"Speed Racer" Review

Born to race, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is an aggressive driver. His main goal is to win the 'Crucible', a cross-country race that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer.

Speed shows his loyalty to his family's racing business when he turns down an intriguing offer from Royalton Industries, a racing sponsor. In retaliation, Royalton Industries' owner (Roger Allam) threatens to shut down Speed Racer's family business Speed teams up with his girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), and his rival, Racer X (Matthew Fox), in his attempt to win the 'Crucible' and to save his family business along with the integrity of racing.

Speed Racer is filled with high-octane special effects, but drags across the finish line. Simply put, the movie is way too long. The PG rating makes it suitable for children. But, we all know kids' attention spans are very short. I had to sit through a grueling two and a half hours and found it painful. I know my 10-year-old nephew would not suffer through it. It took way too long for the film to get to the action. It is supposed to be an action movie, but took 45 minutes to get back to the first race. For an action flick, it had way too much dialogue and not enough action. I am not familiar with the Speed Racer cartoon, but I am pretty sure there was not a whole lot of talking.

The directors of this movie are the Wachowski brothers, best known for The Matrix trilogies and I am very disappointed in their overall effort here.

I would rate this movie 1 pair of sunglasses only. The special effects give it a slight cool factor.

Total run time: 2 hours 26 minutes
Directed by: Larry and Andy Wachowski
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, John Goodman

"Iron Man" Review

Total run time: 126 Minutes
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow

Iron Man was an all around great movie from start to finish, and watching it in the Prive' lounge at Monaco Pictures made it even better.
When walking into the Prive', I felt the whole VIP experience. The soft reclining leather seats, the enormous high definition movie screen, and the crystal clear surround sound made it a movie to remember.

Iron Man is funny, entertaining, and action packed. This movie is about a very wealthy guy, Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr,) who was captured in the middle east and is forced to build a very unique missile for terrorists, that he originally built for the United States government. Instead, Stark used his intelligence to build, what we know as Iron Man. The movie also stars Terrance Howard who plays the role of Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, Stark's friend, who plays an US Air Force officer. Gwyneth Paltrow also plays a big role as Stark's assistant Pepper Potts.

The movie is a well developed plot-line and a well done action scenes. The writers and directors make it very clear for the audience to follow the creation of Iron Man. You know that Iron Man did not get created from outer space and Starks just did not wake up one day to become Iron Man, it took some trial and error. It also isn't your superhero and villain loves the same girl story. It involves greed and carelessness.

Overall, I would recommend this to anybody over the age of 18. The movie does have a small sexual scene in the beginning and a lot of violence. Iron Man is a movie that the guys would love, but I would definitely not rule the women out.

CHEVY or Prowler

CHEVY OR PROWLER

Which one should I buy?

The Chevy Avalanche is very very cool. It has room for six people and has trunk space on the back. It has a V-8 engine, which means it burns a whole lot of gas. I have always wanted a truck especially one that has room for six.

The Chrysler Prowler is a very beautiful car. It has 17" rims on the front and 20" rims on the back. That is a very unique feature about the car. It is also a convertible and has a V-6 engine, that will save gas.

The price is the same and I really like them both. I just need help deciding.