Movie: Twilight

Studios:	Summit Entertainment, LLC
Release:	November 21, 2008
Genre:	Drama, Romance, Thriller, Adaptation and Teen
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.
Website:	http://www.twilightthemovie.com/

My Yahoo! Movies Rating:

Overall Grade:	C+
Story:	C
Acting	C+
Direction:	B-
Visuals:	C+

Basically a teen drama movie

I did not read the books. You'd think I would have since I enjoy reading juvenile literature like Harry Potter, adored the first 3 books of Ann Rice's Vampire Chronicles, and am a fan of the short-lived TV series "Kindred: the Embraced". I did not read Meyer's books simply because everyone else seems to be doing so.

I just waited for the movie and dragged my friend who has a crush on Pattinson to see it... thinking that if I liked it, I'd buy the book.

The first half is a sleep inducing drag, full of teen angst. I would think that had I been immortal, I would engage in much more interesting activities than matriculating. And if I was Edward Cullen, who's stuck with a teenager's body, I would find falling in love with a mortal teen a cradle-snatching act.

The action finally came in the second half of the movie, but the movie was over even before I got warmed up.

My verdict is that either this movie sucks compared to the book, or the book itself sucks.

I'm still not interested in buying myself a copy of the book.

Movie: Bolt

Studios:	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release:	November 21, 2008
Genre:	Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
MPAA Rating:	PG for some mild action and peril.
Website:	http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/bolt/

My Yahoo! Movies Rating:

Overall Grade:	B
Story:	B+
Acting	B
Direction:	B
Visuals:	B

Refreshing - despite being another dog movie

Bolt is endearing. Rhino the hamster is borderline annoying when he's going "over the top", but is still funny. Mittens the cat I'm not so crazy about as a character - she's not supposed to be cute anyway... but I did feel for her when she talked about being abandoned by her human owners.

The funny scenes are undoubtedly those that deal with Bolt's supposed superpowers... or lack of them in the real world.

What really carried this movie though is the heart of the dog who loves his human. This thing is a given in most dog movies, yet Bolt tells us that such stories never go out of style.

Movie: Madgascar: Escape 2 Africa

Studios:	DreamWorks Animation
Release:	November 7, 2008
Genre:	Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel
MPAA Rating:	PG for some mild crude humor.
Website:

My Yahoo! Movies Rating:

Overall Grade:	B
Story:	B
Acting	B
Direction:	B
Visuals:	B

Decent Sequel

I had fun watching the first movie, and I found this movie funny as well.

The penguins were hilarious as usual, the monkeys were once again useless, and the lemurs still annoy me.

The gags here are probably just as numerous as those in the first one, but not many are as memorable. Don't get me wrong, this movie is still very entertaining, although you may forget some of the stuff you were laughing at once you leave the cinema.