THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN -PART 2

Plot:


This follow up to Breaking Dawn Part 1 starts off with Edward (Pattinson) and Bella (Stewart) freshly married, their new born baby girl Renesmee (Foy) who is growing rapidly and Bella adjusting to her new found powers by way of her transition from human to vampire. Life seems to be perfect for  the couple until they are accused of betrayal by a fellow vampire who has brought the matter to the Volturi led by Aro (Sheen) who now seeks to destroy the Cullen clan because he fears that Edward and Bella's child would threaten their existence causing Dr. Carlise Cullen to enlist the help of rouge vampires to provide a witness of the false allegation or align with them to fight the Volturi if need be.



Reel Talk:


The gangs back again in what is billed as the 4th and final installment of this iconic vampire series. I can honestly say that I have not been all that impressed with anyone in particular until this one. It is the best of the series. Mainly because the characters are a little bit more livelier than the previous ones. Bella who normally walked around clueless and dull actually had some spunk this time and even Edward had more fire in his attitude. This one is also not solely based on the love between the two but rather their love for the family and the will to fight to protect each other. Yes it is more action friendly. Well worth checking out this one to close out the series. But there is still room for maybe another one!

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Billy Burke, Ashley Green, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning and Mackenzie Foy
Directed by: Bill Condon
Rated: PG-13

I give it 4 corn dogs.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler  

FLIGHT

Plot:


Whip Whitaker (Washington) is a heavy drinking, drug inducing flight captain who after a night of partying must pilot a morning flight to Atlanta. While in mid flight the plane begins to experience technical difficulties. Whip a very skilled pilot demonstrates some unique maneuvers in order that he arranges a miraculous crash landing that limited the casualties to 6 out of 102. Even thou he is hailed a hero for saving so many lives he must still go through an investigation to determine whether it was a plane equipment malfunction or bad decision making because of flying intoxicated that caused the crashed that did result in the death of some. With attorney Hugh Lang (Cheadle) fighting to keep him out of jail, Whip still fights to control his drinking and drug addiction which is fueled by his dope dealing buddy Harling Mays (Goodman), that could compromise and impact his entire life.


Reel Talk:


Denzel Washington continues to show why he is still one of the best actors in the game. Flight is an exhilarating movie that will take you through so many stages, from being in awe, to laughter, to being sad and then being happy. Washington is not alone as he has a great supporting cast in Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly and Bruce Greenwood. Even though most are cameo roles, they stand out with brilliant performances by all. This is definitely one of this years best movies that is well worth the admission. So get there early to grab your treats because from beginning to end you will stay glued to the screened.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Tamara Tunie, Kelly Reilly and Brue Greenwood
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Rated: R

I give it 5 corn dogs and a soda on the side.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler                                                                                                                                         

CHASING MAVERICK

Plot:


Even as a young boy Jay Moriarity (Weston) had a fascination with ocean waves, so when he is saved from drowning as a young kid by professional surfer Frosty Hesson (Butler), he later on as a teen becomes a  surfer himself. One day he sneaks and follows his mentor Frosty and learns that Frosty along with 3 of his friends surf these secret monster waves known as mavericks and Jay as a teenager wants his idol to train him so that he can ride the huge, massive and legendary waves. Reluctantly Frosty trains the young and talented Jay, unknowing preparing him for some of the biggest waves to hit the coast that may crush and swallow the teen alive if he makes any mistake.

Reel Talk:


This movie, based on the true surfing adventures of Jay Moriarity was actually a good movie. No I have never and still have no desire to go surfing, but I have mad respect for those that do take part in the highly dangerous sport. Watching them catch a wave and glide through the water with the greatest of ease is truly breath taking. Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston put in good performances as the surfing mentor and understudy Frosty and Jay. Like I mentioned this is a good movie worth catching and you will enjoy the cinematic scenes of the surfing experience.

Starring: Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer and Leven Rambin
Directed by: Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson
Rated: PG

I give it 3 corn dogs

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler

JMJ SPECIAL EDITION HEADPHONES

It's coming up on 10 years that the world has lost one of the most prolific DJ's of our time. On October 30, 2002 Jason William Mizell aka Jam Master Jay was murdered while recording in his studio in Jamaica, Queens. Jam Master Jay who was the 1/3 member and DJ for the legendary hip hop group Run DMC knew how to rock a concert and party with beats that guaranteed to keep you dancing. Well thanks to BiGR Audio (pronounced bigger) an audio headphone company that specializes in marketing their headphones for the Major League Baseball teams and other various legends,  you can continue to jam to his beats as they now have the limited edition Jam Master Jay headphones. These lightweight headphones offer great noise reduction and crystal clear sound quality for your listening pleasure. Once again these are limited edition headphones honoring the legendary DJ for the 10 year anniversary of his death, keeping the legacy of his music alive. Retailed at $149.00 you can order these headphones on line at www.bigraudio.com and if you use this special ordering promo code 'JMJLIVES' you will get them for the discounted price of $99.00. So act now to take advantage of the special discounted price and continue to groove to Jam Master Jammin.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler

ALEX CROSS

Plot:


When the most heinous crimes are committed by the most demented criminals, no ordinary detective will do with regards to solving the case and that is why they call upon psycho analyst  specialist Detective Dr. Alex Cross (Perry) along with his team that consist of his childhood friend Detective Tommy Kane (Burns). While following a lead on a recent murder he foils up an assassination attempt by a highly skilled and methodical but sadistic killer named Picasso (Fox) who takes it personally and eventually targets Cross and his team. When tragedy hits home, it becomes a battle of wits between good and evil with Cross willing to do whatever it takes to bring down his twisted minded suspect, even if it means breaking the law himself.


Reel Talk:


Tyler Perry steps waaaaay out of his element of his all hands on approach for his normal films as he acts only in his first action film. That's right he does not direct or produce this film, he solely just focuses on acting, which should have been quite a relief for him. Perry reprising the role of Alex Cross, a role originally played by Morgan Freeman in films Kiss The Girls (1997) and Along Came A Spider (2001), both based on novels written by James Patterson, does a pretty good job. Seeing him whooping some butt on screen is a big switch from the work he normally does. Could he be the next big screen action figure? But I got to admit that there were a few times that I thought pistol packing Madea was gonna pop up...LOL. This is a good solid action movie with a very good supporting cast. I say get out and check this one out, it's worth the admission.

Starring: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, John McGinley, Carmen Ejogo, Rachel Nichols, Giancarlo Esposito, Jean Reno and Cicely Tyson
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Rated: PG-13

I give it 4 corn dogs.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler

The Reel Hustler at the EB Cosmetics National Launch Party ft Lonette Mckee

WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!

It was the winter of 2006 when a couple of young men (Jay Anthony White and Darren Brown)  stopped by my store because they wanted me to screen a movie that they were about to release. As we packed into my small office so that we could screen their movie Project 313 (they didn't trust me enough to leave it with me...lol), I could not help but notice despite the limited budget the team had for this movie, they had huge potential in the story telling and visual creativity areas. A few weeks after the screening I stopped by Jay's family owned record store to conduct a one on one interview with him that was set up by their marketing manager David Mims to talk about the movie Project 313 and his future goals, and I must say he was very adamant about his dream of pursuing a career in film making. It was about a year or so that Jay took off to Hollywood to see if he could make things happen. After several years and many disappointments, Jay was still relentless to make it as a film maker. Although he could have quit at any time he stuck with it and now this young man will have a movie that he wrote "PAWN" to be showcased as a world premier among several other movies at the 2012 American Film Market & Conferences in Santa Monica this October 31st to November 7th. and scheduled for national theater releases the beginning of 2013. And now that he has been bitten by the Hollywood bug, he has several more big projects in the works, so please be on the look out for this young man who refused to give up on his dream and is now living it to the fullest. Come the first of the year be sure to go see PAWN and show support for this aspiring young film maker. Congratulations Jay Anthony White!