District 9 Movie Review

I just saw the most brutal, intense, bloody, enjoyable and best movie of 2009 so far--District 9. It was produced by Peter Jackson, the director of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. It has no big name stars, but who cares! It blew me away! The main premise is: What if aliens live among us in the world? A bunch of homeless aliens live in Johannesburg, South Africa in a holding facility called "District 9." They have become a menace to society and humans treat them like animals. Then, a guy named Wikus leads the effort to remove the aliens, or "prawns" as he refers to them to a new camp outside the city. Then, some problems arise...and that's where the movie shines. Full of action, originality, cool special effects and humor, District 9 outshines Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe by a longshot!

Funny People Review

I just saw the best Adam Sandler movie since 50 First Dates and the best Judd Apatow movie ever--Funny People. It's about George Simmons (Adam Sandler) who is a stand-up comic turned movie star, much like the real-life Sandler. He finds out that he has leukemia and he goes back to stand-up after a good movie career. When he decides to do that, he finds Ira Wright (a very funny Seth Rogen) to write his jokes for him. Then he finds out he is a good stand-up comic, too. The movie is like a "bromance" between the two of them. Sandler and Rogen have good chemistry together. Judd Apatow, the director of the 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up has done it again and has created a masterpiece in combining raunchy humor with a good heart-warming story. Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzmann are good, too. Look for a lot of celebrity cameos in this one. Even Apatow and Mann's real life kids get involved (playing Mann's kids in the movie.) This movie is a must-see from start to finish! I know it's like 2 1/2 hours long, but don't regret it! Can't wait for the DVD!