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Best family movie and funniest animated film of the summer!

Those cute little yellow guys are everywhere, and make Despicable Me 2 such a fun film for all ages! The rambunctious and unpredictable Minions, along with their evil master Crew and the children he has adopted, make for a funny and heartwarming film.

Doing extremely well at its release, the Universal animated sequel took in $82.5 million during opening weekend. It completely trounced Disney’s The Lone Ranger. While perhaps a surprise at the box office, it will be no surprise when this film becomes a favorite of this hot vacation season.

Although full of all the characters we grew to love from the first film, Despicable Me 2 is nothing like its predecessor. The first film introduced us to Crew and his plans for becoming the evil mastermind, one-upping another evil villain known as Vector. The first film ended in a warm and happy way that showed Crew’s good side. What started out as an nasty trick to infiltrate his enemy’s lair, turned out to be best decision Crew ever made as he finally accepted his growing love for his newly adopted children.

The storyline from the original Despicable Me made for a nice transition to this next film. In Despicable Me 2, the same caring but still evil Crew is now retired from the wicked mastermind business, and is trying to become more of a family man. Unexpectedly, however, a mysterious woman captures Crew for surprising reasons, and swiftly pulls him right back into the center of all the action.

With well-known actors, such as Steve Carrell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove and Russell Brand playing the voices for these lovable characters, this movie is a hit. It’s an adventure full of love, secret agents, salsa, jam and both crazy purple and yellow Minions. Despicable Me 2 will leave you happily-surprised that a sequel could be as good, if not better, than it’s predecessor.

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Bringing another great hero story from DC Comics to life, Man of Steel flew into Mequon’s Marcus North Shore Cinema on June 14th.

It raked in a massive $116.6 million, making it the highest weekend gross for the month of June.

Besides The Dark Knight Trilogy and the 2011 Green Lantern film, Superman is only the third DC comic to get a movie reboot, and it did an amazing job at re-introducing the character to a new generation of viewers.  It did so in a new way for Superman; it was dark, more dramatic, and had a much more intense ambience.

In this sense, Man of Steel was very similar to the prominent Dark Knight Trilogy, also produced by Christopher Nolan. I personally have a deep appreciation and admiration for Nolan’s work and I am hoping that he will have a hand in all the DC Comic films yet to come.

Starting out as an origin film, Man of Steel really focuses on Cal El’s (aka Superman’s) childhood, revealing how and why he came to Earth from Krypton, his home planet.  For me, the beginning of the film was so powerful and inspiring. We witness the struggle Cal goes through, growing up as Clark Kent trying to fit in as a human when he is obviously not of this world.  He wants to be normal, wants to fit in, yet he needs to accept who he is and what he was sent to Earth to do.

As Superman is just beginning to understand his world and his place in it, one of his greatest enemies starts to tear it all down around him. General Zod, another Kryptonian almost as powerful as Superman, arrives to retrieve something he believes was taken from him when Cal left Krypton.  General Zod desires to make a new Krypton out of Earth and in the process, destroy all humans. Superman has a choice to make — between the world he knows and the world he comes from. The hero in him must emerge if he is to save this world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Henry Cavill, an upcoming actor and soon to be big star, does an incredible job playing the humble but courageous Superman.  A little known actor as of yet, this role is sure to take Cavill’s career to a new level.

The adept Russell Crowe plays the wise Jor-El, Superman’s father, and Michael Shannon is the sadistic, evil General Zod.  The beautiful Amy Adams as the iconic love of Superman, Lois Lane, makes for some very emotional scenes between the two in the midst of all the action.

Zack Snyder, the film’s director, was clearly trying hard to not do the regular, cliché Superman story. Still, the film had some original Superman characteristics to it, adding to its success.  Snyder brought Superman down a notch, and really made him seem human and more vulnerable than other films’ depictions of the hero.

Some critics have problems with some of the transitional scenes between the exhilarating action and spectacle that it provides.  And although I do understand their commentary, I will say this: Man of Steel blew the most recent reboot, the 2006 Superman Returns, out of the water! Hands down, Man of Steel is the best Superman film yet. It’s inspirational, dramatic and intense. It really sets the bar high for future Superman films.

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“Space; the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. It’s continuing mission – to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before.”
~ Captain Kirk, Starship Enterprise

And this film definitely goes, in epic proportions, to where no Star Trek film has gone before!

For original Star Trek fans, such as myself, this film was a spectacle of the series, something to truly enjoy and relate to. I was overwhelmed with the film from start to finish. There were many connections to past subjects of the original series such as humorous references to classic creatures. Leonard Nimoy, from the original series, made yet another appearance as Spock. It’s nostalgic and poetic to have him in these new films.

As the plot unfolds, those of us Star Trek geeks realize the movie takes place before the original series begins. We are introduced to Captain Kirk, his crew and a villain known as Khan. None of the Star Trek fleet know about Khan, or his crew, and do not know what to expect. Kahn may not be what he seems, and may just turn out to be the critical factor in the fate of the Enterprise . . . you will have to see the film and find out for yourself.

If you have not seen the original series nor any of the Star Trek films from the 80’s, you’ll be especially surprised with the many sharp twists and turns in this exciting film’s plot. It will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire night.

Although violent, Star Trek: Into Darkness is a movie for all ages, sure to entertain the young and the old. Full of action, suspense and humor, this science fiction gem can appeal to just about any demographic and be exciting for any viewer — especially if seen in 3D. You’ll feel as if you’re right there on the Enterprise going at warp speeds, in the midst of battle, dodging phaser beams and fighting for Starfleet Command with Kirk and his crew.

I recommend the film for everyone to see. It’s an adventure you do not want to miss out on!

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Not being a huge fan of animated films myself, I was a little hesitant to comply when my 10 year old sister asked me to see the new release Epic at our own Marcus North Shore Theater. And although the trailers looked promising, it still seemed like a movie solely targeted at children. Reluctantly, I did agree to go and was happy that I did so; the film was fantastic.

Loosely based on William Joyce’s children’s book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, Epic is about a girl named Mary Katherine who loses her mother, and is forced to go live with her father. Her father is an eccentric but smart inventor who strongly believes in an advanced society of little people who live in the forest. These little people move far too fast for humans to see. Mary Katherine’s father will stop at nothing to prove that they exist. Soon enough, Mary Katherine is sucked into her father’s work more than she ever thought she would be, going on an adventure of a lifetime.

Packed with action, this animated film was very realistic in its humanistic appearance of the non-human characters. The characters were fun and humorous, and with a great cast of well-known actors, such as Beyoncé, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell and Christoph Waltz executing the voice-overs. The film does a creative and colorful job incorporating nature and living creatures, and is especially vivid in how nature takes its course in a forest. It really brought life to the screen, especially when seen in 3D.

The film surely puts things in perspective when it comes to humans and their involvement in the natural order. I think the meaning behind this film is an important one, especially for children to begin learning, and for adults to be reminded of, just how precious and vulnerable nature can be.

For an animated children’s film, Epic covered a lot of different aspects that make a film well rounded and very entertaining for all ages. It’s a great film to take the whole family to see, and one the kids will really enjoy. Epic possesses such a refreshing element and a silver lining that will open the eyes of any viewer to the wonders of nature.

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