skaterdawg-hawk presents……

The First Annual Blog Movie Awards!

Ok now I know this probably sounds very strange but each month or two I will be presenting virtual awards to best movie, best actor, best actress, best animation, and best director for each movie that I have blogged about.

Here are the nominees for Best Movie:
Ø Avatar
Ø 9
Ø When in Rome
Ø Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Ø Valentine’s Day

And the award goes to……
Avatar
This was a tough decision. I really thought that Avatar just stood apart from the rest. I congratulate you on your success Avatar!

Here are the nominees for best actor:
Ø Sam Worthington ~ Avatar
Ø Elijah Wood ~ 9
Ø Michael Jackson ~ Michael Jackson’s- This is It
Ø Logan Lerman ~ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Ø Tom Hanks ~ Angels and Demons

And the award goes to…..
Sam Worthington ~ Avatar
Talk about a tough category! There were so many incredible actors. But out of all of them I would have to say that Sam Worthington really shined in Avatar. I congratulated him on his success.

Here are the nominees for best actress:
Ø Zoe Saldana ~ Avatar
Ø Jennifer Connelly ~ 9
Ø Kristen Bell ~ When in Rome
Ø Alexandra Daddario ~ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Ø Taylor Swift ~ Valentine’s Day

And the award goes to…….
Alexandra Daddario ~ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Again this was a very hard category. I just felt like Alexandra had this fire that no one could match. She has some talent. Congratulations to you Alexandra on your success.

Here are the nominees for best animation:
Ø 9
Ø Avatar
Ø The Tooth Fairy
Ø X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Ø Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

And the award goes to……….
Avatar
I would have gone with 9 but Avatar has shown us animation that can begin a new revolution of animated movies! I congratulate you again on your success.

Here are the nominees for best director:
Ø James Cameron ~ Avatar
Ø Shane Acker ~ 9
Ø Kenny Ortega ~ Michael Jackson’s- This is It
Ø Chris Columbus ~ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Ø Mark Steven Johnson ~ When in Rome

And the award goes to……..
Shane Acker ~ 9
What can I say? This movie was quite good! I really liked the way that Shane created this short film into a fascinating world of wonder! I congratulate you on your success on this movie!

Thank you for attending this month’s awards! The next award will take place at the end of April. It will be over all the movies that I have blogged about for March – April. Thank you for tuning into my blog!!

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland
‎PG, 1hr 49min

BLOGGERS OPPINION: ‎‎ Directed by Tim Burton, this movie is wacky and full of wonder! I absolutely loved this movie. I thought it was witty, funny, wacky and wonderful. I think that Tim Burton made an incredible remake of Alice in Wonderland. I also would like to complement him on the incredible actors that he casted. It is absolutely impossible to think of anyone better to play the roles that these great people did. Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska were absolutely amazing! Also Helena Bonham Carter was quite good as well. I really liked the way that Tim Burton added things into the movie. The animations were so realalistic. I liked the unimaginable characters that Tim basically defined in this incredible movie. The only thing that would have made the movie better was if I were in 3-D. I would so suggest this movie to everyone.

SCALE FROM A+ - F: I would so give this movie an A+. I thought this movie was just awesome! Tim Burton did an amazing job, the actors did an amazing job and the animation is incredible. It was a completely new way to think of Alice in Wonderland. I personally think that it was better than the original. This is my must-see movie for the month! I would totally recommend this movie to everyone! :]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
PG-13, 107 min.
BLOGGERS OPINION: Directed by Gavin Hood, this is the movie that defines all super-power movies. Now again I know that this movie has been out for awhile but it’s good to reflect on some of the older movies. This movie stars the awesome Hugh Jackman. He was quite good at his role of playing a “mutant” called Wolverine. This move also starts people like Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, and many other stars. This movie was full of suspense, mystery, betrayal and a huge amount of action (as well as some love scenes on the side). I could not get over how cool the special effects were. They literally blew me away. The 1 thing that would make this movie even cooler was if I were watching it in 3D. I also think that it was quite cool to see each “mutants” power. I really wasn’t sure how this movie was going to be, but I can honestly say that it was awesome! My favorite characters were Will i Am & Hugh Jackman. I liked the way Hugh just brought this dark side to him. He was humble in some scenes but he could really kick some butt if he needed to. I also liked Will i Am in this movie. I thought he had this humble yet aggressive side to him. He probably was my favorite character!

SCALE FROM A+ - F: I would give this movie a C. Don’t get me wrong the movie was great, but some of the special affects just weren’t that good and there were just too many bad guys. There were scenes that you could tell that they worked hard to make it look real. But there were other scenes were, ya, they might have worked hard on but they were definitely not as good as the rest. Also there were like, 3-4 main bad guys. Most of them just popped up out of the blue. One shows up at the end and another one turns good. It just seemed like a little too many bad guys. I would focus on 1 or 2 not 3 or 4. Finally I really didn’t like the ending. I know that this (I believe) is the 1st movie of the series, but the ending just didn’t grab my attention. From my perspective I thought it was sad and that the plot on the 2nd movie wouldn’t be that good because of the ending on the 1st movie (I don’t know if that statement even made sense to any of you but you would have to watch the movie in order to find out). But I would still recommend this movie to anyone. It came out May 1st, 2009. You may have to watch the other X-men movie in order to understand this one. I haven't seen the others so that may be why I didn't like this movie.
P.S. If you happen to rent this movie, there is a scene after the credits. Be sure to watch the credits or fast forward to after the credits because the scene may be useful in the plot of the 2nd movie!

Angels and Demons

Angels and Demons
PG-13,139 min.
BLOGGERS OPPINION: Directed by Ron Howard, this movie is full of action and suspense. Now I know that this movie has been out for awhile, but I thought that I would blog about an older one. The release date was on May 15th 2009. “Angels and Demons” is a sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” which came to theaters in 2006. This movie had an incredible cast starring Tom Hanks from “The Da Vinci Code”, “The Polar Express”, etc. This movie was thrilling from beginning to end. It was so suspenseful that it really kept you on the edge of your seat. With all this suspense though, there were some bloody parts I have to admit. It does somewhat fit the name “Demons” though. But that doesn’t change the fact that this movie was good. It had a lot to do with the Vatican and the Catholic Church. I’m not for certain though if all the legends are true. But I’m getting of topic. There were many twists and leads in this movie. Also there were some frightening images but over this entire entire movie isn’t half bad. You don’t need to see the first movie to understand the second. The only thing you need to do is to watch the movie from beginning to end. If you start to watch in the middle of the movie, you will be completely confused.

SCALE FROM A+ - F: I would give this movie a solid B-. The story line was good, the acting was great, the twists were fantastic but the movie seemed very graphical. Some of the scenes were just way too much for me to handle. I was lucky that I didn’t eat anything before I watched this movie. But I must say that they kept it real and thrilling. I would recommend this to anyone who is wanting to watch a mystery/ thrilling / suspenseful movie!