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(Video) Iron Man 3 Movie Review

May 24, 2013 by Eddy Leave a Comment

While we were at Disney, I got a chance to catch Iron Man 3. This is the first Iron Man not directed by Jon Favreau. Instead, Shane Black the screen writer of the Lethal Weapon movies, or as I happen to know him: one of the Special Forces guys that get killed in the first Predator movie. Either way, he obviously brings his own flavor to the movie, emphasizing Tony Stark’s (played by Robert Downey Jr.) wit and adding a more comic feel. Check out the official trailer from Marvel If you were looking for an “Iron Man” movie then you are looking in the wrong place. Iron Man 3 really centers on Tony Stark and his struggles outside of the famous armor. The circumstances after The Avengers movie have left him with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and he can’t seem to pull himself together. So if you are a big fan of Robert Downy Jr. then you are going to get your dollars’ worth. As he is forced for most of the movie to fight his way through bad guys like the Mandarin … [Read more...]

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THE BIG WEDDING Movie – Buy Your Movie Ticket Now and Bring Your Guest Free

April 5, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

Disclosure: I received this information and was not obligated to post just wanted to share deal for a new movie. Weddings are always more fun when you can bring a plus one! Buy your ticket now for Lionsgate's THE BIG WEDDING, in theaters April 26th, and you can bring your plus one along for free! An uproarious comedy about the ties that bind, THE BIG WEDDING centers around Don and Ellie, a long divorced couple being forced to pretend that they are still happily married at their son's wedding. Among all of their family and friends, the hoax snowballs, culminating in a series of surprising outcomes on the way to "I do." Purchase your Movie Ticket now at https://www.thebigweddingmovie.com/ to Bring Your Guest for Free! SYNOPSIS: With an all-star cast led by Robert DeNiro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, with Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams, THE BIG WEDDING is an uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family … [Read more...]

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(Video) The Croods 3D Movie Review #thecroods

March 21, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Disclosure: I attended this The Croods and The Moms sponsored event as press. As always my post is my unbiased opinion on the movie. A few weeks ago my little men and I were guests of The Moms where we not only got to see a prescreening of the new DreamWorks family 3D movie The Croods but we got to meet Belt and hear from Catherine Keener who plays the Ugga the cavewoman mom who is struggling to keep her family together in a changing world. Check out the trailer. Synposis: The Croods tells the story of the world's first family road trip. When their cave is destroyed, the Crood family must embark on a comedy adventure into strange and spectacular territory in search of a new home. As if patriarch Grug (Nicolas Cage) didn't already have enough to handle, it goes from bad to worse when they encounter an imaginative nomad named Guy (Ryan Reynolds.) With Guy's help the Croods conquer their fear of the outside world and discover that they have exactly what it takes to … [Read more...]

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(Video) Rise of the Guardians DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Review

March 11, 2013 by Eddy 2 Comments

i The Rise of The Guardians comes out on Blu-Ray and DVD on March 12, 2013. The Dancing Hotdogs had a wonderful movie night at home to check out the film and have one of our patented family movie nights. What’s better than watching a fun movie eating some popcorn and other snacks with the entire on the couch together? D and I have to take advantage of this time while we can, before the boys become too embarrassed to hang out with us. The Rise of the Guardians was created by the same team that gave us the hit DreamWorks film: How to Train Your Dragon. Based on a novel by William Joyce, The Rise of the Guardians uses some of our favorite holiday characters such as Santa (Alec Baldwin) the Tooth Fairy (Isa Fischer) and the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), who act as guardians for the world’s children against the evil of the bogeyman. Amidst this battle we are treated to the heartfelt adventure centering on the mischievous and ultimately lonely Jack Frost (Chris Pine) who … [Read more...]

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(Video) Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph 3D Movie Review

November 2, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Image courtesy of Disney Eddy, Rock, X and I were invited to a prescreening of the latest Walt Disney Animation Studios where we were thoroughly entertained by the unlikely hero, Wreck-It Ralph, family friendly humor and the amazing visuals. Synopsis: From Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping adventure. For decades, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has been overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voice of Jack McBrayer), the good-guy star of their game who always gets to save the day. Tired of playing the role of a bad guy, Ralph takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a journey across the arcade through multiple generations of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero. On his quest, Ralph meets tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty, and feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah … [Read more...]

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Hotel Transylvania Movie Event and Review y En Español #HotelT

September 28, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

Image courtesy of Hotel Transylvania Last week for a prescreening for Sony Pictures Animation latest re lease Hotel Transylvania, Rock and I got a chance to hang out with actors Mark Feuerstein, Mariska Hargitay, Ali Wentworth and some of our favorite bloggers at the New York’s candy wonder Dylan’s Candy Store for a wonderful Saturday of Hotel Transylvania inspired sweets and a treat of a movie. The event was so fun with Dylan’s recreating Mavis’ 118th birthday party on site but the true star of the event was Hotel Transylvania film. Synopsis: Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of his best friends – Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family, and more –to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday. For Drac, catering … [Read more...]

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21 Jump Street Movie Review

April 15, 2012 by Eddy 1 Comment

I am an unabashed 21 Jump Street fan (yes, the show from the 80s). I can clearly remember watching the show from its absolute premier to its cancellation. I am not sure what drew it to me in the first place, but to my young mind these “cop” turned high school students were the coolest people I knew. Fast forward to the 21st century and now due to the originality and genius of Hollywood we have a movie. Refreshingly, the movie takes a totally different approach to the story, not just bringing back the original characters back and just retelling some lost and forgotten plot line that couldn’t cut it for the original show, we are treated to an almost self aware parody of buddy cops in a similar vein of the Other Guys, just with more high school students. Starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful looking inept cops who almost as a last resort are co-opted into a revived program from the 80s in which cops infiltrate high schools to fight crime. Both officers … [Read more...]

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(Video) FREE Advanced Screening of Mirror Mirror in NYC 3/24 Giveaway Sweepstakes

March 22, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez 18 Comments

Update! The Screening was March 24, 2012 and this giveaway sweepstakes is closed. So excited about the upcoming release of PG rated movie Mirror Mirror on March 30th! Check out the synopsis: One of the most beloved stories of all time is coming to life in the motion picture event, Mirror Mirror. A fresh and funny retelling of the Snow White legend, Mirror Mirror features breakout star Lily Collins (The Blind Side) as Snow White, a princess in exile, and Oscar®-winner Julia Roberts as the evil Queen who ruthlessly rules her captured kingdom. Seven courageous rebel dwarfs join forces with Snow White as she fights to reclaim her birthright and win her Prince in this magical adventure comedy filled with jealousy, romance and betrayal that will capture the hearts and imaginations of audiences the world over. The film also stars Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as the Prince and Nathan Lane (The Birdcage) as the hapless and bungling servant to the Queen. But I am THRILLED to … [Read more...]

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(Video) John Carter Movie Review

March 9, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Eddy I was fortunate enough to catch an IMAX 3D screening of John Carter yesterday. Directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo and Wall-E) and starring Taylor Kitsch as the sparsely clothed title character, John Carter, we were brought on an adventure from the post civil war U.S. to obviously Mars. We followed John, a former Confederate Captain, mining for gold in Arizona who somehow stumbles upon a transport to a totally unrecognizable and fully populated Mars. From here he is introduced to a long going war in Mars and its inhabitants who want to use his super jumping skills and strength (due to the lower gravity in Mars) to their causes in the battle. Along the way he falls for a Martian princess (who coincidently looks human) and must ultimately save her from the bad guys. Check out the 10 minute of the film. You could definitely tell that Andrew Stanton was a definite fan of the book when he was younger, and he would have to be to choose this project as his … [Read more...]

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Haywire Movie Review

February 1, 2012 by Eddy 2 Comments

By Eddy My God what have I just watched? I have returned to my hotel room after watching the movie Haywire and I had to start writing the review. I couldn’t bear to think about the movie any long than I had too. Believe me, I will be taking a long shower after this…and I am not ruling out crying it out in the fetal position while I am there. Steven Soderbergh has taken the Ocean's movie formula way too far. Just because it worked more or less with those comic caper movies doesn’t mean it will work all the time, it also helped to have the full star power and charm of Brad Pitt and George Clooney. While not lacking in stars (Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxon, Channing Tatum, Micheal Fassbender and Michael Douglas all of whom mailed in their performances)the movie in its purest essence is a revenge film ala Death Wish and therefore needs a bit more that a couple of stars mugging for the camera it needs to have an actual story. It honestly felt that the … [Read more...]