There Will Be Blood.

Finally watched this movie, and I am glad that I did. I would say I was missing out. Daniel Day-Lewis. That man can act. Every time he came on scene I sat up an paid attention to everything he said. The way he delivers, the way he talks, he pulls you in to the story.  Paul Dano playing Eli was excellent, I loved his character and hated his character at the same time.  He does it so well.  "Daniel your house is on fire!" Never thought a movie about an oil man would have been played out so well.  Pretty intriguing movie for being kind of slow. I loved it. Every time the oil gushed out, it was like victory.  When it caught on fire, it was scary and beautiful.  If you haven't watched it yet because of the 'hype', get over that and watch it, it's good.

Title: There Will Be Blood
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis/Paul Dano
Metacritic: 92
Erika's Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

It's A Disaster.

This movie is so not what I was expected.  I didn't go in thinking it was an apocalypse movie whatsoever, but yes, it is.  Well, not so much an apocalypse but more of a chemical attack. I pretty much thought it was just titled that way because the friends all getting together ruin each other's lives in some way. Which kind of did happen in a way, but also brought them all closer.  The acting in this movie is pretty solid.  I probably wouldn't have paid to see this so you shouldn't either...it is streaming on Netflix, which is how I watched it. The ending leaves you wondering what they all ended up doing since it cut of so abruptly.

Title: It's a Disaster
Director: Todd Berger.
Starring: Rachel Boston/Kevin Brennan/David Cross/America Ferrera/Jeff Grace/Erinn Hayes/Blaise Miller/Julia Stiles/Todd Berger
Metacritic: 57
Erika's Rating:  ♥♥♥½

Man of Tai Chi.

Yes Please! This movie was great.  People don't expect much from Keanu Reeves, I personally love the guy.  The first five minutes into this movie and I was already interested.  Keanu plays a rich man with money to spare and likes to control and change people lives. Tai Chi is a martial arts technique mainly used slowly and for health benefits.  But this man, Tiger Chen uses is to fight and to see his fighting moves and techniques is nothing but amazing.  The bigger the opponent the harder he fights and the crazier the moves.  Highly entertaining movie and it's always good to see a fight scene with Keanu/Neo. Not a lot of people would like this i'm sure but I wouldn't mind watching this movie again just to enjoy the fighting technique.

Title: Man of Tai Chi
Director: Keanu Reeves
Starring: Keanu Reeves/Tiger Chen
Metacritic: 53
Erika's Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥  (I must have really liked it after I watched it seeing as I gave it five stars on Netflix!)

Prince Avalanche.

Wasn't sure what to expect from this movie, I didn't read much about it and the trailer didn't show much.  With that said, it was very enjoyable.  It's good seeing Emile Hirsch on the big screen again. Last time I saw him was in Into the Wild which is a superb film.  You would think an entire film with only two characters on screen wouldn't strike you as a movie you would want to see, but the chemistry between Rudd and Hirsch make it fun.  And while Hirsch is explaining his weekend to Rudd, you can picture in your head exactly what happened and exactly what other characters he's talking about. Great rainy day film I say you should watch it!  AND the music is great! I'm not sure which bands are involved in this movie, but I would like to find out.

Title: Prince Avalanche
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Paul Rudd/Emile Hirsch
Metacritic: 73
Erika's Rating: ♥♥♥♥

House of Cards.

I don't usually review TV Shows since most of the ones I watch are Sitcoms but I think I'm going to start. Mainly because, I started watching the first Netflix Original Series, House of Cards.
And it is amazing.
To me, this is Kevin Spacey and Robing Wrights best performance Evil yet at times gentle is Kevin Spacey's character Frank Underwood. Not into politics? Who gives a fuck, you should still see this show. I haven't been engulfed into a TV show for such a long time, I even managed to finish it in two days. Thank you Netflix for releasing the entire show at once! Season Two cannot come any sooner. Corrupt, Manipulative, Sexy, Intoxicating, Gritty, Outstanding. Also, Kudos to Kate Mara, I love that girl and she is owning the show.

Title: House of Cards
Director: David Fincher/James Foley/Joel Schumacher/Charles McDougall/Carl Franklin/Allen Coulter
Starring: Kevin Spacey/Robin Wright/Kate Mara
Metacritic: 76
Erika's Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

Django Unchained.

One of my most anticipated films of the year! Django Unchained. I really didn't know what it was about at first but a while ago, just hearing Quentin Tarantino and Leonardo DiCaprio, completely struck my fancy. I've never been one to enjoy a Western Film. My most recent western, and probably only one I've actually really seen is 3:10 to Yuma. Which was great.  This 'Spaghetti Western' as they call it was more than what I expected. The introduction as the film started had a great western feel to it, as well as allowing us to know that it was a Tarantino movie.  This is the first time I have seen Christopher Waltz perform, for I have not seen Inglorious Basterds yet, and no worries, I will be checking it out next! His character was by far my favorite, his dialogue, his character, his demeanor was all magnificent.
I kept wondering when Leo's character was going to come out and play and when he did, I love how Quentin incorporated the 'fast zoom-in to the face' move. Pure gold.
I was definitely waiting for the first half hour of the movie to see some Quentin blood and gore and he delivered it perfectly well.
All in all, great story, extremely great acting and it is definitely a must see. The soundtrack is another thing, might be weird to all of a sudden here some hip-hoppin music, but it works in so well!

Title: Django Unchained
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christopher Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio
Tomatometer: 88%
Erika's Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Hobo With A Shotgun.

The movie Hobo with a Shotgun is exactly that....a Hobo who hopped on a train to find a better place to live, ends up in a shitty, violent, run down town witnessing the Ultra-Violence happening right in front of his eyes. He's so sick of it, finds himself in a situation with a shotgun, and starts blasting away.
A fun, gruesome blood filled movie! You feel for the old guy and cheer him on! Those kids in that town are just brutal.. This movie reminds of something Quentin Tarantino might do for fun, or Robert Rodriguez.
I highly recommend seeing this movie, but make sure you're prepared to see some gore and violence.And please, keep this movie away from kids.

Title: Hobo With A Shotgun
Director: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer
Tomatometer: 67%
Erika's Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥