Rango

Jessie: 1 1/2 pops
Adam: 2 pops

So we went to see Rango and the following video will let you know our thoughts on it. Oh, and here is the little synopsis thingy from www.imdb.com.

Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Sucker Punch

Jessie: 3 pops
Adam: 3 pops

What?? Pop My Corn is doing reviews again? That's just crazy! We know we've been gone forever and we apologize. Honestly, writing reviews is not as easy as we thought it would be so we decided to start back up with video reviews instead. So last night we went to see Sucker Punch. Here is www.imdb.com's little synopsis.

A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.

And here is our video telling you guys what we thought of the movie.



We hope you guys enjoy!

Iron Man 2

Jessie's thoughts:
4 1/2 pops

First of all, you should know that Iron Man is my favorite superhero and the first Iron Man movie is one of my all time favorite movies. That being said, I had very high expectations for this sequel and I have to say - they were definitely met. Iron Man 2 had everything that I expected of it. It was funny, it had the action, it had the little "inside jokes" that only the comic book fans would understand and it was just flat out entertaining. Robert Downey Jr. was awesome, as always, Gywneth Paltrow was just as charming as in the original and Scarlett Johanssen was wonderful. I really don't have anything bad to say about the movie except that there were just a few scenes that kind of dragged a little bit. It wasn't quite as good as the first one, but it was damn close. I just loved it and I think that everyone should go see it. It was exactly what I expected it to be and even a little bit more. It's definitely one you're gonna want to see in the theaters and you can even take the kiddos as this is for sure one movie that everyone can and will enjoy.

Adam's thoughts:
4 1/2 pops

I’m not going to write a long thing about this movie because I feel that you should all trust it when I say this movie was freak’n awesome. If you haven’t been to the movies to see this yet, or you're still on the fence, get your butt in gear and go and see it. Like the first one, it rocked from the moment it was on screen to the moment after the credits were done rolling. Robert did his best in this movie giving true life to the character Tony Stark. Comic book fans will drool over this movie with every small easter egg they drop. I about went into a twitching comatose state, foaming at the mouth, when I saw the shield. I know, I’m a geek and I have a bad addiction but for someone who can’t get enough this movie satisfied much of my hunger. The new characters who were introduced did wonderful and Scarlet Johanssen gave me a new school boy hard-on for the Black Widow. I’ve heard some critics hit this movie because it didn’t have enough action, and I’m here to tell you that it did go hard on the plot but when the action was rolling it was a rollercoaster. It's like they waited to the very end to pack in all the action you could ever want. They did a good job too, the ending scene had me on the edge of my seat. Very few movies get me this worked up and this one did a great job. The only thing keeping it from the 5 is that at some points when they showed the plot it went a bit slow. Like Jessie, I felt that a high octane movie like this should have not had any slow points. Now I’m not saying it was slow enough to keep you from going to see it, I’m just saying it kept it from getting the A+ that the first one got but it's still an A anyway you look at it and your parents are still gonna be proud. Now, if you haven’t gotten off your ass to go see this movie after reading all this then you might as well never go see an action movie again. GO AND SEE IT! NOW! All I can say is if you do go see it, at the end stay until the credits are gone for a bit of a treat. No Johanssen doesn’t take her shirt off but its almost as good. HAMMER TIME!

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Jessie's thoughts:
2 1/2 pops

This was definitely a re-make that I was super excited about but in all honestly, it just wasn't that great. The original Nightmare on Elm Street is one of my favorite slasher movies and this one just didn't add up. It definitely had the same cheesy, 80's horror movie feel to it which was nice but it was lacking in a major way. Even if you hadn't seen the original so you didn't have that to compare it to, it just wasn't that good. It really wasn't very scary and the "twists" that they added will really just piss off any true Nightmare/Kreuger fans.
The one good point to this movie was Jackie Earle Haley. Although I would have preferred the original Freddy Kreuger, Robert Englund, Haley did do a very good job at portraying Kreuger. He was creepy and just disturbing enough to really make it work. However, he was the only good thing about this movie. As A Nightmare on Elm Street fan I really, really wanted to like this movie but it just didn't measure up and they just completely ruined a classic slasher flick. The only reason that this is getting 2 1/2 pops from me is because Jackie Earle Haley did an awesome job and the imagery was really cool. But whether you are a fan or not of the original, just skip this one and save your money for Iron Man 2 coming out May 7. I'm sure it'll be a lot more entertaining!

Adam's thoughts:
1 1/2 pops

I agree with Jess; about the only thing going for this movie was Jackie Early Harley or whatever his name is. The guy brought The Watchmen voice which was needed for this film and he made an alright Freddy.
Now, I only saw the original once back in the day and I remember that it was decently scary and held its own but I DON'T remember it being THIS cheesy. The acting was 80’s acting but even then it was flavored for the time. This film had some cheesy acting which made you wonder if they did it on purpose to match the original but mostly it just made it comical. If there is ONE thing I remember from the original film, it was not all laughs.
There is a twist in this movie that separates it from the original film but I’m not going to be a tattle tale and tell you here. Just know that it painted Freddy in a different light and I’m not entirely sure they should have done that. I like Freddy to be an evil son of a hoot, but there are just some lines that I don’t even think Freddy would have crossed… well, maybe. My idea of what Freddy was is probably different than others. As a kid, creatures like Freddy and Jason were on my list of favorite characters right along with Spiderman and Superman. So seeing him painted in certain ways definitely put a damper on this film.
I would have given this movie a one even with Harley in it if it wasn’t for one more thing. What boosted it halfway to two was the way the first scene played out. It was ruined later and never followed up on but there is a part where the character in a diner transcends from being awake to being in a dream. The way the diner itself shifted from being what it looked like when he was ‘awake’ to what it looked like in a nightmare was very interesting. The kitchen became a place of hell with roasting pigs and dark pipes. I wish they would have touched on that more throughout the rest of the film but it was the only time I really felt like this might be a good movie... then I watched the rest of it.

Save your cash, go see Iron Man.

The Losers

Adam's thoughts:
3 pops

For an action packed movie to set off all the rest of the summer, it doesn’t surprise me that it would start out alright. The Losers was an ‘okay’ film. It seems to me that with action films you get two kinds. You get one that is full of special effects and no plot line. Or you get one that has a particular ‘style’. The storyline’s are not that complex these days because they don’t have to be. Bad guy did this. Good guy wants him dead. Go. Easy enough for a child to understand. This film had a style. One that everyone could enjoy. The actors were wonderful and carefully played out. The bad guy was definitely bad. The good guys were not so good.
I haven’t seen Jeffrey Dean Morgan in a lot of films. The guy did well though as his character Clay. He brought the ‘cool’ element to the film. Chris Evans did the comedy side kick thing rather well. I was impressed at least with these two actors in the film even if their roles were not very complex. The storyline, as with most action films, was simple and easy to follow. There were enough action scenes for sure.
For me, though, nothing really stood out strongly in this film. Its good enough to rent in my book but I wouldn’t waste the money to go see it in theater unless you really like seeing the explosions. I will say this, however, when we went to see it the theater was only showing it in DLP. I think that stands for digital link something something. I don’t know if I’ve seen any other films in this format and if I had I didn’t pay as much attention as I did this time. I think instead of showing a ‘film’ they had a digital file you watched. Kind of like when you're watching TV or your computer. It was very clear and crisp. No film lines or grimy texture. I liked it like that, even though I think some films deserve this attention. I don’t want to see Star Wars without a bit of grimy film work.
If an action movie is what you’re craving - go see this. OR save yourself like a school girl on prom night and get ready for the A-Team that comes out in not too long. Now THAT movie I’m more ready to see than a red neck on family reunion day.

Jessie's thoughts:
4 pops

Unlike my colleague, here, I LOVED this movie! It was everything that I could ask for in an action comedy. The story line was interesting, the acting was amazing, the special effects were great and it was actually funny. I haven't seen a movie in quite a while that actually met all of that criteria.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is one of my favorite actors and it was great to see him in a film where he got to play to the best of his abilities as an action guy. Zoe Saldana is one of my favorite actresses and it was cool to see her in an action role as well. I was a little skeptical at first, but she was great in this. Chris Evans was hilarious and it doesn't hurt that he's just freakin hot. Overall, I thought all of the actors did a great job but these three were the ones that stood out the most to me.
I actually even think this is one that you could take the kiddos to see. There's obviously some violence, but nothing compared to some of the other movies out there. Cough, cough, Kick-Ass. And it's actually really, really funny which has been greatly lacking in the action movies as of late.
I was very pleasantly surprised by how good this movie was and by how entertained it kept me through the whole film and I would recommend anyone going and seeing it. In all honesty, I'll most likely end up buying this movie when it comes out on DVD. I definitely wouldn't mind seeing it a few more times.

Kick-Ass

Jessie's thoughts:
3 pops

Ok, so, this movie was interesting for sure. I really thought the story line was very unique and I definitely liked how realistic it was in some ways. Because, let’s face it, if there were real super heroes in the world, they’d have to be a little bit crazy in order to mentally handle all the things they would have to do. However, I believe that the trailers for this movie were very misleading. I thought that it was supposed to be a comedy and that there would be a lot of laughing involved in this and there really wasn’t. It was not the light-hearted comedy that I expected at all. Don’t get me wrong, there were definitely some funny parts, but overall it was actually a fairly dark and disturbing movie.
I loved the acting, of course, I would expect no less from this cast. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Red Mist, is one of my all time favorite actors and it was interesting to see him in a role that wasn’t his normal geeky-funny guy part. Aaron Johnson did a wonderful job as the lead character, Kick-Ass. He definitely portrayed the normal-guy-that-wants-to-be-a-superhero-but-then-realizes-it-might-not-be-all-it’s-cracked-up-to-be part incredibly well. And, obviously, Nicholas Cage is just awesome so that’s enough said there.
All in all, I did enjoy this movie but just be prepared that it’s not the comedy that it seems. It’s got a very unique underlying feel and there are definitely some parts that are more than a little disturbing. This is not one that I would take the kids to see, especially if you have an 11 year old girl that thinks knives are cool. But, it was definitely worth seeing and I was very impressed with how unique and different it was than anything else that I’ve seen in a very, very, very long time.

Adam's thoughts:
4.5 pops

Okay folks you all know how I am about superheroes. I’m one of the biggest geeks most people come across. I love the comic books, I love the movies and I watch the shows. Hell, if I had the money I’d even collect the toys. The fact that this movie's plot rode on the concept of real people trying to be super heroic was a good message. Granted, by the time the action started picking up it was more on the un-realistic side. But then again this movie is about super heroes.
When I watch movies I tend to look for the concept I can relate to. The main character who is played famously by Aaron Johnson was an every day school kid who was tired of the indifference of good men. I love movies with the every day Joe being thrust into extraordinary circumstances and coming out as the hero. To me that is a wonderful plot line and I love seeing it represented. Aaron Johnson is not someone I've seen in a whole bunch of movies but he did a wonderful job as the main character.
The movie took you through a bunch of different roller casters and I loved that. One moment it was a comedy, the next a romance, at one point an action flick, and in the end a message for all of us not to stand by and just watch when evil happens. To me the message is what meant the most and the way it was brought out in the middle of the movie was good. The more I write here about the movie the more I realize there were even more messages implanted in this movie for the every day man. All of them are good codes to live by.
I STRONGLY recommend anyone who enjoys action and comedy to go see this movie. In the end you’ll get an epic feel despite the laughs and the explosions. The Epic feel is what is planted beneath the flash and glamour and I think that is a wonderful way to do it. I applaud Matthew Vaughn in doing what he could to make this movie happen, even when the other big companies wouldn’t pick him up.
Now I just got my ordered wet suit and hockey mask. Time to go out their and KICK SOME ASS! – (warning: If you know me or have my phone number please attempt to stop me from this stupid act, thank you.)

Hot Tub Time Machine

Jessie's thoughts:
2 pops

While this movie had its funny moments and was fairly entertaining, it was definitely not something that I think needs to be seen. It's one of those movies that, if you want a quick laugh and there's really nothing else playing, it would be good to see it. I definitely can't say anything bad about any of the actors in it. They were all pretty great and the story line was interesting. I mean, yeah, it was entertaining but it was not a movie that's gonna stick with you. To tell you the truth, we just watched it last night and I've already forgotten a lot of what happened just because it wasn't different or funny enough to really stick in my head.
However, it would be incredibly awesome if you could get into a hot tub, drink a whole lot, and suddenly be transported to 1986. However, it just wasn't one of those groundbreaking comedies. It was just ok and, yeah, that's pretty much all I can say about it.