Toy Story 3, and Super 8 Movie Reviews!

Super 8/Movie

Rating Scale # of 8’s: 1-5

Criteria	Rating	Comments
Plot	888	Easy to follow, fast paced, but too predictable.
Realism	8888	Very real, great actions scenes, looks as real as can be.
Suspense	88	Not too suspenseful, could predict what happens next, but its rated pg13 for a reason.
Special Offects	88888	Suspensful special effect's, they looked like it was in real life, especially in HD.
Character	8888	Some characters were funny and acted like it was real, others, not so much.

REVIEW

Super 8 is an action packed, tough, and thrilling story about a group of kids who witness a crazy and catastrophic train crash. Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams. Joel Courtney “the main character” and his buddies were making a movie next to the train tracks in a small town in Ohio, when someone in their car stops on the tracks and waits for the train to come and hit it. They figured it was not an accident, and shortly after, unnoticed deaths were happening, and no one knew who it was. Was it a monster in the train? Or a killer on the loose?

This was a great movie. It really represents the olden days with the cars, and what people in the movie wear. The storyline is easy to follow and really realistic. It makes sense, and for me even if you started the movie half way in you would still understand what its about. Ryan Lee, Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning did a great job playing the kids in the movie. It was a really realistic movie, in which the train crash what was the main accident was really well put together, and had really good special effect's. As well as the rest of the movie. The movie wasn't too scary, and I think littler kids could easily handle it. The monster in the movie was also very real looking. It must of taken a lot of time to do that. The information that the story puts out is easy to understand for me. Spielberg and Abrams did a great job putting together the movie.

Overall, the movie was a joy to watch. The special effect's were great, the characters had humor, but at the same time were serious. The storyline was clear and easy to understand. And the movie wasn’t too scary, but it got you on your toes in some parts of the movie. I would rate this movie a 8 out of 10 because of how good of a job they did. I would also recommend this movie for all ages except toddlers, because of the scariness factor.

Toy Story 3

Rating Scale # of 3’s: 1-5

Criteria	Rating	Comments
Plot	33	Plot was so-so. To much like the other toy stories. But it made sense, and was easy to understand.
Animation	3333	Great animation. The animator really made it stand out.
characters voice	333	The voices really connect to the characters in the movie.
meaningful theme	33	Theme wasn’t meaningful. Should of changed it up a little from Toy Story 2.
funniness	3	Funny for little kids, but not for the adults.

Review

Toy story 3 is a kid friendly movie about a group of friends named Woody (Tom Hanks) Jessie (Joan Cusack) Buzz Light year (Tim Allen) and last but not least, Rex (Wallace Shawn). Andy, the kid that owns all the toys is leaving to go of to college, so he dumps all the toys off at a daycare center. The toys meet all sorts of other toys like barbies, and even the lots-o-hugging bear. They soon grow to hate their surroundings, and have to make an escape plan. Will they use their plan wisely, and escape the daycare center with no harm? Or will they get caught, leaving the daycare center?

    The plot and mood of the movie was gray to me.. From my perspective it was too much like the other toy stories. But they did add new characters and change up the scenes and where the movie was based, and I like that about the plot. I think it was a smart idea to kick Addy out of the movie and send him off to college, because he’s had the toys for as long as the first Toy Story. They plot was easy to understand, but you would have to have watched the movie from the beginning to get what its all about. I think the best part of the movie was the animation. It really connected to the scene, and the makers of the movie did a clever job on making the animation one of the best things about the movie. The animation almost looks like it’s being filmed in real life, especially in the HD aspect.

    On the opposite side of the plot, I’m glad they did not change the characters voice of the movie, because if they did it wouldn't be as powerful. I think they should of changed the plot of the movie, but not the characters voice. The director really thought it up when he kept tom Hanks as Woody for all 3 movies. And Tom really did a fantastic job on connecting to who woody was, and trying to act the best as he could as a cowboy. I think that goes the same with all the other characters, and it was hard to tell that that it was even them because their voice connected to the characters in the movie. I think that they should of put some more humor into the movie, because for me, it wasn't too funny. But I understand because it’s a kid movie, so kids would laugh more than adults, for the jokes. Also the theme. To me the theme was’t meaningful at all. In other words, it didn’t really have a meaning to it, and it was kind of “here comes this, here comes that.” They made this movie for kids, and kids don't really care about a meaningful theme. But if i was going to put something down about this movie, it would be the theme.

    If the goal for this movie was to make kids laugh, and make them like it, then the director and the characters did a pleasant job. Not as good as some of the other animated movies out there, but good enough to make kids laugh. Also the movie was very real, and the animation was intriguing. But the theme didn't mean as much as it should to me. To sum things up Toy Story 3 is a kid friendly movie, and is enjoyed by kids all around.