Lets be frank here, I did not want to see this movie period. The only reason why I ended up watching it was to make a brutally honest review.. Here it goes.

The movie was entertaining.. It has its freaks, everyone from bearded ladies, vampires, goblin looking creatures, two stomach having person, Orlando Jones with absolutely no waist line, and one man behind it all whom is scripting it as the puppets play along willingly and unwillingly.

The acting was not bad actually, the script itself was geared more towards comedy than anything else. Quick punchlines, a funny situation here and there and youve got yourself a recipe for a quick giggle. The main problem with this movie was the ending. The ending was as my brother classified it, a "cliffhanger". An ending that leaves you with more questions than answers, and no way of explaining them either.

There should be a few more of these movies in the works, as this is deemed a saga as stated by the movie poster above. That is why the ending would be a little more acceptable, but it is not.

Some quick information : The Saga of Darren Shan (known as Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan in the US) is a young adult 12 book series written by Darren Shan about the struggle of a boy who has become involved in the world of vampires. As of October 2008, the book is published in 37 countries around the world, in 30 different languages^[1]. A movie based on the first three books in the series was released in theaters October 23, 2009. [Info Wikipedia]

7.5 / 10

As the movie trailer and its synopsis describe it as, this movie truly is a modern day samurai tale of honor, respect, loyalty and trust. A man makes a promise to a friend whom passed away, and will do everything in his power to make good on his end.

Michael Jai White is currently known to the world for his Spawn and Why Did I Get Married roles. But little does everyone know that he has Black belts in 7 styles of martial arts. He has 26 titles including U.S. Open, North American Open, and New England Grand Champion. [IMDB Info Sited]

So when it comes to kicking ass, this guy is the real deal as well. This movie has an incredible amount of action, loads of fighing, prison brawls and tough situations to make anyone sit down and want to see its outcome. This was a straight to DVD release, so dont expect expensive camera shots and crazy ass explosions, just expect a good to sit down and watch kick ass movie with some alright acting.

This movie can easily be enjoyed, and if your a fan of fighting movies, this definitely is one to put in the collection. I will be buying the Blu Ray asap.

8 / 10

Now this was a movie that was creepy and downright well done. The movie centers in a small town named Gnome located in Alaska. Which if that alone isnt creepy enough, has the highest missing person's rate in the US. This movie had an incredible blend of footage / re-shot footage with Jovovich, as they pled her case as the Dr. in this true story. [ - The aliens. ]

The archived footage in this movie was insane, creepy , scary, and incredible to watch.. Disturbing as the movie itself puts it in the trailer and during the introduction of the movies characters and so on. Nothing is scripted, it really came from the footage and the actual case studies done by this Dr. over the course of the time.

Judging by the way this movie was shot, the script was well thought out to be as close to the real situations as possible and how they happened according to the Dr. and her case logs, this movie is definitely one to watch, with an open mind of course.

8 / 10

Old Dogs was a similar feeling story, but told in a very different and positive way. Father has relationship with girl, girl leaves for her reasons, next thing you know 7 years later he has children from her but she never decided to tell him. Both Travolta and Williams are masters in their ways, and this film shows nothing short of this.

They are business partners in a firm together, whom are in the middle of the biggest deal in sports firm history. 47 Million $ over a 5 year period for one firm. The movie was well done, but the script itself lacked in certain areas, such as the children show up in his life after the 7 years, but no tests.. No proof is ever presented to support this claim.. Only, here are your kids, take care of them while im gone.

That in itself was a deal buster for me, who the hell wants kids to magically show up on their door step and be claimed as their own in such a hectic time? Obviously they wanted Williams character to feel this magicaly way, so he did not question it and set forth onto his duty... Which is bullshit by all means.

The movie was nice, good acting obviously, repeated story, but for the lack of explanation killed my overall judgement.

7 / 10