I LOVED PUBLIC ENEMIES (NOT THE RAP GROUP)

Director Michael Mann is a good director but what a mess he can make of adaptations---e.g., he screwed up his own TV creation ‘Miami Vice’ in 2006. So I hesitate on pushing his movies, but ‘Public Enemies’ was nothing short of great!!! Set in the 1930’s, John Dillinger was given more press than the cops!! He broke out of jail and could rob banks less in 2 minutes. He had to be stopped, and the man who did it was agent Melvin Purvis. Typical crime story if it wasn’t true.

Johnny Depp as Dillinger was good--he can act. Mr. Intensity himself Christian Bale is always good. I wish he would do a romantic-comedy to lighten up a bit. French actress Marion Cotillard who won an Oscar for ‘La Vie Rose’ as “Lady In Red” was good as well. To be honest all the actors were very good.

The bad is glorifying the criminal. It is exciting but either they are killed or go into a witness protection program--both a sad end for a charismatic, egoistical set of criminals who swear they can’t be caught. I hate to say it, but I can’t wait for what Michael Mann does next.

Transformers 2---I Have 'Fallen' in Love!!

 
I saw the movie Thursday and I must tell you the movie was great!!! I have been reading on websites about the racial overtones and bathroom humor which I didn’t care for but this is for teens.

All the money this movie is making I am sure he won’t have it in ‘TF3’.

The action is totally awesome, and you know in this movie why Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots for he kicks MAJOR BUTT!!! The action is the only thing worth seeing. But, Megatron as a follower? I don’t buy that either. with all its faults, it is still worth to watch.

Plot not really worth explaining but here goes Sam (Shia Labeouf) is going to college but a shared on the Allspark he touched and he sees crazy symbols and trying to figure it out. His roommate played by Ramon Rodriguez is cute and crazed for he believes there are aliens on earth-he is in for a ride!! His sexy girl friend Mikela (Megan Fox) ends up with him in another wild adventure.

I didn’t like Shia and Megan in the first movie but I did this time around and I hate to admit I finally believed he is a hero. The military gets tries to take down the Deceptioncons as they to destroy the earth. Director Michael Bay makes the military very heroic too. Even John Turturro and the “black-sounding robots” help saving the day.

‘TF3’ is coming-I can’t wait!!!!

Bottom Line: The movie is an expensive dumb flick with the best action sequences I have ever seen. You MUST get DVD or Blu-ray when it comes out to figure out all the fast and furious scenes you missed in the theater!!!