These Girls

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Well yes this is another movie with David Boreanaz in it that I watched right after the previous one I reviewed Mr. Fix It. You may wonder how much of him someone can handle in one day and I'll just say I'm watching Bones now so I still want more of him.

The first five minutes or so really deterred me from wanting to keep watching, but I somehow got through it. I did like the one scene where all David was 'wearing' was a picture. The characters in this movie are all portrayed as complete jerks which also makes you want to stop watching. The guys are all seen as ignorant  and exaggerated versions of the teenage boys we girls are warned about and the girls are all stupid and spend their time trying to be rebellious and act cool.

I'd say the acting is really the only plus in These Girls. Even though they had to portray obnoxious characters, the actors did a good job at it.

I give it: 5/10

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

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Oh my gosh this movie is so 90s. Full of cheesy lines, cheesy special effects, and even cheesier clothes, this movie is actually pretty funny. I used to watch Power Rangers once in a while when I was little, but I don't think I ever saw this movie until now. It's got the same story line of every single other Power Rangers movie/show: a group of a few teenagers have to save the world from some threat to the world. Each is assigned a color and then they use their powers to save the world. I mean, I don't really have much to say here except that the movie has so many cheesy lines that if I ever watch it again I'm planning on having some nachos.

I give it: 6/10

Mr. Fix It

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I watched this movie because David Boreanaz is in it. Reason enough for me even though I've never heard of it. It was defintely weird to see him as a blonde and even though that kind of freaked me out a little I did get used to it pretty quickly.

So the girl's accent in this movie got really annoying. I don't know why but whenever a main character has some sort of foreign accent that's not British or Australian, it annoys me. Anyways, I did like the story/plot of it because it's interesting, but the best part of it was the humor. Well, scratch that, the best part of it was the half a minute or so of David Boreanaz dancing shirtless. Humor comes after that.

I definitely did not see the plot twist at the end coming whatsoever which does make me like it a whole lot more. Other than that plot twist, the rest of the movie was pretty predictable and you could tell the direction it was going in pretty quickly. Overall though it's a pretty good movie that did keep my attention. I'm guessing it wasn't released in theatres because I'd think I would have at least heard of it before.

I give it: 7/10

Green Lantern

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Yeah so I saw this the day it came out in movie theaters. I'd wanted to see it for a pretty long time so I was excited when it finally came out. Watch the trailer to know what it's about I don't want to explain. I liked the abs in this movie, but other than that it was disappointing. I expected more fighting and less really creepy looking baddies. And when I say creepy I mean extremely creepy. Normally the bad guys are cooler than the good guys but in this case I would never ever in any life want to be either of the bad guys in this movie. Sure, they have cool powers, but I would never want to look like them. So yeah I guess I just expected too much from this movie, but it's not like it was bad. I wouldn't have paid to see it in the movie theater and I could have waited for it to come out on Netflix, but it might be worth it to some people.

I give it: 7/10

Veronica Mars

Okay I've always wanted to see this show. All I had seen were clips on Youtube occasionally and they made me want to see it. I didn't really know much about it but I know it was grouped with Buffy in some things I saw; at least humor-wise. So that meant I had to give it a try.

Basically the show is about the main character who shares her name with the title (aka Veronica Mars). Her dad runs a private investigator business and she takes part in it because it's a family thing. The idea is pretty good with some really unexpected twists and some very expected twists. I went through the first few episodes really fast and kept wanting to watch more, but then the excitement sort of died off halway through Season 2. I didn't watch any episodes for a few months and didn't really want to. It seemed like a lot of the same was going on, Veronica throws out witty comments while figuring out the newest mystery that always somehow affects her.

I do like the humor, and the relationship between Veronica and her dad made me laugh a lot. The humor would keep me watching, but the seemingly repetitive use of arcs such as Duncan disappearing got annoying. The levels of drama sometimes reached somewhere way too high for me and that also made me not so willing to continue. But I did get through seasons 1 and 2 although I wasn't able to get through season 3. I just didn't want to waste my time on it. I figured there was no way it would get better so I just stopped. Plus the show was cancelled and they may have left off season 3 on a cliffhanger which would just bother me to no end because I'd never know the end.

I give it: 6/10

X-Men: First Class

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Okay so I'm not some X-Men geek/nerd/dork and I'm not even well-versed in the whole idea of it either. I've seen most of the movies but that's pretty much it. The idea of this installment is to show how the X-Men began and what led up to it.

I'm pretty sure about half the movie is in subtitles so try not to be like the couple in the movie theater who brought their little kid to a PG-13 movie. I'm sure their kid had less of a clue than usual as to what was going on. At one point in the movie they're in Argentina and then they're in Germany, Poland, Russia, and I'm sure I'm missing somewhere. Crazy. It takes place during the Cold War, although the beginning scene happens during World War II. Speaking of the opening, it was really confusing. I was like whoah. But then I got less confused as the movie went on. Explosions, emotions, and the Banshee are all high in the movie. If you see it you'll know what I mean by the Banshee looking high, or maybe just stoned.

The storyline didn't really have anything special to it and didn't really stand out to me, but the movie did flow pretty well once I got used to the constant changes in the story from character to character. There were a few funny lines, but not much. The one time Wolverine showed up for about 10 seconds was probably the funniest scene in the movie. I did like knowing the history behind what was going on because at the high point of the movie they are in a situation during the Cuban Missile Crisis which actually did happen.

I give it: 8/10

Ghostbusters

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Who you gonna call? Well, it's either Ghostbusters or Maroone I'm about to start talking about but I'm pretty sure you can figure out which one it is. This movie is old, so any of the graphic effects were really funny because technology back then was pretty lame compared to what we have now. Even funnier is to think that this movie was scary when it was released and now it's been turned into a joke because it's so unrealistic. There still were some creepy parts to the movie though.

Everyone knows what Ghostbusters is about so I'm not going to waste my time explaining the plot. Bill Murray was his usual funny self and Rick Moranis (the guy who was in the movies like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) was still extremely short. There were some funny lines that I liked in Ghostbusters too.

I give it: 8/10

Vesper by Jeff Sampson

Whoah. A book. That's right, I now have time to read books so I'll be reviewing them too. So this one I just saw at work and thought it looked cool; that's right, I judged a book by its cover. Don't worry I did actually read it.

The story goes like this: a girl named Emily Webb is a geek. Another girl named Emily Cook gets killed and then Em Webb begins to act strange at night. She turns into someone completely different aka not a geek and goes to parties. Emily has no idea why it happens but she can't stop it. In her other personality she gets in trouble that her normal personality has to deal with. Oh and just warning you werewolves do become involved in the story at one point. Which was weird and unexpected.

It was pretty good in keeping you involved in the story and making you want to keep reading, but it wasn't one that you had to constantly be reading until you finish it. I did like that it's a different idea than typical teen books, although not completely unique. It was also nice that Buffy was referenced a few times. Plus, the entire book wasn't about romance which is definitely a nice break from normal books.

I give it: 7/10

Mari-Kari

Mari-Kari is an animated series on FEARnet which is supposedly anime and in it, Shannen Doherty voices both Mari and Kari.

Here's how FEARnet describes the whole idea of Mari-Kari:
"Mari and Kari are identical twins. They're best friends and never apart. Mari is the liveliest girl you'll ever meet. Kari is too. Her problem: she's dead. From there it just gets weird.

Mari-Kari centers around a grade school girl and her super-spooky, revenge minded wraith-of-a sister. Calamity and hilarity are hard-wired in. Set in the ordinary world of Mari, viewers see how her supernatural sisterly bond affects her life at home, at school, on the bus, at the mall - and how her life and her sister's lack of one makes them a very scary pair. Theirs is a relationship that has dire affects for anyone who tries to get in the middle of it. A cast of unforgettable characters round out the Mari/Kari duel, from Shari - the Perez Hilton of Gilles de Rais Elementary to Larry - a lovable dead kid who lives in the shed behind Mari and Kari's house.

Mari-Kari begins with Mari as she returns to school after the recent and unexplained death of her sister, Kari. The annual Sadie Hawkins dance is quickly approaching, and in a loose nod to Steven King's Carrie, we will see Mari get picked on and ostracized - not because she's a freak - but because she's just too darn sweet. A hilarious mix of karma and carnage ensues as Kari unleashes her wrath on the shallow, narcissistic and unsuspecting students who torment sweet Mari."

It's interesting how Shannen can get such a good range because Mari and Kari are two very different characters. The introduction of Larry (who is also dead) in episode 4 is interesting because it's obvious that Kari has a crush on him. When Kari says "You're a boy right?" Larry answers, "Actually, I'm an unholy demon, banished to this dimension, to gather and devour souls for my master Beelzebub, but I used to be a boy." Humor added to gore (a lot of gore) makes for a pretty entertaining show.

The episodes are short and sweet and are free online. If you want to watch it you can go to the main page for Mari-Kari on FEARnet here.

I give it: 9/10