Sharktopus - (2/10 for quality, 11/10 for awesome cheesiness)
So, I stayed up late last weekend and caught this on SyFy. It had to be watched to be believed. Backstory: A scientist creates Sharktopus for the military. They alter the genes so that natural instinctive behaviors go beyond that of a shark or cephalopod (that technical word is never uttered in this film) and it will kill just to kill. But it has a control collar combined with some neural implants connected to the shark's electro receptors using electrical impulses to guide it, so it is under control (and one could argue not needed the violent gene enhances, but hey I just described all the science used in this film). During a test run the control harness is broken and Sharktopus goes wild. Death goes on from there.
But Sharktopus is more than just a marine animal. The shot above is from a scee where it tentacle walks up a shallow river to attack a resort. Yep, it can breath out of the water. No explanation given.
So, the acting is horrible and cheesy, the dialogue is pitiful, and the story makes no sense. But a half shark/half octopus terrorizes people. However, the acting here is better than Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.
If you love this kind of film it will be awesome for a few laughs. If you are the type that despises B-grade movies that practically parody themselves then avoid this at all costs.
Next on my cheesy list: Titanic 2.
The Prestige - (8.5/10)
Before I get started, I want to say that this is a very good film. The writing is well done, the direction is well done, and the acting is well done. By all critical standards this is a great film, thus the 8.5 rating. Above 7 is a good film in my book and I recommend it to anyone.
I mentioned before with Following that I felt as if I was given a twist at the end that wasn't a surprise to me. This time it was different. This had an Unbreakable feel to it, where the rules are given to me in the story, and I have to remember them or I will get caught off guard. In this case The Turn was such a masterful piece that when I thought I had figured out the trick, The Prestige caught me off guard, because as he said, I wasn't really looking.
Alice in Wonderland - (5/10)
This is the old familiar story that we all know. Wait what? The characters are similar, certain story bits are similar, but then it takes all of that and merges two books into one convoluted story that is combined with the Jabberwocky poem found in Through the Looking Glass. At least when the animated version of the story combined the two books it didn't base the plot on a relatively obscure poem found by Alice.
There was no war, just a "real-life" chess game. And even then the Mad Hatter wasn't made out to be some kind of revolutionary. It was like Tim Burton got some Narnia in my Wonderland.
But I think the obvious failing here has been what Tim Burton has been working himself toward for years. Casting Johnny Depp and his own wife (Helena Bonham Carter) into roles to the point that if they can't fit the main character roles he will force their character into a lead or main support role.
This had potential and was squandered.
and makes you reconsider whether people are as crazy as they appear to be... Dont be too quick to judge when you haven't walked in their shoes 
