First Impression: Machete

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Ah, there's nothing like a good action-packed, star studded summer shoot-em-up movie—even if it has Steven Segal. Check out the trailer for Machete below. And for all you iPhone users, check it out here.

Predators

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Meh, Adrian Brody is no Arnold Schwarzenegger. Besides, this story line of dropping humans somewhere to be hunted has been beaten to death. There were some decent actors cast in this film, which surprised me. Predators left wanting me wanting more—but not of this film. Personally, I think they should have stopped with the first one and left it at that.

If watching a small group of ragtag humans being picked off one by one is a part-time hobby of yours, then I'd say wait for it to come to a Redbox near you.

Toy Story 3

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The best (and worst) things in life seem to come in threes. So, it's only fitting that the Toy Story saga should come to an end.

This was a wonderful movie—Disney and Pixar have done it again. Great story and animation, combined with the characters we already know and love has made this movie an instant classic. But, unlike the first two movies, I need to point out that this movie was a little more somber in nature—it had it's moments light heartedness, but there's nothing like the joining of hands in memory and friendship when the end is in sight. I was entertained the entire time, and even teared up a few times.

This will definitely be one to get on DVD when it comes out.

Killers

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Confession time. I am a huge fan of Katherine Heigl, and not so much of Ashton Kutcher, but when I saw them in Killers, well, I think my opinion of Ashton was changed a little—for the worse.

I think this movie had great potential—from the previews Killers looked to be funny, action packed, and even posses a bit of a romantic side. While I was entertained and even laughed more than once, all Killers reminded me of was a cross between Mr. & Mrs. Smith and a poorly constructed James Bond movie. Am I sorry I saw it? No, not really. Would I suggest it to a friend? Yeah, probably—but maybe just as a Redbox rental.

If I had to pick a best part of the entire movie it would definitely have to be Tom Selleck and his mustache.

First Impression: Tangled

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Ah, leave it to Disney to exploit laughter, humor and a good time out of every princess in the land. Tangled definitely looks like it will pack the theaters with young and old alike, as well as make a pretty penny opening weekend. Check out the #trailer below, and for all you #iPhone users, check out all the golden action of the #trailer here.

First Impression: The Green Hornet

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Just when you thought they had run out of movies to make, Hollywood pulls this one out of their sleeve. The Green Hornet looks to please, both with action and adventure, as well as the occasional laugh. Check out the #trailer below, and for all you comic-collecting, #iPhone geeks, check out the trailer here.

First Impression: Resident Evil: Afterlife

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Okay, here's a First Impression that some of you gamers might enjoy. Resident Evil Afterlife is like the fourth or fifth installment of the Resident Evil movies—seems like there's been quite a few of them made. Check out the #trailer, and for all you #iPhone users, check out the trailer here.

The Last Airbender

Finally. A movie that M. Night Shyamalan couldn't mess up, right? The Last Airbender—when I saw the trailer for this I thought, hey, this might actually be a cool show. Then I saw who was directing it and almost immediately wrote it off as a movie that would be awesome three fourths of the way through and then tank at the end.

I am pleased to be able to say that this wasn't the case. With only a little bit of unconvincing acting, this was a great movie. Awesome adaption from the cartoon that will more than likely span itself into at least two additional movies.

I am looking forward to the next Airbender movie.

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

You can't always base a movie on the book, but I still had high hopes. If you haven't read the previous two books and simply opted to watch Twilight and New Moon, I can easily see how you were disappointed. So, I held my breath when I went with my wife (finally we got to see one of them together) to see Eclipse.

And we weren't disappointed.

By far, and I mean by a long ways, Eclipse what the other two previous movies should have been. Spectacular CGI and action, humor, more meaningful dialog between the main characters—this movie had it all. If I had to pick a best part, or a favorite part, it would have to be the end battle between the newborn vampires and the Cullen/werewolf alliance. The special effects were spot on, and I thought the shattering sound of the newborns was perfect.

They really followed the book closer than the first two movies. The casting was excellent—all but one person, in my opinion. The character of Victoria. I really felt like they dropped the ball when they replaced the actress who played the role of Victoria. While Bryce Dallas Howard is probably a decent actress, for me she just didn't fit the role. Her hair was way too curly, and she appeared to be very juvenile—maybe it's just me, but I think they should have tried to keep the other actress.

Aside from that little hiccup, this was by far the best Twilight movie to date.

A Man Apart

A Man Apart is your typical, run of the mill cop show, but instead of starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, it has Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate. The story was good, although nothing new when it comes to cop shows. Main cop and partner are friends, their families are friends, cop looses wife due to the job, goes on a vengeful rampage, gets the bad guy in the end.

All in all, it was intense, action packed and fun to watch.

Six Gun

You know, I've seen a lot of pretty bad movies—bad acting, bad story, bad cast, etc. I think I have just seen my first bad western/cowboy movie. Obviously, this movie didn't have a huge Hollywood budget, but at least they could have tried.

I came close to turning it off several times, but I wanted to see how it ended. Sadly, I can't take back the time I wasted on this movie. All I can do is warn others—bad movie, don't bother with it.

Peaceful Warrior

I remember seeing the previews for this movie a while ago, and I remember telling myself, "That looks like it would be good. I need to see it." Well, I finally did see it—and I was right, it was really good. "Based on true events" is almost as good as a true story bought to life on the big screen—almost. If you're in the mood to watch an inspirational, male gymnastic, Karate Kid wax on, wax off movie, I suggest you pick this on up. You might even be able to get it at the library.

First Impression: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Finally, there is an official trailer for the last of the Harry Potter movies. It was rumored that they were splitting it into two parts, and so it is. Check out the trailer below, and for all you iPhone wizards—and other smart-phone muggles, check it out here.

First Impression: Rango

Okay, check this out! I saw the announcement for this a few weeks back, but now there's a trailer for it. From Nickelodeon and the director of Pirates of the Caribbean comes Rango. Check out the trailer below—and for you iPhone tumbleweeds, watch it here.