Movie Review 9 Penguins of Madagascar

I have always liked the Madagascar franchise and seeing the penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private from the franchise. The Film is about The Penguins are forced to team up with an animal agency called The North Wind trying to save all penguin kind from Dave a Octopus who has been kicked out of lots Zoo's and Aquariums.

Voice Talents Include

Tom McGrath as Skipper
Chris Miller as Kowalski
Conrad Vernon as Rico
Christopher Knights as Private
Benedict Cumberbatch as Classified, a British gray wolf and team leader of the North Wind.
John Malkovich as Dave, a villainous and disgruntled octopus who has the human disguise of Dr. Octavius Brine.
Ken Jeong as Short Fuse, a Belgian explosive and demolitions expert harp seal and a member of the North Wind.
Annet Mahendru as Eva, a Russian snowy owl and the North Wind's intelligence analyst.\
Peter Stormare as Corporal, a Norwegian polar bear and a member of the North Wind as the muscle.
Werner Herzog as a documentary filmmaker.
Danny Jacobs as King Julien XIII, a ring-tailed lemur.
Andy Richter as Mort, a mouse lemur.
Billy Eichner as NYC Reporter

Rating 9/10      

Movie Review 8 The Interview

This has got to be one of the funniest things I have seen in years.  Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, who directed This is the End (2013), direct this all new comedy film where everyone has their own character and don’t play a version of themselves like in their first film This is The End. Stars include James Franco, Seth Rogan, Randal Park, Lizzy Caplan, and Dianna Bang. The Film follows Dave Skylark (Franco) and Aaron Rappaport (Rogan) who work on a TV show called Skylark Tonight and interview stars. But when Dave finds out that Kim Jong-un (Park) is a fan of the show he begs Aaron to get him an interview with him. The C.I.A. finds out about this and sends an Agent named Lacy (Caplan) who asks Dave and Aaron if they can kill Kim during their interview. It is a really great and funny movie and I recommend it to anyone who likes a good comedy film and likes the song Firework by Katy Perry.  
The Interview was supposed to be a comedy but people made it controversial because of Kim Jung Un.The film had many planned releases date. First it was to open on October 10^th 2014. Then the release was moved to December 25^th 2014 for Christmas day. But on November 24, 2014, the computer networks of Columbia Pictures' parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, were hacked by an anonymous group identifying themselves as the "Guardians of Peace".  The Guardians of Peace threatened movie theaters. On December 17, after a number of major North American cinema chains canceled screenings in the interest of safety, Sony canceled the theatrical release. The New York Premiere of the film and most interviews with Rogan, Goldberg and Franco were cancelled because of this. President Obama said on December 19, 2014 that the film should not have been cancelled and Sony should have come to him before making their decision. Rogan even said in a interview that the film was never meant to be controversial. Sony put the film on Digital Download on December 24, 2014, on Google play and YouTube as well as a selected theatrical release on the 25^th. Four days later, on December 29, iTunes released the movie and Amazon released it in January 2015 and Netflix on January 24, 2015. Sony then released the film on Blu ray and DVD on February 17, 2015. If you like funny movies and silly humor The Interview has it all.

Rating 10/10

                  

Movie Review 7 Thomas & Friends The Adventure Begins The Movie

I can't believe it has been 70 years since The Rev W Adrey published the first stories of the Railway Series in 1945. In 1984 it was adapted into a TV show known as Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends. This film was made for the Railway Series 70th the show being 30 years old since October 2015. The Film is about when Thomas first arived on Sodor and became the worlds number 1. The Events of the episodes Thomas & Gordon, Edward & Gordon, Thomas' Train, Thomas & The Trucks, and Thomas and The Breakdown Train happen and References to The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon, and Henry, and Tickled Pink are made.

Rating 10/10