J and J Productions is now on Facebook, I have been meaning to do this for a while and now I finally have. You can Click Here to check out my Facebook page. If I can get enough Facebook "Friends", I will post some mini reviews of the movies that I have watched recently before posting the full review, since I usually watch a few movies a week. I will "Friend" and "Like" anyone's page on Facebook just please leave a comment.
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Finally How it Should Have Ended have released "How The Avengers Should Have Ended". "How It Should Have Ended" is a YouTube company that makes parody videos of how they think a movie should have ended and make it funny. Although this video of "How The Avengers Should Have Ended" is not my favorite of the HISHE (How it Should Have Ended) vidoes but it was still funny. As with Marvel's films, are often something after the credits of these videos.
I really did not like this one so much but I have decided to post it anyway.
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As I said in yesterday's post. Epic Film Score and More Friday has officially been moved to Sunday. Today's soundtrack in Hans Zimmer's Inception. One of Hans Zimmer's best soundtracks to one of the greatest films ever made.
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As I said in my previous post about the Bounre Legacy. The original Bourne trilogy is one of my favorite action spy thrillers and I highly recommend watching the trilogy. After watching The Avengers and Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol, I am even more confident that Jeremy Renner will be awesome as the new "Bourne". Something I noticed about this trailer is that the previous Borune movies are directly connected to Legacy, except without Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. Unfortunately Paul Greengrass will not be returning as director and Tony Gilroy will be directing The Bourne Legacy. I am really excited about The Bourne Legacy and I cannot wait to see it.
What do you think of the trailer? Have you seen the previous Bounre movies, if so please post a comment below, which is your favorite. My favorite is The Bourne Ultimatum.
Update: "Epic Film Score and More" has been moved to Sunday.
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As usual there are no spoilers in this review even if you have not seen the previous movies in the franchise.
Thoughts: Wow! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was amazing! While I did really enjoy the previous entries in the series, they were very good yet not true classic movies but the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 on the other hand was an amazing conclusion that satisfied on every level. The action was amazing and the story concluded better than I thought it could. The big reveal was mostly unexpected, and made one of my favorite characters even better. This is easily the best Fantasy movie since The Lord of the Rings trilogy (does not include comic book movies). Also the pacing of the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was excellent, especially compared to the other Harry Potter movies. In the previous Part 1 of the Deathly Hallows, it ended were you expect the best part of the movie to begin and Part 2 opened directly were the previous movie ended. The first 30 minutes were good but not really spectacular. However, after the first 30 minutes and what happened in the previous movie setup for the end. Everything came to an end better than I could have imagined. The only flaw was that it might have tried to fit too much in the last 30 minutes of the movie and really did not explain everything as well as it could have. Also if you have not watched the previous movies and played close attention, you will probably be lost in the plot. The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 had had the best action in the franchise, by far. The action was edge of your seat suspenseful and stunning at the same time. During one sequence in particular you almost felt like you were in the fight with the characters. The tone of the film was different from the previous film; it was more epic and a sense of war to it. Although the previous Harry Potter movies ranged from good to great, they all pale in comparisons to this film. After the huge setup throughout the franchise this is the pay off that you deserve. I am glad that the Deathly Hallows book was split into two movies, because this really worked. The three main characters, Harry, Ron and Hermione are excellent well developed characters that you really cannot help but like them. I have literally watched them grow up through the eight movies. Basically at this point in the franchise you either like the franchise as a whole and enjoy watching your favorite characters in the movie or you really never understood the franchise. From a completely un-bias stand point of watching all of the movies over the course of 2 months, I can say that I am a casual fan of the movies, although, I have no plan to read the books.
The Good: Epic battle sequences, More than satisfying conclusion, Amazing cinematography, Excellent performances from the whole cast, Shocking plot twist, Great soundtrack, Suspenseful action,
The Bad:
Plot: Since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 picks up directly were Part 1 left a plot summery is not really necessary and would only spoil the plot.
Plot: 9.6/10- The conclusion was everything that I wanted it to be and more. Pacing of the plot was great, with the right amount of story, plot progression and action.
Action: 9.3/10- The battle at the end was epic and one of the best battle sequences I have seen. Although the lighting in some scenes could have been a little better. As I stated above, during one sequence I almost felt I was right there in the action.
Acting: 9.5/10- Every actor in the movie was excellent, with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint really stepping up their performances to another level. Also Alan Rickman gave an fantastic Oscar worthy performance.
Special effects: 9.3/10- The effect during the battle were stunning and CGI creatures looked really good. But a few of the scenes tried to do too much and really did not look great.
Soundtrack: 9.0/10- The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has the best Harry Potter soundtrack since John Williams left the series but still used the classic theme at the right time.
Comedy: 7.0/10- Despite the dark tone and action, there was a surprising amount of well timed humor that did not distract from the movie.
Would I Watch This Again: I most definitely will watch it again, many times. I have already watched it twice and watched the battle scenes a few more times.
Overall: 9.5/10- Overall Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is a truly fantastic movie that delivers on the story, action, and more. It is one of the best fantasy movies ever made.
Closing comments: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is a more than satisfying conclusion to the a great series of movies.
Recommended for: Fantasy fans, Action Adventure fans, Action fans,
