes of getting a newsworthy story. Ellie travels with Peter knowing she is hopeless and unable to go to her father for help. The two spiral into a cross-country adventure that would lead to Ellie falling for Peter. The two must endure major road bumps like an unforgettable hitch hiking scene, sleeping in hay, resorting to eating raw carrots, and having to share a room together. Ellie confesses her love to Peter, at a motel they were staying at, causing him to have mix emotions on the situation. He realizes his love and must publish it. He runs to New York and begins writing the story and handing it to the editor. Ellie is woken from bed by the motel owners. She is forced to leave because of her not having any money. She thinks that Peter has left her and she calls her father to have King Wesley retrieve her. Peter must decide what to do in order to save his love for Ellie. In the end love triumphs and the barrier that once separated the two collapses.
"It Happened One Night", at first viewing may be thought of as an old school version of the adventure of love, but when realizing that most modern movies are based off of this type of story line, the movie is 100% original. Before the movie was released experts were predicting the "biggest Hollywood flop of all time" but little did they know Frank Capra had something up his sleeves. With an amazing screenplay written by Robert Riskin and brilliant leads he hit a bombshell. He created a movie that made audiences cheer, laugh, and maybe even cry. This was considered the first ever romantic comedy and ended up winning Five Academy awards. During the hotel scenes where Gable, and Colbert are getting into separate beds they put up a sheet for they don't have to see each other sleeping. Nowadays this scene would be unimportant but it creates a mood for the movie. Many cuts are involved going back and forth from each side and the wide shot really creates an awkward mood. The blanket that is separating the two is referred to as the "Wall of Jericho". It symbolizes uncertainty, and safety within. If it wasn't for Capra's vision comedies nowadays wouldn't be able to reflect upon such a unique piece of art. For an hour and forty minutes I was determined to finish this movie. It wasn't difficult, in fact in almost seemed 20 minutes to short. Many things were out of place towards the end making me rewind the previous scene to understand what was happening. But judging by the lack of technology the movie was still exceptionally perfect.
This old fashioned masterpiece is a defining film of the 20th century. If a movie like this were to be released today it would feel overly familiar. This film greatly exceeded my low expectations. With plenty of humor and fun, "It Happened One Night" is a sure winner.

When a year full of 3D movies are among us and horrible remakes isn't it time for a change? Movies nowadays are lacking in originality and lacking in good concepts, Scott Pilgrim may be the most original movie of the year. It bursts with enthusiasm and has probably one of the best casts by far of the year. The movie does, however, lack in a good script. It has some great punchlines, but you sometimes get lost in the action. It's sexy, fun and enjoyable. Throughout most of the movie I laughed histarically. I don't know why but it was so creative and diffrent I couldnt help myself. KNIVES is probably one charector is this movie I seemingly cannot forget. In my opinion she was more memorible than Michael Cerra ( who was also good but easily forgettable even if he is the title role). In the end this movie achieves so much, if only they worked a little harder on the script.
A-

Was I dreaming or did I just see inception? What everyone expects going into this movie is not what you will expect when watching this movie. Inception could be one of the greatest films of our decade, its smart, new, and brilliant in every way possible. With great performances, a brilliant script, and unbelivible visuals this movie kicks the dark knight and Avatars asses. What this movie has that most movies now a days dont have is that its diffrent. It's nothing that has been done before. Sure some things in the movie will confuse the hell out of you (thank you to Ellen Page asking a million questions throughout the movie) but this is the only movie this year that has exceeded expectations. Sure Toy Story 3 was a guarenteed hit, along with twilight; but heres a movie that wasn't trying to be huge. It never intended to make billions of dollars. Christopher Nolan spent 200 million on a movie that truly looks brilliant. With unbelivible tricks that have never been done before. Wheather it showed Joseph Gordon-Levitt defying gravity, or when buildings were being folded on top of eachother. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's performance was probably the best in the movie. His scene stealing role truly showed how great of an actor he is. Leonardo DiCaprio, on the other hand, showed how much he deserves an oscar (a poinient performance than Shutter Island). Let me take the time to also thank Ellen Page again for asking a million questions throughout the movie. Without her the movie would have been 100 times more confusing. Now the one thing most critics are talking about is the ending. What the hell happened? He got to see his family again, but that doesnt mean he wasn't sleeping. When he woke up on the plane his entire crew were looking at him (maybe parts of his self consious?) When he got off the airplane it briefly shows that the entire termanal were looking at him. In his dream he made amense with an older version of himself. When Leonardo DiCaprio gets back to his house with his father he spins the disk on a table and see's his childrens faces. In his dreams he wasn't able to the see them because he wouldn't allow himself to. The disk never stopped spinning, but started to wabble before the screen went black. Does this mean his dream was out of balance? In my opinion i feel as if he was dreaming but happy with that fact. He would never 100% be able to see his family again so he came to turns with that fact. In general the movie will hopefully soar at the box office because it truly deservs every award and cent it makes. With visuals bouncing off the screen, brilliant performances (which I truly hope get recognized during awards seanson), and a script that is nothing short of brilliant: Inception scores on all the right notes and is truly the best summer blockbuster I have seen in years.

When a movie is so bleak and so horribly brutal, what's not to love? Requiem for a dream is diffrent though. The film has a strong cast, an amazing director and an unforgetable story line. Ellen Burstyn was the one performance that truly made this movie remarkable (nominated for best actress for this movie). Her performance, in my opinion, was better than her performance in "Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore". Her very poinient performance, of a loving mother who cares for her only soon (Jared Leto), her addiction may have been the sadest of all four. Each of these characters have a story to tell each equally depressing. The complex and bleek look that Darren Aronofsky gives to this movie is what compells the movie to such levels that macke it better than most films. Here is an underated director who is completly overlooked by the Academy. The thing that compelled me the most is how Darren Aronofsky never was shy to making the movie more intense. The last five minutes of the movie may have been the most brutal endings of all time. It showed the true downfall of these four individuals caught up in a dead dream, or an impossible one. They become so caught up in their dreams they get lost, and it shows each individuals true vulnerability. This film truly makes you feel something that is unreal. Your compassion to each characters story is deep, deeper than most characters that are shown in movies. The imagry displayed is absolutly awe inspiring. The constant injections of harain, the TV coming to life, or the bleek camera views make this movie even better. Thank you Darren Aronofsky, for making a movie so diffrent, so out of the ordinary, so daring, it cant be discribed as a movie; more on the lines of an experiance, that cant be forgotton.
Grade: A

A brillient choice of fine actors that are underestimated with critics and their talent abilities. With a series of highs and lows throughout the movie, Get Him to the Greek mainly focuses all of its story material on humor. Some parts of this movie will make one sick and fall to the floor laughing, other parts could have gone unoticed. In my opinion Russell Brands career will take off after this movie. He is an actor that usually is underestimated by critics, but after watching him in this movie you realise how great of an actor he really is. Get him to the Greek is an entertaining movie that should not go unnoticed.
GRADE: B+