In Time

In Time, previously titled Now and I'm.mortal is a 2011 dystopian science fiction action film starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki, and Vincent Kartheiser. The film, written, directed and produced by Andrew Niccol, was released on October 28, 2011. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics but became a box office success. (From Wikipedia)

My Review

In Time brings a whole new meaning to the saying “time is money”. In this futuristic, action film the world has found a way to be immortal, but there is a catch, you have to have enough time to pay to live forever. At age twenty-five everyone is given a year of time which shows up on their arm with glowing numbers, counting down the person's fate. From that point on, their face will not age nor will their body get old and tired. Everyone is immortal, that is as long as they have enough time. 

   Instead of money they have time. The more time they have the longer they can live, but if they run out of time they die. There is no dying of old age, the only way to die is to run out of time or die by unnatural causes. 

    And as always there are the rich and the poor. The rich, that live with thousands of years at their finger tips (or should I say on their arm); living in the fancy cities, the rich control all the wealth. Then there is ones that live literally “day to day” worth of time, living in the ghettos, these people are just trying to survive another day. 

    Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is one of the people that only have a day worth of time. He lives watching his clock tick down and is just trying to make enough time to live another day. But when he helps out a guy, that has more than a hundred years worth of time, from being robbed, Will's life is quickly turned upside down. Through this new change he is given the chance to help the ones that need it time the most. 

    

What is My Opinion of the Movie?

The plot of this movie is really what made this movie worth watching. Though it had decent action and good acting, the plot is what made this movie really good. The very concept of In Time is so interesting to me. Because so many people seek immortality, this movie shows just how dangerous living forever can be. My final conclusion for In Time is that it is a definite movie to see.

 Is This Movie Family Friendly?

There are a couple of scenes in there that makes this PG-13 movie one that I would not suggest that children nine and under should watch. There is some strong language every so often through it as well, though not a whole lot. I would give this movie a 2 ½ out of 5 for Family Friendliness.

What Would I Rate This Movie?

For the acting, I would give it 3 out of 5

The emotion in this movie I would give a 3 ½ out of 5

And the plot I would give a definite 4 ½ out of 5

All around this movie is a 7 ½ out of 10 in my opinion.

~Sincerely NuttyNinja~  

    

Red Tails

Red Tails is a 2012 war film produced by Lucasfilm and released by 20th Century Fox. The film is a fictionalized portrayal of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American United States Army Air Force (USAAF) servicemen during World War II.
Filmed in 2009, Red Tails was directed by Anthony Hemingway from a screenplay by John Ridley, with additional material shot the following year with executive producer George Lucas as director and Aaron McGruder as writer of the reshoots. Red Tails is the first Lucasfilm production since 1994 not associated with the Indiana Jones or Star Wars franchises. The film stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. (who previously starred in The Tuskegee Airmen, an HBO made-for-television film about the same group of pilots) in his first theatrical film in five years, and Terrence Howard (who portrayed a Tuskegee pilot in Hart's War), as well as Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Elijah Kelley and Ne-Yo. [Wikipedia]



Plot:
In 1944, after enduring racism throughout their recruitment and training in the Tuskegee training program, the 332d Fighter Group of young African American USAAF fighter pilots are finally sent into combat in Italy, although flying worn-out Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft. Chafing at their ground attack missions against trains and enemy ground transport, the Tuskegee Airmen recognize that they may never take on fighter-to-fighter action against the Luftwaffe. The tight-knit group of Joe "Lightning" Little (David Oyelowo), Martin "Easy" Julian (Nate Parker), Ray "Ray Gun" or "Junior" Gannon (Tristan Wilds), and Samuel "Joker" George (Elijah Kelley) under the guidance of Major Emanuel Stance (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and Col. A.J. Bullard (Terrence Howard), face a military bureaucracy still resistant to accepting black flyers as equals. [Wikipedia]

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Review by KnightlySamurai (avatar by angel-bunny94)

Red Tails was a decent movie in my opinion, no matter what all the other people say about it. The CGI wasn't that good, the acting was pretty bad in a few places, and the character development on-screen was barely present....but it was still somewhat decent for a historical WWII dogfight movie (there really aren't that many in the film genre). It was similar to Midway in a way, but shorter and with less blood and swearing, which I was grateful for, but they really could have done a lot more to the plot.
The best parts are obviously the actual dogfights, but the even they lacked realism (only a few of the pilots didn't act like they were in a fake plane). The white vs. black theme isn't played too roughly, as I've seen worse, but you do feel for them.
I don't have all that much else to say as I watched this film after midnight (lol), but I thought this movie decent and watchable.


What's it Rated: PG-13 for violence, a tad bit of blood, and mild language.
What do I rate it: 5 1/2 out of 10 (which would rate as "Decent" perhaps on This rating list) 
Is it worth watching: I'd say yes if you really like the type of movie, as I didn't find anything specifically wrong with it. There are worse films. XD