Kill a person, get 1 000 000 Dollars

"The Box" is a movie, that came out in 2009, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. It takes place in the 70's and is basically about this box. The box contains a button and when you push that button, two things will happen:
1. A person, that you don't know, will die.
2. You will receive 1000000 dollars in cash.
Now what do you do?
I think the plot has so much potential, that it is rather sad to watch the movie evolve. All the sudden it is not about morality anymore but about some supernatural person, that likes to play around with people.

I rate this movie with 50/100, because the story could be really good, but unfortunately it is not.

Now, ask yourself: What would you do if somebody made that offer to you? Could you kill a person, even if you don't know that person? One million dollars is a lot of money, but is it worth the life of a human being?

Limitless

What would your life be like, if you could use every information that your brain has ever received? What would it be like if you could connect the dots, just like that? Limitless is a movie, that is about this situation. And it's pretty awesome too!

The Trailer pretty much says it all. The movie is about Edward Morra, that finds out about this weird drug, that let's him use 100% of his brain instead of only 20%. His whole life suddenly turns upside down and he becomes really successful. There is a lot of action going on and a lot of suspense. 

I rate this movie a 96/100 and you simply have to see it! It inspires you to make the best out of your life, and that's what a good movie is supposed to do!

There should be a Captain in there somewhere...

Greates role of Johnny Depp? Weeell, it's rather hard not to say "Jack Sparrow", when that question comes up. And I have to admit: he is pretty good as a Captain, but how are the movies he is performing in?

Pirates of the Caribbean (Curse of the Black Pearl) rocked the world! Everybody fell in love and Hollywood smelled the money, so a part 2&3 followed - unfortunately they were only "meh". Now the 4th part was released and how was that?

I watched it in the movies and that already gave the whole thing something special. The music of Pirates of the Caribbean (by Hans Zimmer) is truly amazing, but almost everybody abuses it for their documentary or something. It felt really good to hear the music in the place where it belongs again and i loved the movie.

I mean, I grew up with Pirates and seeing a new movie just dazzled me. I cannot judge it objectively, because there are to many emotions of mine attached to the characters, but I can say, that I rate it a 9/10!

Hallpass - Movie Review

When Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis make a movie, it has to be funny and this movie is really something...

Two married men, two desperate wives, one problem: The marriage is not working as it is supposed to. Of course the best solution to that problem is a one-week vacation from marriage, called a hall pass.
Never the less this week gets pretty crazy for both parties and there are some pretty funny moments involved.

I rate this movie a 9 out of 10, because if you have a sick and twisted sense of humor - like I definitely do - you will have a lot of fun!!

Who is this John Galt?

"Who is John Galt?" is the first sentence of the book "Atlas Shrugged" (1957, by Ayn Rand). But what does it mean and what is this book really all about? After all it got destroyed by some people and glorified by others.

I have read the book and I don't want to spoil the mystery about John Galt, so I won't tell you who he is, but I will tell you what the expression "Who is John Galt?" stands for. In the book the people use this phrase when they reach a point in a discussion or in their life, where they have no answer. Little do they know, that there is an answer, but they have to learn it the hard way, by destroying the world. And when the world is burning, they know who this ominous John Galt was.

That is also the plot of the novel. The world falls apart. Bit by bit. Ayn Rand does a marvelous job on describing the people in the book as well putting her philosophy - Objectivism - into act.
A lot of people loved this book and so did I. It kinda changed my life and I rate it a 100/100 out of a hundred, because if you read it carefully and take your time, think about the topics that are discussed it will also change your life.

This April there was a movie released, called Atlas Shrugged Part 1. I haven't seen it yet, but when I have, I'll write a review about it.

NEVER BACK DOWN

Movies, where there is an underdog, who trains during the whole movie and in the end defeats the arch enemy... <3
Never Back Down is exactly one of those movies! I really love them, because they show what is possible to achieve. Also it motivates you to train yourself and every time I watch that movie I start doing push-ups and sit-ups like a madman (of course this enthusiasm stops after a day or so - otherwise I would be ripped!)

The story is fairly simple: Underdog beats "Overdog". Oh did I already mention that? Well, the plot is simple and predictable, but it's not the story that makes it a good movie. It's the action scenes and the whole atmosphere. When you watch it you feel like you actually learn some moves and techniques - which turns out not to be true... at least not in a street fight.

I recommend this movie to everybody! Not little children, but everybody over 10. This will give you the power and strength to beat your personal arch enemy... Nah, I'm just kidding, it won't but it's really good and for that reason I rate it a 95/100!

Tangled

In my childhood the Disney Movies were all drawn by hand and had some kind of love story included. Nowadays we have Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers and the Zack and Cody, I'm trying to say: Disney kinda changed! However with "Tangled", they got back to their old - really awesome image. I loved that movie. Why?

First of all: It's a fairytale, how could you not love that?
Second: This movie has a lot of jokes in it and I don't mean only jokes like "something falls down on my head - I make a funny face - the children laugh" NO! There are jokes, that the kids don't understand and that makes it enjoyable for children as well as adults.
Third: Random songs at random times. I know it's not really realistic that a girl starts singing to herself when she brushes her hair and spend a whole day alone in a tower, or when a mother talks to her daughter... But these songs... I just love em!

So all in all its really well animated, has an alright story, funny jokes, cheesy moments and some songs... And thats the reason I rate it with a 9/10.

Freaky German Doctors?

If you like pointless horror movies, "Human Centipede" is a must-watch! The point is that not many people like pointless movies. You want to have at least some kind of moral, or happy end after a movie, but this one offers nothing. No happy end, no wisdom, no pleasure, just gore movie effects and a messed up story.

I'm going to walk you a little through it, so I might "spoil" one or two things. Two american girls, one roadtrip in Germany, a broken car. Thats basically the start. The two girls try to find help and come to the house of Doctor Heiter, who is this german specialist on siamese twins. The Doctor decides to create a human centipede by connecting three people, anus to mouth - yeah, like I said, messed up stuff! After a few little fights he finally arrives at his goal and has his human centipede (he even starts crying because he is so happy!). But then the police shows up, the doctor dies, two thirds of the centipede die and the poor policemen die too! Only the middle peace is still alive and that's the story.

I live in Germany and I have to say, that this movie is a pretty accurate description of our everyday life! We just love to work in a team and help each other out. However I am not surprised that Hollywood made the German guy, the bad guy - I mean, can't we get a second chance?! I'm just kidding.

I rate this movie a 3/10, because it is bad... Not in a good way, still it has its moment, like this one:

The answer is simple: We kill the Batman.

So I know this movie is not the newest, but it is one of my favorites, so I want to express my feelings about it. Batman: the Dark Knight came out somewhen in 2008 and pretty much rocked. A lot of people said that it was really awesome and complimented it a lot, but why is that?

Well, I can only speak for myself, but I loved "the Dark Knight" mainly, because of the villain - the Joker (played by Heath Ledger). He does the best job I have ever seen from anybody and he really is scary! Unfortunately he died before the movie came out, but still got an Oscar for his performance - which I personally appreciate a lot.

Christopher Nolan is an awesome director and I'm looking forward to see "Batman: the Dark Knight rises" from him, which is coming out in the near future.

I rate this movie 100/100, for obvious reasons. Just go watch it!