Filled with a dream cast of amazing actors, the director of the Mummy, and being shot all over the world, the movie sounds like the perfect popcorn blockbuster movie…

But that ends here… Following the bad buzz that trailed around the movie, from the director being fired, through the distributor pushing it back to recut it to other bad stories about it; let’s just say GI Joe is not a great movie… and it’s a fan writing this…

Despite some really talented actors being in there, from Dennis Quaid to Channin Tatum, and with a stellar John Eccleston as Destro, the movie is such a waste of talent, and it’s so difficult to watch those actors trying to do there best while wrestling against a terrible script which includes nano machines and super exo skeleton body armors… a whole bunch of non sense that makes the movie goes to places where the Joes should have never gone…

If you’re thinking of buying it… wait… it will be in the bargain bin soon enough…

Michael Moore, the champion of liberal conspiracies and socialist of America’s predicaments draws on Black’s argument and details the recent scandal that Americans are forced to be in. Unfortunately because Moore instills himself into his documentaries, most people think he is more of a sell-out than the humanitarian that he believes he is. I think that he points out great arguments, but when he attacks the system itself by himself, it tends to be a little flawed and disgruntled.

What Moore does is bring out arguments that should be worth talking about. Moore starts out his movie by talking about how we got into the housing crisis mess that we are currently in. During the movie he focuses on the travesties that have befallen on the people who have families. Because they are falling apart because of money, and have no idea where they are going to end up living, you find yourself choked up with emotion. Capturing these plights makes the movie powerful and it’s what Moore does that is the most powerful and moving of all his documentaries. What Moore does in this film that he hasn’t done in others is interview some of America’s top officials talking about how the banks swindled the American people. This made the film more credible and more interesting. It’s a powerful argument and one that Moore is unafraid to take on because of the reputation that he has.

The one thing that I didn’t like about the movie was that Moore believes that we have to instill democracy to save our future. He builds up all this doom and gloom and then tries to present a way out like your usual typical Hollywood ending and it doesn’t work. Yay for what Moore points out, boo for his Hollywood ending… It almost ruined the entire movie for me, but my interest in the subject kept it interesting… At least in my point of view.

On the Waterfront shows why Brando is so great. Kazan allows him to act without any restrictions. Because of this, most movie critics believe that Brando delivers perhaps the greatest performance as an actor ever. I’m not one to boast, but Brando is almost pitch-perfect as Terry Malloy. The way he moves like a caged guerilla with a tender heart exemplifies the way he’s able to transform himself.  And Terry Malloy is one of those rare characters that people identify with, even though he is a bit naïve. The rest of the cast is rounded out perfectly, even Rod Steiger as Brando’s money driven brother.

This movie has stood the test of time, and because it has, remaking this movie would probably result in a complete failure. Each scene from the film feels dirty and black and white look is perfect for the industrial time. Look out for the Taxi scene; it is one of the greatest acted scenes in the history of Hollywood.

It is rumored that this is the only story where Gene Hackman actually researched his part. The movie won several awards and Hackman went on to win his first Oscar. However, that’s beside the point. The movie has one of the greatest car chases in Hollywood history, it has a realistic story based on true events and it has one of the greatest characters in Hollywood history, Jimmy Doyle. In fact, the obsessive nature of Hackman’s character Doyle helps keep the movie interesting and enthralling. He is able to keep people on the edge of their seats. Doyle’s partner, Det. Buddy Russo (aka Roy Scheider) helps display the type of humanity that a detective might portray in a narcotics situation. The director William Friedkin gives the movie an authentic feeling by filming in the urban areas of New York City and by capturing the type of people that you would normally see in their native habitat.   This film is a must for those who are into CSI and it is a must for those who love crime sagas.

The movie is shot in black and white, which helps drive the films feel and contrast. The score is done by the percussionist from the band “The Police,” which creates a different sound than the typical John Williams score. Filmed in the ghetto of Tulsa Oklahoma, Rumblefish represents what life would be like if you had no control. Mickey Rourke’s character is identical to Camus’ character in “The Stranger.” He only cares about what he is, where he is and where he is going. Dubbed as the Motorcycle Boy, Rourke shows us why being a myth isn’t as great as most people make it out to be.

This is one of my favorite movies because Coppola is able to twist us into believing that Dillon has it all, but in the end, his dreams and desires turn into a journey of learning and choices.