The Muniz Movie Reviews

by Mitchell Muniz

Note: These reviews are strictly my opinion; my goal is to give you some insight on recent movies.

“Paranormal Activity”

This film is utterly terrifying in every sense of the word. The ultra low-budget horror flick that was filmed in the home of the director has managed to make 10 times what it was made for, averaging 61 million at the box office. Katie and Micah are a young couple living together in a suburban home that becomes haunted by a demonic entity which, they find, becomes active in the middle of the night as they sleep. As each night goes by, the entity becomes more enraged, and Katie and Micah find out their lives may be at stake. This film is a celebration of what horror once was before special effects. Unlike other films, it makes you use your imagination and think for yourself. Filmed in the manner of “The Blair Witch Project,” this one proves to be much scarier!
5 out of 5 stars


“2012”

The new apocalyptic thriller from the director of “The Day After Tomorrow,” “2012” follows the journey of a father (John Cusack) trying to save his family from the destruction of the world the Mayan culture predicted. This movie is nonstop action all the way through. The special effects are jaw-dropping. This is a great movie to sit back and enjoy; there’s absolutely no need to think. But keep in mind this movie is two hours and forty minutes long! This is a highly intense movie, and very entertaining!
3 out of 5 stars

The Muniz Movie Reviews

The Muniz Movie Reviews
by Mitchell Muniz

Note: These reviews are solely my opinion. I am in no way trying to persuade you into seeing or not seeing these movies. My goal is to just give you some quick insight on what to expect.

Jennifer's Body
This new dark comedy from the writer of Juno, Diablo Cody, is a lot of fun, and seemed to pull through. It is jam-packed with witty humor, clever thrills, and, of course, blood and guts!

Megan Fox plays a high school student who gets possessed by a flesh-eating demon, whose hunger just so happens to be satisfied by, quite literally, devouring boys.

I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this movie, but it is definitely not for everyone. The humor is more on the offensive side, and, of course, if you get dizzy around the sight of blood, I suggest you stay away. I walked into the theater expecting a corny, fun movie, and that is exactly what I got out of this. This is not a straight out horror movie, and, while it will make you jump, I can almost guarantee that there will be more chuckles of laughter than jumping out of your seat. So, if you are looking for a movie that is fun and different, I suggest you give this a shot! I mean, come on, its Megan Fox eating boys, what’s cooler than that?


Inglorious Basterds
The new comedy/drama from Quentin Tarantino, one of Hollywood’s most creative writers and directors, is by far one of his best films! Filled with suspense, great humor, creative dialogue, and lots of Nazi killing, it’s all you’d expect from the warped brain of Tarantino.

In Nazi-filled France, a group of Jewish soldiers is put together by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Pitt), to bring down the reign of the Nazi army.

As a fan of Tarantino’s previous work, such as Kill Bill, and Death Proof, I was expecting something creative and out of the ordinary. If this movie sparks your interest, don’t think it is just a movie about killing Nazis, because there is much more at work here. The movie revolves around the lives of numerous characters, which adds loads of depth to the story. As in all Tarantino movies, there is a lot of dialogue in this movie, but not boring dialogue, we’re talking brain-pumping dialogue. This movie, to me sits up there with the great ones like Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. Highly recommended!

Is Simplicity Better than Over the Top?

Is Simplicity Better than Over the Top?
By Rhiannon Miller


What makes a great movie? Is it the graphics? The actors? The plot? The location? I like to believe everyone has their own idea. In other words, to each his own. However, is there a perfect formula to making a movie that everyone loves? For instance, is there such a movie that possess wonderful eye pleasing visuals, top-notch actors, and a story line so great it evokes every known type of feeling within its viewer? Is this possible? Perhaps it doesn’t take much to make an amazing movie. Maybe simplicity is key. Making a great movie could be as easy as walking into a middle school classroom and letting the camera roll. Laurent Cantet based the film Entre Les Mur’s (the classroom), which took the Palme d’Or (the most supreme award) at the annual Festival de Cannes in 2008, on this idea.

Who would have thought that watching a classroom of kids could be so interesting?! Honestly, it wasn’t. If you’re a kid who has attended one of Racine’s public middle schools, chances are you have experienced much of what the movie shows: rowdy kids, poor administration, and a poor learning environment. For those of you who have not , a.k.a. “Prairie Lifers”, this movie may interest you if only for the sake of seeing the experience in middle schools maintaining low incomes. However, there is more to the movie than just what the title suggests. It takes you into the life of its each characters and gets to the bottom of their actions. If that’s not enough for you, at least watch it for its amazing documentary style filming. What I found especially intriguing was the script--the fact that there isn’t one! All the students’ lines are spontaneous. The way it works is rather ingenious. The school is in fact an average school and the students are actual students. The director would speak to the students, explain the scenario, offered words and suggestions and boom! It was filmed. The one exception was the teacher, who was an actor and had more input from the director of what to say. If you want to know more, the DVD includes a “behind the scenes” section where you can learn all about the process for filming. Although the movie is French, it has subtitles and is available at your local Blockbuster. I encourage you to see for yourself what it takes to make a great, award- winning movie. You may be surprised.

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