How to train your dragon is a great 2010 kids and parents film. It’s about a young viking kid that is a little different from everyone else. The world they live is full of monsters and dragons. Each viking is expected to learn how to kill the dragons and defend themselves.

The film centers around a boy that is reluctant to kill dragons and at the same time has saved one from entrapment and starvation. They end up becoming friends. Eventually, the vikings will have to the battle of their life as they attack and defeat the ultimate dragon.

Overall, it is a really great film to watch.

Budget: $165 Million
Director: Dean DeBlois
Starring (voice):
Jay Baruchel
Gerard Butler
Craig Ferguson
America Ferrera
Jonah Hill
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
T.J. Miller
Kristen Wiig

Edge of Darkness is a 2010 film starring Mel Gibson. It’s been a while since he’s been a lead in a movie; even though, he did an outstanding job with his character.

The film is about a Boston Police Officer, who watches the murder of his visiting daughter, then tries to figure out who killed her and why.

The film has several twists and turns and everyone Gibson comes into contact with, appears to be involved. What makes watching Gibson so fun is, he really does turn into the loose cannon cop, he’s known for from other films, while trying to solve the murder in this one. The end – we’ll you’ll have to rent it to see, but everyone gets what they have coming to them – Gibson style.

Overall a great rental.

Budget: $60 million
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring:
Mel Gibson
Danny Huston
Ray Winstone
Bojana Novakovic
Shawn Roberts
Caterina Scorsone

Prince of Persia is one of the latest films from Disney. It’s about a Persian Prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) that has been set up for killing the king and his father. He manages to escape death with the princess of the city they had just conquered and a Mystical Dagger. The Dagger he carries has the power to control time, but only for one minute. The source of the daggers power is this special sand that has been blessed by the gods, and to use the dagger you must constantly refill it with this sand.

While on the run and hiding, the Prince must figure out who killed his father and why. Also, he learns that their recent invasion into a nearby city was done under false pretenses and who ever killed the King is also after the Dagger.

Overall, it’s a really good movie — lots of action and comedic relief. Good film to rent or own.

Budget: $150 million
Director: Mike Newell
Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Gemma Arterton
Ben Kingsley
Alfred Molina
Steve Toussaint
Toby Kebbell
Richard Coyle
Ronald Pickup
Reece Ritchie

MacGruber is a 2010 film that was spun off from the funny skits that you see on SNL. It stars Will Forte, as a McGyver type, having been a Green Beret, Ranger, Special Forces, and received tons of medals. Now he has to save the world from a stolen nuclear weapon. After hiding out for ten years, his old commander (Rambo type) is sent to get him and get him on board with finding the weapon. Once he finds out who the thief is, MacGruber puts together a team to help him find and kill his sworn enemy.

Over all the film was funny, a lot of the scenes may have been just a little too long and a little too over the top, but for the most part it was really funny. Some of the best parts were when they parodies some films you may have seen in the past.

Budget: $10 million
Director: Jorma Taccone
Starring:
Will Forte
Kristen Wiig
Val Kilmer
Ryan Phillippe
Powers Boothe
Maya Rudolph

A Nightmare on Elm Street is either a remake or a continuation of the almost 30 year old franchise. It’s either/or because there is nothing new about this film. While we’re fans of the ‘Nightmare’ films – high hopes on something new and cool were placed on this over-hyped film and for those of you excited about going to see it, are probably going to be disappointed.

While watching the film, almost everything about it has been seen from all the previous films. Things like, falling through a floor and into another room, grabbing Kruger and pulling him out, to the parents desperately trying to hide the truth from their children. It’s all been done and it’s exactly the same as all the other films you’ve seen already.

Is it entertaining, watchable? Yes. Is there anything new, will your hair be blown back? No.

Budget: $35 million
Director: Samuel Bayer
Starring:
Jackie Earle Haley
Kyle Gallner
Rooney Mara
Katie Cassidy
Thomas Dekker
Kellan Lutz
Clancy Brown
Connie Britton

Iron Man 2 is a really good 2010 sequel to the first. The film picks up where the first one left off, only this time Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has several problems that he needs to solve. First, the arc reactor he wears to keep himself alive is also killing him, he hands his company over to Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and a Russian physicist (Mickey Rourke) from the past would like nothing more than to see Stark and his legacy killed.

The film has full blown action and special effects, along with a whole bunch of new futuristic gadgets that you most certainly will find cool.

Overall, it’s a really good sequel & and a third is currently in the works.

Budget: N/A
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring:
Robert Downey Jr.
Don Cheadle
Scarlett Johansson
Gwyneth Paltrow
Sam Rockwell
Mickey Rourke
Samuel L. Jackson
Clark Gregg
John Slattery
Jon Favreau
Paul Bettany
Kate Mara
Leslie Bibb

Repo Men is a 2010 film that hasn’t done very well in the theaters. The primary reason why – it’s not a very good film. The film is about to men, friends, who repo body parts from people that can’t afford the excessive payments on their transplants. The repo men, having a long history, eventually start to fight each other about getting out of the business, until one of them requires a transplant himself to stay alive.

The rest of this boring film is about Jude Law trying to escape his old partner and the corporate man, assigned to recovering his body part.

Overall, the film was boring.

Budget: N/A
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Starring:
Jude Law
Forest Whitaker
Alice Braga
Liev Schreiber

The name says it all, Kick Ass, is a great, funny, adult film. Don’t want the kids to watch this one, but for adults – it’s really funny and loaded with a lot of surprises.

The film is about a high school nobody, who one day, has had enough of crime, being robbed, and watching people, watch him being victimized. So, he takes it upon himself to become a super hero. Only problem – he has no super powers – in fact, he ends up getting his ass kicked almost every time he tries to stop someone.

On the other side of town, other people are planning a revenge plot against the city drug leader – they too become super heroes.

Overall, the film is really funny – a great adult, comic book comedy.

Budget: $30 million
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring:
Aaron Johnson
Garrett M. Brown
Deborah Twiss
Lyndsy Fonseca
Sophie Wu
Elizabeth McGovern
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Nicolas Cage

Hot Tub Time Machine is a hilarious adult comedy that you’re gonna love. If you liked the films Old School, Van Wilder, anything with Chevy Chase, then you’re gonna laugh all the way to the end with this film.

It’s about 4 friends that return to a ski resort, where they had partied as young men. After checking into their room and having the repairman fix the hot tub, the 4 get in, and within a few moments are transported back in time to relive the party of their youth. The film is full of slapstick comedy and very funny moments. It is, however, for adults only – wouldn’t let the kids watch this one.

This is definitely a buy DVD when it hits the market.

Budget: N/A
Director: Steve Pink
Starring:
John Cusack
Clark Duke
Craig Robinson
Rob Corddry
Sebastian Stan
Lyndsy Fonseca
Crispin Glover
Chevy Chase
Lizzy Caplan
Collette Wolfe
Jessica Paré

This was an all right film, a remake of the 1981 version. I liked the story and the special effects, but if you have seen the earlier version, you’ve basically seen this film too. Are there differences? Sure, but there aren’t that many. The story is almost exactly the same.

Compared to 1981, the film has more action and more special effects, with several moments of comedic relief. It also has high production value. I just couldn’t get over the fact that it was almost exactly like the old film, which I have seen a 100 times, so there wasn’t anything new.

Budget: $125 million
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring:
Sam Worthington
Liam Neeson
Ralph Fiennes
Jason Flemyng
Gemma Arterton
Alexa Davalos
Tine Stapelfeldt
Mads Mikkelsen
Luke Evans
Izabella Miko
Liam Cunningham
Hans Matheson